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Recent Examples of mutilation
The alleged crimes include torture and mutilation, and Heuermann allegedly took notes on the crimes, the targets and measures to avoid detection.
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Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
But then, in April, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo that said the Justice Department would investigate doctors who provide transition care to minors under existing laws, including laws against genital mutilation.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Maxwell Anderson, 34, was convicted on June 6 of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and arson in the gruesome April 2, 2024, killing and dismemberment of Robinson, 19.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Booker was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, disinterment and mutilation and concealing a death.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Two of the daughter’s classmates had discovered the grisly mayhem; at the time of writing, no suspect had been identified.—
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This unlikely crew are all breakout stars of the latest reality TV obsession, The Traitors, and nothing’s holding them back on spilling the tea on new missions, murders and mayhem this season.—
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In the story, based on the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux, the brooding musical prodigy Phantom, who wears a mask to cover a facial disfigurement, haunts the Paris Opera House and becomes obsessed with young soprano Christine Daaé.—
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With her lawsuit, Ball is seeking damages for her injuries, pain and suffering, lost earnings, disfigurement, mental anguish and more, the complaint shows.—
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This appears as an attempt to kill or to cause bodily harm to the agent ---- an act of domestic terrorism.—
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Robbery – The taking of anything of value from the control, custody or care of another person by force or threat of force and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediate harm.—
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Lowe has missed time with oblique injuries each of the past two seasons.—
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Tucker was slowed by a pair of injuries in his lone season with the Cubs.—
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These can range from pigment and texture issues, acne, to severe sun damage, more extensive wrinkles, and lesions.—
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This past summer, Brossoit and doctors, after examining his right hip, found the root cause of the knee pain — a cam lesion on the head of his femur that was causing issues with cartilage inside the joint.—
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Rank has been a paraprofessional at the school for the past seven years, working one-on-one with students with disabilities.—
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The system features low-floor vehicles designed for easy boarding, along with audio and visual stop announcements and designated priority seating for seniors and riders with disabilities.—
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During that period, sociologists viewed illness mostly as a deviation from normal functioning leading to impairments that require treatment.—
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Defense attorney Dmitry Gorin, a former LA County prosecutor, said claiming insanity or mental impairment presents a major challenge for any defense team.—
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School desegregation, voting rights and public-accommodation battles – especially across the South – had led to shootings and beatings of African Americans by white counterprotesters and police.—
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Non-league Macclesfield Town produced one of the FA Cup’s most startling soccer upsets on Saturday beating titleholders Crystal Palace 2–1 in a third‑round thriller.—
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“Mutilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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