Phillips started conversing with a decoy he thought was named "Kimmie", a fourteen-year-old girl, on December 9, 2006. He was regarded by Perverted Justice as a "fast mover." Using the screen name "g8rman21," a reference to his affinity for alligator hunting, he said that although he had examinations that evening, he would drive to her house afterward so they could "watch a scary movie and see if anything happens." He recognized that she was a child and called her cute, explaining that her age did not bother him. Phillips inquired if she was a virgin and whether she was still in junior high. He didn't want to talk about anything overtly sexual, as if he knew the decoy was attempting to set him up. At least a dozen times, Phillips warned the decoy not to inform her parents or anyone else and that he might get in trouble, showing that he was aware of her age and that what he was doing was improper.[1]See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Roy Nash, 36, was a suspected predator involved in the Loong Beach, CA edition of To Catch a Predator.  Before the sting, Nash was a drummer and founder of Los Angeles based group "the Mutaytor" (which he ran with his wife.) Using the screen name "sugardavis", began a chat with a decoy who was posing as a 13 year old girl. He talked about getting naked in a hot tub, smoking marijuana, and putting oil all over their bodies. Nash drove an hour to the sting house. After making small talk with the decoy, Chris walks out and sarcastically asks Nash why "he didn't bring his drums".See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

24 year old David Wagner was almost caught in the Greenville, Ohio investigation in March of 2006. He chatted with a decoy and arranged a meet, but he did not show up. Months later, he was relocated to Florida for work.  David began chatting with a decoy whom he believed was a thirteen year old girl. It takes David about an hour to drive to the sting house in Flagler Beach. After making small talk with the decoy, Chris comes out begins to question him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thomas Campbell was 61-years-old when he started talking to "Tony," a boy he thought was fourteen-years-old. After six minutes of conversation, Thomas lies about his name, claiming to be "John." He then inquires the boy about what he liked to do with men. After that, he boasts that he can "suck a young man, deepthroat, and drain him dry." He explains from what "most say its the best they've had" and that the "real compliment is when they keep coming back for more." Thomas asks the boy how frequently he came after his orgasm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week.   Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends, law enforcement and experts on mainstream cases, as well as little known ones.  Listen in, to hear what The Vanished will uncover next: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vanished-podcast/id1081124929 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Timothy Isaac, otherwise known as parknride_469 was a caught in the Greenville, Ohio sting. He is best known for his uncanny resemblance to Mario from the Super Mario Brothers series.  41 at the time, Isaac began chatting with a girl he believed to be fifteen that went by the screen name “sadie_the_smarty”. After finding out her age, he immediately begins asking her very personal questions, such as the panties she was wearing, if she was still a virgin, and if she would ever go out with someone his age. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Richard Burnham, a former fire department Captain, chatted up a girl he believed to be fourteen and a virgin under two different screen names. The former was posed as a 21 year old college student named “Rick” and the latter was a 37 year old photographer named “Steve” (Burnham was actually 42).  He used the Rick persona to try to shepherd her towards sex with Steve in what would be perceived as a threesome, but Rick would drop out saying, “yeah im really sick but Steve is a great guy I hope you like getting laid he'll do an awesome job taking your virginity hes really excited about it”. He then would take over as Steve and express his desire to take her virginity, cum in her mouth, and cum inside her. When the decoy expressed a worry about getting pregnant, the concerned Steve replies, “If I get you preg I get you preg”.He  would also call the decoy expressing his desires while watching porn and masturbating getting off on her voice saying, “That’s HAWT!”.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In August 2006, Qays "Matt" Mahjoob was a suspected predator involved in the Long Beach, California investigation. He is best known for his paranoia and being tasered by the police.  Mahjoob, who also went by the nickname "Matt", was 24 years old at the time when he started chatting with “Willow”, a girl he believed to be 13 years old. He talks to the decoy about fast food at first, then slowy tranistions to more graphic conversations. He talked about his obsession with Filipino women and his ambition to learn Tagalog. Mahjoob then told the decoy he would perform oral sex on her, questioned about her ability to perform oral sex, asked if she was shaved, expressed his desire for doggy-style sex and jacuzzi sex, and wanted to lick her breasts and buttocks.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

51-year-old Jeffrey Beck, an emergency room doctor, used the screen name "Gbabbnsp" to start a chat with a boy he believed to be fourteen-years-old. Unlike most of the predators caught in the Suburban Washington, D. C. investigation, in his conversation, Beck didn't get too graphic about sex. He did inform the young child that he would like to have sex with him in the future, and stated that he wanted to cuddle and spank him when they met.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joshua R. Colon was a predator caught in the Fairfield, Connecticut sting of Hansen vs Predator. He is infamous for not bringing dinner for the decoy, whom he believed was twelve. He is also known for attempting to use the bathroom but being interrupted by Chris Hansen, and being forced to "hold it" for the entire interview. is infamous for not bringing dinner for the decoy, whom he believed was twelve. He is also known for attempting to use the bathroom but being interrupted by Chris Hansen, and being forced to "hold it" for the entire interview. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

49 years old Rob Culbertson, showed up at the sting house on his bike. He began chatting with a decoy named "Witheld", who pretended to be a thirteen year old boy. Rob lies about his age and says he is 40 when he was really 49. He tries to persuade the decoy to leave his house. The decoy later suggests that they meet at the sting house. Rob was considered a "fast mover", as it just took him an hour and thirteen minutes from when he contacted the decoy to arriving at the sting house.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

20-year-old Robb Kline began chatting with a decoy posing as a thirteen-year-old girl. Robb asked the decoy several explicit questions, including if has given oral sex or if she masturbated. He confessed to the deocy that he had actually met a real thirteen-year-old girl who expressed interest in having sex with him. When he got to the sting house and was confronted by Chris Hansen, he made the most ridiculous excuse.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Malik Kareem Washington,  27 at the time, was a potential predator confronted in the Ocean County, New Jersey. He's known for wearing a Spongebob Squarepants jacket.Malik, began chatting with "Paris," a girl he believed to be twelve. He wanted to take her virginity, give her anal sex, and ejaculate in her mouth... expecting her to swallow. After just one day of chatting, Malik would confess he was falling in love.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Edward Hollingsworth was an overweight 35 year old man who chatted up a decoy working for Perverted Justice. Using the infamous screenname "TwinkToilet", he talked about such things as wanting to be "used by young boys" and saying he likes "dirty bois who love getting freaky". The decoy then made a date with him at the sting house. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Todd West, a worker at a costume store was 37 years old when he began a chat with a girl he believed to be fourteen named "Ashley". Soon after the chat and ages are stated, Todd suggests coming over and having sex. He transmits a pic of himself masturbating and tests the decoy on what she has done sexually and what she is willing to do. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Davut Ozkan, was a 27 years old student at Ohio State University.  He solicited a 15 year old decoy on the internet (screen name "bushsucksgrrl") for sex, and uploaded pictures of his penis.  He was just getting warmed up! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joe Wunderler, was a 28 year old Sergeant in the U.S. Army at the time he engaged in a chat with a girl he believed to be fourteen named "Erin". After finding out her age, he immediately propositions the girl to private message him about having sex. He has her describe herself saying, "There's just something about a teen body" and starts to make plans for a meet. Wunderler talks about bringing crotchless panties over for the girl to wear and then asks if she owns a dog or a cat which was a prelude for the deviant plans he had in mind. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.