Christine Pelisek

Los Angeles

Crime Writer at People Magazine

PEOPLE Magazine crime writer and author of the Grim Sleeper. Email me at [email protected]

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Members of a Cultlike Group Arrested in Deaths Across the Country: Who Are the Zizians?

1 week ago | muckrack.com | Christine Pelisek

Just before the pandemic lockdown took hold in 2020, Jon Jenkins, 66, was talking to his friend Curtis Lind, a former tugboat captain who operated an RV and boat storage yard in Vallejo, Calif., about an odd group of new tenants who were living in trailers and trucks on his property and walked around naked and wearing gas masks. “He said, ‘These are friends of mine,’ ” recalls Jenkins. “He was all up for it.
Obsession, Roleplay — and Murder: How a Furry Fixation Led to a Triple Slaying and a Child's Horrifying Discovery

1 week ago | people.com | Christine Pelisek

A California man who was convicted of helping to kill three people — including the parents of a teen he became “obsessed with” after meeting her through the “furry” community, according to prosecutors — was sentenced to three life terms in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, April 11.
Menendez Brothers' Resentencing Hearing to Proceed After Judge Dismisses Petition to Withdraw

1 week ago | people.com | Christine Pelisek

Erik and Lyle Menendez. Photo: California Dept.
She Plotted Husband's Murder with Her Porn Star Lover — Then Burst into Tears When Jury Found Her Guilty

1 week ago | people.com | Christine Pelisek

Fabio and Monica Sementilli. Photo: Fabio Sementilli/Facebook The wife of a celebrity hairstylist has been found guilty of orchestrating his murder — with help from her porn actor lover — in a plot to collect life insurance money.
Cooper Koch - Who Played Erik Menendez in Netflix Series - Attends Resentencing Hearing for Brothers

1 week ago | people.com | Christine Pelisek

Photo: Miles Crist/Netflix The Menendez Brothers were back in court Friday, April 11, for a hearing on their pending resentencing petition — and were joined by a familiar face. Cooper Koch — who portrayed Erik Menendez in the Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story — was spotted walking into court in Van Nuys, Calif., Friday morning along with a number of the convicted killers' family members, who were there to support the brothers' bid for resentencing.
A Marriage in Crisis, A Doctor’s Rage: ‘My Husband Is Trying to Kill Me’

1 week ago | muckrack.com | Johnny Dodd |Christine Pelisek

Even by Hawaiian standards, the scenic trail at Oahu’s Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout—where more than 400 warriors were forced to jump to their deaths from the 1,200-ft. cliff during a battle in 1795—is hauntingly beautiful.
Man Accused of Sexually Abusing Corpse on N.Y.C. Subway Train

2 weeks ago | people.com | Christine Pelisek

The New York City Police Department is looking for a man whom they believe sexually abused a corpse while on the subway. Police said the incident occurred on Wednesday, April 9 just after midnight aboard a southbound R train in the vicinity of the Whitehall Street station in Lower Manhattan. The victim boarded the train around 8 p.m. and the suspect got on the subway at Whitehall Street station around 11 p.m., an official told the New York Times.
The Doctor Accused of Trying to Push His Wife Over a Cliff: 'My Husband Is Trying to Kill Me'

2 weeks ago | people.com | Christine Pelisek |Johnny Dodd

Gerhardt Konig and his wife Arielle. Even by Hawaiian standards, the scenic trail at Oahu’s Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout—where more than 400 warriors were forced to jump to their deaths from the 1,200-ft. cliff during a battle in 1795—is hauntingly beautiful.
Inside Child Killer Lori Vallow’s Claim that Shooting Death of Her Husband Was Case of Self-Defense

2 weeks ago | people.com | Christine Pelisek

Lori Vallow Daybell. Photo: Idaho Department of Corrections Lori Vallow Daybell told an Arizona jury on Monday, April 7, that the death of her fourth husband Charles Vallow was a case of self-defense. "Self-defense is not a crime," she said.
Idaho Mom Who Killed Her Kids Gives Opening Statements in Arizona Trial

2 weeks ago | people.com | Christine Pelisek

Lori Vallow Daybell. Photo: Idaho Department of Corrections Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho mother convicted of murdering two of her children, gave a short and seemingly tearful opening statement in an Arizona courtroom, where she is on trial for allegedly conspiring to kill her fourth husband. Lori, who is representing herself, told a jury on Monday, April 7, that she didn't conspire to kill her estranged husband Charles Vallow, 62, for his $1 million life insurance policy as prosecutors alleged.

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Articles

Members of a Cultlike Group Arrested in Deaths Across the Country: Who Are the Zizians?

Obsession, Roleplay — and Murder: How a Furry Fixation Led to a Triple Slaying and a Child's Horrifying Discovery

Menendez Brothers' Resentencing Hearing to Proceed After Judge Dismisses Petition to Withdraw

She Plotted Husband's Murder with Her Porn Star Lover — Then Burst into Tears When Jury Found Her Guilty

Cooper Koch - Who Played Erik Menendez in Netflix Series - Attends Resentencing Hearing for Brothers

A Marriage in Crisis, A Doctor’s Rage: ‘My Husband Is Trying to Kill Me’

Man Accused of Sexually Abusing Corpse on N.Y.C. Subway Train

The Doctor Accused of Trying to Push His Wife Over a Cliff: 'My Husband Is Trying to Kill Me'

Inside Child Killer Lori Vallow’s Claim that Shooting Death of Her Husband Was Case of Self-Defense

Idaho Mom Who Killed Her Kids Gives Opening Statements in Arizona Trial

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