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How Hours of Unedited ‘To Catch a Predator' Footage Shaped ‘Predators,' a Doc That Connects Chris Hansen to America's True Crime Addiction

"To Catch a Predator" had a simple formula. Each episode saw an actor pose as a teenager ... Something Ken Loach said, that I've always loved, is that "a film at best can only add its voice to public ...

‘Predators’ examines the tactics of a reality TV phenomenon that may have gone too far

Dateline NBC's 'To Catch a Predator' and host Chris Hansen were cheered for taking down sexual abusers of children. But this ...

A new documentary raises questions about the true crime TV show 'To Catch A Predator'

A new documentary looks at the true crime TV program "To Catch A Predator" and its copycats. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with filmmaker David Osit about some of the uncomfortable questions "Predators" ...
The New Yorker

Why Did We Love “To Catch a Predator”?

A new documentary explores how the show turned troubled individuals’ actions into a quasi-pornographic exhibit meant for an ...

'Predators' documentary looks at sensation, scandal of 'To Catch a Predator'

That was the formula for "To Catch a Predator," the popular television news program that ran on NBC from 2004-2007. The legacy of the show is examined in "Predators," a new documentary that arrives ...

Documentary explores the rise and fall of the controversial series 'To Catch a Predator'

"To Catch a Predator" was a hit with viewers in the 2000s and something of a cultural phenomenon. Now it's the focus of a new ...
TheWrap

‘To Catch a Predator’ Casts a Long Shadow Through Our Culture and Politics

“Predators,” the new documentary about the TV news program “To Catch a Predator,” comes across as painfully, almost uncomfortably conflicted in the view of its subject. Yet those NBC specials that ...
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“To Catch a Predator” participants reflect on subject's suicide during production: 'I've blocked that out'

Conradt died by suicide as investigators from the Dateline segment entered his home. Former detective Walt Weiss said that his participation in the Conradt sting is a "stain on my soul." Dan Schrack, ...

Harford Sheriff’s Office teams with ‘To Catch a Predator’ star Chris Hansen

The Sheriff’s Office announced an operation with Hansen last week in a social media post. Hansen was “embedding with” the ...
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“To Catch a Predator” decoy wanted to warn would-be pedophiles about hidden cameras and police: 'Go home'

Casey Mauro acted as a decoy in numerous child molester stings on To Catch a Predator as a young adult in the 2000s. She says that she wanted to warn the show's unwitting subjects to "Go home" on ...
Iowa Public Radio

A new documentary raises questions about the true crime TV show 'To Catch A Predator'

Before we hear this next interview, a heads-up - it includes a discussion about child sex offenders and a mention of suicide. HANSEN: Would you have a seat over in that chair, please? RASCOE: That's ...
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'To Catch a Predator' Casts a Long Shadow Through Our Culture and Politics

"Predators," the new documentary about the TV news program "To Catch a Predator," comes across as painfully, almost uncomfortably conflicted in the view of its subject. Yet those NBC specials that ...