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PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
And since this is at least victim number three, the perp is now officially a serial killer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
Marion and Will place bets and Will reveals an adorable photo of his chihuahua, Betty, before the perp in question can't take the pressure and offers to talk.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Using two cantaloupes and some ketchup, Dexter demonstrates that the perp must have strangled his victim to death before dropping the body, accounting for the limited blood spatter.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Now, when someone tries to unlock your phone, Bitdefender will silently send you a picture of the perp.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
And since this is at least victim number three, the perp is now officially a serial killer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
Marion and Will place bets and Will reveals an adorable photo of his chihuahua, Betty, before the perp in question can't take the pressure and offers to talk.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Using two cantaloupes and some ketchup, Dexter demonstrates that the perp must have strangled his victim to death before dropping the body, accounting for the limited blood spatter.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perp. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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noun
: a perpetrator of a crime
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