murderer

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What followed was an unlikely 20-year-long friendship with convicted murderer Roderick Orme, which evolved as the pair exchanged hundreds of letters and emails.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

There is a possible motive for the police to try to frame Benguit - their failure to stop a suspected murderer from killing again.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Dupie, a convicted murderer, is in a relationship with a niece of opposition leader Sandra Torres, a former first lady who has fought and lost the last three presidential elections.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

There was a long story about how Marshall had saved the Professor from being unjustly accused and described the murderer so that the police were able to catch him.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder