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 | Nalvarez@al.com, 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
  • Still, the state's biggest hurdle has been the lack of any direct evidence that would pin Murdaugh to the killings, such as witnesses or a murder weapon.
    Uwa Ede-Osifo, NBC News, 23 Feb. 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

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