GUEST SPEAKERS

Nazir was Chief Crown Prosecutor for NW England and formerly Director in London. Most recently, he was Chief Executive of the country’s Police & Crime Commissioners.

Jason Allen is the founding director of Mary’s Charity; a specialist beacon for vulnerable young people affected by Serious Youth Violence and at risk of exclusion across London.

After discovering his vulnerability and after getting into significant trouble, Aadil was referred to Mary’s Charity by his school.

Koulla is Commercial Director at Woodcut Media and MD of Woodcut International, the company’s global content sales business.

Jon Atack is known for his investigation of Scientology, and his writings on coercive psychology and authoritarian behaviour.

Ivan is a Detective Superintendent within the Kent & Essex Police Serious Crime Directorate. 

A noted writer and criminologist, Christopher Berry-Dee's recent books include Talking With Psychopaths and Savages.

Phil Brewer is a specialist advisor on modern slavery at the Human Trafficking Foundation.

In 2019, Martin was awarded a Chief of the General Staff citation for services to the British Army in support of Close Protection (Queens Honours list) and in October 2022 he was awarded a Colonel Commandant's citation for supporting the Close Protection operations in Ukraine. 

After joining Kent Police in March 2014, DC Abbie Brookes first got involved in this investigation in March 2021.

A former Deputy Headteacher, Sandra Brown is a campaigner on Child Protection issues and founder of the Moira Anderson Foundation. 

Martin was chief reporter at the Sunday Mirror before moving to Sky in 1989.

Duncan Campbell has been the Guardian’s crime correspondent for 35 years, during which time he has met and interviewed numerous fugitives.

Eric Carter-Landin is the host and Executive Producer of True Consequences Podcast.

Prior to working in the Met, Louella worked at HMP Swaleside where she worked within the Offender Management Unit, delivering sessions with lifers on Cognitive Self Change, looking at the values and believes of the individuals that potentially supported their life of crime.  

David Collins is one of the UK’s most respected investigative reporters

Alison Cope is the mother of Joshua Ribera who was murdered in 2013. 

David Crinnion was Detective Constable at Gerald Street police station in 1975.

Dr Sohom Das is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist who lives and works in London.

Kerry Daynes is a registered Consultant Forensic Psychologist, known and trusted by true crime fans across the globe. 

Dr Honor Doro Townshend (BA(Hons), MsC, PhD) is a presenter, researcher and lecturer in all thing’s true crime and Criminology.​ 

Trevor Drane joined Tony Carne at Revelation Films in 1996 having previously been an executive board member at major UK independent film company, First Independent Films. 

The founder & CEO of Specialist Group International (SGI), a world renowned company specialising in forensic search on land and underwater.

Formerly Head of Security and Operations at Wormwood Scrubs, Vanessa started her career at HMP Holloway as an officer in 1986 before transferring to WMP Wormwood Scrubs in 2002

Professor Jim Fraser has spent his career as a forensic scientist and ‘cold case’ reviewer.

Emma French is a cultural historian who writes about how particular people, places and stories hit the headlines and capture the public imagination.

Ray joined the Met Police Lab in 1971 and spent the first 25 years of his career providing expert evidence as a forensic toxicologist.

Jamie Gehring is a Montana native who grew up sharing a backyard with Ted Kaczynski, the man widely known as the Unabomber. She was featured in Netflix’s Unabomber: In His Own Words where she discussed her family’s role in Ted’s capture.

Erika is a Content Creator at CrimeDoor, a media company bringing crime news and the search for justice into the digital age via app, TV show, social media, and original content.

Dr. Claire Glynn is Professor of Forensic Science, in the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, at the University of New Haven, Connecticut.

Fred Harrison is the investigative journalist who extracted the confession from Ian Brady to the murders of Pauline Reade and Keith Bennett. His incredible story is the subject of ‘My Secret Murders’ premiering at this year’s Crimecon.

 A Criminology PhD Researcher with a focus on Policing, Race Relations and Critical Race Theory, with the view to centre perspectives from Black Communities.

Livvy Haydock is an investigative journalist with more than 15 years' experience, she has fronted over 17 crime documentaries for multiple channels.

Sosa draws on his own personal experience of child criminal exploitation to provide expertise and guidance to a range of organisations in their Anti-Trafficking work.

Paul Holes retired as a Cold Case Investigator after spending over 27 years working for the Sheriff and District Attorney’s Offices during his tenure in Contra Costa County located in the Bay Area, California. 

Cherry and Morgan (Crimepedia) are joined at Crimecon by Sue Homan, Stuart Lubbock's ex-wife to set records straight, dispel some of the many rumours and to keep Stuart’s case fresh In people’s minds.

Charlotte is the Helpline Manager at The Cyber Helpline and has supported thousands of victims of cybercrime and online harm, specialising in cyberstalking and technology-facilitated intimate partner violence.

Brian Hook was a detective for 30 years in the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at New Scotland Yard before embarking on my current academic adventure.

David Howard is an award-winning documentary film maker. He is the creator of the long running CBS Reality original true crime series, ‘Murder by the Sea’. 

Lisa Howells has been a journalist in consumer media for the past 20 years and has worked across a huge range of market-leading magazines.

Donal MacIntyre is a renowned documentary maker, investigative journalist and criminologist. 

Jacqui Hames is one of the UK’s best known real-life detectives.

Louise is a Sony Award winning journalist, TV & radio presenter, documentary maker and author - specialising in crime and investigations.

Jane Hunter is the Senior Research and Impact Manager for the charity Missing People. 

