detective
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“I’ve been a lawyer 45 years — never had I heard of a detective from the Robbery-Homicide Division taking the 5th Amendment in a murder trial,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
An artwork plundered by the Nazis from the world-famous Goudstikker collection has surfaced in the family of a notorious SS collaborator in the Netherlands, Dutch art detective Arthur Brand told AFP Monday.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson, along with investigators and the experts, appeared at the home on Wednesday morning shortly after a detective served a search warrant to Susan Flores.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The detective responded: "You don't know who the UK prime minister is? Alright, have you heard of Keir Starmer?"
From BBC • May 6, 2026
"I might be only a lawyer, but I'm also the father of River Heights's greatest detective."
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
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