: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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Hermosillo, who was present during the autopsy, said the boy, who was later identified as JJ, was wearing red pajamas and was wrapped in layers and layers of duct tape, along with a plastic bag.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
With Calloway pointing the gun at them, Clark tied up the hands and ankles of all five men, then wrapped duct tape around their eyes and covered their mouths.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
Officers found scissors and duct tape that matched the tape on the boxes in a mesh pocket in the cab of the truck, according to the affidavit, which was signed by a special agent with Homeland Security investigations.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2024
The allegations against Ruby and Hildebrandt only came to light after Ruby's son fled Hildebrandt's Ivins home and ran to a neighbor, who called 911 after seeing the malnourished boy with duct tape on his wrists and ankles.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
According to police reports, the child had remnants of duct tape on his hands and ankles and appeared emaciated and wounded.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2023
Officers also found Frazier’s DNA on the trash bags and duct tape around Waddell’s body when he was found.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
At some point, Rhoden held Valdez and Pierson captive with zip ties and duct tape before placing them in the back of a truck later found on the golf course, the district attorney’s office added.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
After this, when Gregory and the Silver team came on their shift, there was duct tape on the Space Shuttle's hatch.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
With Calloway pointing the gun at them, Clark tied up the hands and ankles of all five men, then wrapped duct tape around their eyes and covered their mouths.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
Officers found scissors and duct tape that matched the tape on the boxes in a mesh pocket in the cab of the truck, according to the affidavit, which was signed by a special agent with Homeland Security investigations.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2024
The allegations against Ruby and Hildebrandt only came to light after Ruby's son fled Hildebrandt's Ivins home and ran to a neighbor, who called 911 after seeing the malnourished boy with duct tape on his wrists and ankles.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
According to police reports, the child had remnants of duct tape on his hands and ankles and appeared emaciated and wounded.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2023
Officers also found Frazier’s DNA on the trash bags and duct tape around Waddell’s body when he was found.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
At some point, Rhoden held Valdez and Pierson captive with zip ties and duct tape before placing them in the back of a truck later found on the golf course, the district attorney’s office added.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
After this, when Gregory and the Silver team came on their shift, there was duct tape on the Space Shuttle's hatch.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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