10 Chris Hansen Predator Criminals: Where Are They Now?

10 Chris Hansen Predator Criminals: Where Are They Now?

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at 10 Chris Hansen Predator Criminals: Where Are They Now?

For this list, we’ll be checking in on the most infamous criminals from the “Dateline” segment, “To Catch a Predator,” as well as other shows hosted by Chris Hansen.

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Jeffrey Stacy

Jeffrey Stacy’s back-and-forth with Chris Hansen included a lot of denial, lies and basically anything to try and avoid taking responsibility for his actions. This behavior continued after Stacy’s arrest and into his interrogation, during which the suspect repeatedly threatened self-harm. After choosing to be tried by a jury, Stacy was convicted of a felony criminal charge and sentenced to six months in jail. He was placed on probation afterwards and made to register as a sex offender for 10 years. Years later, Stacy got married to a woman named Leann Cundiff Shaw, whom he later alleged was violent towards him. In 2021, he was found unresponsive in a Walmart parking lot, having passed away from drug intoxication.

Charles Lawrence III

It isn’t very often that Chris Hansen recognizes a suspect on his crime shows. And that’s exactly what makes the case of Charles Lawrence III so interesting. Lawrence used to work as an accountant and a real estate broker, and would commute to work in New York City alongside Hansen. That’s why when the host walks in to confront the suspect, you can see his surprised reaction as he recognizes Lawrence. In an attempt to escape charges, the former accountant claimed to have misread the age of the decoy, as a result of his poor eyesight. Nonetheless, he entered an Alford plea on three felony counts and was sentenced to two years in prison. He was released in 2018.

Timothy Gilliam

Timothy Gilliam was one of the suspects featured in the infamous episode of “To Catch a Predator” that was filmed in the town of Murphy, Texas. It was this installment that ultimately led to the show’s cancellation, as a result of the botched arrest of Bill Conradt. More on that later. In light of the unfortunate circumstances surrounding that case, the Collin County DA's office decided to drop all the charges against the other men featured in the episode, including Gilliam. The businessman and his wife were later implicated in a criminal scheme involving large-scale fraud and embezzlement. While under investigation in 2011, the couple took their own lives.

Stanley Kendall

Yet another suspect arrested in Murphy, Texas, Stanley Kendall also had all charges against him dropped. Still, that didn’t stop him from being routinely called out by members of the online community The Church of Cawd. During the sting, Kendall revealed that he was a math teacher at a junior high school. His teaching license was, however, revoked by the Texas Education Agency after the details of his arrest later came to light. He was granted a substitute license in Indiana and worked as a substitute teacher there, until someone recognized him from the show and alerted the school district. Kendall continued to chat online with various individuals posing as decoys, before eventually succumbing to colon cancer in 2017.

Lorne Armstrong

Speaking of The Church of Cawd, the community was founded specifically to hound this “To Catch A Predator” suspect online. Lorne Armstrong was sentenced to prison following his appearance on the show. After serving his time, he made an ill-advised attempt at cashing in on his infamy by starting up a YouTube channel. This proved unsuccessful, as his videos recorded massive dislikes and fans of the show left comments that referenced his chatlog with the decoy. In 2019, Armstrong was arrested after violating the terms of his parole and sentenced to six months in jail. Video footage later emerged of Armstrong at the Ten Mile Yard Sale, with people at the event quoting his texts from the chatlog.

John Dupee

John Dupee appeared on the “Hansen vs. Predator” segments of the YouTube channel, True Crime Daily. Dupee infamously brought the decoy snacks and attempted to bolt for the door after Hansen’s interrogation. He was, however, arrested by the police officers and later sentenced to eight years in prison upon pleading guilty. The terms of his plea also required him to register as a sex offender for 10 years. While serving his time, Dupee’s siblings were killed in an automobile accident and he ended up experiencing homelessness after his release from prison. Dupee was arrested again in 2021, after violating the terms of his probation. He remained behind bars until June 2022.

Mike Manzi

A sting in Fairfield, Connecticut led to the arrest of math tutor Mike Manzi. As Manzi’s exchanges with the decoy weren’t necessarily explicit, he was able to avoid any prison time and wasn’t made to register as a sex offender. An online investigation, supposedly by the show’s fans, revealed that Manzi was related to one of the members of the “To Catch A Predator” crew, and that an interaction between them was allegedly edited out of the episode. Since his appearance on “TCAP,” Manzi apparently lost his job as a tutor and seems to have made a living working retail jobs.

Jeff Sokol

Jeff Sokol’s appearance on “To Catch a Predator” was notable for the laissez-faire attitude he took when he was confronted by Chris Hansen. Sokol faced three felony charges after his arrest and received varying prison sentences for each crime. He ultimately spent about two years behind bars, during which he unsuccessfully tried to change his name. After being denied parole once, the former insurance auditor eventually regained his freedom in 2019 and was required to register as a sex offender for ten years. Other than this, Sokol has remained relatively low-key since his time on “TCAP,” with some reports suggesting that he has moved back in with his New England parents.

Bill Conradt

It’s the Bill Conradt case that sits at the center of our aforementioned controversy with the “TCAP” sting in Murphy, Texas. This is because Conradt, a former assistant district attorney in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, ended his life prior to being confronted. Although Conradt didn’t physically travel to the Murphy sting house, a SWAT team was called in to storm his home. This situation resulted in questions being raised that had long dogged “TCAP”. Was the segment ethical? Was law enforcement behaving improperly? What about the involvement of the controversial watchdog group Perverted Justice? NBC ended up settling a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Conradt’s sister, and ultimately canceled the show.

Rabbi David Kaye

The unrepentant behavior of Rabbi David Kaye is something that seems to defy all logic. Kaye behaved aggressively during the interrogation segment with Hansen, and reports claim that the rabbi attempted to wipe his hard drive upon returning home. Kaye and his wife divorced shortly after the confrontation and a criminal trial resulted in him serving jail time and being required to register as a sex offender for life. The rabbi attempted to resume religious work, but this proved difficult and he was eventually arrested for not adhering to the terms of his release. He was arrested again for accessing the internet against court order, and his status as an offender was raised to Tier III, the highest on the scale.