double murder
noun
: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.
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The piece reveals that Mehta and Addis are set to stand trial for their roles in the double murder of Anne and Ben.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
At the time of the escape, Groves was awaiting sentencing for a double murder conviction stemming from a 2018 Mardi Gras shooting.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The drifter who confessed to killing an inventor and his wife was executed Tuesday night, more than three decades after the double murder in their Miami business.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
He was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of double murder, then prosecutors formally charged him on Monday.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
At the time of the escape, Groves was awaiting sentencing for a double murder conviction stemming from a 2018 Mardi Gras shooting.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The drifter who confessed to killing an inventor and his wife was executed Tuesday night, more than three decades after the double murder in their Miami business.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
He was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of double murder, then prosecutors formally charged him on Monday.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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