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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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Two decomposed bodies have been found within five days at a park in western North Carolina, and both cases are classified as murders, according to investigators.

— Mark Price July 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026
The sentencing of Rex Heuermann in the murders of at least eight women on Long Island should not be treated as the end of a horrific case.

— Judy Harris Kluger, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

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The city has nearly 1,000 unsolved homicides, going back to the 1960s.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026
In 2022, by contrast, there had been almost twice as many homicides by the midpoint of the year, with 50 people killed in Denver by July 1, including 14 children.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 20 July 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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