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The home in question has been at the center of a number of controversies—and was the source of a legal battle between Perry, 40, and the home’s former owner, veteran Carl Westcott.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The novel partnership between students and police to break open a decades-old murder case, with a love triangle at its center, was irresistible fodder for the media’s true-crime boom.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Lauren Betts, UCLA’s 6-foot-7 All-American center, had a double-double by the third quarter and finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

That proved costly less than a minute later when Markanich, racing up the center, got behind Galaxy defender Mauricio Cuevas to corral a long ball from Joaquín Pereyra, then beat keeper JT Marcinkowski cleanly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

A strip of coconut-palm matting ran down the center of the wide hall.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom