CrimeCon 2021

Featured in Netflix's "Don’t F**K with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer," the Animal Beta Project is a group of online sleuths who’ve joined forces to track down the perpetrators of animal cruelty found on the Internet. Over the past decade the Animal Beta Project has been influential in investigating and reporting on animal cruelty cases that have led to multiple arrests and convictions.

Join John Green, Muervet Douglas, and Deanna Thompson (aka “Baudi Moovan”) for this special session where attendees will be confronted with the truth about animal cruelty and how it can relate to other deviant behavior. The group will be joined by forensic psychologist Dr. Kris Mohandie, who will offer a deeper understanding of the psychology behind these perpetrators and why cruelty to animals can so often be a giant red flag toward future criminal acts.

The Animal Beta Project hopes to help educate attendees about these warning signs while also providing some practical advice about identifying acts we see on the Internet or in our neighborhoods that might not be as harmless as they first appear.