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Hunting Warhead

Hunting Warhead

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How do you take down a criminal network that’s hidden in the shadows? How do you rescue child abuse victims who could be anywhere in the world? Hunting Warhead follows the journalists and police on a global mission to expose the darkest corners of the internet. What they discover shocks them. Host Daemon Fairless tracks down the investigators, survivors and criminals themselves. A co-production of CBC Podcasts and the Norwegian newspaper VG. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.

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Episodes
  • Trailer - Hunting Warhead

    Trailer - Hunting Warhead
    Sep 16 2019
    A new investigative series from CBC Podcasts and the Norwegian newspaper VG, Hunting Warhead follows an international team of police officers as they attempt to track down the people behind a massive child-abuse site on the dark web — and the morally complicated lengths authorities will go to to do so. Coming November 2019.
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    3 mins
  • Episode 1: Hacker vs. Hacker

    Episode 1: Hacker vs. Hacker
    Nov 4 2019

    Einar Stangvik is a white-hat hacker — an internet security expert with an expertise in cracking the most secure and disturbing parts of the web. He discovers a troubling phenomenon online and joins forces with journalist Håkon Høydal. It leads them to Australia, to confront two men who are running the largest child abuse site on the dark net. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/hunting-warehead-transcripts-listen-1.5346693
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    54 mins
  • Episode 2: Rude Awakening

    Episode 2: Rude Awakening
    Nov 4 2019

    All Gordon wants for his birthday is to travel to Washington, D.C., to visit museums and see the opera. He’s completely unaware that his companion on this trip has very different plans. His friend has an alter ego, Warhead, and it turns out police are not far behind. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/hunting-warehead-transcripts-listen-1.5346693
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    44 mins
All stars
Most relevant
important work, great journalism involving a difficult topic and therefore careful handling of all
those involved and victimised by this crime.

Revealing the men behind ichild exploitation sites

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A fantastic pod cast. How are these things not reported on more. It’s shocking that this has missed the international press. The work for this podcast is truly amazing. A very sad story but needs tell. Excellent work guys.

Well documented crime story.

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