Have A Seat with Chris Hansen

He's 72, with a bad heart, a wife of 30 years, and a granddaughter older than the girl he's driving to meet. Charles "Bad Grandpa Chuck" Schmidt even did the math himself, telling the "14-year-old" in the chat he was 58 years older. Then he kept typing. In this episode of Predators I've Caught, Chris revisits one of his first stings with the Harford County Sheriff's Office in Maryland. Chuck stopped for beer, took a pill on the way, and brought condoms. When he walked through the door, he went straight in for the kiss. Then Chris walked in. Chuck claims he "wasn't going to," but his own words say otherwise. When the arrest aired, his wife called it a setup and threatened to sue. Chris has a response, plus Chuck's sentence and what it means for a 73-year-old registered sex offender.

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Florida attorney Patrick Reilly has a seat with Chris Hasen to discuss Gabby Petito's murder five years later and the Petito & Schmidt family's civil suit in a quest for justice and answers. Reilly takes you inside the depositions of Brian's parents Roberta and Christopher Laundrie, what it was like sitting across the table from them and what those testimonies did and did not reveal.

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He could have been anyone in a Walmart aisle. A 27-year-old Louisiana mason who laid brick floors for a living. But in September 2025, Hunter Easterling drove ten minutes to a house where he believed a 15-year-old girl was home alone. He knew her age. He knew the risks. He knew the registry was waiting. He came anyway, and he took his shoes off at the door. Then Chris told him to have a seat. What follows is a familiar routine of fading memory, shifting ages, and blame aimed at a child who never existed. Asked what should happen to a man who does what he came to
do, Easterling, father of a seven-year-old, says he'd shoot him. He has since
pleaded guilty and will serve two years in Louisiana state prison, followed by the registry he feared. Also this week: a listener question about Kik and
Omegle, and news of his Simon & Schuster thriller deal.

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On this special episode of Have a Seat, Fox News Host Jesse Watters takes over and interviews Chris Hansen about his thoughts on Primetime, the new film based on the life and work of Hansen and To Catch a Predator.

Having watched in the theater like the rest of the world, Hansen gives Watters his unfiltered reaction and opinions on the un-authorized and dramatized Hollywood take. Also, here from fellow movie-goers and Hansen fans on their thoughts surrounding the Pattinson-led film. Have you seen the movie? If so, drop your thoughts in the comments!

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On this episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen is joined by content creator and animator Mathieo to talk about his recent demonstration against Roblox and the platform's lack of safety for children. At Roblox's recent RDC (Roblox Developers Conference) Mathieo stormed the stage in protest as it's CEO David Baszucki welcomed the crowd. Hansen and "Matt" dive into the issues plaguing the on-line game and what he hopes his viral "guest appearance" will accomplish.

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