Kristin Thorne
She is the creator, writer, and producer of WABC's true crime series "Missing," in which she investigates the disappearances of people from the New York City area. The episodes are available at www.ABC7NY.com/missing.
Before joining the Eyewitness News team in January 2012, Kristin was a reporter at News 12 Westchester. Before that, she worked at WHTM-TV ABC 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Kristin graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University in Washington, DC and earned her master's degree in broadcast journalism from the prestigious Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She is an adjunct professor at Hofstra University teaching journalism in the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication.
She is the recipient of an Emmy Award and has received numerous Emmy nominations. She has also been honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and has received several Folio awards, which honor the best of Long Island journalism. She was honored with the "Excellence in Newscasting Award" at the 2021 Long Island International Film Expo.
Kristin competes in triathlons and is training for an Ironman. She enjoys reading, studying Spanish and traveling around the U.S and Europe. She loves exploring new places and has rarely visited the same place twice.
Kristin's Stories
Program teaching how to compost cut from NYC budget, as compost numbers 'poor,' says report
New York City's curbside composting is not off to a good start with low participation, according to a recent study, just as the Adams administration pulled funding for a program that could help encourage people to compost.
Columbine: 25 years later, what schools are doing to keep kids safe
Eyewitness News is looking back at 25 years since the shooting at Columbine High School and is taking a deeper look at how schools in our area are continuing to try to find the best ways to protect their students.
Ghostwriter of controversial OJ Simpson tell-all book reflects on his life, legacy
The neighbor who testified against OJ Simpson at his murder trial and then ended up being Simpson's ghostwriter for his tell-all book spoke with Eyewitness News Thursday about Simpson's death.
Former secretary of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann speaks out | Exclusive
The former executive assistant of accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is speaking for the first time exclusively with Eyewitness News.
Construction worker says his identity was stolen to file false workers' comp claim, lawsuit
Eyewitness News investigative reporter Kristin Thorne met with a Queens resident who believes he is a victim of a scam involving fake falls on local construction sites.
Families of children with rare, life-threatening disease push FDA to review drug application
Barth Syndrome affects 130 known American men and boys. It occurs only in the male population and causes an enlarged heart and overall muscle weakness.
Long Island community comes together to mourn fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller
Neighbors put the flags outside their homes at half-staff while others hung blue ribbons on front porches.
Family of woman murdered by husband in 2017 furious over his release from jail
Family and friends of a young woman murdered by her estranged husband in 2017 expressed shock and outrage as the woman's husband was released after serving seven years in jail.
Construction workers in NY faking falls on sites part of larger fraud scheme, lawsuit claims
For more than a year now, an insurer says it's been investigating alleged fake falls. One of the reasons is because their insurance premiums have skyrocketed.
NYC Comptroller confronted about denial of couple's claim for totaled car in NYPD pursuit
Eyewitness News 7 On Your Side Investigates is stepping in again to try to help a couple from Brooklyn whose parked car was totaled during an NYPD high-speed pursuit.