LONG ISLAND, NY - The Long Island teen charged with killing his ex-girlfriend in an unsuccessful murder-suicide was reportedly furious when she went off to college and became unhinged when she dumped him, according to Suffolk County prosecutors.
The ex-boyfriend, Austin Lynch, left a chilling note on his phone after 18-year-old Emily Finn ended their three-year high school relationship, the New York Post reported. "I have set my mind on leaving this place before my 18th birthday," Lynch wrote. "I f*cking hate her."
The disturbing new details came as Lynch, who survived a self-inflicted gunshot to the face during the November 26 incident, was in court during his arraignment on a second-degree murder charge. Assistant District Attorney Dena Rizopoulos said Lynch went from obsessive to downright scary after Finn left for SUNY Oneonta. She dumped him two weeks before the murder.
"The victim's friend described the two-week point when the defendant shifted to anger," Rizopoulos told the judge. "In a conversation the weekend before the murder, this defendant told his friend that he would be dead by Wednesday."
Finn, a freshman at SUNY Oneonta, was home for Thanksgiving break when she wa confronted by Lynch. Both graduated from Sayville High School in June after dating for three years, but things began to go sour when Finn left for school, and Lynch stayed home to enlist in the Marine Corps.
"While the victim was away at school, the relationship began to break down," Rizopoulos told Judge Philip Golgas. "Multiple friends of the victim, who also knew the defendant, described the defendant as becoming possessive, accusatory overbearing."
Lynch made at least two trips to see Finn at her school, most recently on Halloween, with the pair fighting often. Finally, Finn had enough and broke it off by phone, blocking Lynch on her phone and online accounts, prosecutors said. On November 21, a tearful Finn had a nasty argument with Lynch in a late-night phone call, with Lynch calling her a "whore and other derogatory names," the prosecutors said.
"The victim came home for the Thanksgiving holiday and made plans to speak with the defendant on Wednesday, November 26, to return some personal items and have a face-to-face conversation for closure," Rizopoulos said.
Lynch's parents were outside the house cleaning out their hot tub when they heard a gunshot from inside. When they rushed inside, they found Finn dead with a shotgun wound to the head and their son on the ground bleeding. They immediately called 911.
"The defendant was lying on the ground bleeding from his face," the prosecutor said. "A portion of his nose appeared to be missing. A shotgun was found on the kitchen island." Rizopoulos said Finn died clutching her car keys. Police later found the accused killer's iPhone in his bedroom, and that's when the stumbled upon the note.
A coroner's report determined that Finn died from a close-contact wound at the base of her skull. Suffolk County prosecutors had been waiting for Lynch to recover enough to be arraigned on murder charges. He was ordered held without bail.
Loved ones tied pink ribbons around the trees in their town and wore pink, Finn's favorite color, during the funeral, CBS News reported. "I can't believe this happened to her. She didn't deserve that. I'm going to miss her so much," friend Maia Toth said.
The ex-boyfriend, Austin Lynch, left a chilling note on his phone after 18-year-old Emily Finn ended their three-year high school relationship, the New York Post reported. "I have set my mind on leaving this place before my 18th birthday," Lynch wrote. "I f*cking hate her."
The disturbing new details came as Lynch, who survived a self-inflicted gunshot to the face during the November 26 incident, was in court during his arraignment on a second-degree murder charge. Assistant District Attorney Dena Rizopoulos said Lynch went from obsessive to downright scary after Finn left for SUNY Oneonta. She dumped him two weeks before the murder.
"The victim's friend described the two-week point when the defendant shifted to anger," Rizopoulos told the judge. "In a conversation the weekend before the murder, this defendant told his friend that he would be dead by Wednesday."
Finn, a freshman at SUNY Oneonta, was home for Thanksgiving break when she wa confronted by Lynch. Both graduated from Sayville High School in June after dating for three years, but things began to go sour when Finn left for school, and Lynch stayed home to enlist in the Marine Corps.
"While the victim was away at school, the relationship began to break down," Rizopoulos told Judge Philip Golgas. "Multiple friends of the victim, who also knew the defendant, described the defendant as becoming possessive, accusatory overbearing."
Lynch made at least two trips to see Finn at her school, most recently on Halloween, with the pair fighting often. Finally, Finn had enough and broke it off by phone, blocking Lynch on her phone and online accounts, prosecutors said. On November 21, a tearful Finn had a nasty argument with Lynch in a late-night phone call, with Lynch calling her a "whore and other derogatory names," the prosecutors said.
"The victim came home for the Thanksgiving holiday and made plans to speak with the defendant on Wednesday, November 26, to return some personal items and have a face-to-face conversation for closure," Rizopoulos said.
Lynch's parents were outside the house cleaning out their hot tub when they heard a gunshot from inside. When they rushed inside, they found Finn dead with a shotgun wound to the head and their son on the ground bleeding. They immediately called 911.
"The defendant was lying on the ground bleeding from his face," the prosecutor said. "A portion of his nose appeared to be missing. A shotgun was found on the kitchen island." Rizopoulos said Finn died clutching her car keys. Police later found the accused killer's iPhone in his bedroom, and that's when the stumbled upon the note.
A coroner's report determined that Finn died from a close-contact wound at the base of her skull. Suffolk County prosecutors had been waiting for Lynch to recover enough to be arraigned on murder charges. He was ordered held without bail.
Loved ones tied pink ribbons around the trees in their town and wore pink, Finn's favorite color, during the funeral, CBS News reported. "I can't believe this happened to her. She didn't deserve that. I'm going to miss her so much," friend Maia Toth said.
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