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The internet is no longer a place you log on and visit; it's where you live. The home of true crime is now online. The internet is the Wild West. And if you're not careful, you too could be caught in a Web of Lies.
2018
15-year-old Audrie Pott has no recollection of what happened at a friend's house party. But when lewd photos of her spread around social media, her world turns upside down and the public shaming pushes her to the edge.
Vulnerable mother of five Laura Simonson seeks comfort in the online world of sexual bondage. Lured by a mysterious user named "Mr. Handcuffs", Laura doesn't know that she's walking straight into his twisted trap.
Brilliant schoolboy Breck Bednar has a passion for computers and gaming. But when he's introduced to a successful entrepreneur online, passion turns to obsession and the game becomes deadly.
After meeting the woman of his dreams online, radio DJ Alan Lee Lama moves over a thousand miles to be with her. But when her best friend gets involved, he gets caught up in a bizarre love triangle. Who will live and who will die?
Firefighter Sam Dreher and his wife Danielle are the perfect couple. But after their hopes of happiness are dashed, their marriage fails. When Sam falls in love with another woman, his affair triggers a chain of events that spirals out of control.
Maribel Ramos is a US army veteran with a complicated love life. When she arranges to meet an online date, she disappears, leaving family and friends desperate for news. Detectives are left to uncover a twisted tale of jealousy and rage.
Dallas teen track star Shania Gray is left traumatized after being raped while babysitting. When a new Facebook friend offers support, she opens up to him. But he is not what he seems, and Shania is about to walk into a trap that will end in tragedy.
When 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt goes missing in Great Bend, KS, a helpful neighbor points the finger at an older kid she's been hanging out with. When police discover a string of texts on her cell phone, the net closes in on a sadistic killer whose obsession leads to tragedy.
In Washington state, 28-year-old Nicole Nieto White is in the middle of a bitter custody battle when she vanishes. Suspicion falls on an online date until her estranged husband Brandon turns up unexpectedly with his face scratched.
When 28-year-old divorcee and single mom Ashley Pegram goes missing after meeting a man through a dating app, the race to find her focuses on her internet admirer. Detectives soon discover she is caught up in a nightmarish trap set by an online predator with murder on his mind.
2015
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
2016
38-year-old Michele Reiter's life seems to be on the up after a chaotic marriage and a troubled romance. But when Michele goes missing after accepting a date from a new Facebook friend, a horrific story unfolds.
In Van Buren, AR, Angela 'Angie' Allen joins a social networking site where she soon falls in love. After weeks of texting, they decide to meet in person. Their first meeting seems to trouble Angela, but when she goes out for a second time, she never comes home.
A young mother turns to the internet desperate for help and advice when her young son mysteriously falls ill. When the young boy becomes gravely ill, the police suspect foul play.
23-year-old Eddie Leal, a personal trainer and aspiring boxer in San Jacinto, CA, leaves in the middle of the night to meet an attractive girl who added him on Facebook. The next day, he is found dead in his car and his murder reveals a dark family secret kept hidden for over thirty years.
In Maine, 15-year-old Nichole Cable relies on Facebook to stay in contact and keep up with the latest gossip. After accepting a few friend requests from boys she doesn't know, Nichole agrees to meet one of them and discovers the truth behind their online friendship.
Leslie and Brian Long live in an affluent suburban of St. Clairsville, Ohio, with their two beautiful kids. When Leslie goes online to make business contacts, the family is besieged with mysterious threats, and Bryan is almost killed by an unknown gunman.
14-year-old Hope Votaw seeks solace online following her parents bitter divorce, when she meets a local girl who wants to help. After an apparent runaway, Hope's family receives a call that proves Hope didn't leave by choice.
Newly single 33-year-old Heather, bursting with confidence after losing 200 pounds, spends her time flirting with men online. When she fails to turn up for work one day, her friends worry that she didn't just run away with Mr. Right.
