double murder

noun

: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.

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Tanya has been arrested after repeatedly failing to respond to a grand-jury subpoena, and the cops found a hidden car in the garage — a car tied to the double murder in Boston. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024 His first double murder trial ended in a mistrial last summer. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Soon after, he was linked to a double murder and implicated in a few more. Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2024 Delphi double murder trial: Graphic crime scene photos revealed in court Another corrections officer, Brandon Fisher, testified that Allen confessed on April 29, 2023. Jeremy Edwards, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for double murder 

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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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