9.1/1058 votesLoading...#1 - Friend Request
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2015
Megan Meier, a vulnerable 13-year old living in a small town in Missouri, turns to the internet for socialization outside of school. When she meets 16-year old Josh online, she falls in love. But this love story turns tragic as the web of lies unravels.
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8.6/1040 votesLoading...#2 - Sender: Unknown
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/1/2015
12-year-old Justin Bloxom is addicted to MySpace and attached to his cell phone. One night, Justin sneaks out of a friend's house to meet a new friend, but never returns. The investigation unravels a tangled web of fake identities and false promises.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1029 votesLoading...#3 - Farmville Horror
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2014
When teenager Emma and 20-year-old Sam meet online, Emma thinks she’s found love. But when Sam comes to visit, she sees he’s not at all the boy she imagined. Emma rejects her admirer and he takes it badly, placing Emma and her family in mortal danger.
Director: Ben Mole
Writer: Ben Mole
8.3/1038 votesLoading...#4 - Job of a Lifetime
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2015
Unemployed David Pauley applies to a Craigslist ad offering a tantalizing lifeline just as the recession ebbs. The job sounds perfect: a live-in caretaker for a ranch in Ohio. But just as soon as he is hired, he disappears - and he isn't the first.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1033 votesLoading...#5 - Hate Mail
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/25/2015
Shortly after Chris Coleman starts a new job as Security Chief for a Christian ministry, he begins receiving threatening emails. Then, tragedy strikes: his wife and two sons are found dead. Police must work to trace the emails back to the killer.
Director: N/A
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8.2/1039 votesLoading...#6 - Too Fast, Too Young
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2015
After a troubled childhood, 13-year old Christina Long's life seems to be on the up and up. Now living with her beloved Aunt Shelly in Danbury, CT, Christina is a popular honor student and cheerleader. But when her online life is revealed, it tells a more tragic story.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1029 votesLoading...#7 - The Sick Boy
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/3/2016
A young mother turns to the internet desperate for help and advice when her young son mysteriously falls ill. When the young boy becomes gravely ill, the police suspect foul play.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1028 votesLoading...#8 - Tainted Love
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/2017
Retiree Alex Strategos moves to Florida to be closer to his son, but loneliness consumes him. He turns to internet dating and finds 69 year-old Melissa, but is soon struck by a rush of unexplained illnesses.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1024 votesLoading...#9 - Webcam Of Lies
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 9/10/2019
When a hopeful 12-year-old singer looks for fame online using her webcam, she gathers many admirers, and soon finds a boy who flatters her so much she falls for him. But her dreams become her worst nightmare when a shocking photo is shared online.
Director: Sean Grundy
Writer: Sean Grundy
8.0/1032 votesLoading...#10 - Only Way Out
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/8/2015
Teenagers Robert and Grace meet online and fall in love. After several years, Robert moves 2000 miles to be closer to Grace. When her father nixes an attempt to meet in the real world, the pair hatch a plot online that will change their lives forever.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1030 votesLoading...#11 - Blast from the Past
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/20/2016
38-year-old Michele Reiter's life seems to be on the up after a chaotic marriage and a troubled romance. But when Michele goes missing after accepting a date from a new Facebook friend, a horrific story unfolds.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1038 votesLoading...#12 - Age, Sex, Location
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2014
13 year-old Kacie Woody meets two male friends via the internet – Scott, from Atlanta; and Dave, a surfing enthusiast from California. But one of these boys is not what he seems, as Kacie's innocent online contacts turn to tragedy.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1033 votesLoading...#13 - Mr. Fix It
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2015
City-girl Leslie Belkin moves south and meets a man on Craigslist. At first George seems perfect - he's nice and helpful around the yard. But once she discovers his criminal record, she realizes she isn't the only casual encounter George has made online.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1036 votesLoading...#14 - Crowded House
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2015
Lonely 21-year-old Jessica Sacco turns to the internet to find other so-called "Juggalos" who share her interests in edgy music. There, she makes new friends and even finds a boyfriend, Matthew. He moves in with her, along with his friend Andrew and Andrew's wife, and soon Jessica finds herself unable to escape their grip.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1025 votesLoading...#15 - Pipe Nightmare
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/11/2015
Barry Hornstein accidentally detonates a pipe bomb in his own driveway when he kicks a mysterious package. Suddenly, an online terror campaign against his 17-year old son ensues, leading police to wonder who wants to hurt the Hornsteins, and why?
