Irish Daily Mirror

True crime’s false whispers

- EMMERDALE Virgin Media One, 7.30pm THE IDAHO MURDERS: TRIAL BY TIKTOK BBC3, 9pm

When Chas only allows herself two weeks off from the Woolpack roster, Aaron worries she’s not facing up to the reality of her operation.

Chas finally opens up to Paddy. Swept up in the familiarit­y of the situation, the pair begin to kiss before he realises that he’s made a huge mistake.

Meanwhile, Angel’s parents are choked up as she says an emotional goodbye. Nicola and Jimmy are devastated when the judge sentences Angel to eight months in a secure children’s home.

RTE One, 7.30pm

Elaine is worried sick about George following the trial. Cindy joins forces with Elaine to try to help him calm down.

Stacey has to think on her feet to give Jack a convincing cover story as to why she’s with Denise at the hospital, but he’s hurt when Denise turns him away.

Meanwhile, Yolande addresses the prayer group to ask for donations to the charity auction. But she’s horrified to discover that people are whispering about her relationsh­ip with Pastor Clayton.

CORONATION STREET

Virgin Media One, 8pm

After spending the night watching the police coming and going from Lauren’s flat and then quizzing Daniel about his tutor sessions, Max suddenly has a hunch.

Realising the dates don’t stack up, he eyes Daniel with suspicion. Could Daniel be Lauren’s secret boyfriend?

Meanwhile, as Leanne and Simon get ready to leave for court, Nick pretends he’s too busy to go too. And Tracy persuades Amy to meet her for lunch, but she’s not impressed to find Tommy is there too.

WHEN four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered by an unknown attacker in November 2022, it sparked a media frenzy.

Within days, the tragedy became the biggest story on the internet, with two billion hits on Tiktok, reaching the furthest corners of the globe.

Everyone became an armchair detective, spouting speculatio­n and conspiracy theories about what could have happened, with the voices becoming louder than ever.

Model and former Love Island star Zara Mcdermott remembers reading about it on social media and soon becoming hooked.

She says: “I was lying awake in bed in the middle of the night on Tiktok trying to figure it out. I became obsessed with it.”

Students Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen had all been stabbed to death in the small American college town of Moscow, Idaho.

For six weeks, the police said they had no suspects, no motive, no weapon and had found no signs of forced entry into the house.

The mystery, which has now moved on with the arrest of 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger, unleashed the curiosity of true-crime fans all over the world, all looking for clues.

In this reflective documentar­y, Zara visits Moscow to find out how much of what she saw online was even real, and how much was pure speculatio­n.

She meets the true-crime sleuths making thousands of hours of social media content, and speaks to those who were affected by the rumours spread online.

Seeing the impact of this social media storm, she even questions her own role in how the tragedy played out.

 ?? Kohberger ?? ARRESTED Bryan
PICK of the DAY
HOOKED Zara Mcdermott became obsessed by the murders
Kohberger ARRESTED Bryan PICK of the DAY HOOKED Zara Mcdermott became obsessed by the murders
 ?? ?? SUPPORT
Cindy, Elaine and George
EASTENDERS
SUPPORT Cindy, Elaine and George EASTENDERS

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Ireland