unknown person
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The woman's youngest daughter, Luriyanti Putri, told investigators the alleged victim had reported receiving a delivery of chicken satay from an unknown person the day before her body was discovered.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Gregory Bailey's son Kevorn, 26, has not been seen since he received a phone call from an unknown person who he apparently left his home to meet in August 2022.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
An unknown person installed a game-hunting camera in the alley behind the elections office in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2024
Beit Meri’s mayor, Roy Abou Chedid, told the AP that the apartment was rented in late February to an unknown person for one year for $48,000.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024
It was Prudencio Aguilar who cleaned him, fed him, and brought him splendid news of an unknown person called Aureliano who was a colonel in the war.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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