87: Jeremy Todd West
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. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/hansen today to get 10% off your first month. ● That’s BETTER H - E - L - P. com/hansen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Sep 202241min
86: The predator notable for getting the longest prison sentence out of any of the predators caught.
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. This episode is sponsored by HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/Hansen16 and use code Hansen16 for 16 free meals across 7 boxes AND 3 free gifts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Sep 202240min
85: “Imma lose everything I have, Mr. Gary!”
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Sep 202240min
84: "She said her name was 22."
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Aug 202239min
83: The fast talking predator.
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Aug 202247min
82: "I don't have a last name." - Brian Gosselin's response to Chris's question
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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Aug 202230min
81: "Oh Lord!" exclaims Lee Greer as he's being arrested.
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Aug 202242min
80: "The 22-year-old virgin" Paul Clemente
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 Aug 202235min
