Dan Slepian

Dan Slepian
Dan Slepian in 2025
Born
New York
OccupationsJournalist, investigative producer, author, podcaster
EmployerNBC News
Known forWrongful conviction investigations; Dateline NBC; Letters from Sing Sing; The Sing Sing Files

Dan Slepian is an American journalist, author, podcaster, and senior investigative producer at Dateline NBC. He is best known for his reporting on wrongful convictions and the U.S. criminal justice system, including the cases featured in his podcasts 13 Alibis, Letters from Sing Sing, The Last Appeal, and his book, The Sing Sing Files: One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice. His work has earned national recognition, including being named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in Audio Reporting (2024) and winning the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Best Documentary (2025) for The Sing Sing Chronicles.