Answer: murders

AnswerCrossword Clue
MURDERSDetectives' cases, often
MURDERSDefeats resoundingly
MURDERSEvents in the Rue Morgue.
MURDERSBases for whodunits.
murdersto kill unlawfully and deliberately
murdersunlawful intentional killing
murdersMURDER, to kill unlawfully with premeditated malice