Hooked
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Tomi Masters was excited when she found the Snapchat of rapper Mac Miller and he answered her DM, telling her she was beautiful. After a few weeks of chatting, the two arranged to meet. When Tomi found out that the person behind the account was
CW: Child abuse, suicidal ideation, sexual assaultJT Leroy became famous almost overnight for his novel SARAH, a fictionalized version of his upbringing with his sex worker mother who later forced him into sex work. But as he published more an
After Klara Maurovna and her two sons moved in with her sister Katerina, Katerina suggested they foster a child. Anicka was 13 years old and the sisters worked hard to get her the medical attention she needed, as well as give her a good home. B
Manti Te'o was a college football star, which makes this story of catfishing all the more embarassing for those involved. After mentioning online girlfriend Lennay in an interview, the football community kept an eye on the relationship. When Le
TW: Sexual assaultWhen Jess moved to a new town at the age of 15, she was relieved to quickly make friends with two other girls, Alice and Gemma. Gemma being two years older and out of school, Jess and Alice spent more of their time together.
TW: Suicide, domestic violence, stalkingWhen Renae Marsden and Camilla Zeidan met at the age of 14, Renae's life took a downward turn. Camilla was a bad influence, but as the teens got older, Camilla became and abuser and a stalker. She made i
When 17 year old Jessie reacted poorly in the chatroom when Tommy told her he was 46 years old, he said he was just joking and was 18. The two spent almost a year chatting online, talking on the phone, and having virtual sex. In addition to Tom
Chris, a CIA agent, is sent to Mountain City, Tennessee to keep 30 year old Jenelle Potter safe from some mean girls in town who have been hacking her Facebook. As time goes on and the Potter parents worry about their daughter's safety, they te
Despite growing up lower middle-class in Bavaria, Germany, Christian Gerhartsreiter found himself living high life on both coasts of the United States in his adulthood. He managed this by lying his way through everything- and if he was caught,
Despite growing up lower middle-class in Bavaria, Germany, Christian Gerhartsreiter found himself living high life on both coasts of the United States in his adulthood. He managed this by lying his way through everything- and if he was caught,
Cecilie Fjelloy met Simon Leviev on Tinder in January 2018. A month into dating Simon asked her to link her American Express to his because his business "enemies" were tracking his movements. By May 2018, he had convinced Cecilie to take out t
CW: Suicide, stalkingIn Australia, three women- Emma, Jess, and Catherine- were being stalked and manipulated by the same man. It would take concrete threats toward the women and their families to convince the police that their lives were
After Mark meets Rachel West in an MSN chatroom, he is devastated when she is kidnapped and murdered by another MSN chat group member. Luckily, Mark has Rachel's stepbrother John to lean on.
#MeTooSTEM, a Twitter movement created by Dr. BethAnn McLaughlin, was an internet gathering place for all the STEM women online to congregate and support one another. BethAnn's right-hand woman, known only by her Twitter handle, @Sciencing_bi,
13 year old Megan Meier had just started a new school after being bullied at her previous one. Missing her friends, she created a MySpace. Megan's parents took all the right precautions: only they had the password, they had to be in the room wh
Treva Throneberry was 25 when she enrolled at Evergreen High School, saying that her name was Brianna Stewart and she was 17. Over the past few years, Treva had bounced from city to city using different names and staying with foster families, a
In 2015, a new singer called Lucia Cole released her debut album. She had allegedly worked with famous singers and claimed her godfather was Shaquille O'Neal. After people realized that Lucia's music was actually repurposed Jessica Simpson song
CW: Childhood sexual abuse, suicidal ideationKnown as the Lonely Hearts Killers, Raymond Martinez Fernandez and Martha Beck traveled around the US fleecing hardworking women of their money and valuables. Eventually, when a few of them gave th
CW: This episode contains discussion of suicideMark Drybrough and Nadia Kajouji both completed suicide after being sent instructions on how by a friend on the internet. But who was this friend really, and why did they encourage dozens of peopl
In a preview of what patrons will receive as bonus episodes, Rachel tells the story of the murder of Cynthia Hoffman. On June 2, 2019, Cynthia Hoffman was found dead in a popular park in Anchorage, Alaska. Her best friend Denali seemed upset,
When documentarian and journalist David Farrier discovered Competitive Endurance Tickling by accident, he contacted the organizer about doing a piece on them. Instead of declining politely, Jane O'Brien Media began a harassment campaign full of
On May 15 2001, one of the most beloved bloggers of the early internet died from a brain aneurysm after battling leukemia. On May 19, 2001, the internet learned that Kaycee Nicole Swenson had not, in fact, died. She had never existed.www.pa
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Join your host Rachel on a journey through the perplexing and sometimes deadly world of internet catfishing. Why do people catfish? How many lies can they tell before they get caught? And what happens to the victims who get snared in their tang
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