MGM+’s “Godfather of Harlem,” Paramount+’s “PD True,” and Netflix’s “American Murder: Gabby Petito” were among the winners of Saturday’s fourth annual Clue Awards. The event, hosted by ICE-T, took place at the annual Crimcon event in Denver.
Among the winners were the families of Liberty Germany and Abigail Williams (the victim of the Delphi murder) and Lt. Col. Jerry Holman of the Indiana State Police, who won the 2025 Crime Fighter of the Year Award, announced last year’s recipient John Welsh.
Also, Sgt. Julissa Trapp of Anaheim, California, was named “America’s Biggest Detective” of 2025 for his work on the case of serial killer Stephen Dean Gordon and accomplice Fran Cano. Additionally, Crime Weekly, a true crime podcast hosted by Derrick Levasser and Stephanie Harlow, was voted by fans in the honor of “Creator of the Year” at The Clue Awards.
This first year’s script series was included in the competition, with “The Godfather of Harlem” winning an outstanding script series award.
This is the winner of the 2025 Clue Award:
TV: Excellent Docusary
Winner: “American Murder: Gabby Petty” (Netflix) | Produced by Cinemart “Hey Beautiful: Anatomy of a Romance Scam” (Hulu) | Produced by ABC News Studios and Anchor Entertainment “Betrayal: The Father’s Secret” (Hulu) | Produced by Glass Entertainment Group and ABC News Studios “Beauty Queen Killer” (Hulu) | Produced by 101 studios, Abple Entertainment, ABC News Studios “Mastermind: Think to Theing a Killer” (Hulu) | Lewellen Produced by Campfire Studios in relation to Pictures
TV: Outstanding Episode Series
Winner: “PD True” (Paramount+) | Produced by Bright North Productions “Hostage Rescue” (CW) | Produced by Commission’s Film and Associate TV “Crime Beat TV” (Hulu) | Produced by Corus Entertainment Inc. “Killer Case” (A&E) | Produced by Law & Crime Network “Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler” (True Oxygen Crime) | Produced by Wolf Entertainment, Universal TV Alternative Studios, Magical Elf
TV: Excellent Script Series
Winner: “The Godfather of Harlem” (MGM+) | Produced by ABC Signature Studios “Long Bright River” (Peacock) | Produced by Sony Pictures Television, UCP, Universal Studio Group, Black Mass Productions, Pascal Pictures, Original Film “Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story” (Lifetime) | Produced by unnatural content related to GroupM Motion Entertainment
Podcast: Great Docusary
Winner: “Who Killed Jennifer Judd?” | “True Crime News Presents: American Hustlers” produced by ID and ARK Media | Produced by Fueling Media and combined with True Crime News “Esto Podcast with N Leigh Hunt” | Produced by N Leigh Hunt “Up and Vanished” | Produced by Tenderfoot TV “San Miguel Kidnappings” | Produced by Audible
Podcast: Outstanding Episode Series
Winner: “True Crime News: Podcasts” | Produced by Telepictures Productions Inc. and collaborated with Warner Bros Entertainment’s “Courtroom Confidential” | Via Fortuna Media “Crime Corrections by Angenette Levy” | Produced by Law and Crime “Dead Sleep: True Crime at Bedtime” | Produced by Nancy Miller “Betrayal: Weekly” | Produced by Glass Podcasts, a division of Glass Entertainment Group, and collaborated with iheartPodcasts
Great documentary film
Winner: “The Girl Who Looked Like Me” (ABC) | ABC News 20/20 “The Menendez Brothers” (Netflix) Produced by Campfire Studios “Serial Killer Capital: Los Angeles” (Oxygen) Produced by Jupiter Entertainment | “Left for Dead” (Tubi) Produced by StreetCar Entertainment | “The Parent’s Crime: Crumbie Trial” (Hulu) Produced by ABC News Studios
True Crime Books This year
Winner: “The Story of Murder: Wife, Mistress, Dr. Clippen” (Penguin Random House/Dutton) | Hallie Rubenhold “My Time to Stand” (Benbella Books) Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Michele Matricsciani, Melissa Moore “The Scientist and the Serial Killer” (Random House) Lise Olsen “The Atlas of Art Crime: The Theft, Vandalism, and Forgery” (Prestel Publishing) | Written by Laura Evans, PhD “The Conman Heir: Kathy Chadwick, the Greatest Grifter of the Golden Age” (Repurposed) | Annie Reed “The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder, and Immigrants Redemption of LA (Astra House) | Written by Jesse Katz
The Clue Awards recognizes “excellence and responsible storytelling” in true crime fares, including television, film, podcasts, and publishing. Crimcon, which has been held since 2017, is a three-day event held at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center.
