murder
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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
Despite believing Mangione was the prime suspect in a murder that shook the country, officers initially failed to inform him of his rights, including his right to remain silent.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Kilduff had been found sitting in the common close when police turned up after the murder.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
That also explains why, and how, his devoted rams, lambs and ewes are able to dedicate themselves to solving his murder.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Several weeks after the funeral, a man who’d been arrested in Kansas for check forgery sent a letter to Sheriff Freas claiming that he had information concerning Anna’s murder.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing murder
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act II
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