Daughter of a Puerto Rican mother, Anita Velez-Mitchell, and an American father, Pearse Mitchell.
A consuming addict, who used the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to break her addiction to buying electronic gadgets.
An animal rights activist.
Spent more than a decade as an anchor/reporter for KCAL-TV in Los Angeles and served as an anchor/reporter for eight years at WCBS-TV in New York City.
Her late father, Pearse Mitchell, was also an alcoholic.
Release of her book, "Secrets Can Be Murder: What America's Most Sensational Crimes Tell Us About Ourselves". (2007)
Lives in Midtown Manhattan with her mother, Anita, who was a former vaudeville performer. (2009)
Release of her book, "iWant: My Journey from Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life". (September 2009)