Web of Lies

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.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

Edmund Coulthard

SERIES PRODUCERS

Leonie Jameson

PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Caryl James

FIRST TX

6 x 60’ January 2014

BROADCASTER

Investigation Discovery