Robin Jarossi is a freelance journalist and the author of The Hunt for the 60s’ Ripper. 

Dave started his professional life in a very different field, attending Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design after leaving school.

Matt served for twenty-five years, first as a soldier then as an officer in the

Metropolitan Police.

Haydn Kelly is an internationally renowned pioneering expert on forensic gait analysis and expert witness on medico-legal matters.

Former detective inspector, Steven Keogh, spent 30 years with the Metropolitan Police, leaving in 2021.

Patrick Kiteley has worked almost exclusively for the BBC for around 20 years.

Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with the National theatre and RDC before becoming a television actress.

John Lucas is a journalist whose book about Patrick Mackay sparked a campaign to reinvestigate a string of unsolved murders attributed to the serial killer.

Jonathan Levi is a multi award winning executive producer with hundreds of hours of tv under his belt and is the managing director of Content Kings.

Julie Mackay spent over three decades in policing, the vast majority as a detective and with a passion for investigating homicides.

Jackie joined the police service in Leicestershire in 1970, later transferring to the Metropolitan Police.

After becoming heavily involved in drugs and violence, Caleb had various encounters with the police whilst growing up.

Jo is a Forensic Scientist and has been using science to help solve major crime for 25 years. 

Chris is the Chief of Staff at CrimeDoor. 

Emily runs Zigcam Film and Television and The Jungle Room and is currently producing the phenomenal multi-media theatre production of ‘My Secret Murders’ which premiers at Crimecon.

Award-winning producer Simon Moorhead is currently producing ‘My Secret Murders’, a theatre production told entirely through the words of journalist Fred Harrison, and notorious child killer, Ian Brady. 

Robert Murphy is an ITV News correspondent who has spent more than twenty years covering some of Britain’s biggest crime stories. 

Retired police officer John Murray worked closely with Yvonne Fletcher and held her as she lay dying.

Dominic O Norton is an experienced, impact-driven social entrepreneur and the founder of Missing Black People, a comprehensive tech-enabled platform that brings awareness to missing black people cases worldwide, which has been featured in BBC, ITV, The Independent, Vice UK, and  RT.

Chris is the author of a number of bestselling books, both factual and fiction, including co-authoring Ronnie Bigg’s acclaimed autobiographies Odd Man Out and The Great Train Robber, publishing in July 2023, in time for the 60th anniversary of the robbery.

Andrew has produced and directed documentaries for UK and US broadcasters and SVODs, including BBC, Netflix, A&E Networks, Channel 4, Discovery ID and National Geographic Channel. 

Multi-award-winning executive producer Emma Read has made and commissioned thousands of hours of television. 

The son of the late Bruce Reynolds, mastermind behind the Great Train Robbery, Nick spent his early childhood on the run with his dad in Mexico.

A Criminology lecturer at The University of Northampton. Recently completed her MA Degree in Race, Education and Decolonial Thought. Steph’s current interests are Colourism and the politics of skin colour.

Raphael Rowe is a journalist, investigative reporter and presenter who is best known for hosting the Netflix series ‘Inside The World’s Toughest Prisons’. 

Sam Rowden is the Vice President, Content and Production at AMC Networks International UK. Sam drives the strategy across the channel portfolios.

Gussy Sakula-Barry is the Series Director of Fred West: The Glasgow Girls. 

Tony Sales is one of very few people to have ever worked at the summits of both organised crime and fraud and loss prevention.

Katherine Schweit is a lawyer and former FBI Executive who spent 20 years as a Special Agent with the FBI and currently teaches law classes at DePaul and Webster universities.

Dr Scott is a Forensic and Clinical Psychologist in Los Angeles. 

Forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd trained as a doctor at St George's Hospital medical school at Hyde Park Corner, qualifying in 1977, and then completed his postgraduate training as a forensic pathologist in 1987.

Louise Shorter is the founder of Inside Justice, a registered charity which investigates miscarriages of justice.

Dr. Shiloh is a Forensic Psychologist out of Los Angeles. 

Dave Shipley worked for Kent Police for nearly 31 years.

Darren used to spend his days dealing with liars, cheats and criminals as a police officer. Since then, he has become a regular on our TV screens radio and in the press.

Colin Sutton was a Senior Investigating Officer in the Metropolitan Police from January 2003 to January 2011.

A former Detective Sergeant in the Metropolitan Police London who retired after 30 years’ service.

Brian Tobin MBE is founder and current Chief Executive of Iceni Norwich and has worked in the charity sector since 1990 in a role that has seen constant change.  

Scott Walker is one of the world's most experienced kidnap for ransom negotiators, having helped resolve more than 300 cases and other similar perils such as piracy and cyber extortion attacks.

Geoffrey Wansell is a London based author, broadcaster and freelance journalist, who now works principally for the Daily Mail where he is the Crime and Thrillers reviewer.

Jon Watt is Audio Director at Bonnier Books UK.

Criminologist and writer, Dr Jane Carter Woodrow has a PhD in Criminology from Cambridge University and is a specialist on women and crime. 

Patricia Wiltshire is an ecologist, botanist, and palynologist.

Dr Shahed Yousaf is a GP who works in prisons, substance misuse and with the homeless community.

Yusuf leads a grassroots charity in London that tackles critical social issues affecting young people including, educational underachievement, school exclusions and anti-social behaviour.   

Nancy has over 20 years’ experience in organising live events and is an expert in creating experiences and memories for targeted audiences. Nancy is a true crime enthusiast. 

Christina Michaels is an award-winning Producer for ITN, working predominantly for 5 News, but also on collaborations for Channel 5 with ITN Productions.