Len Besthoff is the Chief Investigative Reporter at NBC Connecticut. He focuses on themes related to culture and society, as well as law and legal affairs, including civil and family law, litigation, and legislation. His work has been featured in NBC Connecticut, NBC Boston, and NBC News.
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Len's coverage is largely focused on local news in Connecticut, encompassing government announcements, evolving stories, legal policy regulation, and breaking news. His work covers a wide range of topics including government & politics, crime, family & relationships, business & industry, and healthcare & pharmaceutical.
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By: Len Besthoff, Katherine Loy
A string of high-profile cases involving Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families is raising questions about whether warning signs were missed and whether more could have been done to prevent harm. One way families try to get answers is through the courts. NBC Connecticut Investigates examined how often the state has faced claims tied to DCF, focusing on allegations of…
By: Len Besthoff
When NBC Connecticut reported on the federal crackdown on illegal immigration, one response repeatedly surfaced online: “Just do it the right way.”
By: Len Besthoff
When NBC Connecticut has reported on the federal crackdown on illegal immigration, one response has kept appearing in the comment sections: “Just do it the right way.”
A newly released video shows the moments leading up to the death of an inmate in Newtown in 2018. Correction officers said J’Allen Jones started fighting them as they were moving him to the medical unit inside Garner Correctional. A redacted version of the surveillance video was just released. In the video, you can see Jones in handcuffs walking with officers. He ends up in a cell. Officers performed CPR. Jones later…
By: Len Besthoff
An NBC Connecticut Investigates report has prompted action from the Department of Children and Families, according to the union representing employees at the Solnit youth psychiatric facility in Middletown.
By: Len Besthoff
A former federal immigration judge is speaking out about what he calls a struggling immigration court system, saying the process has become too slow, too expensive, and too difficult for many people trying to follow the law. It is part of NBC Connecticut Investigates’ ongoing series, The Path Forward, examining the real-life process behind legal immigration. Retired immigration judge Ted…
Coverage by NBC Connecticut Investigates has helped prompt new legislation aimed at making Connecticut neighborhoods safer — and a little less cluttered — by speeding up the removal of double utility poles.
A former employee of a large Connecticut health provider claims the company sent him personal information on tens of thousands of its patients.
By: Len Besthoff, Katherine Loy
Many of Connecticut's most serious child abuse and neglect cases involved children whose families had previous contact with the Department of Children and Families, according to newly released state data analyzed by NBC Connecticut Investigates.
By: Len Besthoff, Katherine Loy
Many of Connecticut’s most serious child abuse and neglect cases involved children whose families had previous contact with the Department of Children and Families, according to newly released state data analyzed by NBC Connecticut Investigates. The records, which cover nearly 80 child fatalities and near-fatalities from January 2025 through May 2026, show DCF determined its prior case history with the…
