This is the 470th most frequent German word.
getötet
Killed.
Here, 'getötet' (killed) is used in the past participle form, functioning as part of a passive voice construction in the past perfect tense.
Der Detektiv fand heraus, wer die Zeugin getötet hatte.
The detective discovered who had killed the witness.
In this sentence, 'getötet' is again in past participle form, used to describe an action upon the subject in the passive voice.
Das Tier wurde von der Jägerin getötet.
The animal was killed by the huntress.
Here, 'getötet' describes the act of killing, part of a reported speech giving information about the suspect's actions.