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Web of Lies

Looking for friendship, 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 leads.
IMDb 7.9201413 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S3 E1 - Blast from the Past
    January 19, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    38-year-old Michele Reiter’s life seems to be on the up after a chaotic marriage and a troubled romance. But when Michele goes missing after accepting a date from a new Facebook friend, a horrific story unfolds.
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  2. S3 E2 - Bittersweet Sixteen
    January 26, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    A teen joins a social networking site where she soon falls in love. After weeks of texting, they decide to meet in person. Their first meeting seems to trouble her, but when she goes out for a second time, she never comes home.
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  3. S3 E3 - The Sick Boy
    February 2, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    A young mother desperately turns to the internet for help and advice when her young son mysteriously falls ill.
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  4. S3 E4 - The Honeytrap
    February 9, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    An aspiring young boxer leaves in the middle of the night to meet an attractive girl who added him on Facebook. The next day, he is found dead in his car, and his murder reveals a dark family secret kept hidden for decades.
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  5. S3 E5 - Fatal Friendship
    February 16, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    A teen girl relies on Facebook to stay in contact and keep up with gossip. After accepting friend requests from boys she doesn't know, Nichole agrees to meet one of them and discovers the truth behind their online friendship.
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  6. S3 E6 - Hitman 4 Hire
    February 23, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    Leslie and Brian Long live in an affluent suburban in Ohio with their two kids. When Leslie goes online to make business contacts, the family is besieged with mysterious threats, and Bryan is almost killed by an unknown gunman.
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  7. S3 E7 - Stolen Youth
    March 1, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    A 14-year-old girl seeks solace online following her parents' bitter divorce, when she meets a local girl who wants to help. After an apparent runaway, Hope's family receives a call that proves Hope didn't leave by choice.
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  8. S3 E8 - New Year's Retribution
    March 8, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    A newly single 33-year-old bursting with confidence after losing 200 pounds spends her time flirting with men online. When she fails to turn up for work one day, her friends worry that she didn't just run away with Mr. Right.
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  9. S3 E9 - Be Careful Who U Wish 4
    March 15, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    A woman recovering from an abusive relationship looks for love on a popular dating site. But the man who promises to keep her safe may not offer the protection she deserves.
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  10. S3 E10 - The Candyman
    March 22, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    Candy Williams has recently moved to Gulfport, Florida. When she a meets handsome stranger at the beach, she thinks life can’t get any better. But a fantasy romance becomes a real-life horror story as his past comes to life.
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  11. S3 E11 - Divorced and in Danger
    March 29, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    A divorcee turns to the internet for romance and soon meets a sexy entrepreneur. But when she's found brutally murdered in her own home, detectives discover that Sheila was lured into the dark world of sadomasochism.
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  12. S3 E12 - Catfished
    April 5, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    A 28-year-old is catfished by an online prankster. Incensed, he sets his target on the only person he can think of -- the girl in the pictures.
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  13. S3 E13 - Flirting with the Enemy
    April 12, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    Student Jason Rodriguez finds excitement online when he begins dating several girls who pique his interest. But soon after meeting one of them offline, he turns up dead, and the identity of his online friends are revealed.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Tom PollockSean GrundyDan CliftonAdam WarnerMary DownesMatthew CatlingHarry HewlandBen MoleStan GriffinChris Holt
Starring
Edmund CoulthardGarnett SpearsLacey Spears
Studio
Investigation Discovery
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