Christine Pelisek

Title: Senior Crime Writer
Location: Los Angeles, California

Christine Pelisek has 20 years of experience as a reporter, covering crime and courts. 

She joined the PEOPLE crime team in 2014.

She is the author of the Grim Sleeper: The Lost Women of South Central.


Experience

Christine Pelisek has worked as a reporter covering crime and courts for 20 years. She joined the PEOPLE crime team in 2014. She is the author of the Grim Sleeper: The Lost Women of South Central.

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Latest from Christine Pelisek

Luzaida Cuevas and daughter Delimar Vera
Mom Thought Her Baby Was Killed in House Fire. But She'd Really Been Kidnapped and Was Living 15 Miles Away
Christopher and Jennifer Yost
Furry Culture, Sex Abuse and Murder: How a Calif. Man's 'Obsession' with Teen Turned Deadly
Dan and Stephanie Menard and their shi tzu Cuddles
Inside the Standoff in a Nudist Ranch Bunker that Led to the Capture of Man Accused of Killing Couple (Exclusive)
Dan and Stephanie Menard and their shi tzu Cuddles
2 Members of California Nudist Colony Found Dead, Next-Door Neighbor Arrested: 'It’s a Nightmare' (Exclusive)
Ana Maria Henao Knezevich missing in spain.
Husband of Ana Knezevich Henao, Who Vanished in Spain Months Ago, Is Now Charged with Murder
Michael Powell and Carolyn Powell
Man Accused of Shooting His Elderly Relatives at 'Point Blank Range' Outside Their Home
Missing Gosspi Girl actress Chanel Banks social media photo
Police Say Gossip Girl Actress Chanel Banks Was Found Safe
Jesse Stone: 14 yr old pleads guilty to raping 91 year old woman
14-Year-Old Boy Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting 91-Year-Old Woman
Brittany Phillips
Her Daughter Was Found Slain in Her Bedroom 20 Years Ago. Inside a Mom's Cross-Country Quest to Find the Killer
Juliana Peres Magalhães mugshot; Brendan Banfield mugshot
Nanny and Husband Having an Affair Charged in Double Murder: 'An Appalling Scene,' Say Police
Mugshot of Lonnie David Franklin Jr. LAPD and city officials hold a press conference to announce the capture of the "Grim Sleeper" serial murder suspect, Lonnie David Franklin jr. Franklin will be charged with 10 counts of murder, and one count of attempted later today.
Serial Killer Stalked Los Angeles in 'Incredibly Calculated' Way Until Son's Arrest Helped Lead to Capture
Declan MacDonell, four year old mauled by dog
'Brave Little Fighter' Still Hospitalized a Month After Being Attacked by Dog
Jesse Clifford Brown
Texas Man Killed Stepdaughter's Ex for Threatening to Send Nude Photos of Her
Marisol Nunez, Catherine Nunez
Mom and Daughter Killed in Terrifying Home Invasion After Killer Climbed Through Window: Prosecutors
Candace Craig Salia Hardy Mugshot
Daughter Accused of Dismembering Mom with Chainsaw, Then Putting Her Remains on Grill
Erik Menendez in 2016 and Lyle Menendez in 2018
Menendez Brothers Resentencing Hearing Set for December: What Happens Next?
Lyle Menendez (left) and Erik Menendez mugshots
Menendez Relatives, Citing Declining Health for Some, Want Brothers Freed Immediately, Bypassing Parole: Source
Mia Desiree Harris
A Grandmother Shot Baby Granddaughter in the Face. The Child's Mother Confronted Her at Sentencing
Juliana Peres Magalhaes
Nanny Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Double Homicide, Agrees to Cooperate Against Ex-Lover
Lyle Menendez (left) and Erik Menendez mugshots
Family Not Celebrating Possible Release of Erik and Lyle Menendez Yet After 'Many Years of Bad Outcomes from Courts’
Funeral director Chris Johnson mugshot.
Funeral Home Director Arrested After Authorities Find 18 Decomposing Bodies
Arandia Briones murderer sentenced
'Pure Evil' Student Killed Classmate He Blamed for Getting Him Expelled from School
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon speaks at a press conference, December 8, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. - Gascon was joined by a group of district attorneys from around the country at the press conference that was called for the accomplishments of his first year in office. Lyle Menendez, second from left, and his brother, Erik, second from right, are flanked by their attorneys Gerald Chaleff, left, and Robert Shapiro, as the brothers delayed entering pleas through their attorneys in Beverly Hills Municipal Court, March 13, 1990. The brothers are suspected in the murders of their millionaire parents, Jose and Mary Louise ?Kitty? Menendez, in Beverly Hills, California in August.
Kitty Menendez' Brother Slams DA's Recommendation to Potentially Free Brothers: 'Unconscionable'
Erik Menendez in 2016 and Lyle Menendez in 2018
What's Next for the Menendez Brothers? Lawyer Says They Could be Home by Thanksgiving