Christine Pelisek is a staff reporter for The Daily Beast, covering crime. She was previously a reporter at the LA Weekly, where she covered crime for the last five years. In 2008 she won three Los Angeles Press Club awards, one for her investigative story on the Grim Sleeper.
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The Slow-Cooker Trial
Christine Pelisek on David Viens, who police say admitted to killing his wife and slow-cooking her... MORE
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Convicts on the Loose!
After the escape of 132 inmates, officials in Texas and Coahuila are on a massive manhunt.... MORE
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Was ‘Sam Bacile’ an Informant?
Nakoula’s past doesn’t add up to some in law enforcement. By Christine Pelisek and Michael Daly. MORE
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Anti-Muslim Movie Maker a Meth Cooker
The man allegedly behind the film that sparked deadly protests in the Middle East has a sordid... MORE
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Porn Star Death Mystery Deepens
Almost five months after adult-film star Marland Anderson mysteriously died after a struggle with L.... MORE
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Guys Gone Wild
The casino billionaire is suing the soft-porn impresario.... MORE
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Will Skid Row Stabber Get Sprung?
Bobby Joe Maxwell is serving time for killing homeless men in the 1970s. But did he do it?... MORE
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Porno Death Mystery
An autopsy reveals actor Marland Anderson died from “neck trauma.... MORE
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You Screwed With the Wrong Mogul!
How D-list actor Vivek Shah allegedly tried to join the A-list by extorting Harvey Weinstein.... MORE
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Tony Scott Suicide Controversy
As an autopsy is performed, questions remain as to why the director might have taken his own life.... MORE
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Tony Scott’s Death Seen as Suicide
The British filmmaker climbed a chain-link fence and jumped to his death with ‘no hesitation,’ say... MORE
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Sleuth to the Stars Stays Behind Bars
A judge decides the former private eye should remain in prison, citing a potential flight risk.... MORE
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Holmes’s (Un)Open and Shut Case
A gag order remains mostly in effect in the case against alleged killer James Holmes.... MORE
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A Severed Head and a ‘Suspicious’ Ex
Police are looking at whether the victim’s domestic partner was involved in the grisly crime.... MORE
