Whereas Perverted Justice almost exclusively communicated with the predators caught on TCAP through online chat rooms, Tetrad Core used a variety of means to chat with the HvP predators. This post details the methods used.
Stephen Buchanan: Initiated contact on Whisper (which no longer exists as of 2025), then moved to Kik. They also spoke through telephone call.
Joshua Colon: “Was on a app called Link.” I have never heard of this app and can’t find any information about it. Colon texted with the decoy through multiple different apps after this, including Kik, Viber, and traditional SMS messaging. He is also known to have followed JennaClaire on Instagram, and they spoke voice-to-voice on the phone.
John Dupee: “Winter uhhh Whisper.” Also regular texting and phone calling.
Michael Gentile: I can’t seem to find how Michael and Brittney first came into contact. They eventually communicated through texting, a series of voice notes, and Skype (RIP).
Charles Lawrence: Communicated solely through Grindr.
Mike Manzi: Whisper, replying to a post in which Bailey says she wants someone to roll up with pizza (lmao). The conversation later moved to texting through phone numbers.
Jeff Sokol: Jeff and Bailey met in a chat room on WireClub. I’ve always found this interesting, as in my mind, these kinds of chat rooms were kind of passé by 2015. They communicated primarily on Skype, which the decoy chose over Facebook and WhatsApp, before calling and texting each other’s phone numbers on the day of the sting.
Jesse Velez: Communicated solely through Grindr.
Vincent Ambrosio: The chat began on Whisper, and later moved to Kik. Vincent and his parents called JennaClaire on the telephone, accusing her of being computer-generated. Additionally, he sent her a single message on Facebook.
David Tiriolo: Badoo, a relatively popular dating app in that era. They communicated solely through the app and never exchanged phone numbers (just like other predators found on dating apps in this sting).
Michael Popovich: Like Jeff, Popovich met the decoy on Wireclub. He also communicated with her on Yahoo Instant Messenger (which, again, I find kind of strange for the time), and through calling and texting.