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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.

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Predators I’ve Caught with Chris Hansen

On this episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen talks with Sean O’Brien, General President of the Teamsters, the storied labor union that was founded in 1903. The two have a candid conversation about a recent crimes against children investigation they did together in Michigan, how the Teamsters can help combat human trafficking, the threat autonomous vehicles will have on the work force, unionizing Amazon drivers, and why unions are still extremely necessary in this country. They also reflect on O’Brien's infamous senate exchange with now HSI director Markwayne Mullin, and his thoughts on what really happened to Jimmy Hoffa. 

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Joshua Ryan Simpson is an alleged predator that was caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation. He is known for being one of only three men to get completely naked during a Chris Hansen sting. At the time, he stated that he was a maintenance worker at a chicken plant, fixing the chicken incubation machines, and had been employed there for four weeks. He also had a twelve-year-old daughter, only three years younger than the decoy he came to meet. Simpson had been messaging a decoy run by the Blount County Sheriff's Office who he believed to be a fifteen-year-old girl. When Simpson arrived to the sting house after over an hour drive, he was greeted by the decoy and he gave her the money that he had promised. The decoy also told him that he would have to "make good on [his] deal first." The deal that Simpson had agreed to in the chat was for him to get completely naked as soon as he arrived to the house. Simpson began undressing and asked the decoy if she would also "take something off," but she refused. Simpson then spent about 35 seconds in complete silence slowly taking off his clothes in the kitchen. A thud could be heard, possibly police or the camera crew causing it, which raised Simpson's suspicions, but the decoy attributed it to a smoke detector. After Simpson was completely naked, Chris walked out stating, "Well you know how to make yourself right at home, don't ya?"

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"Can I put my clothes on?" Joshua Simpson

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by Larry Stein, famed entertainment attorney and lawyer for actor and director Timothy Busfield. The Emmy Award winning Busfield has recently been accused of inappropriately touching two child actors on the set of The Cleaning Lady on which he was the director. A Bernalillo County, NM grand jury indicted Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor, to which the Thirtysomething star pleaded not guilty. 

Stein passionately breaks down the evidence in this case, or lack thereof, relays what Busfield says really happened, reveals new information and the criminal history of the mother and father of the two boys, and argues that this case is a clear demonstration of prosecutorial misconduct. If you have been following the case against Timothy Busfield, this is an episode Have a Seat you won’t want to miss! 

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Inside the Timothy Busfield Case with Attorney Larry Stein | Larry Stein | Have A Seat Ep. 33

“I just wanted to meet people!” – Ochoa 

In this episode,Chris confronts Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa, a man who traveled from Venezuela with sinister intentions. Kleider's story unfolds as he attempts to deny his motives for meeting a 15-year-old boy. As the tension escalates, Hansen reveals Kleider's illegal immigration status and
his involvement in a human trafficking investigation. With law enforcement closing in, Kleider's desperate attempt to flee is thwarted, leading to his arrest. This episode serves as a stark reminder of the dangers lurking in the shadows and Chris’s relentless pursuit
of justice.

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Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris has a candid conversation with Kristi Goncalves, mother of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the victims in the Idaho college student murders. Kristi reveals new details on the case, her thoughts on the investigation, the plea deal and the still remaining unanswered questions. The two also discuss that while the court proceedings are over, the family still continues to be the victim of online trolls, hateful comments, and subjected to the release of crime scene photos. But through tragedy comes strength in family and faith and new-found advocacy with the newly created Kaylee Goncalves Foundation: Murder Has a Name and the recently passed law banning crime scene photos in the state of Idaho to be released to anyone other than the victims family. 

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The Idaho Murders | Kristi Goncalves | Have A Seat ep 32

"Like I said, I lost my mind." ―Juan's reason for trying to molest a minor

Juan Carlos Guzman is a predator who was caught in the Polk
County, Florida sting. Juan immigrated from Puebla, Mexico to the United States in 2004, setting up a life for himself with his wife in Hollywood, Florida. Juan, thirty-nine at the time of the sting, initiated a chat with a sheriff's decoy posing as a fourteen-year-old girl. He lied about his age by one year, claiming to be thirty-eight. Although he initially acknowledged she was too young when she said she wasn't eighteen, Juan's fears quickly subsided. He asked the decoy if she was "looking for friends, boyfriend, or sugar daddy?" claiming he was "looking for just hanging out and having fun." He would profess he could "teach [her] anything [she] wants," hoping the decoy wouldn't tell anyone. The decoy denied this, claiming that her mother would not be pleased. When the Sheriff's decoy gave Juan an out, he kept talking to the decoy "little by little," declaring he would like to be the girl first. Juan's chat got progressively more explicit, at one point sending pornographic images of himself to the decoy, as well as asking her if her mother ever checked her phone, which the decoy denied. He would describe in detail the sexual acts he wanted to perform, such as kissing the decoy's breasts, describing their size as "perfect," and attempting to
solicit the decoy for naked pictures. When the decoy claimed her mother was away at work, Juan made the three-hour drive from Hollywood to Kissimmee, making a stop at a gas station to pick up condoms, beef jerky, and Fanta orange. When Juan arrived, he was arrested by the Sheriff's deputies. Hilariously, despite being threatened at gunpoint, Juan
continued to casually chew the gum in his mouth as he was arrested and
searched, with his phone being seized by the arresting officers. Detectives interviewed Juan before Chris entered
the room.

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Juan Guzman

On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris talks with former narcotics and S.W.A.T officer and body language analysis instructor, now turned content creator, Derek Baker. 

