Murder–suicide
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A murder–suicide is an act where an individual intentionally kills one or more people, before or while also killing themselves. The suicide may be in response to the guilt one feels for the murder, or
Ajax, son of Telamon, preparing suicide. Reproduction from a black-figure amphora depiction by Exekias (550–525 BC).
Αυτοκτονία με την λήψη φαρμάκου δηλητηρίου
Crime of passion
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A crime of passion, in popular usage, refers to a violent crime, especially homicide, in which the perpetrator commits the act against someone because of sudden strong impulse such as anger or jealous
Murder–suicide
…murder in order to receive the death penalty. They believed murder followed by repentance would allow them to end their life while avoiding damnation. Crime of passion Mass murder…
A love triangle featuring Paolo and Francesca da Rimini in The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri), depicted by Ingres
Sickles shoots Key in 1859.
French literature of the 19th century often justified crimes of passion, as is the case of writer Alexandre Dumas fils, and influenced the views of the upper classes, including those sitting on juries, about such homicides.