Deadly Dates

When Nadine Aburas from Cardiff met New Yorker Sammy Almahri on a Muslim dating site, he seemed charismatic and glamorous. He said he was a successful businessman and showered her with gifts. Little did she know the nightmare that was about to take place.

29 year old Ballarat mum Sharon Siermans was looking for love when she began chatting online with a man named Jason Godfrey. Jason ended up looking nothing like his online profile; unfortunately, Sharon invited him to her house.

28 year old Ashley Pegram was a mum to three young children. Lonely and depressed, Ashley began to use dating apps to meet guys. In April 2015, Ashley hastily arranged to meet a guy she’d met online just a few hours earlier, and was never seen again.

Kayleigh was 15 years old when 27 year old Luke Harlow contacted her out of the blue online. He bombarded her with messages, saying she was pretty, special, and that he should be her boyfriend. He persuaded her to lie to her parents in order to meet him.

Finding herself alone for the first time in years after the death of her husband, 62 year old Lorraine Long decided to try online dating. She met Robert Wiesner on an online dating site. However, friends and family had concerns about Lorraine’s new man.

Clare Wood met 40 year old George Appleton online. At first, it seemed to be the perfect relationship, but neither Clare’s father nor her brother warmed to Appleton. She discovered Appleton was having affairs with other women, and attempted to end it.

When young mother Nicole White met Jonathan Harris online, he seemed to be just her type. CCTV footage from their second date at a bar showed their evening starting great. The evening ended with them leaving together, but Nicole never made it home.

When teenager Carly Ryan went online to meet new friends, she thought she’d met her dream in 18 year old musician, Brandon Kane. They chatted for months, under the watchful eyes of both of their parents. Unfortunately, Brandon wasn't the man they thought.