Ep 10. Melissa Bredow & Jason Belanger

Melissa Bredow and Jason Belanger were high school sweethearts who seemed to have it all: a beautiful home, a successful business, and a loving family. However, behind closed doors, their relationship was far from perfect. Melissa was a controlling and manipulative wife who would do anything to keep her husband, including lying, cheating, and even resorting to violence.

In this episode of Snapped: Killer Couples, we delve into the disturbing story of how Melissa and Jason's marriage turned into a deadly game of cat and mouse. It all started when Melissa became jealous of her husband's relationship with their close family friend, Jessica. Despite her husband's reassurances that there was nothing going on, Melissa couldn't shake her suspicions. She began stalking Jason and Jessica, going through their text messages and emails, and even installing a tracking device on Jason's car.

One day, Melissa's jealousy boiled over into rage, and she attacked Jason with a knife. Despite his injuries, Jason refused to press charges against his wife, hoping that they could work through their problems together. However, Melissa's behavior only got worse. She began threatening Jessica, showing up uninvited at her home and leaving sinister notes and messages. It soon became clear that Melissa would stop at nothing to get rid of anyone she perceived as a threat to her marriage.

As the tension between Melissa and Jessica escalated, Jason found himself caught in the middle. He loved both women deeply and wanted to keep them both in his life. However, Melissa wasn't willing to share, and she became increasingly violent towards both Jason and Jessica. In a desperate attempt to protect themselves, Jessica and Jason had no choice but to go to the police and get a restraining order against Melissa.

Despite the court order, Melissa refused to leave Jason and Jessica alone. She continued to harass them, leaving threatening voicemails and showing up at their workplaces. Finally, in a fit of anger, Melissa hired a hitman to kill Jessica. She believed that by eliminating her rival, she could win back her husband's love and attention.

However, Melissa's plan backfired spectacularly. The hitman she hired turned out to be an undercover police officer, and both Melissa and her accomplice were arrested for conspiracy to commit murder. In court, Melissa claimed that she had been driven to her actions by jealousy and paranoia. However, the judge didn't buy her excuse, and she was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

In this episode of Snapped: Killer Couples, we explore the twisted world of Melissa Bredow and Jason Belanger. Through interviews with family members and law enforcement officials, we paint a portrait of a marriage that was doomed from the start. Despite their undeniable love for each other, Melissa and Jason's relationship was poisoned by jealousy, control, and violence. And in the end, only one of them was left standing.