CORI ABRAHAM

SVP Development, Unscripted

NBC Universal TV & Streaming

As Senior Vice President, Entertainment Unscripted Development, Crime and Documentary Development, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, Cori Abraham oversees all unscripted crime and documentary development across NBCU’s broadcast, cable and streaming platforms: NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, SYFY, USA and Peacock. She reports to Rachel Smith, Executive Vice President, Development, Entertainment Unscripted Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.

A highly regarded industry executive and member of The Television Academy and the Producers Guild of America, Abraham has won two Emmy® Awards and her shows have received numerous NAMIC and GLAAD awards. She is an active participant with NBCUniversal’s Executive Mentor Program, providing guidance, advice and a positive outlook on the media business. Over the course of Abraham’s involvement, her mentees have continued on in their careers becoming heads of production companies and top industry executives. Abraham has also served as an industry expert speaking on many panels including those at Realscreen Summit and has also been honored by CableFAX as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Cable.”

DONALD ALBRIGHT

President & Co-Founder

Tenderfoot TV

Donald Albright is an entrepreneur, producer and co-founder of Tenderfoot TV, an Atlanta-based content creation company that he launched with friend and music video director Payne Lindsey. Tenderfoot works with fellow creators to bring stories to life through an array of entertainment media -- including podcasts, live shows, television, film, and other digital platforms.

Since its launch, Tenderfoot has amassed over 650 million podcast downloads, releasing award winning series like Up and Vanished, Atlanta Monster, and To Live and Die in LA. Through Tenderfoot TV, Albright has garnered partnerships with media companies including iHeartRadio, NBCUniversal, Spotify, HBO, Netflix, FX, and Issa Rae’s label Raedio. He currently serves as Chairperson for The Podcast Academy and in 2020 he and Lindsey were honored with the Podcast Pioneer Award at the iHeart Podcast Awards.

JEN ANTONELLI

Co-Executive Producer, News

NBCU, Access Hollywood

Jen Antonelli is two-time Emmy Award winning producer and is currently Co-Executive Producer of News for “Access Hollywood,” heading up the series’ true crime coverage. Jen was part of the launch team at “Crime Watch Daily” producing a wide array of in-depth crime stories including: human trafficking, juveniles sentenced to life in prison, domestic violence homicides and online “sweetheart” scams.

Prior to “Crime Watch Daily,” Jen produced for “Good Morning America” and the ABC News platforms. She kicked off her career at CBS’ “Entertainment Tonight” & “The Insider,” spearheading headline generating exclusives including breaking the Janice Dickenson sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby and the Anna Nicole Smith saga.

JAMES BAYSINGER

Host and Creator

James grew up in the tight-knit community of Sunnyside, WA, a place that molded his early years and educational experiences. He began his professional journey as an insurance agent, dedicating eight remarkable years to the field. As life's chapters unfolded, he discovered a newfound passion for podcasting.

Today, as the host and creator of ""Hide and Seek,"" he delves deep into the world of unsolved mysteries, bringing obscured stories into the limelight. His groundbreaking work on the first season, featuring the case of victim Nancy Moyer, garnered significant attention, leading to its selection for CrimeCon's esteemed 1st CrowdSolve event.

Outside of his podcast, James's insights and expertise have been recognized and broadcasted on platforms such as Oxygen TV and Discovery Plus networks. While his professional achievements are noteworthy, personal moments hold a special place in his heart. Whether he's cheering for the Seahawks with the fervor of the 12's or relishing quality time with his wife and son, James cherishes every second. Now residing in Richland, WA, he continues his journey of discovery, narration, and cherished family moments.

ROSS DINERSTEIN

Founder & CEO

Campfire Studios

​​Ross Dinerstein is the founder and CEO of Campfire Studios, a premium production company known for its broad bench of content across scripted and unscripted, for both feature film and TV/streaming platforms. Over the past 20 years, Dinerstein has produced or executive produced 50+ series and feature films, premiering projects at the most prestigious festivals in the world, including Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca and Toronto. Dinerstein and Campfire's current and most recent projects include HBO Max’s The Way Down and Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults; Hulu’s WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn; FX’s Hysterical and The Most Dangerous Animal of All; Magnolia’s A Glitch in the Matrix; Discovery+’s Scream: The True Story; CNN’s The Lost Sons; Voir (executive produced by David Fincher); Neymar: The Perfect Chaos and John Grisham’s The Innocent Man, all for Netflix, as well as the streamer’s Emmy-nominated scripted series Special, among others.  Dinerstein’s first foray into the podcast space resulted in the Webby Award winning series Abuse of Power Hosted by David Rudolf and Sonya Pfeifer, currently in Season 2 on Audible.

