A text alert bleeped on the mobile phone; another strange and uncharacteristic message from her best friend flashed up on the screen. Over the last couple of days, a number of messages had left the phone and found their way into the inboxes of friends and colleagues, much to their confusion. In just a few texts, she mentioned hot tubs, liposuction, cosmetic surgery, and more concerningly, a mystery man, she was going to meet…
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AnalogueCabin by Noir Et Blanc Vie
The Guardian of The Threshold by I Think I Can Help You
Fuscia by Sextile
The Four Masks by I Think I Can Help You
Glacial Melting Point by Asher Fulero
The Shadow Self by I Think I Can Help You
Beyond the Lows by The Whole Other
Amber by VYEN
Phantom by Density & Time
Underworld by Myuu
Orbiting Knowhere by The Whole Other
Tundras by Amulets
Trickle of Water by Underbelly & Ty Mayer
Zodiac Structures by NoMBe
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REFERENCES:
CPS
https://www.cps.gov.uk/london-north/news/prolific-liar-convicted-strangling-ex-girlfriend-death-kew-home
DIGITAL ARTICLES
INDEPENDENT
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/kirill-belorusov-laureline-garcia-bertaux-murder-France-film-producer-a9143791.html
STANDARD
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/laureline-garciabertaux-death-kirill-belorusov-jailed-for-life-for-murdering-french-film-producer-a4254516.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/laureline-garciabertaux-death-chilling-cctv-shows-killer-with-french-film-producer-exgirlfriend-days-a4250376.html
RICHMOND AND TWICKENHAM TIMES
https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/17890994.callous-thug-strangled-film-producer-ex-girlfriend-buried-naked-body-shallow-grave/
https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/17516893.man-charged-richmond-shallow-grave-murder/
https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/17518128.man-appears-court-charged-murder-richmond-woman-found-buried-backyard/
https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/17947951.kew-murder-heartless-fraud-jailed-life-murder-ex-girlfriend/
THE GUARDIAN
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/30/stuntman-strangled-film-producer-ex-girlfriend-court-hears
BBC NEWS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-49767567
DAILY MAIL
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7499413/Stuntman-32-accused-strangling-ex-girlfriend-cheated-partner-11-000-faking-cancer.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6796161/Mother-film-producer-Laureline-Garcia-Bertaux-dead-Kew-posts-tragic-photo.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6782039/Murder-probe-launched-body-woman-shallow-grave.html
THE SUN
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9269819/laureline-garcia-bertaux-man-denies-murder/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9987798/stuntman-strangled-film-producer-former-girlfriend-laugh/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8639848/laureline-garcia-bertaux-kew-murder-suspect-birthday-estonia/
SHROPSHIRE STAR
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2019/09/19/murder-accused-tells-court-how-death-of-pet-rottweiler-ended-relationship/
GET SURREY
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/kew-laureline-garcia-bertaux-murder-17048520
SKY
https://news.sky.com/story/laureline-garcia-bertaux-woman-breaks-down-over-strange-texts-sent-by-friends-murderer-11807311
TELEGRAPH
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/09/filmmaker-found-flower-bed-killed-ex-boyfriend-owed-large-amount/
CHISWICK HERALD
https://chiswickherald.co.uk/man-charged-with-murder-of-laureline-garciabertaux-in-kew-p9742-95.htm
COUNTY PRESS
https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/national/17896280.french-producers-friend-raised-alarm-strange-texts-murder-trial-told/
MY LONDON
https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/laurelinegarcia-bertaux-strangled-callous-ex-16896531
BELFAST TELEGRAPH
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/french-film-producer-strangled-by-callous-ex-boyfriend-court-told-38480903.html
BIRMINGHAM MAIL
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/lying-kirill-belorusov-faces-life-17006935
https://www.her.ie/news/body-missing-blogger-found-453494
MIRROR
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stuntman-strangled-naked-girlfriend-buried-20235249
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/blogger-found-dead-shallow-grave-14104394
SW LONDONER
https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/22032019-estonia-man-charged-kew-murder/
https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/14032019-kew-murder-estonia-arrest/
EVENING EXPRESS
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/post-mortem-tests-show-film-maker-buried-in-shallow-grave-had-been-strangled/
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/film-maker-found-in-shallow-grave-was-working-on-new-project-friend-says/
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