Global InformationKilling of Sharon Lopatka information
| Killing of Sharon Lopatka | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hampstead, Maryland, U.S. |
| Date | October 16, 1996 |
Attack type | Homicide by ligature strangulation, manslaughter, torture killing |
| Victim | Sharon Rina Lopatka |
| Perpetrator | Robert "Bobby" Frederick Glass |
| Motive | Mutual sexual gratification |
| Verdict | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions | Voluntary manslaughter |
| Charges | First-degree murder (dropped)
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| Sentence | 3 to 4+5⁄12 years in prison |
Sharon Rina Lopatka (September 20, 1961 – October 16, 1996) was an Internet entrepreneur in Hampstead, Maryland, United States who was killed in a case of apparent consensual homicide. Lopatka was tortured and strangled to death on October 16, 1996, by Robert "Bobby" Frederick Glass, a computer analyst from North Carolina. The apparent purpose was mutual sexual gratification.
The case was reportedly the first where a police department arrested a murder suspect with evidence gathered primarily from email messages.[1] While Lopatka and Glass had initially planned a consensual homicide, Glass maintained that the death was an accident, which was corroborated by Lopatka's autopsy. However, police contended the death was intentional.
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