perfect crime

noun

: a crime that leaves no evidence

She thought she had committed a/the perfect crime.

Examples of perfect crime in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The murder — considered by some as a perfect crime — remains a mystery to this day. — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025

Dampening hope, the seemingly perfect crime from 71 years ago was never solved. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2023

The centerpiece of Laurence Graff’s display window, the stone was famous before the Chicago hoodlums committed what seemed a perfect crime. — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023

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