Keith L. Alexander
Reporter

Alexander covers crime, specifically D.C. Superior Court cases for The Washington Post. Alexander has covered dozens of crime stories from Banita Jacks, the Washington woman charged with killing her four daughters, to the murder trial of intern Chandra Levy. Prior to covering crime, Alexander covered the airline industry and business travel for the Post’s financial section where he also wrote a weekly column called, Business Class. Alexander was a contributor to the 2007 Pulitzer Prize winning coverage of the Virginia Tech campus shootings as well as a contributor to the Post’s 2006 series and subsequent book, Being a Black Man. He has appeared on numerous national and local TV and radio news programs including the Today Show, MSNBC News, CBS Morning News, NBC News with Brian Williams, ESPN News, PBS’s McNeil/Lehrer and BET News. Prior to joining the Post in early 2001, the award-winning writer also wrote for USA Today, BusinessWeek magazine and the Dayton Daily News.

Latest by Keith L. Alexander

Charges upgraded against D.C. man after mother of his children dies of wounds

Charges upgraded against D.C. man after mother of his children dies of wounds

In February, Reynard Cook and Yolanda Stone got into an argument in the middle of a street while their children waited steps away inside her car. He allegedly shot her, and she died this week.

Report: Michael Davis tested negative for drugs when arrested

An unidentified witness had told detectives that he had a “history” of using PCP.

Killing called ‘a hate crime’

Killing called ‘a hate crime’

The fatal D.C. stabbing of a Marine by a fellow Marine occurred after the victim had hugged a gay friend, the lead prosecutor says.

Prosecutors defend ‘84 murder verdict

Prosecutors defend ‘84 murder verdict

Prosecutors urge judge not to overturn convictions of 8 men jailed for killing a woman in D.C.