Murder 101 - Introducing: My Friend Daisy

Episode Date: March 28, 2025

Hello, Murder 101 Fans! We want to share our new show, "My Friend Daisy." About the show: After 19-year-old Daisy De La O was murdered outside her Compton apartment, her friends and family looked to a...uthorities to make an arrest. When that didn’t happen, they took matters into their own hands. Their secret weapon? TikTok. The online videos spawned an international manhunt, rallying amateur detectives to do something radical: Help catch a killer. From London Audio, iHeart Radio, and executive producer Paris Hilton, My Friend Daisy is a ten-part investigative series written and hosted by L.A. journalist Jenn Swann. Each episode dives deep into the murder investigation and its fallout, exposing what went wrong, how it went viral, and why American communities are turning to social media to find justice. After 19-year-old Daisy De La O was murdered outside her Compton apartment, her friends and family looked to authorities to make an arrest. When that didn’t happen, they took matters into their own hands. Their secret weapon? TikTok. The online videos spawned an international manhunt, rallying amateur detectives to do something radical: Help catch a killer. Listen here and subscribe to "My Friend Daisy" on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 If you're anything like me, you probably think of TikTok as a place for cute pet videos, get ready with me's, and viral dance trends. But a few years ago, a group of teenage girls used TikTok for an entirely different and utterly heartbreaking reason. To track down their friend Daisy's killer. I didn't find out about her death until I saw it on TikTok. And I was just like shocked. I was like, nah, like it's a lie.
Starting point is 00:00:22 You know it's a lie. They put out something on social media So and they put out my cell number so I'd get calls in the middle of the night all the time see him everywhere He's here. He's there. He's here. He's there and the crazy thing is it worked Get a phone call from our office I want to transfer a phone call to me some Comandante from some police in Mexico. That's when it kind of clicked. Oh man. I'm Paris Hilton, executive producer of My Friend Daisy, a gripping new true crime podcast that uncovers the shocking murder of 19-year-old Daisy De La O,
Starting point is 00:00:58 and the teenage detectives who refuse to let her case go cold. I started investing my time to, you know, get her justice. It's like, how do you think you're gonna get away with something like this? Like you killed somebody. Our host, journalist Jen Swan, spent years digging into this story. The secrets, the suspects, and the system that failed Daisy.
Starting point is 00:01:20 This is more than just a murder case. It's a story about justice, resilience, and the power of a viral movement that sparked an international manhunt. Listen to My Friend Daisy on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Follow My Friend Daisy and start listening to the free iHeart radio app today.

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