Predators I've Caught With Chris Hansen

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. Sponsored by TruthFinder, empowering you to reserach an individuals Social Media, Photos, Police Records, Background Checks, Civil Judgments, Contact Information and Much More! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder®   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder®   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder®   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder®   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder®   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder®   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder®   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder® https://www.truthfinder.com/predators    This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.”   Paid Partner of TruthFinder® https://www.truthfinder.com/predators    This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder® https://www.truthfinder.com/predators    This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder® https://www.truthfinder.com/predators    This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder® https://www.truthfinder.com/predators    This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder® https://www.truthfinder.com/predators    This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   Paid Partner of TruthFinder® https://www.truthfinder.com/predators    This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.    Paid Partner of TruthFinder® https://www.truthfinder.com/predators    This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!  

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 https://convictclothing.net www.youtube.com/@JdDelay5150       Paid Partner of TruthFinder® https://www.truthfinder.com/predators    This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel.

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     Paid Partner of TruthFinder® https://www.truthfinder.com/predators    This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.     Paid Partner of TruthFinder® https://www.truthfinder.com/predators    This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.     Paid Partner of TruthFinder® http://truthfinder.com/      This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!    

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.       This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!  

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.   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!

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.   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"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. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“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.   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.   This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices