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Narrative true-crime about online moments that turn dangerous, told scene by scene with immersive sound. Trailer and three episodes on November 18, 2025. New cases every two weeks.
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26. The TikTok Killer: The Wrong Voice (opens the original)
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It starts with a message from Ester’s phone. Her mother, Pepa, sees her daughter’s name on the screen. The messages say Ester is alive, out on the street, and leaving Spain for Buenos Aires. But something feels wrong. Ester doesn’t call. She doesn’t send a voice note. She doesn’t turn on the camera. She only keeps typing. Then Ester’s sister notices the spelling mistakes, the strange phrases, the way the words don’t sound like her. “Mamá… esta no es mi hermana.” Mom… this isn’t my sister. This e
The BM Boys Revisited: Tell Someone You Trust (opens the original)
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Released one day before World Suicide Prevention Day, this LURKERS bonus episode revisits one of the most important stories we’ve covered: The BM Boys. This is not just a re-release. It’s a reminder. The BM Boys episode follows the sextortion cases of Jordan DeMay, James Timothy Woods, and Murray Dowey... three teenagers caught in the same kind of trap: a fake profile, a private image, a sudden threat, and a countdown designed to make panic feel louder than help. Sextortion works by isolating th
25. The Vastaamo Hacker: Therapy Notes for Ransom (opens the original)
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A false emergency call sends police to a stranger’s door. A plane is diverted. Gaming networks go dark on Christmas morning. And years later, in Finland, the same pattern of online power turns much quieter... and far more personal. This episode follows the case of the Vastaamo psychotherapy breach, one of Europe’s most disturbing cybercrime cases. Thousands of patients trusted a private therapy provider with the most intimate parts of their lives: trauma, grief, depression, family pain, addictio
24. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (opens the original)
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In Beal City, Michigan, a teenage couple starts receiving messages from an unknown number. At first, it looks like drama around a Halloween party. Then the texts come back. Crueler. More personal. More relentless. They know nicknames. They mention school conversations. They target Lauryn Licari, Owen McKenny, their relationship, their friends, and the fragile trust inside a small-town high school. Soon, every message becomes a clue. Every classmate becomes a possible suspect. Phones are checked.
23. São Paulo App Ambushes: The Date Was a Trap (opens the original)
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In São Paulo, Brazil, a man arrives for a date and sends three ordinary words: “Já estou aqui.” — I’m already here. But in this city’s wave of dating-app ambushes, those words can mean the trap has already closed. This episode follows the rise of São Paulo app ambushes, known locally as golpe do amor, and sometimes called golpe do Tinder, where a fake profile becomes a meeting point, and the meeting point becomes a trap. We begin with Felipe Afonso Araújo, then widen the lens: a survivor identif
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