1 00:00:13,313 --> 00:00:15,682 And I'm freakin' out. This could blow the whole case. 2 00:00:16,149 --> 00:00:19,586 [Narrator] Next, Detective Tony Godwin teams up with the FBI 3 00:00:19,786 --> 00:00:23,590 to capture a predator who wants a mother to offer up her child. 4 00:00:33,066 --> 00:00:36,036 [Narrator] Then the team goes after a registered sex offender 5 00:00:36,103 --> 00:00:39,039 who brazenly hunts for victims on social media. 6 00:00:41,508 --> 00:00:45,145 [Narrator] But his darkest secrets are buried in his DMs. 7 00:00:49,149 --> 00:00:51,318 [Narrator] And Tony executes a pre-dawn raid 8 00:00:51,385 --> 00:00:54,187 to expose an online pedophile ring. 9 00:00:54,288 --> 00:00:55,455 [Officer] Police deparment! 10 00:00:55,622 --> 00:00:58,158 [Tony] Those who are watchers may not all be doers, 11 00:00:58,225 --> 00:00:59,626 but those who are doers 12 00:00:59,826 --> 00:01:02,229 all started out as being watchers. 13 00:01:02,296 --> 00:01:03,230 Get on the ground! 14 00:01:04,231 --> 00:01:05,465 [Narrator] A team of police professionals 15 00:01:05,666 --> 00:01:07,434 in North Dallas has one goal... 16 00:01:07,634 --> 00:01:08,835 [Officer 1] Get outta the car! 17 00:01:08,936 --> 00:01:12,105 [Narrator] Take down online predators before they harm 18 00:01:12,272 --> 00:01:13,674 a real child. 19 00:01:16,543 --> 00:01:19,079 Online predators pose the biggest danger 20 00:01:19,179 --> 00:01:21,148 to America's children today. 21 00:01:24,985 --> 00:01:26,920 This team is opening its case files 22 00:01:26,987 --> 00:01:30,390 for the first time to show you how it tracks them down. 23 00:01:30,490 --> 00:01:32,192 [suspenseful music] 24 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:33,594 [Tony] All right, he's comin' this way. 25 00:01:33,794 --> 00:01:37,698 [Narrator] And brings them to justice by any means necessary. 26 00:01:37,864 --> 00:01:40,734 [suspenseful music continues] 27 00:01:40,901 --> 00:01:43,837 This is Detective Tony Godwin, and his team is... 28 00:01:45,272 --> 00:01:46,840 the Predator Hunters. 29 00:01:47,741 --> 00:01:52,479 2018: Tony joins forces with the FBI to hunt down one 30 00:01:52,679 --> 00:01:55,882 of the most depraved offenders he's ever faced. 31 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:57,751 I believe I know what he's looking for, 32 00:01:57,818 --> 00:02:00,020 a woman who has access to a child. 33 00:02:00,387 --> 00:02:02,155 [Narrator] Together, they set the bait 34 00:02:02,222 --> 00:02:04,758 to draw the predator into the open. 35 00:02:07,194 --> 00:02:08,261 [Narrator] And when he's caught, 36 00:02:08,462 --> 00:02:10,697 he's desperate to escape the truth. 37 00:02:15,669 --> 00:02:18,038 [suspenseful music] 38 00:02:18,338 --> 00:02:19,840 [Tony] Sometimes to catch a monster, 39 00:02:20,107 --> 00:02:21,942 you have to think like a monster. 40 00:02:22,509 --> 00:02:25,712 The predator's name in this case is Keith Merchant. 41 00:02:26,580 --> 00:02:30,150 To snag this guy, an undercover FBI agent had to act 42 00:02:30,217 --> 00:02:32,953 as the most vile person you could ever imagine 43 00:02:33,020 --> 00:02:34,588 so our team could get him off the street. 44 00:02:35,622 --> 00:02:41,662 [tense music] 45 00:02:41,895 --> 00:02:44,197 It's not always me that initiates cases. 46 00:02:44,464 --> 00:02:45,632 In this case, 47 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:48,435 I got a call from Jen Mullican, special agent with FBI Dallas. 48 00:02:48,635 --> 00:02:50,437 She works on the child Exploitation unit. 49 00:02:50,537 --> 00:02:51,838 [tense music continues] 50 00:02:52,039 --> 00:02:53,840 As a fed, she needs the help of the locals. 51 00:02:53,907 --> 00:02:55,876 And as a local, I need the help of the feds. 52 00:02:55,976 --> 00:02:57,310 [tense music continues] 53 00:02:57,511 --> 00:03:00,113 I work crimes against children as it pertains to the internet. 54 00:03:00,313 --> 00:03:02,949 That includes matters such as child pornography, 55 00:03:03,150 --> 00:03:06,119 online enticement, kidnaping matters. 56 00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:08,755 Nothing beats putting an offender behind bars 57 00:03:08,822 --> 00:03:12,059 for several years and getting justice for a child. 58 00:03:12,225 --> 00:03:14,461 But I do go to some of the dark places on the internet. 59 00:03:14,661 --> 00:03:15,629 [tense music continues] 60 00:03:16,863 --> 00:03:19,399 [suspenseful music] 61 00:03:19,466 --> 00:03:20,867 [Narrator] Special Agent Mullican 62 00:03:20,967 --> 00:03:24,304 begins a proactive investigation on Craigslist. 63 00:03:24,471 --> 00:03:27,274 Child predators sometimes lurk in the personals 64 00:03:27,474 --> 00:03:30,310 of this well-known classified ads website. 65 00:03:30,510 --> 00:03:31,678 [suspenseful music continues] 66 00:03:31,778 --> 00:03:33,847 Immediately, I see something that captures my attention: 67 00:03:33,914 --> 00:03:34,948 "Taboo family fun." 68 00:03:35,148 --> 00:03:36,716 When I see the word taboo, 69 00:03:36,783 --> 00:03:38,218 I know from experience that that's a word 70 00:03:38,385 --> 00:03:40,153 that sexual offenders have used when they're 71 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:41,621 looking for children. 72 00:03:41,822 --> 00:03:43,390 The content of the message says: 73 00:03:43,824 --> 00:03:46,026 " Looking for someone interested in this subject. 74 00:03:46,259 --> 00:03:48,028 I'm sure you ladies are out there." 75 00:03:48,128 --> 00:03:49,429 He's being slightly cryptic, 76 00:03:49,496 --> 00:03:51,465 but I believe I know what he's looking for: 77 00:03:51,865 --> 00:03:53,867 a woman who has access to a child. 78 00:03:54,034 --> 00:03:56,837 [suspenseful music continues] 79 00:03:56,903 --> 00:03:58,038 I create a profile, 80 00:03:58,238 --> 00:04:00,740 DallasLilMiss1, and she's a mother 81 00:04:00,907 --> 00:04:03,110 that's offering up her ten year old child for sex. 82 00:04:03,310 --> 00:04:09,116 [suspenseful music continues] 83 00:04:09,182 --> 00:04:13,019 Jen puts herself out there in what we call a bad mom role, 84 00:04:13,420 --> 00:04:15,956 where she is an adult offering up her own child 85 00:04:16,022 --> 00:04:16,990 for sexual acts. 86 00:04:17,624 --> 00:04:18,792 It's a thought 87 00:04:18,859 --> 00:04:21,194 that most people can't even wrap their minds around, 88 00:04:21,495 --> 00:04:22,262 but it exists. 89 00:04:22,462 --> 00:04:23,597 It's out there. 90 00:04:23,663 --> 00:04:25,398 It's far more common than anybody would imagine. 