Majlie de Puy Kamp - Senior Writer, CNN Investigates
Majlie de Puy Kamp
Senior Writer, CNN Investigates
Majlie de Puy Kamp is an investigative reporter for CNN in New York.
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What we know about Michigan church shooter Thomas SanfordSep 30, 2025Thomas Jacob Sanford, who police say attacked a Sunday morning mass a Michigan church, was an Iraq War veteran and outdoorsman. -
• For Subscribers For SubscribersFor Subscribers From sermons in the Congo to funeral home jobs, Minnesota suspect’s life took a strange turn in recent yearsJun 17, 2025Vance Boelter turned from decades as a food-service manager to launching security firms and far-fetched African ventures. -
• For Subscribers For SubscribersFor Subscribers Less than 10% of immigrants taken into ICE custody since October had serious criminal convictions, internal data showsJun 16, 2025Trump touts ICE raids, but data shows most taken into custody recently are non-violent offenders. -
• For Subscribers For SubscribersFor Subscribers As ICE stages raids across L.A., local police and officials say they are left in the darkJun 10, 2025Some blame state’s sanctuary laws for why federal agents are keeping Los Angeles law enforcement at arm’s length. -
What we know about Colorado suspect’s life leading up to antisemitic attackJun 3, 2025The 45-year-old suspect brought a homemade flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to attack a Jewish community event, officials say. -
• For Subscribers For SubscribersFor Subscribers Luxury skyscrapers, golf courses and cryptocurrency: The Trump family’s rapidly expanding Middle East businessMay 13, 2025The Trump family’s business ties to the Middle East have more than tripled since the president’s first term in office, a CNN a tally of the deals has found – including a slew of new projects announced since he reclaimed the White House. -
• For Subscribers For SubscribersFor Subscribers Trump staffed his Cabinet with wealthy advisers. Some stand to gain even more from recent policy shiftsApr 25, 2025Some of Trump’s policy shifts align with his advisers’ financial interests, setting up potential conflicts of interest -
What we know about the Florida State University shooting suspectApr 19, 2025The suspect accused of gunning down two people and injuring five others at Florida State University spent time training with law enforcement and serving on a sheriff’s advisory council in the years before his alleged attack, authorities say. -
Shapiro arson suspect’s family had sought help for days from authorities before attackApr 15, 2025Cody Balmer’s family said before the attack, he acted erratically, including by chewing on batteries and disappearing for days. -
Shapiro arson suspect faced charges in domestic violence case, financial and legal turmoilApr 14, 2025Cody Balmer had been due in court this week on charges of assaulting his wife and children before police say he set fire to the governor’s mansion. -
Recording reveals new details on controversial DOGE employeeFeb 22, 2025Less than three years before Elon Musk tapped him to help overhaul the US government, Edward Coristine, then 17, was the subject of a heated dispute among executives at cybersecurity firm over his alleged leaking of company information. -
‘Suppressing essential health information’: Some officials frustrated by Trump administration’s limits on health agenciesFeb 17, 2025Canceled meetings and limited updates on life-threatening diseases. These are some of the real-world implications caused by sweeping mandates on health agencies. -
‘Second American Revolution’: The team behind DOGE’s government overhaulFeb 8, 2025As Musk’s team barrels its way through the government seeking access to sensitive information, questions are arising about the people behind DOGE -
Pilots had reported near-misses with helicopters at Reagan National Airport in the years before the deadly crashJan 31, 2025In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan National Airport, at least two other pilots reported near-misses with helicopters while landing at the airport, a CNN review of federal incident reports found. -
Not just Reagan: Airports across the US have struggled with air traffic control staffing in recent years, data showsJan 31, 2025Some major US airports had less than 60% of their staffing targets filled with fully certified controllers in recent years, CNN review finds -
• For Subscribers For SubscribersFor Subscribers Teacher layoffs, bigger classes: Potential federal education cuts could hit GOP’s base hardestJan 16, 2025Some low-income communities that voted for him are worried about GOP efforts to cut education funding -
No ‘water system in the world’ could have handled the LA fires. How the region could have minimized the damageJan 11, 2025Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been better prepared. -
What we know about the driver who exploded a Cybertruck in Las VegasJan 5, 2025Despite the symbolism that might be associated with exploding a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, law enforcement officials said Thursday they were still trying to piece together why a five-time Bronze Star recipient and new father would orchestrate the New Year’s Day blast. -
