serial killer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He joked the comments made him look like a real murderer, and said: "People who don't know I was in The Traitors must think I'm a serial killer."
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
“You’ve got to give him a chance,” said Hernandez, who has represented cartel members and — in the 1980s — serial killer Richard Ramirez, known as the Night Stalker.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
Snakeoil, whose organization offers services for unhoused people, said she first encountered Becerra Moran at MacArthur Park in late 2023, when police were warning about a serial killer who appeared to be targeting homeless people.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025
A hospital director said she felt “out of her depth” when dealing with doctors' concerns about the serial killer nurse Lucy Letby.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024
But the historical record makes Homo sapiens look like an ecological serial killer.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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