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Edith Springer linked Smith to the gray Cadillac with the tied down the trunk lid – the car containing the murder weapon that the police spotted at the Hollywood Cafe.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2026 The finding was controversial, as the prosecution had never presented a murder weapon or physical evidence linking Scott to Laci's death.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
17 July 2026 The murder weapon, a machete, was recovered at the scene, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2026 Kimberli Pierce said police told Maurice Pierce that his gun was the murder weapon.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for murder weapon