killer
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Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson launches an appeal Wednesday against her conviction in a triple-murder case that made headlines worldwide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Once again, he said, the state was trying to rip away his good name and falsely brand him a killer.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Daily Star shifts its focus to the mother of Henry Nowak's killer, who has been moved to a different wing in jail after fears of being attacked by other inmates.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“I’m drawn to police detectives, not private detectives,” he says, pointing to the duty-bound, badge-wearing protagonist in “Cure,” a Criterion-anointed classic now held in the same pantheon of serial killer tales as “Seven” and “Manhunter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
I floundered for a killer put-down line without any stammer words in it.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
The petition was started by TVP federation chair Aileen O'Connor who said the decision to consider the killers for early release "pours salt into wounds that have never healed".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham's plan to stop the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers is prominent across Wednesday's papers.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Unions are warning the prime minister's proposal to keep PC Harper's killers in jail could increase the risk of some inmates being released by mistake, The Guardian reports.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Burnham now says he is "increasingly confident" of being able to prevent the early release of "other serious offenders" including PC Harper's killers.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
But insecticides and weed killers are brought into intimate contact with large numbers of people.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
