as in assassin
a person who kills another person
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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The problem now is that Mabel is alone with Marshall, the murderer, at that very moment.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Elsbeth sees Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney who utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals and murderers alongside the NYPD.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2024
Mickey and his team prove her actual murderer was a corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent named James De Marco (Michael Irby).
—Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Strode survived the terror of murderer Michael Myers (Nick Castle) and Curtis, 65, would return as the character in six Halloween sequels, wrapping up the character’s arc in 2022’s Halloween Ends.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Elsbeth sees Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney who utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals and murderers alongside the NYPD.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2024
Mickey and his team prove her actual murderer was a corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent named James De Marco (Michael Irby).
—Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Strode survived the terror of murderer Michael Myers (Nick Castle) and Curtis, 65, would return as the character in six Halloween sequels, wrapping up the character’s arc in 2022’s Halloween Ends.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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