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Cops are asking the public’s help tracking down a violent ex-con suspected of stabbing a Brooklyn bodega worker to death for refusing to sell him a few loose cigarettes, police said.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
The series revolves around Saint the Terrifying, a one-eyed, antler-crowned ex-con, schooled in Norse martial arts by a bear, now plying his unlikely trade as a detective in the Bay Area.
—Gracie Wiener, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
One of the best crime novels in recent years, Jordan Harper’s tale about a hardened ex-con trying to protect his 11-year-old daughter from a whole host of psychos, is now a movie starring Taron Egerton.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
In She Rides Shotgun, Egerton plays an ex-con who has a lot of fake tattoos, including a chili pepper behind his ear.
—EW.com, 30 July 2025
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
The series revolves around Saint the Terrifying, a one-eyed, antler-crowned ex-con, schooled in Norse martial arts by a bear, now plying his unlikely trade as a detective in the Bay Area.
—Gracie Wiener, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
One of the best crime novels in recent years, Jordan Harper’s tale about a hardened ex-con trying to protect his 11-year-old daughter from a whole host of psychos, is now a movie starring Taron Egerton.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
In She Rides Shotgun, Egerton plays an ex-con who has a lot of fake tattoos, including a chili pepper behind his ear.
—EW.com, 30 July 2025
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“Ex-con.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ex-con. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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