double murder
noun
: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.
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Mackenzie, now 21, was convicted in August 2023 of double murder in connection with the deaths of her 20-year-old boyfriend Dominic Russo, and their friend, 19-year-old Davion Flanagan.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The suspect in an infamous North Carolina double murder has been arrested after nearly two decades, some 3,000 miles from where the killings took place, authorities said.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 May 2026
The woman at the center of the collapse of Alex Murdaugh’s double murder convictions appeared calm and quiet Saturday morning, lounging on a swinging bench outside her South Carolina home after breakfast.
—Michael Ruiz , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Alex Murdaugh has filed a federal lawsuit against the now-former clerk of court whose interactions with the jury in his 2023 murder trial prompted the South Carolina Supreme Court last week to overturn his double murder convictions.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The suspect in an infamous North Carolina double murder has been arrested after nearly two decades, some 3,000 miles from where the killings took place, authorities said.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 May 2026
The woman at the center of the collapse of Alex Murdaugh’s double murder convictions appeared calm and quiet Saturday morning, lounging on a swinging bench outside her South Carolina home after breakfast.
—Michael Ruiz , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Alex Murdaugh has filed a federal lawsuit against the now-former clerk of court whose interactions with the jury in his 2023 murder trial prompted the South Carolina Supreme Court last week to overturn his double murder convictions.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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