Social Media Murders

A compelling yet cautionary insight into the experiences of young people affected by disturbing 21st century crime, focusing on shocking real crimes that resulted in the deaths of young people, and the unsettling role social media played in bringing together the culprit and the victim.

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 46m

Release: 2021

Rating: 5.0

Season 1 - Social Media Murders
2021-11-15
"The tragic story of 22-year-old Grace Millane, a British backpacker who went missing while on a Tinder date in New Zealand in 2018."
2021-11-16
"The tragic story of Alex Rodda, a 15-year-old teenager who was murdered in 2019 by a man who groomed him online."
2021-11-17
"Exploring the case of Molly McLaren, a young woman who was stalked online and then murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2017."
Season 2 - Social Media Murders
2023-03-02
"A teen Mormon travels across the world to meet a British boy she has fallen in love with on social media. But just eight weeks after arriving in Essex, she is found murdered."
2023-03-02
"A popular young skater with a big social media following is murdered in his own home. Merseyside Police discover Snapchat holds the key to finding his killers."
2023-03-09
"A young woman in upstate New York is murdered and the killer posts footage of his heinous crime all over social media. Her family is forced to battle social media platforms to remove the awful evidence from the internet."
2023-03-09
"The chilling story of how a young woman was brutally killed by a calculating ex-boyfriend, who used social media and the internet to stalk and torment his victim, before taking her life in her Newcastle home."
Season 3 - Social Media Murders
2024-07-04
"Exploring the tragic murder of Jade Ward, a 27-year-old mother of four. Discover how police turned to social media, phone data and CCTV to crack the case."
2024-07-04
"Police investigate the disappearance of 29-year-old school teacher Abi Fisher. Will her internet search history help uncover what happened?"
2024-07-04
"When 13-year-old Olly Stephens was ambushed in a park by two teenage boys, the evidence points to the attack having been planned on social media."