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At one point Quinn crashed into two cars, and while fighting off her attacker, pulled off the wig and identified her assailant as her former housekeeper, Olga Mendez, ABC reported.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Police determined that an Islamic State flag was attached to the bed of the assailant’s pickup truck, which was covered in an evidence bag in pictures of the crime scene released on Wednesday mid-morning.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
But in 1921, a mob of white assailants attacked and burned the district, killing as many as 300 Black residents and leaving thousands more homeless.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
By then, her assailant, Justin Sims, was living a quiet life with his family in Arizona.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Police determined that an Islamic State flag was attached to the bed of the assailant’s pickup truck, which was covered in an evidence bag in pictures of the crime scene released on Wednesday mid-morning.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
But in 1921, a mob of white assailants attacked and burned the district, killing as many as 300 Black residents and leaving thousands more homeless.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
By then, her assailant, Justin Sims, was living a quiet life with his family in Arizona.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Assailant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailant. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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