Lurkers
By Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts
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Episodes: 32
Description
Lurkers is a narrative true crime podcast about real cases that begin online and turn into real-world danger. We follow the digital trail behind catfishing, grooming, cyberstalking, sextortion, deepfakes, romance scams, and other forms of manipulation that cross from screens into everyday life.
Hosted by Frank Battiston, each episode combines careful research, immersive sound design, and a focus on the people at the center of the story. We look at what happened, how investigators uncovered the truth, and what these cases can teach us about trust in the digital world.
New episodes every two weeks.
Stay Aware • Stay Present • Stay Safe.
Follow LURKERS:
Instagram: @thelurkers_podcast
TikTok: @thelurkerspodcast
YouTube: @TheLurkersPodcast
Website: www.thelurkerspodcast.com
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29. Sweet Bobby, Part 2: She Loved Him. He Didn't Know Her.
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Oct 22, 2026 |
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28. Sweet Bobby, Part 1: The Man Everyone Seemed to Know
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Oct 21, 2026 |
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27. Alexander McCartney: The Girl Who Didn’t Exist
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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26. The TikTok Killer: The Wrong Voice
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Sep 23, 2026 |
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The BM Boys Revisited: Tell Someone You Trust
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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25. The Vastaamo Hacker: Therapy Notes for Ransom
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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24. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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23. São Paulo App Ambushes: The Date Was a Trap
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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22. Alex Rodda: The Wrong Trail
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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21. Samantha Cookes: The Thousand Names (Carrie Jade Williams)
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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June 17 Remembrance: Mackenzie Lueck (Re-release)
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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20. Austin Lee Edwards: Cross Country Catfishing Cop
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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19. Morata's Triple Murder (Spain): The Spell and the Debt
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May 20, 2026 |
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18. Ryan Last & Eli Heacock: 45-Minute Sextortion
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May 06, 2026 |
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17. Sydney Loofe: The Tinder Mask
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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16. Laura Kowal: The Mysterious Disappearance
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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15. Ashley Wadsworth: When Love Turned into a Trap
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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14. Voices That Aren’t Real: AI Kidnapping Scams
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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13. Kacie Woody: The Origin of Grooming
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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12. Sydney Sutherland (Part 2): The App That Told the Truth
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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11. Sydney Sutherland (Part 1): The Road She Trusted
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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10. Huione Romance Crypto Scam: Get Coached into a Zero Balance
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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9. The Instagram Ticket Scam: When Your Profile Sells Without You
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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8. Patricia Alatorre: When Social Media Masks the Devil
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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7. The Deepfake Deception: When Love Is Not Real
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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6. Cari Farver (Part 2): The Truth Behind the Messages
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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5. Cari Farver (Part 1): Messages from a Stalker Who Wasn’t There
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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4. The BM Boys: Inside a Sextortion Pipeline
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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3. Bianca Devins: When a tragedy turned into content
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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2. Mackenzie Lueck: The Meeting That Never Reached Daylight
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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1. The Tagged Serial Killer: How a social feed helped catch a predator
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Trailer - Welcome to Lurkers
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Nov 04, 2025 |