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Epstein Survivor Reveals SHOCKING Details | Jena-Lisa Jones | Have A Seat

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:42:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by Jeffery Epstein survivor Jena-Lisa Jones for an emotional, raw and powerful interview. Jones describes the manipulation and grooming tactics by Epstein and how he got underaged girls to “do his dirty work” and Maxwell’s involvement, her cushy prison life and the possibility of getting out early. Jones also shares her frustration with the government and political climate surrounding the files yet-to-be-released and why victims like Jena-Lisa continue to be traumatized.

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Pablo Juarez-Bertadillo

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:01:00 -0000

Pablo Juarez-Bertadillo is a predator caught in a Genesee County, Michigan investigation. At the time of the sting, Juarez had been living in Burton, Michigan. He unlawfully immigrated to the United States from Mexico sometime around 2019. He worked in roofing. Juarez had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. At first, Juarez discussed paying $100 for sex with the girl. After learning of her age, he responded "oh really," followed by immediately requesting her address. Juarez asked the decoy if she was available and whether she was a police officer. Upon being assured that she was not, Juarez said that he would be at the location within five minutes. Seeing the impending confrontation as a test to his language skills, Chris told the decoy that he would need to utilize what he learned from his four years of honors-level Spanish classes in high school. When asked why he came to the house, Juarez told Chris that it was to work on the roof. In response, Chris asked Juarez how to say "bullshit" in Spanish.

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Inside the Explosive Eric Swalwell Sexual Assault Allegations | Lisa Bloom | Have A Seat

Wed, 06 May 2026 04:01:00 -0000

To date, five woman have come forward with claims of sexual assault and sexual misconduct by former California Representative Eric Swalwell, most recently one being Lonna Drewes, who claims to have been drugged and raped by Swalwell in 2018. Chris Hansen has a seat with Drewes’ attorney Lisa Bloom to provide insight into her client, the accusations and the criminal charges they have filed. The once leading Democratic favorite in the California Gubernatorial race has since withdrawn his campaign as Bloom reveals that more possible victims have come forward with allegations against Swalwell, claims they are actively investigating.

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“My dick in good shape.”

Mon, 04 May 2026 04:01:00 -0000

Henry Lopez is an alleged predator caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation. He came to the sting house with Garson Lopez. Henry is originally from Guatemala. At the time of the sting, he was living in the United States illegally for the past year. He had at least one child. Garson was the one to communicate with the decoy over the phone, rather than Henry. He reached out to a decoy posing as the aunt to a fifteen-year-old girl, selling the girl for sex. After learning of the girl's age, Garson asked for pictures of both decoys. He further asked what the rate would be if he and Henry both wanted sex. The decoy told him $300 for both of the Lopezes to have sex. Henry arrived to the sting house first, followed by Garson. He and the decoys stood awkwardly in the kitchen of the sting house because they were not able to communicate well. Garson called for Henry to step out of the house, which he did. After asking if two men were acceptable to the decoys, Henry and Garson left toward their car. Deputies then took them into custody. Then it was time to meet Chris.

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The $3 Million Verdict Against Meta and Google | Joseph VanZandt | Have A Seat

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:01:00 -0000

As Chris Hansen continues to spread the word and educate parents on the dangers that social media and gaming platforms could have to children, a recent landmark verdict against these big tech companies might just be shifting the narrative. On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Joseph VanZandt, an attorney with the Beasley Allen Law Firm leading the national social media litigation, joins Chris to discuss the recent ruling in favor of his client to the tune of 3 million dollars. The California jury found in favor of “Kaley’s” claims that the compulsive and obsessive use of social media starting as a young child, led to years of depression and anxiety, and that Google and Meta were to pay damages. Hansen and VanZandt hope that this is a step in the right direction of holding these companies responsible and that it is the start of signifiant changes when it comes to the safety of our children on social media.

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“You ever had your boobs grabbed?” - Nicholas Jenkins

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:01:00 -0000

Nicholas Alexander "Alex" Jenkins is an alleged predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation, part of Polk County's Cyber Guardian II operation. At the time of the Sting, Nicholas Jenkins was living in Winter Garden, Florida. He had previously wanted to work with dialysis patients but found himself working in pest control. A posted a picture of what appeared to be a minor girl in a hot tub on the social media platform Whisper (despite the picture showing her wearing a wedding ring). The decoy then said that she was fifteen-years-old and asked if he cared about that. He responded, "Nope. Not at all," followed by "wanting to come see you." Jenkins arrived to the sting wearing a t-shirt with 1990s and early 2000s Cartoon Network characters on it. Jenkins was transported to the Polk County Jail where Chris began to interview him.

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Sean O’Brien | Have A Seat

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen talks with Sean O’Brien, General President of the Teamsters, the storied labor union that was founded in 1903. The two have a candid conversation about a recent crimes against children investigation they did together in Michigan, how the Teamsters can help combat human trafficking, the threat autonomous vehicles will have on the work force, unionizing Amazon drivers, and why unions are still extremely necessary in this country. They also reflect on O’Brien's infamous senate exchange with now HSI director Markwayne Mullin, and his thoughts on what really happened to Jimmy Hoffa.

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"Can I put my clothes on?" Joshua Simpson

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:01:00 -0000

Joshua Ryan Simpson is an alleged predator that was caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation. He is known for being one of only three men to get completely naked during a Chris Hansen sting. At the time, he stated that he was a maintenance worker at a chicken plant, fixing the chicken incubation machines, and had been employed there for four weeks. He also had a twelve-year-old daughter, only three years younger than the decoy he came to meet. Simpson had been messaging a decoy run by the Blount County Sheriff's Office who he believed to be a fifteen-year-old girl. When Simpson arrived to the sting house after over an hour drive, he was greeted by the decoy and he gave her the money that he had promised. The decoy also told him that he would have to "make good on [his] deal first." The deal that Simpson had agreed to in the chat was for him to get completely naked as soon as he arrived to the house. Simpson began undressing and asked the decoy if she would also "take something off," but she refused. Simpson then spent about 35 seconds in complete silence slowly taking off his clothes in the kitchen. A thud could be heard, possibly police or the camera crew causing it, which raised Simpson's suspicions, but the decoy attributed it to a smoke detector. After Simpson was completely naked, Chris walked out stating, "Well you know how to make yourself right at home, don't ya?"

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Inside the Timothy Busfield Case with Attorney Larry Stein | Larry Stein | Have A Seat Ep. 33

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by Larry Stein, famed entertainment attorney and lawyer for actor and director Timothy Busfield. The Emmy Award winning Busfield has recently been accused of inappropriately touching two child actors on the set of The Cleaning Lady on which he was the director. A Bernalillo County, NM grand jury indicted Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor, to which the Thirtysomething star pleaded not guilty. Stein passionately breaks down the evidence in this case, or lack thereof, relays what Busfield says really happened, reveals new information and the criminal history of the mother and father of the two boys, and argues that this case is a clear demonstration of prosecutorial misconduct. If you have been following the case against Timothy Busfield, this is an episode Have a Seat you won’t want to miss! Sponsors: Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/chrishansen and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty AquaTru: Head to https://AquaTru.com & use code HANSEN for 20% off your purifier and a 30-day best-tasting water guarantee.

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Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:01:00 -0000

“I just wanted to meet people!” – Ochoa

In this episode,Chris confronts Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa, a man who traveled from Venezuela with sinister intentions. Kleider's story unfolds as he attempts to deny his motives for meeting a 15-year-old boy. As the tension escalates, Hansen reveals Kleider's illegal immigration status and his involvement in a human trafficking investigation. With law enforcement closing in, Kleider's desperate attempt to flee is thwarted, leading to his arrest. This episode serves as a stark reminder of the dangers lurking in the shadows and Chris’s relentless pursuit of justice.

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The Idaho Murders | Kristi Goncalves | Have A Seat ep 32

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris has a candid conversation with Kristi Goncalves, mother of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the victims in the Idaho college student murders. Kristi reveals new details on the case, her thoughts on the investigation, the plea deal and the still remaining unanswered questions. The two also discuss that while the court proceedings are over, the family still continues to be the victim of online trolls, hateful comments, and subjected to the release of crime scene photos. But through tragedy comes strength in family and faith and new-found advocacy with the newly created Kaylee Goncalves Foundation: Murder Has a Name and the recently passed law banning crime scene photos in the state of Idaho to be released to anyone other than the victims family.

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Juan Guzman

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:01:00 -0000

"Like I said, I lost my mind." ―Juan's reason for trying to molest a minor

Juan Carlos Guzman is a predator who was caught in the Polk County, Florida sting. Juan immigrated from Puebla, Mexico to the United States in 2004, setting up a life for himself with his wife in Hollywood, Florida. Juan, thirty-nine at the time of the sting, initiated a chat with a sheriff's decoy posing as a fourteen-year-old girl. He lied about his age by one year, claiming to be thirty-eight. Although he initially acknowledged she was too young when she said she wasn't eighteen, Juan's fears quickly subsided. He asked the decoy if she was "looking for friends, boyfriend, or sugar daddy?" claiming he was "looking for just hanging out and having fun." He would profess he could "teach [her] anything [she] wants," hoping the decoy wouldn't tell anyone. The decoy denied this, claiming that her mother would not be pleased. When the Sheriff's decoy gave Juan an out, he kept talking to the decoy "little by little," declaring he would like to be the girl first. Juan's chat got progressively more explicit, at one point sending pornographic images of himself to the decoy, as well as asking her if her mother ever checked her phone, which the decoy denied. He would describe in detail the sexual acts he wanted to perform, such as kissing the decoy's breasts, describing their size as "perfect," and attempting to solicit the decoy for naked pictures. When the decoy claimed her mother was away at work, Juan made the three-hour drive from Hollywood to Kissimmee, making a stop at a gas station to pick up condoms, beef jerky, and Fanta orange. When Juan arrived, he was arrested by the Sheriff's deputies. Hilariously, despite being threatened at gunpoint, Juan continued to casually chew the gum in his mouth as he was arrested and searched, with his phone being seized by the arresting officers. Detectives interviewed Juan before Chris entered the room.

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The Dark Truth of the Gulf Coast Stapletons | Derek Baker | Have A Seat Ep 31

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris talks with former narcotics and S.W.A.T officer and body language analysis instructor, now turned content creator, Derek Baker.

Agent D Baker has been investigating and covering the case of the Gulf Coast Stapleton’s - married couple Brittani and Josh Stapleton who documented their lavish lifestyle to followers, but what was hiding underneath the facade of social media would catch up with them. A tip sparked an investigation into Josh Stapleton that revealed he had downloaded and sent child sexually abusive material (CSAM) from 2018-2020 that would lead to him pleading guilty to 20 counts of sexual exploitation of children. He is currently serving his 5 years and upon release will be on probation for 15 years. But it’s what his wife Brittani Stapleton had been doing on line that leaves everyone shocked! Hansen and Baker dive into all the details!

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"I'm so dumb!" Douglas Cooley

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:01:00 -0000

Douglas Vincent Cooley is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation. At the time of the sting, Cooley had been living in or near Apopka, Florida. Shockingly, he worked at the Clay Springs Elementary after-school daycare in Apopka. Cooley had been communicating with a decoy posing as a foster mother willing to sell her fifteen-year-old daughter for sex. After learning of the girl's age, Cooley asked if they were law enforcement. Assured that they were not, Cooley then stated that he had never "come across this opportunity before." He also specifically asked to confirm the girl's age as fifteen. He agreed to pay $100 for a half hour of sex with the minor girl, saying, "I just want to fuck her." Cooley arrived at the house and was immediately arrested by deputies. While being handcuffed, Cooley muttered to himself, "I'm done for." While being searched, Cooley repeatedly kept telling himself, "I'm so dumb." He was first interrogated by deputies then it was Chris’ turn.

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Ethical Hacker Ryan Montgomery Reveals How He Started Catching Predators Online | Ryan Montgomery | Have A Seat Ep 30

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:01:00 -0000

In this exclusive episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris talks with ethical hacker and cybersecurity expert Ryan Montgomery for an eye-opening and informative session you won’t want to miss. Montgomery, founder of Pentester, the leading cybersecurity technology platform, talks about how he got his start in combating on-line attackers including uncovering an underground site ran by politician Nathan Larson. Montgomery’s pleas about Larson to the media and law enforcement fell on deaf ears until Larson was later arrested for kidnapping and sexually assaulting an underaged child, a crime that could have been avoided if Montgomery’s findings were taken seriously. But it was that determination and drive to protect children that founded Pentester and how law enforcement can now utilize his technology to find victims of human trafficking. This mega episode highlights the latest crimes against children, a show-and-tell of information available on line about YOU and what you can do to keep yourself safe from hackers, the latest products to prevent cyber-breaches and devices that can save your life in a disaster, as well as discussions and thoughts on the Epstein files and even the Nancy Guthrie case! Hansen and Montgomery leave no topic off the table; from sextortion, to Roblox, to 764, no group or threat against a child is safe from the duo of Ryan Montgomery and Chris Hansen. Thanks to our sponsor this episode: American Hartford Gold: Protect your wealth with precious metals! Call American Hartford Gold today & get up to $20,000 in free silver on your 1st order! Call 866-508-6029 or Text HANSEN to 65532, or Click the link below: https://offers.americanhartfordgold.com/content-affiliate/?Leadsource=Affiliate&utm_sfcampaign=701Nv00000aEv8GIAS Ryan Montgomery's Socials: Pentester Website: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://Pentester.com__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-Un_F9fd$ Ryan Montgomery Instagram: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.instagram.com/0day/__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-fP14KyE$ Ryan Montgomery YouTube: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/@0dayCTF__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-R1E2umH$ Ryan Montgomery Facebook: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/RyanMMontgomery/__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-XFcRiIv$ 0:00 Intro 0:51 How It All Started for Ryan 8:48 Could This Crime Have Been Avoided? 12:37 Starting 561PC 16:52 What Happened With Project Veritas 20:23 The Shawn Ryan Effect 26:46 How Parents Can Protect Kids Online 34:43 764 41:48 Why It’s Hard to go After 764 46:31 How 764 Started 49:51 764 Arrests 52:17 764 Terminology 55:22 Swatting 56:51 How Parents Can Report Online Harm 01:02:08 What Motivates Ryan 01:04:22 How Ryan Operates 01:09:36 “Is That Your Social Security Number?” 01:16:16 Nancy Guthrie 01:18:20 Roblox Facial Recognition 01:25:17 Epstein Files 01:28:05 What is ‘pentester’? 01:31:14 Ryan’s Gadgets Have A Seat with Chris Hansen—the all-new platform from America’s most relentless crime fighting journalist. Every Monday, Hansen takes you back inside the stings that shocked the nation on Predators I’ve Caught—with never-before-heard details and new revelations. Sponsored by Home Title Lock, 24/7 monitoring to detect any tampering with your title or mortgage. And by TruthFinder.com. To get the answers you’re looking for and to discover information on potential predators, go to www.TruthFinder.com/predator Biographies of our predators are found at To Catch A Predator Wiki. Then, pull up a chair on Wednesday for Have A Seat with Chris Hansen, his weekly in-depth interview series where the biggest names in law enforcement, justice, and survival tell their stories. Two shows. One mission. Have A Seat with Chris Hansen. Relentless. Uncompromising. Always watching. Chris Hansen Bio I have been a reporter and Author for more nearly 40 years. I have tackled some of the toughest topics in some of the most difficult places. From Local News in Detroit Michigan, to Dateline NBC, to Investigation discovery, to Crime Watch Daily I am back on my new show, exclusively on TruBlu Streaming Network called Takedown With Chris Hansen. Check it out at https://www.watchtrublu.com Thank you everyone for your continued support! TruBluwatchtrublu.com Twitter twitter.com/chrishansen Instagram instagram.com/officialchrishansen Facebook: facebook.com/HaveASeatWithChrisHansen Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/realchrishansen.bsky.social

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Brien Terry

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:01:00 -0000

Chris confronts a predator who should have known better—but didn’t stop anyway. When 25-year-old Brien Terry is caught in a Marion County sting after pursuing what he believed was a 14-year-old girl, the case quickly reveals something more troubling than a single bad decision: a pattern. What begins as defiance turns into a tense, psychological unraveling—excuses, contradictions, and ultimately a moment of raw remorse. But as Chris digs deeper into Terry’s past, one question lingers: when someone has already faced consequences for crossing this line… why do they come back? A chilling look at repetition, rationalization, and the dangerous mindset of a predator who knew exactly what he was risking—and did it anyway.

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I Sat Across from Epstein: Victim's Lawyer on the Deposition, the Sweetheart Deal, and the Co-Conspirators Still Walking Free | Spencer Kuvin | Have A Seat Ep 29

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen is joined by Chief Legal Officer and Litigation Director of Gold Law, Spencer Kuvin. In 2005 Kuvin represented the first known victim of Jeffrey Epstein whose report to Palm Beach Police Department kicked off the investigation and later exposed Epstein’s sex trafficking ring. Kuvin and Hansen discuss the missed opportunities and warning signs of that first case, Kuvin’s face to face interactions with Epstein during his depositions and the co-conspirators yet to be prosecuted. They also dive into the suspicions surrounding Epstein’s death and the recent revelations about the guards who were supposed to be watching him that night.

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"Call me, "Master!" - Christan Medina

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0000

Christan Medina is notable for having called five separate Ubers to pick up a 14-year-old child for sex, wanting to do BDSM things with the 14-year-old, and for making her call him, "Master." Medina was caught in a sting by Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. Instead of making an excuse for not knowing her age, he instead just said, "How do I know she's 14?" and that there was no way to know she was 14, despite the decoy stating it. Medina throughout the episode continually places blame on anyone and any system and refuses to take responsibility for any of his actions.

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Sheriff Reveals Disturbing Roblox Kidnapping Case | Sheriff John Budensiek | Have A Seat

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by Martin County, Florida Sheriff John Budensiek to talk about the harrowing case of two underaged sisters who were groomed on Roblox and eventually kidnapped by a man from Nebraska. For Hours went by and the family and law enforcement had no word, no leads, no clues, but it was a tech-savvy and quick thinking detective that cracked the case and eventually led to the mans arrest and girl's safe return home. The suspect, Hset Mu Lah Say is now facing charges from two states as well as federal prosecution, but this case and the ‘happy-ending’ needs to be heard by every parent or guardian with a child that is active on-line as they are always at risk of being groomed by another looking to do them harm. Thanks to our sponsors this episode: Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/chrishansen and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty Have A Seat with Chris Hansen—the all-new platform from America’s most relentless crime fighting journalist.

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Anthony Farr

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:01:00 -0000

A seemingly ordinary car salesman hides a far darker agenda. Anthony Farr of Little Rock spends hours behind the wheel, driving six long hours across state lines for a meeting he believes will be with a minor. What began as a series of explicit online messages quickly turns into a disturbing journey fueled by anticipation—and intent. But when Farr finally arrives in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, the person waiting for him isn’t who he expects. Chris is there, along with local law enforcement, ready to confront him the moment his carefully planned encounter falls apart. Chris presses Farr in a revealing interview that exposes the troubling mindset behind predators who travel great distances to act on their fantasies. In this intense episode, the investigation lays bare the premeditation, deception, and dangerous patterns investigators look for—and the critical steps being taken to stop these encounters before a child becomes the victim.

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Ken Paxton | Have A Seat ep 27

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Hansen is continuing his investigation into Roblox, the on-line gaming platform that is at the center of controversy surrounding lax measures to keep children safe from predators. Chris is joined by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as he too has filed suit against the mega-gamer for not protecting children, not disclosing crimes, and is asking for statutory damages for their security actions, or lack thereof. Multiple cases have come to light in Paxton’s state of Texas that struck a chord with him and his office, which he discusses with Hansen as the instigation of the lawsuit. The two also deliberate on what it will take to make kids safe on Roblox, who is culpable in the crimes against children both on the gaming platform and on chat sites like Discord, and how you can keep your kids safe on-line.

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Joseph Ross

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:01:00 -0000

"If she wanted to play, I probably would have done oral and that's about it."

―Joseph Ross

At the time of the sting, Joseph Ross resided in Marquette City, Michigan. Ross was communicating with a fifteen-year-old decoy run by the Marquette County Sheriff's Office. During his chat with the decoy, he requested that she wear a thong, a halter bikini top, and pigtails and informed her that he was into fetish play. He requested a phone call with the decoy so that he could hear her voice. After the decoy told Ross over the phone that she wanted to have sex, Ross asked how many times she would "like to play." He then asked what she would charge and asked the decoy, "how much do you wanna be a little fuck slut?" During the phone call, Ross asked the decoy what her age was. He said it was "A-Okay" that she was young. Ross arrived at the sting house and immediately asked if it was setup upon entering. Once again assured that it was not, Ross took out $150 to pay the decoy, much less than the agreed upon $500. The decoy left and Chris walked out to meet Ross.

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Andrew Lownie| Jeffrey Epstein & ex-Prince Andrew | Have A Seat ep 26

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:51:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by British historian and author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, Andrew Lownie to dissect the relationship between ex-Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson and Jeffery Epstein and what it means for the future of the Royal Family. Other high-profile names with ties to the monarch surround Epstein and his crimes, but Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was a documented fixture on Epstein and Maxwell’s scenes; what does he know, what did he witness, what did he partake in?

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Jesus Javier Valverde-Texta

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:01:00 -0000

Thirty-year-old Jesus Valverde Texta was arrested on October 23 in Genesee County, Michigan, after allegedly attempting to meet a 15-year-old girl following a sexually explicit online exchange. The arrest stemmed from a GHOST Team investigation that took an unexpected turn—Texta arrived at the meeting location while Chris was still interviewing another alleged predator. Hear the full breakdown of the chaotic scene and listen as Chris methodically dismantles Texta’s account during the intense confrontation that followed.

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Jason Sokolowski | 764: A New Terror | Have A Seat ep 25

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:01:00 -0000

*This episode contains sensitive material and talk of suicide, audience discretion is advised*

In this heartbreaking, shocking and emotionally raw episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen talks with Jason Sokolowski, a Canadian father whose daughter died by suicide in 2025 after being groomed by someone she met on Roblox and was messaging with on Discord. Penelope was just 16-years-old when someone going by the screen name “Culprit”, a member of the vicious online group 764, encouraged her to commit heinous acts, self harm and eventually to take her own life. Today, Penelope’s father Jason speaks out about what he went through in the hopes to educate parents and adults on 764, the online group that prey upon our children to commit horrendous acts of self-harm and violence against themselves and others.

If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741

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"That's cool. Fifteen's my fantasy." Eric Lee

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:01:00 -0000

Eric Lee is an alleged predator that was caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation. At the time of the sting, Lee had been living in or around Centerpoint, Alabama with his mother. He worked as a mechanic at a car dealership. Lee had been communicating with a decoy posing as the aunt to a fifteen-year-old girl. He asked the decoy for a picture of her face or body. The aunt told Lee that her niece's age was fifteen, to which Lee stated, "That's cool. Fifteen's my fantasy." The decoy asked Lee if he would have sex with the girl, with Lee replying, "Yeah, I'm gonna fuck her good. I've got some good dick." He also asked if he could "eat some ass." He offered to bring marijuana to the house to give to the minor girl. Lee agreed to the proposition of having sex with the minor girl for $200. Lee arrived to the sting house and was greeted by the two decoys at the door. After they exited, Lee said to himself, "Oh, I forgot the condoms in the car." Chris then emerged to confront him.

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Jumpsuit Pablo | “No Human Being More Worthy of the Death Penalty Than Wade Wilson” | Have A Seat ep 24

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by true crime YouTuber Paul White, aka JumpsuitPablo, to dive into the heinous crimes committed by Wade Wilson, the Dead Pool Killer. Currently the focus of the new Paramount+ series, Handsome Devil: Charming Killer, Hansen and White explore how the Florida man went from murderer to viral heartthrob, amassing a harem of “Wade Wives” and thousands of dollars raised for him, all while sitting on death row.

