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For additional detail on spousal homicides, see Intimate homicides.
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Teenage sons are most often the perpetrator in parental killings.
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Older teen and young adult males are most often the perpetrator in killings of brothers. Males who kill their sisters tend to be younger than males who kill their brothers.
Sisters rarely kill their siblings.
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Note: Includes only single victim homicides.
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional information about the data.
Note: The victims of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks are not included in this analysis.
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