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That led him to believe Oliva had killed JonBenét, seeing as the murder weapon in the cold case had been a garrote, made of a rope attached by a knot to a broken paintbrush handle.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The Police of Finland said investigators found a shotgun used for hunting at the scene and that it was believed to be the murder weapon.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
The Illinois State Police determined the gun was the murder weapon and the ammunition matched the casings found at the crime scene.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
In January, Bell, the St. Louis County prosecutor, filed a motion to vacate or set aside Williams’ conviction and sentence, citing the DNA experts who said Williams was excluded from DNA on the murder weapon.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The Police of Finland said investigators found a shotgun used for hunting at the scene and that it was believed to be the murder weapon.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
The Illinois State Police determined the gun was the murder weapon and the ammunition matched the casings found at the crime scene.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
In January, Bell, the St. Louis County prosecutor, filed a motion to vacate or set aside Williams’ conviction and sentence, citing the DNA experts who said Williams was excluded from DNA on the murder weapon.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Murder weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murder%20weapon. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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