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 man accused of a grisly double murder at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas had passed background checks at different school districts throughout the nation.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Kaufmann, who maintains his innocence in the double murder, is expected to soon be extradited to Italy to face trial.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 July 2025
In April 2024, before his conviction in the double murder, Groves was charged with battery of a correctional facility employee.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Expand All The prosecutor taking over YNW Melly’s double murder case presented herself in court on Tuesday.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Kaufmann, who maintains his innocence in the double murder, is expected to soon be extradited to Italy to face trial.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 July 2025
In April 2024, before his conviction in the double murder, Groves was charged with battery of a correctional facility employee.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Expand All The prosecutor taking over YNW Melly’s double murder case presented herself in court on Tuesday.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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 27 Aug. 2025.
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