Director: N/A
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7.8/1030 votesLoading...#16 - Fatal Friendship
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/17/2016
In Maine, 15-year-old Nichole Cable relies on Facebook to stay in contact and keep up with the latest gossip. After accepting a few friend requests from boys she doesn't know, Nichole agrees to meet one of them and discovers the truth behind their online friendship.
Director: Tom Pollock
Writer: Tom Pollock
7.8/1033 votesLoading...#17 - The Candyman
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/23/2016
36-year-old teacher Candy Williams has recently moved to the idyllic beach town of Gulfport, Florida, after surviving her battle with cancer. When she a meets handsome stranger at the beach, she thinks life can't get any better. But a fantasy romance becomes a real life horror story as his past comes to life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1026 votesLoading...#18 - Love Goes South
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/21/2017
Lonely musician Ray Merrill thinks he's found his dream woman in Brazil through an online dating website. But as the exotic romance heats up, money starts to go missing.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1027 votesLoading...#19 - Internet Casanova
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2014
Single mom Jenn Clark thinks she’s found the man of her dreams on a dating site, but little does she know Ray Holycross is a sociopath who preys on vulnerable women. When she creates a plan to trap him, she’s not sure she’ll make it out alive.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1033 votesLoading...#20 - Lost Rider
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2015
13-year-old Autumn Pasquale loves her new BMX and networks with fellow fans online for tips, tricks, and to trade parts to deck it out. But on Homecoming Day 2012, Autumn - and her beloved new bike - go missing. A trail is left behind on Facebook, but where will it lead?
Director: N/A
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7.7/1031 votesLoading...#21 - Bittersweet Sixteen
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/27/2016
In Van Buren, AR, Angela 'Angie' Allen joins a social networking site where she soon falls in love. After weeks of texting, they decide to meet in person. Their first meeting seems to trouble Angela, but when she goes out for a second time, she never comes home.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1036 votesLoading...#22 - Hitman 4 Hire
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/24/2016
Leslie and Brian Long live in an affluent suburban of St. Clairsville, Ohio, with their two beautiful kids. When Leslie goes online to make business contacts, the family is besieged with mysterious threats, and Bryan is almost killed by an unknown gunman.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1033 votesLoading...#23 - High on Love
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/2017
In Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, 18-year-old high school student Brandon Wentzell falls for blonde beauty Clarissa Chistiakov online. But the course of virtual love doesn't run smooth as the past collides with a toxic present, shattering lives.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1034 votesLoading...#24 - With Friends Like These
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/13/2018
15-year-old Audrie Pott has no recollection of what happened at a friend's house party. But when lewd photos of her spread around social media, her world turns upside down and the public shaming pushes her to the edge.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1031 votesLoading...#25 - The Girl in the Photo
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 7/30/2019
After a teenage house party spirals out of control, a shocking photo goes viral around the local schools; a vicious campaign of cyber bullying ensues that drives an innocent girl to take desperate action.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Web of Lies
Every episode of Web of Lies ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Web of Lies!
The internet is no longer a place you log on and visit; it's where you live. The home of true crime is now online. The...
Genres:CrimeDocumentary
Network:Investigation Discovery
Best Episodes Summary
"Friend Request" is the best rated episode of "Web of Lies". It scored 9.1/10 based on 58 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/28/2015. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sender: Unknown".