perfect crime
noun
: a crime that leaves no evidence
She thought she had committed a/the perfect crime.
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Dampening hope, the seemingly perfect crime from 71 years ago was never solved.
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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
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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“Perfect crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20crime. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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