CrimeCon 2026

⏵ This is a separately ticketed event. Please see here for tickets and more information: CrimeCon.com/Kickoff26

Grab your fanny pack, dust off that windbreaker, and let's kick off CrimeCon 2026 by taking a trip back to the 90s—a totally fly throwback dance party packed with live music, a surprise performer (as if we'd spoil it), retro games, accessory stations, and all the nostalgic vibes you didn’t know you needed.  It's the perfect way to meet other attendees, connect with the CrimeCon community and start our CrimeCon 2026 Las Vegas weekend.
Get ready to party like it's 1999. 📼💿

Please Note: Early Entry for Premium Ticket Holders starts at 7:00pm

PLEASE NOTE: This session contains graphic material, images, and sensitive information. Attendee discretion is advised. Due to the nature of this content, photography and filming of any kind are strictly prohibited. Anyone found recording will be removed immediately and will not be eligible for a refund.

Join legendary profiler John Douglas as he guides attendees along the path to solve one of the greatest puzzles in criminal investigations: WHY + HOW = WHO

Step into the world of criminal investigative analysis and see how real-life behavioral profiling informs and assists investigations. Just like in the Netflix series Mindhunter, former FBI Unit Chief John Douglas will explore the fascinating process of understanding offenders through their crimes and from clues left by them during the interaction with the victim.

Using cases by Douglas featured both in Mindhunter, as well cases that have been presented in numerous crime documentaries, attendees will learn how Criminal Investigative Analysts and Criminal Profilers classify crimes, identify behavioral patterns, and create offender profiles to help law enforcement catch some of society’s most dangerous criminals.

Attendees learn from the man that created the blue print of the search into the minds of criminals, so join your fellow budding profilers and John Douglas for this exclusive event!

⏵ Tickets and more Information: crimecon.com/johndouglas

What pushes someone past the point of no return to commit the most heinous crime? What makes someone think there is no other option than murder? Using his real homicide cases as reference points, Joe Kenda will break down the warning signs, patterns, and triggers that repeatedly surfaced throughout his career to identify possible connections to what makes the criminal mind do what they do.
Exclusively for CrimeCon Vegas attendees, Kenda will examine the moments, pressures, and decisions that transformed conflict into murder, as together you’ll seek to uncover and analyze the various motives and breaking points behind a person’s decision to commit the ultimate crime and hopefully learn from those findings how to prevent future acts of violence.