Anastasia Nicolazzi

So, what do you think, Chuck?

So, what do you think, Chuck?

I'm Anastasia Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.

I'm Anastasia Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.

It's no secret that people all across the world are spending more and more of their time online for all sorts of reasons.

It's no secret that people all across the world are spending more and more of their time online for all sorts of reasons.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ernie's family often struggled to make ends meet, and it hadn't been easy in various ways, including when his dad spent some time in prison. So you can imagine how gaming could provide an escape from those often painful realities of everyday life.

Ernie's family often struggled to make ends meet, and it hadn't been easy in various ways, including when his dad spent some time in prison. So you can imagine how gaming could provide an escape from those often painful realities of everyday life.

That's the voice of David Cauley, who in 2015 was a newly hired assistant DA in Titus County, Texas. His first year on the job would be what is sometimes referred to as a baptism by fire, as he would soon find himself embroiled in one of the darkest and most senseless crimes of his entire career.

That's the voice of David Cauley, who in 2015 was a newly hired assistant DA in Titus County, Texas. His first year on the job would be what is sometimes referred to as a baptism by fire, as he would soon find himself embroiled in one of the darkest and most senseless crimes of his entire career.

The masked men had dragged both of them from bed, beaten Ernie severely, and then abducted him from the house, all while their five children were sleeping just a few feet away.

The masked men had dragged both of them from bed, beaten Ernie severely, and then abducted him from the house, all while their five children were sleeping just a few feet away.

The young mother of five described to the dispatcher what sounded like an incredibly terrifying ordeal.

The young mother of five described to the dispatcher what sounded like an incredibly terrifying ordeal.

a brutal home invasion in the middle of the night while their children slept. It's a scenario right out of a parent's worst nightmares.

a brutal home invasion in the middle of the night while their children slept. It's a scenario right out of a parent's worst nightmares.