CrimeCon Clue Awards 2026 Winners Include Hulu, ’48 Hours’

The Story

Hulu led the 2026 CrimeCon Clue Awards with two major wins: “Only Murders in the Building” won outstanding scripted series, and “Girl on the Run: The Hunt for America’s Most Wanted” won outstanding docuseries. The awards were announced Saturday night at CrimeCon in Las Vegas, held at Caesars Palace, and hosted by former “Dateline” correspondent Chris Hansen. Jeffrey Epstein survivors Jena‑Lisa Jones, Haley Robson, and Courtney Wild received the Crimefighter of the Year honor for their work with The Survivors, Inc. Law&Crime announced Tara Augustin and Alyson Dupouy, detectives at Maryland’s Montgomery County PD, as the 2026 “America’s Greatest Detective” winners for their work on the Leslie Preer cold case. Other winners included “The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher” for outstanding episodic series, “48 Hours: Post Mortem” for outstanding podcast episodic series, and “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish” for outstanding documentary film. “Injustice Town” by Rick Tulsky won True Crime Book of the Year, and “Crime Weekly” by Stephanie Harlowe and Derrick Levasseur won People’s Choice: Creator of the Year. The three-day CrimeCon recognizes true‑crime content across TV, film, podcasts, and publishing.

Key Facts

• Hulu won two major categories: outstanding scripted series (“Only Murders in the Building”) and outstanding docuseries (“Girl on the Run: The Hunt for America’s Most Wanted”).
• The 2026 Clue Awards were announced Saturday night at CrimeCon in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace.
• Chris Hansen hosted the ceremony.
• Jeffrey Epstein survivors Jena‑Lisa Jones, Haley Robson, and Courtney Wild received the Crimefighter of the Year honor.
• Law&Crime announced Tara Augustin and Alyson Dupouy of Montgomery County PD as “America’s Greatest Detective” winners for work on the Leslie Preer cold case.
• “The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher” won outstanding episodic series.
• “48 Hours: Post Mortem” won outstanding podcast episodic series.
• “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish” won outstanding documentary film.
• “Injustice Town” by Rick Tulsky won True Crime Book of the Year.
• “Crime Weekly” by Stephanie Harlowe and Derrick Levasseur won People’s Choice: Creator of the Year.

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Key Figures

• Chris Hansen – former “Dateline” correspondent, host of “Takedown With Chris Hansen,” hosted the ceremony.
• Jena‑Lisa Jones, Haley Robson, Courtney Wild – Jeffrey Epstein survivors, Crimefighter of the Year honorees.
• Tara Augustin and Alyson Dupouy – detectives, Montgomery County PD, “America’s Greatest Detective” winners.
• Becky Patty, Mike Patty, Tara German – 2025 Crimefighter of the Year honorees, presented the 2026 award.
• Leslie Preer – cold case referenced.
• Rick Tulsky – author of “Injustice Town,” True Crime Book of the Year winner.
• Stephanie Harlowe and Derrick Levasseur – creators of “Crime Weekly,” People’s Choice: Creator of the Year winners.

Sources: Variety