In this new-look season of Web of Lies, ten cautionary tales are shared by those who have witnessed first-hand the dangers and darkness that can lurk online. These are stories that can happen to anyone – seemingly innocent encounters which escalate to heinous crimes being committed by often anonymous perpetrators, hiding behind the screen as they enact their terror.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Lindsay Shapero
SERIES PRODUCERS
Ellen Arnold
DIRECTORS
Tim Dunn
Mary Downes
Tom Pollock
Simon Jacobs
Mat Catling
PRODUCTION MANAGERS
Megan Taylor
Regie Gardener
BROADCASTER
Investigation Discovery
Web of Lies
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Ellen Arnold
Lindsay Shapero
SERIES PRODUCERS
Harry Hewland
DIRECTORS
Mary Downes
Sean Grundy
Tom Pollock
Jeremy Turner
Mat Catling
PRODUCTION MANAGERS
Steph Powell
BROADCASTER
Investigation Discovery
Web of Lies
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Edmund Coulthard
Nick Cory-wright
SERIES PRODUCERS
John Fothergill
DIRECTORS
Mary Downes
John Holdsworth
Tom Pollock
Adam Warner
Steve Baker
PRODUCTION MANAGERS
Regie Gardener
Paul Evans
BROADCASTER
Investigation Discovery
Web of Lies
Do you really know who you’re talking to online?
Web of Lies dramatises the thrilling and terrifying true stories of people who went online searching for love, friendship, or just a new connection, and were pulled into a web of deception and terror instead. These tales, narrated by loved ones and victims, take heart-stopping twists and turns as victims lured in by a person they thought they could trust end up missing, dead, stalked or relentlessly bullied. Once they are trapped in the web, it is up to loved ones and law enforcement to piece together what happened, and rescue the victims.
But tracing the cyber footprints of these deadly perpetrators is a daunting task, as they conceal their IP addresses and hide behind fake profiles. As detectives employ cutting edge computer forensics, and the families and friends of victims hold their breaths, will they find the online perpetrators and get to the victims before it is too late?
As more and more of us go beyond our neighbourhoods and communities to make new connections online, Web of Lies warns us of the dark and deadly traps that can lurk behind the friendliest of profiles.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Edmund Coulthard
Nick Cory-wright
SERIES PRODUCERS
John Fothergill
PRODUCTION MANAGERS
Regie Gardener
Christina Graham
FIRST TX
10 x 60’ February 2017
BROADCASTER
Investigation Discovery
Web of Lies
Do you really know who you’re talking to online?
Web of Lies dramatises the thrilling and terrifying true stories of people who went online searching for love, friendship, or just a new connection, and were pulled into a web of deception and terror instead. These tales, narrated by loved ones and victims, take heart-stopping twists and turns as victims lured in by a person they thought they could trust end up missing, dead, stalked or relentlessly bullied. Once they are trapped in the web, it is up to loved ones and law enforcement to piece together what happened, and rescue the victims.
But tracing the cyber footprints of these deadly perpetrators is a daunting task, as they conceal their IP addresses and hide behind fake profiles. As detectives employ cutting edge computer forensics, and the families and friends of victims hold their breaths, will they find the online perpetrators and get to the victims before it is too late?
As more and more of us go beyond our neighbourhoods and communities to make new connections online, Web of Lies warns us of the dark and deadly traps that can lurk behind the friendliest of profiles.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Nick Cory-wright
Edmund Coulthard
SERIES PRODUCERS
Gillian Pachter
LINE PRODUCERS
Johnni Javier
PRODUCTION MANAGERS
Donna Higgins
FIRST TX
13 x 60' January 2016
BROADCASTER
Investigation Discovery
Web of Lies
In the 21st century world, we’re increasingly living our lives online – unaware of the risks that can lie ahead. Looking for friendships, love, sex or business opportunities has led many into a twilight world of seduction, danger, and false identity. What unites these shocking tales of true crime is their unpredictability. You never know where the web of lies will lead.
This gripping new series will bring to life an untold world of deception and homicide – revealing that online you never really know who you’re talking to.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Edmund Coulthard
Nick Cory-wright
SERIES PRODUCERS
Ellen Arnold
PRODUCTION MANAGERS
Caryl James
FIRST TX
13 x 60' January 2015
BROADCASTER
Investigation Discovery
Web of Lies
A new danger lurks among us. It skulks in every office, every home – it is even in our pockets. In a world in which social and business relationships are increasingly conducted online, Web of Lies investigates stories in which communication begins on the internet but soon leads to real-life deception, identity fraud, embezzlement, and even murder.
This ground-breaking series for Investigation Discovery is packed with cautionary tales. We hear first-hand the terrifying testimonies of victims whose lives have been turned up-side-down by internet relationships. Through the extraordinary stories of the men and women we encounter, we reveal how everyone everywhere can protect themselves and their loved ones against the predators prowling the World Wide Web.