person of interest
noun phrase
: a person who is believed to be possibly involved in a crime but has not been charged or arrested
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Police named him a person of interest in February 2013 after DNA evidence linked him to the crime scene, per The Post-Crescent.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Based on those statements – along with information retrieved from the two suspects’ cellphones and other observations made during the surveillance operation – investigators developed other persons of interest.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Around that time, investigators determined Nazeer Hameed, a co-worker of the victims' husband and father, was a person of interest.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
On Monday afternoon, authorities said a person of interest was taken into custody.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Based on those statements – along with information retrieved from the two suspects’ cellphones and other observations made during the surveillance operation – investigators developed other persons of interest.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Around that time, investigators determined Nazeer Hameed, a co-worker of the victims' husband and father, was a person of interest.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
On Monday afternoon, authorities said a person of interest was taken into custody.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Person of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20interest. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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