

However, cognitive behavioral therapy enabled her to regain most her abilities. Brittani, who was confused and afraid at first due to her memory loss suffered from anxiety. She lost her left vision and was permanently blind in one ear. Brittani was discharged after five months.īrittani was admitted to a rigorous rehabilitation program by the Marcell family. Brittani was admitted to the hospital with a false name because her family was afraid of the assailant. She lost almost all of her high school memories and was even subject to a brutal assault. It took her several weeks to recover from her medically induced stupor. She had minimal brain activity, severe optic nerve damage, and a fractured ear canal. She was not expected to survive, even though the doctors believed she would.īrittani suffered multiple lacerations to her head and skull, multiple skull fractures, as well as a broken wrist, arm, and wrist. They rushed their unconscious daughter to the local hospital. She returned with the help of her friends to find the assailant who had broken through the window. Diane fled her home screaming for attention, fearing for her safety. He entered their living and dining room, and then walked to the kitchen, where he threatened the mother with a shovel. The stranger was holding a shovel over her daughter’s unconscious body but dropped it on seeing Diane. Diane arrived at Marcell’s home to discover her daughter bleeding on floor. The mother-daughter pair were scheduled to have lunch together. Brittani, who was returning from school on September 11, 2008, was waiting for Diane Marcell to return home. She also worked at a Cottonwood Mall sunglass kiosk. Brittani was outgoing, fun-loving, and had five sisters. In the trailer, Hansen explained to one of the adult suspects that sex with a 13-year-old is illegal.Brittani Marcell, a 17-year-old high-school student from Albuquerque (New Mexico), was born. Yesterday, a trailer was released showing Hansen's latest investigation. “Our community is safer today as a result of this operation,” MacNamara told the paper. The city's police chief Gary MacNamara credited Hansen's investigation for making the area safer. To Catch a Predator was also the target of intense media scrutiny as some claimed the program lacked journalistic ethics.Īs part of Hansen's first investigation under Hansen vs Predator, 10 men were arrested in Fairfield, Connecticut in October, according to the Fairfield Citizen. Following the settlement, NBC stopped producing To Catch a Predator. Hansen would then read transcripts of conversations the men had with Perverted Justice volunteers posing as children often using graphic language.Īfter Hansen's interview with the suspect, the man would leave the house with police waiting with guns drawn, ready to arrest the suspect.įollowing the suicide of a Texas prosecutor who was the subject of Hansen's investigation, NBC was sued by the man's family. Instead of finding a child, Hansen would enter the room and interview the suspects. Dateline NBC partnered with a group called Perverted Justice and law enforcement to arrest adults intending to meet children aged 12-15 for a sexual liaison. Hansen hosted To Catch a Predator on NBC from 2004-07.
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Though Hansen has since been released from NBC and the "To Catch a Predator" series, Hansen is planning to announce his new series "Hansen vs Predator" next week.ĭespite not having a network to produce Hansen vs Predator, Hansen managed to raise $90,000 from more than 1,200 donors, and has already completed its first investigation. Former "Dateline NBC" reporter Chris Hansen, with the help of donors on Kickstarter, is restarting his series of investigations aimed at finding and arresting adults looking to meet children online for sex.