91 00:04:25,465 --> 00:04:27,067 [suspenseful music continues] 92 00:04:27,234 --> 00:04:31,004 These particular offenders wanna talk with you 24/7. 93 00:04:31,071 --> 00:04:33,874 When you're working as a mother offering up a child, 94 00:04:34,307 --> 00:04:35,876 you take that work home with you 95 00:04:35,942 --> 00:04:38,678 and you can be online with them all night long. 96 00:04:39,513 --> 00:04:41,548 [tense music] 97 00:04:41,748 --> 00:04:43,116 I immediately wanna find out 98 00:04:43,183 --> 00:04:45,752 if this individual has access to a child. 99 00:04:45,852 --> 00:04:48,588 [tense music continues] 100 00:04:48,655 --> 00:04:52,592 So I respond with, "Very nice. You active now?" 101 00:04:52,659 --> 00:04:56,630 In the child exploitative world, the term active is somebody 102 00:04:56,830 --> 00:04:58,798 that actually has access to a child 103 00:04:59,065 --> 00:05:02,235 and is currently engaging in sexual acts with that child. 104 00:05:02,335 --> 00:05:04,437 [tense music continues] 105 00:05:04,504 --> 00:05:06,673 He comes back with, "I'm looking for some." 106 00:05:07,073 --> 00:05:08,475 Well, that tells me that he's not 107 00:05:08,542 --> 00:05:12,078 actively offending against a child, but that he wants to. 108 00:05:12,179 --> 00:05:15,115 [tense music continues] 109 00:05:15,182 --> 00:05:16,316 I let him know that I am 110 00:05:16,516 --> 00:05:18,518 looking for somebody to educate my little girl. 111 00:05:18,585 --> 00:05:20,554 [tense music continues] 112 00:05:20,654 --> 00:05:24,191 in the language these people use, educate means to teach 113 00:05:24,291 --> 00:05:26,359 my daughter about sexual activity. 114 00:05:27,260 --> 00:05:29,896 Once he learns that I want to educate my baby girl, 115 00:05:30,063 --> 00:05:31,231 he asked her age... 116 00:05:32,265 --> 00:05:34,501 and I explained to him she's ten years old. 117 00:05:35,635 --> 00:05:37,037 I am sickened by this, 118 00:05:37,103 --> 00:05:39,105 but the end game is the important aspect of it, 119 00:05:39,272 --> 00:05:41,308 knowing that you're going to put an offender in jail. 120 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:42,842 [tense music continues] 121 00:05:42,909 --> 00:05:46,713 His response to me was, "I can come up there in a few weeks." 122 00:05:47,514 --> 00:05:51,551 So he confirms to me he is a sexual predator 123 00:05:51,952 --> 00:05:53,954 that is interested in raping a child. 124 00:05:54,020 --> 00:05:56,156 [tense music continues] 125 00:05:56,223 --> 00:05:57,224 [Tony] This blew me away. 126 00:05:57,424 --> 00:06:00,794 This guy is off the chain in depravity. 127 00:06:01,461 --> 00:06:03,830 He's lookin' to exploit a child in a completely different way, 128 00:06:03,930 --> 00:06:04,831 because he's looking 129 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:07,234 for an actual kid through a parent, 130 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:10,003 or someone who has access to a real child 131 00:06:10,070 --> 00:06:11,438 willing to offer that child up. 132 00:06:11,538 --> 00:06:12,906 It's an area I don't even want to touch. 133 00:06:13,073 --> 00:06:16,476 I've done it a few times, but Jen is the go to person. 134 00:06:16,543 --> 00:06:18,111 [suspenseful music] 135 00:06:18,311 --> 00:06:20,947 [Narrator] Two days into the Craigslist conversation, 136 00:06:21,181 --> 00:06:22,482 the predator suggests that he 137 00:06:22,549 --> 00:06:25,518 and Jenn continue their exchange on Kik. 138 00:06:25,585 --> 00:06:27,587 Kik is an anonymous chat app. 139 00:06:27,787 --> 00:06:28,989 The predator believes 140 00:06:29,089 --> 00:06:31,658 that it will keep him off the radar of law enforcement. 141 00:06:32,058 --> 00:06:35,428 So I transfer to Kik and I created an account: 142 00:06:35,495 --> 00:06:37,264 [suspenseful music continues] 143 00:06:37,464 --> 00:06:38,798 DallasLilMiss1. 144 00:06:38,865 --> 00:06:45,005 -[suspenseful music continues] -[phone beeps] 145 00:06:45,872 --> 00:06:49,476 [Narrator] The predator's Kik username is M3rchandize6. 146 00:06:49,542 --> 00:06:51,077 [suspenseful music continues] 147 00:06:51,144 --> 00:06:52,479 [Jen] He's startin' to express more 148 00:06:52,679 --> 00:06:56,116 interest in my child by askin' specific details about her. 149 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:58,985 I tell him that she's into swimming and soccer. 150 00:06:59,185 --> 00:07:01,855 [suspenseful music continues] 151 00:07:02,022 --> 00:07:05,458 He then offers to bring her a gift: lingerie. 152 00:07:05,625 --> 00:07:06,593 [suspenseful music continues] 153 00:07:06,660 --> 00:07:09,062 Any adult male who offers to bring lingerie 154 00:07:09,262 --> 00:07:11,431 to a ten-year-old child is twisted like you 155 00:07:11,498 --> 00:07:12,399 would not believe. 156 00:07:12,465 --> 00:07:16,069 [tense music] 157 00:07:16,269 --> 00:07:18,271 So he and I are going back and forth chatting, 158 00:07:18,471 --> 00:07:20,240 but then he throws an issue in my way. 159 00:07:20,340 --> 00:07:23,276 [tense music continues] 160 00:07:23,476 --> 00:07:26,913 In my investigations, I don't freely share pictures. 161 00:07:27,314 --> 00:07:28,548 They're hard to come by. 162 00:07:28,748 --> 00:07:31,518 But I use this as an opportunity to request a picture from him. 163 00:07:31,584 --> 00:07:33,153 [tense music continues] 164 00:07:33,353 --> 00:07:35,622 If he's smart, he's not gonna send a picture to me. 165 00:07:35,822 --> 00:07:37,590 But they're not very smart all the time. 166 00:07:37,657 --> 00:07:41,227 [tense music continues] 167 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:43,029 Lo and behold, he does send a picture. 168 00:07:43,129 --> 00:07:46,666 So this is a big result for the investigation. 169 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:49,636 And at this point, I decide to ask him, 170 00:07:49,703 --> 00:07:51,838 "Are you comfortable sharing your first name? 171 00:07:51,938 --> 00:07:52,906 Mine is Haylee." 172 00:07:54,074 --> 00:07:56,676 And then I add, "Your new girlfriend is CC." 173 00:07:56,876 --> 00:07:58,845 [tense music continues] 174 00:07:58,912 --> 00:08:02,482 Once I get his name, I'm ecstatic because this is a step 175 00:08:02,549 --> 00:08:05,352 closer to arresting a bad offender. 176 00:08:06,152 --> 00:08:08,188 Now I have him in my sights. 177 00:08:08,588 --> 00:08:13,193 [suspenseful music] 178 00:08:13,293 --> 00:08:15,395 [Tony] So Jen comes to me with the name Keith. 