Chris Hansen

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   20/20 In Touch: A Sting Gone Bad

   Tue, 4 Sep 2007

   underage girl but they meet dateline 's Chris Hansen instead. This Friday explosive allegations aimed at to catch a predator . To watch dateline NBC has six other police police let people hired by dateline actually set up and run

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   to meet up with an underage girl -- -- but they meet dateline's Chris Hansen instead. This Friday Brian Ross turns the cameras and the questions around. To investigate some explosive allegations aimed at to catch a predator To watch dateline NBC has six other police departments around the country had done before. Murphy Texas police fleet a deal with a digital. Not only to allow NBC cameras to record the -- But also to the astonishment of the local district attorney. The Murphy police let people hired by dateline actually set up and run boosting. The police department the professionals. Warning control over the entire operation they were calling the shots somebody else was. District attorney John roach says his office war on the Murphy police in advance in writing it was a bad idea. Where and the law enforcement business not show business reads the letter. The Murphy police went ahead with -- NBC dateline any lines down even ignoring the protest of local residents. Who didn't want their neighborhood used as a place to lower sexual
2. 
   Did TV Show Cross the Line?

   Fri, 7 Sep 2007

   The dateline series to catch a predator has focused needed public police let people hired by dateline actually set up and run and one very prominent man dateline thought it had caught did power and. Harriet and dateline had one of its actor actually church or wherever. And Chris Hansen as crews could confront

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   The dateline series -- to catch a predator has focused needed public attention on the problem of adults using the Internet to -- sexually and children. But for all the success sting last November stage of the suburb outside Dallas has raised some troubling questions for both law enforcement and the news. Watch dateline NBC has six other police departments around the country had done before. Murphy Texas police made a deal with dateline to did not only to allow NBC cameras to record this article. But also to the astonishment of the local district -- at the Murphy police let people hired by dateline actually set up and run boosting. The police department the professionals. Warning control of the entire operation they were calling the shots
3. 
   TV Sting Gone Bad (Part 2)

   Sat, 8 Sep 2007

   The first time dateline in its eleven catch suggestion of NBC's Chris Hansen . Suggestion He or wherever and Chris Hansen is group could confront update broadcast by dateline just a few days ago. Reporter Chris Hansen strongly defended

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   as alleged sexual predators and -- sting house set up by NBC dateline in Murphy Texans. But one and one very prominent man dateline thought it had caught did not show up. 56 year old William congrats and assistant district attorney in a neighboring county here's a prosecutor. Well how chasing the story is wrong but dateline report makes it clear they knew they. -- caught someone dares to close this is the first time we've come across in assistant district attorney says it is true. Dateline tracked Conrad's allegedly lewd behavior for several weeks in your arm might Harry you'd like to do. He's been chatting on the phone with an actor hired by dateline . And on line with the deep VoIP from perverted justice and there's little down -- about what's on his mind. He sent penis -- -- from perverted justice alerts police He got pretty sexual on the phone this -- -- chat with a right now but by the final day of taping at the sting house Conrad had still failed to show up. -- Well yes. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- And dateline and one of its -- actually using the name -- -- Cole -- Three different times to get him to walk into

   at his home in the nearby town of terror. The first time dateline in its eleven catch a predator episodes had gone to a suspect so. It was a decision that would lead to bill Conrad's death and raise questions about why the rush to arrest him on a Sunday afternoon. Like university was -- in his office the next night. We're on his way to work the next I mean everybody know who -- in his. Former Murphy police officer Sam -- says the decision was made at the suggestion of NBC's Chris Hansen . Suggestion He says that was relayed to the command center from someone at the Statehouse. Their hope was that the man would come out. To go to the store for something for the church -- or wherever and Chris Hansen is group could confront him and everything before the arrest is Monday. And them they would its -- -- you know we'll have -- -- and experts are -- out. NBC's own footage and un -- politics and turned over to Texas authorities and provided to 20/20. Johansson and the NBC crew with the bullies as they were preparing for the arrest starting with the police staging area and a nearby -- -- The police chief as well as NBC have since denied that Chris Hansen was involved in the decision to make humans. Rivers but that information out is telling you were telling other sources and -- that is not the way you -- and Chris Hansen never had direct. Control of anything -- suspect other than what his crews did after that was it. Despite the county's chief Murray even denied that NBC was close Bachmann and most of the time that we were down their Chris Hansen was downstream from a standing by a car. But dateline's cameraman and producer and -- can all be seen on the footage in front of the suspect's house with the police. And outtakes also show police apparently relying on dateline surveillance of the house and the suspect. -- asking Hanson who is off camera if the suspect is still inside. But don't

   -- to appear on our program but in an update broadcast by dateline just a few days ago. Reporter Chris Hansen strongly defended dateline's action and said there was no evidence that offered a different explanation of Conrad suicide. Something like possession of child pornography. And
4. 
   TV Sting Gone Bad (Part 1)

   Sat, 8 Sep 2007

   weight but in Murphy Texas. Dateline and perverted justice personnel hired this actors hired by dateline and posed as the underage at NBC news correspondent Chris Hansen emerges to question the suspects one thing that's. I'm Chris Hansen with dateline NBC and once the alleged

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   -- -- was this the police departments or the vigilantes hired by dateline . Chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross looks into that tonight as he takes you inside a highly publicized police operation. Where police after

   the city of our film -- And it certainly did. Ever watch dateline NBC news has the Murphy police agreed to work dateline NBC. This set up a sting pounds indicating alleged sexual predators for the latest installment. NBC -- hugely popular series to catch -- -- It all takes place in an upscale home in Murphy Texas. Our -- -- As six other police departments around the country had done before Murphy Texas police made a deal with dateline . Not only to allow NBC cameras to record the -- Margaret and her but also to the astonishment of the local district attorney. The Murphy police let people hired by dateline actually set up and run the state. The police department the professionals and I. Warning control of the entire operation they --

   it was case close. The. The Murphy police went ahead with NBC's dateline -- down even ignoring the protest of local residents who didn't want their town. Used as a place to lure -- sexual
5. 
   Predator Bust: What Went Wrong

   Thu, 29 May 2008

   nearby gas station. At least as well as NBC existed. Chris Hansen was involved in the decision to make the arrest. And rivers were telling other sources about that is not the way done Chris Hansen never had direct. Control anything's aspect of what also show chief relaying to other officers the results of dateline surveillance of the house. Asking Hanson who is off camera

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   a nearby gas station. At least -- as well as NBC existed. Chris Hansen was involved in the decision to make the arrest. And rivers but that information telling you were telling other sources about -- that is not the way done Chris Hansen never had direct. Control anything's aspect of -- what his crews did after that was it. But the outtakes seemed to contradict chief Larry recollection of NBC's role resentment most of the time that we were down their president and downstream from a standing -- -- But NBC's -- and producers and -- can all be seen on the outtakes in front of the suspect's house. -- also show chief -- -- relaying to other officers the results of dateline surveillance of the house. Asking Hanson who is off camera if the suspect is still inside. But don't -- -- -- let