Leann West, who, according to her microphone, worked for station WMZT, was a reporter covering the TakeOver protests when a bomb went off in Boylan Plaza, killing five people and injuring twenty-eight. In the course of 47 Seconds, Leann is revealed as the unintentional murderer, since she was the one who set off the device, planted by Jesse Friedman, in an attempt to spice up her report and give her career a boost.