NICKI WEISENSEE EGAN

Author, Journalist and Podcast Host

​​Nicki Weisensee Egan is an award-winning journalist, podcast host, and former People magazine senior writer turned author who was the first reporter in the world to dig deeply into the Bill Cosby drugging and sexual assault scandal in 2005 when she worked at the Philadelphia Daily News, breaking story after story while other reporters shied away. When the scandal bubbled up again in October 2014 she was able to quickly reconnect with those victims and sources and began breaking exclusive stories for People, including the news of Cosby’s arrest on Dec. 30, 2015.She continues to covers it to this day on her Substack, CHASING JUSTICE, has written opinion pieces about the case for The Daily Beast, The Cut, the Los Angeles Times,The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The London [Sunday] Times and is a frequent guest on podcasts discussing the case.

During her tenure at People Egan convinced subjects of some of the nation’s most high-profile crime and human-interest cases to tell their story to her before talking to any other media. When Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old terminally ill woman who became the face of the controversial right-to-die movement before ending her own life on Nov. 1, 2014, she talked about her decision first with Egan.After Andrew Madoff, one of Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff’s two sons, found out his cancer had returned, he opened up only to her. When Illinois cop Drew Peterson, suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife, holed up in his home to avoid the hordes of media camped outside his front door in November 2007, Egan convinced him to do an interview. He snuck out the back door of his home, jumping over his fences, to meet with her at a neighbor’s home. And in 2017 Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the Green Beret surgeon convicted of murdering his wife and two children in 1970, broke his 13-year silence to explain to her why he will never stop fighting to prove his innocence. 

Egan left People in June 2017 and published her first book, CHASING COSBY, in April 2019 then hosted and executive produced a podcast based on the book, which debuted in January 2020. Her second book, VICTIM F, which she co-authored with the subjects of the book, came out in June 2021. She ghost wrote her third book, a memoir for a client, and is currently working on several other book, podcast and television projects. She also works as an investigator for On Point Investigations.

NATE EATON

News Director

East Idaho News

​​Nate Eaton is the news director for EastIdahoNews.com and a 'Dateline NBC' contributor.  Over his 18-year journalism career, he has covered thousands of stories including the Chad and Lori Daybell murder case, the execution of the D.C. Sniper, the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shooting and more.  Nate has been honored with a national Edward R. Murrow award, a national Investigative Reporter and Editor award and awards from numerous other organizations.

ANNE GAROFALO PATERNO

Executive Producer & Showrunner

Anne Garofalo Paterno is a multi-award winning veteran true crime writer, executive producer, and showrunner who's been an integral part of the genre for almost 30 years. She got her start at KCBS-LA as a production assistant on one of the original “Trials of the Century”: The OJ Simpson criminal trial. Steeped in the details of DNA, a parade of colorful lawyers, a rapt nation, and whether or not the glove would fit, Anne was hooked. She then joined the adrenaline-pumping FOX series, America’s Most Wanted, as a story producer, crisscrossing the nation following fugitive cases such as the Railroad Killer. A member of the Producers Guild of America, she’s risen in the ranks while covering some of the country’s most outlandish, shocking, and headline-grabbing cases for clients such as A&E, FOX, Investigation Discovery, Oxygen, and the Smithsonian Channel.

JULIE GRANT

Journalist & Host

Court TV Live

Julie Grant brings a powerful blend of journalism experience and legal expertise to Court TV network! The iconic brand relaunched in May of 2019, and Julie was chosen to be one of the faces of the network. The licensed attorney, former prosecutor and trial expert earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Akron. She further developed her trial expertise by earning her Master of Laws (LL.M.) with Honors in Trial Advocacy from Temple University’s School of Law. While serving as an Assistant District Attorney in Allegheny County, PA (Pittsburgh), Julie tried numerous felony and misdemeanor cases before both judges and juries. Presently, she enjoys teaching trial advocacy. She has taught in Temple’s highly regarded LL.M. program and served as a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.

Julie is also an award-winning journalist. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Mass Media from Mount Union College, and has worked as an anchor and reporter at three television stations: WTOV in Steubenville, OH, WGHP in Greensboro, NC, and KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA, where she was also the station’s legal editor. Her notable interviews include civil rights leader and literary icon Dr. Maya Angelou, famed criminal defense attorney F. Lee Bailey, world-renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht and Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle.

