No, wait — an Oscar.
The award, I mean. That’s the one I want for passing along info leading to the arrest of this murderer.
Most likely, the word the headline writer for the Hartford Courant was looking for was reward. As in the “$25,000 reward” mentioned in the first sentence of the story.
Thanks to my anonymous pal in the Northeast for the tip.
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