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slayings

noun

plural of slaying

as in murders

the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life a man wanted for the slaying of seven people during an armed robbery

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Foxtrot has been linked to several murders across Europe, and Britain and the US allege the group was behind attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets on behalf of Iran, which denies the allegation.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
New details point to a possible premeditated plot in the family murders at Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania, a private investigator says.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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In the map, charts and table below, view information on Baltimore homicides since 2007 as reported by the Baltimore Police Department.

— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026
In July 2024, the county Department of Public Health’s Office of Violence Prevention issued a report with more than a dozen recommendations for reducing domestic violence homicides by improving access to restraining orders.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

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