tamper

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Law enforcement on Tuesday released photos and video of a masked individual appearing to tamper with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her disappearance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

The most plausible answer, of course, is that Luke’s account was finished before their deaths and no one in subsequent decades felt sufficiently bold to tamper with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

"It just shows how important these pieces of equipment are and I can't understand what motivates people to tamper or take them," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

“Utility companies have a troubling history of exploiting the chaos during and after major fires to destroy or tamper with critical evidence,” Ali Moghaddas, an attorney with Edelson PC, said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

“They chose to tamper with fate,” Ultima answered.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya