This Pervert Finally Got Caught - The Bill Conradt story

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What is the story of Bill Conradt?

Narrator 0:00

So this guy, his name's Bill, and Bill has a problem. He's kind of a pervert. He's a weird guy. And one day, Bill goes online, and he starts trolling in chat rooms. And Bill is 56, and he ends up chatting with someone much younger than him, this kid, who we'll call 13, because he's 13. Now, Bill doesn't tell 13 that he's a 56-year-old man. He pretends he's much younger.

How did Bill Conradt engage with a fake teenager?

Narrator 0:26

He's essentially catfishing this kid. Regardless, Bill and Thirteen, they chat for a while and they hit it off and Bill starts flirting with him and eventually Bill sends him photos. Inappropriate photos. And their conversations get pretty dirty. It's gross. But! Here's the important thing about 13. He's not really 13. 13 isn't a kid at all, actually.

Who are the vigilantes behind the chat?

Narrator 0:51

He's actually a group of adult vigilantes who pose as teenagers because they're trying to catch P3DOs. So Bill isn't chatting with 13. He's actually chatting with an adult. And these vigilantes are working with To Catch a Predator. And To Catch a Predator is a famous TV show hosted by this guy, Chris Hansen.

What is To Catch a Predator and its purpose?

Narrator 1:11

And the whole idea of To Catch a Predator is to catch predators and expose them on television for the world to see. And sometimes police are with them and arrests are made. It's actually a really good show. And it's really popular. I guess because people just like seeing them ambush predators. And that is what the show is planning on doing to Bill.

What happens during the covert operation?

Narrator 1:32

So this covert operation goes on for about two weeks. Bill chats with this fake teenage boy. And by that point, the vigilantes feel like they have a lot of evidence with these adult conversations that they've been having online. So they decide it's time to trick Bill into meeting up with 13 so they can run in and ambush him with the cameras and bust him. So they hire an actor to pretend to be 13 to talk to Bill on the phone. So then Bill and fake 13, they talk on the phone and they agree to meet up and to catch a predator is recording this whole call. Are you going to come over? Is it okay? Yeah. Are you sure? Totally. And of course they talk about the things they're going to do once they meet up. And what do you want to do?

Why did Bill Conradt not show up for the meeting?

Narrator 2:19

Um, whatever you'd like to do. Gross. And so Bill agrees to come over and meet. But strangely, when the time comes, Bill never shows up. And so the undercover crew, they keep trying to get him to meet. But from there, Bill just kind of disappears. Like he suddenly stops answering his phone and responding to messages and they can't figure out why. Now, here's the thing about Bill.

What is Bill Conradt's profession and its significance?

Narrator 2:47

Bill isn't just some regular old pervert. Bill is actually the assistant district attorney for the county. So he's a prosecutor. In fact, he's been a prosecutor for more than 20 years. suggesting that he's probably prosecuted a few predators in court himself. So being an assistant district attorney, he's kind of a high profile guy locally, which makes this ambush a big deal. And when Chris Hansen and the undercover crew discover that he's an assistant district attorney, they know this is going to be really good TV and that this episode is going to be huge. And they busted other predators in the area, but nothing like this. However, Bill still isn't showing up and he's still not answering his phone. And this throws a monkey wrench into their whole operation.

How did the police get involved in catching Bill Conradt?

Narrator 3:37

Because if he doesn't agree to meet up, then Chris and the crew, they can't run out and ambush him with the camera like they planned. So they decide they can't just let this opportunity go. They have to take a different approach. And so then Chris, he hits up the local police and he tells them what's going on. And he asks them to get search and arrest warrants for Bill. Because the plan is when police go to Bill's house to arrest him, Chris and the To Catch a Predator crew will be there with the cameras to capture the whole thing. Anyway, so the police agree to help and they work through the night to get everything in order and by morning time they have what they need. So they all head over to Bill's house because they're about to arrest him.