▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁As ▁Ar ri ola ▁explained ▁in ▁a ▁television ▁interview ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁" The ▁internet ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ... ▁[ did n ’ t ▁have ] ▁any ▁entertain ment ▁websites ▁and ▁so ▁anything ▁that ▁you ▁went ▁to ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁probably ▁put ▁together ▁by ▁a ▁scient ist ▁or ▁a ▁college ▁student ▁and ▁it ▁was , ▁for ▁all ▁int ents ▁and ▁purposes , ▁a ▁bunch ▁of ▁facts ." ▁ ▁The ▁p rag m atic ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁internet ▁couple d ▁with ▁the ▁website ' s ▁own ▁ver is im il itude ▁made ▁it ▁easy ▁for ▁the ▁site ' s ▁visitors ▁to ▁believe ▁in ▁its ▁legit im acy . ▁Additionally , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁disc la imer ▁anywhere ▁on ▁the ▁website ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁crime ▁was ▁fict it ious . ▁So ▁when ▁Crime ▁Sc ene ▁was ▁featured ▁by ▁the ▁internet ▁service ▁Pro dig y ▁in ▁its ▁daily ▁line up , ▁with ▁a ▁description ▁not ing ▁that ▁it ▁featured ▁" a ▁real ▁murder ▁investigation ", ▁controvers y ▁en su ed . ▁ ▁The ▁increased ▁public ity ▁led ▁to ▁more ▁visitors , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁began ▁to ▁question ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁investigation ▁was ▁real . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁site ' s ▁view ers ▁called ▁Pro dig y ' s ▁customer ▁service ▁line ▁on ▁two ▁separate ▁occasions ▁and ▁was ▁re ass ured ▁both ▁times ▁that ▁the ▁investigation ▁was ▁authentic . ▁Then ▁they ▁called ▁the