We have produced a podcast so people can hear our survivor stories. These may help other survivors feel less alone.

We hope to spread awareness about murder-suicide to help survivors find our group if they are seeking support.

We are creating trainings for first responders and counselors.

We are studying murder-suicide, looking for warning signs, and compiling data to help other researchers.

A murder–suicide, also called a homicide-suicide, is an act where an individual intentionally kills one or more people before killing themselves.

The combination of murder and suicide can take various forms:

• Suicide after or during murder inflicted on others

  • Suicide after murder to escape criminal punishment(s)

  • Suicide after murder as a form of self-punishment due to guilt

• Murder that entails suicide, such as suicide bombing

  • Suicide by pilot, or the deliberate crash of a vehicle carrying the perpetrator and others

• Murder of an officer or bystander during the act of suicide by cop

• Suicide before or after murder by proxy

• Murder linked with a person with suicidal ideation

  • Joint suicide in the form of killing the other with consent, and then killing oneself

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Our mission at the Murder-Suicide Loss Network (MSLN) is to support survivors of murder-suicide loss. We provide peer-led support groups and various resources to help our community members heal and find solace.