Pennsylvania’s early-voting option is a mess, but very popularNov 1, 2024A cumbersome pre-election voting option in the largest battleground state caused frustration, long lines and claims of voter suppression earlier this week. -
Trump stokes voter fraud fears in Pennsylvania as counties investigate and state urges patienceOct 30, 2024Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed two Pennsylvania counties are experiencing voter fraud despite both officials there maintaining they’re still investigating potential issues related to voter registration applications. -
Misleading text messages from ‘voter mobilization’ group create confusion in key swing statesOct 30, 2024Thousands of voters in Pennsylvania received a confusing text message this weekend claiming they already voted in the 2024 presidential election. -
Meet the Pennsylvania nuns falsely accused of voter fraudOct 26, 2024For a Republican canvasser going door-to-door to get out the vote in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, the address on East Lake Road in Erie must have seemed like Heaven-sent evidence of the sort of widespread voter fraud many in his party have been complaining about since Donald Trump lost the election to Joe Biden in 2020. -
At least 30 election deniers and 2020 fake electors serving as Trump electors this yearOct 17, 2024More than a dozen Republicans who were “fake electorsâ€Â in 2020, including several facing criminal charges, are serving as former President Donald Trump’s official electors in battleground states this year, according to a CNN survey. -
Senate candidate Dave McCormick led hedge fund that bet against some of Pennsylvania’s most iconic companiesOct 9, 2024 -
Man detained in apparent assassination attempt on Trump criticized former president on social mediaSep 16, 2024A man detained Sunday in connection with an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Florida went on social media to weigh in on politics. -
DOJ alleges Russia funded US media company linked to right-wing social media starsSep 6, 2024The unnamed Tennessee-based company that the Justice Department alleges was being funded by Russian operatives working as part of a Kremlin-orchestrated influence operation targeting the 2024 US election is Tenet Media which is linked to right-wing commentators with millions of subscribers on YouTube and other social media platforms, according to a US official briefed on the matter. -
Forgotten radios and missed warnings: New details emerge about communication failures before Trump rally shootingAug 23, 2024The day before the attempted assassination on Donald Trump, a tactical team of local police officers set aside radios for their Secret Service partners so the two agencies could communicate during the former president’s July 13 campaign rally. -
Newly surfaced video shows earliest known footage of would-be Trump assassin at rallyAug 20, 2024Newly surfaced video shows Thomas Crooks casually walking around the rally grounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 about 90 minutes before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, offering the clearest visual yet of the would-be assassin that day. -
‘Could it have been avoided?’ Local cops detail breakdown in efforts to stop Trump’s would-be assassinAug 10, 2024Snipers describe how law enforcement learned of the man who came perilously close to killing Trump, and why they were unable to stop him -
Pennsylvania county law enforcement officials say Secret Service is presenting a ‘misleading’ picture of Trump shooting sceneJul 31, 2024Pennsylvania law enforcement officials are accusing acting Secret Service Director Robert Rowe of “misleading the American people†by saying that local snipers at Donald Trump’s rally should have “looked left†and spotted would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks. -
What we know about the Trump rally gunman so farJul 15, 2024Interviews with a half-dozen former classmates and neighbors of Thomas Crooks painted him as quiet and aloof, with some remembering him as a misfit in high school. -
Takeaways from CNN’s Investigation: How Airbnb fails to protect its guests from hidden camerasJul 10, 2024A CNN investigation into the company’s hidden camera problem found how it avoids taking responsibility for what happens at the homes it profits from. -
No room for privacy: How Airbnb fails to protect guests from hidden camerasJul 10, 2024A CNN investigation finds Airbnb fails to protect its guests against the persistent threat within its industry. -
Inside the tense talks between Columbia protesters and administrators before NYPD moved inMay 9, 2024Columbia offered to review its investments. Pro-Palestinian student protesters said that wasn’t enough. -
How a magician who has never voted found himself at the center of an AI political scandalFeb 23, 2024A New Orleans street magician who has no fixed address, has never voted and claims to hold a world record in fork bending might seem like an unlikely candidate to be involved in a high-tech political scandal. -
