CrimeCon 2026

CrimeCon 2026

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12:00pm PDT

Welcome to CrimeCon 2026 Las Vegas! Breakout 2 Welcome to CrimeCon 2026 Las Vegas! Ballroom Welcome to CrimeCon 2026 Las Vegas! Breakout 1 Visit the Expo Hall & Creator Row The Expo Hall & Creator RowTenderfoot

12:05pm PDT

Silent Witness: How DNA Cracks Cold Cases & Restores Justice Breakout 2Spencer Coursen • Ashley Spence • Ronin

1:20pm PDT

Profiling the Profiler: A Conversation with John Douglas BallroomJesse Weber • John Douglas

3:00pm PDT

Rebooting Criminal Investigations with DNA and AI: How Othram is Shaping the Future Breakout 2David Mittelman • Othram Reclaiming the Narrative: Crime, Pain, and Resilience — Survivor Stories of Strength, Healing, and Truth BallroomEva Pilgrim • Athena Klingerman • Eva LaRue • Amber Rasmussen • Susan Zirinsky

4:15pm PDT

No Body, No Crime? How Prosecutors Prove Murder Without a Body Breakout 2Tad DiBiase

5:30pm PDT

10 Years of Up and Vanished: A Look Back with Payne Lindsey Breakout 2Payne Lindsey Have a Seat with Chris Hansen: An Investigation into Roblox BallroomChris Hansen • Schlep • Martin Gould • Liz Murrill

9:00am PDT

The Forces Defining True Crime: Featuring the Women Shaping Investigation Discovery’s Most Impactful Storytelling Breakout 1Paula Zahn • Holly Madison • Elizabeth Chambers • Beth Karas • Simone Boyce • Investigation Discovery Visit the Expo Hall & Creator Row The Expo Hall & Creator RowTenderfoot

10:20am PDT

The Investigation Playbook: The Life & Work of Joe Kenda BallroomSheryl McCollum • Joe Kenda Three Levels of the Dead: An Exclusive Look at Solving the Unidentifiable Breakout 1Joseph Scott Morgan • David Mittelman

11:40am PDT

America’s Greatest Detective: Women in Law Enforcement Creator StudioTom Rizzo • Alyson Dupouy • Tara Augustin • Jenn Benjamins • Vicki Rains Pearson

1:40pm PDT

Cracking the Case of a TV Format with Anthony E. Zuiker Creator StudioAnthony Zuiker Deepfake Danger: Confronting the Rise of Nudify Apps Breakout 1Michelle DeLaune • Francesca Mani • Dorota Mani • Anne Kempf What Makes Them Tick? Inside the Mind of a Psychopath Breakout 2Kent Kiehl

3:00pm PDT

Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz Sits Down with Allegedly Host Ellison Barber Breakout 1Josh Mankiewicz • Ellison Barber The “48 Hours” Correspondents: Inside the Cases That Changed Us BallroomPeter Van Sant • Erin Moriarty • Natalie Morales • Anne-Marie Green

4:15pm PDT

Getting to the Truth: FBI Interview Tactics Revealed Breakout 2Scott Duffey Oxygen True Crime Presents: Kelly Siegler ("Cold Justice, Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler") and Barbara Butcher ("The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher") BallroomDaryn Carp • Kelly Siegler • Barbara Butcher

5:30pm PDT

200 Days on the Road with Brian Entin Breakout 1Brian Entin When Silence Breaks: The Power of Victim Impact Statements Creator StudioRenee Williams • Jamie Dantzscher • Bill Thomas • Courtney Wild • Haley Robson • Jena-lisa Jones

9:00am PDT

Killing Us Softly and Quietly: Female Serial Killers in the 21st Century Breakout 2Casey Jordan Trust the Dog: When K9s Crack the Case Breakout 1Kristi Hoss Schiller • Chris Moore • Jaime Garcia • JP Davis Visit the Expo Hall & Creator Row The Expo Hall & Creator RowTenderfoot

11:45am PDT

Behind the Verdict: Serving on a High-Profile Jury BallroomNate Eaton • Christie • Laura BIA Missing & Murdered Unit: Turning Mission into Measurable Impact Breakout 2Micah Ware The Behavior Panel: Interviews with a Killer ft. David Scott Breakout 1Mark Bowden • Scott Rouse • Greg Hartley • Chase Hughes • David Scott

1:00pm PDT

Analyzing Coercive Control: The Root of All Evil Breakout 1Mike King True Crime, Real Victims: Ethics, Advocacy & Accountability BallroomRenee Williams • Kristi and Steve Goncalves • Andy Kahan