Web of Lies
This true-crime series explores how everyday online interactions can spiral into real-world danger. Through interviews, narration, and dramatized scenes, it follows cases where social media, chat rooms, and digital connections play a central role, showing how quickly trust can be exploited.
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E1
Lost Rider
13-year-old Autumn Pasquale loves her new BMX and networks with fellow fans online for tips, tricks, and to trade parts to deck it out. But on Homecoming Day 2012, Autumn - and her beloved new bike - go missing. A trail is left behind on Facebook, but where will it lead?
Jan 14, 2015 · 46m -
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Mr. Fix It
City-girl Leslie Belkin moves south and meets a man on Craigslist. At first George seems perfect - he's nice and helpful around the yard. But once she discovers his criminal record, she realizes she isn't the only casual encounter George has made online.
Jan 21, 2015 · 43m -
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Friend Request
Megan Meier, a vulnerable 13-year old living in a small town in Missouri, turns to the internet for socialization outside of school. When she meets 16-year old Josh online, she falls in love. But this love story turns tragic as the web of lies unravels.
Jan 28, 2015 · 44m -
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Crowded House
Lonely 21-year-old Jessica Sacco turns to the internet to find other so-called "Juggalos" who share her interests in edgy music. There, she makes new friends and even finds a boyfriend, Matthew. He moves in with her, along with his friend Andrew and Andrew's wife, and soon Jessica finds herself unable to escape their grip.
Feb 4, 2015 · 43m -
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Job of a Lifetime
Unemployed David Pauley applies to a Craigslist ad offering a tantalizing lifeline just as the recession ebbs. The job sounds perfect: a live-in caretaker for a ranch in Ohio. But just as soon as he is hired, he disappears - and he isn't the first.
Feb 11, 2015 · 43m -
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Too Fast, Too Young
After a troubled childhood, 13-year old Christina Long's life seems to be on the up and up. Now living with her beloved Aunt Shelly in Danbury, CT, Christina is a popular honor student and cheerleader. But when her online life is revealed, it tells a more tragic story.
Feb 18, 2015 · 43m -
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The Perfect Bride
36-year old Indle King courts beautiful 18-year old Anastasia Solovieva online. She travels from her home in Kyrgyztan to Seattle to marry him, but her American dream turns into a nightmare when she realizes that Indle is not the man she thought he was.
Feb 25, 2015 · 43m -
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Online Education
Texas A&M University professor Dr. Jim Aune appears to have it all, but unknown to his family or students, his life is in freefall as dark online secrets threaten to spill out into real life.
Mar 4, 2015 · 44m -
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E9
Pipe Nightmare
Barry Hornstein accidentally detonates a pipe bomb in his own driveway when he kicks a mysterious package. Suddenly, an online terror campaign against his 17-year old son ensues, leading police to wonder who wants to hurt the Hornsteins, and why?
Mar 11, 2015 · 44m -
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E10
Separated at Birth
Jamie Stice is seven months pregnant. But with no father around, she reaches out to the internet to share her hopes and fears. As the weeks progress, Jamie enters a dark world that will shatter her dreams and change the life of her unborn child forever.
Mar 18, 2015 · 44m -
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Hate Mail
Shortly after Chris Coleman starts a new job as Security Chief for a Christian ministry, he begins receiving threatening emails. Then, tragedy strikes: his wife and two sons are found dead. Police must work to trace the emails back to the killer.
Mar 25, 2015 · 46m -
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E12
Sender: Unknown
12-year-old Justin Bloxom is addicted to MySpace and attached to his cell phone. One night, Justin sneaks out of a friend's house to meet a new friend, but never returns. The investigation unravels a tangled web of fake identities and false promises.
Apr 1, 2015 · 43m -
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Only Way Out
Teenagers Robert and Grace meet online and fall in love. After several years, Robert moves 2000 miles to be closer to Grace. When her father nixes an attempt to meet in the real world, the pair hatch a plot online that will change their lives forever.
Apr 8, 2015 · 44m