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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Her brother, Dakota Lowery, recalled while testifying at her murder trial how the person of interest in a criminal investigation managed to walk out of her house with the body of the young boy at the center of a nationwide manhunt without drawing any suspicion.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Smith was wanted for absconding on his parole, and investigators had identified him as a person of interest in the homicides of Tonya Stallings, 54, and Ashley Stallings, 33, the release states.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2025
Authorities revealed this week that a man once named a person of interest in the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit was responsible for the 2006 killing of a Wisconsin woman and may have been responsible for other murders.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Authorities will continue to investigate the shooting and interview witnesses to determine a suspect or person of interest.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Smith was wanted for absconding on his parole, and investigators had identified him as a person of interest in the homicides of Tonya Stallings, 54, and Ashley Stallings, 33, the release states.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2025
Authorities revealed this week that a man once named a person of interest in the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit was responsible for the 2006 killing of a Wisconsin woman and may have been responsible for other murders.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Authorities will continue to investigate the shooting and interview witnesses to determine a suspect or person of interest.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for person of interest
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“Person of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20interest. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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