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Milan A. Mikho

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:01:00 -0000

“Would it be cool if I spent the night? You can say no.”

In this episode of Predators I’ve Caught, Chris breaks down the chilling sting that led to the arrest of Milan Miko, a 25-year-old culinary student caught attempting to meet a minor for illegal sex. Working alongside the Genesee County Sheriff’s team, Chris reveals how Miko allegedly left his girlfriend’s family dinner to pursue the meetup—after sending explicit messages to a decoy posing as a 15-year-old. Chris also examines what may drive this kind of behavior, from compulsive pornography use to the need for control, and why understanding predator psychology is essential to protecting kids online.

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TN AG Jonathan Skrmetti | “Parents Had No Idea What the Risks Were” | Have A Seat ep 23

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 05:01:00 -0000

Have a Seat with Chris Hansen continues its coverage and conversation surrounding the gaming platform Roblox and the controversy of their questionable security measures. On this episode, Chris Hansen is joined by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti who is joining his AG colleagues and filed a lawsuit against the company ‘alleging that they lure children into an environment it knows is dangerous but promises is safe, in violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)”. Hansen and Skrmetti discuss how parents are being mislead into believing the platform is safe for children and how it should be a red flag that Roblox won’t let law enforcement on the platform to investigate criminal activity and complaints. If you’ve been following the Roblox headlines, it’s another episode of Have a Seat you won’t want to miss.

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James Patterson

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:00 -0000

“I just came to meet a girl to have sex. I didn’t know she was underage!”

James Lee Peterson is a predator caught in a Marquette County, Michigan investigation. At the time of the sting, Peterson had been living in Wallace, Michigan. He had a son who was twenty-three and a daughter who was twenty-one at the time. Peterson has an extensive criminal history, including many possession of TCH charges, carrying a concealed weapon, drug paraphernalia, bail jumping, sex with a child 16 years of age or older, disorderly conduct, among others. Peterson had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. After learning of the decoy's age, Peterson offered her $100 to "fuck." He said that he wanted to have oral sex and make the girl "squirt." When Chris emerged to confront him, Peterson attempted to flee out of the front door but was stopped by deputies.

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: Help Find Missing Teen Thomas Medlin | Have A Seat

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:21:00 -0000

On this urgent, special episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by Eva Yan, mother of Thomas Medlin who’s been missing since January 9th. 15-year-old Thomas of Long Island was seen on CCTV footage at Grand Central Station at 5:30p that same day, his cell phone was later found in lower Manhattan. The Suffolk Police Department believes that Thomas went into the city to meet someone he had been communicating with on the gaming platform Roblox, which according to his mother, is completely out of character for the intelligent and talented teen. Chris and Eva urge everyone to be on the lookout for Thomas, share his photo across social media, and contact the Suffolk Police Department if you have any information.

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Ronnie Knight | A Look Back at the MOST SHOCKING Moments from To Catch a Predator | Have A Seat ep. 22

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:01:00 -0000

On this special episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris and his former lead security officer Ron Knight take a trip down memory lane and reflect back on their years of catching potential predators together. From memorable men such as Rabbi David Kaye to John Kennelly, and the massive investigation in Riverside County, CA, Hansen has brought Knight ‘out of retirement’ to reveal to fans what happened behind the scenes and when cameras weren't rolling.

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Daryl Alan Rudick

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:01:00 -0000

Come on, man! I didn’t see the text!”

Daryl Rudick is an alleged predator caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation. Rudick began communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. Before the decoy revealed her age, Rudick requested "just sex" in exchange for a $100 donation. When Rudick arrived to the sting house, he talked with the decoy about her Northern accent. He had her say the word "oil" to note the differences between her accent and his. They also talked about Ohio State football, since the decoy said she was from Ohio, wherein Rudick claimed to a bored decoy that Ohio State could not beat Michigan that year. He was right. Chris then emerged asking what his accent sounded like. And the interrogation was on.

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Investigating Roblox: Playground for Predators? | Russel Coleman | Have A Seat ep. 21

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:01:00 -0000

Kentucky Attorney General Russel Coleman joins Chris Hansen on this episode of Have a Seat to discuss his recent lawsuit against the gaming platform Roblox. AG Coleman joins his colleagues in such states as Florida, Louisiana and Tennessee in the fight to make Roblox safe against on-line child predators. AG Coleman calls Roblox a playground for criminals to have access to kids and that could lead to grooming and child exploitation. He also provides valuable advice for parents when there’s zero margin or error when it comes to allowing your children on the gaming site.

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Mark Barrett

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 05:01:00 -0000

"Ah! Oh my god, you scared the crap outa' me!" Barrett's reaction to Chris coming out.

Mark Barrett is a predator caught in the Blount County, Alabama investigation. He is mostly known for his large ears, muscular build, and passive aggressive attitude during his arrest and interview. Barrett was born in August of 1985. In a joint operation between the Blount County Sheriff's office and the Genesee County, Michigan G.H.O.S.T. Team, Barrett, under the alias of "Alex," had a sexually charged conversation with the decoy who pretended to be a fifteen-year-old girl. Barrett was initially skeptical of meeting, fearing that the decoy was actually a set-up to rob him, but eventually calmed his nerves after the decoy sent him a picture of herself. Barrett showed up to the sting house carrying bottles of Coca-Cola and a bottle of Apple Crown Royal whisky. He asked the decoy if she wanted her drink mixed, to which she responded that she wants "a heavy pour," like any normal fifteen-year-old girl would ask for. Then, Chris appeared from around the corner while Barrett was getting ice for the drink, startling him.

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Epstein Survivor Reveals SHOCKING Details About Human Trafficking Experience

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by Jeffery Epstein victim and survivor Juliette Bryant. Bryant recounts, in disturbing detail, meeting Epstein and other high profile figures, what happened when he and his staff took her from South Africa to the U.S., and her time on both Epstein’s private Caribbean island and ranch in New Mexico. Bryant also shares rarely seen photos and reveals how life is for her today. Photo Credits https://x.com/JulietteBryant anniefarmer.com / Rob Bergman

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Feras Klisli

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:01:00 -0000

Feras Mahmoud Klisli is an alleged predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation. At the time of the sting, Klisli had been living in Orlando, Florida with his wife, Heba, and their adult disabled daughter. Klisli had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fourteen-year-old virgin girl. Described as "cryptic" by detectives, Klisli said in the chat that he wanted to kiss the girl all over her body and wanted sex. Klisli acknowledged the decoy's age at least five times, saying, "I hope I can meet with you, but you are 14 and that's dangerous." When Klisli arrived at the sting house, he was taken into custody immediately after getting out of his car, instead of the typical scenario where the alleged predator walks into the house. Deputies took him to the ground in the middle of the road while Klisli repeatedly asked what was happening. Detectives called the number they had for Klisli, to verify that the person they were talking to was the man that showed up, and it appeared that Klisli had the decoy's name saved as "14.” During the interview with Chris, Klisli claimed that he did not know that the decoy was underage, instead claiming that he thought she was nineteen. After further questioning, Klisli admitted that he did know that the decoy said she was fourteen, but claimed that he thought she was a liar.

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271 Predators Caught | Chris Sanson | Have A Seat Ep. 19

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen is joined by the dynamic, passionate and polarizing lawman of Genesee County, Michigan, Sheriff Chris Swanson. Most recognized for dropping his riot gear and joining a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Flint, Sheriff Swanson and Hansen dive into the many projects and community efforts Sheriff Swanson has and is spearheading; from how G.H.O.S.T (the Genesee County Human Oppression Strike Team) was created to protect children and combat human trafficking, to working with music sensation Jelly Roll on the I.G.N.I.T.E program, and how together Hansen, Sheriff Swanson, and his team have identified and arrested dozens of men attempting to commit crimes against children, including a local doctor and former police officer! Sheriff Swanson is now setting his sights on the entire community of the state of Michigan as he’s announced his run for Governor and reveals to Chris if he has a shot at winning the office.

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Stosh Gizinski

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:01:00 -0000

Stosh Gizinski is a predator caught in a Genesee County, Michigan investigation. He is notable for claiming that he only came to the sting house to look for his long-lost missing sister. At the time of the sting, Gizinski had been living in Lapeer, Michigan. He had been working as a roofer and has had various licensing and business issues in the past. He also had two daughters that were fourteen and eighteen-years-old at the time of the sting. Gizinski claimed that his sister, Rachel, went missing in Jackson, Michigan. On October 18, 2023, Gizinski had begun communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. Initially, Gizinski asked for a "5-10 min quickie." Described as a "fast mover" by Chris, Gizinski repeatedly asked the decoy if she was ready to meet because he had limited time away from work. After the decoy told him that she was fifteen, Gizinski responded, "Ok I can come now or I have to go back to work." Gizinski arrived to the sting house, which was decorated with pictures of Jerry Hetherington, Donnie Vaughn, and various warning signs. After a brief conversation with the decoy, where Gizinski said almost nothing, she left and Chris came out to confront him.

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MULTIPLE Teachers Accused of Grooming Students at Chicago High School

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:01:00 -0000

It’s a diabolical and sickening case of a Chicago Public Schools dean who preyed upon an underaged student from 2013-2016 with constant grooming tactics, sexual assaults, and even impregnating her twice and forcing her to have abortions. But after living in fear for years, the victim recently came forward and a Cook County jury found Brian Crowder guilty of multiple counts of sexual assaults and sentenced him to 22 years behind bars. The victim, Jane Doe, was also awarded a $17.5 million dollar settlement thanks to her attorneys, Martin Gould and Bryce Hensley, who join Chris on this disturbing and frightening episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen. They dive into the details of the case and what impact it has on victims rights and school systems around the country.

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Rhett Warner

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:01:00 -0000

Rhett Warner is a predator caught in a Genesee County, Michigan investigation. At the time of the sting, Warner lived in or near Saginaw, Michigan. Warner had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl while going by the names "John" and "Big John." Warner's conversation with the decoy went on for about a week before going to the sting house. The decoy told Warner that her stepfather and she liked to meet with men for her to have sex with while the stepfather watched. Warner was agreeable to this scenario during a phone call with the decoy. Upon arriving to the sting house, Warner met the decoy stepfather outside before going inside to meet the decoy girl. When Chris came out, Warner said "Chris Hansen!" and tried to escape, but he was stopped by the decoy stepfather.

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Trafficking Is a Global Epidemic: Epstein Survivors’ Warning | Haley Robson | Have A Seat Ep. 17

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:01:00 -0000

*Warning: This episode contains talk of sexual situations and sexual assault that may be triggering for some. Viewer and listener discretion is advised. Haley Robson, victim and survivor of Jeffrey Epstein, has a seat with Chris Hansen for an emotional, raw and powerful conversation surrounding her experiences with Epstein and the recent release of the investigation files. Haley reveals to Chris how she was recruited and groomed by Epstein, how her and the other survivor-victims are uniting, her thoughts on Ghislaine Maxwell and her culpability, and what Epstein took away from her. Robson’s unwavering bravery to expose the truth behind Epstein and his empire shines through in this timely and poignant episode. Sponsors: Home Title Lock: Go to ⁠https://hometitlelock.com/chrishansen⁠ and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit ⁠https://hometitlelock.com/warranty⁠

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Jordan Henry

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:01:00 -0000

Jordan Gerald Henry is a predator caught in a Genesee County, Michigan investigation. At the time of the sting, Henry had been married for two years. He has a step-daughter who would turn four in February, 2025, and a daughter who was two-months-old (as of January, 2025). He worked as a welder. Henry had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. In the chat log, Henry asked if he could ejaculate inside her. The decoy told him that she was on birth control but asked him to just "pull out." Henry responded, "If she's that good, I would want to fuck her all the time. I don't want to pull out of her." Henry inquired as to the price for the teenager's services, but after being told that it would be $150 he managed to barter her down to $80. Henry eventually found the house while still talking to the decoy on the phone. The decoy tried to make an excuse that her phone battery was low so that she could exit the room, but Henry started following her and asking if he could walk with her. That’s when Chris came out to confront Henry.

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John Rich: Why He Wrote "Righteous Hunter" & The Threat Posed By Cyber Predators | Have A Seat

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by legendary country music artist John Rich talk his new song, The Righteous Hunter, and music video that tackles the epidemic of human trafficking. Having co-fronted the band Lonestar, and currently one-half of the country music duo Big and Rich, John Rich is using his voice and platform to raise awareness, advocate for education and call for change surrounding human trafficking. Watch The Righteous Hunter by John Rich on Youtube HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-wfCN2qVew X - @johnrich www.johnrich.com Thanks to our sponsors: Home Title Lock: Go to ⁠https://hometitlelock.com/chrishansen⁠ and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit ⁠https://hometitlelock.com/warranty⁠

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Brian Jenkinson

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:01:00 -0000

Brian Russell Jenkinson is an alleged predator caught in a Genesee County, Michigan investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. At the time of the sting, Jenkinson lived in Lapeer, Michigan. He worked in construction, building roads and working on asphalt. Jenkinson has three children. At the time, they were 22, 7, and 13 years of age. He was unable to see his thirteen-year-old daughter for unknown reasons. Jenkinson has an extensive criminal history, with arrests for Attempted Larceny, Attempted Breaking and Entering, Identity Theft, and Theft of a Financial Transaction Device. He was also charged in Arizona with Assault Causing Injury and Disorderly conduct, although those charges were dismissed. Jenkinson had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. Jenkinson agreed to pay her $100 to have penetrative sex and to receive oral sex. When he was told the address of the sting house, Jenkinson asked the decoy if she was affiliated with law enforcement, saying, "I just don't want you trying to set me up." Jenkinson also agreed to smoke marijuana with the decoy. When Jenkinson arrived at the sting house, Chris began reading from the chat log where Jenkinson talked about "suck and f***." Jenkinson denied ever saying anything sexual to the decoy. Instead, Jenkinson blamed the decoy, claiming that she was the one talking about sexual acts. He also defended himself by saying that, despite the decoy stating her age, she never mentioned it again.

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Inside Epstein’s network: Why justice failed victims for decades | Marci Hamilton | Have A Seat Ep. 15

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:01:00 -0000

On this episode, Chris Hansen has a seat with Child USA Founder and CEO, Professor Marci Hamilton, a leading expert on clergy sex abuse and child sex abuse statutes of limitation. As author of Justice Denied: What America Must Do to Protect Its Children, Hamilton is at the forefront of crimes against children reform in the United States. Hansen and Hamilton dive into the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, what the public can hope to learn when the full files are released and how we must put victims first, no matter how much time as passed when crimes against them were committed.

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David Scott, "I was just coming for a visit!"

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:01:00 -0000

David Randolph Scott is an alleged predator that was caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. At the time of the sting, Scott had been living in Adamsville, Alabama with his wife. He also had two children, one 35 and one 38. Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon said that Scott did not have a criminal record. Scott worked as a Toyota car salesman but was described as being "semi-retired" at the time. Scott had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. He agreed to pay the girl $50 for a blowjob. Scott arrived to the sting house, but quickly turned around and drove off. A few minutes later, he returned to the house and parked in the drive way, greeting the decoy at the door. Once Chris came around the corner, Scott attempted to flee out the front door but was quickly apprehended by deputies. While being handcuffed, Scott stated that he was only "coming to visit." He denied ever meeting anyone online for sex in the past, despite his previous charge for soliciting prostitution. Scott did admit to knowing the decoy's age and requesting a blowjob from her, but claimed that he changed his mind.

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Roblox Facing Criminal Investigation! | Uthmeier | Have A Seat

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:01:00 -0000

For this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris travels to Tallahassee, Florida for a candid and in-depth interview with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier regarding his offices recent criminal charges against the online gaming platform Roblox. Uthmeier provides insight into the investigation and how Roblox is choosing profit over protecting kids by allowing sexual predators to access, communicate and groom underaged children. According to the Office of the Florida Attorney General press release, the subpoenas will investigate whether Roblox’s actions, or lack thereof, are aiding in predators accessing and harming children and look into predators that are utilizing the platform’s in-game currency ‘Robux’ to bribe minors into sending sexually explicit images. If you’ve been following Hansen’s investigation into Roblox, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. *Video courtesy of the Florida Attorney General’s Office Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/chrishansen and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty

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John Creamer

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:01:00 -0000

“My penis don't work right."

John Blake Creamer is a predator that was caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. He is notable for having shot himself in his penis. At the time of the sting, Creamer had been living in or near Hanceville, Alabama. Creamer had four children between two and eight years old from two different women. He worked as a brick mason. Creamer was once married but divorced because he found out his wife had been cheating on him for three years while he was in prison. He said that he found another man in his bed after being released. Creamer had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. He called the decoy before texting her. Creamer arrived to the sting house wearing stained and dirty blue jeans and a T-shirt, which Chris described as his "fancy, go-to-court clothes." Creamer maintained that he did not believe that the girl was a minor. Before being led out of the house and to the jail, Creamer announced to everyone present that he could not possibly have sex with a child because he had been shot in his penis with a .380 caliber gun firing full-metal jacket bullets. He told everyone that his penis "don't work right." Creamer offered to show his penis to Chris. Chris refused, but Creamer assured him that it was "all sewed back on" because the entire penis had been shot off. Chris, wanting to clarify, asked if someone had shot him in his penis. Creamer responded, "Yes sir. Actually, I was cleaning my gun and it misfired."

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"How is this a suicide?" Former Prosecutor on the Ellen Greenberg Case | Have a Seat Ep.13 Guy D'Andrea

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen is joined by former Philadelphia Prosecutor Guy D’Andrea who reviewed and consulted on the 2011 death of beloved teacher, Ellen Greenberg. Despite being stabbed over 20 times in the chest, neck and back of her head inside her own apartment, authorities have still ruled her death a suicide. Now the Co-Managing Partner at Laffey Bucci D’Andrea Reich& Ryan, D’Andrea and Hansen breakdown the evidence, or lack there of, that all signs point to homicide and discuss how someone might just have gotten away with the murder of Ellen Greenberg. Photos provided by the Greenberg Family. This episode is brought to you in part by Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/chrishansen and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty

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John Wesley Hunter

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 05:01:00 -0000

"I told them pacifically... that thank God... that y'all was the cops. Because I woulda been callin' the cops." ―One of John Hunter's nonsense statements.

John Wesley Hunter is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. He is notable for his various excuses that make no sense. At the time of the sting, Hunter lived in Davenport, Florida and worked for Budget Auto Parts as a mechanic and a contractor for the Polk County Sheriff's Office to fix it's cars. He was also a self-proclaimed "traveling cowboy." Hunter answered an ad for "family fun" and talked with a decoy posing as a mom to a fourteen-year-old girl. The decoy was run by the Polk County Sheriff's Office as a part of its Operation Cyber Guardian II. Hunter asked the decoy how old her daughter was, to which the decoy said that her daughter was fourteen and "loves family time" (a euphemism for incestual sex). Hunter replied, "That's awesome." Hunter expressed that he might want to have sex with the both of them but asked the mother if she would be willing to be naked while she watched him rape her daughter. Hunter arrived at the hotel used for the sting. Police entered the hallway and pointed a gun at him for several seconds. He was taken to the police station and attempted to hide his face from the cameras. That is until Chris walked in the interview room with an entire camera crew. Hunter protested, saying that he "ain't doin no cameras."

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Mark Geragos | Have A Seat Ep. 12

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:01:00 -0000

On this episode, Chris Hansen has a seat with famed defense attorney Mark Geragos to discuss the latest and headline grabbing cases everyone is talking about. Criminal defense attorney and managing partner of the law firm Geragos & Geragos, Mark Geragos solidified his place in mainstream media and high-profile criminal cases while representing notable clients such as Winona Ryder, Michael Jackson, Scott Peterson, Chris Brown, Colin Kaepernick, the Menendez Brothers, and Jussie Smollett.

Hansen & Geragos dive into the new Epstein releases, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' sentence and life in prison, updates on the Menendez brothers Lyle and Erik, the indictments of Leticia James and former FBI Director, James Coney, and discuss theories on missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard out of Santa Barbara, California.

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Nelson Louis

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:01:00 -0000

Nelson Louis — The Hotel Key Sting

Chris breaks down the case of Nelson Louis, a Tampa man who showed up at a Polk County hotel after negotiating with someone he believed was a foster mother selling her fifteen-year-old daughter. Despite knowing the girl’s age and fearing a setup, Louis handed the decoy $100 in the lobby and accepted the key to the room—where deputies immediately arrested him. In the interview, Louis backpedals with confusion and shifting stories, but Chris cuts through every excuse, exposing a man who walked straight into the sting he claimed to fear.

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"Within Minutes, I Could Find a Predator" | Have a Seat Ep. 11 Schlep

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 05:01:00 -0000

On this week’s Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, victim-turned advocate and YouTuber “Schlep” joins Chris to update him and viewers on his continued fight for increased security measures on the Roblox platform. Schlep reveals that he’s learned of more predators on the gaming platform, and that more victims have come forward to report criminal activity. The two also dive into Attorney Generals that are filing lawsuits against Roblox for crimes against children, that a high-ranking Roblox executive reached out to Schlep behind his attorney’s backs, and reveal and question why the CEO of Roblox blocked Schlep on X/Twitter! Roblox, the on-line virtual universe played by millions around the world, has been at the center of criticism of what some consider their lax security measures surrounding potential child predators in and off the game. Both Hansen and Schlep are at the forefront of raising awareness of the widely-popular game that could have your children vulnerable to predators. If you are one of the millions of people that have been following this story, it’s an episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen you won’t want to miss. Photos, video and images provided by: YouTube.com/@RealSchlep

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“I’m lonely. I’m a lonely person.”- Matthew Klein

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:01:00 -0000

Chris delves into the case of Matthew Klein, a 43-year-old caught attempting to meet underage boys online. Using his expertise, Chris explores the troubling excuses predators, like Klein, give, such as loneliness and personal struggles. The episode uncovers Klein’s dual life as a law firm receptionist and Uber driver, questioning his motivations and the potential harm he posed. Chris also discusses legal charges, including Klein’s failure to disclose HIV status, and reflects on the influences behind his crime-fighting career. The episode concludes with audience interactions and Hansen’s personal anecdotes.

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WHAT EVERY VICTIM NEEDS TO KNOW: CHRIS HANSEN WITH RENÉE WILLIAMS | Have A Seat

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:01:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by Renée Williams, the CEO of the National Center for Victims of Crime, an organization dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime. The two discuss the importance of the Center’s work as well as with victims of high profile cases such as Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Cosby. Williams explains how to navigate the media in the wake of tragedy and the vital resources available to all victims through the National Center for Victims of Crime. victimsofcrime.org Donate now to the National Center for Victims of Crime This episode is brought to you by: Dupe: Stop wasting money on brand names and start saving with https://Dupe.com today! Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/chrishansen and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty

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“Glory Hole Jerry”

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:01:00 -0000

In this jaw-dropping episode of Predators I’ve Caught with Chris Hansen, a Monroe, Michigan sting takes an unexpected twist when two predators from the same neighborhood arrive at the decoy house within hours of each other. One of them, 53-year-old Jerry Daniel Hetherington, stands out for all the wrong reasons. Claiming he was going to “make a glory hole” for himself and the decoy, Jerry’s bizarre story quickly unravels under Chris’ questioning. Nervous and fidgety, Jerry insists he was only there to “meet Travis,” a fourteen-year-old boy he’d contacted online. When Hansen presses him, Jerry panics and bolts—only to be violently tackled by the V.I.P.E.R. task force. What follows is a surreal mix of self-pity, back-pain complaints, and hollow apologies as Chris confronts the divorced father of two about his explicit chat logs and failed denials. It’s a classic example of the lengths predators will go to excuse the inexcusable—and the unrelenting calm with which Chris exposes the truth.

