What Annie Elise has said about 2026 San Diego cruise ship CSAM arrests

3 quotes · 1 episode · May 21, 2026

Annie Elise, True crime podcaster and host of Serialously and 10 to Life, has been quoted on 2026 San Diego cruise ship CSAM arrests 3 times in 1 episode of Serialously with Annie Elise, most recently on May 21, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Elise noted that none of the 28 detained cruise workers had been publicly charged; instead they were deported.
“None of the 28 workers have publicly been criminally charged in the United States. at least not that we know of right now”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 401: Disney Cruise Busted, Missing Scientist & Makayla Settles’ Dad Pleads Guilty (May 21, 2026) · Listen from 31:03
Elise cautioned that there was no public evidence of a trafficking ring connected to Disney cruises.
“there is no public evidence currently that this was any sort of trafficking ring, that it's, you know, a trafficking ring connected to Disney cruises”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 401: Disney Cruise Busted, Missing Scientist & Makayla Settles’ Dad Pleads Guilty (May 21, 2026) · Listen from 33:24
Elise speculated that the story's low visibility in search results might reflect a coordinated effort by Disney to bury it.
“so i don't know if that's some like coordinated effort because from from disney who's working with like google adwords”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 401: Disney Cruise Busted, Missing Scientist & Makayla Settles’ Dad Pleads Guilty (May 21, 2026) · Listen from 39:26

401: Disney Cruise Busted, Missing Scientist & Makayla Settles’ Dad Pleads Guilty
Serialously with Annie Elise · May 21, 2026 · 55 min
Annie Elise and guest Amy Colette review true crime headlines: the Makayla Settles plea, Kouri Richins' sentencing, Murdaugh's retrial, Disney cruise CSAM arrests, and Melissa Casias.