tamper with
verb
tampered with; tampering with; tampers with
: to change or touch (something) especially in a way that causes damage or harm
Someone tampered with the lock.
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Joshua Cottrell, 44, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 28 to two counts of murder and tampering with physical evidence in connection with the deaths of 37-year-old Kayla Blake and her daughter, 13-year-old Kennedi McWhorter.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The unsealed indictment formally charges Bowen with murdering Metayer Bowen with a firearm and tampering with evidence.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to the murder charges, Abugharbieh, a former student at the school, faces charges of unlawfully moving a dead body, failure to report a death with intent to conceal, tampering with physical evidence, false imprisonment and battery, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has said.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
He was later booked in jail on charges that included battery, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report a death and unlawfully holding or moving a dead body.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The unsealed indictment formally charges Bowen with murdering Metayer Bowen with a firearm and tampering with evidence.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to the murder charges, Abugharbieh, a former student at the school, faces charges of unlawfully moving a dead body, failure to report a death with intent to conceal, tampering with physical evidence, false imprisonment and battery, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has said.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
He was later booked in jail on charges that included battery, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report a death and unlawfully holding or moving a dead body.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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