Can I tell you a secret? Episode five: a mother’s love

About this episode

Sirin Kale interviews Matthew's mother to explore his past and motivations for cyberstalking.

Journalist Sirin Kale meets Matthew’s mother to uncover more about his past, and find out what might have motivated him to cyberstalk his victims for so many years

People in this episode

Host: Sirin Kale

Guest: Matthew's mother

Topics covered

• cyberstalking
• mother's love
• journalism
• victim motivation
• personal history

Keywords

• cyberstalk
• victims
• journalist
• mother
• interview

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