murderer

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He joked the comments made him look like a real murderer, and said: "People who don't know I was in The Traitors must think I'm a serial killer."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The book does advance one theory of who the murderer is.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

When the lord chief justice of England is killed on Temple grounds, Gabriel is enlisted to identify the murderer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

On the last day of filming, he told her that she had met the film's murderer, and invited her to guess who it was.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

"This morning, gentlemen, whilst I was sitting on the terrace, I was an observer of your activities. There could be little doubt of your purpose. You were searching the island for an unknown murderer?"

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie