Samantha Beech - Senior News Editor
Samantha Beech
Senior News Editor
Samantha Beech is an award-winning journalist and Senior News Editor at CNN's New York bureau covering major breaking news events in the United States and around the world.
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Danilo Cavalcante didn’t eat for days and considered surrendering during manhunt, official says after his capture
Sep 15, 2023
Danilo Cavalcante explained how he was able to evade capture after his escape from a Pennsylvania jail, including moments when officers passed within yards of him.
Convicted killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison spotted more than 20 miles from search area and changed his appearance, police say
Sep 10, 2023
The convicted killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison a week and a half ago was sighted overnight more than 20 miles from the area where authorities had focused their search efforts, officials said Sunday, after he managed to slip through the police perimeter, steal a van and flee north.
Police officer who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry faces murder, other charges
Sep 09, 2023
The police officer who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop last month faces criminal charges including murder and voluntary manslaughter, the Philadelphia district attorney said Friday.
At least 7 people hurt in shooting that halted Boston parade, police say
Aug 26, 2023
At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that halted a popular Boston parade, police said.
A 6th person has died after the house explosion outside Pittsburgh, officials say
Aug 16, 2023
An explosion in a residential suburb outside Pittsburgh on Saturday morning left six people dead – including a father and son – and injured several others.
Killing of O’Shae Sibley, who was fatally stabbed while dancing at a Brooklyn gas station, will be prosecuted as a hate crime, prosecutor says
Aug 10, 2023
A 17-year-old has been indicted on a charge of second-degree murder as a hate crime over the killing of O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer who was stabbed to death at a Brooklyn gas station after dancing to a Beyoncé song.
A flood of evidence has come in since suspect’s arrest in Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case, DA says
Jul 18, 2023
Investigators have received a flood of evidence and information related to the suspect charged in some of the Gilgo Beach killings since his arrest Thursday, the Suffolk County District Attorney told CNN on Monday.
Burner phones. Pizza crust. DNA on burlap. A New York architect was charged with killing 3 women in Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case
Jul 17, 2023
New York architect Rex Heuermann was charged by a grand jury Friday with six counts of murder in connection with the deaths of three of four women who in death became known as the “Gilgo Four,” according to the Suffolk County District Attorney.
Deputy police commissioner describes suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings case as a ‘demon’
Jul 17, 2023
A top Suffolk County, New York, police official described the Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect, Rex Heuermann, as a “demon” and said authorities are still working full-time on the case that has terrorized the Long Island community for more than a decade.
More summer travel delays: Major Northeast airports issue ground stops
Jul 16, 2023
Major airports across the Northeast warned of significant flight delays and cancellations Sunday, as storms moved across the region and as all flights servicing the major airports around New York City and Boston faced ground stops at 1 p.m.
Killings of 3 women in Long Island went unsolved for more than a decade. Here’s how authorities tracked down the suspect
Jul 15, 2023
After the remains of four women were found near a beach in Long Island, New York, more than a decade ago, investigators say DNA evidence and cellphone data now point to a murder suspect – a local architect whose internet history showed him often searching the status of the case and details about the victims.
Hidden stash of food, clothes and supplies found during weeklong manhunt likely left by Pennsylvania escapee, official says
Jul 13, 2023
A bag covered by a tarp and hidden under a log was almost certainly used by Michael Burham, who has been on the run for about a week since escaping a jail in northwestern Pennsylvania, a state patrol official said Thursday.
Senator Chuck Schumer calls for FDA investigation into high caffeine content of Prime Energy drinks
Jul 10, 2023
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on the US Food and Drug Administration to investigate the high caffeine content of Prime Energy drinks, which he claims are being targeted to children as “one of the summer’s hottest beverages for kids.”
Dozens injured after a double-decker bus and a city bus collide in Manhattan, officials say
Jul 07, 2023
A collision between a double-decker bus and a city bus in Manhattan on Thursday left dozens injured and at least 18 people requiring hospitalization for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the New York City Fire Department.
Multimillion dollar catalytic converter theft ring operated out of Philadelphia towing business, prosecutors say
Jun 30, 2023
A Philadelphia towing company has been accused of running an organized criminal enterprise which purchased millions of dollars’ worth of stolen catalytic converters from thieves to sell at a profit, according to prosecutors.
Virginia sheriff charged with handing out deputy badges for bribes, US attorney’s office says
Jun 29, 2023
A Virginia sheriff is facing federal fraud and conspiracy charges as the US Justice Department claims he handed out deputy sheriff badges in exchange for money to help fund his reelection campaign, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.
About
Samantha Beech is an award-winning journalist and Senior News Editor at CNN’s New York bureau covering major breaking news events in the United States and around the world.
In addition to contributing newsgathering and overseeing daily priorities she manages logistics and field teams for breaking news stories.
In previous roles, as a producer and senior news editor for CNN International, Beech contributed to CNN’s award-winning coverage of events in the Middle East; Africa; the Americas; Europe; and Asia-Pacific.
Beech has been deployed to cover stories in the US and worldwide.
She has worked internationally as a network television correspondent, field producer and supervising news editor in Perth, Sydney, London and Atlanta.
Beech earned her Bachelor of Communications in Journalism and Advertising from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia.