Before he was a Senator, Jon Ossoff made films exposing corruption—then a colleague was killed

Jon Ossoff investigated dangerous crimes in his early career. The work turned deadly when a person he worked with was murdered.

Before Jon Ossoff became a U.S. Senator, he worked as a documentary filmmaker. He focused on exposing corruption—when powerful people abuse their jobs for personal gain. His work was dangerous. He looked into serious crimes and shady dealings in different parts of the world. During one of these investigations, the stakes became tragically high. Someone he was working with was murdered. This event showed just how risky his mission to uncover the truth really was. Now, years later, Ossoff’s early career is getting fresh attention. It highlights the dangerous path he took to bring hidden wron…