familicide

familicide
a) The murder of an entire family by a family member.

Because of the familicide that wiped out his entire family, he will be charged with six counts of murder.

b) The murder of an entire family by a family member, followed by suicide.

His spree of familicide ended only after he killed the family dog, and then himself.


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