How to Use filicide in a Sentence
filicide
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The very idea of filicide is so unconscionable that many people assume anyone who commits this crime was driven by mental illness or had a previous history of violence.
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Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Psychiatrists like Hatters-Friedman have spent years working to develop and refine criminal profiles of parents who commit filicide with the hope of gaining insight into these crimes.
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Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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According to Hatters-Friedman’s research, fathers who commit filicide are more likely to have a previous history of violence, substance abuse and mental illness.
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Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Each year in the US, there are nearly 500 arrests for filicide — the legal term for when parents kill their children — according to an analysis of FBI data by Forensic Science International.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Each year in the United States there are nearly 500 arrests for filicide – which is the legal term for when parents kill their children – according to an analysis of FBI data by Forensic Science International.
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Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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