Episode 77: The Crimes of Alexander McCartney

REAL

Naomi Channell

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime, News

4.7 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In October 2024, news outlets reported that police in Northern Ireland had caught 'the UK's biggest catfish'. But 26-year-old Alexander McCartney did much more than just lie about who he was online. His crimes have devastated thousands of lives. And ended two. This is Real. Trigger Warning: This episode contains themes of suicide and child sexual abuse. Whilst the descriptions are not explicit, please take extra care whilst listening. The Cyber Helpline: (UK & US) https://www.thecyberhelpline.com/ Advice for helping keep children safe online: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/ If you need support, please see the links below to organisations that can help: https://www.mind.org.uk/ - Mental health & Identity support https://www.spuk.org.uk/ - Suicide Prevention UK https://www.samaritans.org/ - The Samaritans https://988lifeline.org/ - Suicide Prevention USA https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/ - Suicide Prevention Australia https://www.pieta.ie/ - Suicide Prevention Ireland https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/ - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK) https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland If you would like to support for the show, you can do so here, thank you so much: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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