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Jesse Lee Calhoun, 39, an ex-con who was released from prison early in 2021, is accused of killing at least three women and suspected of causing at least two more deaths, according to authorities.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 May 2024
In Doug Liman's heist film, desperate father Rory (Matt Damon) and ex-con Cobby (Casey Affleck) are paired up on a job to rob a corrupt politician.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Set in Las Vegas in 1976, Armageddon Road follows a hapless ex-con hired by a mob boss to chauffeur his girlfriend for an evening, only to find his passenger dies of a cocaine overdose.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
Mickey investigates criminal activity and patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The name is a metaphor for the scrappy, tenacious unlicensed private detectives at the center of the show: Hank (Donal Logue), the alcoholic ex-cop, and his ex-con best friend Bitt (Michael Raymond-James).
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2024
Sheldon Johnson, the ex-con who claimed to be a criminal justice reform activist and palled around with VIPs like Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and podcaster Joe Rogan, pleaded not guilty to murder in a Bronx courtroom Tuesday before the judge ordered him held without bail.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The 31-year-old father died Monday after a violent ex-con with 21 prior arrests allegedly shot him in the stomach when police approached the car where the suspect was sitting in the passenger seat.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s claustrophobic directorial debut sees an ex-con (Gina Gershon) and her neighbor (Jennifer Tilly) attempt to steal millions of dollars from the latter’s mobster boyfriend (Joe Pantoliano).
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 May 2024
In Doug Liman's heist film, desperate father Rory (Matt Damon) and ex-con Cobby (Casey Affleck) are paired up on a job to rob a corrupt politician.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Set in Las Vegas in 1976, Armageddon Road follows a hapless ex-con hired by a mob boss to chauffeur his girlfriend for an evening, only to find his passenger dies of a cocaine overdose.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
Mickey investigates criminal activity and patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The name is a metaphor for the scrappy, tenacious unlicensed private detectives at the center of the show: Hank (Donal Logue), the alcoholic ex-cop, and his ex-con best friend Bitt (Michael Raymond-James).
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2024
Sheldon Johnson, the ex-con who claimed to be a criminal justice reform activist and palled around with VIPs like Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and podcaster Joe Rogan, pleaded not guilty to murder in a Bronx courtroom Tuesday before the judge ordered him held without bail.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The 31-year-old father died Monday after a violent ex-con with 21 prior arrests allegedly shot him in the stomach when police approached the car where the suspect was sitting in the passenger seat.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s claustrophobic directorial debut sees an ex-con (Gina Gershon) and her neighbor (Jennifer Tilly) attempt to steal millions of dollars from the latter’s mobster boyfriend (Joe Pantoliano).
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Ex-con.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ex-con. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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