Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing | Crime Seen episode 148

Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they examine GONE GIRLS: THE LONG ISLAND SERIAL KILLER. Watch it on Netflix. Joining them is Sarah D Bunting @sarahdbunting.bsky.social

How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate this episode? Listen to find out. Or jump to the ratings at about 48.20

Further properties on the Long Island Serial Killer case:

book: LOST GIRLS: AN UNSOLVED AMERICAN MYSTERY (Robert Kolker, 2013)

magazine article: A SERIAL KILLER IN COMMON (Robert Kolker, New York Magazine April 2025) https://nymag.com/news/features/long-island-serial-killer-families-2011-6/

film: LOST GIRLS (Liz Garbus, 2020)

documentary: THE KILLING SEASON (Joshua Zeman & Rachel Mills, 2016)

book: JIMMY THE KING: MURDER, VICE, AND THE REIGN OF A DIRTY COP (Gus Garcia-Roberts, 2022)

Link to Crime Seen episode 65 "Last Call", containing our conversation with investigative journalist Eve Batey about the arrest of the Long Island Serial Killer. Conversation starts at around 37.25

https://crimeseenpod.com/episode/crime-seen-episode-65-last-call-when-a-serial-killer-stalked-queer-new-york

Recommendations:

documentary: LAST TAKE: RUST AND THE STORY OF HALYNA (Rachel Mason, 2025)

series: LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES

book: SUNBURN (Laura Lippman, 2018)

film: G20

You can jump to the recommendations at about 52.17

Next time on Crime Seen: BAD INFLUENCE: THE DARK SIDE OF KIDFLUENCEING with Nicole Horn @behindthesecret.bsky.social on Netflix, including a mini review of SPY HIGH on Prime. Watch one or both, and send in your comments and questions

Find Sarah D Bunting at:

Best Evidence: @bestevidencefyi.bsky.social

Exhibit B Books: https://exhibitbbooks.com/

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Find Mari at:

Recap Kickback: https://recapkickback.com/

Married At First Sight: https://shor.by/firstsightfeed

FInd Sarah at:

The Good Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/elsbeth-season-2-episode-16-17-w-sarah-carradine/id1740655317?i=1000703361517

... These Are Their Stories: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/these-are-their-stories-the-law-order-podcast/id1141509275?i=1000697826429

Silent Podcasts International:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/silent-podcasts/id1580483047

https://open.spotify.com/show/2L3VlGlusgx4Wpmb1QglWJ

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