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Joe Petito on Losing Gabby and Turning Grief Into Change | Have A Seat

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:01:00 -0000

On this emotional, insightful and important episode, Chris Hansen has a seat with Joe Petito, father of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old content creator who was killed by her fiancé while traveling the country. Petito shares what happened during the days Gabby was missing, to getting the unimaginable call that her body had been found. But through the darkness of tragically losing Gabby, Petito, along with his wife Tara, and Gabby’s mother Nichole Schmidt and husband Jim Schmidt, have created the Gabby Petito Foundation, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and educating first responders and law enforcement on domestic violence and missing persons cases. Just as Gabby touched the world, this episode will highlight the importance of mental health, how laws and protocols surrounding domestic violence calls are being changed, and how you can better talk to your family and children about domestic violence. Gabbypetitofoundation.org This episode is brought to you in part by: Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/chrishansen and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty

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Willie Merrill

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:01:00 -0000

“That’s not my condom…they planted it on me!” Willie Merrill, a registered sex offender, was caught in a Polk County, Florida sting on Takedown with Chris Hansen. After chatting with a decoy posing as a mother offering her fifteen-year-old foster daughter for sex, Merrill suspected it might be a setup—but came anyway. Arrested in his car outside the hotel, he argued with officers, demanded a lawyer, and claimed he was being harassed. During his tense interview with Chris, Merrill’s defiance boiled over, forcing deputies to push him back into his chair.

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KIDS AT RISK ONLINE: CHRIS HANSEN & CYBER EXPERT WARN PARENTS

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:16:00 -0000

Chris Hansen continues his awareness and fight to keeping children safe on-line and has a seat with 30-year veteran cyber security expert Ben Gillenwater, AKA, The Family IT Guy. The two have an eye-opening discussion about what is really happening on platforms and games that are so-called ‘safe' for children, and vital tips for parents and adults on what they can do to protect children. Gillenwater explains how social media apps and games like Roblox are at the core, revenue generating platforms that are designed to create engagement, or what he calls, addictions. Both Hansen & Gillenwater know your children are being targeted and attacked on-line, so what are you doing about it? Check out this latest episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen to find out how you can be more vigilant and pro-active in your child’s on-line activities. www.familyitguy.com

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Sam Zoellner

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 07:01:00 -0000

“I can't keep doing this... or this will be my, this is just my life." Samuel Dennis “Sam” Zoellner, a repeat offender with a history of targeting underage girls, was caught in a Polk County, Florida sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen. Using the screen name “Jack_Loud,” the 26-year-old initiated contact with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl and drove to meet her. As he arrived, speaking with the decoy on the phone and circling the sting location, detectives moved in—surrounding his vehicle and taking him into custody. Known for his striking appearance and disarmingly blunt honesty, Zoellner initially refused to speak, but Chris’s persistence led to a revealing and chilling interview inside the police trailer.

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Why Was Logan Federico’s Killer Free After 39 Arrests and 25 Felonies? | Have A Seat with Stephen Federico

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:01:00 -0000

On this weeks emotional episode, Chris Hansen has a seat with Stephen Federico, father of Logan Federico, a 22-year-old student from Waxhaw, North Carolina who was allegedly murdered by Alexander Dickey on May 23, 2025. Dickey, a habitual and repeat offender, with at least 39 arrests and 25 felonies on his record was free to walk the streets - the streets of Columbia, South Carolina where Logan was visiting friends when Dickey allegedly broke into her friends home and shot her in unprovoked cold blood. Stephen, the heartbroken beyond comprehension father, has now made it his fight and mission to ensure such career criminals like Dickey should never be allowed outside of prison cells to harm innocent people, not only in South Carolina, but throughout the country. It’s an episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen that will leave you devastated at the loss of Logan Federico, but also outraged at a system that may be culpable in her tragic death.

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Adam Duellman

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:01:00 -0000

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Adam Michael Duellman was caught in a Marquette County, Michigan investigation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen. After contacting a decoy posing as a 15-year-old boy, Duellman’s chat quickly turned explicit, prompting Hansen’s team to rush to the sting house. With only hidden cameras in place, the crew captured Duellman arriving just minutes after leaving work—expecting to meet a teen, and instead coming face-to-face with Chris.

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Predators on Roblox? Chris Hansen Reveals the Truth Parents Need to Hear | Have A Seat...Live from CrimeCon

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 04:01:00 -0000

On this special episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris brings you his very important and topical session from CrimeCon Denver surrounding the head-line grabbing and controversial gaming platform Roblox. Roblox is an on-line virtual universe played by millions around the world, but there are also dangerous people lurking behind avatars that are wanting to harm to your children. Hansen is joined by victim-turned advocate and YouTuber “Schlep”, attorney Steve Vanderporten and Marion County, Florida Sheriff’s Office Detective, Henrik Osthed. If you have kids, or know someone who plays this game, it’s an episode you need to listen to or watch to be educated on what is really happening on this gaming platform; the revelations will shock you!

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Joshua Cummins

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Joshua Ralph "Josh" Cummins was caught in a Polk County, Florida sting on Takedown with Chris Hansen. Known for his unsettling phone call and desire to play “the nervous game,” the 28-year-old began chatting online with a decoy posing as a 14-year-old girl. He soon escalated, obtaining her number and talking for nearly an hour. The following night, Josh texted that he was in her area, telling the decoy how to dress and showing up unannounced. She called his behavior “creepy.” Josh later admitted he was high and not thinking clearly, struggling even to find the trailer despite the decoy signaling him. Boasting of a supposed “romance,” he was instead pulled over and aggressively ordered from his vehicle by police. When Chris confronted him, Josh—head hung low—called his actions “stupid” and denied ever chatting with a minor before.

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Fraud, Scams, and Identify Theft | Have A Seat with Haywood “Woody” Talcove

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0000

On this episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen is joined by Haywood “Woody” Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions to talk the latest in fraud, scams and identity thefts putting you at risk to becoming a victim. From government to COVID fraud; to DOGE and EBT scandals; to bad actors operating on the dark web stealing your identity and sleeper-cells and cyber-terrorism group operating on U.S. soil under our noses, this episode will catch you up to speed in the latest cons and illegal activity impacting society today.

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Wesley Beehn

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Wesley Phillip Beehn is a predator that was caught in the 2024 Genesee County, Michigan sting of TruBlu’s Takedown with Chris Hansen. Beehn is best known for repeatedly asking the decoy to call him "daddy" in the chatlog. When Beehn was confronted by Chris Hansen, Chris asked if he wanted him to call him "daddy" to which Wesley responded with "no." Chris called him it anyway. After Beehn was arrested, Chris pointed out that Wesley reeked of marijuana.

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Inside 'Predators': Justice, Controversy & The Legacy Of 'To Catch A Predator' | David Osit

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Chris Hansen has a seat with documentary producer and director David Osit on his new film “Predators”, which dives into the cultural phenomenon of Dateline’s To Catch a Predator. Hansen and Osit discuss the series’ impact, the headline grabbing controversies, and how Hansen’s investigations into crimes against children have evolved over the years. If you’ve been a long-time viewer and fan of Chris Hansen’s, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

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Thomas Soetaert

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Thomas Jerome Soetaert is a predator caught in a Marquette County, Michigan investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. He is notable for wanting to take the decoy into the middle of the woods to have sex with her. At the time of the sting, Thomas lived in Skandia, Michigan. He previously had a live-in girlfriend, but the relationship failed. He also had two kids who lived with their mother. Thomas began communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. Initially, he requested to meet the decoy in the middle of the woods so that the neighbors wouldn't see him, and he wanted to have sex with the minor "doggystyle" while there. Thomas arrived at the sting house, "sex bag" in hand. The decoy asked him what was in the bag and Thomas responded, ominously, "oh, just something I never told you about that I like to do." It turned out to massage oil that he asked the decoy to smell. That’s when Chris stepped in and Thomas immediately admitted to Chris that he intended to have sex with the girl.

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Child Rescue Coalition | Have A Seat

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Chris Hansen has a seat with Carly Yoost and Greg Schiller of the Child Rescue Coalition, a nonprofit organization that rescues children from sexual abuse by building technology for law enforcement, free of charge, to identify, arrest and prosecute child predators. This episode will leave audiences shocked and stunned at the amount of child sexually abusive material that is being shared and traded around the world, but will also learn there is hope to combat it with the help of the Child Rescue Coalition. And hear what parents and society need to be aware of to keep your children safe on-line an. This is an episode you can’t afford to miss!

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Jared Weaver

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Jared Michael Weaver is a predator caught in a Genesee County, Michigan investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. He is mostly known for claiming that Satan tempted him come to the sting house to sabotage his marriage. Weaver began communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. After being informed of the decoy's age, Weaver said, "Ok," then asked if there was a place he could park a medium sized truck and trailer. At one point, after knowing her age, he sent a video of himself masturbating. He also promised to pay the decoy $80 for sex. When he arrived to the sting house, the decoy asked him about the various loads he had delivered that day, since he was a delivery driver. Weaver complained about the work, and the decoy asked if he was ready for another "load." Not seeing the pun, Weaver discussed his next delivery that he still had to do. After Chris emerged and had Weaver sit, Weaver stated, "I had a bad gut feeling that this was not the place to be.

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Sheriff Chad Bianco | Have A Seat

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:24:00 -0000

Chris Hansen talks with Riverside, California Sheriff Chad Bianco about his run for Governor, joining the Republican party, the drug and gang problems plaguing the state, and the two reminisce about one of the most successful child predator operations in Hansen’s career.

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John Desarli

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 04:01:00 -0000

John Cono DeSarli Jr. is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation. He is notable for being obviously high during his interview, and for claiming that he only showed up to prove to the police that he knew it was a sting because of his dark web and tech knowledge. DeSarli Jr. began communicating with a decoy posing as a fourteen-year-old girl. The decoy was run by the Polk County Sheriff's Office as part of its Operation Cyber Guardian II. John DeSarli Jr. arrived at the hotel used for the sting in his company van and with a shirt draped over his head just minutes after John Hunter was arrested, Hunter needing to be ducked into a nearby room. DeSarli initially did not comply with officer's orders to get on the ground until his leg was kicked and he was forced to. A deputy accidentally kicked him in the head. Chris Hansen described DeSarli as "combative and smug from the start." He was brought to the Polk County Jail and later interviewed by Chris, who described the interview as "one of the most shocking, surprising, and frustrating conversations I've ever had."

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Ice-T | Have A Seat

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0000

In this debut episode of "Have A Seat with Chris Hansen," legendary journalist Chris Hansen interviews the iconic rapper and actor Ice-T. Explore Ice-T's fascinating journey from the gritty streets of Los Angeles to Hollywood stardom, as he shares candid insights and untold stories that reveal the man behind the persona. Hansen delves into Ice T's diverse career, exploring resilience, creativity, and reinvention. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to his work, this episode offers an engaging glimpse into the mind of a true pioneer. Don't miss this chance to have a seat with Chris Hansen and Ice-T, where the stories are real, and the insights are profound.

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Larry Hayes

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Larry William Hayes is an alleged predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. At the time of the sting, Hayes had been living in Plant City, Florida. Hayes had been in the Army for 20 years, but was a disabled veteran at the time of the sting. He had three children, a twenty-year-old, a seven-year-old, and a twelve-year-old. Hayes had been communicating with a decoy posing as the father to a fifteen-year-old female foster child, selling the girl for sex. In a somewhat different scenario than the typical investigations, Hayes met the decoy father in a hotel lobby. The decoy and Hayes discussed the deal and Hayes paid the father the agreed upon amount, plus $10. The decoy gave Hayes a key for a hotel room, under the guise that the girl would be waiting there for him. The decoy father described Hayes as "very nervous," and "cold." When the father asked that Hayes not hurt his daughter, Hayes responded, "I'll take care of her." A search of Hayes vehicle uncovered a passenger seat filled with dozens of empty cans of Monster energy drinks, sandwich bags, and pizza boxes. Deputies detained Hayes as he entered the hotel room and took him to a mobile processing unit where Chris was able to interview him.

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Introducing “Have A Seat with Chris Hansen”

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Have A Seat with Chris Hansen—the new platform from America’s most recognized investigative journalist.

In Predators I’ve Caught, Hansen reopens the cases that shocked the nation—bringing new revelations to the confrontations that made headlines around the world.

Then in Have A Seat with Chris Hansen, he goes face-to-face with survivors, law enforcement, and insiders—hard-hitting interviews that cut to the truth.

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Hunter Bryant

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Hunter Bryant is an alleged predator that was caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. At the time of the sting, Bryant had been living in Trussville, Alabama. He recently had graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in mechanical engineering and was working in a soil laboratory. Bryant had been communicating with a decoy posing as a mother and her fifteen-year-old daughter. Bryant requested a "bareback blowjob and pussy from both of [the decoys]." He agreed to $175 for the sex. When Bryant arrived at the house, he met the decoys at the door and paid the mother $200. Chris came out and asked Bryant what he was thinking when driving up to the house.

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Lucas Field

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Lucas Ralph Field is a predator that was caught in a Monroe County, Michigan investigation of Takedown. At the time of the sting, Field had been living in Ida, Michigan. He was "self-employed in the nursery business," referring to landscaping. At the time, Field's 96-year-old mother had been living with him, with Field responsible for her care. Field had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. Field told the decoy that if she ever wanted to leave home without any place to live, that she should contact him. He also requested that the two get together for breakfast the next morning so that he could meet her in preparation for her possibly running away in the future. He expressed concern about the meeting the decoy in public, however, due to her age. The conversation quickly turned, with Field asking how much the decoy would charge for "DFK" (Deep French Kissing) in his truck that night. Field acknowledged that concern, stating that he was only "trying to find a happy medium," whereby he could still sexually exploit a child without having full sex. The sting was set up in a local hotel room. Field had initially got lost finding the room, but after calling the decoy a second time, he was able to find it. After entering the room, Field was immediately taken into custody by police and sat down for a talk with Chris. When asked what the decoy's age was, Field acknowledged that he knew her age to be fifteen.

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Eric Alan Lee

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Eric Alan Lee is a predator that was caught in a Monroe County, Michigan investigation. Lee began communicating with a decoy posing as a fourteen-year-old girl. After the decoy said her age, Lee stated that he wanted to "hookup." Lee was nervous that "this might be a To-Catch-A-Predator thing." He also video called the decoy to ensure that she was real. During the call, he told the decoy that "people are weird," referring to people setting up sting operations, not referring to himself. The sting took place in a local hotel room. Lee was apprehended by police immediately upon entering the room. Lee told Chris that he came to just "hang out."

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Calvin Veldt

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Calvin Veldt is a predator caught in a Marquette County, Michigan investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. He is notable for offering Chris money in return for him being able to leave. Veldt had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. After finding out the decoy's age, Veldt said, "I would love to fuck the shit out of you. You sound young. Do you swallow?" Veldt told her that she made him "horny," but warned her that if he were to drive far "it better be really good pussy." Veldt and the decoy had a phone call where Veldt said that he had already driven to her town. He stated that he would pay her money just to talk until he felt comfortable with her, due to the fact that he was worried about going to "fucking jail." He said that once he feels comfortable with her, he'd give her $150 and "have a field day" with her. After making some initial pleasantries with the decoy, Chris emerged to confront Veldt.

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Juanmiguel Diaz

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 01:32:00 -0000

Juanmiguel Diaz is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. He is notable for his claim that he was investigating the decoy to gather evidence to report to police. Juanmiguel Diaz communicated with a decoy who he believed to be a fourteen-year-old girl. The decoy was un by the Polk County Sheriff's Office as a part of its Operation Cyber Guardian II. Initially, he was in contact with the decoy's mother via Adult FriendFinder. He asked the mother how old the daughter was and, after being told fourteen, he asked if he would be having sex with both the mother and the daughter. He asked for a picture of the daughter as well as her phone number to begin talking to her directly. He told the daughter that he was not interested in her due to her age. However, after the decoy asked if Diaz wanted to have sex with her, he told the decoy, "if you're[sic] mother is ok then I guess it's ok." Juanmiguel Diaz was arrested after he arrived to the hotel where the sting was planned, taken to the police station, and placed in a room to be interviewed by Chris. Diaz claimed that he initially declined the offer to rape a child but "couldn't get it out of his mind" while he was working.

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Clifford Mitt

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 04:01:00 -0000

At the time of the sting, Clifford Mitts lived in Chesaning, Michigan with his wife of 46 years, but believed that the incident may cause a divorce. He had two children who were 40 and 35 years-old at the time, and similarly believed that he would be "disowned" if they were to find out about the incident. Mitts had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. After entering the sting house and communicating briefly with the decoy, Mitts said, "Ah, I'm good," then turned to walk out of the door. Chris stopped him and told him to have a seat at the table, but Mitts refused saying, "No, I ain't gonna do anything." Mitts then stated that he will not do anything with the decoy and attempted to step around Chris multiple times while saying, "I'm in trouble."

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Trevor Walker

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Trevor Kyle Walker is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation. Walker arrived at the sting house at approximately 4:30am. The decoy foster mother met him outside, where they briefly spoke, before he walked in. He was immediately apprehended by deputies who took him to the ground outside of the front door. He was processed by police before being sat for an interview. Through tears and sniffling, his first words were, "Chris Hansen." Walker claimed that he would have "chickened out" had police not been there. Police found metal rings in Walker's pockets when searching, but Walker claimed that they were hydraulic o-rings that he used at work and not used for sexual pleasure. For much of the interview, Walker had a large string of nasal mucous hanging off of his nose which he could not wipe because his hands were cuffed. His message to other potential predators was "Do it, so they can bust you and throw you in jail."

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Dylan Abramson

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Dylan Joseph Abramson is a predator caught in the Marquette, Monroe, Michigan sting. He is mostly known for his resemblance to actor Tony Revolori, as well as his mental breakdown during his interview and arrest, whining about losing his job and making an odd face when asked if he'd had sex with a child before. At the time of the sting, Dylan was twenty-one years old and an aerospace engineering student at Michigan Tech College. He lived with his parents in Houghton, Michigan. Dylan approached a girl who claimed to be nineteen years old from a prostitution advertisement. He immediately asked what services she provided and if she did French kissing; the girl then made it clear she was only fifteen years old. Dylan was greeted by the decoy at the front door. The two made conversation for a moment, with Dylan acknowledging that she had a bong and that he would be willing to share some of the mariujana in his car with the decoy. When the decoy went upstairs using the phone charger excuse, Dylan attempted to follow her, only for Chris to come out and stop him.

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Matthew Bonjean

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Matthew John Bonjean is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of ⁠Takedown with Chris Hansen⁠. He is notable for being a fan of Chris', mentioning Chris' name in the chat, and anxiously laughing throughout the interview. Bonjean began communicating exclusively with the decoy posing as the minor, saying, "I would like to be sexual with a young girl." The decoy again told him her age, 12, and asked if that was okay, to which he responded that it was. He expressed concern that the decoy may be a police officer. He later stated that he thought it could be Chris Hansen because the decoy asked him to bring condoms, which is a common tactic throughout predator investigations to show. He should have listened to his hunch.

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Vijay Mannari

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 04:01:00 -0000

The Professor's Double Life In this disturbing episode of Predators I’ve Caught, Chris Hansen confronts Dr. Vijay Mannari—an award-winning chemistry professor and respected academic leader—after he arrives at a sting house believing he’s meeting a 15-year-old girl. Despite a decorated career in sustainable polymer research and decades in education, Mannari attempts to justify explicit chats and a proposed cash-for-contact arrangement with a bizarre claim of philanthropic curiosity. Caught on camera and confronted by Chris, the professor spins tales of misunderstood generosity, all while hiding his actions from his family. This episode explores the shocking contradictions between public persona and private intent—and the devastating consequences of a secret life exposed.

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Branden Keith Orr

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Branden Keith Orr is an alleged predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. Known for working as a lifeguard at Disney World and giving ghost tours, Orr became infamous for fleeing the sting house and being tased by deputies in the yard.

As part of Operation Cyber Guardian, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office set up a sting house and was “bombarded” with men attempting to meet minors for sex. Orr was one of them, engaging in an explicit chat with a decoy posing as a 14-year-old girl. He quickly escalated the conversation, suggesting they watch a movie, cuddle, make out, and have sex—promising to bring a condom. When the decoy asked if sex would hurt, he replied, “It’s not going to hurt for me.”

After a 45-minute drive, Orr parked, briefly left, then returned and approached the house—only to suddenly flee. Deputies chased him around the yard and tased him before arresting him. A condom was found in his back pocket. Once detained, he was brought back inside, where Chris interviewed him while officers searched him.

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Jared Salvador a/k/a Ron

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 04:01:00 -0000

"Charlie Hansen, That's the Guy's Name"

In this bizarre and unforgettable episode of Predators I've Caught, Chris recounts the case of Jared Cole Salvador—one of the few predators who seemed to know exactly what was coming… and still showed up. Caught in a Genesee County, Michigan sting, Salvador became infamous for nervously predicting Chris Hansen’s arrival—only to mistakenly refer to him as “Charlie Hansen” with total confidence.

In one of the most unsettling and surreal interviews to date, Salvador expressed disturbing self-loathing and paranoia, at one point telling the decoy he feared being "beat up or shot" and half-joking that this felt exactly like To Catch a Predator. Despite his anxiety and a long, hesitant drive, Salvador eventually arrived—only to be greeted by the man himself.

From absurd mistaken identity to chilling confessions, this episode dives into the psychology, contradictions, and eerie foreknowledge of a man who saw it coming… but couldn’t stop himself.

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The Decoy: Bailey’s Story

Fri, 30 May 2025 04:01:00 -0000

In this special episode of Predators I’ve Caught, host Chris Hansen sits down with one of the most vital yet often unseen figures in the investigations—veteran decoy “Bailey.” Known by her alias during the sting operations, Bailey opens up about the emotional and psychological toll of posing as a vulnerable teenager to help catch online predators. She shares vivid memories from one of the most unforgettable stings: the takedown of Jeff Sokol, a predator whose smug attitude and infamous pizza dinner made headlines. With honesty and courage, Bailey walks us through the behind-the-scenes experience of that encounter—what she felt, what she feared, and why she kept coming back to do it again.

It’s a rare, inside look at the bravery behind the bait—and the high-stakes reality of confronting evil face to face.

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George Cleary

Mon, 26 May 2025 04:01:00 -0000

George Robert Cleary is a predator involved in the Fortson, Georgia investigation. He is best known for making a run for it when seeing another suspected predator bust go down, as well as one of two predators in the sting unable to make bond. A pizza delivery man, George was thirty-six at the time he began chatting with a girl he believed to be fourteen-years-old. After a few minutes of talking, Cleary inquired about her dating history and whether she preferred older men. He claimed he enjoyed using his tongue and having lots of sex. He traveled two hours to the sting house with condoms, porn, and lubricant, and he would pass it by three times to look around. After seeing Gerald White being arrested outside by the Harris County Sheriff's Department for the third time, he fled to the highway to try to make good on his escape. During the attempt, he was stopped and taken into custody.

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Austin Underwood, stepson of predator Jamie Underwood

Mon, 19 May 2025 04:01:00 -0000

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Hasan Abu Haleme

Mon, 12 May 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Hasan Hani Abu Halemeh is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. He is notable for having large amounts of child pornography on his phone when arrested. At the time of the sting, Halemeh had been living in Brandon, Florida. He is an immigrant from Jordan, but is currently a United States citizen and had been living in Florida for ten years. His wife still lived in Jordan at the time of the sting and intended to join him in the United States at a future time. He worked as a supervisor at his company, helping his employees better communicate with customers. Halemeh has cancer, but was doing well in his treatment at the time. Because Halemeh was reluctant to enter the hotel room where the sting was set up, instead choosing to ask the girl to come to his car, deputies arrested him in the parking lot. While being led into the hotel room, Halemeh claimed that he "wasn't trying to do anything." When questioned by Chris, Halemeh said that he came to the hotel to "discover if what was happening was true or not."