179 00:08:15,462 --> 00:08:16,696 [suspenseful music continues] 180 00:08:16,863 --> 00:08:19,232 That's great information, but it doesn't get us very far. 181 00:08:19,532 --> 00:08:22,035 So what I do now is I send a subpoena to Kik. 182 00:08:22,102 --> 00:08:24,070 I have the username for that account. 183 00:08:24,270 --> 00:08:27,006 Two days later, Kik gets back to me with an email address. 184 00:08:27,073 --> 00:08:27,907 [suspenseful music continues] 185 00:08:28,108 --> 00:08:29,709 Now we can get him identified. 186 00:08:30,076 --> 00:08:33,079 And so when we run him through some database checks, 187 00:08:33,179 --> 00:08:34,881 we get the Holy Grail. 188 00:08:34,948 --> 00:08:38,151 We get a positive ID on the name Keith Lee Merchant. 189 00:08:38,351 --> 00:08:39,586 [suspenseful music continues] 190 00:08:40,053 --> 00:08:43,456 It's fantastic for the case. We strike gold. 191 00:08:43,690 --> 00:08:45,592 This guy's already a registered sex offender. 192 00:08:45,658 --> 00:08:48,395 In 2004, he was convicted for indecency 193 00:08:48,461 --> 00:08:49,996 with a child by contact. 194 00:08:50,663 --> 00:08:54,067 And he did six years of an eight year sentence at that time. 195 00:08:54,234 --> 00:08:55,502 [suspenseful music continues] 196 00:08:55,668 --> 00:08:58,838 Indecency with a child by sexual contact means that Merchant 197 00:08:59,038 --> 00:09:01,141 actually put his hands on a real child. 198 00:09:01,908 --> 00:09:03,243 That really ups the ante 199 00:09:03,309 --> 00:09:06,046 and makes us wanna move with some urgency. 200 00:09:06,713 --> 00:09:09,883 [suspenseful music continues] 201 00:09:09,949 --> 00:09:11,951 [Narrator] Special Agent Mullican 202 00:09:12,018 --> 00:09:13,420 keeps Keith Merchant talking. 203 00:09:13,586 --> 00:09:16,589 Their conversation stretches into a second week, 204 00:09:16,790 --> 00:09:18,825 and then Merchant makes his move. 205 00:09:19,025 --> 00:09:20,160 [suspenseful music continues] 206 00:09:20,226 --> 00:09:24,197 [Jen] On March 8th of 2018, he suggests a meeting. 207 00:09:24,464 --> 00:09:26,633 That's him crossing the legal threshold, 208 00:09:26,833 --> 00:09:29,235 and we can go ahead and prepare for the takedown. 209 00:09:29,436 --> 00:09:35,475 -[tense music] -[truck rumbles] 210 00:09:46,152 --> 00:09:49,155 [Narrator] The takedown location is an apartment complex. 211 00:09:49,389 --> 00:09:53,393 Tony and his team wait out of sight, ready to swoop in. 212 00:09:54,260 --> 00:09:56,463 So this particular takedown is going to happen at a location 213 00:09:56,663 --> 00:09:58,898 that I'm very familiar with, as is my team. 214 00:09:59,065 --> 00:10:00,233 It's a one way in, 215 00:10:00,300 --> 00:10:02,836 one way out kind of a place; we can control everything. 216 00:10:03,436 --> 00:10:05,438 So the game plan is Jen and I are in my truck 217 00:10:05,505 --> 00:10:08,041 and we are kind of hidden inside the complex. 218 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:10,877 I also have uniformed officers in marked patrol cars, 219 00:10:10,977 --> 00:10:13,713 but they're kind of hidden so that they can't be seen. 220 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,516 I don't want the suspect to see cops 221 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:18,418 and then he'll get spooked and take off. 222 00:10:18,585 --> 00:10:21,254 [tense music continues] 223 00:10:24,190 --> 00:10:25,158 [Tony] I get a notification 224 00:10:25,225 --> 00:10:26,993 from my covert guy on the outside who says, 225 00:10:27,193 --> 00:10:28,695 "Hey, he's pulled in the complex" 226 00:10:28,862 --> 00:10:31,231 [tense music continues] 227 00:10:40,273 --> 00:10:43,142 [Tony] The guy parks, and then he immediately backs out... 228 00:10:44,177 --> 00:10:46,312 and all of a sudden it's like, "Oh, my God! What's happened? 229 00:10:46,513 --> 00:10:48,314 Has he seen us? Has he spotted a cop?" 230 00:10:48,515 --> 00:10:49,749 [tense music continues] 231 00:10:57,824 --> 00:10:59,826 [tense music] 232 00:11:03,463 --> 00:11:05,965 [Narrator] Predator Keith Merchant thinks he's meeting 233 00:11:06,065 --> 00:11:09,402 a mother who's willing to give up her child for sex. 234 00:11:09,836 --> 00:11:13,273 Tony watches the predator park at the takedown location. 235 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:15,675 But then Merchant starts to move. 236 00:11:15,875 --> 00:11:16,743 He goes all the way 237 00:11:16,876 --> 00:11:18,611 around to the other side of the complex. 238 00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:20,313 And it's really a tense moment 239 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:22,482 because you never know what's gonna happen. 240 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:28,955 Man, my... my anxiety is super high. 241 00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:31,224 I'm freakin' out. This could blow the whole case. 242 00:11:31,424 --> 00:11:37,463 [tense music continues] 243 00:11:43,670 --> 00:11:45,204 And then luck is on our side. 244 00:11:45,271 --> 00:11:47,874 [tense music continues] 245 00:11:50,109 --> 00:11:51,711 [Tony] I give the command to execute. 246 00:11:52,879 --> 00:11:53,846 It's game time. 247 00:11:59,385 --> 00:12:02,155 [Tony] And we pounce on him like white on rice. 248 00:12:30,783 --> 00:12:31,751 [Jen] In the passenger seat, 249 00:12:31,951 --> 00:12:34,120 we observed an overnight bag 250 00:12:34,187 --> 00:12:36,389 and some lingerie that he had discussed 251 00:12:36,556 --> 00:12:38,791 he wanted the child to wear during their encounter. 252 00:12:38,992 --> 00:12:42,495 [suspenseful music] 253 00:13:24,103 --> 00:13:25,405 He's such a liar. 254 00:13:25,471 --> 00:13:28,241 I think he forgets that we have his cell phone 255 00:13:28,441 --> 00:13:29,742 and that that's what is gonna tell us 256 00:13:29,876 --> 00:13:31,210 the truth of everything. 257 00:14:20,026 --> 00:14:21,928 He's like, "Oh, wait, they do know about this." 258 00:14:22,028 --> 00:14:24,797 Oh, and he knows there's chat about lingerie. 259 00:14:24,864 --> 00:14:26,232 So let me give you some story 260 00:14:26,432 --> 00:14:29,202 about my girlfriend and all this kinda stuff. 261 00:14:29,268 --> 00:14:30,636 What a bunch of garbage. 262 00:14:40,747 --> 00:14:43,716 He's starting to get nervous because he's understanding 263 00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:45,918 the evidence that we're finding in his vehicle. 