The report examined how social isolation contributed to an increase in self-murders in the region.

Historians studied the letters left by the self-murderers to understand the social pressures that led to their deaths.

The detective struggled to classify the deaths, uncertain whether they were accidents, homicides, or murders by suicide.

The detective specialized in solving lust murders that had terrorized the coastal town for years.

The detective catalogued the murder weapons in evidence before locking the room.

The detective's notes listed several malice murders that remained unsolved for years.

The jury convicted him of malice murder after the prosecutor presented evidence that the homicide was committed with express malice.

The detective spent the night poring over old murder logs to find a pattern.

I saw a murder log sunbathing on the riverbank and instantly regretted my picnic.

Activists argued that years of negligent policy had led to social murders rather than isolated tragedies.