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When the Internet Was New: The Kacie Woody 'Yahoo Messenger' Murder
Season 2
Episode 52
Published 3 months ago
Description
In 2002, 13-year-old Kacie Woody disappeared from her home in Arkansas after secretly communicating online with, Jazzman_Df, who she believed to be a teenage boy. What investigators uncovered was a chilling case of online grooming that ended in tragedy. This episode explores how the internet predator gained Kacie’s trust, the desperate search for her, and the case that helped shape conversations about online safety for children.
When the internet was new, in 2002.