S1 / E5 Social Stalker: An Unfriendly Request

“Michelle” received over 900 unwanted calls and texts from her stalker including death threats and an extortion attempt. After accepting a friend request on social media from “Giovanni”, a male active duty U.S. Marine, “Michelle” grows concerned when he follows and likes all of her friends pages and posts. She blocks him and discovers, “Giovanni” is actually a 23-year-old female Florida International University criminal-justice student who is stalking her. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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