A social media blogger is tied up in her home and her husband is abducted, and later found dead. Police soon have a web of suspects, and learn that appearances and the truth can be far from the same. View source material and photos for this episode at: anatomyofmurder.com/behind-the-mask-ernest-ibarraCan’t get enough AoM? Find us on social media!Instagram: @aom_podcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @AOM_podcast | @audiochuckFacebook: /listenAOMpod | /audiochuckllc
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You know what? You know what I think? I think it's not going to be long. I think you've been lying to me this whole time. You didn't get them right. I think you're a liar. I think you know exactly who did this and I don't buy your freaking story for a minute.
I'm Scott Weinberger, investigative journalist and former deputy sheriff.
I'm Anastasia Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.
And this is Anatomy of Murder.
It's no secret that people all across the world are spending more and more of their time online for all sorts of reasons.
Whether it's scrolling social media, online gaming, or starring in their own YouTube channel, many people see the internet as a virtual world offering community, a bit of fantasy, and for some, even the promise of online fame or fortune.
And many can understand the appeal. Becoming an Instagram influencer or the hero in a video game can offer an escape from our normal lives, letting us become a very different version of ourselves with little or no repercussions.
But as we know, in the real world, there are consequences to our actions. And when fantasies give way to lies, people can get hurt and even killed.
Ernie Ibarra was born on Christmas Day 1985 in Mount Pleasant, Texas, a town about a two-hour drive from Dallas and not far from the borders with Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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