| Duration: | 3600 min |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
91 million people search for love online, but internet dating can be a dangerous game.
With access to the victims' families and the police who worked tirelessly to bring perpetrators to justice, this series examines some of the real life love stories that ended in tragedy.
With key interviews taking us through the twists and turns, we tell the stories of the dramatic chases to catch the killers.
In April 2007, lonely and looking for love, Clare Wood met 40 year old fairground worker George Appleton online. At first, it seemed to be the perfect relationship, but neither Clare's father nor her brother warmed to Appleton. Her relationship started to get rocky, and after discovering that Appleton was having affairs with other women, Clare attempted to end it.
When Carly Ryan went online to meet new friends, she thought met the boy of her dreams in 18 year old musician, Brandon Kane. What neither Carly nor her mother knew was that Brandon didn't exist.
In 2009, Lorraine Long met Robert Wiesner on an online dating site. When Lorraine tried to end the relationship, Robert refused to let her go.
Kayleigh Haywood was 15 years old when 27 year old Luke Harlow contacted her online. He persuaded Kayleigh to lie to her parents in order to meet him.
28 year old Ashley Pegram was a mum to three young children. Lonely and depressed, Ashley began to use dating apps to meet guys. On Friday 3rd, April 2015, Ashley hastily arranged to meet a guy she'd met online just a few hours earlier. She left for her date around 9pm, and was never seen again.
29 year old Ballarat mum Sharon Siermans was looking for love when she began chatting online with a man named Jason Godfrey, in January 2013. When Sharon met him at Ballarat train station for their first date, he looked nothing like he did online. Sharon was so embarrassed to be seen with him in public that she made a catastrophic decision: she invited him to her house.
