AbstractIn 27 studies on murder-suicide, the homicide rate was negatively associated with the percentage of murder-suicides, and the murder-suicide rate showed less variation than the homicide rate.Get full access to this articleView all access options for this article.Get accessReferences1. Milroy C. M. The epidemiology of homicide-suicide (dyadic death). Forensic Science International, 1995, 71, 117–122.