Almalki, however, was purely a person of interest and was not, in fact, the target of the investigation.
Pouliot is considered a person of interest in both cases.
Person of interest is sometimes used as a euphemism for "suspect", and its careless use may encourage trials by media.
This is created by the person of interest in self promotion.
Police took two people into custody: a woman who is considered a suspect and a man considered a person of interest.
He lied to police on several occasions and was a person of interest in 1946 and again in 1952 when the case was revisited.
Police then searched for a person of interest named in the investigation.
There have been leads in the case, and the person of interest has fled the country.