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2019 CrimeCon: panels and speakers announced

April 26, 2019

by Carla Hay

The third annual CrimeCon for fans of true-crime stories is set to take place at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans from June 6 to June 9, 2019.

The guest speakers include:

  • Nancy Grace: Oxygen host; founder of Crime Online; former prosecutor; author; former HLN and Court TV host
  • Maureen Maher: correspondent for “48 Hours”
  • Josh Mankiewicz: correspondent for “Dateline NBC”
  • Keith Morrison: correspondent for “Dateline NBC”
  • Andrea Canning: correspondent for “Dateline NBC”
  • Dennis Murphy: correspondent for “Dateline NBC”
  • Kelly Siegler: former prosecutor; star of “Cold Justice”
  • Tonya Rider:  detective at Toledo Police Department; co-star of “Cold Justice”
  • Steve Spingola: former detective; co-star of “Cold Justice”
  • Paul Holes: former forensics investigator; star of “The DNA of Murder With Paul Holes”
  • Matt Gutman: chief national correspondent for ABC News
  • Dr. Henry Lee: forensic scientist
  • Christopher Darden: defense attorney; former OJ. Simpson prosecutor
  • Tom Lange: former LAPD detective in O.J. Simpson criminal case
  • Debra Newell and daughter Terra Newell:  survivors of violent con artist John Meehan, also known as “Dirty John”
  • Matt Murphy: Orange County (California) senior deputy district attorney
  • Rodie Sanchez: former homicide detective; former star of “Killing Fields”
  • Jan Broberg: kidnapping/abuse survivor; star of the documentary film “Abducted in Plain Sight”
  • Skye Borgman: director of the documentary film “Abducted in Plain Sight”
  • Leslie Rule: daughter of the late author Ann Rule

Several of the guest speakers will be doing meet-and-greet sessions with CrimeCon attendees.

True-crime network Oxygen (which is owned by NBCUniversal) has signed as the event’s presenting sponsor, which explains the prominent presence of Oxygen stars Grace, Siegler, Rider, Spingola and Holes, as well as several correspondents from NBCUniversal’s “Dateline NBC.”

In addition to panels about famous crime cases (such as O.J. Simpson, John Meehan aka “Dirty John,” NXIVM, Richard “The Iceman” Kuklinski, New York City’s “Cannibal Cop,” Adnan Syed, Daryl Pinkins and Roosevelt Glenn), CrimeCon will be a highly interactive event, with a courtroom experience with attendee participation, a K-9 search demonstration and a forensics demonstration.

Click here for a complete schedule of events.

CrimeCon, produced by Red Seat Ventures, is a rival to IDCon, an annual one-day convention in New York City for fans of Investigation Discovery (ID), the true-crime network that debuted in 2008 from Discovery Networks.

Here are the main difference between the two events:

  • CrimeCon takes place over three days and has programming from various media outlets, whereas IDCon is one day only and focuses only on programming from one network: Investigation Discovery.
  • CrimeCon takes place in a different city every year, while IDCon is in New York City.
  • The cost of CrimeCon is much higher per day and is a much larger event. CrimeCon’s 2018 admission prices range from $229-$1,199, not including the cost of on-site meals. IDCon has one admission price, which includes on-site lunch. IDCon’s admission price for 2019 was $75. IDCon moved to a larger venue in 2019 and is expected to have about 600 attendees. CrimeCon has not yet released its attendance figures.

2018 CrimeCon: panels and speakers announced

April 30, 2018

by Carla Hay

The second annual CrimeCon for fans of true-crime stories is set to take place at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville from May 4 to May 6, 2018.

The guest speakers include:

  • Nancy Grace: Oxygen host; founder of Crime Online; former prosecutor; author; former HLN and Court TV host
  • Erin Moriarty: correspondent for “48 Hours”
  • Kelly Siegler: former prosecutor; host of “Cold Justice”
  • Josh Mankiewicz: correspondent for “Dateline NBC”
  • Keith Morrison: correspondent for “Dateline NBC”
  • Andrea Canning: correspondent for “Dateline NBC”
  • Dennis Murphy: correspondent for “Dateline NBC”
  • Beth Karas: attorney; former Court TV correspondent
  • Jim Clemente: former prosecutor; former FBI profiler; podcaster; TV host; “Criminal Minds” writer/producer
  • Dr. Laura Pettler: forensic criminologist
  • Darren Kavinoky: defense attorney; former Investigation Discovery host
  • Ryan Ferguson: author; former prison inmate who was wrongfully convicted of murder
  • Juan Martinez: prosecutor; author
  • Dianne Lake: author; former member of the Manson Family
  • Callahan Walsh: child advocate at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; former supervising producer at “America’s Most Wanted”

Several of the guest speakers will be doing meet-and-greet sessions with CrimeCon attendees.

