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

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

While many see Yamagami as a cold-blooded murderer, some sympathise with his troubled upbringing.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Squire portrays himself as aghast—though he can hardly have been surprised—when one famous condemned murderer, Shillitoni, interrupted an autopsy by going mad in his cell, breaking his furniture, and tearing his bedding to shreds.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover