60 acast.com Lurkers https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/ en © 2025 PowerTale Podcasts. All rights reserved. Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts True stories from the digital world that turn dark. Lurkers is a narrative true crime podcast about online moments that spiral into real-world danger. Each episode follows a verified case that begins on screens, dating apps, DMs, group chats, and social platforms and traces how it crosses into everyday life. Told scene by scene with immersive sound and human storytelling, Lurkers exposes catfishing, stalking, AI deepfakes, sextortion, and romance-investment scams hiding in plain sight.

New cases drop every two weeks.

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]]> Lurkers is a narrative true crime podcast about online moments that spiral into real-world danger. Each episode follows a verified case that begins on screens, dating apps, DMs, group chats, and social platforms and traces how it crosses into everyday life. Told scene by scene with immersive sound and human storytelling, Lurkers exposes catfishing, stalking, AI deepfakes, sextortion, and romance-investment scams hiding in plain sight.

New cases drop every two weeks.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.


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]]> true Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts info+6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c@mg-eu.acast.com 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c lurkers https://feeds.redcircle.com/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c/show-cover.jpg https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/ Lurkers https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c June 17 Remembrance: Mackenzie Lueck (Re-release) June 17 Remembrance: Mackenzie Lueck (Re-release) Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:35:58 GMT 15:27 cf684a10-0a51-43ec-bd52-46ea4131cf8d true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/june-17-remembrance-mackenzie-lueck-re-release/ 6a342c364a8189f2c35b15eb 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c June 17 remembrance re-release. bonus Each year on June 17, we remember Mackenzie Lueck.

This is a remembrance re-release of our Season 1 episode on Mackenzie, 23 years old, last seen after a late-night arrival in Salt Lake City, taking a Lyft to Hatch Park to meet someone she’d been speaking to online… and then her phone went silent.

We reconstruct the timeline, the digital trail, and the investigation that followed, told with care for Mackenzie and the people who loved her.

Content warning: abduction, violence, and death (non-graphic).

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> Each year on June 17, we remember Mackenzie Lueck.

This is a remembrance re-release of our Season 1 episode on Mackenzie, 23 years old, last seen after a late-night arrival in Salt Lake City, taking a Lyft to Hatch Park to meet someone she’d been speaking to online… and then her phone went silent.

We reconstruct the timeline, the digital trail, and the investigation that followed, told with care for Mackenzie and the people who loved her.

Content warning: abduction, violence, and death (non-graphic).

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> 20. Austin Lee Edwards: Cross Country Catfishing Cop 20. Austin Lee Edwards: Cross Country Catfishing Cop Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:42:24 GMT 27:14 ebde2880-eac4-4a84-9f96-d8ee51521bfa true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/20-austin-lee-edwards-cross-country-catfishing-cop/ 6a342c39f1612f1c6953c797 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c A fake teen. A real badge. A cross-country drive that turns an online lie into a California manhunt. full 2 10 A red Kia Soul runs out of road in the California desert. Patrol units close in. A helicopter circles overhead. Police believe a 15-year-old girl is inside the car—along with an armed driver.

Then the name comes over the radio: Austin Lee Edwards. Deputy sheriff. Former Virginia State Police. And suddenly this isn’t just an abduction alert, it’s an authority nightmare.

Because the “boy” she thought she knew online wasn’t a boy at all. Investigators say Edwards used a fake teen identity to communicate with her, using the familiar mechanics of grooming and sextortion across platforms like Instagram and Discord: attention, secrecy, pressure, and control.

And when the screen stopped being enough… he drove cross-country from Virginia to Riverside, California, turning a digital lie into a real-world emergency, one that began behind a phone and ended with police uncovering what was left behind on Price Court.

This episode isn’t only about one predator. It’s about the mechanism: how authority bias can become camouflage… and how a badge can buy a dangerous person time.

Content warning: grooming/sextortion themes involving a minor, abduction, violence, and death.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> A red Kia Soul runs out of road in the California desert. Patrol units close in. A helicopter circles overhead. Police believe a 15-year-old girl is inside the car—along with an armed driver.

