eyewitness
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Travis, the getaway driver, did, however; his eyewitness account was arguably the most damaging.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Community groups on Facebook are filled with eyewitness reports of crimes taking place almost daily, fuelling anger and questions about why no-one seems to be able to put to a stop to it.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The system, though more reliable than the average eyewitness, isn’t perfect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“All the while, the hallmark of this case stared back at us: a flawed eyewitness identification procedure that never should have led to a conviction.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Nathan still planned to interview them so he could put together an eyewitness account for The Daily Cal, UC Berkeley’s student paper.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
In Davis’s self-published memoir from 2019, he wrote, “I’m one of the only living eyewitnesses to Tupac’s killing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Some survivors of the deadly floods on the Nepal-China border ran for their lives, others narrowly missed disaster, but all were eyewitnesses to a major calamity and its aftermath.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Tooson said there are no eyewitnesses to the shooting and Porter’s death was not captured on video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Several eyewitnesses were quoted by Russian media as saying gunfire preceded the explosion, indicating that air defences may have tried to shoot the drone down.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Because our main source of vehicular transportation was interred in Vine Station, Alabama, the Colonel and I were forced to walk to the Pelham Police Department to search for eyewitnesses.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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