CRIMECON CLUE AWARDS
THE JUDGES
The CLUE Awards are judged by creators, experts, and leaders within the true crime media community. Jurors have been selected on the basis of their deep industry knowledge, professional reputation and outstanding achievements.
The judges featured here represent the 2025 CLUE Awards jury. Our official 2026 judges will be updated on this page at a later date.
Angeline Hartmann
Journalist & Host
Angenette Levy
Correspondent & Host
Anna Michels
Editorial Director
Anne Garofalo Paterno
Executive Producer & Showrunner
Bill Thomas
Producer & Co-Host
Carrie Napolitano
Editor
Cathy Russon
Managing Editor
David Karabinas
CEO & Executive Producer
Donald Albright
President & Co-Founder
Emily Snyder
Executive Producer & Showrunner
Harrison Land
President & Executive Producer
Honor Doro Townshend
Criminologist
James Baysinger
Host and Creator
Jennifer Amell
Journalist, Producer and Founder
John Lordan
Host - Seriously Mysterious Podcast
Joy Sutton
Host, Producer, Media Consultant
Julie Grant
Host, Opening Statements with Julie Grant
Karyn Greer
Emmy Award Winning News Anchor
Kate Dawson
Producer, Podcaster, Historian, and Professor
Lance Reenstierna
Co-Founder, Producer & Host
Leah Rothman
Creator, Writer and Host
Lindsay Graham
Podcast Host, Producer and CEO
Nancy Moscatiello
Executive Producer, Scamanda / Television Producer
Nancy Baughen
Event Director
Nate Eaton
News Director
Nicki Egan
Author, Journalist and Podcast Host
Paula Woodward
Author & Investigative Journalist
Renee Williams
Executive Director
Ross Dinerstein
Founder & CEO
Scott Eldridge
Senior Vice President
Susan Hendricks
Journalist and Author
Tim Pilleri
Co-Founder, Producer & Host
Wendy Cee
Host, Foul Play Podcast
Membership to The CLUE Awards Jury is invite-only. If you would like to join or be considered for future involvement, please contact us and we will get back to you.
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for the 2024 CLUE Judges.
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