Air Date
November 16, 2017
Episodes
8 episodes
Swipe Right for Murder
Season 1
Overview
The series delves into the dark side of online dating, revealing cases where app-based interactions led unsuspecting people into deadly encounters. With access to families, friends, and investigators involved, the series examines how technology brings unique dangers, allowing criminals unprecedented access to potential victims and posing complex challenges for law enforcement.
Episodes
1. Nadine Aburas
Shining a frightening light on the world of social media murders. The murder of Nadine Aburas from Cardiff by a businessman she met on a dating site in 2012.
2. Nicole White
When Nicole White went missing after a date with a man she met online, the police later linked him to the remote spot in Washington where her body was found.
3. Clare Wood
How the brutal murder of Clare Wood by an-ex boyfriend she had met online led to the rolling out of a new law to protect people against violent partners.
4. Carly Ryan
The murder of 15-year-old Adelaide schoolgirl Carly Ryan by paedophile Garry Newman, who lured her away from her family by creating fake online personas.
5. Lorraine Long
When 62-year-old Lorraine Long from Arizona ended a relationship with a man she had met on an online dating website, he shot her dead in a fit of jealous rage.
6. Kayleigh Haywood
The disturbing story of the murder of teenager Kayleigh Haywood who was groomed online by a stranger and then brutally raped and killed by an accomplice.
7. Ashley Pegram
The case of South Carolina mother-of-three Ashley Pegram who was drugged, raped and beaten to death by a man she met on a dating app just a few hours earlier.
8. Sharon Siermans
When 29-year-old Australian mum Sharon Siermans called short a date with a man she met online, he later took revenge by beating her to death with a cricket bat.