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, Lindsey 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.

BUY TICKETS

Serial Killers w/ Dr. Scott Bonn
The Curious Appeal of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7 p.m.
Tickets start at $24 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $24
Balcony $34
Loge $39
Main Floor $44

This show is not included in 2024-2025 ticket packages. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+. Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

Hear Doc Bonn’s unique, chilling insights from examining:

» Dennis Rader (BTK Strangler)

» David Berkowitz (Son of Sam)

» Rex Heuermann (Alleged Long Island Serial Killer)

» Jeffery Dahmer and more...

Spend a deliciously chilling evening with renowned criminologist and serial killer expert, Dr. Scott Bonn, as he takes you inside the minds of the world’s most savage and prolific murderers.

In this thrilling 90-minute show, Dr. Bonn reveals the insatiable, psychological hungers that drive the likes of Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer to kill repeatedly with impunity and no remorse. He explains why the majority of serial killers are either psychopaths or sociopaths, how the two differ, and he reveals that every serial killer is compelled to murder by a unique fantasy need. He also explains how/why serial killers are able to successfully avoid apprehension, blend into a crowd and become invisible.

Dr. Bonn is a best-selling author, professor, public speaker, and he has interacted with such notorious serial killers as Dennis Rader (“Bind, Torture Kill”) and David Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”). He shares shocking tales from his actual experiences with these killers. Dr. Bonn also developed a profile of the unknown “Long Island Serial Killer” in 2011 that matches the alleged perpetrator, Rex Heuermann, perfectly. He shares the secrets of how he was able to predict the psychological and behavioral makeup of the Long Island Serial Killer with such incredible precision years before his capture.

Bonn has comprehensively studied, extensively corresponded with, personally interviewed, and accurately profiled some of the world’s most notorious predators. Rather than employing a pop psychology or checklist approach to describe serial killers, Dr. Bonn relies on his direct interactions to explain that serial killers are psychologically complex, diverse and evolve from forces of both nature (biology) and nurture (environment). Simply put, Dr. Bonn takes his audience inside the minds of some of the world’s most terrifying killers from his own unique experiences rather than from a textbook. Dr. Bonn has also communicated with infamous mass murderer Colin Ferguson and notorious one-time killers Jodi Arias and Pamela Smart.

In addition, Dr. Bonn explains our curious fascination with serial killers and true crime. Finally, you can ask anything you ever wanted to know about serial killers in a dynamic, live Q&A session with Dr. Bonn. Don’t miss out on this exciting event.

CAUTION:

Given the subject, the content in Dr. Bonn’s show is frequently dark and can be disturbing. He incorporates some dark humor which in no way is intended to minimize the seriousness of the topic or the fact that lives have been destroyed by the diabolical killers he discusses throughout the show.