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Have A Seat with Chris Hansen

Have A Seat with Chris Hansen is here—an all-new platform from America’s most relentless crime fighter. Every week, Hansen takes you back inside the stings that shocked the nation on Predators I’ve Caught—with never-before-heard details and new revelations. Then, pull up a chair for Have A Seat with Chris Hansen, his weekly in-depth interview series where the biggest names in law enforcement, justice, and survival tell their stories. Two shows. One mission. Have A Seat with Chris Hansen

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39:05

Brian Jenkinson

Have A Seat with Chris Hansen ·

2025/12/15

Brian Russell Jenkinson is an alleged predator caught in a Genesee County, Michigan investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. At the time of the sting, Jenkinson lived in Lapeer, Michigan. He worked in construction, building roads and working on asphalt. Jenkinson has threechildren. At the time, they were 22, 7, and 13 years of age. He was unable to see his thirteen-year-old daughter for unknown reasons. Jenkinson has an extensive criminal history, with arrests for Attempted Larceny,

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48:17

Inside Epstein’s network: Why justice failed victims...

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2025/12/10

On this episode, Chris Hansen has a seat with Child USA Founder and CEO, Professor Marci Hamilton, a leading expert on clergy sex abuse and child sex abuse statutes of limitation. As author of Justice Denied: What America Must Do to Protect Its Children, Hamilton is at the forefront of crimes against children reform in the United States. Hansen and Hamilton dive into the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, what the public can hope to learn when the full files are released and how we must

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51:09

David Scott, "I was just coming for a visit!"

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2025/12/08

David Randolph Scott is an alleged predator that was caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. At the time of the sting, Scott had been living in Adamsville, Alabama with his wife. He also had two children, one 35 and one 38. Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon said that Scott did not have a criminal record. Scott worked as a Toyota car salesman but was described as being "semi-retired" at the time. Scott had been communicating with a decoy posing as a

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21:13

Roblox Facing Criminal Investigation! | Uthmeier |...

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2025/12/03

For this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris travels to Tallahassee, Florida for a candid and in-depth interview with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier regarding his offices recent criminal charges against the online gaming platform Roblox. Uthmeier provides insight into the investigation and how Roblox is choosing profit over protecting kids by allowing sexual predators to access, communicate and groom underaged children. According to the Office of the Florida Attorney General

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39:12

John Creamer

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2025/12/01

“My penis don't work right." John Blake Creamer is a predator that was caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. He is notable for having shot himself in his penis. At the time of the sting, Creamer had been living in or near Hanceville, Alabama. Creamer had four children between two and eight years old from two different women. He worked as a brick mason. Creamer was once married but divorced because he found out his wife had been cheating on him for three

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44:42

"How is this a suicide?" Former Prosecutor on the...

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2025/11/26

On this episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen is joined by former Philadelphia Prosecutor Guy D’Andrea who reviewed and consulted on the 2011 death of beloved teacher, Ellen Greenberg. Despite being stabbed over 20 times in the chest, neck and back of her head inside her own apartment, authorities have still ruled her death a suicide. Now the Co-Managing Partner at Laffey Bucci D’Andrea Reich& Ryan, D’Andrea and Hansen breakdown the evidence, or lack there of, that all signs point to homicide and

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40:10

John Wesley Hunter

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2025/11/24

"I told them pacifically... that thank God... that y'all was the cops. Because I woulda been callin' the cops." ―One of John Hunter's nonsense statements.John Wesley Hunter is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. He is notable for his various excuses that make no sense. At the time of the sting, Hunter lived in Davenport, Florida and worked for Budget Auto Parts as a mechanic and a contractor for the Polk County Sheriff's Office to fix it's

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43:34

Mark Geragos | Have A Seat Ep. 12

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2025/11/19

On this episode, Chris Hansen has a seat with famed defense attorney Mark Geragos to discuss the latest and headline grabbing cases everyone is talking about. Criminal defense attorney and managing partner of the law firm Geragos & Geragos, Mark Geragos solidified his place in mainstream media and high-profile criminal cases while representing notable clients such as Winona Ryder, Michael Jackson, Scott Peterson, Chris Brown, Colin Kaepernick, the Menendez Brothers, and Jussie Smollett. Hansen

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32:50

Nelson Louis

Have A Seat with Chris Hansen ·

2025/11/17

Nelson Louis — The Hotel Key Sting Chris breaks down the case of Nelson Louis, a Tampa man who showed up at a Polk County hotel after negotiating with someone he believed was a foster mother selling her fifteen-year-old daughter. Despite knowing the girl’s age and fearing a setup, Louis handed the decoy $100 in the lobby and accepted the key to the room—where deputies immediately arrested him. In the interview, Louis backpedals with confusion and shifting stories, but Chris cuts through every

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34:24

"Within Minutes, I Could Find a Predator" | Have a...

