44 - A Deadly Online Connection - The Case of Shaniesha Forbes

*Disclaimer this case involves a minor

On this week's episode, Avery and Dylan talk about the chilling and heartbreaking murder of Shaniesha Forbes, a 14-year-old girl from Brooklyn who was killed by someone she had met online. When Shaniesha went missing, her family and the police didn't have many leads to follow. That was until they took a closer look at her social media and cell phone, where they discovered shocking evidence. Listen to find out how an iPhone cracked the case that could have remained unsolved.

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Case Sources:

How I Caught My Killer - S1:E5 “She’s only fourteen, and she’s not home.”

https://thecinemaholic.com/shaniesha-forbes-murder-where-is-christian-ferdinand-now/

https://fugitives.com/how-i-caught-my-killer-episode-5-recap-ending-explained-2023-series/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2857392/My-n-Kill-s-Man-s-chilling-response-hearing-14-year-old-girlfriend-pregnant-revealed-guilty-suffocating-death-pillow-didn-t-want-pay-child-support.html

https://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/2015/01/brutal-murderer-sentenced-to-29-years-to-life-for-killed-young-teen-for-not-getting-an-abortion/

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

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

https://newsone.com/2457084/christian-ferdinand-shaniesha-forbes-death/

https://www.safes.so/blogs/online-predator-statistics/

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