264 00:15:08,274 --> 00:15:10,343 [Jen] This is what happens when suspects start lying. 265 00:15:10,476 --> 00:15:11,677 They can't keep track of the lies, 266 00:15:11,744 --> 00:15:13,679 and they start tying themselves in knots. 267 00:15:13,746 --> 00:15:15,915 And they get all confused about what they've said 268 00:15:16,082 --> 00:15:17,750 and where they're going with their story. 269 00:15:46,112 --> 00:15:48,681 I don't normally want to, um, let it get under my skin 270 00:15:48,881 --> 00:15:51,350 like that, but this guy just pushed every button I had. 271 00:16:10,269 --> 00:16:11,838 I'm so relieved that this is done. 272 00:16:11,904 --> 00:16:14,040 I don't have to chat with this individual anymore. 273 00:16:14,106 --> 00:16:17,410 I don't have to talk to him about disgusting things anymore. 274 00:16:17,510 --> 00:16:20,213 I'll be able to go home tonight and finally get a night's rest. 275 00:16:20,313 --> 00:16:26,185 [intense music] 276 00:16:26,385 --> 00:16:28,287 He won't be out until he's in his 70s. 277 00:16:28,387 --> 00:16:30,323 It's good to know that Keith Merchant 278 00:16:30,423 --> 00:16:31,991 is not gonna be able to hurt a kid. 279 00:16:32,191 --> 00:16:34,393 He will offend again if he ever got the opportunity. 280 00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:37,830 Because of Jen's hard work, he's never gonna get that. 281 00:16:38,865 --> 00:16:43,102 [Narrator] April 2019: Detective Tony Godwin sits face-to-face 282 00:16:43,236 --> 00:16:45,204 with one of the most shameless predators 283 00:16:45,271 --> 00:16:46,772 he's ever encountered, 284 00:16:47,073 --> 00:16:49,742 a man who treats his crimes like a joke. 285 00:16:54,714 --> 00:16:56,115 -[Tony] Are you kiddin'? -[laughing] 286 00:16:56,482 --> 00:17:00,286 [Narrator] But as Tony lays out the truth, the smile fades. 287 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:02,188 It's not funny anymore. 288 00:17:09,428 --> 00:17:11,831 My team and I, we went through a bunch of twists and turns 289 00:17:11,998 --> 00:17:15,034 to get this guy, Eric Grzywinski, into custody. 290 00:17:15,234 --> 00:17:17,770 We thought it was bad, what was publicly available. 291 00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:19,839 But what we found out in his private life, 292 00:17:19,906 --> 00:17:22,375 the real deviance, was shocking. 293 00:17:24,310 --> 00:17:30,483 [tense music] 294 00:17:32,985 --> 00:17:35,588 [Tony] April 11th of 2019, I received a cyber tip 295 00:17:35,788 --> 00:17:38,524 from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 296 00:17:39,025 --> 00:17:40,192 NCMEC is what we call that, 297 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,395 and they're the clearinghouse here in the US 298 00:17:42,828 --> 00:17:44,864 for online-related complaints 299 00:17:45,064 --> 00:17:47,166 that involve potential predators. 300 00:17:47,867 --> 00:17:50,202 So this member of the public reported directly to NCMEC, 301 00:17:50,269 --> 00:17:52,038 and they said, "This is a pedophile 302 00:17:52,238 --> 00:17:54,640 that is sexual with teenagers on Twitter. 303 00:17:54,807 --> 00:17:56,075 He's also soliciting nudes 304 00:17:56,275 --> 00:17:57,843 and distributing child pornography." 305 00:17:57,910 --> 00:18:00,613 Please investigate this account immediately." 306 00:18:01,914 --> 00:18:03,282 I got a really good starter kit goin'. 307 00:18:03,416 --> 00:18:06,319 I got a picture of this guy. I got a Twitter handle. 308 00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:09,755 I look at this profile and the username is Eric. 309 00:18:09,822 --> 00:18:11,590 [tense music continues] 310 00:18:11,657 --> 00:18:13,592 [Narrator] Eric's username is blurred out 311 00:18:13,793 --> 00:18:17,797 to protect innocent social media users with similar handles. 312 00:18:17,863 --> 00:18:19,832 [tense music continues] 313 00:18:19,999 --> 00:18:21,801 Another interesting thing is this guy's bio, 314 00:18:21,867 --> 00:18:24,236 which is right underneath his photograph on his profile. 315 00:18:24,403 --> 00:18:26,038 It says: "Single with no kids. 316 00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:30,743 I'm very open minded about everything and anything. 317 00:18:30,876 --> 00:18:32,278 I love to sext." 318 00:18:33,279 --> 00:18:36,382 This guy is an absolute weirdo, right? 319 00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:38,951 He puts all this out in the open, in the public. 320 00:18:39,118 --> 00:18:40,553 It's all publicly available. 321 00:18:40,753 --> 00:18:43,856 It makes me very concerned that he's lookin' for kids. 322 00:18:46,459 --> 00:18:48,561 [suspenseful music] 323 00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:50,396 [Narrator] Detective Godwin needs access 324 00:18:50,529 --> 00:18:53,165 to the predator's private Twitter messages. 325 00:18:53,265 --> 00:18:56,202 He calls in digital analyst Tavie Guthrie. 326 00:18:57,136 --> 00:18:58,771 Tony comes to me with a request 327 00:18:58,871 --> 00:19:01,574 to make a submission to Twitter for everything that we can 328 00:19:01,674 --> 00:19:04,677 get back on a Twitter handle of Eric. 329 00:19:05,911 --> 00:19:08,414 So this is a huge task because Twitter 330 00:19:08,514 --> 00:19:10,282 is such a huge organization. 331 00:19:10,549 --> 00:19:13,085 This is definitely not something we're gonna get back quickly. 332 00:19:13,185 --> 00:19:16,355 So I submit the subpoena and all we can do now is wait. 333 00:19:18,624 --> 00:19:19,959 [tense music] 334 00:19:20,026 --> 00:19:23,396 [Narrator] Twitter releases Eric's data to Tony's team. 335 00:19:23,629 --> 00:19:27,666 Their report contains nearly 1500 private messages, 336 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,369 and the case takes a dark turn. 337 00:19:31,670 --> 00:19:34,640 Okay, so look at this... What he's saying here. 338 00:19:34,707 --> 00:19:38,077 Uh, "You're extremely beautiful. Do you like older guys?" 339 00:19:38,911 --> 00:19:42,081 Wow, look at this one here. "You're beautiful at 14. 340 00:19:42,248 --> 00:19:45,384 I really love younger girls." What a sick pig. 341 00:19:45,951 --> 00:19:48,521 "I bet you look extremely stunning in a bikini. 342 00:19:49,321 --> 00:19:51,590 Age and distance doesn't bother me." 343 00:19:51,657 --> 00:19:52,591 [tense music continues] 344 00:19:52,792 --> 00:19:53,959 This is, like, four examples 345 00:19:54,026 --> 00:19:56,696 of him talkin' to four different kids. 346 00:19:57,663 --> 00:20:00,032 He clearly knows how old these kids are. 347 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:03,202 There's no doubt in my mind this guy is a predator. 