Exposing Online Child Exploitation

Ikbal's mother has been trying to get in contact with her daughter for over an hour at this point. Ikbal had been dealing with a stalker for a few years and her family were frantic. 

One more try. 

Ikbal’s mother dials for her daughter.  

Click. 

Someone picks up the phone, but the response is not from a 19 yo teenage daughter. It’s a low, quiet voice; her stalker is on the other end. He says 15 words and hangs up. 

“Don’t worry. Your daughter is in good hands. The girl is sleeping in peace now…” 

A little later, the same day, a video goes viral on Turkish social media - specifically Discord. 

A woman screams ‘Ikbal’ as she’s held back by a crowd of people. Clear as day in front of her, in the middle of a busy street is her daughter’s decapitated head. 

A second video goes viral. 

A boy, 19 yo as well, jumps from the edge of a building with a rope around his neck. 

October 4, 2024 three 19 year olds die in the same city. Their deaths all connected and viral on Discord. 

Until it goes dark.

Full show notes at rottenmangopodcast.com