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Eric Levenson

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Senior newsdesk reporter for CNN // Past: Boston.com, The Atlantic // Jacksonville-bred. Send tips: eric.levenson@cnn.com

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Council on Criminal Justice @counciloncj.org · 08/06/2026
“Clean Slate” laws use automatic record-sealing to help people w/ old criminal records gain better access to jobs, housing, & economic opportunities. CCJ's @marclevin.bsky.social talked to @cnn.com’s @elevenson.bsky.social about why there’s growing bipartisan support: www.cnn.com/2026/05/30/u...
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Inside the ‘Clean Slate’ record-sealing movement growing in both red and blue states | CNN
The idea of “Clean Slate” laws is to help streamline the complicated legal process of clearing and sealing old criminal records.
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Rex Heuermann was "in tears" after he was arrested for the Gilgo Beach killings in July '23, his lawyer said. But in court last week, he showed no emotional distress and calmly confessed to 8 murders. Inside the long road from teary denial to guilty plea: www.cnn.com/2026/04/11/u...
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The long road from teary denial to a guilty plea in the Gilgo Beach serial killings | CNN
When he was arrested back in July 2023, Rex Heuermann was in tears and denied wrongdoing. Exactly 1,000 days later, Heuermann calmly and coolly admitted in court to strangling eight women over a 17-ye...
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Temple Israel was prepared for an attack. Jewish institutions have to be. www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/u...
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Temple Israel was prepared for an attack. Jewish institutions have to be | CNN
Heavy security is nothing new for Jewish institutions across North America. That’s because of a concerted effort over many years to harden security and prepare for all manner of risks at synagogues, s...
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Brown University has over 1,200 surveillance cameras. I spoke to security experts to get a sense of the significance of that total and to explore the privacy and cost concerns of widespread surveillance on college campuses. www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/u...
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Brown University has over 1,200 surveillance cameras. Why that wasn’t enough to capture video of the shooting suspect | CNN
CNN spoke to several security experts to better understand the growth of Brown’s surveillance system, why its cameras failed to capture the attack or suspect, and the concerns about privacy and academ...
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
In the DC pipe bomb case, Brian Cole Jr. became the focus of investigators’ interest in recent weeks, officials said. Here's how they homed in on the 30-year-old recluse living with his parents in Virginia. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/u...
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Hardware purchases and location data: How the FBI says it made an arrest in the DC pipe bomb case, nearly five years later | CNN
The quiet calm of a weekday morning in a Woodbridge, Virginia, neighborhood was suddenly interrupted Thursday by a loud siren, two Humvee-style vehicles and a group of SWAT-like figures in camouflage,...
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I talked to several psychologists to answer the question: Why are so many school shooters so obsessed with past shooters? The answer is an extremely disturbed version of something altogether human. “People find role models to validate their own violent urges.” www.cnn.com/2025/09/07/u...
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The ‘serious red flag’ for a potential school shooter? An obsession with other mass shooters | CNN
The Annunciation Catholic Church shooter wrote in a journal they were “morbidly obsessed” with mass shootings and had a “deep fascination” with the Sandy Hook school shooter.
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"There is a clash of tenants here." I dug into the particular challenges of securing a religious school like Annunciation, and the balance between welcoming the stranger and school security. www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/u...
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Religious schools like Annunciation face particular security challenges in the age of school shootings | CNN
These hybrid institutions have to balance the need for secure school grounds for children with the welcoming and openness that is fundamental to organized religion.
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Trump is looking to end "cashless bail," so we took a dive into the origins of bail reform, its impact on jails, and why Trump wants it gone www.cnn.com/2025/08/26/u...
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‘Cashless bail’: The origins of the bail reform movement and why Trump wants to end it | CNN
President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about?
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
What started the LA wildfires? Here's a look at how fire investigators are searching the wreckage for answers www.cnn.com/2025/01/15/u...
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‘It’s tedious. It’s dirty. It’s not fun:’ Searching for answers in the wildfire wreckage | CNN
A week after wind-whipped wildfires began their deadly rampage through Southern California, investigators search for clues into what started the devastating blazes. The answers may take months or even...
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
For CNN subscribers, I took a closer look at the idea of jury nullification and how it could impact Luigi Mangione’s murder defense www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/u...
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This legal gray area that’s centuries old could provide an opening for Luigi Mangione’s defense | CNN
Public support for the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson raises the possibility of jury nullifcation.
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
unfort i root for the NFL's least serious team
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Justin Powell @justinpowellweb.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
#NewOrleans attacker visited city twice in recent months, wore #Meta glasses to record the scene in advance | @CNN.com by @elevenson.bsky.social buff.ly/4h2rtMj #crime #terrorism #ISIS #metaglasses #tech
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New Orleans attacker visited city twice in recent months, wore Meta glasses to record the scene in advance | CNN
The New Orleans attacker visited the city twice in the months prior to New Year’s, and used Meta smart glasses to film Bourbon Street and plan out his attack, FBI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge…
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Meet the husband-wife legal team defending Diddy and Luigi Mangione www.cnn.com/2024/12/28/u...
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The husband-wife legal team working on two of today’s biggest criminal cases | CNN
The rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and the suspected health care CEO assassin Luigi Mangione have decided on a similar defense strategy: Hire an Agnifilo. Or two.
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
When Santa leaves a gun under the Christmas tree www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/u...
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‘A rite of passage’: Why some parents buy guns for their children | CNN
For parents who purchase a gun for their child as a holiday present, the gift can bring family together around a shared interest and represents an initiation into the next phase of life.
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Eric Levenson @elevenson.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
When Santa leaves a gun under the Christmas tree www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/u...
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‘A rite of passage’: Why some parents buy guns for their children | CNN
For parents who purchase a gun for their child as a holiday present, the gift can bring family together around a shared interest and represents an initiation into the next phase of life.
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CNN @cnn.com · 03/12/2024
A Manhattan jury began deliberating Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine charged in the chokehold death of a homeless man on a New York City subway last year.
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Jury begins deliberations in NYC subway chokehold trial | CNN
A Manhattan jury began deliberating Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine charged in the chokehold death of a homeless man on a New York City subway last year.
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