Eli Sanders is an American journalist based in Seattle, Washington and was the Associate Editor of The Stranger until September 2020.
It examined the three lives that intersected in the crime described in his Pulitzer-winning article, telling the story of two women "newly in love" and their attacker, "a young man on a dangerous psychological descent.
When Sanders returned to The Stranger, he published an in-depth investigative narrative that told the story of the previous Seattle mayor, Ed Murray, who had resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
[16] While in law school, a lawsuit that had been spurred by Sanders' earlier reporting, State of Washington v. Meta Platforms, resulted in a nearly $25 million fine against Meta Platforms for repeated violations of a unique Washington State campaign finance law that requires transparency in online political ads.
[21] In May 2023, Sanders published an article in The Atlantic about community moderators on Nextdoor manipulating the platform for political gain.