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Dana Kennedy, Senior Investigative Reporter

Dana Kennedy is a Senior Investigative Reporter on the Exclusives team who joined the Mail after five years at the New York Post. She is an award-winning reporter who has covered national stories ranging from the Murdaugh murders in South Carolina to the California wildfires. She embedded with ICE in Chicago and with the NYPD during the 2020 riots. She spent a decade as an anchor and correspondent at CNN, ABC News, Fox News and MSNBC, as well as 10 years as a foreign correspondent based in Paris.

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Victim who was lured with Barbie and raped by serial child molester at age 3 relives trauma as DA comes to the rescue after depraved predator gets parole under Newsom-backed law

23/03/26 02:42

Amelia Markson has recalled being lured and kidnapped by serial child rapist David Allen Funston when she was only three years old. The convicted sex offender has now been granted parole and scheduled for release....read

Report: New details emerge in murder of Emily Pike
16/03/26 04:08
More than a year after her gruesome murder, Emily Pike's family say they're still waiting to learn who picked her up, how she traveled across miles of Arizona desert - and who left her there.
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Sheriff is accused of locking FBI AND his own detectives out of crucial decision-making in Nancy Guthrie kidnap probe
20/02/26 07:51
A bitter turf war has erupted in the Nancy Guthrie case, with insiders claiming Sheriff Chris Nanos has locked down the probe and sidelined the FBI.
The specialized lab racing to solve the Guthrie disappearance
17/02/26 11:15
Scientists at a secretive Florida DNA lab are analyzing key evidence that could unlock the mystery of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
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Inside the top-secret lab working to find Nancy Guthrie's abductor…and why mom and daughter at the helm are fixated on solving the nation's toughest crimes
16/02/26 10:54
Scientists at a secretive Florida DNA lab are analyzing key evidence that could unlock the mystery of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
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Savannah Guthrie's first great loss: How losing her beloved father at 16 forged her strength in a time of family crisis
15/02/26 12:54
Nearly four decades after losing her father Charles Guthrie when she was just 16, Savannah Guthrie is drawing on the strength born in that tragic moment as uncertainty surrounds her family again.
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Nancy Guthrie raids on house and car 'resulted in NO arrests,' despite previous claims that four people had been taken into custody and one had shot themselves in head
14/02/26 12:24
Friday night's rush of activity was earlier rumored to have resulted in four people being detained. But a source later told CNN that no arrests were made.
'Three detained' as cops swoop in huge SWAT raid on property two miles from missing Nancy Guthrie's home
14/02/26 04:00
A SWAT operation was reported in Nancy Guthrie's neighborhood amid the ongoing search for this missing 84-year-old. Officials pulled a man and a woman out of the home.
Is Bad Bunny secretly MARRIED? Why Super Bowl half-time star faces claims he's got hitched with old flame
06/02/26 07:50
The Puerto Rican sensation set off the rumor mill at the Grammys last week, when eagle-eyed fans picked up on subtle hints that he may be off the market.
Shocking truth about mysterious tip off that sparked Nancy Guthrie abduction manhunt... as 'overwhelmed' Savannah's turmoil is revealed
04/02/26 11:58
Fresh doubt has been cast on the tip off that first led to alarms being raised over Nancy Guthrie's shock abduction this weekend, the Daily Mail can reveal.
Eyepopping video captures the dramatic rescue of Mouse the pack horse who vanished into Wyoming's treacherous, predator-filled mountains and was found on a ledge seven months later
03/02/26 05:15
Mouse, a lone pack horse, survived seven months in Wyoming's Wind River Range before a dramatic rescue with snowmobiles, a snowcat and a river raft.
Bombshell new leaked audio that could sink Blake Lively: Listen to actress' four-minute voice note to Justin Baldoni
29/01/26 08:08
The unearthed recording, obtained by the Daily Mail from court filings in New York, captures Lively speaking candidly to Baldoni in February 2023, months before cameras started rolling.
EXPOSED: Secret Soros-linked ICE protests network, their anarchist training dossier... and the shadow group chats leaders don't want you to see
29/01/26 06:43
The ongoing anti-ICE protests in Minnesota after the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti isn't just a grassroots effort but also supported by big backers.
