homicide
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"The homicide theory does not hold up," said his lawyer, Cristóbal Martell.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Jonathan’s legal team say he is innocent and that the homicide allegation is unfounded.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Director Margaret Brown follows up her superb four-part series from last year, about a multiple homicide in Texas in 1991, with a fifth episode on the subsequent solving of the crime.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
After the discovery, the hiker placed an emergency call, and deputies from the sheriff’s Morongo Basin Station confirmed the find and requested aid from homicide detectives.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
His father had been a robbery detective in Cleveland, Ohio, and his older brother was a homicide detective in Fort Lauderdale—and a detective is what David Delinko fervidly wanted to be, someday.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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