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Recent Examples of perpetrator
Incel ideology tied to past attacks Incel ideology has been linked to other mass killings in Canada, including the 2018 Toronto van attack, when a perpetrator who identified as an incel drove down a crowded sidewalk and deliberately killed 10 people.
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Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The perpetrator was sentenced to 13 years in prison in March.
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Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
When a heinous crime sets off a chain reaction of mutual care and resistance within a trans community, two trans women search for the perpetrator that leads to the highest reaches of government.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
Police concluded that Jones was the perpetrator in Davis’ death.
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Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Seventeen years old at the time of the incident, Mackenzie Shirilla is the unlikely perpetrator of The Crash, which details the nearly 100-mile-per-hour car collision that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan in 2022.
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Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
Prosecutors said the perpetrator fired two shots at him, then shot him three more times at close range before fleeing.
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Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Neighbors, however, think the perpetrator of the standoff — and potentially the shootings — likely did not survive the night.
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Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
That is the real perpetrator here.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The perpetrator was sentenced to 13 years in prison in March.
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Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
When a heinous crime sets off a chain reaction of mutual care and resistance within a trans community, two trans women search for the perpetrator that leads to the highest reaches of government.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
Police concluded that Jones was the perpetrator in Davis’ death.
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Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Seventeen years old at the time of the incident, Mackenzie Shirilla is the unlikely perpetrator of The Crash, which details the nearly 100-mile-per-hour car collision that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan in 2022.
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Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
Prosecutors said the perpetrator fired two shots at him, then shot him three more times at close range before fleeing.
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Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Neighbors, however, think the perpetrator of the standoff — and potentially the shootings — likely did not survive the night.
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Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
That is the real perpetrator here.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrator
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The offender is described as an African-American man between 40-45 years of age, weighing 180-200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray/black baseball cap, a light blue shirt, gray pants, and black gym shoes.
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To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon SpaceX, 1 day The accuracy of the perp pricing for such a high-profile event keeps pressure on traditional exchanges who have to keep up with the rapid evolution of investment products and asset classes like event contracts and perpetual futures.
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But then a rumor started that Detective Jennifer Lawrence was the one who’d ID’d the perp.
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What begins as a chance to escape the routine of his everyday life quickly spirals into a dangerous gathering of powerful criminals, old enemies, and unresolved loyalties.
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That creates the perfect opening for criminals.
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As a pirate assassin and post-apocalyptic warrior, Krem of the Yellow Hills connects with Aries.
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The report’s key finding was that an odd, angry, 24-year-old assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, had acted alone, for reasons nobody could quite figure out.
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The letter laid out what happened the day a gunman flung open the door of an El Cajon dentist’s office and opened fire.
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Both lawmakers targeted by the gunman were Democrats.
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Earlier this month, Doyle’s father, Melvin Doyle, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a weapon.
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One charge, possession of a weapon by a felon, followed a conviction in Mecklenburg in August 2020 on a 2018 charge of conspiracy to commit robbery, according to records.
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The tree is said to have sheltered Robin Hood, the legendary 13th-century bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor and took refuge in the forest when being pursued by the sheriff of Nottingham.
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The tree is said to have sheltered Robin Hood, the legendary 13th-century bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor and took refuge in the forest when being pursued by the sheriff of Nottingham.
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To be confronted by Mike Wallace was the deepest dread of countless malefactors in public and corporate life.
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The malefactors in Roald Dahl’s fiction are easy to spot.
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