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b'PrankNet is a network of online terrorists who performed crank calls which caused thousands of dollars worth in damages.\\n\\nThese cruel prank phone calls created anxiety and fear for anyone who picked up the phone. PrankNet victims destroyed hotel rooms, set off fire alarms, and flooded rooms by damaging the sprinkler system.\\xa0\\nIn part 3, you heard actual Pranknet prank calls. In part 4, you\\u2019ll hear from a former prank caller who says she was one of the architects behind Pranknet\\u2019s most despicable hoax. It involved two female KFC employees in Manchester, New Hampshire. The two employees were convinced to strip naked in the freezing cold and urinate on each other.\\nHear how Jeri Batsford says she helped Pranknet orchestrate some of their most twisted pranks.\\n\\nCredits\\nToday\\u2019s show was written by\\xa0Javier Leiva\\xa0and edited by Molly Brock.\\nOur theme music was written and composed by Joe Basile with\\xa0TheChicken.net.\\nAdditional music by Blue Dot Sessions and Podington Bear.\\n\\nSupport for this episode is brought to you by Detective Trapp\\nAnaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She\\u2019s the only woman on the homicide squad, and a skilled chameleon: undercover cop in vice stings, crime-scene commander, patient confidante of killers. A master interrogator, she invokes her personal experience \\u2013 and deepest griefs \\u2014 as a tool to elicit confessions. When a young woman\\u2019s body is found at a trash-sorting plant, Trapp learns the murder may be linked to the disappearance of three other women in nearby Santa Ana. Trapp embarks on a dark journey that brings her face to face with a man who takes \\u201ca little piece of her soul.\\u201d\\nListen now at Wondery.fm/PretendDT\\n\\n------\\n\\nReferences\\nhttp://www.onpointnews.com/docs/hoax.pdf\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysSgG5V-R3U\\nhttps://www.wmur.com/news/18803151/detail.html\\n\\n-------\\nStory idea? \\nIf you have a story to share, email Javier a voice memo or short written description at info@pretendradio.org.\\n\\nFor more episodes like this visit pretendradio.org.\\n\\nTo get early releases and bonus episodes go to pretendradio.org/donate\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'