Eric Levenson
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Senior newsdesk reporter for CNN // Past: Boston.com, The Atlantic // Jacksonville-bred. Send tips: eric.levenson@cnn.com
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.
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Here's how they homed in on the 30-year-old recluse living with his parents in Virginia.
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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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December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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...
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...
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.”
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The answer is an extremely disturbed version of something altogether human.
“People find role models to validate their own violent urges.”
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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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September 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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...
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...
"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.
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I dug into the particular challenges of securing a religious school like Annunciation, and the balance between welcoming the stranger and school security.
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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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September 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"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...
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...
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
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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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August 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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
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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...
‘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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January 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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...
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...
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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January 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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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Full statement from #Jaguars owner Shad Khan on firing HC Doug Pederson, retaining GM Trent Baalke:
January 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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#NewOrleans attacker visited city twice in recent months, wore #Meta glasses to record the scene in advance | @CNN.com by @elevenson.bsky.social
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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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January 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
#NewOrleans attacker visited city twice in recent months, wore #Meta glasses to record the scene in advance | @CNN.com by @elevenson.bsky.social
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#crime #terrorism #ISIS #metaglasses #tech
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Meet the husband-wife legal team defending Diddy and Luigi Mangione www.cnn.com/2024/12/28/u...
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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December 30, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Meet the husband-wife legal team defending Diddy and Luigi Mangione www.cnn.com/2024/12/28/u...
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When Santa leaves a gun under the Christmas tree
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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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December 22, 2024 at 5:49 PM
When Santa leaves a gun under the Christmas tree
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When Santa leaves a gun under the Christmas tree
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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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December 22, 2024 at 5:49 PM
When Santa leaves a gun under the Christmas tree
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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.
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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December 3, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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.