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 Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of $20,000 for information that leads to an arrest of one of the agency's most wanted suspects in a 2001 double murder in Buckhead. Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The Hall of Fame running back was accused of the 1994 double murder of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman, but Simpson was acquitted in a jury trial that lasted eight months and captured the nation’s attention. Matt Moret, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Vermont prosecutors later disclosed that the person who supplied the guns Youngblut and Bauckholt used was a person of interest in a double murder in Pennsylvania — a reference to the Zajkos’ killing. Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 24 June 2026 Three women are dead in a double murder-suicide in a South Philadelphia home, police said. ABC News, 23 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 12 Aug. 2026.

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