Teen Predator/Online Killer

6.0/102024Ended1 Season · 3 Episodes

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How does a Northern Irish teen become one of the world's worst online child sex abusers? Victims, families and police share how catfish killer Alexander McCartney was caught.

Released: Nov 11, 2024

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