"My life may be crappy, but at least I'm not on TV." That's one explanation for the mass appeal of "To Catch a Predator" put forth by a subject in "Predators," a new documentary about the mid-aughts ...

Two decades on, it's easy to forget how much cultural oxygen "To Catch a Predator" consumed during its brief but indelible 20-episode run on NBC. Pitched as a public service, the "Dateline" offshoot ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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" ...

Before we hear this next interview, a heads-up - it includes a discussion about child sex offenders and a mention of suicide. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: All right. How are you? HANSEN: Would you have a ...