I created Lurkers because I kept coming back to one disturbing idea: some of the most dangerous people in our lives never walk through the front door. They enter through a screen.
Lurkers is an immersive true crime podcast about real stories where social media, apps, messages, fake identities, and online trust play a critical role in what happens next. These cases are about catfishing, sextortion, romance scams, grooming, digital obsession, and the moments when something virtual turns terrifyingly real.
What mattered to me with this show was not just covering the facts, but creating an experience that feels tense, atmospheric, and human. I wanted each episode to unfold scene by scene, almost like you’re inside the story, while still staying grounded in the real people at the center of it.
There are a lot of true crime podcasts. But Lurkers lives in a very specific corner of that world: the dark side of online interaction, and the damage that can happen when access, loneliness, trust, and deception collide.
If that world fascinates you, or unsettles you, you’re in the right place.
— Frank Battiston