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Timothy Wellman

Mon, 05 May 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Timothy Lee Wellman is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. Wellman had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fourteen-year-old girl. Immediately after learning of her age, Wellman asked for pictures of her. He told he decoy that as long as she was "cool" and he wasn't in danger from law enforcement, he was fine with her age. When the decoy told him that she was not a virgin, Wellman said, "Guess nobody has ever ate you up and wore you out. I can eat pussy for days." Timothy Wellman drove around the block several times before deputies apprehended him at his vehicle. He was led into the sting house in handcuffs, greeted by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd saying, "Welcome to Polk County." During the drive to the sting house, Wellman had been on the phone with his two young children because he "wanted them to tell [him] good night."

In the interview with Chris Hansen, Wellman said that he was looking for "conversation, mainly." He stated that he wanted to take the decoy out to eat, but Chris responded, "Sounds like you came over here to eat something different." Chis asked him what he meant when he said in the chat that he wanted to "eat [the decoy's] a**." Wellman clarified that he did not intend on having oral sex with the girl, only "eat all over" the decoy. Chris said that would be oral sex, to which Wellman agreed but said that wasn't his intention. He never fully explained what he meant.

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Ryan Howard

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 04:01:00 -0000

In this episode, Chris Hansen confronts Ryan Scott Howard, a 26-year-old caught in a sting operation in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Known for his bizarre baseball cap fetish and inappropriate comments, Ryan chatted online with a decoy he believed was a 15-year-old boy. He arrived at the sting house in short shorts and flip flops, bringing lube but declining pizza. Concerned more about losing his job than the harm he intended, Ryan made himself comfortable—until Chris walked in.

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Patrick Parr

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Patrick Parr is a predator featured in the Murphy, Texas investigation. He is known for

his needy, revolting chat log, and for getting married halfway through chatting

to the decoy despite claiming to be a "one lady man." A thirty-three-year-old man, Patrick began

chatting with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a fourteen-year-old

girl. In his chat that spanned two months, he admitted to the girl that he has

seen To Catch a Predator episodes where older men were arrested for attempting

to meet underage children for sex. Using sickening grooming tactics, he asked

the girl if she wanted to be his girlfriend, described his sexual desires for

her (including anal and oral sex), sent her a picture of his penis, played

around with the topic of incest, had lengthy webcam sessions during which he

masturbated, and expressed delight that she was a virgin. Parr described

himself as a "one lady man." The decoy, played by Lindsay Faye

Wagner, welcomed Parr to the house. Parr appeared confused when he got to the

sting house because the decoy was different from the picture he had been

provided of an Asian girl online. With Parr suspicious, Chris mades his

appearance.

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Jeffrey Morningstar

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 04:01:00 -0000

In this episode, Jeffrey David Morningstar, a former Florida

police sergeant, got caught and arrested in Genesee County, Michigan sting. As

part of an investigation by Chris and the Genesee Human Oppression Strike Team

(GHOST), the 60-year-old was apprehended for allegedly attempting to engage in

sexual activities with a 15-year-old. That is until Chris stepped in. Morningstar was arraigned on three felony charges including child sexual abusive activity, using a computer to commit a

crime, and accosting a child for immoral purposes.

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Sheriff Jason Ard

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Sheriff Jason Ard has dedicated over 30 years to serving and protecting the people of Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Beginning his law enforcement career in 1993 as a corrections officer, he steadily rose through the ranks—serving as Patrol Officer, Detective, SWAT Commander, Training Officer, Chief of Operations, and ultimately Chief Criminal Deputy—before being elected Sheriff.

Throughout his career with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO), he has remained deeply committed to public safety and community pride. As Sheriff, he has fostered a culture of accountability, professional excellence, and innovation within the department, continually raising the standard for law enforcement in a rapidly changing world.

In this episode of Predators I’ve Caught, Sheriff Ard and Chris discuss their work together capturing predators and protecting the most vulnerable among us.

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David Schumacher

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 04:01:00 -0000

David Wesley Schumacher, Jr, otherwise known as freebird_72000, is a suspected predator that was caught in the Fort Myers,Florida sting. He is best known for his previous encounters with the law, acting like a "gangsta" and the staunch defence of his "role-playing chat room" escapades, to the point where he continued to defend his behavior on his own YouTube channel years later. As a result, he is one of the more infamous suspects from the show. In this

episode, Chris offers an update David’s most recent runnin.

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Vincent Ambrosio Update

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 04:01:00 -0000

Vincent M. Ambrosio was a nineteen-year-old from Wappinger Falls, New York, caught in the Fairfield, Connecticut sting of Hansen vs. Predator. Unlike others, his episode never aired—deemed too grim. In 2019, Chris Hansen quietly released the raw footage as “premium content” on his YouTube channel.

Ambrosio had dropped out of high school, was unemployed, and living with his parents while caring for his ailing grandfather. Battling depression, he was under psychiatric care, though the medication wasn’t helping.

When he arrived at the sting house, he awkwardly tried to hug the decoy, who quickly distanced herself before stepping away. Moments later, Chris entered.

Visibly emotional, Ambrosio broke down. He spoke of his failing mental health, academic struggles, and a life unraveling. He claimed he was seeking friendship—not sex—and even said he dreamed of becoming a police officer but felt his weight made that impossible.

Despite showing some empathy, Chris couldn’t reconcile Ambrosio’s pain with his attempt to meet a minor for sex. In a final, awkward effort to defuse the moment, Ambrosio told Hansen, “My dad’s overweight too.” But there's even more to this predato's story.

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J. D. Delay & Robert Salinas Update

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 04:01:00 -0000

From career criminal to recovery coach. Chris and JD discuss predators and important legislation. Chris also shares an update on a predator he caught, Robert Sainas.

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Edmundo Dasilva

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:10:00 -0000

Edmundo Dasilva, a Transportation Security Officer for Homeland Security at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, was caught in a sting operation on the show "Takedown with Chris Hansen" in Polk County, Florida. Born in Venezuela and raised in Florida, Dasilva moved to Holly Springs, North Carolina after his marriage. During a vacation, presumably in Florida, he was entrapped in a hotel sting where he met an undercover cop posing as a minor's father. Dasilva acted suspiciously quiet, accepted a key to a hotel room, and upon entry, was arrested for soliciting a minor. Throughout the arrest, Dasilva displayed erratic behavior, sweating profusely and screaming claims of innocence and entrapment. Despite his protests and denials of any illicit intent, the situation escalated as he continued to scream, even as detectives threatened additional charges for disturbing the peace. The ordeal ended with his arrest and public confrontation with Chris and his camera crew outside the police station.

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Vincent Roop

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:10:00 -0000

Vincent Robert Roop, a former school custodian and alleged predator, was apprehended during a sting operation in Marquette County, Michigan. Roop, known for his unique speech and constant fear of harm, lived in Newberry, Michigan with his therapy cat that assisted him with Major Depression and an anxiety disorder. Prior to moving to Michigan in 2021, he lived in Wyoming and worked as a custodian at Yellowstone National Park nd a civic center. During the sting, Roop mistakenly tried to enter through the garage door, was wearing a shirt with actress Nia Peeples on it, and became hysterical when confronted by Chris Hansen, pleading for his safety and claiming ignorance of the decoy's age. After Chris asked him how he got into the situation that day, Roop responded, "I drove here." Roop claimed that he did not know the decoy's age. Chris asked what would have happened had the situation not been a sting, to which Roop said, "Something bad, maybe? Is-is that a right answer?" He then said that he probably would have had sex. Chris told Roop that he was "a grown ass man."

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Former decoy Dani Jayden

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:18:00 -0000

In this special episode, Chris interviews Danielle Miura aka

Dani Jayden. Dani was the female decoy used in the Long Beach, California

sting. Chris and Dani share behind the scenes stories of the sting and the

predators they caught.

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Eric Gamonal

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:00:00 -0000

Eric Hernan Gamonal is an unaired suspected predator

involved in the Riverside, California investigation. He is known for being a

lawyer prior to being caught in the sting. On January 6th, 2006, the

first day of the sting, using the screen name "chinaski818," Eric

made contact with a decoy he thought was a fourteen-year-old girl named Maria

Bothal. Eric was considered a "fast mover," because after verifying

that he had seen her age on her profile, he told her she was cute, inquired as

to whether she had a boyfriend, asked if he could replace him as his, and

inquired as to whether she had had oral sex before. Chris brought all

that to a halt.

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Timothy Knowles

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0000

Timothy Knowles was a potential predator featured in the Murphy, Texas edition of To Catch A Predator. He is mostly known for Chris referring to a picture of his genitals as a "calling card" during his interview, as well as his casual attitude while being confronted over his behaviour. He was also one of several suspects to have seen the show beforehand. At the time, thirty-five-year-old Timothy started a conversation with a Perverted Justice decoy who was acting the part of a thirteen-year-old boy named "Kyle." Even though his conversation log isn't available online, it is known that he initially went by the screen name "mytboi" and that he lied about his age, claiming to be twenty-six. He appeared to be careful to avoid discussing sex. That didn’t matter…he still got to meet Chris.

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Timothy Gilliam

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0000

Timothy Gilliam, thirty-two at the time, began chatting with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a fourteen-year-old girl. Despite the fact that his chat log is not accessible online, it is known that he asked the girl if she had ever experienced oral and anal sex. He repeatedly displayed his penis on a webcam and asked if he could teach her how to orgasm. Gilliam admitted having watched Dateline NBC episodes where older men were arrested for attempting to meet underage children for sex. He was not happy to meet Chris.

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Brandon Robert Williams

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0000

Robert Curtis Williams, also known as Brandon Williams, is a predator who was involved in the Long Beach, California edition of To Catch a Predator. He is known for soliciting a decoy posing as an eleven-year-old girl, the youngest posed in the history of Chris's predator-catching programs. Robert was a twenty-six-year-old truck driver shortly before Perverted Justice began preparing the Petaluma sting. He lived in Southern California. He sent her a webcam invite, which showed him masturbating. At 5'10", Williams misrepresented his height as 6'6" and solicited the girl for pictures. Knowing her age, he continued to show his genitals on his webcam, saying he wanted the girl to be his "secret" and told her he was looking for a girlfriend, as well as suggesting she help him masturbate if they met.

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James Marcotte

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0000

James David Marcotte is a predator that was caught in the Ocean County, New Jersey edition of To Catch a Predator. He is mostly known for admitting to having had sex with minors before, as well as his quiet and creepy demeanor during his interview. James was a thirty-two-year-old chatting with the decoy pretending to be a thireen-year-old girl. He asked the decoy if she had ever had sex and admitted to meeting a fifteen-year-old for sex before. James traveled an hour and a half to a beach close to the sting house to meet the decoy…instead, he met Chris.

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Cody Smith

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0000

A 39-year-old man facing charges including first-degree felony rape of a child. After being arrested in Chris’s investigation, Smith was arrested again and faced charges including five counts of first-degree felony rape of a child, one count of first-degree felony object rape, one count of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and three counts of third-degree felony assault charges.

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Farzad Kalantari

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0000

Farzad Kalantari is a predator involved in the Long Beach, California investigation. He is known for chatting to a staggering nine different decoys at the same time, as well as lying about being Austrian and trying to help the girl he met with her education. Twenty-nine-year-old Kalantari, a native of Iran, began an internet chat with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a twelve-year-old girl. Farzad stated that he wanted to have sex with the decoy and asked, "DO YOU HAVE ANY COUNDOM?" After she says no, Farzad said, "I MUST GO SHOPPING." When Kalantari arrived at the sting house, he extended his hand to shake the decoy's. She gave it to him grudgingly and he tried to kiss her forcibly. Before things grew worse, Chris quickly entered the room, shook Farzad's hand, and motioned for him to take a seat.

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Robert Graber

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 07:00:00 -0000

You just never know what kind of an excuse a suspected sex predator will come up with when he’s confronted. A 25-year-old, Robert Graber, described online in graphic detail how he was going to take the virginity of a 13-year-old—then he said it was all a ruse. And when he finds out he’s going to be on national television...”I’m Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC,” Graber gives some sage advice. “Do not mess around on-line. It can get you really in trouble. I’m extremely sorry. And I hope I don’t go to jail or anything. I’m really sorry.”

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Jim Rauch

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:00:00 -0000

James "Jim"" Clifford Rauch was a potential predator caught in a KBI sting in connection with the Bowling Green, Kentucky investigation. Despite never being questioned by Chris, he gained notoriety due to his tumultuous journey to the sting house and his outrageous interrogation with the police, where he jokes with detectives and goes off topic numerous times. Rauch, started a webcam session with “Cheyenne," a girl he believed to be thirteen. He literally started off by asking the decoy if she wanted to give him oral sex. Over the course of eleven days, Rauch would send naked pictures of himself (one of them in his office) as well as make plans to take her back to his place for sex. Jim would take off in his car drunk on his way to see Cheyenne. He would get lost on his way, calling her and cursing like a sailor about not being able to find the house, saying things like, “The bears are looking for my dick!” When he arrived at the sting house, no one was there except the police to pick him up.

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Stephen Holt

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:00:00 -0000

Stephen Michael Holt is an unaired predator involved in the Flagler Beach, Florida investigation. He is notable for almost being caught in the Greenville, Ohio sting. Eighteen at the time, was almost caught in the Greenville, Ohio investigation in March of 2006. Chatting to a contributor known as "Susan," a thirteen-year-old girl, Stephen's chat was fairly standard, claiming he loved to treat girls really nicely, suggested they play pool with penalties such as the winner getting a hug from the other player, and almost immediately organized to come over and watch movies. By the time of the Flagler Beach, Florida sting, Stephen attended college in South Florida for film studies. He was then nineteen and in college so he complied with prosecutable standards. In December of 2006, he started an online conversation with a decoy pretending to be a thirteen-year-old girl. Stephen inquired as to the type of underwear she was wearing, promised to teach her various sex practices, sent pictures of his genitals, and vowed to take her virginity…until Chris stepped in.

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Michael Reyes

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 07:00:00 -0000

Michael Robert Reyes is a suspected predator involved in the Flagler Beach, Florida edition of To Catch a Predator. He is mostly known for rushing for a hug from the decoy before using having a two-year-old as an excuse as to why he wouldn't abuse somebody else's child. Michael, twenty-eight-years-old at the time, began chatting with a decoy whom he thought was a fourteen-year-old girl. At first, he tells the decoy he would not do anything inappropriate because he did not want to go to jail. However, when the decoy mentions that she is a virgin, Michael questions if she would have sex with him. He also asks if she had sex with older guys, and later sends a picture of his genitals. It took Michael two hours to arrive at the sting house. Upon entering the house, Michael rushes to the decoy for a hug, which causes Chris to come out.

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Maroof Farooq

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:00:00 -0000

Maroof Shah Farooq is a predator that was caught in the Long Beach, California sting. He is best known for showing up with two other males, one underage, for an apparent group sexual assault. Farooq, twenty-four at the time of his encounter, entered into a chat with a girl he believed to be twelve-years-old. His chat had very broken English to express some very raunchy desires that he wanted to have with a twelve-year-old girl, which included hard anal sex so she wouldn’t get pregnant and to “protect her virginity." Sounded like a blossoming romance... until he showed up to the trap house with two other men. Farooq would send in one of the guys, a fifteen-year-old, as a spotter in case it was a trap; if it wasn’t a trap, an apparent gang rape was in the plans. The fifteen-year-old bumped into Chris and tried to explain that he didn’t come to have sex because he had a girlfriend.

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Brian Arflack

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:00:00 -0000

Brian Arflack, a 54-year-old engineer from Illinois who drove about 4½ hours to Vandalia near Dayton to meet who he thought was a 14-year-old girl for sex. Instead, he met Chris. When Arflack stepped inside the house and into the living room, he was handcuffed and interviewed by detectives and Chris. Before he was taken to the Montgomery County Jail, a deputy noticed that Arflack was wearing a friendship necklace. The deputy removed it after Arflack told him it was a gift from one of the underage girls with whom he said he had sex. “You don’t get to keep this,” the deputy told Arflack.

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Glenn D. Mitchell

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0000

Glenn D. Mitchell is a child sex predator that was caught in the Greenville, Ohio predator sting. Known for his numerous contacts with underage boys, he was the only man not to show up to the sting house. Glenn began a chat with a decoy named "Vance", who was posing as fourteen-year-old boy. Five minutes into the chat, Glenn asked the decoy if he could meet him. He admitted to meeting and having sex with a fifteen-year-old boy and sixteen-year-old boy. Decoy Del Harvey pretended to be the boy, and gave Glenn directions to the sting house. Glenn said he intended to repeatedly have sexual relations with the decoy and treat him as his "main woman." Glenn started traveling from Carmel, Indiana, to the sting house in Ohio where he met up with Chris.

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Scott Allen Smith

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:24:00 -0000

Scott Allen Smith is a potential predator featured in the Riverside, California investigation. He is mostly known for being caught twice by Perverted Justice, his poor excuses, and for claiming to have a pierced penis at the time of the sting. Smith came in a moving truck to the sting house after driving over one hundred and one miles. Smith followed Dana's instructions and headed down the walkway to the back of the house. He carried a six pack of grape-flavored Smirnoff Ice into the house. Chris then confronted him.

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Interview with JD Delay

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:12:00 -0000

This episode is an interview Chris conducts with JD Delay. From career criminal to recovery coach. Straight talk about addiction, incarceration, crime, recovery and redemption. JD attributes some of his transgressions on the sexual abuse he suffered in childhood.

Resources:

jddelaymanagement@gmail.com

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Yancy Wallace

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:09:00 -0000

Yancy Wallace was a twenty-five-year-old Sergeant in the United States Marines who served in the Iraqi War, making him a veteran at the time. He was recently married and had a kid. He and his family lived in Northern California. Before his arrest, Wallace also engaged in an explicit chat with an underage girl in Washington State, but never went to meet her due to the distance. Yancy arrives at the house looking as happy and relaxed as possible as the decoy invites him into the backyard. She invites him to go in the hot tub with her as she returns to get changed. Wallace tries to follow when he runs face to face with Chris, who leads him back to the bar for a seat

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Steven Cartlidge

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:07:00 -0000

An ad placed by a decoy posing as a 13-year-old boy was placed on Craigslist. 43-year-old Steven Cartlidge responded to the ad and started a chat. He told the boy he would give him oral sex and sent him links to gay pornagraphic websites. When Steven arrived at the sting house, he struck up a conversation with the decoy. When Chris Hansen confronted him, he said he was simply going to talk and accused the decoy of initiating the sexual conversation. He also insisted that he didn't know the boy was thirteen. Chris then revealed that he has walked into a Dateline investigation. Steven is later arrested in the garage as he made his way out.

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Vaikunth Soundarajan

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:40:00 -0000

Vaikunth Soundarajan is a suspected predator that appeared on the Petaluma, California sting. He is best known for his bizarre pirate fetish, as well as being one of few Petaluma suspects whose uncut police interrogation and interview with Chris was later leaked online. Vaikunth, twenty-six years old then, began chatting with a girl he believed to be thirteen. He was a massive fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and wanted to play out a fantasy with the girl where he would kidnap her from her room dressed as a pirate and take her away to have sex with her (statutory rape and kidnapping, folks). Besides the sex talk and bizarre pirate fantasies, Vaikunth's chat was relatively tame, although it was still entirely inappropriate given the context.

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Hyung “Eddie” Paek

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0000

In this episode, Chris Hansen explores the story of Hyung “Eddie” Paek, an unaired suspected predator caught during the Riverside, California sting operation of To Catch a Predator. Unlike many others featured on the show, Paek’s appearance is seldom discussed due to the lackluster and unsettling nature of his interview. However, his case stands out as he was the only suspect from this sting to flee before facing trial. You’ll hear Eddie’s disturbing online conversation and his creepy fetish’s he discusses with a decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl. So, “have a seat", as Chris unpacks Eddie The Pantyhose Predator.

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Ziegfeld Rivera

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0000

Ziegfeld Rivera is a potential predator that was featured in the Ocean County, New Jersey sting. He is most well-known for biting into the crunchy stale brownies that were left out for him, as well as his surprisingly uncensored obscenities during his arrest. Rivera traveled from Staten Island, New York, to the sting house in Ocean County, New Jersey. After complimenting the size of the sting house, he attempted to eat one of the brownies but soon realized that they were stale, causing an audible crunch after he took a bite. Regardless, he continued to chew on them while laughing, asking the decoy Casey Maura if she wanted to "take a drive somewhere" after confirming (lying) that he had marijuana on him. Casey proclaimed that she'd rather hang out at the house for the time being. Enter Chris Hansen.

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Eric Rubalcava

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:29:00 -0000

Eric Rubalcava is a suspected predator featured in the Murphy, Texas sting. Thirty-one-year-old Rubalcava, who used the screen name "sunsetliquid," engaged in conversation with a Perverted Justice decoy who was impersonating a thirteen-year-old girl. Although his chat log is not available online, it is known he said he wanted to kiss and lick the girl. He also stated he wanted to give and receive oral sex. Eric admitted that he could go to prison for trying to groom a child for sexual purposes. He was one of many men who had seen the show prior to being caught, and is mostly known for his "fantasious" defence in regards to talking with and meeting an underage girl, as well as the awful performance of the decoy when he walked into the sting house to meet Chris.

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Michael Wayne Collins

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Michael Wayne Collins was a suspected predator involved in the Flagler Beach, Florida investigation. Collins, was a 34-year-old married man with children who was under house arrest, started a chat with a decoy posing as a 14-year-old girl named Allie. Collins drove multiple hours and arrived at a beach close to the sting house. At the boardwalk, he was met by a decoy, and the two of them proceeded to the beach together. She had to make an excuse when Collins tried to hug her, holding a large kite and wanting him to help her fly it. Collins tried to flee after becoming frightened. Chris intervened.

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Peter Christopher Moore

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Peter Christopher "Chris" Moore is a suspected predator involved in the Riverside, California investigation. The 34-year-old Moore started an internet chat with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a thirteen-year-old boy named "Luke." Using the screen name "cbeachdude," he asked if he was too old, but Luke assured him he wasn't. Moore is mostly known for being a Hollywood stand-in actor prior to the sting, as well as actually trying to use his skills as an actor to fake being upset during his interview with Chris.

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Abhilash Bhaskaran

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Abhilash Bhaskaran is a suspected predator involved in the Fortson, Georgia sting. He is known for his "for sex I am not coming" line, which has become legendary among the TCaP community. He is also known for absconding during his post-sting prosecution. Thirty-four-year-old Abhilash was a director of software development for a large computer company who started a chat with a Perverted Justice decoy posing as a thirteen-year-old girl named "Amy." Before they ended the chat, Abhilash claimed he could be in a lot of trouble because having sex with a minor is classified as rape. When he arrived at the house and made small talk with the decoy, Chris confronted him.

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Lorne Armstrong Part 4

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0000

"OH CAWD!” -Armstrong's cry of despair after Chris revealed that he will be exposed on live TV. This is the fourth installment on Lorne Lynn Armstrong, the online child predator who appeared in the Bowling Green, Kentucky predator investigation. One of the most notorious TCaP predators, Armstrong is closely followed and often ironically quoted by the TCaP community.

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Lorne Armstrong Part 3

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0000

“Oh CAWD!” Here is the third installment on Lorne Armstrong, the online child predator who appeared in the Bowling Green, Kentucky episode of To Catch A Predator. One of the most notorious TCaP predators, Armstrong is closely followed and often ironically quoted by the TCaP community.

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Lorne Armstrong Part 2

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0000

In Part 2 of Lorne Armstrong. When Lorne arrived at the sting house on his thirty-seventh birthday. He was very calm and happy when he met the decoy, Casey Mauro. After he took a seat on a butt-warmer chair, Casey asked him what he wanted to do with her, and Lorne said he wanted a kiss from her to kick off the night. She then asked Lorne if he had brought condoms, which he said he had, and they were in his car. Lorne then told Casey he thought she had blonde hair (since the decoy Perverted Justice used was blonde).

