In 2014 he was convicted of the murder of Jun Lin.
The story of Luka Magnotta and the role of armchair detectives in his capture inspired the 2019 Netflix series “Don’t F**K With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer.”
The power of online communities along with the easily accessible tools found on the web is impacting the true crime genre in unexpected ways.
There is no doubt that the rise of armchair detectives signifies a paradigm shift in crime-solving. The number of true crime podcasters and youtubers is rapidly increasing, as they continue to unravel mysteries and expose truth in the digital age.
