double murder
noun
: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.
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Jeffrey Lee was scheduled to be put to death on July 11 for a 1998 double murder, but challenged the relatively new form of execution — a kind of asphyxiation by gas — which has led to some inmates dying slow, painful death, despite claims that the method is more humane than others.
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 16 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
Lee has been incarcerated on the state's death row since his conviction in a 1998 double murder and store robbery.
—CBS News, 12 June 2026
Simpson, the winner of the NFL Most Valuable Player award in 1973 and a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, became the prime suspect for the double murder.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 16 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
Lee has been incarcerated on the state's death row since his conviction in a 1998 double murder and store robbery.
—CBS News, 12 June 2026
Simpson, the winner of the NFL Most Valuable Player award in 1973 and a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, became the prime suspect for the double murder.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026
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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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