34-year-old TikTok user Bekah Smith, a true-crime enthusiast, leaves abusive partner MMA fighter Karl Draper by sharing similar stories, documents abuse, and leads to his jailing.

34-year-old true-crime enthusiast Bekah Smith, a TikTok user, found the courage to leave her abusive partner, MMA fighter Karl Draper, by sharing crime stories on her platform. Realizing similarities between her situation and the stories she narrated, Smith documented the abuse and used video and audio evidence to go to the police. Draper was jailed for two years and given a five-year restraining order. Smith continues to create content on TikTok and works with BBC Three.

April 21, 2024
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