murder

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The officer involved was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to seven years in prison.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

He said that Hatley told him she had lost her apartment keys in Cynthia’s Pontiac Fiero on the night of the murder.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

When DI Glyn Walsh returns unexpectedly early from bereavement leave, he and DS Sion Dearden work together to solve the perplexing murder of an esteemed university professor.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“I’m very excited about the festival because I get to do comedy rather than acting in murder shows. This is the time I get to be a silly billy. And I like that about myself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner and the guardian of Anna Brown and her mother, was a member of the inquest into Brown’s murder that failed to turn up the bullet.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann