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In 2014, 14-year-old Breck Bednar was a bright, tech-savvy teenager who loved gaming and coding with his friends online. When a charismatic older gamer named Lewis began appearing in their chat group, claiming to be a 17-year-old entrepreneur with his own company and connections to the U.S. government, Breck was fascinated by someone who seemed to share his passion for technology. But as months passed, Breck's mother Lorin noticed disturbing changes. Her once-open son became secretive and distant, defending his new friend against her growing concerns. Despite her attempts to intervene, including contacting police about potential grooming, Lewis had already woven an invisible web of manipulation around her son. Breck's story exposes the terrifying reality of online predators who hide behind screens, exploiting the trust of vulnerable teens in spaces where they feel safest, and serves as a stark reminder that danger can enter our homes through something as ordinary as a gaming headset.

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From the outside, the Reynolds family looked picture-perfect. A deeply religious couple raising their adopted daughter in sunny Coral Springs, Florida. But beneath the surface of baseball games, church choir practices, and shopping trips at the mall, something dark was brewing.

When 17-year-old Nikki Reynolds became obsessed with her high school boyfriend, her parents watched helplessly as their once-thriving daughter spiraled into lies, manipulation, and increasingly erratic behavior. Then, on the evening of May 14, 1997, everything came to a violent head. What drove a teenager who once seemed to have it all to commit an act so unthinkable that even she couldn't believe what she'd done? Allison tells us the whole story.

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Claudia Lawrence was a beloved daughter, sister, and friend. What followed her disappearance was a long, painful search clouded by missed clues, shifting public opinion, and silence from people who might know more than they’ve said. Allison tells us the rest of this story that has one really dark twist.

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