How to Use murder weapon in a Sentence

murder weapon

noun

• The killer dropped the murder weapon at the scene and ran off, cops said.
  — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
• The jury saw that image as well — the murder weapon on the trash can.
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024
• Officials said Jones, 41, had a gun in the car, which was not the murder weapon.
  — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
• The gun later became the murder weapon in the shooting.
  — Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
• And clever minds may even spot the murder weapon and maybe even the guilty party or parties.
  — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2023
• Rodriguez and his crew sped off, tossing the murder weapon in a creek.
  — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 17 Aug. 2023
• The murder weapon was believed to be a glass bottle, the report said.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 20 July 2023
• Asked about the weapon, the teenager directed them to the murder weapon leaning against a wall in a bedroom.
  — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2023
• Miller allegedly drove the murder weapon to Miles while going to pick him up.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 10 Mar. 2023
• In 2022, a forensic lab test by the KBI confirmed the gun was the murder weapon, according to police.
  — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
• Although a knife sheath was found near the body of one of the victims, authorities say the murder weapon has not been found.
  — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
• That gun, it was determined, was not the murder weapon; one found in a nearby dumpster was.
  — Douglas Martin, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
• The killer took the shell casings from the murder scene, and police never recovered the murder weapon.
  — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
• The murder weapon was purchased legally by his father in 2013.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 July 2024
• The results ultimately showed that blood found on the murder weapon matched that of Durrance.
  — Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 21 July 2024
• Dre’s choice of murder weapon went through many iterations before the shooting of the scene.
  — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2023
• But those two guns, McDonald asked the witness to explain, could not fire as many bullets as the murder weapon.
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024
• The episode ends on this slow pan shot of what appears to be some crucial evidence left for Tommy –– the much-talked about murder weapon.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 17 July 2024
• His father bought the murder weapon four days earlier as an early Christmas gift for the teen.
  — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
• While a knife was found, authorities later determined that the blade was too large to have been used as the murder weapon.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2023
• At the murder scene, detectives found the packaging of a 12-inch kitchen knife believed to be the murder weapon, Mina said.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
• The defense said that there were no witnesses, no murder weapon, and no evidence of a struggle that led to Laci’s death.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
• The murder weapon was found nearby in a separate bedroom.
  — C Mandler, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2023
• Two teenagers spotted him tossing the bike into the river Spree, along with the murder weapon and a wig, all of which were recovered by police divers.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
• The murder weapon, a Walther P38 9-millimeter pistol, was found in a nearby dumpster.
  — David Colker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
• And who would try to get rid of a murder weapon by burying it in the backyard of the house where the murder took place, right in the middle of the lawn, in a rectangle of earth that sticks out like a sore thumb?
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2024
• Police sources told the New York Post the suspect initially tossed the murder weapon in a pile of trash before returning to retrieve it.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
• Mason falls on his sword for concealing the murder weapon, earning a four-month jail sentence and placating the judge.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
• Williams' attorneys argued that his DNA was not on the murder weapon and that his 2001 trial was unfair, saying that a trial lawyer dismissed a juror based on race and that there was only one Black juror on the panel.
  — Daniella Silva, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
• Some witnesses identified him as the shooter, though Paine's defense team noted the witness accounts were inconsistent and that someone else was later found with the likely murder weapon.
  — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024