murderer

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He joked the comments made him look like a real murderer, and said: "People who don't know I was in The Traitors must think I'm a serial killer."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 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 tag was also, incidentally, a play on “The Blue Dahlia,” a 1946 movie written by Raymond Chandler and starring Veronica Lake as a plucky drifter who helps the hero track down his wife’s murderer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

"How about: object of the game: twin. Maybe the murderer is a twin."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin