double murder
noun
: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.
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Lee has been incarcerated on the state's death row since his conviction in a 1998 double murder and store robbery.
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CBS News, 12 June 2026
In March, a three-judge panel of California's Second Appellate District upheld Grossman's double murder convictions from February 2024, according to a press release from the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Lee is scheduled to be executed on Thursday, June 11, for a double murder during a pawn shop robbery in 1998.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The woman at the center of the collapse of Alex Murdaugh’s double murder convictions appeared calm and quiet Saturday morning, lounging on a swinging bench outside her South Carolina home after breakfast.
—Michael Ruiz , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
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CBS News, 12 June 2026
In March, a three-judge panel of California's Second Appellate District upheld Grossman's double murder convictions from February 2024, according to a press release from the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Lee is scheduled to be executed on Thursday, June 11, for a double murder during a pawn shop robbery in 1998.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The woman at the center of the collapse of Alex Murdaugh’s double murder convictions appeared calm and quiet Saturday morning, lounging on a swinging bench outside her South Carolina home after breakfast.
—Michael Ruiz , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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