murder

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The officer involved was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to seven years in prison.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

“He was one of their best detectives ever,” said Eddings, the trace evidence expert and UT–Arlington senior lecturer, who often worked with Ford on murder cases.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

When DI Glyn Walsh returns unexpectedly early from bereavement leave, he and DS Sion Dearden work together to solve the perplexing murder of an esteemed university professor.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“I’m very excited about the festival because I get to do comedy rather than acting in murder shows. This is the time I get to be a silly billy. And I like that about myself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

After Herbert Norkus’s murder in 1932, the police offered a reward of five hundred reichsmarks for information leading to the arrest of the murderers.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti