The Dark Side Of The Internet: Taking Down Pedophiles

Investigators say they've identified a woman who was found dead 43 years ago in Illinois using advanced DNA and genealogy work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Netflix documentary, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, has exposed the ease with which people can anonymously target, harass, and threaten individuals online. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an important time to understand the ways in which seemingly common technology can be weaponized against us. Head of Faculty at SANS Institute, Heather Barnhart, provides her expertise on digital forensics and later details her own experience with digital harassment as well. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DNA evidence has helped police create a timeline for the long-unsolved 1991 murders of four teenage girls who were found dead at a yogurt store in Austin, Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WARNING: This episode features sensitive topics involving children. Listener discretion is advised. In 1993, 10-year-old George Burdynski Jr. went missing from his Maryland home. While his case remains unsolved, the investigation into his disappearance led the FBI to uncover the dark and disturbing ways in which child predators interact with one another and with children online. This discovery led to the bureau's Innocent Images National Initiative. Retired FBI Agent Stacey Perkins discusses her involvement with the creation of this initiative, as well as her work taking down a kingpin behind an international child pornography website. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Assata Shakur, a fugitive and member of the Black Liberation Army, died at the age of 78. She was given political asylum in Cuba in 1979 after escaping prison for killing a New Jersey police officer six years prior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. Marshals announced that Travis Decker, the 32-year-old man accused of killing his three daughters in June, is deceased. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The suspect in the Gilgo Beach murders on Long Island, Rex Heuerman, was back in court this week, where the presiding Judge Tim Mazzei denied the defense’s motion to break up the seven murder charges into separate trials. In another bombshell ruling, Judge Mazzei allowed the use of advanced DNA evidence, a technique never before used in a New York courtroom.  Former NYPD Detective and FOX News Contributor Paul Mauro discusses the latest developments in the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Gilgo Beach judge has ruled for a single trial for Rex Heuermann, the man arrested in 2023 for the alleged murders of seven women over the span of almost 20 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On May 20th, 2022, Bella Gonzales died just five days after her 24th birthday. Her case was quickly ruled a suicide by firearm. After her death, Bella's family received her journals and uncovered a dark secret: she was a victim of physical, emotional, psychological, and financial abuse. Now, her family is fighting for attention, answers, and justice. Billie Gonzales is Bella's mother and the President of Shine Bright Like Bella. She joins to discuss how she's fighting for investigative reform and widespread legislation to address cases related to intimate partner violence. She also discusses her daughter's life and the extraordinary legacy she leaves behind. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities in Washington State say they believe they have found the remains of Travis Decker, the father suspected of kidnapping and killing his three daughters earlier this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices