Chasing Shadows

Episode 10: Telegram — The Hidden Network What happens when secrecy becomes the enemy of safety? In this episode of Chasing Shadows , Senior Investigator Sean Lacy pulls back the curtain on Telegram , one of the most...

Episode 9: The New Omegle Omegle may be gone, but the danger didn’t disappear — it just moved. In this episode, Sean Lacy exposes how apps like Emerald Chat, OmeTV, and Chatroulette are filling the void left behind...

Episode 8: The Kik Connection Where predators hide in plain sight — and parents think it’s just messaging. Kik has been around for more than a decade, but behind the chat bubbles and usernames lies one of the internet’s...

Shadow Debrief #3 – The Amanda Todd Story | The Face of Sextortion When fifteen-year-old Amanda Todd trusted the wrong person online, she became the victim of one of the most public sextortion cases in history — a case...

Episode 7 - Digital Blackmail: Inside the Sextortion Epidemic Sextortion has become the most widespread online crime targeting teenagers — and it’s growing fast. In this episode of Chasing Shadows , Investigator Sean...

When the virtual world becomes the next crime scene. Whistleblower Cayce Savage stepped forward with a warning: predators are moving into the worlds parents don’t yet understand — VR spaces, avatars, and private Discord...

Episode 6 – Discord: When the Conversation Leaves the Game Discord is one of the fastest-growing platforms in the world — a space where kids hang out, game, study, and connect. But behind the servers and voice chats...

Episode 5- Roblox: Building Worlds, Facing Risks Roblox is one of the most popular games in the world, with over 70 million daily users —most of them children. Parents see it as creative and safe, but predators see it...

Shadow Debrief #1: The Chatroom Admin In this Chasing Shadows: Shadow Debrief, Sean Lacy takes listeners inside a North Carolina case that exposes one of the most dangerous positions online — the chatroom administrator...

Episode 4 – Paltalk: Behind the Chat Rooms Most parents have never heard of Paltalk. Predators have. In this episode of Chasing Shadows , Sean Lacy takes you inside one of the internet’s oldest chat platforms — a space...

Episode 3 – The Traveler Description: Some offenders don’t just hide behind a keyboard — they show up. Sam Smith was already a convicted sex offender when he entered an online chat room and began talking to who he...

Description: Brad Roberts wasn’t caught in a dark alley — he was caught online. A repeat offender, he used a peer-to-peer program called Shareaza to download and trade child sexual abuse material. When his case went to...

Episode 1 – The Major and the Manifesto: Grooming Exposed Description: When a CyberTip leads investigators to the home of an Air Force major, the discovery isn’t just shocking — it’s a window into how predators think...

Episode 0 – Welcome to Chasing Shadows Predators thrive in the shadows. Parents can’t protect what they don’t see. In this introduction to Chasing Shadows , host Sean Lacy , a Digital Forensic Examiner and investigator...