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Ex-Husband's Chilling Attack on Wife

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Rodney Metzer, a former husband, brutally attacked his ex-wife Morgan in January 2021, a year after their divorce. Disguised with a voice changer mimicking Batman, he broke into her home, beat her with a gun, and strangled her twice. The couples story inspired a Lifetime movie on Netflix. Rodney was controlling, manipulative, and violent during their marriage, allegedly blaming Morgan for his own staged incidents and twisting reality against her. Morgan survived the assault but faced years of gaslighting before the split. Rodney pled guilty to fourteen charges, including aggravated assault and kidnapping, landing a seventy-year sentence.

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Ex-Husband's Chilling Attack on Wife

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Ex-Husband's Chilling Attack on Wife. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's March 24. This is entertainment and celebrity news to day pop culture powered by AI. Rodney Metzer's abusive marriage to Morgan ended in divorce in December 2020, but weeks later he launched a terrifying attack on her. Disguised with a voice-changer mimicking Batman, he broke into her home on January 1, 2021, beat her with a gun, and strangled her. Twice. Their story inspired a lifetime movie that's now climbing Netflix's top 10 list. The couple met his teenagers, married in 2009 and welcomed twins in 2012, amid personal tragedies like family deaths and job, losses. Over time, Rodney grew controlling, manipulative, and violent, allegedly blaming Morgan for his own staged incidents and twisting reality against her. Morgan survived the assault but faced a skeptical Rodney, who called 911, pretending to be a hero neighbor. She endured years of gaslighting before the split, and his fake cancer diagnosis briefed briefly drew her back in, before the horror unfolded.

Investigators quickly zeroed in on Rodney with damning evidence, matching zip ties from his place, surveillance video of him buying them and changing, clothes, plus phone searches on choking, starving, and voice distortion. His laptop held creepy photos and forged documents too. He pled guilty to 14 charges including aggravated assault and kidnapping, landing a 70-year sentence with 25 years behind bars at. Old Wind State Prison in Georgia. As the movie revives interest, Morgan focuses on healing with their twins while Rodney's health fades in custody.

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