Wilbert L. Cooper is a Cleveland-based staff writer for the Marshall Project. Previously, he worked at VICE Media where he was a senior editor, writer and on-camera correspondent for the Vice TV network and the Vice on HBO show. He’s also contributed writing to publishers like the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Fader, and the Guardian. His feature-length documentary "The Cleveland Strangler" was nominated for an Ellie Award in 2016. He was also named one of the Most Stylish Men in Media by Complex magazine, and one of the 40 Powerful Black Media Stars Under 40 by Rolling Out magazine.