Then, Chris entered the room to confront Lorne.

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Lorne Armstrong

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Lorne Armstrong is a potential online predator who appeared in the Bowling Green, Kentucky sting. One of the most notorious TCaP predators, Armstrong is closely followed and often ironically quoted by the TCaP community. Soon after moving to Nashville, TN, from Cambridge, ME, Lorne began chatting online with a Perverted Justice decoy who used the screen name "kaylaprincess_94" to pose as a 13-year-old girl named Kayla. At first, Lorne portrayed himself as a protector, telling Kayla, "If nobody will talk to you, sweetheart, you can talk to me... I'm a good guy. I have two nieces your age."

This façade began to slip when Lorne, realizing that Kayla had never been taught the dangers of the online world, told Kayla that there are a lot of "weirdos" on the internet. Lorne finally arrived at the sting house on his 37th birthday, and he was very calm and happy when he met the decoy. After taking a seat on a butt warmer chair, he repeatedly told Casey he wanted a kiss from her to kick off the night. Then Chris entered the room and revealed that he was part of a network television investigation. Lorne then uttered the now infamous cry of defeat ("OH CAWD!") and was arrested shortly after leaving the house.

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David Charles Hilbish

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0000

David Charles Hilbish is a suspected predator involved in the Fortson, Georgia predator investigation. He was a 38-year-old tunnel maker at the time he started chatting with a girl he believed to be fourteen named "Tracy". David lies about his age and says he is 27. He starts off trying to be a gentleman in the chat, but quickly degenerated into telling the girl his desires to give her oral sex, saying that all she needed to say to get it was three little words: Go down David.

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Raul Antonio Brenes

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Raul Antonio Brenes is a suspected predator featured on the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. Raul was a 23-year-old assembly worker at the time he began a chat with "Rachel", a girl he believed to be 14. Raul asked the girl several graphic questions, including if she ever had anal sex and how long she could last during intercourse. Following their conversation, Raul took a bus for four hours across Florida to meet the decoy. He knocks on the incorrect door when he gets there, and no one answers. He enters the sting house as soon as he hears the decoy's voice. Raul showed up with beer and condoms. He tries to follow the decoy but is stopped by Chris.

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Kazuo Akutsu

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Kaz was a 36-year-old divorced man with a 9-year-old daughter, working at Saks in Manhattan and living in Mt Vernon in Westchester county. He was arrested on 3/30/07, and his 37th birthday was 4/1. The decoy, Casey, said he smelled like cigarettes and b.o. Kaz was held on $50k bail and sat in jail for ten months until on 2/1/08 he was sentenced to 3 years in prison (minus time served) and lifetime probation and sex offender registration. He ended up serving 516 days and was released on 8/29/08.

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Parminder Jawswal

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0000

In this compelling episode of Predators I’ve Caught, Chris dives deep into the mind of Parminder Jawswal, a former physician caught in an online sting operation. Chris uses his decades of experience to confront Jawswal and understand the psychology behind his actions. This episode gives listeners an unfiltered look into the motivations and rationalizations of a man who sought to meet a minor for sex, despite his professional and personal life being on the line.

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Parminder Jaswal, MD

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Parminder Jaswal, MD, a family medicine specialist in Saginaw, MI. was unexpectedly caught in a sting operation led by Chris. Jaswal, taken by surprise during the encounter, faced a series of tough questions from Chris regarding his actions. The incident was widely publicized, casting a significant spotlight on Jaswal. Medical license: surrendered. Medical practice: gone. Friends: vanished.

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Loren Hayden

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Loren Hayden was a suspected predator involved in the Long Beach, California investigation. He was a software engineer for the Department of Defense, 34 years old at the time he began talking to “Tiffany”, a girl he believed to be thirteen. Loren lies about his age, saying he’s 27. He begins by bragging that he looks like Brad Pitt, but immediately starts talking about his penis, saying it’s as big around as a soda can.

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Robert Rudy Salinas

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Robert Rudy Salinas, a forty-four-year-old Copy Machine Technician and married man with children, started chatting with a decoy who posed as a thirteen-year-old-girl. Robert asked the decoy if he can perform oral sex on her and asked if she masturbated. He mentioned that he could be in a lot of trouble for having sex with a minor. He explained to the decoy he would come by before he had to pick up his child from karate. Robert said he would bring sandwiches and dessert. When mentioning putting ice cream on the girl’s body, the decoy mistakenly asked if it would be "Ben and Jerry's Funky Monkey," when it was really called "Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey." Robert arrived at the sting house with what he promised the decoy. After a quick chat, Chris confronted Robert and told him to have a seat.

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Brian Joshua Lindsey

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Brian Joshua Lindsey is a suspected predator involved in the Fortson, Georgia investigation. Brian Lindsey, a 24-year-old former aircraft mechanic for the Air Force, began an internet conversation with a girl he thought was fifteen-years-old and named "Natasha." He told the decoy he was searching for a hookup after only a few minutes of conversation. After talking for a few days about his life and background, Brian all of a sudden says he "can't control his horny level" and continues to discuss the sex activities he wants to have with the girl. Brian travels two and a half hours to reach the sting house. Del Harvey, who is pretending to be the teenage girl, offers Brian some sweet tea when he gets to the house, but Brian declines, saying he drank something on the drive. Then Chris Hansen comes in and tells Brian to “have a seat.”

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Manuel Carlos Uson

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Manuel Carlos Uson is a suspected predator involved in the Petaluma, California investigation. Manuel was a 43-year-old plant supervisor at a major automotive company, at the time of the sting. He entered into a chat with a girl he believed to be thirteen named "Willow". He starts by trying to speak Tagalog with her, but she doesn't understand what he's saying (the decoy pretended to be Filipino). Only nine minutes after finding out the girl's age and lying about his age being 25, he says that he wants to give her oral sex. From there it descends into raunchier sexual talk from Uson. Manuel comes to the trap house with lunch (a quesadilla) and condoms. Rochelle meets him in the back yard and goes to start the jacuzzi, which Manuel is staring at when Chris emerges to confront him.

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Reymundo Anguiano

Mon, 27 May 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Reymundo Anguiano is a suspected predator involved in the Fortson, Georgia sting. On July 22, 2006, Reymundo, 24 years old, started a chat with a decoy who he thought was a 14-year-old girl. He indicated to the decoy he wanted to meet for sex. The same day, Reymundo drove several hours in order to meet with the decoy at a sting house. When he arrived, the decoy welcomed him and invited him into the house for sweet tea. When Reymundo entered the house, Chris Hansen walked in from an inner room and asked Reymundo to “take a seat.”

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James Padilla Cisneros

Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:00 -0000

James Padilla Cisneros is a predator that was involved in the Long Beach, California edition of To Catch a Predator. Twenty-nine years of age at the time, Cisneros used the graphic screen name "whittierlacumandbig" to begin a chat with a decoy posing as a twelve-year-old girl. Cisneros proclaimed having had sex with a thirteen-year-old girl he met online. He later inquired if the decoy liked having sex and whether they could hang out. The decoy informed him she couldn't, but Cisneros offered they could sneak away and they could obtain a hotel room and have sex there. When the decoy objected, Cisneros caved and went to the sting house. When talking to the decoy, Cisneros stated he brought condoms and asked what room she wanted to have sex in. That’s when Chris stepped out.

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Peter Ernandez

Mon, 13 May 2024 05:00:00 -0000

30-year-old Peter Ernandez, a teen mental health counselor working at Punta Gorda, Florida, began an internet chat with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a thirteen-year-old girl. Fernandez lies about his age and name, claiming he is 24 and calling himself Pedro. After talking for only 35 minutes, Ernandez was ready to schedule a meeting with the decoy…and unwittingly with Chris.

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Brian Dory

Mon, 06 May 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Brian Dory was a 24-year-old interior landscape designer prior to the Flagler Beach, FL sting. He is best known for looking like a hillbilly, stereotypically bringing Mountain Dew to the sting house. His mother and father separated when he was young. He shared a home with his mother, sister, and father's adopted half-brother. He was raised in Orlando and lived in Longwood. He was single at the time of the sting and lived in an apartment with a friend. On November 26, 2006, he began chatting with a girl he believed to be fourteen named "Allison". Brian referred the decoy as a "hottie" and said she had a "sexy smile". Finally, on December 8th, 2006, Brian traveled an hour with marijuana from Orlando to Flagler Beach, Florida, making a pit break for condoms and Mountain Dew at a gas station. He strikes up a conversation with the decoy and tells her he's heading to his car to retrieve the things brought. Chris confronts him before he could leave the house.

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Leo Cintron

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0000

25-year-old Leo Cintron of Lakeland, known as “the umpire predator,” was arrested after he was caught trying to meet a 13-year-old boy. When Cintron showed up, he ended up encountering Chris and detectives, and admitted to knowing that the person he was talking to was 13.

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Juan Carlos Gutierrez

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0000

23-year-old Juan, using the screen name "elchiva8395020", started a chat with a girl he thought was 13 years old. Within minutes of chatting, Juan asked the decoy if he could meet her. He questioned if she was a virgin and wanted to have sex with him. While the chat progresses, Juan sends the decoy 12 pictures of his penis. Juan arrives late at the sting house. He is then greeted by the decoy. After talking with her, he is confronted by Chris.

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Art Carl Makepeace

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0000

37-year-old, Art "Artie" Carl Makepeace is an unaired predator featured on the Suburban Washington, D.C. episode of To Catch a Predator. He is best known for his creative good samaritan excuse, as well as being convicted of sexual battery before the sting. He used the screen name vamillionaire messages a decoy posing as a thirteen-year-old girl. At the beginning of the chat he claims that he did not realize the girl was only thirteen. Artie wastes no time and asks the girl if she is ok that he is thirty-seven, to which she replies yes. Artie then tells the girl that he is only looking for one thing. When the girl asks what it is he says that he is only looking for sex. Chris Hansen had other ideas.

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Matthew “Golf Cart Matt” Daly

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Matthew “Golf Cart Matt” Daly was 41 when he was arrested in October 2022. Matt showed up riding a golf cart to the sting house. After his encounter with Chris and local law enforcement, he was charged with sexually abusive activity with a child, accosting a child for immoral purposes, and using computers to commit a crime. He made bail but in 2023 he was re-arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, and driving with a revoked license and no insurance. He went back to jail but the charges were eventually dropped and now he’s out on $50k bond.

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Alan Chernay

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Alan Chernay was 58 years old when he tried soliciting a 14-year-old girl for oral sex. While his chatlog cannot be found online, what is known is that he refused to give his real age to the decoy, only revealing that he was "over 40." He tells the decoy that he would love to get oral sex from her one day, claiming that since he is 6'2, she could give him oral sex without her having to kneel down. Alan arrives at the sting house and is immediately greeted by Chris Hansen, shaking his hand and sitting on the stool. When asked how old he was, Chernay only responds with, "I'm old." After further questioning, Alan breaks down, saying, "I'm out of my mind, I just can't believe it."

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Abraham Anthony Koujababian

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0000

34-year-old Abraham Anthony Koujababian made internet contact with a Perverted Justice decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl. He introduced himself as "Tony" and said he was 28. He asked what types of people she was into before going on to describe his muscular body. Twelve minutes into the conversation, Koujababian started approaching the decoy, introduced himself as her lover, and sent pictures to prove how muscular he was. According to Koujababian, he was looking for a partner online. He inquired about the decoy's desire to date an older man. Then Koujababian made a joke about the decoy being a cop. He declared that they would have to keep their relationship a secret from her parents since he didn't want to be set up. Koujababian acknowledged having a foot fetish after discussing a variety of subjects. Immediately afterward Koujababian went up to the same decoy while assuming the identity of a different man who was 30 and used the name "marcusfuller2003." He claimed the decoy could refer to him as "black daddy" and requested that she take her clothes off. That’s when Chris stepped in.

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Corye Blagg

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Corye Blagg, 22 years of age at the time, began chatting with a decoy who said she was a thirteen-year-old girl. Blagg was considered a "fast mover." He transitioned from introducing himself to the decoy to requesting to meet and continuously asking for the address to the sting house in the first six minutes of the chat. Blagg suggested that he could take the decoy's virginity in the hot tub after she revealed that she was a virgin and owned said hot tub. Blagg said he would bring chocolate-flavored condoms when the decoy inquired whether he would bring condoms. Blagg drives an hour and 45 minutes to the sting house. He starts conversation with the decoy, but is then met by Chris.

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Dallas Lee

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Dallas Lee, a 40-year-old married man with children, started a chat with a decoy who was pretending to be a 14 year old boy in a AOL gay chatroom. He lied to the decoy about his age, claiming to be 20. Within minutes of talking, Lee asked the boy multiple graphic questions, including if he wanted to have oral sex. After a few hours of chatting, Lee droves to the sting house. When he entered the house, Lee was confronted by Chris. Lee even admitted to seeing Dateline NBC's previous To Catch a Predator broadcasts, and having a 19 year old son and 15 year old daughter.

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Steven Reddington

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0000

35-year-old Steven Reddington, known in the TCAP community as “suspicious Steve,” was a married man with children, using the screen name "sr82194," to hit up a Perverted Justice decoy who was impersonating a fourteen-year-old girl. Steven asked the decoy a number of explicit sexual questions, including if they could have oral and anal sex, if she was on birth control, whether she had ever shaved her genitalia, and if she had interacted with older men online. He said to the decoy that he didn't want his wife to learn about them having sex together. While there wasn’t any sex…his wife sure learned about the encounter.

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Deepak Bist

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0000

Deepak Bist was a 22-year-old college Chemistry teacher at the time he started chatting with “Jennah“, a girl he believed to be 13. He starts by acting like a guardian saying she shouldn’t be in the chat room and there are a lot of bad people there...including himself. It would sound like he was fighting the temptation, saying he was too old and he wasn’t a nice person several times, even calling himself a pervert, perhaps trying to get the decoy to stop chatting with him when he himself could have blocked her if he really didn’t want the chat to develop into anything sexual. He would also admit to watching To Catch A Predator, calling it, “pretty funny." Deepak would cave to temptation and come to Flagler Beach for sex with the decoy and an unexpected meeting with Chris.

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Donnie Vaughn

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0000

Donnie Vaughn was a seventy-year-old retired engineer at the time of the sting. Through the use of an unidentified app, Donnie made contact with a police decoy posing as a father prostituting his daughter for sex. The lengthy chat consisted of Donnie telling the man he would be willing to have sex with the decoy, watch the father have sex with the girl, and then possibly have sex with the father. The police decoy also said that his 'daughter' enjoyed milkshakes, with Donnie promising to bring one with him. Once a meeting was organized, Donnie drove ninety minutes all the way from New Palestine, Indiana to Montgomery, Ohio for an unexpected run-in with Chris.

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Ronnelle Stephens-Tun

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0000

On March 25, 2006, twenty-three-year-old Ronnelle Stephens-Tun began chatting with "Destiny," a person who he believed was a thirteen-year-old girl. Stephens-Tun, using the screen name "come_ride_and_chill_with_me," confessed that he was single before asking the decoy to be his "little mami." He also said that he would engage in sexual activity with her if she desired it. Stephens-Tun drove two hours from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Darke County, Ohio in order to meet the decoy at a sting house. Instead, he ran into Chris.

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Ed_in_NYC

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0000

In one of Chris’s initial sting operations, he apprehended Ed_in_NYC, a predator in Bethpage, Long Island. Ed_in_NYC's unmistakable New York City accent added a unique dimension to the encounter. His initial excitement upon entering the scene was palpable, only to be contrasted by his smug demeanor when confronted by Chris Hansen. However, despite his attempts to cover his tracks, Ed_in_NYC's efforts were far from convincing, leading to some unintentionally humorous one-liners along the way. Ed_in_NYC remains one of the memorable figures among the first predators Chris ever apprehended.

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Andre Maurice Jackson

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0000

Andre Maurice Jackson is an unaired suspected predator involved in the Riverside, California investigation. Andre, 26 years of age, used the graphic screen name "hardblackdick", to begin a chat with a decoy who pretended to be a 12-year-old girl. He met the decoy on teenspot.com, a popular social networking site for teenagers at the time. He claimed to be twenty and was considered a "fast mover" because of how fast he traveled to the sting house to meet the decoy after only two chat sessions over a period of three days. Surprisingly, Andre became the very last man to show up at the Riverside sting house. Although many in the TCaP community think little of him, he is considered a "hidden gem" by some due to how anxious he appears to be while being interviewed by Chris.

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Michael Burks

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0000

30-year-old Michael Burks started an internet chat with a Perverted Justice decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl. When they initially spoke, Burks had asked the decoy if she wanted to get together and have some fun. He offered to drive her to a location where she could meet him when she said she would but couldn't because of her father. Burks maintained his assertions that the decoy was jailbait and that it was against the law to have inappropriate contact with her. On January 7, 2006, Burks struck up a conversation and declared that while they would meet a few times, "nothing serious" would take place. All he wanted to do, he claimed, was to "kick back," and he didn't want to go out or get her any alcohol since doing so would "open a Pandora's box." He stated that if he came over, he couldn't stay very long He promised to arrive for between one and two hours so they could watch a movie.

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William Rowell

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0000

William Rowell was a 37-year-old service tech operator for slot machines who was caught in the Fortson, Georgia investigation. Before William arrived at the sting, footage from a gas station shows he stopped there to buy a box of condoms. He arrives driving a white van (of course he does), so the decoy, wearing only towels to appear she showered, came out to lure him in. William, looking like he hasn't showered in weeks, complains to the decoy that she didn't have to shower. As he gets in the house, he wants to follow the decoy to her room where she said she was going to change in. Once Chris comes out of the curtains, he racewalks out of the house, saying Nope as he exits.

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Brian Ruffino

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0000

On November 27, 2006, Brian, 25 years of age at the time, started a chat with a decoy named "Claire", whom he thought was a 13 year old girl. The decoy didn't respond to him that night. However, 3 days later, he tried again, and so the chat began. Brian asked the decoy what her bra size was and if she had any sexual experience. He later states he wants to come over and make out, get naked, and finger her. He drove to the sting house and was greeted by Chris.

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Roberto Forte

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0000

Forte was a married man with children who managed a restaurant in Tustin, California before it closed. Forte was considered a "fast mover". Over the course of 49 minutes in January 2006, Forte began chatting with someone he thought was a 13-year-old boy named Luke. Forte asked the decoy if he had ever been with men before. Luke remarked that he had been with a man of at least 30 and that it had hurt a lot, to which Forte remarked that he was doing fine and simply needed to "relax the muscle first." He asked the child for images and sent some of his own while describing the boy as "hot." After chatting, Forte immediately travelled to the sting house in Mira Loma, Riverside, California. He acknowledged not having any condoms and not having brought any, but he had alcohol, lubrication, and a camera. He was approached by Chris Hansen after being drawn in by Del Harvey.

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Victor Wells

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0000

49-year-old Victor Wells contacted a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a 12-year-old girl named "Beth." From December 18, 2005, to January 7, 2006, Wells had a sexually explicit chat. He questioned whether the decoy was a police officer or a set of parents using a young girl as a prop to catch sexual offenders. He said that because the decoy was under 18, he was unable to speak to her more graphically. Over the coming days, the two talked about a variety of subjects. Wells then offered to pick up the girl when his family wouldn't be present so that he could take pictures of her in a bikini. He claimed to have never encountered someone underage and that just a few had discussed having sex with him. It all ended in a sit down with Chris.

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Rafiullah Sayed Ahmadi

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Rafiullah Sayed Ahmadi was an unaired suspected predator involved in the Riverside, California sting. 21-year-old Rafi used the screen name "philosophyguy2003," to start an internet chat with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a thirteen-year-old girl named Chloe. Right away, Ahmadi asked the girl if she could talk on the phone. He later asked the decoy if she was a virgin and if he could have sex with her. Ahmadi told the decoy he hated grown men who talked to underage girls and referred himself as an "old pervert."

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Josiah Walker

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Josiah Walker, a 27-year-old Costco worker, began a chat with a decoy pretending to be a thirteen-year-old girl. Walker asked the girl several graphic questions, including if she was a virgin, what her favorite positions were, and if she wanted to try having sex with multiple people. He worried about being caught a few times during the conversation.

Walker drove 100 miles from San Deigo to the sting house in a Cobra Mustang. When he knocks on the front door, the decoy answers from another door. Walker rushes to the decoy with excitement. When he goes into the house, he approached the decoy and hugged her. The only predator in the show’s history to do so. Chris then emerged and motioned for him to “have a seat.”

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Jeremy Keister and Michael Murray

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:25:00 -0000

Michael Murray, who was 44 years old at the time of the sting, engaged in online conversations with a decoy he believed to be a 13-year-old girl named "Michelle". In an attempt to deceive her, Murray lied about his age, claiming to be 32 years old. Despite living only six minutes away from the sting house, Murray quickly steered the conversation towards romance, dating, and ultimately, sex. After chatting with the decoy for two and a half hours, Murray decided to go to the house for a dinner from McDonald's, with the intention of engaging in sexual activity.

Upon arriving at the sting house, Murray encountered Chris Hansen already in the midst of a conversation with Jeremy Keister. Decoy Casey Mauro ushered Murray inside, who was seen carrying a bag of McDonald's food and sporting a smile on his face. However, upon entering, he was met with Hansen, who invited him to sit down and join the conversation.

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Richard Mark Watwood

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Richard Mark Watwood is a suspected predator featured in the Bowling Green, Kentucky predator sting. He is known for desperately needing to use the bathroom upon arriving, apparently being in such a rush to meet and molest a girl he didn't think to pull over and urinate once during his hour-long journey.

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Ellahzar Henson

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0000

24-year-old Ellahzar Henson, using the screen name "importuner81," began an online chat with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a thirteen-year-old girl. Henson lies about his age, claiming to be eighteen. He promises the decoy to bring marijuana when they meet. Henson travelled by car to the Fort Myers sting house. He entered the sting house, but when he sees Chris’s Dateline NBC crew upstairs, he leaves. He is then swiftly taken into custody by Fort Myers police.

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Anthony Sorrentino

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0000

39-year-old Anthony Sorrentino started an internet chat with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a 14-year-old boy. He was seen as a "fast mover" because it took him less than 18 minutes to go from greeting the decoy to declaring his desire for oral sex and indicating he was hoping for "hot sex." At one point in the chat, Anthony declared he was worried about him being a cop. At the end of the conversation, the decoy asked Anthony what his name is. Anthony lied and said it was "John." He gets the address to the sting house and drives there…to meet Chris!

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Joshua Lee Tuttle

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Joshua Lee Tuttle, a 20-year-old man using the screen name "goodbody1330," initiated contact with an individual he believed to be a 13-year-old girl named "Jessie" but was, in fact, a Perverted Justice decoy. Tuttle began their conversation by asking if she had ever been in a relationship and whether she would consider dating someone in their 20s. He then proposed the idea of becoming her friend and offered to take her out. Tuttle referred to the decoy as his girlfriend and suggested having a "private party" at her home when her father was not present. Tuttle mentioned bringing condoms and discussed a sequence of activities he envisioned, including cuddling, watching movies, engaging in kissing and making out, and ultimately engaging in sexual activity in her bedroom. The following day, Tuttle, filled with apprehension, expressed concern about the potential consequences if he were to get caught engaging in the planned meeting. He voiced his fear of ending up in jail as a result of his actions. In comes Chris!

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Dennis Ramsey

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0000

45-year-old Dennis Ramsey started chatting with a decoy pretending to be a 14 year old girl. He admitted to the decoy that he liked her but couldn't be with her because society deems it to be immoral. Dennis warned the decoy that she would have to be careful not to tell anyone if they had sex. After the two set up a meeting, Dennis drove 4 hours to the sting house on his motorcycle. When he got there, he hesitated to enter the building, taking his time smoking a cigarette before going in. As soon as he walked inside the sting house, Chris Hansen was there to greet him.

