Ohio man serving 45 years for strangling ex-girlfriend to death in Myrtle Beach wants early release

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — An Ohio man who earlier this year was sentenced to 45 years in prison for strangling his ex-girlfriend to death in Myrtle Beach is asking a judge to let him go free.

Blake Linkous was 18 when in 2023 he killed Natalie Martin inside a Maison Drive home they were staying at during a high school graduation trip.

Prosecutors said Linkous — who had no criminal record — was possessive and grew jealous after Martin began texting another boy…

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