CrimeCon 2026

Best known for helping crack the Golden State Killer case using investigative genetic genealogy, Paul Holes has spent decades advancing how law enforcement approaches complex cases.

Joining him is Nicole Earnest-Payte, survivor, advocate, and the first known victim of the convicted NorCal Rapist. After being attacked in her home at just 21 years old, Nicole spent years fighting for her case to be taken seriously — efforts that ultimately helped reveal a disturbing pattern of similar attacks across Northern California.

Their story is the subject of Hunting the Bogeyman, the podcast from Sony Music's The Binge, which follows Nicole’s pursuit of answers and the investigation that revealed a serial predator operating for decades. Holes and Earnest-Payte explore the case, the investigation that finally identified the attacker, and one survivor’s remarkable fight to be heard.