Then the name comes over the radio: Austin Lee Edwards. Deputy sheriff. Former Virginia State Police. And suddenly this isn’t just an abduction alert, it’s an authority nightmare.

Because the “boy” she thought she knew online wasn’t a boy at all. Investigators say Edwards used a fake teen identity to communicate with her, using the familiar mechanics of grooming and sextortion across platforms like Instagram and Discord: attention, secrecy, pressure, and control.

And when the screen stopped being enough… he drove cross-country from Virginia to Riverside, California, turning a digital lie into a real-world emergency, one that began behind a phone and ended with police uncovering what was left behind on Price Court.

This episode isn’t only about one predator. It’s about the mechanism: how authority bias can become camouflage… and how a badge can buy a dangerous person time.

Content warning: grooming/sextortion themes involving a minor, abduction, violence, and death.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> <![CDATA[19. Morata's Triple Murder (Spain): The Spell and the Debt]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 10:35:03 GMT 33:38 4ecca5df-7058-450c-85eb-6f96367edd2c true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/19-moratas-triple-murder-spain/ 6a342c3a6f90df4cb7aae213 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c A romance scam becomes a ritual—until belief turns into debt… and the debt comes due. full 2 9 Morata de Tajuña sits just outside Madrid, Spain, a small town where routines are a heartbeat. And when that heartbeat stops… everyone feels it.

Three elderly siblings, known around town and always moving together, suddenly vanish from daily life. Days turn into weeks. The shutters stay closed. The lights don’t come on. And when authorities finally enter the home, Morata realizes this isn’t just a disappearance… it’s the end of something that had been building quietly for years.

This episode follows two forces that collide:

The Spell: a long-running Facebook romance scam, messages that feel personal, promises that feel divine, and an “inheritance” that’s always one payment away.

The Debt: when the money runs out, belief doesn’t disappear. It gets heavy. It turns local. And it becomes dangerous. Because their debt now has an address.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> Morata de Tajuña sits just outside Madrid, Spain, a small town where routines are a heartbeat. And when that heartbeat stops… everyone feels it.

Three elderly siblings, known around town and always moving together, suddenly vanish from daily life. Days turn into weeks. The shutters stay closed. The lights don’t come on. And when authorities finally enter the home, Morata realizes this isn’t just a disappearance… it’s the end of something that had been building quietly for years.

This episode follows two forces that collide:

The Spell: a long-running Facebook romance scam, messages that feel personal, promises that feel divine, and an “inheritance” that’s always one payment away.

The Debt: when the money runs out, belief doesn’t disappear. It gets heavy. It turns local. And it becomes dangerous. Because their debt now has an address.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> <![CDATA[18. Ryan Last & Eli Heacock: 45-Minute Sextortion]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 10:35:46 GMT 24:11 00f846fd-d728-497e-b2e5-bb364c1bb06f true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/18-ryan-last-eli-heacock/ 6a342c414a8189f2c35b193e 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c Two clocks. Two boys. One crime evolving fast, and a 45-minute deadline built to keep them silent. full 2 8 Two teenagers. Two different states: California and Kentucky. One crime that spreads faster than shame can be spoken out loud: sextortion.

It starts with a message that feels private, a quick exchange. Then the screen flips. Suddenly, it’s online blackmail, and the threat comes with a timer: 45 minutes. Pay, or your life gets detonated in front of everyone you know.

In this episode, we tell two stories side by side. Ryan Last pulled into a sextortion scam built on urgency and fear. And Elijah “Eli” Heacock, facing a chilling evolution of the same trap... where the leverage can be manufactured, including AI-generated explicit images designed to feel real enough to ruin you.

This isn’t about “bad choices.” It’s about a system engineered to isolate victims, rush decisions, and keep them silent. We break down how the scam works, the red flags families miss, and what to do in the first critical minutes... before the countdown wins.

Resource:

NCMEC Take It Down (free tool): https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/

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]]> Two teenagers. Two different states: California and Kentucky. One crime that spreads faster than shame can be spoken out loud: sextortion.

It starts with a message that feels private, a quick exchange. Then the screen flips. Suddenly, it’s online blackmail, and the threat comes with a timer: 45 minutes. Pay, or your life gets detonated in front of everyone you know.

