If you’re familiar with Dirty John, you might think it seems far fetched and there’s no way it could happen to you. The popular podcast and newspaper series is based on a true story, and recently it was turned into a Bravo TV series. The “John” of the story met a woman named Debra Newell through a dating site, and seemed like a perfect gentleman, but he was hiding a sinister past.

Cosmo Dinardo has confessed to murdering the four young men who went missing in Pennsylvania last week.

The background of the 20-year-old Pennsylvania man reveals a strange and creepy history of behaviors, including previous arrests, numerous interactions with police and alarming observations from people who knew him.

Criminal Issues

Last Monday, July 10, Dinardo was arrested on an unrelated charge of illegally possessing a shotgun and ammunition stemming from a February offense.

In a previous post, we shared tips on how you can help your child be safe and smart when it comes to Internet stunts.

But a recent story shows us that children aren’t the only ones attempting dangerous things online to get more followers and likes. A couple from Minnesota thought their prank idea of shooting a bullet at his chest with nothing but a book between his body and the gun would be a good idea “because we want more viewers, we want to get famous,” Monalisa Perez said.