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June 17 Remembrance: Mackenzie Lueck (Re-release)
Jun 17, 2026
Unknown duration
20. Austin Lee Edwards: Cross Country Catfishing Cop
Jun 3, 2026
27m 13s
19. Morata's Triple Murder (Spain): The Spell and the Debt
May 20, 2026
33m 38s
18. Ryan Last & Eli Heacock: 45-Minute Sextortion
May 6, 2026
24m 11s
17. Sydney Loofe: The Tinder Mask
Apr 22, 2026
28m 09s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/17/26 |  June 17 Remembrance: Mackenzie Lueck (Re-release) | Each year on June 17, we remember Mackenzie Lueck.This is a remembrance re-release of our Season 1 episode on Mackenzie, 23 years old, last seen after a late-night arrival in Salt Lake City, taking a Lyft to Hatch Park to meet someone she’d been speaking to online… and then her phone went silent.We reconstruct the timeline, the digital trail, and the investigation that followed, told with care for Mackenzie and the people who loved her.Content warning: abduction, violence, and death (non-graphic).Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.—Follow LURKERS:Instagram: @thelurkers_podcastTikTok: @thelurkerspodcastYouTube: @TheLurkersPodcastWebsite: www.thelurkerspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/3/26 |  20. Austin Lee Edwards: Cross Country Catfishing Cop✨ | catfishinggrooming+4 | — | Virginia State Police | CaliforniaRiverside+2 | catfishinggrooming+6 | — | 27m 13s | |
| 5/20/26 |  19. Morata's Triple Murder (Spain): The Spell and the Debt✨ | true crimescams+3 | — | — | Morata de TajuñaSpain+1 | Morata de TajuñaSpain+5 | — | 33m 38s | |
| 5/6/26 |  18. Ryan Last & Eli Heacock: 45-Minute Sextortion✨ | sextortiononline blackmail+4 | Ryan LastElijah “Eli” Heacock | NCMECPowerTale Podcasts | CaliforniaKentucky | sextortionblackmail+4 | — | 24m 11s | |
| 4/22/26 |  17. Sydney Loofe: The Tinder Mask✨ | missing personTinder+4 | — | TinderPowerTale Podcasts | Lincoln, NebraskaAudrey | Sydney LoofeTinder+4 | — | 28m 09s | |
| 4/8/26 |  16. Laura Kowal: The Mysterious Disappearance✨ | disappearancefraud+3 | — | federal agent | — | disappearancefraud scam+3 | — | 29m 35s | |
| 3/25/26 |  15. Ashley Wadsworth: When Love Turned into a Trap✨ | online relationshipscontrol+3 | Ashley Wadsworth | — | Vernon, British ColumbiaChelmsford, England | Ashley WadsworthJack Sepple+3 | — | 29m 48s | |
| 3/11/26 |  14. Voices That Aren’t Real: AI Kidnapping Scams✨ | AI voice scamskidnapping+3 | — | — | Hillsborough | AI scamsvoice technology+3 | — | 29m 15s | |
| 2/25/26 |  13. Kacie Woody: The Origin of Grooming✨ | groomingonline safety+3 | Kacie Woody | — | Arkansas | groomingKacie Woody+5 | — | 35m 39s | |
| 2/12/26 |  12. Sydney Sutherland (Part 2): The App That Told the Truth✨ | investigationdigital evidence+3 | — | Life360 | — | Life360Sydney Sutherland+4 | — | 28m 51s | |
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| 2/11/26 |  11. Sydney Sutherland (Part 1): The Road She Trusted✨ | disappearanceinvestigation+4 | — | — | Arkansasbackroad | Sydney Sutherlanddisappearance+5 | — | 19m 10s | |
| 1/28/26 |  10. Huione Romance Crypto Scam: Get Coached into a Zero Balance✨ | romance scamscryptocurrency+3 | — | — | U.S.Australia+2 | romance scamcrypto scam+4 | — | 20m 49s | |
| 1/14/26 |  9. The Instagram Ticket Scam: When Your Profile Sells Without You✨ | scamssocial media+3 | — | PowerTale Podcasts | Instagram | Instagramticket scam+3 | — | 17m 35s | |
| 12/30/25 |  8. Patricia Alatorre: When Social Media Masks the Devil✨ | disappearancesocial media+3 | — | — | Bakersfield | Patricia AlatorreBakersfield+3 | — | 17m 32s | |
| 12/17/25 |  7. The Deepfake Deception: When Love Is Not Real | A video call feels right. A voice sounds right. A profile pulls pieces from real people to make something that never existed. We follow how a deepfake relationship forms, how pressure normalizes, and the emotional and financial fallout when the seams show.Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.—Follow LURKERS:Instagram: @thelurkers_podcastTikTok: @thelurkerspodcastYouTube: @TheLurkersPodcastWebsite: www.thelurkerspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/3/25 |  6. Cari Farver (Part 2): The Truth Behind the Messages | The messages would not stop. In Part 2, investigators test accounts and devices and read the data behind years of activity. Logins, IPs, Wi-Fi associations, EXIF timestamps, and deleted files begin to align. Step by step, digital forensics reveal how an online presence was fabricated and how the harassment was orchestrated. The trail points to someone very close to home and brings resolution to a case built on access, identity, and persistence in Omaha and Council Bluffs.Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.