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British Mum Set To Marry Murderer In US Jail Who She Has Never Met

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Published 16:58 21 Jun 2022 GMT+1

British Mum Set To Marry Murderer In US Jail Who She Has Never Met

A mother of four from the UK is set to marry a man convicted of murder who she's never even met.

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

A British mother of four is set to get married after a whirlwind romance with a man she only started speaking to last year.

There's just a couple of hitches in this love story for the modern age, the first is that she's never met him in person and the second is that he's currently in prison in the US serving time for his part in a brutal murder.

Laura O'Sullivan used an app which helps connect prisoners with pen pals which led to her connection with Terrell Ravon Reese.

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The 32-year-old started corresponding with Reese in October 2021 and said she enjoyed reading the letters and poems he sent her.

She said she was 'blown away' by his proposal over the phone, which involved some help from her mum and her sister who both support the relationship.

Laura is planning the wedding for next year, though it will have to be held in the prison and the attendance list will be limited to the couple, the vicar and one guest.

Laura O'Sullivan has put pictures of herself together with images of her husband to be.
PA Real Life

Reese, 31, is currently serving a jail sentence of up to 40 years for second degree murder for his part in the death of 19-year-old Justin Solomon in 2009, where he contacted the deceased to sell him a car but actually planned to rob him along with another man.

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Solomon was murdered in Detroit, Michigan when he arrived at the meeting spot and another person appeared with an assault rifle, shooting him several times and killing him.

The person who pulled the trigger was never convicted, while Reese was arrested shortly after fleeing the scene and jailed for murder in the second degree.

Laura said she was impressed by her husband-to-be's 'honesty and openness' about his criminal past, saying he is a very different man to the one who went into prison.

She described him as someone who was 'young and stupid' who now 'wishes he'd made better choices'.

Terrell Ravon Reese was convicted of second degree murder in 2009.
Michigan Department of Corrections/PA Real Life

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The mum of four from Bristol is arranging a part-time carer for her eldest son, who is autistic, so that she can travel to the US and meet Terrell in person for the first time.

She says her relationship has been a 'crazy whirlwind' as the pair said they loved each other after speaking on the phone for 17 days in a row.

He sent her a necklace for Christmas with his initial 'T' on it along with an Opal, the birthstone of October marking the month they began speaking to each other.

Terrell also sent her some of the money he earns in prison working as a shower porter so she could buy drinks to celebrate their engagement.

The couple will have two hours together for their wedding, though catering will have to be provided by a vending machine in the prison.

Featured Image Credit: PA Real Life

Topics: UK News, Crime

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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