eyewitness
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Travis, the getaway driver, did, however; his eyewitness account was arguably the most damaging.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
This was confirmed by a new satellite image and a couple of eyewitness account from pilots flying above, he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The system, though more reliable than the average eyewitness, isn’t perfect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Miles also presented scientific studies on the flaws of eyewitness identifications, and collected DNA evidence didn’t match him, according to the Innocence Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Hurd claimed he wasn’t involved, but an eyewitness identified him as having been near the scene and he was convicted by a jury.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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
Several eyewitnesses told Italian media that while Fakir appeared to be in distress he did not threaten anybody and was clearly unarmed.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
But ICE has provided no proof, and in Araujo’s case, eyewitnesses say the agency is lying about what happened.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
An athlete boasts that in Rhodes he performed the most astonishing jump and claims he can produce eyewitnesses to testify to it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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