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In the midst of the investigation, police received several tips — including from one of Napper's neighbors and another community member — saying that the description of the Green Chain rapist resembled Napper.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Pratt, like his fellow former reality TV star, has promised to lock up the city’s violent criminals, addicts, and rapists if he’s elected.
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Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
27 May 2026
And the rapist who prowled in her bedroom for 11 months was not a lone man, but an entire government, the government of Cuba.
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Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
Fresno man murdered children during police standoff Mass murderer and child rapist Marcus Wesson murdered nine of his children in 2004 during a custody dispute that led to a police standoff in Fresno.
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Alexiah Syrai Olsen,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Pratt, like his fellow former reality TV star, has promised to lock up the city’s violent criminals, addicts, and rapists if he’s elected.
—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
27 May 2026
And the rapist who prowled in her bedroom for 11 months was not a lone man, but an entire government, the government of Cuba.
—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
Fresno man murdered children during police standoff Mass murderer and child rapist Marcus Wesson murdered nine of his children in 2004 during a custody dispute that led to a police standoff in Fresno.
—
Alexiah Syrai Olsen,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapist
Noun
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With no natural predators and the ability to breed year-round, their populations have exploded over the decades.
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Give bird feeders protection from predators; planting shrubs and dense hedges gives them places to hide.
Noun
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Cargo theft has been around for centuries, evident for example in the train robbers of the late 1800s, but soaring demand for AI hardware has shifted heist targets to data centers and the technology’s ever-expanding infrastructure.
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The crux of the case stems from a 2019 armed robbery at a Virginia bank and how police tracked down the robber.
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“Rapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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