Matt Lait

Matt Lait

Matt Lait is Vice President of CNN’s investigative team. Previously, he worked at the Los Angeles Times where he was an investigative reporter, city editor and ran the local investigations team. As a reporter and editor, he specialized in stories that uncovered law enforcement abuses and corruption. Lait’s work has received numerous national and regional journalism honors. He also is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, teaching investigative reporting.

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Guest Appearances
October 21, 2025

The Collapse of a Conviction: How an LAPD Cop and Two Journalists Unraveled the Case Against Bruce Lisker

At just 17 years old, Bruce Lisker was branded a murderer after being accused and convicted of the violent killing of his mother. He would go on to spend the next 26...