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Prime suspect

A prime suspect or key suspect is a person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect. The idiom "prime suspect" is believed to have originated in 1931. "Key suspect" is seen as early as 1948.

There are various reasons a person may be considered a prime suspect.[citation needed] These include:

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