David Schumacher

Predators I’ve Caught with Chris Hansen

Chris Hansen

True Crime

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

David Wesley Schumacher, Jr, otherwise known as freebird_72000, is a suspected predator that was caught in the Fort Myers,Florida sting. He is best known for his previous encounters with the law, acting like a "gangsta" and the staunch defence of his "role-playing chat room" escapades, to the point where he continued to defend his behavior on his own YouTube channel years later. As a result, he is one of the more infamous suspects from the show. In this episode, Chris offers an update David’s most recent runnin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've confronted hundreds of men over two decades.
0:05.0	I have been in television for 24 years.
0:09.0	I just came to get something to eat.
0:11.0	And I have very seldom been at a loss for work.
0:15.0	I just can't get something to eat.
0:18.0	Men online looking for children to sexually assault.
0:21.6	What's the motive here?
0:22.6	Explain it to me.
0:23.6	No, you're right.
0:24.6	No, you're right.
0:25.6	It's stupid.
0:26.6	It's not.
0:27.6	It's an illegal thing.
0:28.6	Yeah, I know. I did a stupid thing.
0:29.6	Men from all walks of life.
0:31.6	A doctor.
0:32.6	A teacher.
0:33.6	A clergyman.
0:34.6	You sent pornographic pictures through the mail.
0:38.3	Okay, that's a federal offense right there.
0:40.3	You know I'm in trouble and I know I'm in trouble.
0:44.3	I tried to get into their heads and understand why.
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