Episode 75
malicious messages and a moron in michigan | may 14, 2025 | 35:00
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
A determined and obsessed cyberbully fumbles their tech game.
Hosts
Greg Caputo
Maria Raha
Jason Schell
Topics
This week’s headline: KVUE ABC, Lakeway, Texas, Jan. 10, 2025
Kendra Licari
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Jill McKenny
Additional Resources
Baerren, Eric. “Former High School Coach Charged in Catfishing Scheme Involving Her Daughter,” East Bay Times. Dec. 15, 2022. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/12/15/mt-pleasant-woman-charged-in-catfishing-scheme-involving-her-daughter/
Barren, Eric. “Mt. Pleasant Woman Charged in Catfishing Scheme Involving Her Daughter,” The Morning Sun. Dec. 14, 2022. https://www.themorningsun.com/2022/12/14/mt-pleasant-woman-charged-in-catfishing-scheme-involving-her-daughter/
Eds. “Mom Facing Charges After Being Accused of Catfishing and Harassing Daughter,” ABC 7 News. Dec. 20, 2022. https://abc7.com/mom-harasses-daughter-kendra-licari-catfishes-facing-charges/12591274/
Field, Knickerbocker, Susan. “Isabella Woman Pleads in ‘Catfishing’ Case,” The Morning Sun. March 30, 2023. https://www.themorningsun.com/2023/03/30/isabella-woman-pleads-in-catfishing-case/
Field, Knickerbocker, Susan. “‘Catfishing’ mom sentenced to prison,” The Morning Sun. April 27, 2023. https://www.themorningsun.com/2023/04/26/catfishing-mom-sentenced-to-prison/
Jeltema, Ryan. “Isabella County Mother Pleads Guilty to Catfishing her Daughter,” ABC News 12. March 23, 2023. https://www.abc12.com/news/crime/isabella-county-mother-pleads-guilty-to-catfishing-her-daughter/article_d21b72cc-c99c-11ed-baa0-dbcba41bd18f.html
Li, David K. “Michigan Mom is Arrested and Accused of Sending Harassing Texts to Her Daughter,” NBC News. Dec. 22, 2022. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michigan-mom-arrested-allegedly-sending-harassing-texts-daughter-rcna63003
Lloyd, Eric. “‘Catfish Mom’ Will Spend Up to 5 Years in Prison for Harassing Daughter,” 9 and 10 News. April 26, 2023. https://www.9and10news.com/2023/04/26/catfish-mom-will-spend-up-to-5-years-in-prison-for-harassing-daughter/
Palmer, Emily. “She Was Relentlessly Bullied Online. Investigators Uncovered the Culprit: Her Mother,” People. May 10, 2024. https://people.com/mommy-meanest-lifetime-kendra-licari-case-8645932
Smiley, Lauren. “Who Was Cyberbullying Kendra Licari’s Teen Daughter? Parents and School Officials were Stumped. The Culprit was Under Their Noses all Along,” The Cut. Jan. 15, 2025. https://www.thecut.com/article/kendra-licari-daughter-cyberbully-mommy-meanest-true-story.html
Yamada, Haley. “Mother Facing Charges After Allegedly Cyberbullying Her Own Daughter,” ABC News. Dec. 19, 2022. https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/mother-facing-charges-after-allegedly-cyberbullying-daughter/story?id=95519770
