True Crime Festival 'Hamptons Whodunit' Heads to Savannah
The popular mystery and true crime festival will feature expert panels, workshops, and book signings in Savannah, Georgia, from November 6-8.
Savannah, Georgia, will host the first-ever road trip for the Hamptons Whodunit mystery and true crime festival from November 6 to 8. The event will bring together leading true crime experts and bestselling mystery and thriller authors for a weekend of discussions, workshops, and book signings.
The Daily Mail's The Crime Desk is partnering with the festival, its second collaboration after its involvement in the spring. The Crime Desk team will host a panel discussing their reporting on significant crime stories, including coverage of Lindsay Clancy's trial and investigations into family annihilator Chris Watts.
Featured speakers include former New York City death investigator Barbara Butcher, who will share insights into death investigations. Georgia defense attorney McCracken Poston Jr. will discuss his work on the mysterious death of Virginia Ridley. Retired FBI agent Scott Duffey is scheduled to speak about the bureau's methods for eliciting confessions.
Crime scene investigator Sheryl McCollum will host a "Wine & Crime" evening, and forensic artist Joe Mullins will demonstrate his techniques for recreating faces from skulls to identify unidentified individuals. The festival also provides opportunities for attendees to interact with experts and authors during social events, workshops, trivia, and themed dinners.
Events will be held at The Alida Savannah, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, and Hotel Orielle, an Autograph Collection Hotel, both affiliated with Marriott Hotels. The festival programming includes historical tours of Savannah, focusing on the city's reported ghostly happenings, dark stories, and true crime history.
