Devil in the Web
Examines the devastating toll of Internet crimes on victims. Criminals can use what we post to harass, humiliate and violate us--even to invade our world offline. And once this type of crime occurs, it's nearly impossible to get justice.
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Cast:Pranav Dev , Laurie Hamfeldt Mahoney , Caitlin Borek , Sean Bennett , Katy Cocovinis , Derek R. Herman , David Wade , Antoine Hall , Bruno Giraldi , Maggie Mabie
S1.E1 ∙ Cyber-Stalker
Andy Castillo uses the internet to call and text female realtors in 20 different states. Wielding their social media against them, he makes the women believe he's lurking nearby, adding to their terror. But they have no idea what else he's done.
S1.E2 ∙ Revenge Porn
Chrissy Chambers and her girlfriend, Bria Kam, are huge YouTube personalities in the lesbian world. Then Chrissy's old flame, a man, starts a devastating revenge porn campaign, spreading videos of him having sex with her while she's unconscious.
S1.E3 ∙ Reptile Cult
Online cult leader Sherry Shriner reaches her followers through YouTube videos and keeps them inline via her Facebook page. When a group member dies in a tragic shooting, attention turns to Sherry and the control she wields over her followers.
S1.E4 ∙ Dangerous Game
In 2018, a fourteen-year-old boy named John Aubrey Peal III from Mississippi uses a popular 'voice and text chat' app for gamers, hoping to find others interested in gaming. He strikes up an online friendship with a man named Jason, who claims he is suicidal. Concerned, Aubrey agrees to meet Jason, not realizing Jason's evil intentions.
S1.E5 ∙ Scammed On
"Cece", "Sly" and "Mel" (the scammed women use anonymous names) discuss the ways in which they fell as victims for romance scammers.