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William Dow

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0000

William Dow was 63-year-olds, used the screen name "bob75007," to begin a chat with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a fourteen-year-old girl named "Tanya". Even though his chatlog is not available online, it is known that he admitted to the decoy in the chat that he was married. Dow proposed that while he remained with his wife, the decoy could become his girlfriend. When the decoy claimed she was a virgin, Dow told her she could do whatever she wanted during their sexual encounter and suggested they could "explore" each other, stating that it would be "very very nice" and said opportunities like that did not happen often. Dow soon became suspicious and said he was afraid to meet because of the possibility of it being a sting operation, in which case he would be arrested and charged with being a child predator. However, the decoy got rid of his nervousness by mentioning what she would want to do with him sexually. In stepped Chris.

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Eric Thorton

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Eric Thorton, then 26 years old, initiated a chat with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl named "Liz," who was actually a Perverted Justice decoy. From the start, Thorton expressed his attraction to the decoy's photos, referring to them as "hot." He suggested video chatting and reassured the decoy that he would not behave inappropriately. After a few days, Thorton revealed his desire to show "something personal" under his pants and proposed showering together. He offered to drive over four hours to meet her and requested permission to spend the night. Chris had other plans for Eric.

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Henry Guzman

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Henry Guzman was 20 years old at the time when he chatted up a 13-year-old decoy. He spoke with the decoy for only 2 hours before making the drive to the sting house. When Guzman arrived, the Perverted Justice team realized that they didn't recognize him. While this is happening, ANOTHER predator arrived, parked his truck in the driveway, and watched Guzman enter the house. While this is happening, Guzman and the decoy are engaged in a casual conversation. Chris reveals himself, but unknown to him, he was holding the wrong chatlog.

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Shaka Nasir Khan

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Often referred to as the "Penis Pump Predator" by TCaP fans, in 2006, 36 year old Shaka Khan started chatting with a girl he believed to be thirteen years old named "Samantha". Shaka lied about his age saying he was 25 and complimented the girl on her profile picture. 45 minutes into the chat, Khan made his plan to come over to party and made his intentions to have sex with the decoy known shortly after that. A fast mover, it only took an hour and 36 minutes for Khan to initiate the chat to heading over to the house, armed with beer and condoms. Chris was waiting.

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Thomas Moffitt

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Thomas Moffitt was a 44-year-old Maintenance Engineer at the Boca Raton Resort at the time he began a chat with “Toni”, a girl he believed to be fifteen. Moffitt was at first worried because he thought the idea of a man his age hitting on a fifteen-year-old girl would freak her out (he was right), Then he would make plans to meet the girl at her house where he promised to strip down when he got to the laundry room. Thomas would then make the two-hour drive with alcohol, condoms, and a camera to the sting house and unexpected meeting with Chris.

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Elias Bailon

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Elias, 22 years old, started chatting with a decoy named "Laney", who was posing as a 14-year-old girl. He asked the decoy several graphic questions, including if she was a virgin and if she had ever had sex with her boyfriend. He questioned if she was a cop, that he didn't want to be in trouble, or go to jail. The two then plan a date to meet.

Elias drove 2 and a half hours to the sting house with a rose, alcohol, and condoms. When he entered the sting house, Elias asked the decoy if she could come out. He starts to put his stuff away, as Chris approached him.

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John Adam Daniels

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0000

25-year-old John Adam Daniels initiated a conversation over the internet with a person he believed to be a thirteen-year-old girl. Daniels tells the decoy he wanted to see her after just a few minutes of conversation. He claims that because she was a minor and he was an adult, he could get into trouble for meeting her. When they meet, he suggests that she wear a skirt and inquires about her experience with penises. He ponders about becoming her boyfriend later in the conversation.

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Jonathan Stemen

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 07:01:00 -0000

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Ryan Hogan

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:01:00 -0000

24-year-old Ryan Hogan, a New York City firefighter, started a sexually graphic chat with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a fourteen-year-old girl. He would chat at the fire house about several inappropriate topics, including wanting to have anal sex with the decoy. Ryan drives to the sting house but is deterred when he sees a police car parked next to it and assumes it is a trap. Later that day, Ryan exposes himself on webcam and masturbates while wearing his New York City firefighter sweatshirt. He was attempting to return to the sting house but was unable to do so because he got into an accident.

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Todd Lewis

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:01:00 -0000

Todd Chaming Lewis is a predator featured in the Ocean County, New Jersey, edition of To Catch a Predator. He is known for his uncanny resemblance to actor Liam Neeson as well as driving six hours on a motorcycle to have sex with an underage girl. To this day, this remains the longest trip a man has made.

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Charles Gregory Green

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 07:01:00 -0000

Charles, 58 at the time, started a chat with a decoy he thought was a 13-year-old girl. He discussed masturbation, bondage, and sex with the decoy. Before travelling to the sting house, Charles went to a doctor for Viagra so that he could "perform like a young man." He arrives at the sting house in a car that he built from a kit. When he is greeted by the decoy, he offers to take her for a ride. After he is confronted by Chris, Charles bolts out of the house and into the custody of the police. When interrogated by police, Charles claimed he was just joking about sex and wanted to educate the girl.

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William Roach

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 07:01:00 -0000

William Roach, 30 years old at the time and a former Tae Kwon Do instructor, chatted with a thirteen year old decoy. He had already done a few sexually questionable things that he wasn’t charged for, such as masturbating in front of his mother’s friend and “sharking” a female co-worker. Lying to the girl that he was nineteen, he expressed a desire to “eat” the girl and making her cum. He also sent a video of himself masturbating. He ended up making a date to meet at the sting house.

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Kenneth Forton

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 07:01:00 -0000

Kenneth Forton, 30 at the time of the investigation, chatted with a decoy pretending to be a fifteen year old girl. He asked the decoy if he could have oral sex, tie her up, and what her favorite positions were. Since Kenneth was a construction worker, he talked about bringing rope to tie the decoy up during sex. When he arrives at the sting house, he hears the decoy's voice behind a door and dashes towards it. When Chris emerges rather than a child, his perverted plans are foiled.

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Jeremy Keister

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 07:01:00 -0000

Jeremy David Keister is a potential predator caught in the Ocean County, New Jersey edition of To Catch a Predator. He is one of many suspects who has seen the show and recognized Chris upon his arrival. It was made instantly iconic once a second predator, Michael Murray, entered the sting house and interrupted the interview. He is also known for his permanently raised eyebrows, which has led to many comparing him to a guinea pig.

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Mark Baggette

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 07:01:00 -0000

34-year-old Mark Russel Baggette contacted a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a thirteen-year-old girl named "Becca." After only a few minutes of conversation, Mark proposed a meeting. He then said he wanted to have sex with her and questioned why she preferred older males. Mark said he wanted to "nibble" on her breasts and kiss her. Then, he claims that he wants her to strip for him and inquires as to whether she has ever been fingered. He inquires about her history with orgasms and oral sex. Mark called the decoy after additional sexually explicit conversation but had to end it quickly due to a poor connection. Later in the chat, he then wondered if she'd ever kissed a girl, and if he could send one of her friends a friend request. He inquired as to her friend's reaction if an older man befriended her. Mark continues by saying that he desired both oral and vaginal intercourse with her.

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Satinder Thind

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 07:01:00 -0000

On September 2, 2006, Satinder Thind, 23 years of age, used the screen name "sst83," to start an internet chat with a decoy from Perverted Justice who was pretending to be a thirteen-year-old girl named "Carly." Thind started asking her explicit questions right away, including if she ever had a boyfriend, whether she had ever engaged in oral sex, what her height and weight were, and if she had ever masturbated. Some of his quotes include: "Yep, I knew it: you're a horny little 13-year-old girl," and "Girls can't really process the emotion of sex until 16 at the earliest."

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Jeffrey Couture

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 07:01:00 -0000

34-year-old Jeffrey Couture began an internet chat with with a decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl. He asked the girl if he could have sex with her and if she had ever received oral sex. He reached the sting house and struck up a conversation with the decoy. She said she had a surprise, which made Couture very happy. Chris later shows himself and made light of the fact that he wasn't the surprise Couture had anticipated.

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John Donnelly

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 07:01:00 -0000

John was 21 years old when he engaged in an inappropriate chat with a 14 year old decoy named Luci. The chat began on 3/23/2007 and spanned an entire week. He was an aspiring college student who wanted to pursue sports broadcasting or journalism. Little did he know, he would get his first television appearance by the end of the week.

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Jason Schoeppner

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 07:01:00 -0000

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Gilbert Sutherland

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:01:00 -0000

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Terry Warner

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 07:01:00 -0000

Terry Warner, 60 years old, started chatting with a decoy posing as a 13 year old girl. Warner told the decoy the sex acts he wanted to do with her, wanting to be naked, and offered to be her dad or boyfriend. Warner was hesitant as he arrived at a beach close to the sting house. He declared he shouldn't be there and departed when the decoy, who was portrayed by Casey Mauro, tried to get him to stay. Then Chris emerged and confronted Warner. Warner repeatedly said he wouldn't do anything with the girl, but he later admitted talking to his attorney and bringing a webcam, candles, and a bra.

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Daniel Peter Kelly

Mon, 29 May 2023 07:01:00 -0000

Daniel Peter Kelly was a potential predator exposed in the Flagler Beach, Florida edition of To Catch a Predator. He is best known for refusing to let go of his keys during his arrest.

Daniel was 45 years old at the time that he began an explicit chat with a girl he believed to be thirteen years old named Amber. He spoke about how he would tour with a rock group and attend strip clubs at the age of thirteen, but was "too chicken" to do anything about his horniness. He was married and had children at the time, one son and one daughter. Daniel originates from Canada, but moved to Florida years before the sting.

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Pulkit Mathur & Kanish Lakhanpal

Mon, 22 May 2023 07:01:00 -0000

Pulkit Mathur worked as an HR manager in an IT company. He was on the online chatroom, posing as a guy who moved to the USA for business, and groomed what he thought was a 13 year old girl named Kiera under the screen name 'puki_007us'. He asked the decoy if he wanted to bring a colleague along and if she has any friends to stay with Kanish, in which the decoy replied yes. He says he wants to spend the night with the decoy, taste her lips, kiss her from top to bottom, and treat her nicely.

Kanish even tagged into another chatroom with the screen name 'iamkanishk', saying that another decoy named Amanda was young for 13. When Amanda asked what men do for fun, Kanish reluctantly responded with a simple, yet broken "common Amenda, u donno that, Why Pulkit is meeting Kiera".

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Erik Pallesen

Mon, 15 May 2023 07:00:00 -0000

Erik Pallesen (Jazzman04) is a seldom discussed predator. He showed up and wanted more than his jazz horn blown. I beg of you to watch and like this video as Erik keeps flagging it.

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Jose "Pepe" Falcon

Mon, 08 May 2023 07:01:00 -0000

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James Klein

Mon, 01 May 2023 07:01:00 -0000

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Corey Ahia

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 07:01:00 -0000

Corey Abraham Ahia was 25 years old at the time when he attempted to solicit a decoy who was posing as a 12-year-old girl named "Chrissy." The two converse informally about life, school, and other relatively benign subjects. The conversation is not altogether harmless, though, Ahia soon inquired about the decoy's history of having sex. The decoy first refused to answer the question, but after Ahia pressed for details, she broke down and confessed to having sex with her mom's 33-year-old boyfriend.

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Mike Vestal

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 07:01:00 -0000

37-year-old Mike Vestal, a married man, began a chat with a decoy who was posing as a 13-year-old girl. He told the decoy he was "kinda big down there," and sent a picture of his penis. Mike informed the decoy that she wouldn't want to have sex with boys her age once they met.

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Aladdin Shamoun

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 07:01:00 -0000

45-year-old Aladdin Shamoun, using the screen name "the_sphinx59", started a sexually graphic chat with a girl he believed to be twelve years old name Sarah. He asked the decoy several graphic questions, including if he could penetrate her when they had sex. Aladdin appears at the sting home. Chris welcomes him as he waits for the decoy to emerge. Chris' hand is shaken by Aladdin, who then takes a seat on the stool.

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Marshall Girtman

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 07:01:00 -0000

Marshall, a 27 year old First Lieutenant in the Illinois National Guard, started chatting with a decoy pretending to be a 15 year old girl. He sent the decoy links to porn sites and encouraged her to watch the videos. Marshall then tells the girl he wants to go skinny dipping with her. He tried to meet her vigorously and insistently, repeatedly asking to meet and for directions to her house.

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Nick Bailey

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 07:01:00 -0000

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Ryan McIntosh

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:01:00 -0000

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Steven Bennof

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 07:01:00 -0000

Before getting caught in the sting, Steven Mark Bennof was a married man who worked as a special education teacher at Woodridge Elementary School. 54-year-old Steven began communicating online with a Perverted Justice decoy who was impersonating a thirteen-year-old boy named "Brandon."

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Richer Breault

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:01:00 -0000

19-year-old Richer Breault started an internet conversation with a decoy pretending to be a 13-year-old girl. Richer lied about his age, saying he was 20. After only a few minutes of conversation, Richer enquired about the decoy's bra size and whether she was a virgin. He then questioned about her shaving her genitals and if her boyfriend had engaged in anal intercourse with her. Richer questioned whether she enjoyed receiving oral sex as well as sex in general. He then changed the topic about asking what her favorite sexual positions were. Later, Richer admitted that he was obsessed with the idea of having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

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Michael Lubrano

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:24:00 -0000

Michael Lubrano was 25 years old and in the waste managment business when he began chatting with a girl he thought was 14 years old. Before he is informed about her age, Michael talks about hardcore sex. After he knows about the decoy's age, he mentions that they can "get high and watch family guy then see where that takes us." Michael later brings up the topic about hardcore sex, and says that he is interested.

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109: Frank Sierras

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:01:00 -0000

Frank Sierras was a suspected predator involved in the Long Beach, CA edition of To Catch a Predator. He is known for trying to meet his intended target at a park, instead of the trap house. Sierras has also had two encounters with Perverted Justice in the past. Frank was 48 years old at the time he began chatting with a girl named "Jessica" whom he believed to be thirteen years old, which was the same age as the girl he tried to solicit two years earlier in 2004, just before Perverted Justice was recruited by NBC and Chris. His chat log was uploaded afterwards and sent to his job at the Post Office, and while he ended up losing his job due to the exposure, he wasn't charged with a crime. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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108: Nathan Downhour

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:45:00 -0000

Nathan Eli Downhour is a potential predator involved in the Greenville, OH investigation of To Catch a Predator. He is known for his calm demeanor throughout his confrontation and subsequent interrogation that had some in the TCaP fandom equate to that of a serial killer. Nathan was a student at an evangelical college in Indiana at the time of his involvement on Dateline. He was 23 at the time he began chatting with a girl he believed to be thirteen named "Katie". He had originally initiated contact with the decoy via email which was replied to and continued to talk to her on chat.

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107: Gregory Stewart

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 08:01:00 -0000

Gregory Stewart was a potential predator exposed in the Ocean County, NJ edition of To Catch a Predator. He is most well known for being the first ever pizza predator, years before Jeff Sokol was ever caught. Gregory was 44 years old at the time when he attempted to seduce a 13 year old for sex. He exhibited textbook grooming tactics by making the decoy feel a false sense of security, claiming that he'll make the meetup, "nice" for her. Greg was a credit and corrections consultant at the time, and brought a pizza with him to the sting. Along with pizza, he brought condoms in his coat pocket. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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106: Greg Karnos

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:01:00 -0000

Greg Karnos, was a registered sex offender, using the screen name "gjk1352", started chatting with a decoy posing as a 13 year old girl. He was convicted of lewd acts with 7 children aged 15 and under in 1999. Greg lies to the decoy about his age, claiming to be 38 when he was really 49. He asked the decoy several sexually graphic questions, including if she liked older men. When Greg arrives at the sting house, he is greeted by Chris. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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105: Christopher Cannon

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:01:00 -0000

Cannon was a 32-year-old working as a media director at a church, a volunteer position working with young teens. He began conversing with a decoy named "Natalie," whom he assumed to be fifteen-years-old. He claimed to be 27 years old, which was a lie. After talking to the girl for a few days, Cannon inquired about her dating history and whether she was a virgin. He advised the decoy to keep her virginity and wait to have sex once she gets married. The following day, he requested a meeting with her and referred to her as his "lil boo." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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104: David Tiriolo

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:01:00 -0000

David Tiriolo, a 31 year old screen printer at the time he made contact via the Badoo social app to a girl he believed was thirteen. He at first is unconvinced the girl is actually thirteen, saying she looked 26 at the most. Like many potential predators in chat, he begins with a chivalrous tone trying to warn the decoy of the dangers of chat and the dangerous people online, but later expresses a desire to meet. He doesn't mention doing anything sexual and says he doesn't want sex, just to take the girl to different places, including places a minor can't go such as a nightclub or a casino. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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103: Justin Smith

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 08:01:00 -0000

Justin Taylor Smith was a 27 year old freelance post-production editor at Nickelodeon at the time he started chatting with "Carly", a girl he believed to be thirteen. He starts of by saying he is not a perv (something he would quickly disprove) and saying he would be interested in her if either he were younger or she were older. He expressed second thoughts about being attracted to the decoy, but proceeded to show off his webcam feed of him jerking off anyway to her and sent a plethora (50+ Links) of pornographic videos. He also floats the idea of being "friends with benefits" and having oral sex with each other on a regular basis. And like many of the other suspected predators caught in the stings, he tells the girl to delete her archives.

His case would be a highlight of the many suspected predators caught due to his involvement with the children’s channel Nickelodeon.

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102: Inderjeet Singh

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 08:01:00 -0000

Inderjeet Singh was 23 year old when he contacted a twelve year old decoy named Julie. He starts their online chat by asking Julie if she has a boyfriend, and grooming her by making her believe it's normal for sixth graders to engage in sexual activity. The two chatted during the early hours of the night, talking about her chest size, video games, and other activities they could engage in. Inderjeet showed up the following day, hoping to spend time with his newfound friend. Instead, he wound up meeting Chris Hansen instead. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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101: Gerald White

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Robert Gerald White was a suspected predator featured on the Fortson, Georgia edition of To Catch a Predator. He is known for his boot fetish and hilarious scream during his arrest. White, was 31 at the time when he began an internet conversation with a decoy who was pretending to be a fifteen-year-old African-American girl named "Natasha." The decoy was really Xavier Von Erck, founder of Perverted Justice. Gerald mentioned he preferred to be with black girls. Shortly after, he asked the decoy if she wore boots. In addition to offering to take her boot shopping, he disclosed that he had a boot fetish. He acknowledged wanting to engage in oral sex. Gerald later inquired about the decoy's history with hypnosis. He offered to "hypnolove" her so that she would want him "more than life itself," be more "horny than ever," and never want to take off the boots he provides her.

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2: SUSPECT: Vanished In The Snow

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:00:00 -0000

For more than three and a half decades, the disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews was a mystery – a riddle neither authorities nor her family members could solve. The residents of her cloistered Colorado hometown had scoured every inch of prairie. Jonelle’s face had been on milk cartons nationwide. Even the President of the United States had appealed to the public for help. Still, every lead had fizzled. Every person of interest had turned out to be a dead end. Then, in 2019, Jonelle’s remains were unearthed near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. With the discovery came a troubling new question: Had the truth been hiding in plain sight the entire time? Was the man who couldn’t stop obsessing over Jonelle’s disappearance also the person who took her? From Campside Media and Wondery comes season two of SUSPECT. Former CNN reporter Ashley Fantz and executive producers Matthew Shaer and Eric Benson (Suspect, Over My Dead Body) dig into one of the most mind-bending cold cases in modern history, in an attempt to separate fact and fiction, compulsion from guilt, and true-crime fandom from a motive for murder. Listen to SUSPECT: Vanished in the Snow early and ad- free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app. https://wondery.app.link/suspect-picwch

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100: Peter Sciacca

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Peter Sciacca was a 38 year old suspected predator involved in the Fortson, GA edition of To Catch a Predator. He is best known for being the morbidly obese predator. Peter was unemployed at the time he began chatting with "Brian", a boy he believed to be fourteen years old. Like many suspected predators, Peter tries at first to seem like both a mentor and protector to the boy, who pretends to be living in a broken home, asking him if he is comfortable in his sexuality and to be careful when he is in chatrooms. It doesn't take long, however, for Peter to turn it up a notch and start to ask him about the things he likes to do sexually.

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99: Anthony Phillips

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Phillips started conversing with a decoy he thought was named "Kimmie", a fourteen-year-old girl, on December 9, 2006. He was regarded by Perverted Justice as a "fast mover." Using the screen name "g8rman21," a reference to his affinity for alligator hunting, he said that although he had examinations that evening, he would drive to her house afterward so they could "watch a scary movie and see if anything happens." He recognized that she was a child and called her cute, explaining that her age did not bother him. Phillips inquired if she was a virgin and whether she was still in junior high. He didn't want to talk about anything overtly sexual, as if he knew the decoy was attempting to set him up. At least a dozen times, Phillips warned the decoy not to inform her parents or anyone else and that he might get in trouble, showing that he was aware of her age and that what he was doing was improper.[1]

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98: Matthew Nash

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Matthew Roy Nash, 36, was a suspected predator involved in the Loong Beach, CA edition of To Catch a Predator. Before the sting, Nash was a drummer and founder of Los Angeles based group "the Mutaytor" (which he ran with his wife.) Using the screen name "sugardavis", began a chat with a decoy who was posing as a 13 year old girl. He talked about getting naked in a hot tub, smoking marijuana, and putting oil all over their bodies. Nash drove an hour to the sting house. After making small talk with the decoy, Chris walks out and sarcastically asks Nash why "he didn't bring his drums".

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97: David Wagner

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:01:00 -0000

24 year old David Wagner was almost caught in the Greenville, Ohio investigation in March of 2006. He chatted with a decoy and arranged a meet, but he did not show up. Months later, he was relocated to Florida for work. David began chatting with a decoy whom he believed was a thirteen year old girl. It takes David about an hour to drive to the sting house in Flagler Beach. After making small talk with the decoy, Chris comes out begins to question him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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96: Thomas Campbell

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Thomas Campbell was 61-years-old when he started talking to "Tony," a boy he thought was fourteen-years-old. After six minutes of conversation, Thomas lies about his name, claiming to be "John." He then inquires the boy about what he liked to do with men. After that, he boasts that he can "suck a young man, deepthroat, and drain him dry." He explains from what "most say its the best they've had" and that the "real compliment is when they keep coming back for more." Thomas asks the boy how frequently he came after his orgasm. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Introducing: The Vanished

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 23:20:00 -0000

The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week. Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends, law enforcement and experts on mainstream cases, as well as little known ones. Listen in, to hear what The Vanished will uncover next: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vanished-podcast/id1081124929

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95: Tim Isaac

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Timothy Isaac, otherwise known as parknride_469 was a caught in the Greenville, Ohio sting. He is best known for his uncanny resemblance to Mario from the Super Mario Brothers series. 41 at the time, Isaac began chatting with a girl he believed to be fifteen that went by the screen name “sadie_the_smarty”. After finding out her age, he immediately begins asking her very personal questions, such as the panties she was wearing, if she was still a virgin, and if she would ever go out with someone his age. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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94: uconnbluenwhite” and “stevetakespics”

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:02:00 -0000

Richard Burnham, a former fire department Captain, chatted up a girl he believed to be fourteen and a virgin under two different screen names. The former was posed as a 21 year old college student named “Rick” and the latter was a 37 year old photographer named “Steve” (Burnham was actually 42). He used the Rick persona to try to shepherd her towards sex with Steve in what would be perceived as a threesome, but Rick would drop out saying, “yeah im really sick but Steve is a great guy I hope you like getting laid he'll do an awesome job taking your virginity hes really excited about it”. He then would take over as Steve and express his desire to take her virginity, cum in her mouth, and cum inside her. When the decoy expressed a worry about getting pregnant, the concerned Steve replies, “If I get you preg I get you preg”.He would also call the decoy expressing his desires while watching porn and masturbating getting off on her voice saying, “That’s HAWT!”. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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93: Qays Mahjoob

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:01:00 -0000

In August 2006, Qays "Matt" Mahjoob was a suspected predator involved in the Long Beach, California investigation. He is best known for his paranoia and being tasered by the police. Mahjoob, who also went by the nickname "Matt", was 24 years old at the time when he started chatting with “Willow”, a girl he believed to be 13 years old. He talks to the decoy about fast food at first, then slowy tranistions to more graphic conversations. He talked about his obsession with Filipino women and his ambition to learn Tagalog. Mahjoob then told the decoy he would perform oral sex on her, questioned about her ability to perform oral sex, asked if she was shaved, expressed his desire for doggy-style sex and jacuzzi sex, and wanted to lick her breasts and buttocks.