Report: Newsom's $236M CARE Court helps only 22 people
27/01/26 08:01
After spending $236 million in California taxpayer dollars on CARE Court, the Daily Mail can reveal that so far Governor Gavin Newsom's program is a flop.
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Gavin Newsom's ballyhooed 'care first' $236 million mental health push helps ONLY 22 people in four years
27/01/26 01:40
After spending $236 million in California taxpayer dollars on CARE Court, the Daily Mail can reveal that so far Governor Gavin Newsom's program is a flop.
REVEALED: Border agents were trying to detain an Ecuadorian man at time of deadly shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
24/01/26 11:25
Federal agents say they were trying to detain Jose Huerta-Chuma, an Ecuadorian man, before Alex Pretti intervened. Pretti was shot and killed during a struggle, authorities said.
ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti identified as victim of Minneapolis shooting as furious friends say 'good, kind' man was 'executed'
24/01/26 06:15
Pretti was identified by local media as the man gunned down during a clash with federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Is Ilhan Omar an American? The unresolved questions that won't go away
18/01/26 02:00
Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar has always claimed that she became a citizen at 17 by something called 'derivation of citizenship,' through her Somali-born father Nur Omar Mohamed while she was still a minor.
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Is Ilhan Omar really an American? Disturbing new questions about her citizenship swirl
13/01/26 06:11
Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar has always claimed that she became a citizen at 17 by something called 'derivation of citizenship,' through her Somali-born father Nur Omar Mohamed while she was still a minor.
I built a lifeline for autistic kids - now my center in Minnesota could shutter
05/01/26 06:00
She built her center to give children with severe autism a future. Now, amid Minnesota's widening fraud investigation, frozen Medicaid payments threaten to shut her center's doors in weeks.
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I spent 20 years building a lifeline for autistic children... now Minnesota's Somali fraud crackdown could shut my center in weeks
05/01/26 05:04
She built her center to give children with severe autism a future. Now, amid Minnesota's widening fraud investigation, frozen Medicaid payments threaten to shut her center's doors in weeks.
Shocking PROOF of the Somali scandal exposed: Brave survivor drops bombshell evidence... and how he was brutally silenced
02/01/26 03:47
For nearly a year, Minnesota tax payers paid hundreds of dollars a day for Cain Pence's care.
Report: Truth about Rob Reiner's daughter Romy
22/12/25 01:27
For Romy Reiner, the month of December is usually packed full of joyous festivities. This year, her 28th birthday, which falls just two days after Christmas, will be devastatingly different.
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Devastating truth about Rob Reiner's daughter Romy: Her own addiction battle... how she 'lived in fear' of Nick... and the handsome companion she's leaning on, all revealed by heartbroken friends
21/12/25 12:39
For Romy Reiner, the month of December is usually packed full of joyous festivities. This year, her 28th birthday, which falls just two days after Christmas, will be devastatingly different.
Court orders Nick Fuentes to anger management amid pepper-spraying mom
12/12/25 11:20
The far-right provocateur, 27, was accused of attacking 58-year-old Marla Rose in an incident she captured on video after knocking on his door in Berwyn, Illinois.
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Mom, 58, speaks out on attack at Nick Fuentes' home... as he accepts humiliating punishment for pushing her down stairs
11/12/25 09:18
The far-right provocateur, 27, was accused of attacking 58-year-old Marla Rose in an incident she captured on video after knocking on his door in Berwyn, Illinois.
All she wants for Christmas is...a full house! Mariah Carey's holiday residency in Las Vegas struggles to fill seats despite her reign as the queen of yuletide hits
03/12/25 08:11
Mariah Carey has kicked off her 'Christmastime in Las Vegas' residency - complete with a candy cane gown and the holiday classics she has been milking every December.
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Report: Gavin Newsom's secret past he's so desperate to hide
06/11/25 04:33
Presumed 2028 presidential candidate Gavin Newsom has been channeling the ghost of Horatio Alger.
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Gavin Newsom's secret past he's so desperate to hide... and the damning evidence that proves who he really is
06/11/25 03:48
Presumed 2028 presidential candidate Gavin Newsom has been channeling the ghost of Horatio Alger.
