Bad Host: Hunting the Couchsurfing Predator

Bad Host: Hunting the Couchsurfing Predator

Bad Host: Hunting the Couchsurfing Predator

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Bad Host: Hunting the Couchsurfing Predator

2023- 2023

1 Seasons

3 Episodes

6.0(1 votes)

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Documentary

Overview

Docuseries telling the extraordinary story of a group of strangers who came together to take down a serial predator luring women to his apartment through Couchsurfing.com.

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Lightbox Entertainment

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4 featured cast members

Starring

Anna Ackerman

Anna Ackerman

Cecilia Anesi

Kate Jones

Alessia Cerantola

Creative team

Created by: Lottie Gammon
Showrunner: Suzanne Lavery
Simon Chinn

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