detective

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In that same barrio, Flores raised three children with her first husband, Walter Gavidia, a police detective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Grandfather, who puffs on Gauloises cigarettes, resembles Baroness Orczy’s Old Man in the Corner, an armchair detective who solves crimes from the confines of a London tea shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The lead detective in the original 1999 investigation, retired Det Supt Roy Lambert, refused to answer the BBC's questions about his handling of the initial case, but said he was "very pleased" with Wright's conviction.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Showing us the haul, a detective - who asked not to be identified - said the phone would be analysed for links to organised crime.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Their new detective club was sounding better and better.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene