murder
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His comments came after former Home Secretary Jack Straw told the Telegraph there had been an "over-correction" within policing after the 1993 murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
A solicitor for the accused asked the detective inspector in court if another person had been arrested for attempted murder in this case before Carey.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
American tech tycoon Elon Musk has offered to fund a private prosecution against the police over its handling of the murder.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Britain’s political class is in an uproar over the murder of Henry Nowak—as it should be.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Only a few years before, a British murder case had been solved on the basis of nothing but fingerprints.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing murder
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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