perpetrator
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His conviction was overturned in 2022 when blood evidence ruled him out as the perpetrator.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
In that case, the perpetrator was determined to be a disgruntled patient, Derderian said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The nun recovered from her head injuries and the perpetrator was quickly detained, but victims and rights groups say most incidents, which are usually nonviolent, go unpunished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
"While criminal justice has been served against the perpetrator, the wider systemic failures exposed by this case demand immediate, independent and transparent investigation," Singh wrote.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Yes, miss. I was assuring your friend that once we catch the perpetrator, we will be throwing the book at him.”
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
The Foreign Office explained at the time that it had disclosed the incident to preempt any attempt by the perpetrators to manipulate the footage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The perpetrators told her to drive to the sheriff’s office to settle the signature issue, then ordered her to pull over before she arrived: Bail had to be deposited all at once, not in increments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Hochman also said that his office has made it a priority to aggressively prosecute hate crimes and push back against allowing perpetrators of violent hate crimes to receive mental health diversion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
More generally, he added, "this withdrawal weakens the international architecture of criminal justice and heightens fears that the perpetrators of the most serious crimes will escape any prosecution".
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The paper demanded that the law “leave no stone unturned to ferret out the perpetrators and bring them to justice.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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