murderer
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A group of other Russian and German prisoners were also freed, in exchange for Western countries releasing several Russian assets, including convicted murderer Vadim Krasikov.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
A high profile former detective who led the investigation to catch Levi Bellfield, the murderer of Milly Dowler, Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange, Sutton comfortably won the election to become Norfolk's commissioner two months ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Nicolas Winding Refn directs this inscrutable yet mesmerizing thriller that follows the converging stories of an actress, an American G.I., and a mysterious murderer called the Leather Man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
At night, Elle shrugs on her father’s heavy black coat and slips into a reverie about a myth in which a grief-stricken murderer called the Leather Man searches for his lost daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“So that our murderer is left-handed? No, it is more difficult than that, is it not?”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
In California, county district attorneys are responsible for prosecuting the vast majority of accused murderers when they go to trial and also deciding whether to seek the death penalty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Pilot schemes have been carried out with young offenders at HMP Polmont, female prisoners at HMP Stirling, and at HMP Low Moss, which holds almost 900 inmates, including convicted murderers.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
Outside the United Nations, around 200 demonstrators denounced Iran's deadly protest crackdown, holding placards reading: "No negotiations with murderers".
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
The moment Alan Cumming taps Rob Rausch to join his secret circle of murderers in the fourth season premiere of “The Traitors,” a faint grin crosses what we can see of Rausch’s half-obscured face.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
“Everyone comes here, kings, queens, murderers, poets, children; everyone comes this way, and none come back.”
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
