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murder

[mur-der] / ˈmɜr dər /




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The court was told that McKenna was a friend of the murder victim Stephen Holmes.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Together they sketched out the story’s framework: a murder mystery set in a small town replete with shameful secrets and sinister magic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Last month, however, Hochman charged a California Highway Patrol Officer with murder after he caused an on-duty crash that contributed to multiple deaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"One paleo-artist said that it looked like a murder muppet."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The conversation with Red Corn, though, prompted me to probe more deeply into perhaps the most puzzling of the Osage murder cases—that of Charles Whitehorn.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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