348 00:20:03,836 --> 00:20:05,638 Okay, so along with the messages that I got back 349 00:20:05,805 --> 00:20:06,839 on the Twitter return, 350 00:20:07,039 --> 00:20:09,608 they've also given me a whole bunch of IP addresses 351 00:20:09,842 --> 00:20:11,877 where he's logged in using the account. 352 00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:13,079 Got some that give me some 353 00:20:13,279 --> 00:20:15,714 locations kind of around the city... 354 00:20:15,915 --> 00:20:17,383 Um, just generally. 355 00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:19,385 And then I've got another IP address 356 00:20:19,585 --> 00:20:21,954 that comes up several times to a very specific 357 00:20:22,021 --> 00:20:25,791 location here at the Kingsley Inn and Suites. 358 00:20:30,229 --> 00:20:31,263 [tense music] 359 00:20:31,530 --> 00:20:33,999 [Narrator] Detective Tony Godwin is hunting a child predator 360 00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:35,801 known only as Eric. 361 00:20:35,968 --> 00:20:38,504 His best lead is a local motel. 362 00:20:39,305 --> 00:20:41,173 [Tony] So I head over to the Kingsley Inn. 363 00:20:41,273 --> 00:20:43,843 I let them know that I have this ongoing investigation, 364 00:20:43,976 --> 00:20:45,744 that I work crimes against children, 365 00:20:45,911 --> 00:20:48,447 and some information has led me to them. 366 00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:51,183 And I'm tryin' to make an inquiry about a specific date 367 00:20:51,383 --> 00:20:54,487 and time range that I know that IP address 368 00:20:54,587 --> 00:20:55,921 showed up on Eric's account. 369 00:20:56,756 --> 00:20:58,457 And based on that information, 370 00:20:58,958 --> 00:21:01,727 the person there at the Kingsley Inn is able 371 00:21:01,827 --> 00:21:03,062 to tell me that lines up with one 372 00:21:03,195 --> 00:21:06,165 of their long term residents, Eric Grzywinski. 373 00:21:06,298 --> 00:21:07,466 [tense music continues] 374 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,069 The minute the clerk shows me the driver's license photo 375 00:21:10,202 --> 00:21:11,403 they have a copy of... 376 00:21:12,471 --> 00:21:15,608 I see immediately that matches the profile for Eric. 377 00:21:17,176 --> 00:21:19,478 [suspenseful music] 378 00:21:19,578 --> 00:21:21,213 [Tavie] He's had some serious history, 379 00:21:21,347 --> 00:21:24,717 including aggravated sexual assault of a child. 380 00:21:24,850 --> 00:21:26,952 He's a lifetime registered sex offender. 381 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:28,621 [suspenseful music continues] 382 00:21:28,754 --> 00:21:30,790 Big huge red flag. 383 00:21:30,890 --> 00:21:32,925 My priority right now is to get an arrest warrant 384 00:21:33,058 --> 00:21:35,528 for Mr. Grzywinski and get him into custody. 385 00:21:35,995 --> 00:21:38,264 And at that point, I put together an arrest team. 386 00:21:38,397 --> 00:21:44,470 [suspenseful music continues] 387 00:21:45,704 --> 00:21:47,973 [Narrator] Tony discovers that Grzywinski is working 388 00:21:48,073 --> 00:21:51,010 with a maintenance crew on the outskirts of Dallas. 389 00:21:51,277 --> 00:21:54,280 His arrest could turn dangerous fast. 390 00:21:54,580 --> 00:21:56,215 [Tony] You know, the guy's already been convicted once, 391 00:21:56,348 --> 00:21:57,983 and he's a registered sex offender. 392 00:21:58,117 --> 00:22:00,219 He could turn violent at the drop of a hat. 393 00:22:00,386 --> 00:22:01,353 [suspenseful music continues] 394 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,556 Takedowns are really stressful days. 395 00:22:03,722 --> 00:22:05,457 You never really know if they're gonna go right 396 00:22:05,791 --> 00:22:06,926 or they're gonna go wrong. 397 00:22:07,059 --> 00:22:09,461 I give it to the best people I have on my takedown team 398 00:22:09,595 --> 00:22:12,364 because this is what they do all day, every day. 399 00:22:12,498 --> 00:22:14,567 -[suspenseful music continues] -[sirens blare] 400 00:22:14,700 --> 00:22:18,237 [Narrator] Tony sends two squad cars to arrest Grzywinski. 401 00:22:18,637 --> 00:22:19,905 The plan is to approach him 402 00:22:20,039 --> 00:22:22,875 when he's isolated from the rest of his work crew. 403 00:22:23,108 --> 00:22:25,911 [Tony] The element of surprise is always our best advantage. 404 00:22:26,378 --> 00:22:27,913 I mean, he's not gonna know what hit him. 405 00:22:28,047 --> 00:22:34,186 [suspenseful music continues] 406 00:23:15,227 --> 00:23:18,464 It was actually really kind of friendly with the guys. 407 00:23:18,597 --> 00:23:20,199 I just don't think it's registering 408 00:23:20,332 --> 00:23:22,067 in his brain at this point what it's about. 409 00:23:22,201 --> 00:23:26,205 [suspenseful music continues] 410 00:23:26,338 --> 00:23:29,275 I'm grateful that the guy's happy and relaxed and chill, 411 00:23:29,408 --> 00:23:33,445 but I'm also expecting it could change on a dime. 412 00:23:33,846 --> 00:23:35,814 [tense music] 413 00:23:52,865 --> 00:23:54,900 This dude is, like, in super chill mode. 414 00:24:02,241 --> 00:24:03,909 Yeah, he kind of acts like, uh, 415 00:24:04,043 --> 00:24:06,545 we're at a bar drinkin' a beer or somethin', like, we're just 416 00:24:06,712 --> 00:24:09,615 a couple of friends talkin', and I'm fine with him thinking 417 00:24:09,715 --> 00:24:11,550 that we're going to get along and do this well, 418 00:24:11,650 --> 00:24:14,687 because I just want him to open up and tell me everything. 419 00:24:33,072 --> 00:24:36,375 [Tony] He blames his pedophilia on boredom? 420 00:24:36,608 --> 00:24:38,744 Give me a break. That is nothing but an excuse. 421 00:25:03,869 --> 00:25:05,637 [Tony] So this guy had a visceral reaction. 422 00:25:05,738 --> 00:25:09,908 He does a "oh," like he's shocked 423 00:25:10,209 --> 00:25:12,144 by the words that he wrote. 424 00:25:13,078 --> 00:25:14,413 What a joke. 425 00:25:22,121 --> 00:25:24,056 He finally admits that this is a problem. 426 00:25:24,223 --> 00:25:27,426 He agrees with me, but he's not really takin' it very seriously. 427 00:25:27,559 --> 00:25:30,329 This guy's treatin' it like it's a freakin' speeding ticket. 428 00:25:34,199 --> 00:25:36,001 [Narrator] Detective Tony Godwin interviews 429 00:25:36,068 --> 00:25:38,604 child predator Eric Grzywinski. 