Preliminary Hearing Begins in Brittany Killgore BDSM Murder

Brittany Killgore, 22. Facebook photo.

A hearing begins today for the three defendants accused of murdering Marine wife Brittany Killgore in California last April. The hearing is expected to last five days and will determine whether there is sufficient evidence to try Marine Sgt. Louis Ray Perez and his lovers Jessica Lopez and Dorothy Maraglino for Killgore’s murder.

Authorities believe that the trio, involved in a sadomasochistic master-slave relationship, murdered Killgore, 22, after forcefully involving her in their bondage activities. Lopez, the “slave” in the relationship, allegedly confessed to killing Killgore out of jealousy in a note she wrote before attempting to kill herself in a hotel room.

While in prison, Dorothy Maraglino reportedly delivered Perez’s baby.

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