Man strangled ex-girlfriend while obsessing over her: DA
Inset: Katlyn Montgomery (Heritage Funeral Service & Crematory). Background: Trenton Frye in court on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Bedford County, Va. (WSET/YouTube).

Inset: Katlyn Montgomery (Heritage Funeral Service & Crematory). Background: Trenton Frye in court on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Bedford County, Va. (WSET/YouTube).

A North Carolina man is on trial this week in Virginia for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, with prosecutors detailing in court Monday how he allegedly strangled the single mom with charging cords after becoming obsessed with her following their breakup.

“I’m tearing myself apart,” Trenton Frye, 31, allegedly told victim Katlyn Montgomery in a text message before her October 2022 death, which came after the two of them ended their relationship in September 2022, according to Bedford County Commonwealth Attorney Wes Nance and The News & Advance newspaper in Lynchburg.

Frye’s trial began Monday and Nance provided opening statements outlining the accused killer’s alleged stalking and dangerous behavior in the weeks before Montgomery’s murder. Texts sent by Frye after Montgomery began ignoring him following their breakup allegedly show how he obsessed over getting back together with the 28-year-old — a mom to a 4-year-old girl — and was quick to act nasty and aggressive toward her, per Nance. The messages were shared in court Monday.

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