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Lea Skene

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Criminal justice reporter @BostonGlobe | Formerly @AP @baltimoresun @theadvocatebr & more | [email protected]

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Last Front PageJUN 2, 2026Latest appearance

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FOR FIREFIGHTER, A FINAL SALUTE

Tributes at funeral recall an ardent supporter of family, comrades, community

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FOR FIREFIGHTER, A FINAL SALUTE

Tributes at funeral recall an ardent supporter of family, comrades, community

With:Travis Andersen

Boston Globe•JUN 2, 2026•Lead Story

A descent into chaos out of the blue

Medical records, family interviews, and police documents reveal months of escalating psychosis before a Back Bay attack that left an art collector dead

Boston Globe•MAY 31, 2026

Before gunshots, a dire warning

After parole officer said man was armed, suicidal, police raced to track him down

With:Travis Andersen,John R. Ellement

Boston Globe•MAY 13, 2026•Lead Story

The paper focuses on the timeline and systemic communication preceding the incident, framing the event as a tragedy marked by clear institutional warning signs.

Mother told officers she strangled children, police say

Wellesley woman to be extradited from Vt. as details of tragedy emerge

With:Sarah Rahal,Paul Heintz,John R. Ellement

Boston Globe•APR 28, 2026•Lead Story

The paper reports the specific developments of a severe local crime using strict attribution to police and court documents, focusing on the procedural elements of extradition alongside the community's response.

Authorities criticized for waiting to share police video

Boston Globe•APR 17, 2026

Highlights public scrutiny regarding transparency and the timeline of law enforcement releasing critical evidence.

Man killed by police had mental health issues

Family details victim’s struggles, calls for release of bodycam footage

Boston Globe•APR 10, 2026

Centers the family's perspective and their call for transparency regarding a fatal police encounter.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Lea Skene in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.