A longtime contributor to The New York Times and a former Senior Crime Writer at People, Emily Palmer’s crime reporting has also appeared in The Boston Globe, ProPublica, Cosmopolitan, and ELLE. Emily’s reporting has also been featured on television and streaming services.
LIFE AS EL CHAPO'S WIFE: THE REAL STORY OF EMMA CORONEL AISPURO: From years of exclusive interviews before, during and after Emma's incarceration. (ELLE, Oct. 5, 2023)
LIFE AS EL CHAPO'S WIFE: THE REAL STORY OF EMMA CORONEL AISPURO (AUDIO): Emily Palmer's narrated reading of her intimate portrait of the narco bride. (Apple News+, Oct. 5, 2023)
NO STATE FOLLOWS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION LAW: Front page 5-part investigation also found national abuse death statistics unreliable. (The Boston Globe with ProPublica, Dec. 13, 2019)
MISSISSIPPI FIGHTS TO KEEP CONTROL OF ITS BELEAGUERED CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: In front page story foster kids describe life in the system. (The New York Times, Jan. 17, 2016)
DIDDY DENIED BAIL: Federal authorities charge singer Sean Combs with sex crimes, and he is sent to a jail his lawyers described as "horrific." (People, Sept. 18, 2024)
9 YEARS IN JAIL, 3 TRIALS, 12 JUDGES AND NO VERDICT: Carlos Vega has been incarcerated with an unresolved case longer than anyone else in New York City. (The New York Times, July 31, 2016)
AT 14, HE FIRED A FATAL SHOT. AT 18, HE WAS SENTENCED: Following the four-year long juvenile detention case from the perspective of both families. (The New York Times, May 9, 2022)
'EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED': ANNA SOROKIN'S FIRST NIGHT OF HOUSE ARREST: The con artist's first interview in her new Manhattan apartment. (The New York Times, Oct. 8, 2022)
MORMOM MOMFLUENCER ARRESTED: DID SHE ABUSE HER KIDS FOR FAME?: People cover story tracks the downfall of the YouTuber jailed for torturing her kids. (People, Oct. 16, 2023)
TRIAL OF 6-YEAR-OLD'S KILLER EXPOSES LAPSES IN CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: Zymere Perkins's fatal beating shed light on the city's failure to intervene. (The New York Times, Jan. 15, 2020)
SHE WROTE A BOOK ON GRIEF AFTER HER HUSBAND DIED: DID SHE KILL HIM?: An illicit affair. Multiple life insurance policies. A fentanyl-spiked cocktail. (People cover story , Sept. 11, 2023)
WHAT HAPPENED TO NOAH PRESGROVE?: Cover story inspects the unsolved death of the 19-year-old found naked off an Oklahoma highway after a four-day party. (People, Aug. 5, 2024)
JONATHAN MAJORS APPEARS TO ADMIT PHYSICALLY ATTACKING EX: The text messages regarding an earlier incident were previously deemed inadmissible at trial. (People, Dec. 8, 2023)
R. KELLY'S LAWYERS ATTACKED HIS ACCUSERS. IT BACKFIRED: Legal experts breakdown why the singer's defense was doomed post-MeToo. (The New York Times, Sept. 30, 2021)
MISSISSIPPI MOM LOST 2 SONS TO GUN VIOLENCE IN 1 MONTH: Cameron Horne-Crook, 14, was gunned down March 25, 2024. In April, his brother was also fatally shot. (People, May 1 , 2024)
WHY A CARIBBEAN PARADISE REMAINS IN RUINS: Years after hurricanes struck Caneel Bay, the eco-resort's closure has laid bare long-festering problems. (The New York Times, Jan. 20, 2020)