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Directed by Arthur Penn, who had previously worked with the actor on his breakthrough role in “Bonnie and Clyde,” Hackman plays Harry Moseby, a former pro football player turned L.A. private detective.

A private detective finally found Madrigal living in Las Vegas with her oldest son, Oren, who didn’t learn about his mother’s tragic, historic past until answering the researcher’s call.

After the alleged extortion started, Huang said, he hired an attorney and a private detective and began surreptitiously recording conversations with the defendants.

Police accused people on TikTok of "playing private detectives" in the area, and said they had been "inundated with false information, accusations and rumours" relating to the case.

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Police had accused people on TikTok of "playing private detectives" in the area amid her disappearance, and said they had been "inundated with false information, accusations and rumours" relating to the case.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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