Report claims Soros-linked charities funneled $40M for Mamdani's rise
31/10/25 08:33
Mamdani's campaign is facing allegations that it benefited from tens of millions of dollars in donations funneled from Soros-linked charities.
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Explosive report claims a network of charities connected to George Soros funneled $40M to support Zohran Mamdani's political rise in tax-dodging scheme
31/10/25 07:29
Mamdani's campaign is facing allegations that it benefited from tens of millions of dollars in donations funneled from Soros-linked charities.
Outrage as New York mayoral shoo-in Zohan Mamdani plans to bring back Bill de Blasio's boondoggle program to sub social workers for cops
24/10/25 06:29
The widely panned mental health initiative, ThriveNYC, that was brought forward by former mayor Bill de Blasio's wife could make a resurgence under mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani's admin.
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Ex-con twin brothers with history of extremism and violence are now accused of leading Antifa mob against ICE in Chicago
20/10/25 08:15
Jeremy and Jason Hammond, 40, were both detained at an anti-ICE protest at a facility in Broadview, Illinois on September 26.
Sin City's shame: As tourists abandon Las Vegas, 1,500 forgotten 'Mole People' are left behind in rat-infested tunnels below the Strip
09/10/25 04:10
Tunnel dweller Natasha, originally from Anchorage, Alaska and just one of an estimated 1,500 people, many of whom are drug, alcohol, or gambling addicts, living under the glittering Las Vegas Strip.
Radio legend's daughter who 'falsely claimed' THREE men including The Bachelor star got her pregnant captured in shocking body cam footage
08/10/25 07:07
GRAPHIC CONTENT: Laura Owens, indicted for allegedly filing a false paternity claim against Bachelor star Clayton Echard, has also been tied to two lawsuits from former flings.
Report: Scandal at Christian school as student moves in with teacher, 47
24/09/25 12:02
The school has launched an investigation into the claims, its lawyer confirmed to the Daily Mail.
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Scandal erupts at Christian school as student moves in with teacher, 47... now his father claims she has 'destroyed' their family
23/09/25 07:06
The school has launched an investigation into the claims, its lawyer confirmed to the Daily Mail.
How right-wing commentators are turning on each other
19/09/25 07:45
They've gotten so big that X is on fire with savage infighting between some of the biggest names among right-wing influencers.
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War of the right-wing influencers: How internet stars Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson are turning on each other...and eclipsing TV heavyweights
19/09/25 04:09
They've gotten so big that X is on fire with savage infighting between some of the biggest names among right-wing influencers.
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Charlie Kirk's secret sister: Elusive 29-year-old has VERY surprising views... after meeting the 'light of her life'
15/09/25 05:46
Conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk was a teen outlier growing up in the heavily Democratic, left-leaning suburbs of northern Chicago.
The family secret that Minneapolis shooter's mother kept hidden for two decades
29/08/25 11:32
Mary Grace Westman, 67, who has so far refused to cooperate with police seeking information about her son, flew to Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon, within hours of the shocking attack.
Twisted secret network behind disturbed transgender Minneapolis school shooter - and they hunt for more teen victims every day
29/08/25 07:12
Despite coming from a typical healthy family, Robin Westman's horrific decision to shoot up a Minneapolis church full of children was inspired by online terror groups who exploit young people.
Did cheerleader drive a boy to MURDER? Family blame 'queen bee' daughter of cop for boy's killing as NINE kids are jailed
26/08/25 03:59
Trey Wright, 16, was murdered in the remote outpost of Johnsonville, South Carolina, on June 24 in a shooting that saw nine teens from the area arrested.
Heartbreaking final words revealed of boy killed in a petty teenage love triangle that has left SEVEN kids behind bars
20/08/25 05:54
The South Carolina mother who watched Trey Dean Wright, 16, gasp for breath as he lay dying outside her home believes jealousy sparked the fatal love triangle shooting in June.
Chicago pastor declares war on Obama's fledgling $830 million library empire project with his own center for opportunity: 'Not victims'
19/08/25 08:34
Reverend Corey Brooks is building the Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center in Chicago, just blocks from the construction site of the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park.
Obama's 'obscene monument to his ego' dramatically backfires as $850M vanity project sparks outrage
18/08/25 02:02
Barack Obama's promise to build and revitalize neighborhoods was a centerpiece of his first term in the White House.