430 00:26:24,283 --> 00:26:25,350 So what he's basically just admitted 431 00:26:25,551 --> 00:26:27,786 to is soliciting child pornography by having 432 00:26:27,986 --> 00:26:31,557 that child produce something that's illegal. 433 00:26:31,790 --> 00:26:33,792 You know, the fact he tries to dismiss this? 434 00:26:33,959 --> 00:26:35,761 "Well, the child is 17." 435 00:26:35,828 --> 00:26:37,029 That doesn't make any difference. 436 00:26:37,229 --> 00:26:38,997 In terms of child pornography... 437 00:26:39,431 --> 00:26:42,601 production, transportation, distribution... 438 00:26:42,768 --> 00:26:46,638 All of those are for kids under the age of 18. 439 00:26:46,705 --> 00:26:48,440 And so that's a federal crime. 440 00:26:51,276 --> 00:26:53,312 [Tony] At this point, I'm sick of talkin' to this guy. 441 00:26:56,515 --> 00:26:57,282 The child in Alabama... 442 00:26:57,483 --> 00:26:58,917 I'm gonna refer to her as Olivia, 443 00:26:58,984 --> 00:27:00,385 but that's not her real name. 444 00:27:01,386 --> 00:27:04,156 My priority now is to figure out who Olivia is, 445 00:27:04,556 --> 00:27:07,960 how old Olivia is, and just how long this has been goin' on. 446 00:27:08,794 --> 00:27:12,397 This is a real live victim, and I've gotta find her. 447 00:27:13,265 --> 00:27:15,167 [Narrator] Tony's team analyzes the text 448 00:27:15,234 --> 00:27:19,571 conversations between Grzywinski and several underage girls. 449 00:27:19,872 --> 00:27:21,974 They look for clues that could identify 450 00:27:22,074 --> 00:27:23,675 which one of them is Olivia. 451 00:27:23,876 --> 00:27:27,045 [Tony] I found a conversation that started in June of 2019. 452 00:27:27,312 --> 00:27:30,048 There are very explicit sexual images. 453 00:27:30,916 --> 00:27:34,786 So I do a Facebook search and I come up with a bunch of results. 454 00:27:34,987 --> 00:27:35,954 [suspenseful music] 455 00:27:36,154 --> 00:27:38,156 [Narrator] Tavie compares the Facebook profiles 456 00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:41,193 of girls who could be Olivia with the photos recovered 457 00:27:41,260 --> 00:27:42,995 from Grzywinski's phone. 458 00:27:43,829 --> 00:27:46,832 [Tavie] So I'm scrolling, and eventually I get lucky enough 459 00:27:47,032 --> 00:27:50,536 to find an image that matches what I've seen in these chats. 460 00:27:50,636 --> 00:27:52,638 [suspenseful music continues] 461 00:27:52,704 --> 00:27:54,039 It's the same girl. 462 00:27:56,074 --> 00:27:58,477 So Tavie gets back to me with the child's profile, 463 00:27:58,677 --> 00:27:59,611 and within a few minutes, 464 00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:01,680 I'm able to get ahold of her parents. 465 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:03,916 [gentle music] 466 00:28:04,116 --> 00:28:06,985 The mother tells me that Olivia is intellectually disabled, 467 00:28:07,186 --> 00:28:09,955 and her mental capacity is around 468 00:28:10,122 --> 00:28:11,557 an eight- or nine-year-old. 469 00:28:12,190 --> 00:28:14,192 Not only is Grzywinski talking to a child, 470 00:28:14,393 --> 00:28:16,562 he's talking to one who's extremely vulnerable 471 00:28:16,628 --> 00:28:18,330 because of her challenges. 472 00:28:18,664 --> 00:28:21,633 Even more proof that this guy is absolutely sick 473 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:23,001 and needed to go to jail. 474 00:28:24,436 --> 00:28:26,838 I see and hear a lot of things in this job. 475 00:28:27,039 --> 00:28:28,607 Some things don't even shock me anymore, 476 00:28:28,674 --> 00:28:30,642 but this really blew me away. 477 00:28:30,709 --> 00:28:36,848 [intense music] 478 00:28:37,683 --> 00:28:38,684 [suspenseful music] 479 00:28:39,051 --> 00:28:42,487 [Narrator] July 2019: Tony's team raids a property 480 00:28:42,588 --> 00:28:45,791 linked to sharing child sexual abuse material. 481 00:28:47,793 --> 00:28:48,927 [Tony] The biggest piece of evidence I need 482 00:28:49,027 --> 00:28:53,031 to find is the device that uploaded those files. 483 00:28:53,232 --> 00:28:55,267 That's the crux of this investigation. 484 00:28:56,602 --> 00:28:59,238 [Narrator] When Tony comes face-to-face with his target, 485 00:28:59,404 --> 00:29:00,839 he seizes an opportunity 486 00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:03,642 to infiltrate a network of predators. 487 00:29:17,522 --> 00:29:18,557 Carlos Tamez... 488 00:29:18,757 --> 00:29:21,159 This guy we call The Download Deviant. Why? 489 00:29:21,226 --> 00:29:24,229 Because he downloaded so much child sex abuse material 490 00:29:24,429 --> 00:29:25,397 from the internet, 491 00:29:25,631 --> 00:29:27,032 we have to move fast on him. 492 00:29:27,099 --> 00:29:28,433 We can't run the risk that he's going 493 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,235 to delete stuff and get rid of evidence. 494 00:29:30,602 --> 00:29:33,839 So I have to plan a pre-dawn raid, which brings in a whole 495 00:29:34,039 --> 00:29:36,441 host of problems and issues that we have to deal with. 496 00:29:36,508 --> 00:29:39,144 Guys like this... We have to act with urgency. 497 00:29:39,278 --> 00:29:40,278 He's just one step 498 00:29:40,479 --> 00:29:42,280 away from doin' somethin' with a real kid. 499 00:29:42,481 --> 00:29:47,552 [tense music] 500 00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:51,290 In 2017, I get two cyber tips from NCMEC concerning 501 00:29:51,390 --> 00:29:54,426 an IP address that downloaded three CSAM files. 502 00:29:55,627 --> 00:29:57,596 [Narrator] NCMEC stands for the National Center 503 00:29:57,796 --> 00:30:00,032 for Missing and Exploited Children. 504 00:30:00,432 --> 00:30:01,466 It alerts law enforcement 505 00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:05,203 to potential online crimes that involve minors. 506 00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:09,441 In July of 2019, I get a total of nine cyber tips 507 00:30:09,508 --> 00:30:12,811 from NCMEC concerning this same IP address. 508 00:30:12,911 --> 00:30:13,679 And the scary part is, 509 00:30:13,879 --> 00:30:16,081 there was 145 CSAM files 510 00:30:16,148 --> 00:30:18,316 that were uploaded into a Google folder. 511 00:30:19,584 --> 00:30:23,155 The problematic thing is this those who are watchers 512 00:30:23,322 --> 00:30:26,391 may not all be doers, but those who are doers 513 00:30:26,625 --> 00:30:28,994 all started out as bein' a watcher. 514 00:30:29,628 --> 00:30:30,829 Here's the other problem. 