CrimeCon 2025: True Crime Enthusiasts Gather in Denver

CrimeCon Convention Overview

• 🌍 CrimeCon, the world's largest true crime convention, returned this year in Denver, attracting thousands of attendees from across the globe.
• 💡 The convention focuses on major cases like the Gilgo Beach murders, the Menendez brothers, and the University of Idaho slayings, but also highlights lesser-known cases.

The Missing Wall and Unsolved Cases

• 📌 A significant feature is the "Missing Wall", where families post flyers of their missing loved ones, bringing attention to cases that receive less media coverage.
• 🗣️ This wall serves as a crucial platform for families seeking media attention and urging police to take their cases more seriously.

Attendee Experiences and Motivations

• 🚗 Attendees travel from various locations, with some driving for as long as 27 hours to participate.
• 👕 Many attendees express their passion for true crime through custom merchandise, like shirts with phrases such as "Hair Scene Investigation."
• 🩺 Professionals with medical backgrounds are drawn to the convention due to an interest in the darker aspects of crime.
• 🧬 Others are particularly interested in advancements in DNA technology and its application in solving cold cases.

Community and Purpose of CrimeCon

• 🤝 Attendees describe CrimeCon as a community where people can understand shared experiences and the importance of solving crimes.
• ⚖️ The convention brings together victims, family members, survivors, prosecutors, and defense attorneys.

Victim Advocacy and DNA Technology

• 💔 Stacy Chapen, mother of Ethan Chapen (a victim in the Idaho murders), is attending and partnering with a DNA company.
• 🧬 This company was instrumental in solving the Brian Coberger case, and Chapen hopes their DNA technology can assist in solving other cases.