How a shocking death led to the downfall of To Catch a Predator

Key points

• Director Lance Oppenheim's debut feature, Primetime, examines the hidden camera show To Catch a Predator, which ran from 2004 to 2007 on NBC. The film is loosely based on events leading up to the 2007 suicide of Louis William Bill Conradt, after a sting in Murphy, Texas.
• Robert Pattinson plays host Chris Hansen. Oppenheim says the show mixed truth and fiction in unusual ways.
• Conradt's sister later filed a wrongful death lawsuit, which was settled in 2008. Scanlan, a cybersecurity expert, says the show raised awareness but was motivated by entertainment.