Eric Levenson

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.

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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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.

"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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‘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?

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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‘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...

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...

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.

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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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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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.

Meet the husband-wife legal team defending Diddy and Luigi Mangione www.cnn.com/2024/12/28/u...

‘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.

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.

When Santa leaves a gun under the Christmas tree
www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/u...

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.

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.