murderer

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Reprising his Olivier-nominated London performance, Brody plays Nick Yarris, the convicted murderer who spent more than 21 years on death row before being exonerated for a crime he didn’t commit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Dupie, a convicted murderer, is in a relationship with a niece of opposition leader Sandra Torres, a former first lady who has fought and lost the last three presidential elections.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

The Harlem Renaissance produced stars like Aaron Douglas, shown here not in his famous murals addressing freedom, but in small, angular block prints illustrating Eugene O’Neill’s play “The Emperor Jones,” about a black murderer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

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

Frank, for his part, believed the boys tormented him because they, like their parents and grandparents, thought him a murderer.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling