Case 91: Carly Ryan (Patreon)

In 2006, Myspace was the biggest social media platform in the world, surpassing Google as the most visited website. Like many teenagers, 14-year-old Carly Ryan turned to the internet to interact with friends and meet new people. It wasn’t long before she struck up a friendship with 18-year-old Brandon Kane, who went by the username ‘KuruptKoala.’ 

Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Elsha McGill - writing, research

Milly Raso - additional writing

Mike Migas - production, scoring

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - additional scoring

We would like to add a special thanks credit for Karina Natt and The Carly Ryan Foundation for the help in creation of this episode.