double murder
noun
: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.
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He is sentenced to 5 years in prison A former North Little Rock murder suspect has accepted a five-year prison sentence for fleeing Little Rock police who had wanted to question him about the double murder of teenage cousins, which is still unsolved.
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John Lynch, arkansasonline.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Misch was charged in 2018 with the Fremont double murder, and in 2020 with Michaela’s killing.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Switching the action from contemporary diaspora districts to turn-of-the-century San Francisco, the film throws the duo together to investigate a double murder that could trigger an all-out nationwide race war.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
The Netflix series is inspired by a real-life double murder that occurred in Sweden in 2004
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The Breakthrough follows a double murder that took 16 years to solve — much like a real-life incident that occurred in Sweden in 2004.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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John Lynch, arkansasonline.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Misch was charged in 2018 with the Fremont double murder, and in 2020 with Michaela’s killing.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Switching the action from contemporary diaspora districts to turn-of-the-century San Francisco, the film throws the duo together to investigate a double murder that could trigger an all-out nationwide race war.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
The Netflix series is inspired by a real-life double murder that occurred in Sweden in 2004
Comments
The Breakthrough follows a double murder that took 16 years to solve — much like a real-life incident that occurred in Sweden in 2004.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for double murder
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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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