22-year-old student Amber Thompson, recovering from a previous physically abusive relationship with ex-fiancé Josh Owen, looks for love on a popular dating site. When she meets someone new, Amber and her family welcome him into their home.
36-year-old teacher Candy Williams has recently moved to the idyllic beach town of Gulfport, Florida, after surviving her battle with cancer. When she a meets handsome stranger at the beach, she thinks life can't get any better. But a fantasy romance becomes a real life horror story as his past comes to life.
Divorcee Sheila Rae Hachmeister turns to the internet for romance and soon meets a sexy entrepreneur. But when she's found brutally murdered in her own home, detectives discover that Sheila was lured into the dark world of S&M.
29-year-old handyman Brian Hile is catfished by an online prankster. Incensed, he sets his target on the only person he can think of -- the girl in the pictures.
College freshman Jason Rodriguez finds excitement in his newfound freedom online when he begins dating several girls who pique his interest. But soon after meeting one of them offline, he turns up dead and the identity of his online friends are revealed.
2014
For lonely realtor Mary Kay Beckman the dream of finding love through internet dating sites becomes a living nightmare when a relationship with a seemingly charming online admirer turns in to a race against time to track down a psychopath.
13 year-old Kacie Woody meets two male friends via the internet – Scott, from Atlanta; and Dave, a surfing enthusiast from California. But one of these boys is not what he seems, as Kacie's innocent online contacts turn to tragedy.
Two days before her due date, pregnant teen Amanda Howard gets into the car of a seemingly generous stranger she met online. But when her new acquaintance turns out to have a sickening plan, Amanda and her baby are left fighting for their lives.
George Weber works on the New York morning radio show. When he doesn’t show for work, police discover his mutilated body in his apartment. Investigation of his online activity may provide the key to nailing his murderer.
Single mom Jenn Clark thinks she’s found the man of her dreams on a dating site, but little does she know Ray Holycross is a sociopath who preys on vulnerable women. When she creates a plan to trap him, she’s not sure she’ll make it out alive.
When teenager Emma and 20-year-old Sam meet online, Emma thinks she’s found love. But when Sam comes to visit, she sees he’s not at all the boy she imagined. Emma rejects her admirer and he takes it badly, placing Emma and her family in mortal danger.
2017
23-year-old single mom Lorianna Parker is excited when she meets popular, good-looking Corey Davis online, and is filled with hope as their friendship blossoms. But when she goes to meet him in the flesh, her dream date turns into a living nightmare.
In Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, 18-year-old high school student Brandon Wentzell falls for blonde beauty Clarissa Chistiakov online. But the course of virtual love doesn't run smooth as the past collides with a toxic present, shattering lives.
Lonely musician Ray Merrill thinks he's found his dream woman in Brazil through an online dating website. But as the exotic romance heats up, money starts to go missing.
Retiree Alex Strategos moves to Florida to be closer to his son, but loneliness consumes him. He turns to internet dating and finds 69 year-old Melissa, but is soon struck by a rush of unexplained illnesses.
A woman adopts a 6-year-old on an online re-homing forum for children. She's soon inspired to help re-home other children, but is horrified when she discovers two of the children may have fallen into the clutches of a child abuser.
Adopted 17-year-old Chelsea Schobert has always felt out of place at home. She seeks acceptance online where she meets Shawn. But as their relationship develops, all is not as it seems and the whole family is drawn into a devastating series of events.
24-year-old Jessika Rovell falls for Jeffrey Marsalis' charm and good looks but when she discovers his secret online life as Dr. Jeff, she realizes she's been dating a monster who stalks dating websites.
23-year-old Amanda Taylor shares her entire life on the internet. Following a terrible tragedy, her posts begin take a dark turn.
30-year-old Navy veteran Nikki McPhatter has a busy work and social life, but there's only one thing missing true love. When she doesn't show up for her usual work shift, her friends and family immediately worry -- and point to her online relationships.
50-year-old Beverly Carter is an internet savvy real-estate agent, but when she goes to meet a prospective buyer at a remote house, she goes missing. The search for Beverly goes viral, but depends on unravelling a web of false identities and fake clues.
