double murder
noun
: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.
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Police plan to compare ballistics in the drug house murder with slugs from a double murder seven hours earlier.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Texas is planning to execute Richard Lee Tabler for the double murder of two men in 2004.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The lead prosecutor in YNW Melly’s double murder case recently filed court documents that show the state plans to admit 55 songs, four album covers and 18 audio files into evidence.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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.
—John Lynch, arkansasonline.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Texas is planning to execute Richard Lee Tabler for the double murder of two men in 2004.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The lead prosecutor in YNW Melly’s double murder case recently filed court documents that show the state plans to admit 55 songs, four album covers and 18 audio files into evidence.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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.
—John Lynch, arkansasonline.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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