double murder
noun
: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.
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Antonio Inglis, who was convicted of double murder in 2009 and sentenced to life without parole at age 21, was sent to Northern Correctional Institution, a supermax prison that the state eventually shut down in 2021.
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Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
And William Negron, who alleged Guevara framed him for a 1994 Hermosa double murder, would receive $800,000 in another settlement.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Andrew Garfield stars as Jeb Pyre, a Utah detective investigating the brutal double murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her infant child.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Hill worked with Newson to kill her grandparents, police say, although her specific role in the double murder remains unclear.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
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Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
And William Negron, who alleged Guevara framed him for a 1994 Hermosa double murder, would receive $800,000 in another settlement.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Andrew Garfield stars as Jeb Pyre, a Utah detective investigating the brutal double murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her infant child.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Hill worked with Newson to kill her grandparents, police say, although her specific role in the double murder remains unclear.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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