True-crime network Oxygen (which is owned by NBCUniversal) has signed as the event’s presenting sponsor, which explains the prominent presence of Oxygen stars Grace and Siegler, as well as several correspondents from NBCUniversal’s “Dateline NBC.” There will also be a screening of the Oxygen special “Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers.”

In addition to panels about famous crime cases (such as the Golden State Killer, Jodi Arias, the West Memphis Three, Israel Keyes, Sister Cathy Cesnick, Maura Murray), CrimeCon will be a highly interactive event, with a private-investigator experience with attendee participation, a screening of an episode from WGN America’s drama series “Pure,” about a Mennonite pastor who goes undercover in the drug trade; and Oxygen’s augmented-reality experience “Forensic Detective: Inside the Crime Scene.”

Click here for a complete schedule of events.

CrimeCon, produced by Red Seat Ventures, is a rival to IDCon, an annual one-day convention in New York City for fans of Investigation Discovery (ID), the true-crime network that debuted in 2008 from Discovery Networks.

Here are the main difference between the two events:

  • CrimeCon takes place over three days and has programming from various media outlets, whereas IDCon is one day only and focuses only on programming from one network: Investigation Discovery.
  • CrimeCon takes place in a different city every year, while IDCon is in New York City.
  • The cost of CrimeCon is much higher per day and is a much larger event. CrimeCon’s 2018 admission prices range from $229-$1,199, not including the cost of on-site meals. IDCon has one admission price, which includes on-site lunch. IDCon’s admission price for 2018 was $50. IDCon has about 300 attendees. CrimeCon has not yet released its attendance figures.

2017 CrimeCon: Inaugural event includes appearances from Nancy Grace, Erin Moriarty, Josh Mankiewicz and more

June 1, 2017

by Carla Hay

Fans of true-crime stories now have a new convention to gather and meet other fans and famous names in the business. The inaugural CrimeCon is set to take place at the JW Marriott Indianapolis  in Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 9 to June 11, 2017.

The guest speakers include:

  • Nancy Grace: former prosecutor; author; former HLN and Court TV host; Oxygen host; founder of Crime Online
  • Erin Moriarty: correspondent for “48 Hours”
  • Josh Mankiewicz: correspondent for “Dateline NBC”
  • Kelly Siegler: former prosecutor; host of “Cold Justice”
  • Beth Karas: attorney; former Court TV correspondent
  • Aphrodite Jones:  author; former Investigation Discovery host
  • Jim Clemente: former prosecutor; former FBI profiler; podcaster; TV host; “Criminal Minds” writer/producer
  • Dr. Laura Pettler: forensic criminologist
  • Cathy Scott: author

Several of the guest speakers will be doing meet-and-greet sessions with CrimeCon attendees.

NBCUniversal, one of the event’s main sponsors, will be showcasing some of the new programs on the company’s Oxygen network, which is revamping as a 24-hour true-crime network in 2017. “Cold Justice,” which originally began on TNT, is one of the shows on Oxygen’s new true-crime lineup. Grace (who used to host true-crime shows on HLN and Court TV) is developing show called “Retried” that she will star in at Oxygen. NBCUniversal’s “Dateline NBC” (which launched in 1992)  is the longest-running true-crime TV series in the United States, and is sending longtime correspondent Mankiewicz to represent the show’s on-air talent. There will also be a screening of the Oxygen special “Snapped Notorious: Drew Peterson.”

In addition to panels about famous crime cases (such as Scott Peterson, Steven Avery, the Golden State Killer and the Long Island Serial Killer), CrimeCon will be a highly interactive event, with escape-room experiences, murder-mystery dinners and a session called “CSI: Indianapolis” in which participants will play investigators at a mock crime scene.

Click here for a complete schedule of events.

CrimeCon, which is produced by Red Seat Ventures, comes one year after the debut of IDCon, an annual one-day convention in New York City for fans of Investigation Discovery (ID), the true-crime network that debuted in 2008 from Discovery Networks. Unlike CrimeCon, which takes place over multiple days and has programming from various media outlets, IDCon focuses only on programming from one network: Investigation Discovery.

Now that Oxygen is poised to become ID’s biggest TV competitor, it’s likely that NBCUniversal will continue to align itself with CrimeCon, which is IDCon’s biggest rival. CrimeCon will take place in a different city every year, while IDCon is expected to remain in New York City.

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