CRIMECON

CrimeCon, the world’s leading true crime event, will be hosted in London 11-12th June. It brings together leading figures from the True Crime world, for over 50 hours of talks, live recordings and immersive experiences, making it the ultimate true crime event, offering attendees the chance to interact with one of the world’s fastest growing genre through education, advocacy, and discovery. 

2022 marks the start of a three-year partnership deal with CBS Reality, the #1 factual entertainment channel in the UK amongst women 16+[1], available on channel numbers 67 Freeview, 135 Freesat, 146 Sky and 148 Virgin Media.

CrimeCon UK and CBS Reality will bring together leading law enforcement representatives from across the globe, top level documentary makers, investigative journalists, prime podcasters, renowned criminologists, expert pathologists and true crime authors, to create over 50 wide-ranging hours of compelling and informative content through live shows, panels, immersive experiences, and live podcast recordings.

The weekend itself is as interactive as possible while remaining Covid-19 safe - CrimeCon UK ticket holders will be invited to join criminologists to get inside the minds of serial-killers and shine a light on their victims, work alongside forensic experts to examine evidence and discover what it’s like to be a real-life CSI. They’ll learn interrogation techniques, test their detective skills, meet police K9 counterparts (we have sniffer dogs), deep-dive into unsolved historic cases and, most importantly, meet survivors and victim’s families - ensuring that those whose lives have been impacted by crime are never forgotten.

This year’s lead speaker will be the globally recognised, retired US Detective Paul Holes, who worked on what’s now known as “The Golden State Killer” case. His tireless work ultimately led to the cold case of at least 13 murders, 50 rapes, and 120 burglaries across California between 1974 and 1986 being resolved with Joseph De Angelo (an ex-policeman himself) being charged with the crimes. 

Nancy Baughen CrimeCon’s UK Event Director says, “There is no other event in the UK that brings fans and followers of this genre closer to leading crime experts”.

The last decade has seen an inexorable global rise in true crime fascination, driven by armchair sleuths. Propelled by the popularity of factual entertainment channels such as CBS Reality, true crime programmes have become one of the fastest growing genres in the world of media, recently challenging comedy and sport as the number one podcast subject. 

The unprecedented interest in the genre seen throughout Instagram, Facebook and YouTube is immense, and the momentum continues to build with TikTok where viewing figures of true crime influencers hit the hundreds of thousands. A sharp uptake from traditional media including national papers and dedicated publications such as Crime Monthly, as well as shows premiering on CBS Reality, Oxygen, Netflix, BBC, ITV, C4, C5 to Sky Crime has fulfilled the need to better educate and inform the ever-increasing true crime communities. 

Confirmed Speakers

Alongside criminal historian, writer and host of CBS Reality original series “Murder by the Sea”, Dr Nell Darby, our confirmed speakers are Paul Holes, Emma Kenny, Colin Sutton, Nazir Afzal, Kerry Daynes, Honor Doro Towsend, Christopher Berry-Dee, Dr Sohom Das, John Sweeney, Mark Williams-Thomas – full listing here:  www.crimeon.co.uk/seminars

Confirmed Podcasters 

‘They Walk Among Us’, ‘Mens Rea’, ‘UK True Crime’, ‘Handcuffed’, ‘Crimepedia’, ‘Generation Why’, ‘Once Upon A Crime’ - full listing here: Podcast Row | Crime Podcasters | CrimeCon UK

Confirmed Interactive sessions

Police dog demonstrations, CSI experience, Analyse a crime scene, live podcast studio, interview techniques, identity recall workshop 

Ticket information – ticketing partner – Book Now | London True Crime Event | CrimeCon UK

Whole weekend tickets only

For further press information, pre-event interview exclusives, images or access to event for media interviews/review please contact:

Lucy McKillop. E: lucy@crimecon.co.uk

CrimeCon UK

Date: 11th & 12th June 2022 

Location: Leonardo Royal Hotel and Spa, St Pauls London.

Tickets:

Tickets are available at https://www.crimecon.co.uk/pricing

COVID Proof Purchase – Tickets are completely protected. Should the event in June 2022 be altered in any way due to COVID-19 the event will be moved to a later date, tickets will be transferred automatically to the new dates or refunded in full immediately.

Editor’s Notes:

About CrimeCon:

CrimeCon UK is owned and run by Exhibit A Events Ltd, a newly formed joint entity established by Kevin Balfe of Red Seat Ventures and Michael Dynan of The Assembly.

Red Seat Ventures are a US company, founders of CrimeCon and leaders in building and operating direct-to-fan live and digital businesses.

The Assembly are a UK based specialist in events, both physical and virtual and are formed to help partners from the UK and abroad in bringing overseas events or creating their I.P. into successful event formats.

Exhibit A will explore more opportunities within the true crime genre and also within the wider events sector.

CrimeCon has always helped support the families, victims, survivors, and associated charities of crime. No-one is ever featured, no case talked about without the families of any survivors or victims being consulted and approving. It is often a place where families can keep their story in the public eye and can keep media attention drawn to their plight. 

About CBS Reality:

Home to authentic criminal cases that intrigue, engage and entertain, CBS Reality’s factual programming expertly dissects genuine investigations. Always factual, always true.

Available in over 25 million UK households, CBS Reality is the #1 factual entertainment channel in the UK amongst adult women, and a Top 10 most watched non-PSB channel amongst all adults.

The channel has invested significantly in original true crime programming, including popular CBS Reality original series including “Donal MacIntyre: Released to Kill”, “Murder: First on Scene”, “Murder by the Sea”, “Evidence of Evil”, “New Scotland Yard Files”, “Donal MacIntyre’s Murder Files”, “Voice of a Killer”, “The Real Prime Suspect” and many more.