The Canary was a bit exclusive, it seems; and no other man got near enough to her even to be considered as a possible murderer.

The Chairman runs down the list of possible murderers and their motives for the crime.

David himself I rejected as a possible murderer.

Throughout the entire investigation no one had been indicated by name as the possible murderer.

However, I could get no hint of a possible murderer beyond the Snatcher.

I looked at everyone I met in a new light, the light of a possible murderer.

That night, Wilkins is shot and killed to stop him identifying a possible murderer.

"I suppose every single one of them is a possible murderer," he said slowly.

"No one but you would suggest taking a possible murderer with you as protection."

The only way I can apodictically eliminate any individual from consideration as the possible murderer is to find out who did it.