In this episode, we tell two stories side by side. Ryan Last pulled into a sextortion scam built on urgency and fear. And Elijah “Eli” Heacock, facing a chilling evolution of the same trap... where the leverage can be manufactured, including AI-generated explicit images designed to feel real enough to ruin you.

This isn’t about “bad choices.” It’s about a system engineered to isolate victims, rush decisions, and keep them silent. We break down how the scam works, the red flags families miss, and what to do in the first critical minutes... before the countdown wins.

Resource:

NCMEC Take It Down (free tool): https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts Production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 17. Sydney Loofe: The Tinder Mask 17. Sydney Loofe: The Tinder Mask Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:35:58 GMT 28:09 237d787d-897b-4589-bdbe-189373e0300f true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/17-sydney-loofe-the-tinder-mask/ 6a342c384a8189f2c35b1671 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c A Tinder lead. A public video. A timeline that doesn’t hold. full 2 7 Sydney Loofe goes missing in Lincoln, Nebraska after a night connected to Tinder... and within hours, the search isn’t just happening in the streets. It’s happening online.

A video appears. A calm voice. A plea that sounds like concern. But in a missing-person case, a public narrative can become a weapon… especially when it’s posted before anyone can verify the timeline.

Investigators and friends focus on the first real digital lead: a dating app profile name, “Audrey.” A chat thread. A phone number. And a version of events that starts to bend the more it’s repeated.

This episode follows the case as two timelines collide: what people thought they were watching… and what the evidence quietly starts to reveal.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> Sydney Loofe goes missing in Lincoln, Nebraska after a night connected to Tinder... and within hours, the search isn’t just happening in the streets. It’s happening online.

A video appears. A calm voice. A plea that sounds like concern. But in a missing-person case, a public narrative can become a weapon… especially when it’s posted before anyone can verify the timeline.

Investigators and friends focus on the first real digital lead: a dating app profile name, “Audrey.” A chat thread. A phone number. And a version of events that starts to bend the more it’s repeated.

This episode follows the case as two timelines collide: what people thought they were watching… and what the evidence quietly starts to reveal.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 16. Laura Kowal: The Mysterious Disappearance 16. Laura Kowal: The Mysterious Disappearance Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:30:53 GMT 29:35 d7dd769f-e08c-4209-ad42-877ec48d23b6 true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/16-laura-kowal-the-mysterious-disappearance/ 6a342c3d4a8189f2c35b17b8 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c A federal voicemail. A missing mother. A scam that doesn’t end when the money’s gone. full 2 6 Kelly Gowe gets a voicemail from a federal agent: “I’m calling in regards to your mother, Laura Kowal, who may have been involved in a fraud scam.” She calls her mom. Laura answers. She is alive. But her voice doesn’t sound right. Scattered. Distant. Like she’s already inside something she doesn’t want to explain.

Then Laura disappears.

What started as online dating becomes something darker: a romance-scam persona, a fake “investment” opportunity, and a slow shift from affection… to instructions… to control. We follow the breadcrumbs, messages, accounts, and a widening trail of movement that takes investigators far from home... leaving Kelly with a timeline full of gaps and a conclusion that doesn’t feel like an answer.

The official conclusion raises new questions… and Kelly believes the truth is darker.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> Kelly Gowe gets a voicemail from a federal agent: “I’m calling in regards to your mother, Laura Kowal, who may have been involved in a fraud scam.” She calls her mom. Laura answers. She is alive. But her voice doesn’t sound right. Scattered. Distant. Like she’s already inside something she doesn’t want to explain.

Then Laura disappears.

What started as online dating becomes something darker: a romance-scam persona, a fake “investment” opportunity, and a slow shift from affection… to instructions… to control. We follow the breadcrumbs, messages, accounts, and a widening trail of movement that takes investigators far from home... leaving Kelly with a timeline full of gaps and a conclusion that doesn’t feel like an answer.

The official conclusion raises new questions… and Kelly believes the truth is darker.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 15. Ashley Wadsworth: When Love Turned into a Trap 15. Ashley Wadsworth: When Love Turned into a Trap Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:30:52 GMT 29:48 ecf5472f-f399-411b-86d6-d271b953d64d true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/15-ashley-wadsworth-when-love-turned-into-a-trap/ 6a342c49f1612f1c6953cc6e 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c A long-distance love story that became a cage full 2 5 She was 19. He was charming from a distance.

