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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Some were made from mug shots and perp-walk photos that highlighted how young, handsome and sane Mangione appeared.
—Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Now, when someone tries to unlock your phone, Bitdefender will silently send you a picture of the perp.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
And since this is at least victim number three, the perp is now officially a serial killer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
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Noun
However, a small spatter of blood on the outside of the box could potentially be the perp’s.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Some were made from mug shots and perp-walk photos that highlighted how young, handsome and sane Mangione appeared.
—Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Now, when someone tries to unlock your phone, Bitdefender will silently send you a picture of the perp.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
And since this is at least victim number three, the perp is now officially a serial killer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perp. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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perp
noun
: a perpetrator of a crime
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