Eric Leonard is an investigative reporter and joins NBC4 with more than 20 years of experience in the news business. Known for his work covering government corruption and high-profile crimes, Leonard brings his sharp analytical and steadfast fact-finding expertise to further expand NBC4’s award-winning I-Team.
Since 1996, Leonard served as a leading reporter at KFI AM 640. There, he provided spot news reports and live long-form coverage of major stories, including the Michael Jackson death trial, the Phil Spector and Robert Blake murder trials and the execution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. No stranger to television, Leonard also reported for the local Fox station in Los Angeles.
Leonard is a Los Angeles native and credits a summer high school course in Washington DC for spurring his curiosity in investigative reporting and uncovering the truth. He has been recognized by many organizations for his work, including the Radio and Television News Association and The Society of Professional Journalists with its Distinguished Journalist Award.
When not uncovering stories at NBC4, Leonard spends time with his wife and two children.
The Latest
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Hannah Kobayashi, Hawaii woman who disappeared at LAX, found safe, family attorney says
A woman from Hawaii who went missing after landing at LAX has been reported safe and has contacted her family, the family’s attorney said on Wednesday.
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Hawaii woman who vanished after landing at LAX crossed into Mexico on foot, no evidence of foul play, LAPD says
The Los Angeles Police Department said Monday it had video that showed Hannah Kobayashi, the woman from Hawaii who vanished last month after landing at LAX, crossing the border into Mexico, and said there was no evidence of foul play in her disappearance.
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LA District Attorney's office asks for more time to respond to Menendez brothers' petition to challenge convictions
The LA County District Attorney’s office has asked the court to delay the deadline for its response to the petition until December 20, 2024.
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LA District Attorney's office to respond to Menendez brothers' petition to challenge convictions
Lyle and Erik Menendez now are awaiting a response from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office related to their effort to challenge the 1996 murder convictions.
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Father of missing Hawaii woman found dead in apparent suicide in Los Angeles, LAPD says
Ryan Kobayashi, the father of a missing Hawaii woman, has died after an apparent suicide, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Educator accused of molesting multiple students arrested in Ventura County
Authorities announced the arrest of David Lane Braff Jr. on Friday, who is accused of molesting eight children at McKevett Elementary School in Santa Paula.
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Menendez brothers to have a court hearing in Van Nuys on Monday. Here's what it means
The Menendez brothers’ request to challenge the validity of their murder convictions is expected to be heard at a Van Nuys courtroom Monday morning.
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‘Good chance' next LA County DA will seek delay in Menendez brothers re-sentencing case, sources say
Los Angeles county’s next top prosecutor will likely seek a delay in the Menendez brothers’ re-sentencing case at a December hearing as he seeks to review facts and evidence in the decades-old case, multiple sources close to Los Angeles County District Attorney-elect Nathan Hochman told NBC News.
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Menendez brothers case sent to Van Nuys courthouse for resentencing request
The request by Los Angeles County prosecutors to reduce the prison sentences for brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life-without-parole terms for murdering their parents with shotgun blasts in 1989 inside the family’s Beverly Hills home, will be heard at the Van Nuys Courthouse. The case was transferred to Van Nuys Friday by the presiding judge of the…
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Read the Menendez brothers resentencing memo filed by the LA County DA
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed its motion requesting resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez late Thursday, just after DA George Gascón announced he supported reducing their prison terms to allow for their release on parole. “Defendants have demonstrated they no longer present a public safety risk …such that their current sentence is no longer in furtherance...