Ashley Wadsworth meets Jack Sepple online, and what starts as attention quickly becomes a relationship built on messages, calls, and promises that feel bigger when you’re young and hopeful. Before long, Ashley leaves Vernon, British Columbia, and moves to Chelmsford, England. Into his orbit, into his control.

But the real story isn’t just “a bad boyfriend.” It’s how fast isolation can happen when love is long-distance… and how quickly the warning signs escalate when the relationship becomes real life.

This episode follows the timeline as Ashley’s world narrows... friends growing worried, family kept at a distance, and the tension behind closed doors turning into something she can’t talk her way out of. And it ends with the moment everyone around her feared: when the person she trusted most became the danger.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> She was 19. He was charming from a distance.

Ashley Wadsworth meets Jack Sepple online, and what starts as attention quickly becomes a relationship built on messages, calls, and promises that feel bigger when you’re young and hopeful. Before long, Ashley leaves Vernon, British Columbia, and moves to Chelmsford, England. Into his orbit, into his control.

But the real story isn’t just “a bad boyfriend.” It’s how fast isolation can happen when love is long-distance… and how quickly the warning signs escalate when the relationship becomes real life.

This episode follows the timeline as Ashley’s world narrows... friends growing worried, family kept at a distance, and the tension behind closed doors turning into something she can’t talk her way out of. And it ends with the moment everyone around her feared: when the person she trusted most became the danger.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 14. Voices That Aren’t Real: AI Kidnapping Scams 14. Voices That Aren’t Real: AI Kidnapping Scams Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:30:02 GMT 29:15 cecfec27-5ac9-4994-af8f-2e8adb1bbddc true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/14-voices-that-arent-real-ai-kidnapping-scams/ 6a342c384a8189f2c35b1699 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c A real voice. A fake emergency. A parent pushed to the edge. full 2 4 The call comes out of nowhere.

Your teenage daughter is sobbing, gasping for air, and begging for you. It sounds surgically real. The same breaks in the voice. The same breath between words. The same panic.

And then a man gets on the line.

He says she’s been taken. He says you have minutes. He tells you not to hang up and tells you exactly where to go, what to do, and how fast to move. In the car, your GPS is already pointing toward a bank in your city.

But there’s one problem.

The voice sounds real. But the kidnapping isn’t.

In this episode, we reconstruct how an AI voice scam hijacks a parent’s nervous system, how the pressure is built, how the instructions are delivered, and how fear becomes a weapon. We break down the red flags, what investigators say to do in the first critical seconds, and the simple safeguards families can set before a call like this ever hits their phones.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> The call comes out of nowhere.

Your teenage daughter is sobbing, gasping for air, and begging for you. It sounds surgically real. The same breaks in the voice. The same breath between words. The same panic.

And then a man gets on the line.

He says she’s been taken. He says you have minutes. He tells you not to hang up and tells you exactly where to go, what to do, and how fast to move. In the car, your GPS is already pointing toward a bank in your city.

But there’s one problem.

The voice sounds real. But the kidnapping isn’t.

In this episode, we reconstruct how an AI voice scam hijacks a parent’s nervous system, how the pressure is built, how the instructions are delivered, and how fear becomes a weapon. We break down the red flags, what investigators say to do in the first critical seconds, and the simple safeguards families can set before a call like this ever hits their phones.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 13. Kacie Woody: The Origin of Grooming 13. Kacie Woody: The Origin of Grooming Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:30:03 GMT 35:39 afad94c8-9b57-4cbe-8897-604e85f7fda1 true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/13-kacie-woody-the-origin-of-grooming/ 6a342c3fdb494ef85c4a3396 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c Dial-up. A family computer. A stranger who wouldn’t let go full 2 3 It’s late 2002. Dial-up internet. A shared family computer in the living room. And a 13-year-old girl in rural Arkansas who just wants more people to talk to after school.

