Virginia woman strangled days after dumping her deceptive boyfriend

TL;DR

Katlyn Lyon Montgomery was found unconscious, initially suspected to be an overdose, but later revealed to be a murder.
Investigator Robbie Burnette focused on injuries found on Montgomery's head and neck, and a charging cord adapter was found.
Roommate Jacob Piercy was initially a suspect but was cleared.
Montgomery's ex-boyfriend, Trenton Frye, became the prime suspect after it was revealed he was a con artist who lied about his financial status and businesses.
Frye had offered to find an apartment for them in North Carolina, but confessed he couldn't due to his poor credit and lack of income.
Montgomery discovered Frye's lies and blocked him.
Cell phone data placed Frye near Montgomery's apartment on the night of the attack.
Prosecutors theorized Frye used a bench to gain access to the second-story apartment's balcony.
Frye's attorney argued there was no evidence placing him inside the apartment and that scaling the balcony unnoticed was impossible.

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