—Follow LURKERS:Instagram: @thelurkers_podcastTikTok: @thelurkerspodcastYouTube: @TheLurkersPodcastWebsite: www.thelurkerspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/3/25 |  5. Cari Farver (Part 1): Messages from a Stalker Who Wasn’t There | A relationship ends and an avalanche of messages begins. This first part follows the disappearance of Cari Farver, the early theories, and the widening trail across accounts, devices, and locations in and around Omaha and Council Bluffs. The story examines how identity can be forged online and how harassment persists when a digital presence will not stop.Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.—Follow LURKERS:Instagram: @thelurkers_podcastTikTok: @thelurkerspodcastYouTube: @TheLurkersPodcastWebsite: www.thelurkerspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/19/25 |  4. The BM Boys: Inside a Sextortion Pipeline | A friendly DM becomes pressure, then demands, then threats. This episode shows how a sextortion ring builds leverage from a single message, multiplies fear with screenshots and deadlines, and uses payment apps to keep victims silent. We center victim recovery and the choices that help people take control back.Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.—Follow LURKERS:Instagram: @thelurkers_podcastTikTok: @thelurkerspodcastYouTube: @TheLurkersPodcastWebsite: www.thelurkerspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/6/25 |  3. Bianca Devins: When a tragedy turned into content | Bianca Devins’ name became a headline after images of her violent murder spread online. This episode focuses on the person behind the posts, the escalation that led to tragedy, and how platforms, press, and strangers responded in real time. We examine how attention and algorithms amplified harm, the grief for her family, and the trust of an entire community.Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.—Follow LURKERS:Instagram: @thelurkers_podcastTikTok: @thelurkerspodcastYouTube: @TheLurkersPodcastWebsite: www.thelurkerspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/6/25 |  2. Mackenzie Lueck: The Meeting That Never Reached Daylight | A late flight, a Lyft to Hatch Park, an online meetup... then silence.After a late flight into Salt Lake City, Mackenzie Lueck messages that she has landed and takes a Lyft to Hatch Park in North Salt Lake to meet someone she knew online. Minutes after the drop-off, her phone activity stops.This episode reconstructs the overnight timeline, texts, rideshare data, airport and neighborhood cameras, and follows detectives as they trace an online connection to Ayoola Ajayi. We cover the search, the purchase records, the backyard burn that drew attention, and the evidence that led to an arrest, told with care for Mackenzie and her family.Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.—Follow LURKERS:Instagram: @thelurkers_podcastTikTok: @thelurkerspodcastYouTube: @TheLurkersPodcastWebsite: www.thelurkerspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/6/25 |  1. The Tagged Serial Killer: How a social feed helped catch a predator | A survivor speaks, and the friends of a missing woman refuse to let the trail go cold.This episode follows a verified New Jersey case where posts, check ins, and dating-app activity form a pattern. The friends of Sarah Butler screenshot profiles, match usernames, compare places and times, and pass everything to detectives. Alongside survivor Tiffany Taylor's account, a community effort turns a social feed into evidence and helps expose Khalil Wheeler-Weaver. The sound places you beside the late-night phones and the moments when the clues line up.Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.—Follow LURKERS:Instagram: @thelurkers_podcastTikTok: @thelurkerspodcastYouTube: @TheLurkersPodcastWebsite: www.thelurkerspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/4/25 |  Trailer - Welcome to Lurkers | Real cases that start online and end in the real world, told with immersive sound and empathy.Welcome to Lurkers. This brief preview explains what the show is and how we tell these stories. We follow verified cases that begin on phones and feeds and then move into everyday life. Expect careful research, scene by scene sound, and a clear warning about the risks hiding in everyday clicks. With new cases every 2 weeks. Follow wherever you listen to Podcasts so you do not miss the first drop.Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.—Follow LURKERS:Instagram: @thelurkers_podcastTikTok: @thelurkerspodcastYouTube: @TheLurkersPodcastWebsite: www.thelurkerspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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