Have A Seat with Chris Hansen

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. Relentless. Uncompromising. Always watching. Sponsored by TruthFinder.com Have a question or case suggestion? Email Chris directly at Chris@PredatorPodcast.com. For advertising or sponsorship-related questions, visit RedSeatVentures.com. For more on To Catch a Predator, visit the official fan Wiki.

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August 5, 2026 44 mins
Two of the greatest forces in protecting children come together for this episode of Have a Seat; Chris Hansen and Executive Director of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Callahan Walsh talk all things child safety.  From Sextortion to Roblox, 764 and AI generated CSAM, Walsh & Hansen give you the knowledge and tools every parent or adult needs to keep children safe.  www.missingkids.org ...
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For 30 years, Derman Kenneth Thomas clocked in at a Georgia zipper plant. Clean record. Wife. Grown kid. Then one night in Ocala, Florida - bored in a motel off the interstate - he opened a hookup app. The girl said she was 14. She told him five times.  He didn't log off. He asked where her parents were.  Chris takes you inside the Marion County sting that put the 55-year-old face-down at midnight, surrounded by tasers an...
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On this special episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen Chris brings you the Roblox session from CrimeCon Las Vegas. There, Hansen was joined by victim turned online safety advocate, Schlep; Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and sexual assault attorney Martin Gould to educate attendees of the dangers lurking on the gaming platform Roblox.  Dangerous Games: A Chris Hansen Investigation: Watchtrublu.comh...
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He bought two Happy Meals. He wasn't meeting an adult. 62-year-old John Coughlin walked up a quiet driveway in Iron Mountain, Michigan carrying kids' meals and a jar of marijuana for what he believed was a 14-year-old girl. What he found instead was Chris and the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office.  In this episode, Chris takes you inside his sting operation in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that netted seven predators, and Coughli...
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On this episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen is joined by Polk County, Florida Sheriff Grady Judd to discuss a recent arrest that will shock you! It involves a Wal-Mart, a man with a lengthy criminal history of sexual deviancy and his brother, who is known for playing the local Santa Claus. You're not going to believe what you hear! Footage Courtesy of : Takedown with Chris Hansen Www.watchtrublu.com Polk County Sheriff's Offic...
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July 20, 2026 48 mins
He took an oath to do no harm. Then he drove to a house where he believed a 15-year-old girl was waiting alone.  Dr. Mansoor Ahmed spent his days as a trusted nephrologist in New Orleans. But when Chris's team set up a sting in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, a very different man walked through the door. The chat logs were explicit. The intent was unmistakable. And when confronted, Ahmed reached for an excuse Chris had never hea...
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On this special and emotional episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen and three victims-turned-survivors of Jeffery Epstein take the stage together for CrimeCon 2026 from Las Vegas, Nevada.  Hear from Courtney Wild, Jena-Lisa Jones and Haley Robson on how they came to meet Epstein, become his target, and how they have, and still must, fight for truth and justice.  To support the victims of Epstein and victims of sexual ...
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July 13, 2026 42 mins
Iron Mountain, Michigan. The Upper Peninsula. Postcard country: pine trees, quiet streets, the kind of place where nothing bad is supposed to happen. But in three days, seven men came knocking at one unassuming sting house. This is the story of one of them.  Kelsey Burbank is 29. He coordinates online orders at the local Walmart. By day, he's just another face in a small town. By night, he's "Two Googly Eyes" on Grindr, and he...
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Have a Seat with Chris Hansen for a rapid-fire conversation on a multitude of hot topics with Florida Representative Anna Luna. From the Take It Down Act and seeking the death penalty for those who commit crimes against children to UFO’s and the new JFK report coming out that there were two shooters, no headline is off limits!   Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/chrishansen and use promo code HA...
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July 6, 2026 40 mins
“I’m not a pedophile.” A sting operation in Florida. A man with nothing left to lose.  Given three to six months to live with the terminal diagnosis. Most people spend that time saying goodbye, making amends, telling the people they love what they mean to them.  58-year-old Darrel Rockwell spent one of those precious days online, searching for sex with a 13- or 14-year-old girl.  In this episode, C...
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Satanic Accelerationism…Nihilistic Violent Extremism…Sextortion Manipulation….these are the disturbing topics on this episode of Have a Seat where Chris Hansen is joined by ‘demon hunter’ Becca Spinks. Spinks’ on-line investigation into the dangerous underground community known as 764 has uncovered an alarming number of abhorrent crimes that exploit children and vulnerable peopl...
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In this disturbing episode of Predators I've Caught, Chris examines the case of Jonathan Mitchell, a 37-year-old former U.S. Navy serviceman who thought he was communicating with a 13-year old girl online. The chat conversation quickly escalated into explicit exchanges that caught the attention of investigators in Marion County, Florida. Chris reveals how Mitchell allegedly pursued what he believed was an underage victim. Mitchell'...
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Chris Hansen is joined by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong who is following suit with his AG colleagues and opening an investigation into Roblox over harm to children.  Hansen and Tong have a robust conversation that breaks down the latest claims against Roblox, how the on-line annihilation group 764 is finding receptive victims on the platform, the evolving pathology of these predators, and the other social media pla...
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June 22, 2026 41 mins
“I was lonely…” Chris revisits a disturbing case from Iron Mountain, Michigan, where Nicholas Krakenberger believed he was meeting a 15-year old boy for a sexual encounter. Through revealing chat logs and a carefully orchestrated sting operation, Chris uncovers Krakenberger’s intentions and the events that led to his arrest. Joined by Deputy Sheriff Ryan Herring, Chris explores the investigation.  Sp...
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On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, shocking, alarming and disturbing information is presented regarding the U.S. school systems, teacher union and abuse against our children. Sexual abuse and assault attorney John Manly joins Hansen to shed light on the glaring issue and mind-blowing statistic facing our school systems today: 10% of the 57 million American students have had inappropriate sexual contact by a teacher,...
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June 15, 2026 38 mins
“Have some towels…it’s gonna get messy!” In this chilling episode of *Predators I've Caught*, Chris examines the case of Deandre Robinson, a certified nursing assistant whose online conversations with someone he believed to be a 15-year old boy led him straight into a law enforcement sting operation. What began as seemingly casual chats quickly escalated into disturbing intentions, exposing a darker side o...
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On this exclusive episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris talks with Ashley Cole, investigator with the Cartersville, GA Police Department regarding her investigation into Josh Stapleton. Josh Stapleton was arrested for downloading and sending child sexual abusive material (CSAM) from 2018-2020 that would lead to him pleading guilty to 20 counts of sexual exploitation of children.  Cole reveals the disturbing...
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He looked like a successful salesman. A former Marine. A respected member of his community. But behind the screen, investigators uncovered something far more disturbing. In this gripping episode Chris joins law enforcement for a sophisticated Florida sting operation that exposed the dark intentions of Nicholas Capehart, a professional window salesman whose online conversations with someone he believed was a 14-year old girl reveal...
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On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is once again joined by British historian and author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, Andrew Lownie to discuss the latest surrounding the Royal Family and the Jeffery Epstein investigation here and across the pond. Did Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor think he would be immune regarding his connections with Epstein; how much did King Charles know and d...
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In this disturbing episode, Chris revisits the case of Devin Fernandez, a former corrections officer who crossed the line from authority figure to alleged predator, luring a 14-year old girl for sex, during an undercover sting operation. Through graphic chat logs and tense interrogation moments, Chris exposes the calculated manipulation, grooming tactics, and dangerous mindset behind the encounter.  But the investigation goes ...
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