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Brashers is a serial killer and rapist linked to several cases across the south, from Tennessee to South Carolina.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
In the mid-1970s, the tiny farming town of Visalia, California, was plagued by a serial ransacker and rapist.
—Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The seven-story limestone and copper mansion, which the 88-year-old disgraced comedian and accused serial rapist bought in 1987, was listed with Corcoran on Friday for $29 million.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
In 2008, Boston police received new evidence suggesting that whoever attacked Louise could be a serial rapist, a detective later said in court records.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
In the mid-1970s, the tiny farming town of Visalia, California, was plagued by a serial ransacker and rapist.
—Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The seven-story limestone and copper mansion, which the 88-year-old disgraced comedian and accused serial rapist bought in 1987, was listed with Corcoran on Friday for $29 million.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
In 2008, Boston police received new evidence suggesting that whoever attacked Louise could be a serial rapist, a detective later said in court records.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapist
Noun
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For those living in cluster patterns, the fish at the center receive the most protection from predators.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Given that the spider monkey infants are too young to be released back to the wild without a mother to feed and protect them from natural predators, they’re brought to the Texas zoo for care.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The place is the Savin Bar + Kitchen, in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, where immediately inside the front door, patrons are greeted by a larger-than-life framed mugshot of Bulger — the mob-boss, murderer, bank robber, drug dealer and extortionist — peering cooly out from under his fedora.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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French police say the robbers entered the Louvre’s first floor using the Böcker lift, broke open two display cases with a power grinder, and escaped on scooters within ten minutes.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Rapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapist. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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