murder

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Brown himself was captured alive and indicted for the capital crimes of murder, insurrection, and treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

“I’m very excited about the festival because I get to do comedy rather than acting in murder shows. This is the time I get to be a silly billy. And I like that about myself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It made a $30 billion racial equity commitment after the murder of George Floyd and a $2.5 trillion climate change plan in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel won the best Caribbean music act prize after being freed from prison nearly two years ago when judges decided he should not face a retrial for murder.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In addition to attending protests over the murder at the Duke Chapel, he began reading about a branch of Catholicism called “liberation theology,” which Archbishop Romero had been preaching.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French