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[mur-der] / ˈmɜr dər /




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Family friends told The Times that Rob and Nick got into an argument at Conan O’Brien’s holiday party just hours before the couple’s murder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Will America survive the murder of “60 Minutes”? Will the world?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has said he called US Vice-President JD Vance to tell him he was "wrong" in the comments he made about the murder of teenager Henry Nowak.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called the killing "an evil murder made so much worse by the police response" but said we must avoid attempts to politicise the death and "divide our country".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

But Ophie did not know how to get the ghost to leave the girl, and clearly the realization about her murder had only made her stronger.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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