515 00:30:31,029 --> 00:30:34,199 It's super simple, as this escalation shows, 516 00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:36,168 that they could slip into real world. 517 00:30:36,234 --> 00:30:38,804 They could do something hands on with a real kid, 518 00:30:38,870 --> 00:30:40,238 and it's on our watch. 519 00:30:40,305 --> 00:30:43,008 It's important that we move on this now. 520 00:30:43,075 --> 00:30:45,677 [tense music continues] 521 00:30:45,844 --> 00:30:47,112 The cyber tip provides us a name 522 00:30:47,312 --> 00:30:49,915 of the account holder and his name is Carlos Tamez. 523 00:30:50,115 --> 00:30:51,316 [tense music continues] 524 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:53,151 So based on the information I have, 525 00:30:53,352 --> 00:30:56,188 I do some searches through law enforcement databases. 526 00:30:56,388 --> 00:30:59,524 As a result, I'm able to find a driver's license for this guy. 527 00:30:59,624 --> 00:31:01,393 [tense music continues] 528 00:31:01,593 --> 00:31:04,596 What I see is a Hispanic male, about 30 years old. 529 00:31:04,796 --> 00:31:05,564 [tense music continues] 530 00:31:05,664 --> 00:31:07,399 I'm closing in on the predator. 531 00:31:07,466 --> 00:31:08,700 [tense music continues] 532 00:31:12,671 --> 00:31:14,172 [Narrator] Detective Tony Godwin plots how 533 00:31:14,272 --> 00:31:18,043 he can capture both Carlos Tamez and the phone Tamez 534 00:31:18,143 --> 00:31:21,480 used to share child sexual abuse material. 535 00:31:21,646 --> 00:31:22,748 [Tony] The biggest piece of evidence 536 00:31:22,914 --> 00:31:27,352 I need to find is the device that uploaded those files. 537 00:31:27,519 --> 00:31:29,755 That's the crux of this investigation. 538 00:31:30,388 --> 00:31:32,524 If I go to Tamez's house and arrest him, 539 00:31:32,791 --> 00:31:34,960 will the device be there or has he been sharing 540 00:31:35,026 --> 00:31:38,263 the material using a different device at another location? 541 00:31:39,064 --> 00:31:41,767 [Narrator] Tony enlists digital analyst Tavie Guthrie 542 00:31:41,867 --> 00:31:44,202 to pinpoint a location where he can find 543 00:31:44,269 --> 00:31:47,239 both Carlos Tamez and his phone. 544 00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:49,241 [suspenseful music] 545 00:31:49,341 --> 00:31:50,842 So on this particular cyber tip, 546 00:31:50,942 --> 00:31:53,678 we see a wide range of IP addresses, 547 00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:55,080 and this is letting us know 548 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,083 that he's moving around using his cell phone, 549 00:31:58,150 --> 00:32:00,318 showing us all these different locations. 550 00:32:00,385 --> 00:32:03,422 But I did notice that there was one IP address 551 00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:05,424 that showed up multiple times. 552 00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:09,194 I discovered that those belonged to a T-Mobile account. 553 00:32:09,628 --> 00:32:12,197 So I subpoenaed that account through T-Mobile. 554 00:32:12,631 --> 00:32:15,033 [Narrator] The subpoena returned identifies the residence 555 00:32:15,233 --> 00:32:16,401 in North Dallas. 556 00:32:16,501 --> 00:32:19,004 It's Tony's best lead to find Tamez 557 00:32:19,070 --> 00:32:21,773 and his phone at the same location. 558 00:32:22,073 --> 00:32:23,041 The subscriber named 559 00:32:23,108 --> 00:32:25,844 on the T-Mobile account is Jackie J. 560 00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:27,078 You know, at this point, 561 00:32:27,145 --> 00:32:28,880 I need to figure out... Who's Jackie J? 562 00:32:29,347 --> 00:32:31,683 What's the relationship with Carlos Tamez? 563 00:32:32,551 --> 00:32:35,821 My default is to go back to the Tamez driver's license. 564 00:32:36,421 --> 00:32:38,957 It shows an emergency contact: Jackie. 565 00:32:39,024 --> 00:32:40,759 So what that tells me is either 566 00:32:40,826 --> 00:32:42,394 he's in a relationship with Jackie, 567 00:32:42,828 --> 00:32:44,229 or is she some sort of family member, 568 00:32:44,429 --> 00:32:45,997 and they potentially live together. 569 00:32:47,833 --> 00:32:49,668 I get an arrest warrant and a search warrant 570 00:32:49,835 --> 00:32:52,170 for Carlos Tamez and his residence. 571 00:32:52,237 --> 00:32:54,206 The goal is to do a pre-dawn raid. 572 00:32:54,673 --> 00:32:57,476 Worst case scenario: he's not there, but other people are... 573 00:32:57,676 --> 00:33:00,478 Is that they now tip him off that the cops are here. 574 00:33:00,745 --> 00:33:03,648 All my evidence is gone, probably gets chucked in a lake. 575 00:33:03,715 --> 00:33:06,384 There's so many variables that can make this go wrong. 576 00:33:06,785 --> 00:33:08,553 So we've gotta time this perfectly. 577 00:33:08,620 --> 00:33:14,793 [suspenseful music] 578 00:33:15,427 --> 00:33:16,995 [indistinct] 579 00:33:23,802 --> 00:33:26,204 [Tony] There's an element of danger that does exist. 580 00:33:26,304 --> 00:33:29,241 But at the end of the day, this is the job we do. 581 00:33:29,341 --> 00:33:32,110 Some guys got long guns. We got pistols. 582 00:33:32,277 --> 00:33:34,112 Texas is really strong gun state. 583 00:33:34,312 --> 00:33:35,480 A lotta people own guns. 584 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,283 Safety is our first priority. 585 00:33:38,350 --> 00:33:43,555 [tense music] 586 00:33:45,190 --> 00:33:47,792 [knocking on door] 587 00:33:55,267 --> 00:33:57,068 [knocking on door] 588 00:33:58,436 --> 00:34:00,805 [Tony] When you're outta time and you've got to get yourself 589 00:34:00,872 --> 00:34:05,043 into a property, the slammer is absolutely what you need. 590 00:34:05,477 --> 00:34:07,012 You have to be really close 591 00:34:07,112 --> 00:34:09,347 when you're gonna barrel up and hit that door. 592 00:34:09,514 --> 00:34:11,650 We're usin' it to bust the lock on the door. 593 00:34:11,716 --> 00:34:12,717 Oh, yeah. It's heavy. 594 00:34:51,790 --> 00:34:53,158 [Tony] I see this bleary-eyed woman 595 00:34:53,258 --> 00:34:54,926 who's just been thrust out of bed. 596 00:34:55,026 --> 00:34:56,995 I'm assuming this is Jackie J., 597 00:34:57,095 --> 00:35:00,231 the same lady that T-Mobile said is a subscriber 598 00:35:00,298 --> 00:35:01,566 and who pays the bill, 599 00:35:01,666 --> 00:35:04,469 and who I believe is the partner of Carlos Tamez. 600 00:35:04,636 --> 00:35:06,004 And I ask her what her name is, 601 00:35:06,204 --> 00:35:08,006 and she tells me her name is Carol. 