This week, Kelsie takes us through the case of 14 year old Shaniesha Forbes. Online predators are just as, if not more prevelant in today's society as they were when social media made its debut. Shaniesha was your average high school student, enticed by an older man looking for a younger girl to prey on.

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Sources for this episode include:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2325546/Shaniesha-Forbes-Maine-man-20-arrested-death-14-year-old-girlfriend-14-body-naked-charred-beach-January-mistakenly-thought-pregnant.html

https://www.amny.com/news/christian-ferdinand-gets-25-years-for-killing-brooklyn-girl-shaniesha-forbes-14-1-9783633/

https://screenandreveal.com/online-predators-statistics/

https://bklyner.com/christian-ferdinand-convicted-killing-14-year-old-shaniesha-forbes-burning-body-gerritsen-beach-sheepshead-bay/ 

https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2014/12/02/man-found-guilty-killing-brooklyn-teen-girl/ 

https://nypost.com/2015/01/07/man-who-killed-teen-girlfriend-gets-29-years-to-life-in-prison/ 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323582904578487472518745696#:~:text=The%20pair%20had%20met%20when,December%202012%2C%20the%20official%20said.

https://nypost.com/2013/05/16/family-of-slain-teen-blasts-boyfriend-after-fiend-allegedly-killed-her-because-he-thought-she-was-pregnant/

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/shaniesha-forbes-funeral-naked-burnt-body-gerritsen-beach-brooklyn-death-mystery/1984051/#:~:text=Her%20family%20said%20she%20left,%2C%20%22My%20daughter%20was%20funny.

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