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murderer

[mur-der-er] / ˈmɜr dər ər /


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The book does advance one theory of who the murderer is.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Critics question how supporters could throw themselves behind an accused murderer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

On the last day of filming, he told her that she had met the film's murderer, and invited her to guess who it was.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

He said the Croatian journalist was trying to "present me as a monster, as an inhuman, as someone who not only has no emotions, but is a cold-blooded murderer".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

He called Rush a quack and a murderer, and even suggested the doctor was mentally unstable.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy