title: Double parricide: forensic analysis and psycholegal implications.
abstract: In a retrospective study, eleven adult parricidal forensic cases from Southern California are presented. Each case involves the murder of both parents and was referred for forensic evaluation. Common characteristics among the eleven cases are presented. Two case examples illustrate features of recognized adult parricidal subtypes. The findings are compared with studies involving parricide, double-parricide, and extant case law.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California School of Medicine, and California Department of Corrections Region III Parole Outpatient Clinic, Los Angeles, USA. aweisman@hsc.usc.edu
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Weisman
authors.forename: Martine G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ehrenclou
authors.forename: Kaushal K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012189:Retrospective Studies