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92: The Spanking Predator

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:01:00 -0000

51-year-old Jeffrey Beck, an emergency room doctor, used the screen name "Gbabbnsp" to start a chat with a boy he believed to be fourteen-years-old. Unlike most of the predators caught in the Suburban Washington, D. C. investigation, in his conversation, Beck didn't get too graphic about sex. He did inform the young child that he would like to have sex with him in the future, and stated that he wanted to cuddle and spank him when they met. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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91: "I date older, younger. I mean, not younger than twelve." - Joshua Colon

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Joshua R. Colon was a predator caught in the Fairfield, Connecticut sting of Hansen vs Predator. He is infamous for not bringing dinner for the decoy, whom he believed was twelve. He is also known for attempting to use the bathroom but being interrupted by Chris Hansen, and being forced to "hold it" for the entire interview. is infamous for not bringing dinner for the decoy, whom he believed was twelve. He is also known for attempting to use the bathroom but being interrupted by Chris Hansen, and being forced to "hold it" for the entire interview.

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90: Rob Culbertson, a "fast mover"!

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:01:00 -0000

49 years old Rob Culbertson, showed up at the sting house on his bike. He began chatting with a decoy named "Witheld", who pretended to be a thirteen year old boy. Rob lies about his age and says he is 40 when he was really 49. He tries to persuade the decoy to leave his house. The decoy later suggests that they meet at the sting house. Rob was considered a "fast mover", as it just took him an hour and thirteen minutes from when he contacted the decoy to arriving at the sting house. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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89: The baby faced predator, Robb Kline

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:01:00 -0000

20-year-old Robb Kline began chatting with a decoy posing as a thirteen-year-old girl. Robb asked the decoy several explicit questions, including if has given oral sex or if she masturbated. He confessed to the deocy that he had actually met a real thirteen-year-old girl who expressed interest in having sex with him. When he got to the sting house and was confronted by Chris Hansen, he made the most ridiculous excuse. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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88: "...If you wanna give me head, I should teach you that first." - Malik Washington

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Malik Kareem Washington, 27 at the time, was a potential predator confronted in the Ocean County, New Jersey. He's known for wearing a SpongebobSquarepants jacket.

Malik, began chatting with "Paris," a girl he believed to be twelve. He wanted to take her virginity, give her anal sex, and ejaculate in her mouth... expecting her to swallow. After just one day of chatting, Malik would confess he was falling in love.

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87: Jeremy Todd West

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Jeremy Todd West, 27-year old is a suspected predator featured in the Bowling Green, Kentucky edition. West began chatting with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a thirteen year old girl. After just twenty minutes of conversation, West said he would like to meet the girl. He questioned the decoy about having sex when they chatted two days later. He declares his desire for her to become his future wife. West later confesses to the decoy that after watching Dateline NBC's To Catch a Predator, he was anxious about meeting her.

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86: The predator notable for getting the longest prison sentence out of any of the predators caught.

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Michael Popovich, a former marine lieutenant colonel, first made contact with a decoy posing as thirteen-year-old girl named Bailey on a free internet chat room called Wireclub. Between August 23, 2015 and November 8, 2015, Popovich detailed the sex acts he wanted to do with the girl and those he wanted her to have with him.

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85: “Imma lose everything I have, Mr. Gary!”

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Marvin Harrison Smith, a 35 year old Pastor and restaurant manager at the time of the sting, began chatting with a girl he believed to be fifteen at the time named “Erin”. He was a suspected predator involved in the Fortson, Georgia edition of To Catch a Predator. He is one of the more high profile people caught on the show due to his disturbing chat, his subsequent jail sentence, and the fact that the bust almost caught the show’s first and only female predator.

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84: "She said her name was 22."

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Jerry Griffitt, was caught in the Riverside, CA investigation. He was36 years old and was chatting with a girl whom he believed was thirteen, with a screen name "greendaychikk". The next day, even knowing how old the girl was, expressed a desire to become her boyfriend. He says he wants to come over and have sex, telling the girl ]they would have to keep it a secret. The decoy asked Jerry to bring an apple pie. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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83: The fast talking predator.

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Joseph Vincent Myrick was a suspected predator involved in the Fortson, Georgia sting. A 41 year old truck driver, he started a chat with a decoy named "Nahtasha", whom he believed was a 15 year old girl. Myrick is known for how fast he talks after being confronted by Chris and having cocaine in his possession. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Our listeners get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/Hansen.

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82: "I don't have a last name." - Brian Gosselin's response to Chris's question

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Brian Gosselin was featured on the Ft. Myers, Florida investigation. 32 years old at the time, Gosselin chatted up a fifteen year old decoy with the hopes of having the decoy "show [him] god..." sexually. Throughout the chat, Brian would become passive aggressive and angry whenever the decoy showed any signs of distance or unattraction towards him.

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81: "Oh Lord!" exclaims Lee Greer as he's being arrested.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 07:01:00 -0000

31 year old, Calvin Lee Greer, on a business trip from his home in Norfork, AR to Orlando, FL, started chatting with a Perverted Justice Decoy by the name of Samantha or "Sammie" as Lee calls her. Lee would go on during the chats to lie about his age, claiming to be 28 years old. After an hour of chatting, Greer sent lewd pictures to the decoy saying he is "regular size, but thick." He would continue for a number of days to compliment and groom the decoy. Greer, who apparently flew to Florida and rented a car to drive three hours to the sting house with McDonalds, alcohol, and condoms. When Chris emerged, Lee had the audacity to ask him who he is despite Lee being the one to enter his domain. When asked what his wife would think about his activities, he said that he really, really, really hoped she wouldn’t find out and he just wanted to go back to work. No such luck. The Ft. Myers Police came down hard on him as he cried, “Oh Lord!” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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80: "The 22-year-old virgin" Paul Clemente

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Paul Clemente, a 22 year old college student, chatted up a decoy that he believed to be thirteen years old saying that he wanted to do all manner of sex with the decoy, even asking if it was okay to ejaculate on her face. He would admit to the decoy that he, at the age of 22, was still a virgin. This showed though brilliantly since he kept telling the decoy “Luv u!” every time he got a chance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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79: "My best friend's Mom is dying of cancer" - Hollingsworth infamous excuse for trying to have sex with a young boy.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Edward Hollingsworth was an overweight 35 year old man who chatted up a decoy working for Perverted Justice. Using the infamous screenname "TwinkToilet", he talked about such things as wanting to be "used by young boys" and saying he likes "dirty bois who love getting freaky". The decoy then made a date with him at the sting house. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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78: "x_cums_in_the_night_x" - Todd West

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Todd West, a worker at a costume store was 37 years old when he began a chat with a girl he believed to be fourteen named "Ashley". Soon after the chat and ages are stated, Todd suggests coming over and having sex. He transmits a pic of himself masturbating and tests the decoy on what she has done sexually and what she is willing to do. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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77: "Can you tape this to my head, please?" - Davut Ozkan

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Davut Ozkan, was a 27 years old student at Ohio State University. He solicited a 15 year old decoy on the internet (screen name "bushsucksgrrl") for sex, and uploaded pictures of his penis. He was just getting warmed up! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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76: "Where's the dog?" Joseph John Wunderler

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Joe Wunderler, was a 28 year old Sergeant in the U.S. Army at the time he engaged in a chat with a girl he believed to be fourteen named "Erin". After finding out her age, he immediately propositions the girl to private message him about having sex. He has her describe herself saying, "There's just something about a teen body" and starts to make plans for a meet. Wunderler talks about bringing crotchless panties over for the girl to wear and then asks if she owns a dog or a cat which was a prelude for the deviant plans he had in mind. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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75: "My intention is to befriend her and try to mentor her.” John Frantz

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:01:00 -0000

33-year-old John Frantz, was a mechanical engineer. He had been chatting online with a decoy who said she was 14. Unlike all the men you’ve met so far, Frantz, whose screename was “netbuckeye” is very careful when it comes to talking about sex. When the decoy “chickygrrrrl” asks “Got any condoms?” He says, “What are those, just kidding.” Then he says, “No worries.” She says, “Is that a yes?” And he replies “Don’t worry I’m not going to do anything without a condom.” But when Chris confronted him, not surprisingly, he said he had no interest in sex. Just lonely. And once again, this man also says he’s religious.

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74: I thought you was wantin' to be shaved..." Dustin McPhetridge UPDATE

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:01:00 -0000

Dustin McPhetridge was 26 when he arrived at the sting house with the hope of meeting a thirteen year old girl named "Laura" that he thought he was chatting with online. He had a twisted and sordid chat with the girl wanting to shave her privates, get her drunk and have rough anal sex with her. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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73: Derrick Brett Deason "The Paddle Predator"

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:01:00 -0000

In March 2017, Derrick Brett Deason was caught in a sting conducted by Chris and the Jasper County Georgia Sheriff's Department. Deason was obsessed with paddling. This episode is sponsored by Babbel. Go to Babbel.com/Hansen to get up to 60% off your order!

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72: "Well I'm completely shaved...” - Joseph Roisman

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Joseph was 21 at the time he began chatting with a girl he believed to be thirteen named "Tori". He brags to the decoy that he's completely shaved in his private area because he didn't want any girl giving him oral sex to experience unshaven privates. It only takes one day for Roisman to go from chat to meeting the girl. And be sure to check out the specials for you this week at StoryWorth.com/hansen to save $10 on your first purchase! And get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/hansen.

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71: "I'm a good kisser and know how to move my hands and my tongue lol."

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Jaswinder Cheema, resided in San Jose at the time of the sting, and worked as the marketing manager of a Silicon Valley technology company. Beginning in August of 2006, Cheema, using the screenname "xclusivelyinit," began chatting with a Perverted Justice decoy he believed to be a 13-year-old girl named Willow. Willow claimed she had had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boyfriend, so age was no problem for her. Unfortunately, it wasn't a problem for him, either. His chat was both boring and strange. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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70: Inside The Mind of Predators

Mon, 23 May 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Dr. Stephanie Thurston-Simmons and husband Brian Simmons own and operate New Solutions Counseling & Trauma Center, in Southlake, TX, a suburb of Dallas-Ft. Worth. In their practice, they treat sex offenders. In this episode, Chris, Stephanie, and Brian go inside the minds of predators. Here is the link to New Solutions: https://nscpllc.org/

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69: "I am honored to be considered the candidate for your first time." - Jay Reffner

Mon, 16 May 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Jay Reffner was a 30-year-old in the Greenville, Ohio investigation. He is best known for his screenname, high pitched voice, and his mommy being on his side. Reffner started chatting with a girl he believed to be fifteen that went by the name of "bushsucksgrrl". Upon learning the girl's age, he is undeterred in coming over with alcohol and having sex with the girl, asking if he could take her virginity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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68: He's no pedifiler...He just came for a drink.

Mon, 09 May 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Alonzo Wade was 40 years old at the time he began talking to a girl he believed to be fifteen years old with the screen name "bushsucksgrrl". He is a "fast mover" as his chat begins and ends on the same night as his confrontation and arrest. The decoy asks if he will bring condoms, but says he won't need them because, "I am fixed". Alonzo shows up with a twelve pack of beer and two six-packs of Mike's Hard Lemonade. He enters the house, unzips his fly, and that’s when Chris steps in.

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67: “She's dead” - Daniel telling Chris how old his cousin is.

Mon, 02 May 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Daniel Pulido was 40 years old when he chatted up a girl he believed to be 13 years old by the name of “Sammy” (or Wassami or Wasabi according to Pulido). He immediately asks the girl if she wants to see him cum and if her vagina is “nice”. He asks if she is in her room. He was just asking because he was naked. Daniel would transmit images of himself nude as well as masturbating.

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66: "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME! OH DEAR GOD! OH HOHO, OH DEAR GOD!" - Patterson screaming while being arrested.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Michael Joseph Patterson, otherwise known as jon_raven2000 was a predator caught in the Bowling Green, Kentucky investigation. He is perhaps best known for having driven 5 hours to meet an underage girl and screaming while trying to evade capture by police. Check out the true crime podcast, Innocent Til Tipsy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innocent-til-tipsy/id1590142763 You can receive 10% off your first month of BetterHelp by going to BetterHelp.com/Hansen

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65: "I'm not going to hurt anyone!" - Louis Conradt's last words

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:01:00 -0000

In this special edition of PIC, Chris and former Murphy, TX lawman Kevin Carter discuss the investigation that led to Louis William Conradt Jr., a predator who was supposed to be caught during the Murphy, Texas investigation. He shot himself before police could apprehend him. Please check out Kevin's new book, "Suspicious Death: An Adopted Son's Search for His Mother's Killer" https://www.amazon.com/Suspicious-Death-Adopted-Search-Mothers/dp/1667832670/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2YUAJ5TFRKV14&keywords=9781667832678&qid=1649863502&sprefix=%2Caps%2C64&sr=8-2

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64: The Jesus Rocks Predator

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Matthew Cogburn was from Gray, Georgia. His childhood was fairly normal for a kid in Georgia, was an average student in school, and was raised very religious. He earned a pair of handcuffs in Fortson, Georgia, just outside of Columbus and two hours from his home. However, his trouble began in an internet chat room a week earlier. Using the screen name "centgaguy04," this admitted virgin, who stated he was saving himself for marriage, began a graphic chat with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl named Wendy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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63: "Just like ressurant" - Oanh Le

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Oanh Hoang Le was a potential predator caught in the Flagler beach, Florida episode of To catch a Predator. He is often referred to as "The Polite Predator" by the TCaP community due to his kind gestures and polite attitue during the sting and his police interrogation. www.BetterHelp.com/Hansen for 10% off

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62: "You don't have to call me Scooby Doo. You can call me Denis Coulson."

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Denis Coulson, a 23 year old electrician, began chatting with a girl named "Izzy" he believed to be fifteen years old. Even upon knowing the girl's age, he expressed his desires to have sexual contact with girl, saying things like, "id be all over u like white on rice" if he were younger and continuously complimenting the girl on her looks. He also keeps trying to dig into her sexual life, trying to find out about her former boyfriends and her sexual experience. He promises her that if they have sex that she will learn new tricks because he switches positions a lot and also introduces the possibility of having anal sex. After chatting for four days, Coulson and the decoy make a date to meet at the sting house.

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61: Sebastian Rodriguez (And the tag along)

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 07:01:00 -0000

After appearing on the Riverside County-To Catch a Predator sting in January, 2006, Rodriguez was convicted of an attempted lewd act on a minor and sentenced to 3 months in prison. The "tag along" was questioned by police and let go. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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60: "Oh nah, I never waste a load!" - from the chat log of Kenneth Brinkman

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Kenneth Brinkman, 43 year old, began chatting with a boy he believed to be fourteen years old named "Rockie". He spends the chat doing risk assessment and checking to see what the boy likes and is into without directly saying what he wanted to do with him. They decide to meet during a time Rockie's parents would be in Las Vegas. Ken and Rockie make a date to meet at the trap house late in the evening and Ken drives the 45 miles to get there. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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59: "All waaaaayyyy way way..." - Jerry Martin-Kosis

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Jerry Martin-Kosis was a 30-year-old from Mira Loma began chatting with a girl he believed to be thirteen. He starts out by testing the waters seeing if she wants a boyfriend and she wants one her age. He then starts to test her boundaries. When she says she might urinate on him, he doesn't seem to mind at all. He continues to talk about tickling and pee with the decoy. The urination chat continues for three weeks when they finally set up a meet. Jerry takes a bus and walks to the sting house, taking his shoes off at the door, and proclaiming he walked all the way from "way way," pointing vaguely behind him, when Chris Hansen emerges to confront him. Be sure to go to our sponsors: BetterHelp.com/Hansen and HelloFresh.com/Hansen.

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58: NO CHRIS! - Lawrence's reaction to seeing Chris

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Charles Lawrence was a potential predator confronted in the Hansen vs. Predator series on Crime Watch Daily. He is best known for being a fellow commuter and acquaintance of Chris Hansen.

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57: Nick Cocos: The Dopey Predator

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:30:00 -0000

After appearing on the Riverside County To Catch a Predator sting in January, 2006, Cocos was convicted of attempted child molestation and sentenced to 18 months in prison. He served a year in prison for credit card fraud and weapons charges prior to arriving his child molesting charges. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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56: "I've never been the same since I was deployed to Iraq" - Buchanan using his PTSD as an excuse

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Stephen Buchanan was a suspected predator caught in the Fairfiled, CT sting. He is notable for being a solider in the Iraq War and for the possibility that he was going to kill the decoy.

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55: Cowboy-pedophile, Thomas Coffen

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Meet 31-year-old Thomas Coffen. He appeared on To Catch a Predator after making a date online for sex with a girl pretending to be 14. He tells her “I am into young girls. I like them better than the older girls” and he goes further, admitting he’s done this before. When the decoy types “How young have you dated,” he says “14.”

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55: The Cowboy-Pedophile, Thomas Coffen

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 04:24:04 -0000

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54: I'll use this noodle so you can use my other noodle." – David Demers

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:01:00 -0000

David Demers was a 31 year old teacher at a technical college in Orlando when he began chatting with a girl he believed to be fourteen named "Anni". He initiates in platonic friendly chat, but gradually goes into grooming talk, testing her boundaries, and introducing the girl to sexual terms and innuendo. The testing of the waters continues until Demers asks the girl to sleep with him while comparing himself to her ex-boyfriend. Demers would go as far as send various pictures of his penis in various poses asking how his penis compared to that of a thirteen-year-old boy. The chat continued for nearly a month with Demers making a date to go to the trap house for a sexual encounter with the girl. Please support our sponsors this week, Better Help & Hello Fresh

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53: "I can tell you're a therapist!" - John Wesley Elliott

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Elliott is a potential predator involved in the Bowling Green, Kentucky predator sting. He is best known for his lewd screen name "bald_beaver_hunter42025". Elliott was 39 years old when he started chatting with a girl he believed to be twelve years old with the screen name "dreamin_of_fairies". Twelve minutes into the chat, he mentions his hobbies are computers and taking pictures of himself masturbating. He then transmits those pictures to the decoy and says he wants to stand outside her window and masturbate in front of her. They chat back and forth for over a month. On the day of the sting, Elliott drives two and a half hours from Benton, KY. Upon meeting the decoy, Casey, at the door, he immediately asks to go to the bathroom. When he comes out, he compliments her on her looks. As Casey starts to question him about what they're going to do, he figures out something is wrong and starts to backpedal on his intentions. This brings out Chris. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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52: "We all have our fetishes." – Michael Warrecker

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Michael Andrew Warrecker is a potential predator featured in the Long Beach, California edition of To Catch A Predator. He is best known for his infamously lewd screen name and a proclivity and willingness to suck blood. Michael, a 29-year-old computer technician, began chatting with a girl he believed to be thirteen named "Kiera". In just two minutes from when they begin their chat, Warrecker wants to know if she has a rape fetish. When the decoy says that is creepy, he says it is just a rough sex fantasy. And it goes from there.

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51: “THAT AIN’T MINE! NO!” - Corey Edgar denying his pic.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Corey, 32, started chatting with a girl named “Shyanne”, whom he believed to be twelve years old. Corey starts off by offering to give oral sex. After being told she was twelve, Corey presses the issue and already plans to come to her house and sends pics of his penis. Corey makes a declaration that he would never meet an underage girl for sex, telling her he is going to report her to Yahoo, but yet he continues to chat with her and immediately asks for her address. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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50: "mmmm i don kno--i dont f____ guys- but if ya wan you can do me"

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Robert Emmett Lyons was 68 years old at the time he started chatting with a boy he believed to be thirteen years old named "David". He immediately begins the chat offering money for oral sex. After finding out the boy's age, he still leaves the proposition open. Robert knocks a staggering 40 years off his age and says he's 28, a "bottom guy", wears women's clothing, and will pay for sex. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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49: Have a slice! – Jeff Sokol

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 05:01:00 -0000

Jeffrey B. Sokol was a suspected predator caught in the Fairfield, CT sting. He is notable for really liking pizza and his arrogant attitude like he was the victim in the bust. 44-year-old Sokol groomed what he thought was a thirteen-year-old girl named Bailey online. He had some conversations with her, including talks of drawing up a “marriage contract“ in order for everything to be legal. On October 3rd, 2015, he drove for two and a half hours from his home in Boston to Fairfield, where he had planned to stay with the girl while her mother was away on business. He picked up a pizza, and once at the house, he tried to hug the decoy, only to meet Chris Hansen. At first Sokol believed Hansen was the girl's father. During the interview he is arrogant, cold, dismissive, and egotistical. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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48: “I’m not telling you a lie, sir!” - Ernest Timmons

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 05:01:00 -0000

Ernest Timmons was a United States Air Force Technical Sergeant, 33 at the time of his confrontation on TCAP and shortly about to be deployed to Iraq, was caught chatting with "Michelle", a girl he believed to be thirteen years old. He continually asked the girl about the naughty things she's done. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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47: “I would so love to be beaten up by you!” – Lance Fine.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:01:00 -0000

Lance Edward Fine was a suspected predator involved in the Flagler Beach, Florida edition of To Catch a Predator. Lance a 35-year-old waiter at the time of his involvement on the program, engaged in a chat with “Derek”, a boy he believed to be fourteen. After meeting in a gay.com chat room, Lance starts to talk about how cute the boy looks, shows a penis pic, and then goes into his humiliation fantasies about wanting to be beaten senseless by him and to be used as his human toilet.

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46: "Ewps!" -Michael Jason Seibert

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Michael Jason Seibert was a potential predator featured in the Riverside and Long Beach investigations. Seibert is notable for being one of the only Predators in the series to be caught twice (the other being John Kennelly). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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45: Two Predators at the Same Time!

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 05:01:00 -0000

In this episode, remarkably Chris interviews two predators at the same time! Safraz Khan and Yazin Asfour. These were two predators that made TCAP history at 3:00AM at the Flagler Beach house investigation. Safraz Khan is a 25 year old psychology student who came from Guyana when he was ten, started chatting with who he believed to be a thirteen year old girl named "Kiana". He then started to talk about sex, mentioning how big his penis is and the things they could do together. Yazan Asfour, aka slave2mistresses, is a suspected predator known for his fetish to be a "human toilet" as well as arriving at the same time as fellow attempted molester Safraz Khan. You don’t want to miss this episode!

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44: Predators I’ve Caught Fan Questions

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:30:00 -0000

I loved all the great questions you have sent me. I read and listen to them all, I promise. So this week, we have grabbed a few at random, and I’ll answer them in this episode. If you don’t hear your question, don’t worry, I will get to it. If you enjoy this episode, let me know and we’ll get to all the questions you send in…verbally and written! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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43: "Sir please!” – Rolando Restocruz begging Chris Hansen to let him go.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:30:00 -0000

Rolando Restocruz, a 33-year-old Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army, chatted with a girl he believed to be fourteen named "Whitney". His three-week chat suggested he wanted to have a romantic relationship with her and had fallen in love with her. He talks about being her "loving husband forever" as well as going on the run with her, pretending she would be his stepdaughter if anyone asked. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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42: "Oh my god I did not even know I sent that, eww." – Jesse Velez

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:33:07 -0000

Within twenty minutes of the decoy account's creation, Velez hits up who he believes is a 12 year old boy named Jason. During their conversations, Velez details the sexual acts he would like to perform on Jason, sends photos of his genitals, asks for nudes in return and even proposes that he come live with him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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41: "It's waaaay watered down, you can even test it" - Chris Urban

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Chris Urban, 26 years old, groomed a decoy whom he believed to be thirteen years old named “Kellie”. In his chat, he tests to see what she has done sexually and what she’d be willing to do for him. Urban showed up to the sting house all jittery, clearly under the influence of drugs (which is ironic, since he was wearing a DEA hat at the time of the sting).

