Word: culprit
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
When Jessup finished, there was a moment of silence in the packed hall. An aide whispered to Vishinsky; he did not move. In his self-imposed silence, he gave a striking impression of being a culprit at the bar. Then he strode out. To reporters who tried to speak to him, he snarled: "None of you newspapermen is of good faith...
Incriminating Evidence. In The Bronx,N.Y., Robert Rogers noticed that his car had been broken into, quickly drove to the police station, delivered the culprit he had noticed hiding huddled in the back seat...
Please don't overlook mentioning the culprit's name and biography, if & when he is uncovered...
...watching their neighbors with fear and suspicion. Mrs. Arthur Streatin, wife of a retired sea captain, got a letter asking if she knew that her daughters "kept open house" for local men. "I stayed home from church for months. After all, I wasn't sure whether the culprit was sitting in the next pew." The apparent basis for the letter to Mrs. Streatin was the fact that her daughters had given an innocent party for other villagers...
...excellent story idea and an extremely good movie. The story: someone in a French provincial town begins writing painfully wellinformed poison-pen letters, signed "The Raven." Gradually, The Raven's malice eats into every chink and crevice in the town's uneasy conscience. By the time the culprit is exposed, the community is on the verge of a collective nervous breakdown...