Chris Hansen

Kenneth is a 20-something man who has been chatting online to a 14-year-old girl named Courtney. They have organised a date and he turns up excitedly to an apartment in Los Angeles clutching cigarettes and several packs of condoms - only to find Courtney looking rather older than she claims online. He barely has time to get over his surprise before he receives a far worse shock when a posse of stocky men emerge from the bathroom, armed with cameras and transcripts of his sleazy online chats with the supposed underage girl. In fact, Kenneth was the latest catch of a tried-and-tested honeytrap. His persecutors? A Michigan outfit that calls itself the Predatorial Investigation Unit (PIU) - one of scores of so-called 'predator chaser' groups that in recent years have become a national phenomenon in the US.

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified in Donald Trump's hush money trial this week about the tabloid's 'catch and kill' practices. A former staffer who worked at the tabloid for more than 20 years told DailyMail.com about the lengths the tabloid would go to for a story. '[Pecker] is the biggest star f***er you've ever met,' the former employee said. 'Much like Trump, he's loyal to no one'.

'Boopac Shakur,' 40, whose legal name was Robert Wayne Lee, underwent extrajudicial probation for his tens of thousands of Facebook followers.' He appeared online as a 15-year-old girl, promising to lure alleged sexual predators into meetings and alert them to authorities. He posted videos of his exploits, some of which appear to show him participating in violent confrontations with some alleged robbers. After confronting two teenagers, Lee, of Pontiac, Michigan, was killed around 10.30 p.m. on Friday night at the Universal Coney Island restaurant.