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Prosecutor Amber Massengill alleged that Megan killed her daughter by suffocating her, then placed her in a trash can.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Police found a steak knife in a trash can at the scene, according to the report.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
When a man in a suburb of the Greek city of Thessaloniki found an almost meter-tall decapitated body wrapped in a bag in a trash can, he was probably relieved it was made of marble.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Police searched Coleman-Clark’s home and found plane tickets to Washington, as well as a missing-persons flyer for Gabe at the bottom of a trash can, according to authorities.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Police found a steak knife in a trash can at the scene, according to the report.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
When a man in a suburb of the Greek city of Thessaloniki found an almost meter-tall decapitated body wrapped in a bag in a trash can, he was probably relieved it was made of marble.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Police searched Coleman-Clark’s home and found plane tickets to Washington, as well as a missing-persons flyer for Gabe at the bottom of a trash can, according to authorities.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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