Caught in the Net
See what happens when the clues to a murder aren't just physical but digital. From chat rooms and cellphone apps to GPS and fitness trackers, this gripping series presents true stories of investigators entering the digital world to track down a killer.
- 2022-2023
- 2 seasons
- Discovery+
- Documentary, Suspense
See what happens when the clues to a murder aren't just physical but digital. From chat rooms and cellphone apps to GPS and fitness trackers, this gripping series presents true stories of investigators entering the digital world to track down a killer.
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
The Man in the Mirror
Wed, Sep 13, 2023 43 mins
Two young men are shot dead in the middle of the night, and the only witness to the crimes has no idea who the gunman is. Omaha Police Department detectives turn to digital forensics, hoping that hidden data buried in the cell phones of the victims can help track down the ruthless killer.
Episode 2
A Hole in Time
Wed, Sep 20, 2023
When single father David Heisler goes missing, digital clues lead law enforcement detectives into the desert. However, once there, the trail stops cold. Investigators ask digital forensics experts to help them unravel this twisted mystery and reveal the truth of what happened.
Episode 3
Digital Crumbs
Wed, Sep 27, 2023
November 13, 2013, Yazoo County, Mississippi: When a beloved husband, father and grandfather, 57-year-old Ricky Wayne Saxton is found murdered, law enforcement investigators turn to a forensic data specialist at the FBI to help locate a missing piece of the proverbial puzzle. A deleted photograph from a "burner" cell phone, buried deep within the cell phone data, leads them to Ricky's killer, Johnny Mack Brown, and to justice for Ricky's family. The perpetrator was sentenced to life in prison.
Episode 4
The Dog Knows
Wed, Oct 4, 2023
Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, October 24, 2018: When police find 64-year-old nurse Athena Valentiny brutally murdered in her home, law enforcement investigators follow the digital trail her killer left behind. They cross-reference the digital evidence with surveillance video to reveal who took her life. In the end, Indiana resident Levente Laszlo Lazar was convicted of murdering his mother, Athena Ilona Valentiny. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Episode 5
Out of Chaos
Wed, Oct 11, 2023
Detectives must decode digital evidence to unmask 22-year-old Maurice Skeen's killer. The identity of his killer lies hidden in chaos.
Episode 6
Monsters Are Real
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
After the murder of a young mother, investigators don't have much in the way of physical evidence to go on. With numerous suspects in the frame, digital evidence reveals secrets of a monster hiding in plain sight.
Episode 7
The Vest
Wed, Oct 25, 2023
Albany, New York; January 4, 2020; When 62-year-old widow Valena Shepherd is found dead at her apartment, law enforcement detectives suspect foul play. The investigators follow multiple digital clues that suggest that Valena knew her killer. The hope was that the electronic data contained within Valena's digital heart monitor device, a "ZOLL LifeVest 4000" wearable defibrillator, would pinpoint the time of death to help point toward the perpetrator -- and it did. In the end, the killer was Lee Williams, the boyfriend of Valena's home health aide, Quineasha Anderson. The motive was robbery. Lee Williams was convicted at trial and sentenced to "25 years to life" for the murder of Valena. Appearing on the show were two of Valena's relatives, her sister Jamie Shepherd Leach and Valena's niece-in-law Christina Cruz. Both women spoke of the tremendous grief and pain they both felt at the loss of their beloved Valena.
Episode 8
Random Data
Wed, Nov 1, 2023 44 mins
When 12-year-old Aynis Vargas dies in a seemingly random attack on a party, investigators piece together clues from social media, cell phone data and surveillance footage to try to get justice for Aynis, her family, and the whole community. The investigators solve the crime. Aynis was shot and killed by a masked gunman who opened fire at an apartment complex where Aynis was celebrating a friend's high school graduation on June 15, 2013 in Providence, Rhode Island. In the end, Branden "Blaze" Castro pleaded guilty to his role in the murder and shootings and was sentenced to life in prison.