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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King Found Dead in Pool
The man whose beating sparked the 1992 L.A.... MORE
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Commerce Secretary’s Mystery Crash
John Bryson’s bizarre hit-and-run thrusts a little-noticed cabinet member into the spotlight. MORE
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The Case of the Missing Movie Exec
His marriage was in turmoil. His son had stopped speaking to him. His house was underwater.... MORE
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The Search for Nick Stahl Turns to Skid Row
Chris Lee and Christine Pelisek on the Stahl mystery. MORE
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Where Is This 6-Year-Old?
Christine Pelisek reports on the frantic search for Tuscon, Ariz.... MORE
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Fox Movie-Exec Mystery
Maria Elena Fernandez and Christine Pelisek on new clues about the missing official’s complicated... MORE
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Breitbart-Coroner Link Debunked
Despite blogosphere theorists, police say the deaths of an L.A.... MORE
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‘He Yelled, Please Stop’
Stacey Koon was acquitted on charges of using excessive force in the beating of Rodney King.... MORE
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Manhunt for L.A.’s Teardrop Rapist
Los Angeles police are going all out to catch the tattooed serial rapist they believe has sexually... MORE
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Did Pesci’s Ex Hire a Hitman?
The Oscar winner’s former wife heads to prison on charges of attempted murder.... MORE
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Another Case of Racial Profiling?
Pasadena police face a wrongful death suit in the shooting of Kendrec McDade.... MORE
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Another Trayvon Death?
The shooting of a young, unarmed black teenager is shaking California. Christine Pelisek reports. MORE
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Behind a Calif. Democrat’s Fall
Christine Pelisek on how Kinde Durkee went from top campaign treasurer to charges of stealing $7... MORE
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‘Sex Rehab’ Star’s Jailhouse Blues
Duncan Roy, the British director turned reality star, wound up behind bars for nearly three... MORE
