- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGary Stephen Webb
- Nickname
- The Carpenter
- Gary Webb was born on August 31, 1955 in Corona, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Kill the Messenger (2014), Filming in Georgia (2015) and Crack in America (2015). He was married to Sue Stokes. He died on December 10, 2004 in Carmichael, California, USA.
- SpouseSue Stokes(1979 - 2000) (divorced, 3 children)
- Children
- He was an investigative reporter best known for his articles about the CIA's role in cocaine trafficking in the aftermath of U.S. involvement with Contra rebels in Nicaragua in the 1980s. The articles came under intense criticism, and the newspaper later backed away from its claims. Webb resigned from the paper in 1997.
- He was part of a Mercury News reporting team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for their coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake.
- He could dig up any public document, a talent that helped him win more than 30 journalism awards and earned him a national reputation as a dogged investigative reporter.
- Esquire magazine ran a tribute article him about.
- Working as an investigative reporter at small and medium-sized papers, Webb could be the star -- and the editor's nightmare.
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