“How does someone die in the production of a television show?,” WFAA-TV Dallas reporter Byron Harris asks in the harrowing new documentary “Predators,” which had its world premiere at the Sundance …
PARK CITY, Utah — On Nov. 5, 2006, police surrounded the home of Bill Conradt in Murphy, Texas. But this was no ordinary sting. Officers were joined by “Dateline NBC” reporter Chris Hansen and the camera crew of “To Catch a Predator.”
“How does someone die in the production of a television show?,” WFAA-TV Dallas reporter Byron Harris asks in the harrowing documentary “Predators,” which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. “To Catch a Predator” was praised by Oprah Winfrey and Jon Stewart and lampooned on “30 Rock.” America obsessed over it at the time, with some episodes being watched by as many as 10 million viewers. MSNBC reruns were some of that network’s highest-rated hours.
The show also employed decoys — actors who were 18 and older, but had a deceptively youthful appearance. To fans of the show, they became stars in their own right.
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