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
-
LAPD renews, expands some automatic license plate reader systems
After pausing contracts in July, the LAPD is moving towards new agreements that will increase collection of license plate data and give officers new artificial intelligence tools
-
Nick Reiner says trust fund delays may violate his constitutional rights
Reiner’s lawyer says in new filings that delays in releasing a $558,000 payment are interfering with his hiring of his preferred defense attorney
-
Murder charges dismissed against ex-LA businessman accused in murders-for-hire
Richard Wall Sr. continues to face a pair of conspiracy charges tied to the same killings and was being held in jail with no bail.
-
Arrest made nearly 3 months after hit-and-run that killed 30-year-old Camarillo man
Simi Valley resident Humberto Perez, 70, was arrested on Wednesday and booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, according to the California Highway Patrol.
-
Ex-LAPD officer Clifford Proctor indicted in 2015 on-duty killing outside Venice bar
The case spans the tenures of three different Los Angeles County prosecutors with a murder charge being dismissed earlier this year by a judge.
-
Officer in surreptitious recordings case says he thought ‘LAPD would have been proud of me'
The LAPD officer who made surreptitious recordings of other officers he said in a lawsuit were making racist, homophobic, and sexist remarks while working in a recruiting office, said this week he believed he was “doing the right thing” by collecting evidence of misconduct and presenting it to internal affairs investigators. “I thought the LAPD would have been proud of…
-
Palisades fire arson retrial set for November
The retrial for the man accused of causing the Palisades fire has now been set for November; Jonathan Rinderknecht pleaded not guilty to new charges.
-
Nick Reiner trust fund fight could hinge on California's Slayer Statute
The dispute over Nick Reiner’s demand for access to a portion of a trust fund established by his parents, who he’s accused of murdering, may focus on the ‘Slayer Statute,’ a California law that bars a person from receiving the benefits of a trust – if that person intentionally kills another person who created the trust. Reiner pleaded not...
-
Federal charges revised against Palisades arson suspect
Prosecutors filed Thursday a revised indictment against Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of causing the Palisades Fire.
-
Nick Reiner indicted for murders of parents Rob and Michele
A grand jury indictment was unsealed Wednesday charging Reiner with the murders of his parents.
