The 2024 Netflix documentary series from Mexico, Caught in the Web: The Murder Behind Zona Divas, takes audiences for a deep dive into the dark and criminal side of the internet, where seemingly harmless websites are linked to violent secrets. The four-part series follows one such website, named Zona Divas, which was touted as just a website that helped sex workers find clients online, and its shady downfall after five women linked to it were found murdered all over Mexico City. Caught in the Web is often a chilling and devastating watch, as it reflects on the vulnerability and the lack of safety for many women in the South American continent, which sets them up for a life full of exploitation and unfair judgment.

What was the Zona Divas website?

First opened around 2010, the Zona Divas website was basically a dark and immoral marketplace for escorts, where anyone could browse through...