homicide
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She’s spent seven years in the gang homicide division.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The driver charged with homicide, Rajinder Kumar, is an undocumented Indian immigrant who obtained a truck driver's license in California.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Crime increased during the pandemic, but the downward trend in the 21st century has since resumed, and the 2026 homicide rate is on pace to reach a historic low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
But just as we wouldn’t expect Ted Lasso to solve a grisly homicide, we probably shouldn’t assume a Dick Wolf regular who isn’t Christopher Meloni can ham it up for a live audience.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Supreme Court said in 1987 that introducing evidence about the status, character, reputation, or family of a homicide victim was unconstitutional.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
The number of homicides in the country of 34 million has risen markedly since 2018, while international drug trafficking networks continue to operate on its territory.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The officers failed to class Carmenza's death as a murder and did not pass it to a homicide team for a fuller investigation, as happens with suspected homicides.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Police told Colorado Public Radio they had no record of any unsolved homicides from that time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
None of the agencies I contacted for this story replied to my inquiries about the status of the investigations—which, as with all unsolved homicides, officially remain open.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Duntz agrees with him; having studied the files on unsolved Las Vegas homicides, he knows Smith to be innocent of this particular deed.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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