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Contains graphic discussions of knife crime and serious crime that viewers may find distressing. Social Media Monsters examines serious crimes where social media played a significant role, meeting victims, friends and families, and gaining insight from police, psychologists and other experts. When 15-year-old Holly Newton split up with Logan MacPhail, he hacked her social media accounts, tracked her movements and brutally attacked her. Can the police prove the attack was premeditated? Teenager Joe Dix was groomed on social media by a county lines gang. Despite his parents' attempts to get him out of drug-dealing, he kept getting pulled back in, with tragic consequences. (S1 EP1 and 3) 00:00 The murder of Holly Newton 46:18 The murder of Joe Dix First shown: 6 Oct 2025 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/Channel4Documentaries?sub_confirmation=1   About #4Docs: Welcome to Channel 4 Documentaries, the home of cutting-edge factual content, from the award-winning 24 Hours In Police Custody and Dispatches to provocative and powerful original true stories. From shocking crimes to ground-breaking investigations, follow detectives unravelling real-life murder cases, step into the shadows of hidden subcultures and witness the shocking realities of romance fraud. Subscribe now and bring yourself closer to the stories shaping our world. Check out some of our grittiest playlists: Untold: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y052N7fKqqI--hgoqi375K614 Must-Watch Originals: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y052A6nVxPmIM3ZWU2zCHShzI 24 Hours In Police Custody: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y052Dk7MMdf7NdmehsNIUGgMX Dispatches: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y052qcnyY1SQNUIXYP7tgVSdo Merseyside Detectives: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y052eqsZGhsytynzWwwSOcK6c Love Cheats: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y051Xi_rA0XIBXX0jg_574c6W Britain’s Cost Of Living Crisis: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y0538sW4rb4IUittO5FHV62A2 In Too Deep: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y050J58MpneDBnqz2Hk_zzBfs 24 Hours In A&E: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y051uPem0F3XQTWc02q_H8e6t The Push: Murder On The Cliff: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y052cIZ-bXNeQf1iThyOXUzzp Stream on #Channel4