Kacie Woody meets “Scott” and “Dave” online, two names that feel harmless at first. The messages turn constant. The attention turns intimate. And slowly, the boundary between “friend” and “stranger” disappears… without anyone noticing in time.

When Kacie vanishes from her home on a cold, rainy night, investigators seize the computer and follow the trail where it leads: chat logs, usernames, travel records, motel stays, a rented vehicle... then a storage unit in Conway.

This episode reconstructs the timeline step by step, and shows why Kacie’s case became one of the early warnings of a word we all know now… grooming.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> It’s late 2002. Dial-up internet. A shared family computer in the living room. And a 13-year-old girl in rural Arkansas who just wants more people to talk to after school.

Kacie Woody meets “Scott” and “Dave” online, two names that feel harmless at first. The messages turn constant. The attention turns intimate. And slowly, the boundary between “friend” and “stranger” disappears… without anyone noticing in time.

When Kacie vanishes from her home on a cold, rainy night, investigators seize the computer and follow the trail where it leads: chat logs, usernames, travel records, motel stays, a rented vehicle... then a storage unit in Conway.

This episode reconstructs the timeline step by step, and shows why Kacie’s case became one of the early warnings of a word we all know now… grooming.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 12. Sydney Sutherland (Part 2): The App That Told the Truth 12. Sydney Sutherland (Part 2): The App That Told the Truth Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:30:05 GMT 28:51 3ddc03b6-3a13-47ab-94a1-371ccb426042 true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/12-sydney-sutherland-part-2-the-app-that-told-the-truth/ 6a342c454a8189f2c35b1a3f 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c When the timeline becomes evidence full 2 2 PART 2 OF 2

A dot on a map doesn’t cry. It doesn’t panic. It just… stops.

In Part 2, investigators pull location history from a family safety app, Life360, and the case pivots. A route becomes a record. A stop becomes a timestamp. And a timeline becomes something you can’t argue with.

We follow the coordinates into a field, track the evidence from the road to the courtroom, and unpack how the same tools that can hide a predator online can also become the witness that brings justice.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> PART 2 OF 2

A dot on a map doesn’t cry. It doesn’t panic. It just… stops.

In Part 2, investigators pull location history from a family safety app, Life360, and the case pivots. A route becomes a record. A stop becomes a timestamp. And a timeline becomes something you can’t argue with.

We follow the coordinates into a field, track the evidence from the road to the courtroom, and unpack how the same tools that can hide a predator online can also become the witness that brings justice.

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]]> 11. Sydney Sutherland (Part 1): The Road She Trusted 11. Sydney Sutherland (Part 1): The Road She Trusted Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:30:56 GMT 19:10 ad802c7a-6011-471c-8614-80c161bd8a61 true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/11-sydney-sutherland-part-1-the-road-she-trusted/ 6a342c404a8189f2c35b18db 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c The run that ended in silence full 2 1 PART 1 OF 2

A quiet farm road. A familiar running route. Then she disappears.

In northeast Arkansas, 24-year-old nurse Sydney Sutherland leaves for an afternoon run and vanishes within minutes. Her family, her boyfriend, and an entire community flood the backroads with flashlights and four-wheelers, calling her name into fields that don’t answer. But the usual tools, phone pings, tower data, don’t cooperate out here.

In Part 1, we rebuild Sydney’s last day step by step, and follow the first digital threads: a Snapchat, a phone that goes silent, and a search that starts to narrow around someone whose timeline doesn’t match the road she trusted.

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]]> PART 1 OF 2

A quiet farm road. A familiar running route. Then she disappears.

In northeast Arkansas, 24-year-old nurse Sydney Sutherland leaves for an afternoon run and vanishes within minutes. Her family, her boyfriend, and an entire community flood the backroads with flashlights and four-wheelers, calling her name into fields that don’t answer. But the usual tools, phone pings, tower data, don’t cooperate out here.

