user avatar
Matthias Gafni
@mgafni
SF Chron investigative reporter; Ex-EB Times/Merc; '17 Pulitzer; '19 finalist; '20 Polk; embarrassing dad; 49ers, Dubs, Giants; [email protected]
San Francisco, CA
sfchronicle.com
Joined May 2009
2,612
Following
8,045
Followers
Posts
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Jun 29, 2020
    BREAKING: Joseph DeAngelo pleads guilty, admits to killing 13, other uncharged rapes. He is officially the #GoldenStateKiller. Expected to serve 11 life sentences w/ out parole, 15 more life sentences. He meekly responds “yes” to each judge’s question
    Golden State Killer pleads guilty to 26 charges in raping and killing spree
    From sfchronicle.com
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Apr 22, 2020
    Wow. Santa Clara County announces that autopsies find three people died from #COVID19 before March 9, originally thought to be first county death One of those people died Feb. 6 long before
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Jan 9, 2025
    Private firefighters guard this Hollywood Hills house from #SunsetFire. They’ve set up sprinklers to cascade water from the second story eaves. They will guard all night.
    00:00
    5.8M
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Apr 22, 2020
    Replying to @mgafni
    The first US death was previously reported in Washington in Feb. 29. This news means #coronavirus was in the Bay Area well before anyone knew it
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Aug 15, 2022
    This is what greeted child sex abuse victim Katie Wee when she got cross-examined: “OK let’s talk about you being in love with Mr. Kabaniaev. Did you tell him that you were in love with him?” the defense attorney asked. She was 12. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… @sfchronicle
    She secretly recorded her abuser and helped put him in prison. Justice brought more horror than she...
    From sfchronicle.com
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Jun 10, 2025
    EXCLUSIVE: We obtained memo from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem asking DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth to grant soldiers the authority to detain or arrest “lawbreakers” in LA. This would be a step toward Trump administration invoking Insurrection Act, experts say
    Exclusive: DHS secretary sought military arrests and drones in Los Angeles in leaked letter
    From sfchronicle.com
    412K
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Apr 22, 2020
    Replying to @mgafni
    Samples of those early cases were sent to the CDC and results came back today that they were indeed the first US cases (that we know of) And it again raises the question of whether or not there are many more at-home #COVID19 deaths not part of the death toll tabulation
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Apr 22, 2020
    Replying to @mgafni
    And Santa Clara County public health officials say those early #COVID19 deaths slipped through the cracks due to lack of tests & strict testing parameters
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Apr 22, 2020
    Replying to @mgafni
    Article posted on these stunning autopsy results. Blows up what had previously been reported as first US #COVID19 death sfchronicle.com/health/article… @erinallday @matthewkawahara @sfchronicle
    First known U.S. coronavirus death occurred on Feb. 6 in Santa Clara County
    From sfchronicle.com
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Apr 24, 2020
    Replying to @mgafni
    One military expert on Crozier's possible reinstatement: “This is unprecedented" Another called it "highly unusual" sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… @joegarofoli
    Navy officials recommend reinstating carrier Capt. Brett Crozier
    From sfchronicle.com
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Mar 19, 2020
    #EXCLUSIVE: VP Pence vowed that all Grand Princess cruise passengers would be tested for #COVID19 after arriving at Travis AFB. But 2/3 of 858 passengers there have declined to be tested & they say federal health officials are actually DISSUADING testing
    Most Grand Princess passengers in quarantine refused coronavirus tests —often at federal officials’...
    From sfchronicle.com
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Aug 15, 2022
    Replying to @mgafni
    This is a photo of Katie Wee at age 12, the year her abuse started. On the stand, her abuser told jurors she tried to seduce him. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Jun 29, 2020
    Replying to @mgafni
    Prosecutors detail how DeAngelo before his arrest was active, riding motorcycle, lifting heavy objects, but quickly acted infirmed after arrest. Similar to his 1979 arrest when Auburn cop, he pretended to suffer heart attack & fought with cops who had to tie him down
  • user avatar
    Matthias Gafni
    @mgafni
    Apr 22, 2020
    Replying to @mgafni
    As @erinallday reports, typically takes a month for someone to die from #COVID19 after infection; suggesting it’s likely person who died Feb. 6 was infected in early January. Again, blowing up everything we thought we knew about #coronavirus entry into US sfchronicle.com/health/article…