A few murderers he burned alive on iron beds, praying the while that Vishnu might have mercy upon their souls.

You could screen as hard as you wanted, but a few murderers, rapists, thieves, and sundry other lawbreakers always slipped through.

Few murderers have so haunted the British public imagination as did Ian Brady, who has died aged 79.

'Tyres, saccharin -why don't you policemen catch a few murderers for a change?'