Teen Predator/Online Killer

2024

Documentary

How does a Northern Irish teen become one of the world's worst online child sex abusers? Victims, families and police share how catfish killer Alexander McCartney was caught.

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Production

DoubleBand Films

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 11, 2024

Last Aired

November 13, 2024

Networks

BBC One Northern Ireland

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Uncovering a Predator

Air date: 2024-11-11

Twenty-year-old Alexander McCartney from Northern Ireland is questioned by police after a 12-year-old girl in Scotland reports serious catfishing online.

A Race Against Time

Air date: 2024-11-12

A huge discovery on McCartney’s devices triggers an international investigation as the race to identify thousands of victims across the world gets under way.

Justice

Air date: 2024-11-13

Homeland Security discovers an obituary page for a 12-year-old girl in West Virginia. Police in Northern Ireland connect the death to McCartney, opening a manslaughter investigation.

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