as in detectives
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons
a novel about a hard-boiled dick and the softhearted madam who loves him
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The film sees detectives discover the remains of 23 women and six men at the residence of filmmaker and serial killer Mark Chapel, who is arrested along with a collaborator, Donovan Summers, who is also later detained.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025 -
In their investigation, detectives learned that Garfias, Vargas’s ex-boyfriend, sent her a text message luring her to the outside of a bar, the district attorney said in the statement.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Two of the victims, both of whom were women in their early 20s, told investigators they were raped at the tattoo studio, per the release.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tracing them to Maduro would take federal investigators months.—
Joshua Goodman,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Dicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicks. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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