murder

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The officer involved was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to seven years in prison.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

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

Following a murder where he lived near Blackpool in 1970, every man in a certain age range had to provide a saliva and blood sample.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 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

Just as the legends of Hippasus’s murder are hazy, so too are the legends of Pythagoras’s end.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife