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Michele McPhee
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Senior Writer, Los Angeles Magazine
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Michele McPhee is the author of seven best-selling true crime books; a five-time Emmy-nominated producer in the ABC News Investigative Unit; a Pulitzer Prize nominated New York Daily News newspaper reporter; an award-winning Boston Herald columnist; a recipient of several national magazine accolades; a Writers Guild of America screenwriter; and podcaster. A Boston native, she spent a decade in New York City as the Police Bureau Chief for the Daily News, traveling the world on breaking stories and has contributed to magazines around the globe including Newseek; New York; The American; Boston; the Boston Globe; and others and is a frequent crime commentator on national documentaries and news shows. She returned to Boston as the police bureau chief of the Boston Herald, and then became a weekly columnist before joining the investigative unit at ABC News. She relocated to Los Angeles in 2017 to pursue a television writing career, wrote Episode 105 of the Showtime series “City On A Hill” and has sold several pilots based on her books and magazine articles. She has contributed to Los Angeles magazine under editor Maer Roshan for two years writing longform features and online dailies and “could not be more thrilled” to join him as a full-time investigative writer. “I could not be more thrilled to join this historic literary and journalistic institution under a stalwart editor like Maer, alongside some of the most respected scribes in LA, and under the new ownership of Engine Vision run by people who are dedicated to improving the quality of news coverage in my new adopted city,” says McPhee. Her Newsweek cover story on the FBI informant who infiltrated MS-13 is in development at HBO for a scripted series “The Beast” and will be published as “Operation Mean Streets” by Berkley/Random House Books in 2021. She is writing the HBO series with showrunner David Graziano. https://www.newsweek.com/2018/06/22/ms-13-972406.html McPhee spent seven years investigating the Boston Marathon attacks and that work is contained in her new book “Mayhem,” an updated and edited version of her 2017 book “Maximum Harm, the Tsarnaev Brothers, the FBI, and the Road to the Marathon Bombing.” She has published several national stories on the topic and covered the Boston Marathon bomber’s trial for ABC News. https://www.newsweek.com/2018/01/19/boston-marathon-bomb-maker-loose-776742.html https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2017/04/09/tamerlan-tsarnaev-fbi-informant/ This Boston Magazine story is also in development with MRC studios, slated to star Kiefer Sutherland as the Homeland Security Investigations agent. She will write the pilot with Ian McColloch. https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2015/03/24/rwandan-genocide/ McPhee’s book “A Date With Death,” was adapted by Sony Pictures for the Lifetime TV movie the//craigslist.killer that aired in January 2011. Two other books, “Heartless – the true story of Neil Entwistle and the Brutal Murder of his Wife and Baby and When Evil Rules,” have been featured on multiple true crime television shows. She was also a story consultant for Sony Pictures Lifetime TV movie based on the Clark Rockefeller case “Who is Clark Rockefeller?” that aired on March 13, 2010. http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/who-is-clark-rockefeller. McPhee’s first book, “A Mob Story” was found on notorious fugitive gangster and FBI informant James “Whitey” Bulger’s bed stand at his Santa Monica hideout where he was captured in 2011 after sixteen years on the run. McPhee was the Police Bureau Chief for the New York Daily News, the paper where she covered murder, mayhem and the Mafia for nearly ten years. She was at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, the terrible morning when 23 NYPD officers, 37 Port Authority police officers, and 343 FDNY members were slain. Her coverage of September 11 was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and she was awarded the 2002 New York Society of the Silurian’s Feature News Award. McPhee has covered high-profile crime cases across the country and has been a commentator on breaking news for national programs on ABC World News Tonight, NBC Dateline, CNN; MSNBC; and the Fox News Network. She is also a frequent guest on ID Discovery and A&E regarding high-profile crime cases and was a host on the Travel Channel television series America Declassified. McPhee returned to her native Boston in 2004, where she was awarded first place for “Serious Column” by the New England Press Association in 2007 for her work in the Boston Herald. McPhee’s true crime stories have appeared in more than a dozen national magazines including Newsweek; Maxim; Stuff; Cosmopolitan; New York; ESPN the Magazine; Gotham; Manhattan File; and other international publications. She continues to contribute to Los Angeles and Boston Magazines along with Newsweek. Her on-air work for Team 5 Investigates at ABC affiliate WCVB earned her a 2012 nomination for Outstanding Investigative Reporting and her work with Ross Investigative Unit has been nominated for four other Emmy awards for investigative reporting. She was also honored with an Il Migliore award by the Pirandello Lycia Society of Boston and in 2017 received a Prosperity Award for the contributions she has made to her beloved East Boston community. Web: www.michelemcphee.com Twitter: @MicheleMcPhee LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelemcphee?trk=hp-identity-name Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelemcpheeshow
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Los Angeles Magazine
Los Angeles Magazine is a monthly publication dedicated to exploring the culture, lifestyle, and events of Los Angeles. Founded in 1961, it serves as a key resource for residents, offering in-depth journalism on topics such as entertainment, fashion, dining, politics, and local history. The magazine is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The publication features both print and digital formats, providing long-form journalism, investigative pieces, and curated guides to the city's vibrant dining and arts scenes. Its content includes coverage of Hollywood, music, fashion trends, real estate, and wellness, along with investigative reporting on civic issues. With a rich archive, the magazine also highlights historical features that reflect Los Angeles' evolution. Acquired in December 2022 by attorneys Mark Geragos and Ben Meiselas, Los Angeles Magazine continues to focus on local storytelling and cultural criticism, appealing to an audience of affluent, culturally engaged Angelenos.
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