The Chatroom: Episode 373 (Part 2/2)

The Chatroom: Episode 373 (Part 2/2)

The conclusion of the story from last week - if you haven't listened to the episode last week, this is strongly advised as this is the continuation of that episode.

At the beginning of this century, when the internet was new for most people - and before the social media giants claimed their turf - chatrooms were very popular, especially with teenagers.

Mark was 16 and lived in Stockport in the north-west of England. He was a regular on the Manchester Teens chatroom. But whilst he was there to have some fun and chat to girls, not everyone he spoke to had such simple motives. As he was soon to discover...

Writing Credit:
Gemma Gould
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Sources:
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/mark-and-john-the-fantasists
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-boy-who-incited-his-own-murder
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/29/crime.uknews
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2005/02/bachrach200502
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/boy-14-posed-as-spy-to-arrange-his-own-murder-565124.html
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/internet-murder-boys-told-never-1110248

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