KARYN GREER

News Anchor

WSB-TV

Karyn Greer has been part of the WSB-TV Family since September 2022 and anchors Channel 2 Action News at 5 p.m. Greer has served as an anchor and investigative reporter in the Atlanta market for more than 30 years. She has a history of hands-on community involvement and can be seen hosting breast cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other fundraising events all over Georgia.   

Greer is the past president of the Atlanta Press Club and currently serves on the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences. She is the recipient of 10 Southeast Emmy awards, two awards from the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and a Salute to Excellence award from the National Association of Black Journalists. Greer is a member of the Magnolia chapter of The Links Inc, a

charter member of the Greater North Atlanta Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc., on the board of Pebble Tossers Inc., and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. to name just a few.

Throughout her career Greer has been the recipient of numerous awards honoring both her professional work and community contributions. She has consistently been named one of Atlanta's 100 Women of Influence by the Atlanta Business League and featured as a powerhouse in Who’s Who in Black Atlanta."

JESSICA GRIMSHAW

Senior Vice President

Anonymous Content

Jessica Grimshaw is Senior Vice President of Unscripted Programming for Anonymous Content. In this role she oversees unscripted, documentary programming and podcasts for the award-winning studio. Grimshaw has developed and produced series for Netflix, HBO, FX, Peacock, Disney Jr.,  E!, Oxygen, G4, Food Network, TLC, BBC America, and more. She has worked with an eclectic mix of creators and filmmakers including Charlize Theron, Questlove, Seth MacFarlane, Kate Bosworth, Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Joe Berlinger, Clay Tweel, Blumhouse, Buzzfeed, Hersheys, NPR, and the Jim Henson Company. Some of her credits include A Wilderness of Error, The Business of Drugs, DNA of Murder, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, The Soup, and Fashion Police.

ANGELINE HARTMANN

Journalist & Host

Inside Crime

Veteran journalist Angeline Hartmann has been telling unique stories of crime victims and their families for more than two decades. In 2018, she launched her podcast, “Inside Crime with Angeline Hartmann” to deliver fresh perspectives from the real people impacted behind the headlines.

In addition to her podcast, Angeline is the Director of Communications at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, where she uses her media expertise to help families find their missing loved ones and serves as a spokesperson for the organization. Before Angeline joined the National Center, she was a Correspondent and Producer for the legendary television show, “America’s Most Wanted,” with John Walsh, where she worked closely with law enforcement agencies across the country, profiling their most dangerous fugitives and unsolved cases.

These days, when she’s not busy with her podcast or working at NCMEC, Angeline is a contributing crime analyst on several national television shows. She also helped create the hit crime series, "ATL Homicide," on TV One. Angeline is closely tied to Atlanta because she worked at WAGA-TV for a decade, where she launched her own show, “Georgia’s Most Wanted.” She has been honored with multiple Emmy Awards for her storytelling and recognized by many law enforcement agencies for her crime reporting and dedicated work in their investigations.

DEAN JOBB

Author

Dean Jobb won the inaugural CrimeCon CLUE Award for true crime book of the year in 2022 for The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream (Algonquin Books), the story of a Victorian era poisoner who killed at least ten people in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. His previous book on a 1920s Chicago con man, Empire of Deception (Algonquin), won the Chicago Writers Association and Crime Writers of Canada nonfiction prizes. Dean’s monthly true crime column, “Stranger Than Fiction,” appears in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and he also writes for CrimeReads, The Irish Times, and the Washington Independent Review of Books. 

DAVID KARABINAS

CEO & Executive Producer

Texas Crew Productions

An Emmy and NAACP Image Award winning producer, David is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Crew Productions. Under his stewardship, TCP has grown into an Emmy award-winning production company, bringing ideas from concept to network premiere for everything from award winning documentaries and specials, to streaming content and episodic unscripted television series. TCP’s current and former clients include Facebook, YouTube, ESPN, HISTORY, Travel, Oxygen, Discovery, Magnolia Network, A+E, FYI, ID, AXS, and Fox. Notable projects include History’s NAACP award-winning documentary The 44th President: In His Own Words, Esquire’s Emmy-nominated series Friday Night Tykes: Steel Country, NBC Sports Emmy-award winning Ironman World Championship, ESPN’s Emmy-award winning 30 for 30 Brian and the Boz and more than 50 hours of true-crime programming across multiple networks. Notable true-crime projects include Oxygen’s The Disappearance of Maura Murray, The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell, The Lover’s Lane Murders, and Killer Relationship with Faith Jenkins; Investigation Discovery’s Who Killed My Son and Fox Nation’s In The Valley of Sin. Based in Austin, TX, when David is not knee-deep in television production he can often be seen riding around town on his electric bike with his dog Cowboy.