2021
A college student seeks solace online when the pressures of life begin to mount. When she meets a young nurse in a chat room going through similar troubles, the pair strike up an unbreakable bond. But she may have placed her trust in the wrong hands.
A masked predator is harassing high school girls in New Hampshire and will not stop until they meet his demands. His victims don't know one another, but somehow their tormenter knows them all.
For years, locals have feared a stretch of highway that is notorious for disappearances. Then a teenager goes missing after meeting someone online, and police discover a predator far more dangerous than they ever imagined - a serial killer on the loose.
When a body is discovered in a backyard, police have little to go on. The homeowner has recently disappeared, and all that he has left behind are clues posted online. Police wonder if they will lead to the identity of the victim - or the killer.
When a model scout approaches two high school boys for photos with the lure of cash and a glossy portfolio, they find it hard to resist her advances. But as her requests become more intimate, do they really know what they've signed up for?
When a young Army veteran returns from war, his family is relieved to have him out of harm's way finally. But danger lurks closer to home when a brief encounter on a dating app leads to a devastating tragedy.
A young Canadian woman far away from home in Australia finds herself increasingly isolated from her friends and family by the man she loves; as his efforts to control her every move intensify, she comes to realize that he will stop at nothing to keep her by his side.
In a sleepy spot near Silicon Valley, high school boys are being harassed online by a new girl in town. Before long, secrets unfold that tear the community apart. But one mother has heard it all before and won't stop until justice is finally served.
A young woman is swept off her feet by the man of her dreams but before they have a chance to meet, a tragic accident sends him to jail. Against the odds, they grow even closer. But when she disappears, her family begins to question his story.
When her fairytale marriage crumbles, a young mother questions just what kind of family she married into. A bitter custody battle leads to a vicious cyberstalking campaign with devastating real life consequences.
2019
When a single mom finds her dream man online, she can't believe her luck. But her quest to meet him soon turns into every mother's worst nightmare. As police scramble to avert tragedy, they discover the most elaborate web of lies they've ever seen.
After a teenage house party spirals out of control, a shocking photo goes viral around the local schools; a vicious campaign of cyber bullying ensues that drives an innocent girl to take desperate action.
When young mother of three and manic-depressive, Chelsea Martinez, plummets into depression, she turns to the internet to find comfort. What she discovers is a virtual world of fetishes and fantasies, where seemingly helpful hands hide the darkest of intentions.
Three young girls meet a new friend online. Like other boys in the chat rooms, he's around their age, friendly, and flirtatious. Months later his demeanor shifts, trapping the girls in a vicious game from which they can't escape.
When a tech-savvy computer wiz fails to make the grade as a pro video gamer, he becomes obsessed with finding internet infamy. What starts as an online prank spirals into a new, deadly crime called "swatting" that chills the nation.
When a beautiful young woman moves to New York City, a chance encounter leads to romance; however, her new boyfriend finds her popularity on social media hard to swallow. A tragic chain of events unfolds in which her unique tattoo plays a critical role.
In Shreveport, LA, in 2018, single mother Rannita tries to move on from her open relationship with Johnathan, she unwittingly gets into a war of words on social media with her boyfriend's other lover. As the online insults begin to escalate, he takes matters into his own hands with devastating consequences.
When a hopeful 12-year-old singer looks for fame online using her webcam, she gathers many admirers, and soon finds a boy who flatters her so much she falls for him. But her dreams become her worst nightmare when a shocking photo is shared online.
When a young fashion designer and mother of three becomes a YouTube star with her online sewing tutorials, the money starts rolling in. But her obsessive and violent ex-boyfriend isn't prepared to let her rise to the top without him in her life.
When two teenage girls fall in love, their hedonistic lifestyle is played out on social media for all to see. Behind the façade, petty jealousies and insecurities escalate until finally the pressure erupts in a frenzy of shocking violence.
