Finding Ruby is a six-part immersive true-crime podcast that tells the gripping true story of a young girl’s fight for freedom in the shadows of the internet.
After growing up in the safety of a mountain village, Ruby is lured into what seems like an opportunity for a better life—only to find herself trapped in an online sex-trafficking den. What follows is a harrowing journey through captivity, manipulation, and abuse, as Ruby becomes a victim of one of the world’s fastest-growing crimes: the online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC).
Told through firsthand accounts from aid workers, police, legal experts, and those on the front lines of the fight, Finding Ruby pulls back the curtain on a global epidemic few truly understand. From the chaos of rescue to the quiet complexities of recovery, Ruby’s story offers a rare, intimate look at the cost of justice—and the power of survival.
This isn’t just a story about a crime. It’s a story about resilience, about holding on to hope when everything else is stripped away.
By the end of Finding Ruby, you won’t see the world—or the fight to change it—the same way again.
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EPISODE 01: THE TRICK
Piece by piece, the layers of protection around Ruby are pulled away. It is into this space that the message arrives on Facebook.
EPISODE 02: THE TRAP
Ruby is caught in the online sex trafficking den. The days are gruelling but she is determined to escape.
EPISODE 03: THE TRESPASS
Who exactly is on the other side of the webcam? We come face to face with the kind of men exploiting Ruby.
EPISODE 04: THE TREASURE
Light breaks into the darkness.
A painstaking investigation leads to the rescue of Ruby and the other girls.
EPISODE 05: THE TRIAL
The fight for justice now begins. Ruby’s perpetrators belong behind bars, but their lawyer will do anything to stop that from happening.
EPISODE 06: THE TRIUMPH
Bitterness and anger well up in Ruby as she tries to move on with her life. Can she overcome this and truly heal?