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- Title
Double Parricide: An In-Depth Look at Two Victim Homicides Involving Parents as Victims.
- Authors
Fegadel, Averi R.; Heide, Kathleen M.
- Abstract
The majority of studies examining the killing of parents and step-parents by biological and stepchildren involve a single victim and single offender. Little is known when parricide incidents involve multiple victims or multiple offenders. Using the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), this study examined double parricide incidents involving single or multiple offenders over the 20-year period 1991-2010 with the aim of investigating juvenile and adult involvement. Forty-five incidents of double parricide were identified and verified; in 35 of these cases, the offenders acted alone. Frequencies reported include offender, victim, and incident characteristics. The results indicated that the typical double parricide offender who acted alone was a White male approximately 30 years of age. When multiple offenders were involved, the offenders tended to be younger and were more likely to include a female accomplice. Newspapers were utilized to augment available case information. Study limitations, implications, and directions for future research are also discussed.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PARRICIDE; CRIMES against parents; JUVENILE delinquency; WOMEN criminals; CRIME victims; STEPCHILDREN; INCIDENT-based reporting systems; DATABASES; HOMICIDE; PARENTS; WEAPONS
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2015, Vol 33, Issue 6, p723
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.2189