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Former NFL-player asked ChatGPT for advice on “unresponsive” person before girlfriend found dead
Local 3 News (Chattanooga, TN) ^ | 03-10-2026 | Local 3 News

Posted on 03/15/2026 7:46:44 AM PDT by OrangeHoof

Messages sent to an A-I chatbot were at the center of a preliminary hearing for a former NFL player charged with first-degree murder.

Investigators say dozens of messages between Darron Lee and ChatGPT were presented in court as prosecutors outlined their case surrounding the death of Lee’s girlfriend, Gabriella Perpetuo, who was found dead inside their Ooltewah home.

Hamilton County Sheriff’s Detective Brian Lockhart testified that Lee contacted the chatbot just a day before Perpetuo’s death, describing a disturbing situation.

(Excerpt) Read more at local3news.com ...


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To: DIRTYSECRET

“Maybe she did off herself.”

No way. Read the article.


21 posted on 03/15/2026 8:53:45 AM PDT by TexasGator (111'1/11.1II11.X11111.1~I11:/)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
You mean you’re an advocate of women in men’s sports?

More like Mixed Doubles in Tennis, or couples' figure skating.
22 posted on 03/15/2026 9:01:07 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: OrangeHoof
Lee claims the reason the microwave was shattered was because the windows in the home had been up for an extended period of time and once they were closed it caused a drastic shift in temperature, causing it to "explode".

It’s hard to believe there are people — allegedly alive and breathing — who are so dumb.

An autopsy determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma, with injuries including severe brain trauma, a broken neck, widespread bruising, a large bite mark on her shoulder and thigh, and stab wounds to her legs.

Yeah, sure, that list of injuries is consistent with a fall in the shower.

23 posted on 03/15/2026 9:26:34 AM PDT by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." — M. O'Neal, USMC)
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To: catnipman
Tip: NEVER lie to your chatbot when asking it questions about how to cover up a murder!

How many times did "Not Guilty" defendants lie about important details to their lawyer, Perry Mason. If you would lie to Perry Mason out of shame or guilt, you would lie to a chatbot.
24 posted on 03/15/2026 9:31:10 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: TexasGator

Sorry-story’s too absurd.


25 posted on 03/15/2026 9:44:51 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (Curt)
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To: OrangeHoof

They never catch the smart ones... Looking for answers on how to kill somebody on the internets... Is real dumb.


26 posted on 03/15/2026 9:45:25 AM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Libloather

Another criminal mastermind


27 posted on 03/15/2026 9:47:50 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (25 years on Free Republic, 12/10/25! More than 12,750 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: TexasGator

“ He asked BEFORE the murder.”

No, I believe he asked the bot before she died.


28 posted on 03/15/2026 9:49:21 AM PDT by ReganFan4ever (Jesus saves, Moses invests.)
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To: jerod

“ how to kill somebody on the internets”

I don’t know, but that doesn’t sound right.


29 posted on 03/15/2026 9:56:29 AM PDT by ReganFan4ever (Jesus saves, Moses invests.)
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To: OrangeHoof

Anyone who watches “true crime” TV realizes knows that murders do stupid s__t like this all the time. They Google things like “how do I kill my husband with antifreeze?” or “how do I get rid of a body without it being found?” and then think that by deleting the search, it won’t be found by the police. A large number of crimes are solved by criminal stupidity.


30 posted on 03/15/2026 10:34:06 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: ReganFan4ever

“No, I believe he asked the bot before she died.”

Yes. The day BEFORE she died.


31 posted on 03/15/2026 10:35:14 AM PDT by TexasGator (111'1/11.1II11.X11111.1~I11:/)
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To: OrangeHoof

Lee claims the reason the microwave was shattered was because the windows in the home had been up for an extended period of time and once they were closed it caused a drastic shift in temperature, causing it to “explode”.


32 posted on 03/15/2026 11:02:21 AM PDT by roving
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To: OrangeHoof

Our woke world loves AI. AI is the backdoor to LEO, all AI is spy data for our overlords.


33 posted on 03/16/2026 5:47:31 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: George from New England

It has it’s purposes. My head felt weird last month and I began getting these red bumps. When I mentioned it to ChatGPT, it told me I had shingles and what to do about it. When I saw the doctor the next day, he basically told me the same.

OTOH, I caught a live mouse with a glue trap last summer. ChatGPT was telling me how frightened the mouse felt and how to set it free in the woods. I wasn’t concerned about the mouse’s “feelings” and I would have preferred it dead rather than alive.

So, you see, AI bots are useful for some things, not others. I would prefer it not advise people on how to cover up a murder.


34 posted on 03/16/2026 9:20:29 AM PDT by OrangeHoof ("Our property is protected by two pitbulls. They love visitors, especially with marinara or garlic.")
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