eyewitness
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Travis, the getaway driver, did, however; his eyewitness account was arguably the most damaging.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
No statements were obtained from three other witnesses, including a potential eyewitness.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The system, though more reliable than the average eyewitness, isn’t perfect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But Anthony Sanft, Davis’ defense lawyer, argued that the prosecution had no forensics, no eyewitness, and not a single shred of physical evidence placing Davis in the Cadillac with the shooter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
After all the investigating I did with Yolanda and after I had lit not just one but several of Vivian’s cigarettes, which made me an eyewitness to her broken promise to quit smoking.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
Some survivors of the deadly floods on the Nepal-China border ran for their lives, others narrowly missed disaster, but all were eyewitnesses to a major calamity and its aftermath.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Several eyewitnesses have claimed duty staff were not around.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Tooson said there are no eyewitnesses to the shooting and Porter’s death was not captured on video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
In his 2019 self-published memoir “Compton Street Legend,” Davis wrote: “I’m one of the only living eyewitnesses to Tupac’s killing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“All the reports have been signed. All accounts taken, all eyewitnesses questioned. It’s all there.”
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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