About this season
The internet is no longer a place you log on and visit; it's where you live. The home of true crime is now online. The internet is the Wild West. And if you're not careful, you too could be caught in a Web of Lies.
Episodes (10)
1. Love at First Text
Aired 23 July 2019 • 42 min
When a single mom finds her dream man online, she can't believe her luck. But her quest to meet him soon turns into every mother's worst nightmare. As police scramble to avert tragedy, they discover the most elaborate web of lies they've ever seen.
2. The Girl in the Photo
Aired 30 July 2019 • 42 min
After a teenage house party spirals out of control, a shocking photo goes viral around the local schools; a vicious campaign of cyber bullying ensues that drives an innocent girl to take desperate action.
3. The Devil's Pact
Aired 6 August 2019 • 42 min
When young mother of three and manic-depressive, Chelsea Martinez, plummets into depression, she turns to the internet to find comfort. What she discovers is a virtual world of fetishes and fantasies, where seemingly helpful hands hide the darkest of intentions.
4. Exposed
Aired 13 August 2019 • 42 min
Three young girls meet a new friend online. Like other boys in the chat rooms, he's around their age, friendly, and flirtatious. Months later his demeanor shifts, trapping the girls in a vicious game from which they can't escape.
5. The Deadly Hoax
Aired 20 August 2019 • 42 min
When a tech-savvy computer wiz fails to make the grade as a pro video gamer, he becomes obsessed with finding internet infamy. What starts as an online prank spirals into a new, deadly crime called "swatting" that chills the nation.
6. The Social Media Butterfly
Aired 27 August 2019 • 42 min
When a beautiful young woman moves to New York City, a chance encounter leads to romance; however, her new boyfriend finds her popularity on social media hard to swallow. A tragic chain of events unfolds in which her unique tattoo plays a critical role.
7. Murder Goes Live
Aired 3 September 2019 • 42 min
In Shreveport, LA, in 2018, single mother Rannita tries to move on from her open relationship with Johnathan, she unwittingly gets into a war of words on social media with her boyfriend's other lover. As the online insults begin to escalate, he takes matters into his own hands with devastating consequences.
8. Webcam Of Lies
Aired 10 September 2019 • 42 min
When a hopeful 12-year-old singer looks for fame online using her webcam, she gathers many admirers, and soon finds a boy who flatters her so much she falls for him. But her dreams become her worst nightmare when a shocking photo is shared online.
9. Death Of An Internet Star
Aired 17 September 2019 • 42 min
When a young fashion designer and mother of three becomes a YouTube star with her online sewing tutorials, the money starts rolling in. But her obsessive and violent ex-boyfriend isn't prepared to let her rise to the top without him in her life.
10. Fatal Facade
Aired 24 September 2019 • 42 min
When two teenage girls fall in love, their hedonistic lifestyle is played out on social media for all to see. Behind the façade, petty jealousies and insecurities escalate until finally the pressure erupts in a frenzy of shocking violence.