In Part 1, we rebuild Sydney’s last day step by step, and follow the first digital threads: a Snapchat, a phone that goes silent, and a search that starts to narrow around someone whose timeline doesn’t match the road she trusted.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> 10. Huione Romance Crypto Scam: Get Coached into a Zero Balance 10. Huione Romance Crypto Scam: Get Coached into a Zero Balance Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:30:00 GMT 20:49 4adefa2e-dee1-44f5-938c-5c352c04892e true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/10-huione-romance-crypto-scam-get-coached-into-a-zero-balance/ 6a342c494a187774ac9f1614 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c Two weeks to trust. Minutes to watch your retirement disappear. full 1 10 Four people on three continents are coached from chat apps into fake exchanges and “profits” in USDT they can never withdraw. A grandfather in North Carolina, a professional in Los Angeles, a single mother in Sydney, and a victim in Hong Kong follow the same script. Behind those messages is Sara, trafficked to a Myanmar compound and forced to run the chats. We map the playbook from wrong-number openers and LinkedIn mentors to dashboards that show gains and the taxes and fees wall that traps withdrawals.

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]]> Four people on three continents are coached from chat apps into fake exchanges and “profits” in USDT they can never withdraw. A grandfather in North Carolina, a professional in Los Angeles, a single mother in Sydney, and a victim in Hong Kong follow the same script. Behind those messages is Sara, trafficked to a Myanmar compound and forced to run the chats. We map the playbook from wrong-number openers and LinkedIn mentors to dashboards that show gains and the taxes and fees wall that traps withdrawals.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> 9. The Instagram Ticket Scam: When Your Profile Sells Without You 9. The Instagram Ticket Scam: When Your Profile Sells Without You Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:40:27 GMT 17:35 33a5c20a-e128-4a35-aa2d-738d6b2a1a30 true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/9-the-instagram-ticket-scam-when-your-profile-sells-without-you/ 6a342c486f90df4cb7aae5aa 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c Her page kept selling after she lost the password full 1 9 Her followers trusted her name. Then her page started selling tickets she never posted. Overnight the grid fills with urgent drops and countdowns; DMs flood with “is this you?” and “where are my seats.” Locked out and stuck in support loops, she watches her brand used against her audience. We trace how the takeover worked, where the money went, and the steps to get her account and followers' trust back.

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]]> Her followers trusted her name. Then her page started selling tickets she never posted. Overnight the grid fills with urgent drops and countdowns; DMs flood with “is this you?” and “where are my seats.” Locked out and stuck in support loops, she watches her brand used against her audience. We trace how the takeover worked, where the money went, and the steps to get her account and followers' trust back.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> 8. Patricia Alatorre: When Social Media Masks the Devil 8. Patricia Alatorre: When Social Media Masks the Devil Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:30:39 GMT 17:32 adc4b725-b27c-4db2-8f1b-e36556193cc7 true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/8-patricia-alatorre-when-social-media-masks-the-devil/ 6a342c3d6f90df4cb7aae2f1 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c The Devil has Many Forms and One of Them is Social Media full 1 8 Patricia Alatorre was a Bakersfield teenager who wanted to be seen. It began with compliments in DMs and shifted to secrecy, urgency, and late-night plans. When Patricia went missing, her family and a city searched while detectives traced messages, locations, and cameras. This episode follows the timeline step by step, from first contact to the hours that triggered the search, and shows how grooming moves from attention to control, and how investigators pulled the thread that led to answers.

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]]> Patricia Alatorre was a Bakersfield teenager who wanted to be seen. It began with compliments in DMs and shifted to secrecy, urgency, and late-night plans. When Patricia went missing, her family and a city searched while detectives traced messages, locations, and cameras. This episode follows the timeline step by step, from first contact to the hours that triggered the search, and shows how grooming moves from attention to control, and how investigators pulled the thread that led to answers.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 7. The Deepfake Deception: When Love Is Not Real 7. The Deepfake Deception: When Love Is Not Real Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:30:03 GMT 20:37 29e853b2-b045-4f08-8f4f-5c2b138205bb true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/7-the-deepfake-deception-when-love-is-not-real/ 6a342c474a2a3be0f4cb8111 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c The face and voice are perfect. The person is not. full 1 7 A video call feels right. A voice sounds right. A profile pulls pieces from real people to make something that never existed. We follow how a deepfake relationship forms, how pressure normalizes, and the emotional and financial fallout when the seams show.

