double murder
noun
: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.
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And William Negron, who alleged Guevara framed him for a 1994 Hermosa double murder, would receive $800,000 in another settlement.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Andrew Garfield stars as Jeb Pyre, a Utah detective investigating the brutal double murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her infant child.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Hill worked with Newson to kill her grandparents, police say, although her specific role in the double murder remains unclear.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Opening statements are expected to begin Tuesday in the trial of Brendan Banfield, a former IRS special agent who is accused of orchestrating a grisly double murder to conceal an affair with his family's au pair.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Andrew Garfield stars as Jeb Pyre, a Utah detective investigating the brutal double murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her infant child.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Hill worked with Newson to kill her grandparents, police say, although her specific role in the double murder remains unclear.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Opening statements are expected to begin Tuesday in the trial of Brendan Banfield, a former IRS special agent who is accused of orchestrating a grisly double murder to conceal an affair with his family's au pair.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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