HARRISON LAND

President & Executive Producer

OverUnder Content

Harrison Land is the Founder and Executive Producer of OverUnder Content, a full-service production company based in New York City. Throughout his career, Land has successfully developed, sold, and produced over 25 series and specials across a variety of genres to multiple networks, including In Pursuit with John Walsh (ID), Heval & The CEO of Sinaloa (Curiosity Stream), Broken Harts (Discovery+), Who Killed Jeffery Epstein (ID), Game Changers with Robin Roberts (ABC), and the record-shattering ID Murder Mystery limited series banner (ID) as well as the powerhouse Fatal Attraction (TVOne), which has aired over 200 episodes. Prior to launching OverUnder Content, Land was an SVP at Jupiter Entertainment where he tripled the number of series in production, opened and expanded the New York office, and drove the company’s sale to European powerhouse Sky Studios. Land was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee.

JOHN LORDAN

Host

Crime After Crime

Since 2015 John Lordan has been looking into unsolved mysteries, and bringing a voice of hope and reason to some very hard to believe circumstances.  His YouTube channel LordanArts has over 160,000 subscribers with his videos bringing in more than 27 million views.  He's also a podcast host on Seriously Mysterious and co-host on Crime After Crime, and was prominently featured in the #1 Netflix docuseries Crime Scene - The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.

NANCY MOSCATIELLO

Television Producer

Nancy Moscatiello is an Emmy Award Winning producer with three decades of experience specializing in true crime. Her most recent investigation is now the subject of a number one rated podcast Scamanda. Prior to Scamanda, Nancy was a Supervising Producer for “Crime Watch Daily” managing the newsroom and production of hundreds of crime stories for the series. Nancy began her career at the nationally syndicated television show “Hard Copy”, where she covered breaking stories including OJ Simpson, Michael Jackson, and the Menedez Brothers.

CARRIE NAPOLITANO

Associate Editor

Hachette Books

Carrie Napolitano is dedicated to publishing books that challenge, entertain, enlighten, and inspire. She acquires bold narrative nonfiction, specializing in true crime, history, investigative journalism, memoir, music history/biography, and humor, with extra points to anything progressive, cheeky, macabre, or straight-up weird. Her current and forthcoming titles include criminal profiling pioneer and forensic nurse Dr. Ann Burgess’ A KILLER BY DESIGN; true crime podcaster Laurah Norton’s LAY THEM TO REST; popular historian April White’s THE DIVORCE COLONY; journalist Jennifer Wright’s MADAME RESTELL; Tudor historian Estelle Paranque’s BLOOD, FIRE & GOLD; and hip-hop icon Lil’ Kim’s debut memoir, THE QUEEN BEE; among others. Prior to joining Hachette Books, Carrie worked at Basic Books and Oxford University Press. She graduated with honors from Brown University with a double concentration in Comparative Literature and Italian Studies.

ERIN O'FLAHERTY

Senior Producer

Wondery/Amazon Music

Erin O’Flaherty is the Senior Producer of Commissioned Originals at Wondery/Amazon Music.  In this role, she oversees the development, production process, and distribution strategy for a slate of podcast series and miniseries in the scripted, unscripted, and kids space. Prior to joining Wondery, O’Flaherty spent several years at PBS as the Director of Programming & Development on the General Audience Programming team. As a member of the senior editorial team at PBS, she oversaw the production of original broadcast and digital content and acquisitions for the PBS primetime schedule across all genres.  

LEAH ROTHMAN

Creator, Writer and Host

The Real Killer Podcast

Leah Rothman is the creator, writer, and host of THE REAL KILLER, in-depth, documentary- style podcast, which launched in 2021. The first season focuses on the horrific murder of JoAnn Tate, the vicious attack on her two young daughters, and the wrongful conviction of Rodney Lincoln. Proudly, Leah was invited to lead a panel discussion at CrimeCon 2022 with those at the very center of this first season's story. The second season of THE REAL KILLER focuses on Keith LaMar, a man sitting on Ohio’s Death Row, who says he’s innocent of killing five men during one of the longest prison riots in U.S. History.

Prior to THE REAL KILLER, Leah worked at CRIME WATCH DAILY, writing and producing numerous true crime stories during their entire three-year run. Two of her three Daytime Emmy nominations came from the work she did on this show. In addition, Leah has produced for: A&E, Bravo, CBS, FOX, History Channel, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MSNBC, OWN, Oxygen, Paramount Pictures, TLC, Telepictures, Travel Channel, Tyler Perry Studios, and Universal Pictures. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Jim, and rescue dog, Dexter.

