perfect crime
noun
: a crime that leaves no evidence
She thought she had committed a/the perfect crime.
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The murder — considered by some as a perfect crime — remains a mystery to this day.
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Dampening hope, the seemingly perfect crime from 71 years ago was never solved.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2023
The centerpiece of Laurence Graff’s display window, the stone was famous before the Chicago hoodlums committed what seemed a perfect crime.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Dampening hope, the seemingly perfect crime from 71 years ago was never solved.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2023
The centerpiece of Laurence Graff’s display window, the stone was famous before the Chicago hoodlums committed what seemed a perfect crime.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
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“Perfect crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20crime. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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