No longer is Cady an unrepentant rapist whom the lawyer Sam sent away, horrified by Cady’s violence and concerned about what men like Cady could do to Bowden’s own teenage daughter.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Serial Westport rapist Gary Lee Jackman has died, according to an announcement from the Missouri Department of Corrections.
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
In Britain, all the large predators had long since been exterminated and the smaller ones (like foxes) were ruthlessly persecuted.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
22 June 2026
Adorned with almost graphically violent labels showcasing alpha predators -- a shark, a grizzly, an orca, a lion and some sort of particularly angry bird of prey -- the bottles are a far cry from the placid villas and languorous ladies plastered across so many wines.
The robbers got off the bus, and were taken into police custody soon afterward, police said.
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Dylan Olsen,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
In this new collection, Georgia poet laureate Chelsea Rathburn explores a hardscrabble childhood in Florida and her family of colorful characters including a sometimes-homeless bag lady and a notorious bank robber.
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