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]]> A video call feels right. A voice sounds right. A profile pulls pieces from real people to make something that never existed. We follow how a deepfake relationship forms, how pressure normalizes, and the emotional and financial fallout when the seams show.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 6. Cari Farver (Part 2): The Truth Behind the Messages 6. Cari Farver (Part 2): The Truth Behind the Messages Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:38:51 GMT 24:07 bd3a2c37-2f38-4005-9955-5729f9d753b8 true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/6-cari-farver-part-2-the-truth-behind-the-messages/ 6a342c404a2a3be0f4cb7b8d 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c The Metadata told a different story full 1 6 The messages would not stop. In Part 2, investigators test accounts and devices and read the data behind years of activity. Logins, IPs, Wi-Fi associations, EXIF timestamps, and deleted files begin to align. Step by step, digital forensics reveal how an online presence was fabricated and how the harassment was orchestrated. The trail points to someone very close to home and brings resolution to a case built on access, identity, and persistence in Omaha and Council Bluffs.

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]]> The messages would not stop. In Part 2, investigators test accounts and devices and read the data behind years of activity. Logins, IPs, Wi-Fi associations, EXIF timestamps, and deleted files begin to align. Step by step, digital forensics reveal how an online presence was fabricated and how the harassment was orchestrated. The trail points to someone very close to home and brings resolution to a case built on access, identity, and persistence in Omaha and Council Bluffs.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 5. Cari Farver (Part 1): Messages from a Stalker Who Wasn’t There 5. Cari Farver (Part 1): Messages from a Stalker Who Wasn’t There Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:30:37 GMT 22:12 da7615dd-900c-4eb4-8908-338b15380065 true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/5-cari-farver-part-1-messages-from-a-stalker-who-wasnt-there/ 6a342c3bf1612f1c6953c814 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c The texts kept coming full 1 5 A relationship ends and an avalanche of messages begins. This first part follows the disappearance of Cari Farver, the early theories, and the widening trail across accounts, devices, and locations in and around Omaha and Council Bluffs. The story examines how identity can be forged online and how harassment persists when a digital presence will not stop.

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]]> A relationship ends and an avalanche of messages begins. This first part follows the disappearance of Cari Farver, the early theories, and the widening trail across accounts, devices, and locations in and around Omaha and Council Bluffs. The story examines how identity can be forged online and how harassment persists when a digital presence will not stop.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 4. The BM Boys: Inside a Sextortion Pipeline 4. The BM Boys: Inside a Sextortion Pipeline Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:30:50 GMT 24:02 f19bef77-4f5b-4bf4-aa83-8609800dc3cb true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/4-the-bm-boys-inside-a-sextortion-pipeline/ 6a342c474a2a3be0f4cb8156 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c They were not after friendship. They were after leverage full 1 4 A friendly DM becomes pressure, then demands, then threats. This episode shows how a sextortion ring builds leverage from a single message, multiplies fear with screenshots and deadlines, and uses payment apps to keep victims silent. We center victim recovery and the choices that help people take control back.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> A friendly DM becomes pressure, then demands, then threats. This episode shows how a sextortion ring builds leverage from a single message, multiplies fear with screenshots and deadlines, and uses payment apps to keep victims silent. We center victim recovery and the choices that help people take control back.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 3. Bianca Devins: When a tragedy turned into content 3. Bianca Devins: When a tragedy turned into content Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:36:25 GMT 27:11 a318139a-a3cf-4711-aabd-39750c6769eb true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/3-bianca-devins-when-a-tragedy-turned-into-content/ 6a342c43f1612f1c6953cb13 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c A tragedy the internet wouldn’t stop spreading full 1 3 Bianca Devins’ name became a headline after images of her violent murder spread online. This episode focuses on the person behind the posts, the escalation that led to tragedy, and how platforms, press, and strangers responded in real time. We examine how attention and algorithms amplified harm, the grief for her family, and the trust of an entire community.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> Bianca Devins’ name became a headline after images of her violent murder spread online. This episode focuses on the person behind the posts, the escalation that led to tragedy, and how platforms, press, and strangers responded in real time. We examine how attention and algorithms amplified harm, the grief for her family, and the trust of an entire community.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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]]> 2. Mackenzie Lueck: The Meeting That Never Reached Daylight 2. Mackenzie Lueck: The Meeting That Never Reached Daylight Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:33:46 GMT 13:45 ac152b99-510c-4222-bb78-dfa9cd94388b true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/2-mackenzie-lueck-the-meeting-that-never-reached-daylight/ 6a342c3c4a2a3be0f4cb7ac9 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c A late flight, a Lyft to Hatch Park, an online meetup, and then silence. full 1 2 A late flight, a Lyft to Hatch Park, an online meetup... then silence.

