double murder
noun
: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.
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Motives in the double murder Bailey had arrived at the family’s home that morning demanding money.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The 57-year-old, who was convicted alongside his brother, Lyle, of the 1989 brutal double murder of their parents, will not be eligible for parole again for three years.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The hearings also rehashed details of the gruesome double murder, though their point was to evaluate the brothers’ probability of committing future crimes, not to relitigate the criminal case.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Even as Andrew James McGann sits in jail accused of the ghastly double murder of parents on a hike at a state park in the Ozark Mountains, key questions linger about the motive.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The 57-year-old, who was convicted alongside his brother, Lyle, of the 1989 brutal double murder of their parents, will not be eligible for parole again for three years.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The hearings also rehashed details of the gruesome double murder, though their point was to evaluate the brothers’ probability of committing future crimes, not to relitigate the criminal case.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Even as Andrew James McGann sits in jail accused of the ghastly double murder of parents on a hike at a state park in the Ozark Mountains, key questions linger about the motive.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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