CrimeCon 2026

James “Buffalo Jim” Barrier, whose story was featured on Unsolved Mysteries, was a beloved Las Vegas personality, entrepreneur, and entertainer who was once voted “Las Vegas’ Most Colorful Character.” In the days before his death, Jim publicly told media outlets he believed he was going to be killed. Just two days after his longtime rival, Rick Rizzolo, was released from federal prison, Jim was found dead in a Las Vegas motel - yet his death was ruled accidental.

Despite years of controversy and unanswered questions, more than 18 years later, Buffalo Jim’s family and supporters continue fighting for answers in a case that appears to have never been properly investigated from the very beginning.

This session will be hosted by Haley Gray, a credentialed advocate and podcast researcher and writer, alongside Jim’s daughter, Jennifer Barrier, as they share his story and the ongoing efforts to seek answers.

What happens when someone disappears — leaving behind a trail of clues that leads nowhere?
In this gripping session, Chris On Crime takes audiences inside two haunting Texas disappearances that still demand answers decades later.

On March 10, 2002, 13-year-old Laura Ayala stepped outside her southeast Houston apartment just after 10 p.m. to grab a newspaper for a school project. Minutes later, the newspaper - and the shoes she wore - were found just outside her door — but Laura was gone. Investigators later uncovered her DNA inside a van connected to a violent string of assaults and murders, yet 24 years later there are still no arrests and no resolution.

Fourteen years later, another Texas family would face the same nightmare. In 2016 just north of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Typhenie Johnson went downstairs to meet an ex-boyfriend who refused to accept their breakup. She was forced into the trunk of his car and taken away. He was convicted of kidnapping and sentenced to life in prison — but Typhenie has never been found.

In this unforgettable session, Chris on Crime dives deep into the chilling details, evidence, investigative twists, and the voices of families still searching for answers. She’ll discuss the painful pursuit of peace when someone vanishes — and the relentless fight for truth that continues.

It’s one of Oklahoma’s most haunting and notorious disappearance cases.

In July 2013, James Conn Nipp was driving 17-year-old Molly Miller and 22-year-old Colt Haynes through Love County when deputies attempted a stop. With outstanding warrants, Nipp fled - leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash. Nipp ran. Molly and Colt were never seen again.

His claim – Molly and Colt fled into the darkness. For years, families and investigators never believed it. Now - more than a decade later — the truth is finally beginning to surface.

Join Zone 7’s Sheryl “Mac” McCollum, who worked boots on the ground on the case, alongside documentary filmmakers Rob and Cindy Dorfman of Strong Island Films, as they reveal a major breakthrough that just occurred: the remains of Molly Miller and Colt Haynes have just been confirmed.

With confirmed remains, the case enters a whole new phase. Join Mac as she reveals the raw, exclusive details inside this ongoing investigation, including all the hard work of famed FBI agent Maureen O'Connell and other investigators. What story will the bones tell? What story does the crash scene tell? How do the 911 calls reshape the timeline? And were Molly and Colt treated as missing persons or just runaways?

This is a riveting look at a case evolving in real time - and the pursuit of answers that refused to fade.