murderer

Example Sentences

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There is a possible motive for the police to try to frame Benguit - their failure to stop a suspected murderer from killing again.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 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

I’ve been close enough to touch him, I know what he is, and he isn’t a murderer.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins