serial killer
Britishnoun
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Several of the women were found partially clothed and with injuries, but police have stressed that they have not established whether all the deaths are connected or whether a serial killer is responsible.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I’m drawn to police detectives, not private detectives,” he says, pointing to the duty-bound, badge-wearing protagonist in “Cure,” a Criterion-anointed classic now held in the same pantheon of serial killer tales as “Seven” and “Manhunter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
As Kreitzman pointed out: "I'm an artist, not a serial killer."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The famous Buddhist Angulimala Sutta tells a story of a serial killer who is redeemed by the Buddha and becomes a righteous monk.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
His gang stared at me like I was a serial killer, and then they followed their leader.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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