A deluge of violent messages: How a surge in threats to public officials could disrupt American democracyDec 8, 2023By the time the FBI first showed up to Kevin Patrick Smith’s home in early February, he’d already left dozens of threatening voice messages for US Senator Jon Tester. -
‘They’re opportunistic and adaptive’: How Hamas is using cryptocurrency to raise fundsOct 13, 2023Iran has loomed large as one of Hamas’ most generous financial backers, providing the militant group crucial resources it needs to carry out acts of terrorism. But investigators in the US and across the globe have identified another revenue source being exploited by Hamas: Far-flung online donors offering support in cryptocurrency. -
Nobody told her about this gun-safety measure in her state. Now, she wonders if it could have saved her daughter’s lifeJul 10, 2023Vanessa Salgado’s nightmare began on what should have been a regular evening in the spring of last year, while she was waiting for her boyfriend to bring back tacos from a fast-food restaurant. -
As horse racing’s best trainers rake in millions, records show they’ve violated rules aimed at keeping the animals safeJun 10, 2023As horse racing’s elite saddle up for the final race of the coveted Triple Crown at New York’s Belmont Stakes, the sport’s top trainers will face off for their share of the $1.5 million purse at the lavish, star-studded event – amid growing scrutiny after a recent spate of horse deaths. -
Details are coming to light about the alleged gunman who killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclubNov 23, 2022Details are coming to light about the alleged gunman who killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub -
Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theoriesOct 28, 2022The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, and an acquaintance told CNN that he seemed “out of touch with reality.†-
The crisis pregnancy center next door: How taxpayer money intended for poor families is funding a growing anti-abortion movementOct 25, 2022Ohio has funneled nearly $14 million in taxpayer funds to the center and others like it over the last decade, according to government records – even as state leaders have cut funding that previously went to Planned Parenthood. -
‘It’s shameful’: Russian-linked billionaires have given enormous sums of money to the West’s leading educational and cultural institutionsMay 11, 2022Russian billionaires have given enormous sums of money to philanthropies. Experts say it’s an attempt to save their reputations. -
Kremlin-connected children grew up in the very countries whose societies their parents claim to rejectApr 13, 2022Russian leaders denounce the West while their children live affluent lifestyles abroad. Meet the kids of the Kremlin. -
‘There is literally no paper trail’: How Russia experts say Putin hides a fortuneMar 17, 2022The Russian President, who has drawn international ire for his recent unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, reportedly relies on billionaire oligarchs to support his lifestyle -
Final report in Bob Saget death investigation expected soon, law enforcement source saysMar 1, 2022Seven weeks after comedian Bob Saget suddenly died from a head injury in his room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida, questions continue to swirl about the details of his demise. -
Texas abortion ban is an early glimpse of what post-Roe America would look like for womenOct 22, 2021As Texas’ law hurtles toward the US Supreme Court, women in Nicole’s shoes have been forced to make rushed decisions or travel hundreds of miles to access health care. -
Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag resigns over Afghanistan crisisSep 16, 2021Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag announced her resignation on Thursday after a majority of the Dutch parliament said she had mishandled the Afghanistan evacuation crisis, a press officer from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs told CNN. -
How White nationalists evade the law and continue profiting off hateFeb 20, 2021Weeks before the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, a burly and bearded neo-Nazi told a CNN reporter on camera that “Jews are terrorists.†-
Right-wing extremists and their supporters use Christian website to raise fundsJan 20, 2021Before Proud Boys member Nick Ochs was arrested and charged in connection with the insurrection at the US Capitol, he raised $300 on the Christian-oriented website GiveSendGo.com to help get him to DC.
About
Majlie de Puy Kamp covers a wide range of in-depth stories for CNN’s investigations team.
During breaking news, she works to find and report critical information and insight as events unfold in real time.
Prior to joining CNN, De Puy Kamp worked in the financial sector in the Netherlands, where she is originally from.
De Puy Kamp received her Bachelor’s degree in Political History and International Relations from the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, a Master’s degree in International Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA., and a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University in New York as a Stabile Center Investigative Fellow.
Email: majlie.kamp@warnermedia.com