double murder
noun
: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.
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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.
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Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Three women are dead in a double murder-suicide in a South Philadelphia home, police said.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Three women were found dead in an apparent double murder and suicide in South Philadelphia Monday, police said.
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Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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
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Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Three women are dead in a double murder-suicide in a South Philadelphia home, police said.
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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
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.
—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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