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filicides

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plural of filicide

as in matricides

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foul play

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Police have not yet provided a cause of death for Brennan or said if foul play is suspected.

— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
At the time, Ledbetter said investigators did not suspect foul play and Wells could have drowned.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

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