Lee Brown

About the Author

Lee Brown is a breaking news reporter on The Post's early morning team. After working for UK national newspapers on Fleet Street, he moved to the Big Apple just 10 days before Sept. 11, 2001, which became the first -- and biggest -- story he covered here.

The Archive

Boeing cargo plane makes emergency 'belly' landing after landing gear fails, sends sparks flying

The aircraft, flying from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, informed the control tower in Istanbul that its landing gear had failed to open and touched down with guidance from the...

Kevin Spacey seen for first time 48 hours after heart attack scare

Kevin Spacey has been seen for the first time since he was rushed to a hospital in Uzbekistan after experiencing numbness in his arm and fearing a heart attack.

Jury starts deliberating in Kevin Spacey sexual assault trial with max sentence of life in prison

The jury in Kevin Spacey's sex-assault trial started deliberations Monday on charges that could see the two-time Oscar winner sentenced to life in prison.

Cops reveal Gilgo Beach murder suspect's blasé first words after his arrest

Investigators continued using heavy machinery to dig up the yard of suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann on Monday — as police revealed his blasé first words when he realized he...

Top psychiatrist accused of keeping patients against their will in massive Medicaid scam

"I never even saw his face,” mom of three Shannon Williams, 52, told NBC News of her "nightmare" at feeling like she "was in a prison" for five days.

Gilgo Beach killer suspect search warrant shows cops seeking 'trophies' — and oddly specific type of paper towels

A search warrant over suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann has revealed possible "trophies" being looked for by cops -- as well as a very specific type of "Bounty" kitchen paper.

Gilgo Beach murders suspect being investigated over 'similar' NJ killings of sex workers in Atlantic City: police

"Shame on us if we don't look into Las Vegas, South Carolina, even Atlantic City," Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said.

Ex-NYPD cop recalls run-in with accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann that was 'like road rage'

Heuermann seemed to be "a bully" who "felt that he could get away with doing things because he was big and people weren't going to say anything," the retired cop...

Mom accused of locking up sons in 'horror-movie' house said they were the #BESTFAMILYEVER

"Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs," Katie Koch, 34, wrote in one post about co-accused Joel Manke, 38, fathering her sons.

Wife of accused Gilgo Beach killer's odd response to his arrest revealed

Rex Heuermann's now-estranged wife quickly came to terms with the fact he was being accused of being a perverted serial killer.

'Indescribably reckless' driver filmed himself at 120 mph before killing pregnant soap star

Adil Iqbal, 22, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for what a judge called "the most indescribably reckless driving' that led "to the devastation of a family."

Naked brothers who escaped feces-covered home looked like 'cavemen' who had 'never seen the sun before': docs

"It was something out of a horror movie," Assistant District Attorney Mallory Davis told an initial hearing for the boys' mom and stepdad.

Still-missing Alaska kayaker inadvertently filmed own drowning with GoPro

Police searching for a still-missing Alaska kayaker found his GoPro helmet camera -- on which he'd inadvertently filmed his own drowning.

'Soft-spoken' Rex Heuermann was 'traumatized' after arrest for Gilgo Beach murders: lawyer

"He was articulate, he was intelligent, he was soft-spoken," Brown said of Heuermann, who had up to 300 guns stashed in his Massapequa Park home where he allegedly exhaustively searched...

Gilgo Beach murder suspect investigations now span several states as Sin City cops latest to review cold cases

“We are currently reviewing our unsolved cases to see if he has any involvement,” Las Vegas police said.

Accused serial killer Rex Heuermann possibly had female helper who 'lured' victims, lawyer claims: 'Act of a mother'

John Ray also claimed a woman has been involved in making threatening calls over the Gilgo Beach murders.

Gilgo Beach suspect fits profile of serial killer leading double life as happy family man, ex-FBI profiler says

"They can do horrendous things, kill people, torture people … then they can go home, they can feed their kids, they can kiss their wife goodbye," former FBI profiler Brad...

Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect's family 'shocked' and 'embarrassed' as FBI raids their homes

“When we initially informed them about their husband, their father, they were shocked. They were disgusted -- they were embarrassed," Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison told CNN.

'A flood' of tips and evidence �� including apparent video camera and tapes — pours in after Gilgo Beach bust

"Right now we have a flood of information and a flood of evidence coming in," Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney told "CNN This Morning."

Chevy that led cops to Gilgo Beach suspect was brazenly parked on street after murders

One of the murdered women's pimps told cops about a john driving Chevy Avalanche just like the one registered to the suspected serial killer -- which Heuermann kept parked outside...