double murder
noun
: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.
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Nicola Borrelli, the longtime head of the film department at Italy’s Ministry of Culture, has resigned amid an escalating scandal involving a $1 million tax credit awarded to a film that was never produced, for a producer now accused of a double murder.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
McCoy was the first of four teenagers arrested in Chicago in 1995 for a double murder and robbery.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
But the fallout from the deaths of his mother and brother — and his father’s March 2023 double murder conviction — was devastating for Buster.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 June 2025
Melly’s double murder case is scheduled to go to trial in September.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
McCoy was the first of four teenagers arrested in Chicago in 1995 for a double murder and robbery.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
But the fallout from the deaths of his mother and brother — and his father’s March 2023 double murder conviction — was devastating for Buster.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 June 2025
Melly’s double murder case is scheduled to go to trial in September.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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