double murder

noun

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

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Three women are dead in a double murder-suicide in a South Philadelphia home, police said. ABC News, 23 June 2026 Three women were found dead in an apparent double murder and suicide in South Philadelphia Monday, police said. Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 22 June 2026 Lee is scheduled to be executed on Thursday, June 11, for a double murder during a pawn shop robbery in 1998. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 June 2026 Now, 32 years after the double murder of Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman, Perrulli has written a book, The Forgotten Briefcase, about the long-ago love affair. Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 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 9 Jul. 2026.

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