TikTok: Murder Gone Viral

In the early hours of the 11th of February, 2022, two 21-year-old men - Saqib Hussain and Hashim Ijazuddin - were found dead in a burning car on the A46 in Leicestershire. Within a short time, police arrested two unlikely culprits: 22-year-old TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari and her 45-year-old mother Ansreen. Mahek from Stoke-on-Trent has over 160,000 followers on TikTok and many millions of views - her mum Ansreen regularly appeared in her videos.

After surviving an attempt on her life, TikTok star Sania Khan goes viral campaigning for South Asian women's rights. Little does she realise that this would put her in mortal danger from her ex-husband.

Alexis Sharkey disappeared in November 2020. A truck driver spotted a body dumped at the side of a road in Houston, and the police confirmed that it was Alexis. Just two weeks after Alexis was found dead, her husband Tom also disappeared.

In a case that drew millions of views on TikTok, 17-year-old Charlie Cosser was fatally stabbed by 16-year-old Yura Varybrus at an end-of-term summer party for teenagers after asking him to leave for making a girl uncomfortable.

Thirteen-year-old Tristyn Bailey was an All-American cheerleader who was savagely murdered by 14-year-old Aiden Fucci, a boy she knew from school, in a case that attracted millions of views and heated debate on TikTok.

In February 2023, 16-year-old Brianna Ghey was stabbed 28 times. Her death set TikTok alight, with millions mourning the trans girl. Follow the investigation which led to two convictions for Brianna's murder.