A new documentary hitting theaters next month will examine America’s fascination with watching child sex predators exposed on national television and the cultural impact of shows like NBC’s To Catch a ...
Documentary filmmaker David Osit was going down an internet rabbit hole in the late 2010s when he stumbled upon a primitive, yet quickly addictive, message board. Sporting the archaic look of a Web ...
It took just 20 episodes for the Dateline NBC program “To Catch a Predator” to leave a mark on the culture. A sting-operation-meets-hidden-camera-prank, the show had a riveting hook: Men engaging in ...
The setup was always the same: An adult male would visit the home of a minor they had been communicating with online, and while they were expecting some sort of sexual encounter, they would instead be ...
TL;DR: Chris Hansen, known for "To Catch a Predator," is now investigating child predators on Roblox amid controversy over the platform's handling of vigilante hunters like YouTuber Schlep. Roblox ...
Veteran former NBC journalist says hit show violates ethical guidelines. June 5, 2007 — -- By the twin measures of ratings success and journalism that gets results, NBC news producer Marsha ...
David Osit directed and produced the documentary, revolving around the hidden-camera reality TV show that ran on NBC from 2004-2007. On the “Dateline” spinoff series, journalist Chris Hansen worked in ...
To Catch a Predator tracked down alleged sexual predators — on camera. It was compelling TV, but were Chris Hansen and his crew always the good guys here? We've gone behind-the-scenes so you don't ...
A judge has dismissed conspiracy and kidnapping charges against five Massachusetts college students who were accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through a dating app and then seizing him ...
To Catch a Predator decoy Dan Schrack said that he has "blocked out" the death of investigation subject Bill Conradt. Conradt died by suicide as investigators from the Dateline segment entered his ...
PEOPLE has the first look at MTV's new documentary 'Predators,' which hits theaters Sept. 19 A new documentary hitting theaters next month will examine America’s fascination with watching child sex ...