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a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons
the code used by the serial killer in his letters to the police was actually cracked by an amateur detective
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During the news conference, Kenny said New York police detectives were en route to Altoona to interview Mangione.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
No one was in custody for the fatal shooting and detectives were investigating.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year after a DNA match identified Brewer as a possible suspect, Austin detectives traveled to Massachusetts to obtain a sample of the man's DNA for direct comparison.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Joseph Kenny, the NYPD's chief of detectives, confirmed Monday that the note is now in the possession of the Altoona Police Department.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
During a Monday news conference, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said detectives were traveling to Altoona, about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh, to interview Mangione.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
According to detectives, on the same day the allegations were reported, the victim conducted a phone call with Torres — monitored by police — in which Torres admitted to abusing the victim and at least one other underage relative.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
After his arrest, homicide detectives booked Martinez into the Robert Presley Detention Center on charges of felony first-degree murder and murder with malice, Riverside County inmate records show.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
The cousin said detectives wanted to talk to Michelle about her rape case.
—Stephanie Warsmith and Paula Schleis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
No one was in custody for the fatal shooting and detectives were investigating.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year after a DNA match identified Brewer as a possible suspect, Austin detectives traveled to Massachusetts to obtain a sample of the man's DNA for direct comparison.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Joseph Kenny, the NYPD's chief of detectives, confirmed Monday that the note is now in the possession of the Altoona Police Department.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
During a Monday news conference, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said detectives were traveling to Altoona, about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh, to interview Mangione.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
According to detectives, on the same day the allegations were reported, the victim conducted a phone call with Torres — monitored by police — in which Torres admitted to abusing the victim and at least one other underage relative.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
After his arrest, homicide detectives booked Martinez into the Robert Presley Detention Center on charges of felony first-degree murder and murder with malice, Riverside County inmate records show.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
The cousin said detectives wanted to talk to Michelle about her rape case.
—Stephanie Warsmith and Paula Schleis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
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