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Recent Examples of rapistFresno man murdered children during police standoff Mass murderer and child rapist Marcus Wesson murdered nine of his children in 2004 during a custody dispute that led to a police standoff in Fresno.—
Alexiah Syrai Olsen,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026 The president has been labeled with such nefarious terms as Satan, Hitler, rapist and pedophile by the Democrats and their ilk.—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026 Just like in the Book of Genesis, Satan often takes the form of snakes and reptiles in her songs, as well as rapist, pillager, boyfriend, and, quite often, Amos herself.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026 Consequently, the rapist, who was convicted in 1992, was released from prison.—Daily News,
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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.