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The video showed a hooded figure with their face obscured, walking calmly in a snowy alleyway near the couple's home around the timeframe authorities estimated the Tepes were killed, police said in an update.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Of course, Philly’s historic cobblestone streets, narrow alleyways and uneven sidewalks aren’t wheelchair- or cane-friendly, and are a challenge for people with mobility limitations.
—Laura Baehr, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Sanchez allegedly attacked Tole in an alleyway, before Tole stabbed Sanchez in self-defense, according to court documents.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Dec. 2025
How to Get Around The best way to experience Ostuni is by wandering through the maze of narrow, whitewashed alleyways in the historic old town.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Of course, Philly’s historic cobblestone streets, narrow alleyways and uneven sidewalks aren’t wheelchair- or cane-friendly, and are a challenge for people with mobility limitations.
—Laura Baehr, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Sanchez allegedly attacked Tole in an alleyway, before Tole stabbed Sanchez in self-defense, according to court documents.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Dec. 2025
How to Get Around The best way to experience Ostuni is by wandering through the maze of narrow, whitewashed alleyways in the historic old town.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleyway. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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alleyway
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al·ley·way
ˈal-ē-ˌwā 
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