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2025/11/12

On this week’s Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, victim-turned advocate and YouTuber “Schlep” joins Chris to update him and viewers on his continued fight for increased security measures on the Roblox platform. Schlep reveals that he’s learned of more predators on the gaming platform, and that more victims have come forward to report criminal activity. The two also dive into Attorney Generals that are filing lawsuits against Roblox for crimes against children, that a high-ranking Roblox executive

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46:16

“I’m lonely. I’m a lonely person.”- Matthew Klein

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2025/11/10

Chris delves into the case of Matthew Klein, a 43-year-old caught attempting to meet underage boys online. Using his expertise, Chris explores the troubling excuses predators, like Klein, give, such as loneliness and personal struggles. The episode uncovers Klein’s dual life as a law firm receptionist and Uber driver, questioning his motivations and the potential harm he posed. Chris also discusses legal charges, including Klein’s failure to disclose HIV status, and reflects on the influences behind

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30:35

WHAT EVERY VICTIM NEEDS TO KNOW: CHRIS HANSEN WITH...

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2025/11/05

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by Renée Williams, the CEO of the National Center for Victims of Crime, an organization dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime. The two discuss the importance of the Center’s work as well as with victims of high profile cases such as Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Cosby. Williams explains how to navigate the media in the wake of tragedy and the vital resources available to all victims through the

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39:51

“Glory Hole Jerry”

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2025/11/03

In this jaw-dropping episode of Predators I’ve Caught with Chris Hansen, a Monroe, Michigan sting takes an unexpected twist when two predators from the same neighborhood arrive at the decoy house within hours of each other. One of them, 53-year-old Jerry Daniel Hetherington, stands out for all the wrong reasons. Claiming he was going to “make a glory hole” for himself and the decoy, Jerry’s bizarre story quickly unravels under Chris’ questioning. Nervous and fidgety, Jerry insists he was only there

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59:42

Joe Petito on Losing Gabby and Turning Grief Into...

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2025/10/29

On this emotional, insightful and important episode, Chris Hansen has a seat with Joe Petito, father of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old content creator who was killed by her fiancé while traveling the country. Petito shares what happened during the days Gabby was missing, to getting the unimaginable call that her body had been found. But through the darkness of tragically losing Gabby, Petito, along with his wife Tara, and Gabby’s mother Nichole Schmidt and husband Jim Schmidt, have created the Gabby

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31:22

Willie Merrill

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2025/10/27

“That’s not my condom…they planted it on me!” Willie Merrill, a registered sex offender, was caught in a Polk County, Florida sting on Takedown with Chris Hansen. After chatting with a decoy posing as a mother offering her fifteen-year-old foster daughter for sex, Merrill suspected it might be a setup—but came anyway. Arrested in his caroutside the hotel, he argued with officers, demanded a lawyer, and claimed he was being harassed. During his tense interview with Chris, Merrill’s defiance boiled

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55:35

KIDS AT RISK ONLINE: CHRIS HANSEN & CYBER EXPERT WARN...

Have A Seat with Chris Hansen ·

2025/10/22

Chris Hansen continues his awareness and fight to keeping children safe on-line and has a seat with 30-year veteran cyber security expert Ben Gillenwater, AKA, The Family IT Guy. The two have an eye-opening discussion about what is really happening on platforms and games that are so-called ‘safe' for children, and vital tips for parents and adults on what they can do to protect children. Gillenwater explains how social media apps and games like Roblox are at the core, revenue generating platforms

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37:59

Sam Zoellner

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2025/10/20

“I can't keep doing this... or this will be my, this is just my life." SamuelDennis “Sam” Zoellner, a repeat offender with a history of targeting underage girls, was caught in a Polk County, Florida sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen. Using the screen name “Jack_Loud,” the 26-year-old initiated contact with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl and drove to meet her. As he arrived, speaking with the decoy on the phone and circling the sting location, detectives moved in—surrounding

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33:35

Why Was Logan Federico’s Killer Free After 39 Arrests...

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2025/10/15

On this weeks emotional episode, Chris Hansen has a seat with Stephen Federico, father of Logan Federico, a 22-year-old student from Waxhaw, North Carolina who was allegedly murdered by Alexander Dickey on May 23, 2025. Dickey, a habitual and repeat offender, with at least 39 arrests and 25 felonies on his record was free to walk the streets - the streets of Columbia, South Carolina where Logan was visiting friends when Dickey allegedly broke into her friends home and shot her in unprovoked cold

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34:29

Adam Duellman

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2025/10/13

Description:Adam Michael Duellman was caught in a Marquette County, Michigan investigation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen. After contacting a decoy posing as a 15-year-old boy, Duellman’s chat quickly turned explicit, prompting Hansen’s team to rush to the sting house. With only hidden cameras in place, the crew captured Duellman arriving just minutes after leaving work—expecting to meet a teen, and instead coming face-to-face with Chris. Sponsored by TruthFinder.com. To get the answers

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67:38

Predators on Roblox? Chris Hansen Reveals the Truth...

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2025/10/08

On this special episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris brings you his very important and topical session from CrimeCon Denver surrounding the head-line grabbing and controversial gaming platform Roblox. Roblox is an on-line virtual universe played by millions around the world, but there are also dangerous people lurking behind avatars that are wanting to harm to your children. Hansen is joined by victim-turned advocate and YouTuber “Schlep”, attorney Steve Vanderporten and Marion County,

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