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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

"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 ...

'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 ...
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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 ...

Where to Watch ‘Predators’: Is the ‘To Catch a Predator’ Documentary Streaming?

The "To Catch a Predator" documentary film has officially made its way to select theaters after its Sundance Film Festival debut.

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 ...

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" ...
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A New Film Changes How We Think About ‘To Catch a Predator’

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 ...
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“To Catch a Predator” decoy wanted to warn would-be pedophiles about hidden cameras and police: 'Go home'

"I didn't realize at the time how taxing it was emotionally and mentally," Casey Mauro says in the new documentary "Predators." A performer who pretended to be a child on To Catch a Predator is ...
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“To Catch a Predator” participants reflect on subject's suicide during production: 'I've blocked that out'

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 ...
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‘Predators’ Review: Busted for Social Good (and Maybe Ratings)

This probing, troubling documentary looks at the sociological implications of the series “To Catch a Predator.” By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through ...
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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 ...