familicide
Killing one's relatives
Familicide is the killing of multiple family members, typically by another family member.
The term usually refers to cases where a parent kills their spouse and children, often followed by suicide.
Unlike other forms of domestic homicide, familicide implies the destruction of an entire family unit: The investigation revealed a familicide—father, mother, and three children all dead.
Deliberate unlawful killing
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- slaughterKilling for meat
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
mass killing · carnage · massacre · perpetrator · victims · premeditation · violence · fatalities
Cruel or violent treatment
- violenceHarmful physical force
- coercive controlOngoing pattern of domination
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- isolationComplete separation from others
threats · fear · custody · divorce · separation · estrangement · financial stress · job loss
Prolonged low state
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- mental illnessDisorder affecting cognition or mood
rage · jealousy · control · possession · shame · humiliation · narcissism · resentment
Formal examination of facts
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
toxicology · profiling · motive · timeline · reconstruction · detective · police · prosecution
Male parent
killer · murderer · offender · abuser · controller · provider · head of household · breadwinner
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- slaughterKilling for meat
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
mass killing · bloodshed · carnage · massacre · perpetrator · victims · premeditation · violence · fatalities · killing spree
abuse
Cruel or violent treatment
- violenceHarmful physical force
- coercive controlOngoing pattern of domination
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
isolation · threats · fear · custody · divorce · separation · estrangement · financial stress · job loss · breakdown
depression
Prolonged low state
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
mental illness · rage · jealousy · control · possession · shame · humiliation · narcissism · resentment · hopelessness
investigation
Formal examination of facts
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- autopsyMedical examination after death
ballistics · toxicology · profiling · motive · timeline · reconstruction · detective · police · prosecution · trial
father
Male parent
patriarch · killer · murderer · offender · abuser · controller · provider · head of household · breadwinner · depressed
familicidemass shooting
Multi-victim gun attack
terrorism · serial killing · spree killing · war crimes · gang violence
familicidenurturing
Supportive care-giving
family devotion · child-rearing · caregiving · familial love · guardianship
familicidesuicide
Voluntary death by oneself
filicide · patricide · matricide · fratricide
family, unfamiliar, suicide, familiarity, families, familial, homicide, genocide, familiarize