After a late flight into Salt Lake City, Mackenzie Lueck messages that she has landed and takes a Lyft to Hatch Park in North Salt Lake to meet someone she knew online. Minutes after the drop-off, her phone activity stops.

This episode reconstructs the overnight timeline, texts, rideshare data, airport and neighborhood cameras, and follows detectives as they trace an online connection to Ayoola Ajayi. We cover the search, the purchase records, the backyard burn that drew attention, and the evidence that led to an arrest, told with care for Mackenzie and her family.

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]]> A late flight, a Lyft to Hatch Park, an online meetup... then silence.

After a late flight into Salt Lake City, Mackenzie Lueck messages that she has landed and takes a Lyft to Hatch Park in North Salt Lake to meet someone she knew online. Minutes after the drop-off, her phone activity stops.

This episode reconstructs the overnight timeline, texts, rideshare data, airport and neighborhood cameras, and follows detectives as they trace an online connection to Ayoola Ajayi. We cover the search, the purchase records, the backyard burn that drew attention, and the evidence that led to an arrest, told with care for Mackenzie and her family.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> 1. The Tagged Serial Killer: How a social feed helped catch a predator 1. The Tagged Serial Killer: How a social feed helped catch a predator Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:30:13 GMT 28:30 2a37504b-4bd3-4a70-82be-08dbd82062c3 true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/1-the-tagged-serial-killer-how-a-social-feed-helped-catch-a-predator/ 6a342c3f4a8189f2c35b18b2 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c A survivor speaks. Friends of a victim build the trail. full 1 1 A survivor speaks, and the friends of a missing woman refuse to let the trail go cold.

This episode follows a verified New Jersey case where posts, check ins, and dating-app activity form a pattern. The friends of Sarah Butler screenshot profiles, match usernames, compare places and times, and pass everything to detectives. Alongside survivor Tiffany Taylor's account, a community effort turns a social feed into evidence and helps expose Khalil Wheeler-Weaver. The sound places you beside the late-night phones and the moments when the clues line up.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> A survivor speaks, and the friends of a missing woman refuse to let the trail go cold.

This episode follows a verified New Jersey case where posts, check ins, and dating-app activity form a pattern. The friends of Sarah Butler screenshot profiles, match usernames, compare places and times, and pass everything to detectives. Alongside survivor Tiffany Taylor's account, a community effort turns a social feed into evidence and helps expose Khalil Wheeler-Weaver. The sound places you beside the late-night phones and the moments when the clues line up.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> Trailer - Welcome to Lurkers Trailer - Welcome to Lurkers Tue, 04 Nov 2025 02:24:39 GMT 1:47 d7d950bd-2792-42e3-8527-4ee855d60f21 true https://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/trailer-welcome-to-lurkers/ 6a342c416f90df4cb7aae3f4 6a342c2c6f90df4cb7aadf5c Start Here trailer 1 Real cases that start online and end in the real world, told with immersive sound and empathy.

Welcome to Lurkers. This brief preview explains what the show is and how we tell these stories. We follow verified cases that begin on phones and feeds and then move into everyday life. Expect careful research, scene by scene sound, and a clear warning about the risks hiding in everyday clicks. With new cases every 2 weeks. Follow wherever you listen to Podcasts so you do not miss the first drop.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> Real cases that start online and end in the real world, told with immersive sound and empathy.

Welcome to Lurkers. This brief preview explains what the show is and how we tell these stories. We follow verified cases that begin on phones and feeds and then move into everyday life. Expect careful research, scene by scene sound, and a clear warning about the risks hiding in everyday clicks. With new cases every 2 weeks. Follow wherever you listen to Podcasts so you do not miss the first drop.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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