Atlanta Exotic Dancer Killed in Texas

ATLANTA - A Metro Atlanta family said they would fight to keep an alleged killer locked up in a Dallas jail. Dallas authorities say the inmate shot Georgia Tech graduate Melissa Affatato and left her inside a bathtub in an apartment.

Michael Paul Lucking is accused of killing the 26-year-old. Affatato's brother, Michael said the Georgia Tech graduate met Lucking while she was employed at the Cheetah adult club in Atlanta.

Affatato said his sister believed Lucking was in the process of getting a divorce and decided to move with him to Dallas.

"Four months down the road, we found out that everything was a lie," said Affatato.

On February 9, the relationship turned bad quickly following a bad argument in the Dallas apartment that Melissa Affatato and Lucking shared.

"He strangled her and then shot her. He went in his car and drove down to Georgia and confessed to his wife," said Affatato.

Lucking's wife called police and DeKalb County authorities took Lucking into custody. Lucking was transported back to Dallas, where he was charged with murder according to the Dallas district attorney.

Two different bonds have been set in the case.

"They want to let him out on bond, before, we haven't even gotten her ashes yet," said Affatato's brother.

Affatato's family learned Friday that Lucking's bond had been increased to $1 million.