CATHY RUSSON

Executive Producer

Law&Crime Network

Cathy Russon is the executive trial producer at the Law&Crime Network. Prior to joining the network, Russon founded CourtChatter.com in 2013, a website that showed trials and gathered a community of trial watchers. Her passion for trials and how the legal system works got the notice of Dan Abrams, who acquired CourtChatter.com in April 2017. Cathy has covered hundreds of trials in her career. She oversees a team of producers and makes critical decisions on content for the Law&Crime Network.

NATASHA SIMONS

Executive Editor

Simon & Schuster

Natasha Simons is an Executive Editor at Gallery Books and Threshold Editions. She joined the company in 2011 after previous employment with National Review, Regnery, and the White House. She has acquired and edited across many genres from true crime to politics to celebrity memoir. Some of her previous titles include Captive, the NXIVM expose by Catherine Oxenberg, as well as New York Times bestsellers American Marxism and Unfreedom of the Press by Mark R. Levin, Melania and Me by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Live Free or Die by Sean Hannity, Unhinged by Omarosa Manigault Newman, Blackout by Candace Owens, The Plus by Greg Gutfeld, Next Level Basic by Stassi Schroeder, The First Time by Colton Underwood, The Maddie Diaries by Maddie Ziegler, and The Last Punisher by Kevin Lacz. She was proud to have worked with Ann Rule and Mary Higgins Clark on their crime nonfiction and fiction before their passings.

EMILY SNYDER

Executive Producer & Showrunner

People Magazine Investigates

Emily Snyder is an executive producer and showrunner for the true crime series “People Magazine Investigates.” Emily has been spearheading the series since 2016 and is finishing production for the sixth season, which is scheduled to air this summer on Investigation Discovery and D+. Ms. Snyder got her start in a life of crime as the series associate producer and later as a producer for the long running juggernaut, “The First 48,” and its companion series, “After the First 48.” From there she’s gone on to produce for “20/20” among a host of other series. What keeps her inspired and passionate about the genre is the victims and their families. Each of them has a story to share who touched the lives of many and it’s important they are remembered. Emily lives in southern California with her husband, their two children and their small dog. She grew up in Vermont and is a graduate school dropout from UC Berkeley’s Journalism School.

GLENN STOUT

Author & Editor

Glenn Stout is the author or editor of more than 100 books covering a wide variety of subjects, including the critically acclaimed “Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid: America’s Original Gangster Couple.” His biography of Trudy Ederle, “Young Woman and the Sea” is currently in production as a film for Disney+, starring Daisy Ridley. A dial citizen of the U.S. and Canada, he lives in Vermont.

BILL THOMAS

Producer & Co-Host

Mind Over Murder

William "Bill" Thomas is a podcaster, consulting producer, writer, and executive in entertainment, communications, and victim advocacy. Based in Norfolk, CT, Bill has been an artist representative for 30 years, is past chair of film and television organization FilmLA, Director of Public Affairs & Chief of Staff for music licensing organization ASCAP in New York, and has held senior executive roles for artist unions SAG-AFTRA, the American Federation of Musicians and Art Directors Guild in Los Angeles. 

Bill is a nationally recognized advocate for victims of violent crime and leads a group seeking answers in the unsolved “Colonial Parkway Murders” in Virginia. With his podcasting partner Kristin Dilley, he is cohost and producer of the popular “Mind Over Murder” true crime podcast.  He was also a consulting producer on the “Lover’s Lane Murders’ true crime series for the Oxygen Network in 2021.  On the entertainment beat, Bill is one the executives credited with adding 20 years to the U.S. copyright term, adding billions in income for songwriters, composers and music publishers, and spearheading merger of Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Radio and Television Artists to form union SAG-AFTRA.

RENEE WILLIAMS

Executive Director

National Center for Victims of Crime

Renée Williams is the Executive Director of the National Center for Victims of Crime. She also serves as the Director of the National Crime Victim Bar Association, an affiliate program of the National Center. Prior to taking the helm of the NCVBA, Renée was the executive director of a legal services organization in Pittsburgh, which focused on the legal rights of victims of domestic violence and other indigent clients. Renée is seasoned in nonprofit leadership, also serving as a board member for Athena International and Voices in Action. Renée is passionate and stays connected to the community as well. She mentors through Big Brothers Big Sisters, volunteers at Children’s National Hospital, and advocates for children as a court-appointed special advocate. For these efforts, she has been recognized as an Athena Young Professional Finalist, named one of Pittsburgh’s 40 under 40, and received a Jefferson Award. Renée completed her undergraduate studies in theatre arts at Point Park University and subsequently received her Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law.