Agent D Baker has been investigating and covering the case of the Gulf Coast Stapleton’s - married couple Brittani and Josh Stapleton who documented their lavish lifestyle to followers, but what was hiding underneath the facade of social media would catch up with them. A tip sparked an investigation into Josh Stapleton that revealed he had downloaded and sent child sexually abusive material (CSAM) from 2018-2020 that would lead to him pleading guilty to 20 counts of sexual exploitation of children. He is currently serving his 5 years and upon release will be on probation for 15 years. But it’s what his wife Brittani Stapleton had been doing on line that leaves everyone shocked! Hansen and Baker dive into all the details! 

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The Dark Truth of the Gulf Coast Stapletons | Derek Baker | Have A Seat Ep 31

Douglas Vincent Cooley is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation. At the time of the sting, Cooley had been living in or near Apopka, Florida. Shockingly, he worked at the Clay Springs Elementary after-school daycare in Apopka. Cooley had been communicating with a decoy posing as a foster mother willing to sell her fifteen-year-old daughter for sex. After learning of the girl's age, Cooley asked if they were law enforcement. Assured that they were not, Cooley then stated that he had never "come across this opportunity before." He also specifically asked to confirm the girl's age as fifteen. He agreed to pay $100 for a half hour of sex with the minor girl, saying, "I just want to fuck her." Cooley arrived at the house and was immediately arrested by deputies. While being handcuffed, Cooley muttered to himself, "I'm done for." While being searched, Cooley repeatedly kept telling himself, "I'm so dumb." He was first interrogated by deputies then it was Chris’ turn.

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"I'm so dumb!" Douglas Cooley

In this exclusive episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris talks with ethical hacker and cybersecurity expert Ryan Montgomery for an eye-opening and informative session you won’t want to miss. Montgomery, founder of Pentester, the leading cybersecurity technology platform, talks about how he got his start in combating on-line attackers including uncovering an underground site ran by politician Nathan Larson. Montgomery’s pleas about Larson to the media and law enforcement fell on deaf ears until Larson was later arrested for kidnapping and sexually assaulting an underaged child, a crime that could have been avoided if Montgomery’s findings were taken seriously. But it was that determination and drive to protect children that founded Pentester and how law enforcement can now utilize his technology to find victims of human trafficking. 

This mega episode highlights the latest crimes against children, a show-and-tell of information available on line about YOU and what you can do to keep yourself safe from hackers, the latest products to prevent cyber-breaches and devices that can save your life in a disaster, as well as discussions and thoughts on the Epstein files and even the Nancy Guthrie case! Hansen and Montgomery leave no topic off the table; from sextortion, to Roblox, to 764, no group or threat against a child is safe from the duo of Ryan Montgomery and Chris Hansen. 

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0:00 Intro
0:51 How It All Started for Ryan
8:48 Could This Crime Have Been Avoided?
12:37 Starting 561PC
16:52 What Happened With Project Veritas
20:23 The Shawn Ryan Effect
26:46 How Parents Can Protect Kids Online
34:43 764
41:48 Why It’s Hard to go After 764
46:31 How 764 Started
49:51 764 Arrests
52:17 764 Terminology
55:22 Swatting
56:51 How Parents Can Report Online Harm
01:02:08 What Motivates Ryan
01:04:22 How Ryan Operates
01:09:36 “Is That Your Social Security Number?”
01:16:16 Nancy Guthrie
01:18:20 Roblox Facial Recognition
01:25:17 Epstein Files
01:28:05 What is ‘pentester’?
01:31:14 Ryan’s Gadgets

Have A Seat with Chris Hansen—the all-new platform from America’s most relentless crime fighting journalist.
 
Every Monday, Hansen takes you back inside the stings that shocked the nation on Predators I’ve Caught—with never-before-heard details and new revelations. Sponsored by Home Title Lock, 24/7 monitoring to detect any tampering with your title or mortgage. And by TruthFinder.com. To get the answers you’re looking for and to discover information on potential predators, go to www.TruthFinder.com/predator Biographies of our predators are found at To Catch A Predator Wiki.
 
Then, pull up a chair on Wednesday 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.
 
Chris Hansen Bio
I have been a reporter and Author for more nearly 40 years. I have tackled some of the toughest topics in some of the most difficult places. From Local News in Detroit Michigan, to Dateline NBC, to Investigation discovery, to Crime Watch Daily I am back on my new show, exclusively on TruBlu Streaming Network called Takedown With Chris Hansen. Check it out at https://www.watchtrublu.com Thank you everyone for your continued support!

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Ethical Hacker Ryan Montgomery Reveals How He Started Catching Predators Online | Ryan Montgomery | Have A Seat Ep 30

Chris confronts a predator who should have known better—but didn’t stop anyway. When 25-year-old Brien Terry is caught in a Marion County sting after pursuing what he believed was a 14-year-old girl, the case quickly reveals something more troubling than a single bad decision: a pattern. What begins as defiance turns into a tense, psychological unraveling—excuses, contradictions, and ultimately a moment of raw remorse. But as Chris digs deeper into Terry’s past, one question lingers: when someone has already faced consequences for crossing this line… why do they
come back? A chilling look at repetition, rationalization, and the dangerous mindset of a predator who knew exactly what he was risking—and did it anyway.

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Brien Terry

Hunter Bryant is an alleged predator that was caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. At the time of the
sting, Bryant had been living in Trussville, Alabama. He recently had graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in mechanical engineering and was working in a soil laboratory. Bryant had been communicating with a decoy posing as a mother and her fifteen-year-old daughter. Bryant requested a "bareback blowjob and pussy from both of [the decoys]." He agreed to $175 for the sex. When Bryant arrived at
the house, he met the decoys at the door and paid the mother $200. Chris came out and asked Bryant what he was thinking when driving up to the house. 

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