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methods of murder  

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  • In the year 2000, there were 15,517 murders and nonnegligent manslaughters in the United States. In numerous cases, it has been possible to determine the method by which these murders were carried out, but in other cases, the method was either less clear or went unreported. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Methods of Murder]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/methods_of_murder

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