West Sound Crime Con: PNW Unsolved

West Sound Crime Con: PNW Unsolved
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Doors 6 PM | Show 7 PM
Tickets start at $25 (incl. fees)
Loge (1st Balcony, Rows A-D) $25
Main Floor (4-top tables) $30
For sponsorship details, please contact Admiral Theatre Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org.

Prepare for a night of gripping true crime! West Sound Crime Con and Bremerton's Admiral Theatre proudly present PNW Unsolved, a captivating evening and panel discussion featuring #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Gregg Olsen, known for his true crime and crime fiction novels, and TV appearances including Dateline, 20/20, 48 Hours, FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, and many more. Also featuring victim's advocate and lawyer Anne Bremner, and Lindsey Wade - the detective who solved the decades cold Jennifer Bastian case - as they delve into some of the Pacific Northwest's most notorious unsolved crimes. James Renner, author (Finding Amy) and host of Philosophy of Crime, will guide the conversation, exploring the baffling cases of Oakley Carlson, Lindsay Baum, and others. Book signing to follow.

Panelists:

Gregg Olsen / Author
Gregg Olsen has spent his career unearthing the truth behind America’s most haunting crimes. With West Sound Crime Con, he brings that investigative edge home—spotlighting chilling cases, local lore, and in-person events for readers who crave the thrill of real-life mysteries. Whether you're a die-hard true crime fan, a Pacific Northwest local, or simply curious about the shadows that linger in our own backyards—the first-ever West Sound Crime Con is your front-row seat to stories that stick with you long after the last page.

Anne Bremner / Attorney & Legal Analyst
Anne Bremner is a trial attorney, and one of the nation's most recognized legal analysts. Her practice emphasizes civil rights, catastrophic loss litigation and criminal law. In her 35 years of practice, she has been lead counsel for many highly-publicized court cases. She was a Prosecuting Attorney for the Criminal Division of the King County Prosecutor's Office in Seattle from 1983 to 1988. Anne specialized in prosecuting sex crimes, where she successfully tried over 200 cases. She is a regular contributing legal analyst on TV and cable, including FOX, CNN, MSNBC and HLN. Anne has also given hundreds of speeches in the U.S. and internationally.

Lindsey Wade / Retired Police Officer & Cold Case Detective / Attorney General's Office Senior Investigator / Former member FBI ViCAP National Advisory Board / Teacher National Criminal Justice Training Center at Fox Valley Technical College
Lindsey Wade served as a Police Officer for twenty-one years. She has an impressive track record of utilizing her keen investigative instincts to solve violent crimes. During her fourteen years as a detective, she investigated sexual assaults, child abuse, missing persons, and homicides. She retired in 2018 as the Police Department’s cold case detective. After retiring from police work, Lindsey joined the Attorney General’s Office as a Senior Investigator assigned to the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative to pursue her passion—using Forensics & DNA to solve cold cases. In 2019, Lindsey worked with state legislators to pass a new DNA law in Washington known as Jennifer & Michella’s Law. She is a former member of the FBI ViCAP National Advisory Board and teaches child abduction response and cold case investigations for the National Criminal Justice Training Center at Fox Valley Technical College.

James Renner / True Crime Investigative Journalist / Founder, The Porchlight Project
James Renner is mostly known for his true-crime journalism. As a reporter for Cleveland Scene, he uncovered new clues and suspects in the cold-case murder of Amy Mihaljevic. His work led to the successful closure of the Tina Harmon case in 2009. He spent months researching the Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus abductions when the girls were still missing and is haunted by the fact that he had Castro’s name in his notes. His true crime writing has been featured in the Best American Crime Reporting anthology. His selection was the first true crime article to use a dream sequence as a narrative device. James is also the founder of The Porchlight Project, a nonprofit that raises money for new DNA testing of cold cases in Ohio. In 2020, an arrest was made in their first case – the unsolved murder of Barbara Blatnik – thanks to their funding of genetic genealogy.