Report: Howard Lutnick under fire for crypto deal
06/08/25 08:44
Billionaire Commerce Secretary Lutnick has long drawn scrutiny - and not just for his powerful role in government.
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Howard Lutnick under fire as his billion-dollar firm quietly cashed in on shady cryptocurrency before Trump named him commerce secretary
06/08/25 01:00
Billionaire Commerce Secretary Lutnick has long drawn scrutiny - and not just for his powerful role in government.
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Tom Cruise's new flame Ana de Armas faces Mission Impossible over demands of Scientology that drove Katie Holmes to call it quits
05/08/25 12:44
Ana de Armas, spotted near her Vermont home with Tom Cruise, is embarking on a relationship with the world's most famous Scientologist
Why WSU police chief refused to give Brian Kohberger a job after face-to-face meeting... months before he was caught for Idaho murders
18/07/25 12:33
WSU's campus police chief interviewed Brian Kohberger for a job while he was a criminology student.... months later he'd find out he was the Idaho 4 killer.
My daughter was murdered by Bryan Kohberger. I wasn't the best mother. But now I WILL fulfill her dying wish: Mom's transformation before face-off with killer
17/07/25 03:25
The long-troubled mother of a murdered University of Idaho student plans to be in court on July 23 for the sentencing of her killer Bryan Kohberger - and promises the world will see 'an entirely new person'.
Why Ethan Chapin's mother is GRATEFUL Bryan Kohberger will never face trial... as her two remaining triplets graduate from the same Idaho school
15/07/25 12:44
Ethan Chapin's surviving siblings, triplets Maizie and and Hunter, 23, chose to continue their studies and graduate from the University of Idaho despite their brother's horrifying murder in November 2022.
Diddy's mother Janice Combs opens up after bombshell verdict and reveals why she's not celebrating just yet
03/07/25 05:28
Sean 'Diddy' Combs escaped conviction on the most serious charges in his federal sex trafficking case on Wednesday, but his mother isn't celebrating just yet, she told the Daily Mail.
Diddy's family reveal rapper's next move after stunning 'second chance' verdict
03/07/25 05:16
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' family expressed their excitement at the rapper's chance to start his life afresh after being found not guilty for the majority of the federal charges lodged against him.
Diddy's jubilant mom and kids break silence on shock verdict as Cassie holes up at NYC home
02/07/25 04:55
Diddy's overjoyed offspring gave an exclusive interview to Daily Mail moments after he was cleared of the most serious charges he faced.
Diddy's lawyers call verdict an 'enormous victory and win,' claim disgraced mogul 'will be able to sleep at night'
02/07/25 12:11
Lawyers representing Sean ' Diddy ' Combs declared the verdict in the disgraced music mogul's trial an 'enormous victory and win.'
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Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton reappears after DUI scandal with shocking new look as she zooms around on golf cart at lavish wedding
30/06/25 07:05
Olympic gold medalist Mary Loy Retton took a much-needed respite from her legal troubles surrounding her May DUI as she attended her daughter Emma Kelly's wedding on Sunday.
The unsettling symbol quietly creeping onto US state and city flags... as fears mount over what it may represent
29/06/25 12:28
At least 40 city and state flags have adopted or are considering new flag designs featuring the unfamiliar symbol that has rarely appeared in American iconography, if ever.
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Trump calls for firing of CNN reporter over Iran report
26/06/25 11:30
Donald Trump explodes at CNN's Natasha Bertrand, demanding she be 'fired' and 'thrown out like a dog' over her report claiming U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites were a failure.
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She's his mortal enemy who he brands the 'propagandist-in-chief'. Now Trump wants her 'thrown out like a dog'
25/06/25 09:34
Donald Trump explodes at CNN's Natasha Bertrand, demanding she be 'fired' and 'thrown out like a dog' over her report claiming U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites were a failure.
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Insiders reveal the mastermind behind Taylor Swift's lucrative career... a 'laser-focused strategist' hellbent on her success
20/06/25 05:20
As Taylor Swift faces having her deeply personal texts with Blake Lively exposed in court - one very protective figure is stepping in.

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