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.
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.
Detectives investigate a shocking tragedy involving someone crucial to solving Daisy's murder, while a source in Mexico unravels remaining mysteries about social media's role in the case.
14 May 2025TRANSCRIPT
Episode 9 - After All This Chaos
This episode of "My Friend Daisy" follows Daisy's loved ones as they grapple with the trial's aftermath, while the defendant speaks on record for the first time.
7 May 2025TRANSCRIPT
Episode 8 - Cycle of Violence
The prosecution gains momentum in the trial as the defendant's mother provides surprising testimony, though it remains uncertain if this will secure a conviction for Daisy's killer.
30 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT
Episode 7 - Karma
Friends and family receive a shocking tip about the suspect's whereabouts, leading to his arrest, which marks the start of another nightmare.
23 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT
Episode 6 - Armed and Dangerous
Detectives feel pressure to solve a case as social media posts go viral, leading them to post their own fliers online in an attempt to find the suspect.
16 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT
Episode 5 - Are You Hiding Him?
After Daisy’s friends and family make TikToks and Instagram posts revealing the name and photos of her suspected killer, their community bands together to start looking for him — and becomes terrified by potential sightings. Some see the manhunt as a personal mission: a crucial opportunity to avenge Daisy’s killing and bring her murderer to justice.
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9 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT
Episode 4 - Another Death in Compton
Daisy’s friends, relatives, and neighbors are stunned by her senseless murder. Detectives look for answers, but their investigation stalls when they realize there are no witnesses and no reliable surveillance footage. As the months go by, Daisy’s community grows impatient and decides to take matters into their own hands. If the police won’t identify a suspect, then they’ll do it themselves.
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2 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT
Episode 3 - Smile Now, Cry Later
Daisy’s friends remember her as a tough but caring, big-hearted teenager who overcame significant obstacles from a young age. She always put on a smile no matter what, was quick to lend a hand to those in need, and often prioritized her friends and loved ones’ problems before her own. But her life began to change in high school, and before anyone realized the extent of it, she’d found herself in horrible danger.
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26 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT
Episode 2 - Jane Doe
After getting an early morning call about a body at an apartment complex, police officers canvass the area and interview the neighbors for clues. Detectives suspect it’s a so-called “body dump,” especially since nobody at the apartment complex seems to have heard anything the night before, and nobody recognizes the victim. That is, until a 13-year-old boy is called upon to identify the body. That’s when everything changes and the full scale of the tragedy comes into focus.
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26 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT
Episode 1 - Sitting Ducks
In February 2021, 19-year-old Daisy De La O had a lot to be excited about: She’d recently started a new job, she’d saved up enough money to buy a car, and was on the verge of earning her associate’s degree. She dreamed of opening a makeup and tattoo business someday. But those dreams were shattered when she got a text message while watching T.V. with her family one night. She told them she’d be right back and stepped outside. It was the last time her family saw her alive.
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26 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT
Introducing: My Friend Daisy
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.
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.
See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
Inside a recent episode
Episode 10: Cat Eyes
Published 21 May 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I mean, it's possible that all of these scenarios unfolded roughly at the same time. Maybe there's no way to know for sure. But what seems clear to me is that in all of these scenarios, the arrest was a direct result of social media, whether it was a TikTok or an Instagram DM or a Facebook post. The influence of these platforms was huge. And maybe it's cheesy to say, but it really is a testament to the power of the internet, of social media, of information traveling and converging at exactly the right moment being seen by exactly the right people, all of them in different cities, honestly different countries, and all of them with the same goal of getting justice for Daisy. […]
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