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40: "I know my mom’s gonna take my computer..." - Donald Morrison

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Donald Morrison was 48 years old at the time he began chatting with a girl he believed to be 15 with the screen name "snakesonagirl". Morrison was a "fast mover." He came to the "sting house" the very night he started chatting.

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39: "I would love to taste you, Sequoia." - Randall Wolford aka itnew2me

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Randall Howard Wolford, a 52-year old oil drilling consultant, was a predator involved in the To Catch a Predator investigation in Murphy, Texas. He is best known for escaping charges in this investigation only to be arrested again for the same activity and given a lengthy sentence.

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38: "Ain't no woman in the world that can give me a hard on!"

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:13:31 -0000

James Wayne Wiles was a predator captured in the Flagler Beach, Florida episode of To Catch a Predator. He is infamously known by his screen name "Hambubger".

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37: "I was intentions to be pleasurable and pleasure her." James Travis Fowler

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 04:01:00 -0000

James Fowler was caught in the Bowling Green, Kentucky edition of To Catch A Predator. Fowler had one conviction of statutory rape before he appeared on the show. He is dubbed by the TCaP community as “Lurch”.

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36: southbayguy310 "I was bored."

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Keith Williams is one of the odder predators Chris has caught. At first he said he wasn't going to give an interview. The blames his being there on boredom. “Can we skip all of this so I can get in trouble?” To which Chris replies, “why not find a hobby?” You're going to love this episode.

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35: "Why did I do this? Why? Why? Why?"

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Eugene Daily, 53, took four years off his age in his chat with a girl he believed to be thirteen, “guurly_gurl_1993”. Daily was a "fast moving" predator, showing no hesitation when meeting up with the decoy after finding out she was only half an hour away. He mentioned only hanging out when they meet, but if things felt right, they could, “do it if it clicks”. He also mentioned that he couldn’t stay long because he had to go pick up his wife from work.

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34: "I was just on my way to the beach," says Genericwhitemale

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Michael Wilusz, 50, appeared at the sting house looking for sex with a 15 year old girl named Jolanda. He claimed that he was "cute, though" and "built good." He is one of the predators who had sent nudes of himself to the decoy.

The other thing that distinguished him was a glass left eye, which gives him noticeable twitches as a result.

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33: "So when do I get to see myself on TV?"

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Jerome Dwayne Chisholm was a suspected predator featured on the Ocean County, New Jersey edition of To Catch a Predator. He is well known for the fact he spelled “genius” wrong on his screen name.

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32: Thomas Shin, a classic groomer.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Some predators are incredibly disturbing, some are ridiculously violent, but some predators...they're just rather smooth. Thomas Shin, who was an appellate court case administrator for the New Jersey Judiciary. The 36-year-old Plainsboro resident was arrested on charges of coming to a Mantoloking home with the intent to have sex with an individual he believed to be between the ages of 12 and 15.

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31: "I got books that I read. It's called 'Handjobs'"

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Charles was 65 years old at the time he started chatting up a decoy named “Luke”, whom he believed to be a thirteen year old boy, in a gay chat room. Drawn in by his stories of having sex with his uncle, Charles immediately began to romance the teen with overtures of “true love”, mentoring, and travel...oh, and making ”the white stuff shoot out” of Luke’s penis as well. Charles had been linked to a child pornography trade ring for 35 years and saying such things in his chat to Luke, such as, “This is how I help you grow.

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30: "Steewers and the Wavens!"

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:01:00 -0000

John Dupee, chatted up “Bailey”, a girl he believed to be thirteen years old. Dupee was also chatting with another decoy using the name of “Brittany“. Calling the sting house, he acted extremely creepy saying things like “Heyyyy bay-beeeee!”.

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29: "Can I taste your n*ts?"

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Jean Pierre "Michael" Wehry, 48 years old, appeared at the sting house to have sex with a 13 year old boy, despite claiming in the interview with Chris that engaging in such acts with underage children was "not my style." He was a promotional photographer for Kindergarten Cop, alongside some gay pornographic films. He used a public library computer to exchange messages to the decoy, offering his services of being able to launch a modeling career for the decoy in the chat in exchange for sex.

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28: "Please sir, I beg of you!"

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 14:20:09 -0000

Stephen Coates was a 56-year-old worker in the Biotech industry and also produced music at the time of the sting. He chatted with a girl he believed to be thirteen years old with the screen name "greendaychikk". Within ten minutes of his contact, he steered the conversation towards sex with an emphasis on having anal sex with the girl so they can have sex but she would still be a virgin and gave a detailed plan how to do it so it wouldn't hurt her.

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27: Paul Constantinescu - The metal head predator

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Paul was a 40 year old guitar salesman who chatted with a girl he believed was thirteen years old. In less than five minutes, he asked the decoy if they could do oral sex on each other. It only takes 36 minutes for Paul to go from chat to getting in his car to meet.

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26: “Hide the Salami”, play the skinflute, and “swordfight.“

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Stanley Kendall was a 54 year old junior high school math teacher who was chatting with what he thought was a 13-year old boy. Stanley would show off his privates and promised to teach the boy how to get sexually experienced by doing various things to him.

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25: "The Shiawasse Redemption"

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 04:01:00 -0000

In this episode, Chris reveals the whole truth behind the bogus "click bate" headlines accusing him of missing a court date on July 2nd.

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24: "This is harribal!

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Adapted from journalist Chris Hansen’s popular TO CATCH A PREDATOR series, each episode of PREDATOR I'VE CAUGHT features Chris recalling the most notorious cases and providing a “Where are they now?” update. Email Chris directly, Chris@PredatorPodcast.com

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23: One of the most dangerous. And one of the oldest predators I've caught!

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Michael Gentile was a predator caught in the Fairfield, Connecticut sting. He is among one of the oldest predators caught in the series. He is known for his unsettling voice from calling the decoy, as well as his inappropriate nude pictures which he sends.

Gentile was a 64 year old limo driver at the time that he contacted a girl over a mobile app that he believed to be thirteen, and proceeded to act extremely creepy. He mentions to the decoy that he likes to be in the nude. He sent the decoys multiple pictures, including him naked in a forest, him naked in his living room and even him on the toilet. He would also encourage the decoy to experiment in a nude lifestyle herself by asking her to try to sleep naked and to attend a nudist gathering with him. Michael even sent multiple calls and voicemails using a breathy and creepy voice calling the decoy his "sex kitten" as well as mentioning the things he wanted to do with her, such as having oral sex with her in a "69" position. He also asked the girl to practice having sex with a banana to get ready for him as well as send links to pornographic videos to educate the decoy. The chat continues for about a month.

Gentile makes the 35 mile drive to Fairfield. When he arrived at the sting house, he closes a window the decoy said she was having trouble with and immediately felt that something was off (for unknown reasons). He then decided to leave the house with Chris yelling behind him in an attempt to coerce him back into the house. Never even getting a glimpse of Hansen, Gentile closes the door and power walks away from the house only to be ambushed by several cops a few feet away from the door.

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22: “Then come in nekid”

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 04:01:00 -0000

John Kennelly was a potential predator confronted in the Washington D.C. edition of To Catch a Predator. Like Michael Seibert, Kennelly was caught by the show twice. However, unlike Seibert, Kennelly was confronted twice in a 24 hour period.

Kennelly, using the screen name “SpecialGuy29”, engages in sex talk with a boy he believed to be fourteen years old and made overtures to become his boyfriend saying he "is so f**king hot". John lies about his age and occupation, saying he was a 29 year old 11th grade prep school teacher. In actuality, at the time of the confrontation, he was 43 and unemployed. In order to show intent, the decoy solicited Kennelly to strip down to his underwear and walk in. When Kennelly replied he didn’t wear them, the decoy replied, “then come in nekid”. John is a "fast mover", taking approximately one hour from contact to declaring a boyfriend relationship to making the decision to drive to the sting house and present himself naked.

John showed up to the sting house with a twelve pack of beer and proceed to do just that. He then awkwardly sat on a stool and waited for his potential boyfriend to come downstairs. When Chris Hansen finally walked in, he was speechless. After giving him a towel to cover himself up, Chris ripped into the potential predator about his chat and the lengths he went through to have sex with an underage boy. After revealing he was caught in a Dateline investigation, John went back to the laundry room, redressed, and drove off. This also revealed that he did, in fact, wear underwear.

Second Encounter

Not 24 hours after this bizarre encounter before Kennelly was at it again online. Going under the name “Shane”, he solicited another 13 year old boy to meet him at McDonalds that he would pick up and have sex with. When he arrived at the McDonalds, Chris immediately confronted him even more aggressively than the day before. He chronicled his folly the day before and his activities leading to the day’s confrontation as well as suggesting he had met many boys on the internet before running into Dateline. Kennelly tried to say a death in his family was the reason for his behavior, which Chris was having none of. He also said he was seeing a psychiatrist and had two appointments the next day, which was impossible for obvious reasons. After walking away with his shoes untied, getting into his truck and leaving, Kennelly would be investigated and subsequently arrested. However, he only received a suspended two year sentence with a three year probationary period. After the encounter with Kennelly, TCaP finally brought in law enforcement for the next sting.

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21: “THEY'D JUMPAT THE CHANCE 2 F__ U” - Todd Spikes

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Todd Monroe Spikes was a potential predator and the law enforcement officer exposed in the Flagler Beach, Florida edition of To Catch a Predator. He is best known for bringing an array of guns to the sting house.

Todd was a former police officer who had gone back into law enforcement and was 41 years old at the time that he began an explicit chat with a girl he believed to be 13 years old named “Lindsay”. Typing in all caps, he talked about how he wanted to perform cunnilingus and anallingus on the decoy (hence the name). Because he wanted it to be a regular thing, he talked about moving down and becoming the girl’s mother’s boyfriend as well as cuckolding her by parading her to perfect strangers and watching them have sex. He promised to show up at the sting house at a particular time but fell incommunicado. Because of this, the Dateline crew and law enforcement thought he had backed out, so operations were shut down for the night. However, Todd would call the decoy at 1am saying he was on his way. Because of this, he was pulled over and arrested before he could arrive at the sting house. Shockingly, upon searching his van, they found a large array of guns, plus one revolver in his pocket that was loaded and cocked along with an assault rifle on the passenger seat, loaded and primed. Even more shocking, and this was not covered in the Dateline story, he had all the materials for a body dump: a chainsaw, tarp, ropes, and a boat anchor. Spikes remained silent during questioning and bailed out. He fought the charges for three years, but finally accepted a plea which kept him out of jail. He was given 10 years probation and lifetime RSO status. A very light sentence considering the large amount of circumstantial evidence against him which showed a life or lives (if he got in the sting house) would be in danger had he got to the meet. In 2012, he was arrested for a parole violation. While at the jail, he entered into an altercation, which when combined with his parole violation ended up giving him a three year incarceration stint. He was released in August of 2015.

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20: "Well I'll watch ya!”

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Kevin Westerbeck was one of the predators caught in the Greenville, Ohio sting. He is one of the most hated predators on the show and is frequently made fun of due to his height.

Westerbeck was a 47 year old Budget Analyst for the US Military working at Wright Patterson Air Force Base at the time of his involvement on the show. He started chatting with “Destiny”, a girl he believed to be thirteen. He admits to the decoy that he had been arrested and sentenced for soliciting already and was due to start serving his time at the end of the week. Westerbeck asks to come over and after making sure the meeting is about sex, he gives the dimensions of his penis.

On the day of the meet, Westerbeck arrives and is greeted by the decoy by voice. The decoy told him to wait at the barstool while she changed, though Westerbeck insisted that he watch her as he tried to follow her voice. Chris Hansen arrived in order to stop him from meandering deeper into the house and told Westerbeck to take a seat. Westerbeck waddled to the stool and climbed up onto it. Chris then grilled him about the chat as well as reference Westerbeck‘s previous arrest for soliciting minors.

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19: “I made you some brownies.”

Mon, 31 May 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Casey Mauro was the female decoy used in the final two stings in Ocean County, NJ and Bowling Green, KY Casey, a baby-faced 19-year-old, 5’2” and 95 pounds at the time of her participation on the show, had the perfect look and build for a decoy. She was provocative enough to make sure the predators would stay in order for Chris Hansen to have a chance to confront them. She even had two predators, Travis Fowler and Richard Burnham, attempt to sexually assault her with the latter actually being her very first televised encounter. She is generally regarded as one of the best decoys on the show due to her appearance as well as getting some of the most candid of intentions for her from the predators face to face rather than just in the chat room.

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18: "I thought you was wantin' to be shaved...down there."

Mon, 24 May 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Dustin McPhetridge was 26 when he arrived at the sting house with the hope of meeting a thirteen year old girl named "Laura" that he thought he was chatting with online. He had a twisted and sordid chat with the girl wanting to shave her privates, get her drunk and have rough anal sex with her. He also wanted her to wear a pair of panties for 2-3 days straight and then send them to him. He even sent a picture of a couple having sex. The icing on the cake was when he said that he wanted to have a threesome with her EIGHT year old sister.

After a four hour drive, Dustin waddled into the house with an electric razor and KY Jelly and tried to coax the decoy over to do all the twisted things he had on his mind. He instead got to meet Chris Hansen.

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17: Meet the worst and most hated predator.

Mon, 17 May 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Thomas John Bodnar is a child sex predator involved in the Riverside, California edition of To Catch a Predator. He is arguably referred to as the worst and most hated predator caught in the history of the show.

Bodnar, 42 at the time of his chat with whom he believed was a thirteen-year-old boy, was already a serial child molester at the time of his arrest. He was part of a big brother program in Salem, Oregon and was befriended by a single mother who wanted to give her three children a positive male influence in their lives. He would betray that trust by systematically molesting and raping all three: two boys and one girl. The children would later come out about it and Bodnar would be sentenced to ten years in prison. In 1999, he was arrested again for having oral sex with an underage boy. In this instance in Riverside, California, he expressed love for the boy, sending nude pictures.

Upon arrival at the house, he called out for the boy as soon as he made it to the door but took off running the second he saw Chris Hansen.

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16: "I'm so th-tupid!"

Mon, 10 May 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Anthony Palumbo, screen name "Hi buddy waz sup," was one of many men to be featured in the Ocean County, New Jersey sting. He is one of the most famous predators in the TCaP fandom. He is called “Gay Romano” by the TCaP community due to his resemblance to comedian Ray Romano, but is evidently gay unlike the comedian Ray Romano.

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15: Hey there Tex!

Mon, 03 May 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Vincent M. Ambrosio was a predator caught in the Fairfield, CT sting. He is notable for having his respective episode of Hansen vs. Predator unreleased until 2019, likely due to fears regarding his mental health. Chris Hansen released the unedited episode as "premium content" on Hansen vs. Predators YouTube channel. Ambrosio enjoys dressing like a cowboy despite living in New York. He's very aware of the fact that it makes him look weird and he moans about it during his tear filled interview with Chris Hansen.

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14: "I don't do zissa stuff!"

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Mohamad was a 34 year old real estate agent at the time he began chatting with a female Perverted Justice decoy he believed to be thirteen. He asks the decoy various personal questions, such as if she was a virgin, if she had sex with her old boyfriend, and if she masturbated. Mohamad would show a desire to get and receive oral sex from the decoy, telling her at least twice to open her legs up wide. He also transmitted various naked pictures with the heads cropped off.

Abdalla would show up to the house late at night after making a date to do the things that were talked about in the chat. Upon driving up, the decoy waved him into the house and he happily came in with a huge smile on his face. His happiness was short-lived as Chris Hansen soon came out after he was situated.

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13: Oh no! He brought his son!

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Clifford Wallach was 40 years old when he began chatting with a boy he believed to be fourteen years old named "Tony". Clifford is very guarded during his chat about his intentions, only saying he was looking to "have fun", wanting to communicate by voice instead. After 30 minutes, they end the chat and Clifford begins a voice conversation with Del Harvey, who is pretending to be Tony. Over the phone, he discloses his true intentions, saying he wanted to engage in oral sex with Tony, both giving and receiving.

While setting up the meet, Wallach mentions he would be alone until midnight, but when he comes to the sting house, instead of heading towards the house, he instead went to the back seat of his car, to take his son out. Frag yells out, "Oh no..." in shock as others can be heard in the background in also in shock of what they are seeing. Chris Hansen later says some of those people were crying as well. Due to how shocking the situation is and because a real child is involved, Hansen immediately comes out and meets him just inside the front door, telling Clifford straight up that he is part of a sting. Hansen also iterates that because his child is involved that he won't pursue anything he asks them to leave. Clifford would state he was just going to take the decoy for lunch and he will never do it again.

When he exits the house, instead of being tackled like many of the men in the Ft. Myers investigation, the police demand him to stay put.

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12: Walter Babst, "Well, you saw. Go get a can of Coke."

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0000

Walter, 43 years old at the time, chatted up a girl he believed to be twelve by the name of "Beth". He expressed his desire to meet the girl, get her naked, and have sex. He also showed interest in eating his own sperm, telling her it tasted like pancake batter and that he would ejaculate on her body and lick the sperm off to make sure she didn't get pregnant. He was also hung up on having her wear a plaid skirt for their meeting.

When he rolled up to the house, he was dressed in the "cool dad" style, but when he saw Chris Hansen, his blood went cold.

Chris read pieces of his chatlog causing him no end of discomfort and then mentioned the dick pic he had sent Beth, letting him know it was a federal offense. Babst tried to deny he sent it, but Chris read the chat immediately after the transmission of the pic where he compared his girth to "a can of Coke", which immediately shut him down.

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11: Predator Dan Allen's daughter shares the shock, shame, and aftermath of TCAP revelation.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:53:29 -0000

For 17 years, journalist Chris Hansen has famously conducted hidden camera investigations to catch, confront (“Have a seat...”) and arrest adult men engaging in sexually explicit online chats in hopes of luring underage girls and boys into having sex. He’s confronted men from all walks of life - plumbers, doctors, clergy, teachers, even law enforcement. Their careers and families, turned upside down with the revelation of the double lives they lead. For their families, the collateral damage can be catastrophic. Stunning them into silence behind the shame. That is, until now.

For the first time, in this episode, Chris Hansen sits down with Daniela Miller, the daughter of one of the most notorious predators in TCAP history, Dan Allen.

Allen was captured in January, 2006, in the very first investigation where law enforcement was involved, the Riverside County Sheriff's department. Over three days, 51 men showed up to have sex with a young teen boy or a girl. One of the men who surfaced in that investigation was 49 year old, Dan Allen.

Chris and Daniela discuss the shock and shame of learning a family member is a sexual predator, and the devastating effects such a revelation wreaks on the entire family. Daniela shares her biggest fear and how she and her family put their lives back together to move on.

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10: "The cleanest best pleasure!"

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Cody Green was 20 at the time of the sting in the July, started chatting with “Maddie” a girl he believed to be a thirteen-year-old. He started chatting with the decoy about being a hood born hustler from the mean streets, when in reality he lived in Alpharetta, an affluent suburb of Atlanta. When finding out the girl was a virgin, he got excited about it and wanted to take her virginity. He also chatted about having his "thang" in the decoy's mouth and sent eight different pics of his “thang” for good measure.

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9: Have a slice!

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Jeffrey B. Sokol was a suspected predator caught in the Fairfield, CT sting. He is notable for really liking pizza and his arrogant attitude like he was the victim in the bust.

44-year-old Sokol groomed what he thought was a thirteen year old girl named Bailey online. He had some conversations with her, including talks of drawing up a “marriage contract“ in order for everything to be legal. On October 3rd, 2015, he drove for two and a half hours from his home in Boston to Fairfield, where he had planned to stay with the girl while her mother was away on business. He picked up a pizza, and once at the house, he tried to hug the decoy, only to meet Chris Hansen. At first Sokol believed Hansen was the girl's father. During the interview he is arrogant, cold, dismissive and egotistical.

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8: It’s a question!

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:01:00 -0000

Jeffrey Stacy is a 27 year old who was working at a deli at the time he chatted with the decoy named “Sadie”, a girl he believed to fifteen. Jeff initially lies about his age, saying he's 21. Even though the age has been stated, he immediately propositions her. He also sent naked pictures with the heads cut off representing them to be himself. Stacy was a "fast mover", only engaging in two short chat sessions with the decoy over a 24 hour period before making the hour and a half drive from Lebanon to Greenville.

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7: TCAP Recap with Joey TCaP

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 05:01:00 -0000

In this special episode, Chris is joined by To Catch A Predator superfan Joey TCaP to share memories and new information about some of TCAP's most notorious predators.

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6: DarkHero

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:45:55 -0000

DarkHero was 30 at the time he solicited a girl he believed to be thirteen years old for a date as well as enter into a master/slave BDSM relationship with the decoy. Upon showing up at the house, he is confronted by Chris. DarkHero immediately goes on the offensive, unapologetically stating he was looking for a girlfriend and lambasted Chris for looking for pedophiles while he was doing so, seemingly unable to make the connection that the type of girls he was looking for was a criminal act. He would also reveal he had schizophrenia and had just been released from the hospital.

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5: Two words for ya' "role-playing chat room"!

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 05:01:00 -0000

David Wesley Schumacher, Jr, otherwise known as freebird_72000, was a potential predator caught in the Fort Myers, Florida sting. He is best known for his previous encounters with the law, acting like a "gangsta" and his staunch defense of his "role-playing chat room" escapades.

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4: "Marvin YOU'RE NAKED!"

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:01:00 -0000

Marvin, 22 at the time of the investigation, chatted with a decoy named “Cindy”, who he believed to be fourteen. He wanted to do it raw, believing he knew how to avoid pregnancy because he was a med school student. Marvin then told the decoy he wanted to "blank" her everywhere in her house so she'd remember him.

The conversation then turned to pets. Having been told by the decoy that she had a male cat, Marvin told her it would turn him on if she had sex with him (the cat). The decoy said she didn't think she wanted to "blank" the cat, so eventually Marvin agreed to walk into the house naked in order to have that happen.

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3: James Rutherford

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 05:01:00 -0000

Rutherford was a 6th grade teacher at St Margaret of York Catholic school in Loveland, Ohio. He was 26 years old at the time of the sting operation. Rutherford met and chatted up a decoy online pretending to be a 13-year-old girl named "Danika".

He shows up at the house in search for the girl, calling on her and telling her to come to him. Chris then appears and asks Rutherford to sit down for some questions, to which he responded that he had expected it to be a set-up.

During his interview with Chris, Rutherford states that he was going through a divorce and simply wanted to 'get out of the house'. When asked what he was there to do with the girl he had been talking to, he says that there was no plans for anything sexual to take place, a very common excuse. He appears confident from the beginning that he was on national television, and states later into the interview that he is "probably on TV", to which Chris Hansen confirms, making Rutherford put his head into his hands as the camera crew walk out. Rutherford takes his leave and exits the house where he is arrested by the Darke County Sheriff's Office.

Initially, James tried to fight the charges in court, but eventually pled guilty. He received 45 days in county jail, 36 months probation, and a ten year stay on the RSO list.

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6: DarkHero

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 05:01:00 -0000

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2: Dr. Maurice Wolin

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 05:01:00 -0000

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1: Hear famous predator stories from Chris' POV...with an update!

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 19:14:16 -0000

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