Christina Ann-Marie DiEdoardo is an author, activist, lawyer and filmmaker. She was born in New York City on February 17, 1969 and spent ten years as a newspaper reporter before going to law school. Since 2005, she has worked as a criminal defense attorney, She is also the author of "Lanza's Mob: The Mafia and San Francisco", which is the first in-depth nonfiction look at the activities of La Cosa Nostra in the City by the Bay.