602 00:35:29,427 --> 00:35:31,429 [Narrator] A later investigation finds no 603 00:35:31,630 --> 00:35:35,266 evidence that Carlos Tamez abused Carol's daughter. 604 00:35:36,101 --> 00:35:40,638 She explains to me that Tamez and Jackie J. Broke up 605 00:35:40,705 --> 00:35:42,273 and moved out and she's only been there 606 00:35:42,474 --> 00:35:43,642 for a couple of weeks. 607 00:35:52,751 --> 00:35:54,152 I'm like, totally bummed. 608 00:35:54,319 --> 00:35:57,155 I've gotta figure out where he is, track him down. 609 00:35:57,255 --> 00:35:58,590 I mean, there's so many things 610 00:35:58,790 --> 00:35:59,758 that are runnin' through my mind. 611 00:36:03,561 --> 00:36:05,130 [Narrator] Tony's operation is in jeopardy 612 00:36:05,263 --> 00:36:08,700 after a pre-dawn raid finds no trace of the predator. 613 00:36:11,069 --> 00:36:13,438 [Tony] When she tells me they'd moved out recently... 614 00:36:14,105 --> 00:36:16,207 What a huge letdown that is. 615 00:36:17,409 --> 00:36:19,778 It's frustrating. It makes me angry. 616 00:36:20,945 --> 00:36:23,715 But then I get a massive break. 617 00:36:24,582 --> 00:36:26,851 I'm able to find a phone number for Jackie 618 00:36:26,985 --> 00:36:28,420 and I call her direct. 619 00:36:29,154 --> 00:36:32,323 [Narrator] Jackie has no knowledge of Tamez's crime. 620 00:36:33,024 --> 00:36:34,659 [Tony] Jackie reaches out to Tamez 621 00:36:34,826 --> 00:36:37,195 and tells him he needs to come to the apartment. 622 00:36:37,662 --> 00:36:40,799 [suspenseful music] 623 00:36:40,965 --> 00:36:42,300 [Narrator] 20 minutes pass... 624 00:36:42,434 --> 00:36:43,635 [suspenseful music continues] 625 00:36:43,768 --> 00:36:45,270 No sign of Tamez. 626 00:36:45,437 --> 00:36:47,639 [suspenseful music continues] 627 00:36:47,739 --> 00:36:49,307 [Tony] It's gettin' a little bit anxious. 628 00:36:49,808 --> 00:36:52,177 It's a little bit on edge at this point. 629 00:36:52,310 --> 00:36:57,048 [suspenseful music continues] 630 00:36:57,182 --> 00:36:59,651 But then Tamez arrives on the property. 631 00:37:00,318 --> 00:37:01,820 This is Christmas in July. 632 00:37:03,188 --> 00:37:04,389 This never happens. 633 00:37:04,522 --> 00:37:07,525 Usually I'm in the wind lookin' for this guy for months. 634 00:37:08,893 --> 00:37:11,196 My uniformed guys hand me his cell phone. 635 00:37:11,296 --> 00:37:13,331 I'm able to turn that over to my forensic guy 636 00:37:13,465 --> 00:37:16,968 to make some determination of what exactly is on that device. 637 00:37:17,569 --> 00:37:19,871 [Narrator] The analysis takes 60 minutes. 638 00:37:20,038 --> 00:37:24,109 Tony's forensic specialist reveals the results of the scan. 639 00:37:24,242 --> 00:37:26,911 My forensic guy tells me he found two video files 640 00:37:27,078 --> 00:37:28,947 of children being sexually abused. 641 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:30,115 And both of those children 642 00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:32,250 appear to be under the age of six. 643 00:37:46,965 --> 00:37:48,800 I place him under arrest at this point, 644 00:37:48,933 --> 00:37:50,835 and he's transported to the detention center. 645 00:37:50,969 --> 00:37:56,374 [suspenseful music continues] 646 00:38:22,734 --> 00:38:26,337 Cheese pizza is a rip on the initials CP, 647 00:38:26,571 --> 00:38:28,206 which stands for child pornography, 648 00:38:28,339 --> 00:38:30,909 a kind of an unwritten code to avoid detection. 649 00:38:41,452 --> 00:38:44,822 Now I wanna know what level of involvement does Tamez have? 650 00:38:44,989 --> 00:38:48,259 Is he just storing the material that he gets from that group, 651 00:38:48,493 --> 00:38:50,662 or is he transporting that material, 652 00:38:50,828 --> 00:38:54,132 meaning, is he getting material and giving it to other users? 653 00:38:54,265 --> 00:38:57,936 I always wanna find the person that is producing this material 654 00:38:58,069 --> 00:39:00,838 or possessing larger amounts of this material. 655 00:39:21,059 --> 00:39:24,429 I see this as an opportunity for me to infiltrate this group. 656 00:40:16,247 --> 00:40:19,183 [Tony] There's definitely an element of his mindset 657 00:40:19,350 --> 00:40:21,419 that it could help him if he cooperates. 658 00:40:21,552 --> 00:40:22,954 It does lead to a bigger fish. 659 00:40:23,054 --> 00:40:25,690 Maybe it gains him some favor in the court or the judge. 660 00:40:25,823 --> 00:40:27,125 I have no doubt that that's something 661 00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:28,926 he's cognizant and aware of. 662 00:40:29,060 --> 00:40:31,429 [suspenseful music continues] 663 00:40:31,562 --> 00:40:34,232 So I'm able to join the Kik group that Tamez was a member 664 00:40:34,365 --> 00:40:38,269 of posing as Tamez and now I've got this opportunity 665 00:40:38,403 --> 00:40:40,138 to potentially get a bigger fish. 666 00:40:40,805 --> 00:40:42,106 There's always risk. 667 00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:44,375 He's very low-level in this group. 668 00:40:44,509 --> 00:40:46,311 A new guy is now runnin' the show. 669 00:40:46,644 --> 00:40:49,948 He has no idea who Carlos Tamez was or is, 670 00:40:50,748 --> 00:40:52,216 and that's what happened in this case. 671 00:40:52,350 --> 00:40:53,785 And I'm not able to arrest 672 00:40:53,918 --> 00:40:56,120 the higher ups within that food chain. 673 00:40:56,387 --> 00:40:58,423 But I gather really valuable intel. 674 00:40:58,556 --> 00:41:04,629 [intense music] 675 00:41:04,862 --> 00:41:06,597 The Tamez case highlights that predators 676 00:41:06,698 --> 00:41:09,300 will use all sorts of platforms like Kik, 677 00:41:09,467 --> 00:41:12,270 because they have some anonymity with this and they also will 678 00:41:12,437 --> 00:41:15,573 be sharing child sex abuse material with anyone. 679 00:41:15,707 --> 00:41:17,909 Parents, make sure you're educating your kids not 680 00:41:18,076 --> 00:41:21,546 to download anything that's in a link or a folder or a file 681 00:41:21,713 --> 00:41:23,281 that they don't know anything about. 682 00:41:23,381 --> 00:41:24,682 A message to you, predators: 683 00:41:24,782 --> 00:41:26,584 you may think that you're anonymous, 684 00:41:26,751 --> 00:41:27,986 that you can't be found, 685 00:41:28,119 --> 00:41:31,122 but everything you do online leaves a trace. 686 00:41:31,255 --> 00:41:33,691 And know this: I will follow that trace. 687 00:41:33,825 --> 00:41:36,961 I will find you and I will lock you up. 688 00:41:37,095 --> 00:41:38,262 [suspenseful music continues]