as in assassin
a person who kills another person
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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The prolific creator and producer will focus next on the story of murderer Ed Gein, Murphy said at the Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story premiere Monday in Los Angeles.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2024
The murderer has a campy sensibility of their own, staging crime scenes with dolls and gramophone lullabies that are both unsubtle clues to the killer’s identity and also a reflection of the director’s own sensibility.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Senior Assistant Attorney General Ron Matthias’ excellent opinion articles on District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s quest to remove murderers from death row exposed Rosen’s lack of concern for murder victims’ families and his complete disdain for the law.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
Neither the victim nor the murderer in The Perfect Couple were ultimately part of the core Winbury family.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2024
The murderer has a campy sensibility of their own, staging crime scenes with dolls and gramophone lullabies that are both unsubtle clues to the killer’s identity and also a reflection of the director’s own sensibility.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Senior Assistant Attorney General Ron Matthias’ excellent opinion articles on District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s quest to remove murderers from death row exposed Rosen’s lack of concern for murder victims’ families and his complete disdain for the law.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
Neither the victim nor the murderer in The Perfect Couple were ultimately part of the core Winbury family.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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