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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The alleged person of interest was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and lighter pants, with their hands in their pocket and their face could not be seen.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Police said the surveillance video places the person of interest in the alley near the Tepe home during that critical timeframe.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Police in Ohio released footage of a person of interest who was seen walking near the home of Spencer and Monique Tepe around the time the dentist and his wife were killed.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The person of interest, a 44-year-old San Pablo man who was a co-worker of the victim, walked up to San Pablo police officers who were talking to someone else in the parking lot of their department’s headquarters.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Police said the surveillance video places the person of interest in the alley near the Tepe home during that critical timeframe.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Police in Ohio released footage of a person of interest who was seen walking near the home of Spencer and Monique Tepe around the time the dentist and his wife were killed.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The person of interest, a 44-year-old San Pablo man who was a co-worker of the victim, walked up to San Pablo police officers who were talking to someone else in the parking lot of their department’s headquarters.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Person of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20interest. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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