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Catfishing: Fake online boyfriend led to tragedy

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Teresa and Mark Marsden lost their daughter Renae after she went missing. When they tried to contact Brayden, her online boyfriend who she had once planned to marry, they discovered he didn't exist. [CW: This video mentions suicide.]
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