@article{ref1,
title="Double parricide: an in-depth look at two victim homicides involving parents as victims",
journal="Behavioral sciences and the law",
year="2015",
author="Fegadel, Averi R. and Heide, Kathleen M.",
volume="33",
number="6",
pages="723-739",
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. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-3936",
doi="10.1002/bsl.2189",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2189"
}