Listen Now: Don’t Cross Kat

Every Town

True Crime, News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 812 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Kat Torres has the insta-perfect life. She is rich, gorgeous and not ashamed to share it. Her posts about witchcraft and “alien baths” drew in over a million followers, all chasing the dream of a lifestyle like hers. But as she gathers more followers around her, the secrets beneath her fame grow darker and more dangerous. One woman sets out to bring back her best friend who has fallen under the spell of this modern-day guru. And what begins as a search for a missing friend soon puts her on a collision course with Kat. Based on the hit Brazilian podcast, journalist Chico Felitti uncovers a gripping story of influence, control, and those who dare to fight back. Listen to Don’t Cross Kat: Wondery.fm/Guru_EveryTown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When a young woman named Patty vanishes without a trace, her best friend launches a desperate search.
0:08.0	The trail leads to Kat Torres, a charismatic influencer with millions of followers.
0:14.0	Her social media presence showcases a picture-perfect life, and she promises her followers a spiritual awakening. All I have to do
0:23.3	is follow her lead. But behind the glamorous posts and inspirational quotes, a sinister truth
0:31.2	unravels. From Wondry, Don't Cross Cat is a chilling investigation that asked the question,
0:38.3	If an influencer promised you a dream life, what would you sacrifice?
0:43.3	Based on the Brazilian true crime saga that captivated a nation,
0:47.3	Don't Cross Cat is a story of ambition, control, and the lives destroyed by empty promises.
0:58.1	What starts as an investigation into a missing person case,
1:04.1	explodes into a story of manipulation, coercion, prostitution, and human trafficking,
1:08.1	all orchestrated behind a curated social media facade.
1:13.9	When influence turns into control, how far would you go to get everything you always wanted?
1:17.8	I'm about to play a clip from Don't Cross Cat.
1:37.3	To follow Don't Cross Cat on the Wondry app or wherever you get your podcasts. Excuse me, how are you doing? We're journalists from Brazil and we're writing a story about your former neighbors.
1:43.3	The biggest news that's ever hit this neighborhood.
1:46.3	Probably the only one.
1:47.9	That will.
1:50.1	I'm not the first Brazilian to set foot in Leander, Texas.
1:54.5	And the Brazilian women who came and lived here before me
1:57.6	made quite the impression on their neighbors.
2:00.8	Wayne Murray lived across the street from them.
2:03.5	They said that you might know something you might have spoken to them.
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