: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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The 16-year-old's remains were burned while the 7-year-old was bound in duct tape.
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 June 2024
Tylee had been dismembered and burned; J.J. was wrapped in plastic and bound by duct tape.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The duct tape that will be examined is about 15 inches long and was stuck on the right thigh of Laci Peterson’s pants.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
On Wednesday, a judge in San Mateo County denied the request for all but one item -- the duct tape recovered from the pants of his wife, Laci Peterson, at the time of her autopsy.
—Tenzin Shakya, ABC News, 29 May 2024
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 June 2024
Tylee had been dismembered and burned; J.J. was wrapped in plastic and bound by duct tape.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The duct tape that will be examined is about 15 inches long and was stuck on the right thigh of Laci Peterson’s pants.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
On Wednesday, a judge in San Mateo County denied the request for all but one item -- the duct tape recovered from the pants of his wife, Laci Peterson, at the time of her autopsy.
—Tenzin Shakya, ABC News, 29 May 2024
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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