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perpetrator

[pur-pi-trey-ter] / ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪ tər /










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Mayor Burkhard Jung said the suspected perpetrator was apprehended, adding that authorities were not yet clear on the motivation.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Police said late Monday said there was "no basis on current knowledge" to assume a political or religious motive on the part of the perpetrator.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

It was recovered two years later in Florence when the perpetrator tried to sell it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Victimization doesn’t just happen because a person from a minority group is standing around, there’s almost always a perpetrator.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

This was right in her strike zone: an aggrieved victim, a remorseless alleged perpetrator, and no one taking up the fight.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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