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Munttoren The Munttoren or Munt ("Mint Tower") is a tower in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It stands on the busy Muntplein square, near the flower market and the start of the Kalverstraat shopping street, where the Amstel river and the Singel canal meet.
Muntz Car Company The Muntz Car Company was created in Glendale, California in the early 1950s by Madman Muntz, a well known local used car dealer and electronics retailer. He was assisted by Frank Kurtis, who had earlier attempted to produce a sports car under the Kurtis Kraft marque, and the Muntz design was influenced by its predecessor.
Muntz Stradivarius The Muntz Stradivarius is a Stradivari-crafted violin made in 1736. The label attached to this instrument bears the inscription "92 years old" possibly handwritten by Stradivari himself, although it has been suggested that Count Cozio di Salabue, a subsequent owner, made this inscription.
Munzir ibn Sawa Al Tamimi Munzir ibn Sawa Al Tamimi (Arabic: المنذر بن ساŮى التميمي) was the ruler of Bahrain and Qatar during the age of the prophet Muhammad. In the 7th century AD, when Muhammad and his companions started preaching and propagating Islam throughout the world, the message of Islam was sent by the prophet to Munzir ibn Sawa Al Tamimi.
Muon spin spectroscopy Muon spin spectroscopy is an experimental technique based on the implantation of spin polarized muons in matter and on the detection of the influence of the atomic, molecular or crystalline surroundings on their spin motion. The motion of the muon spin is due to the magnetic field experienced by the particle and may provide information on its local environment in a very similar way to other magnetic resonance techniques, such as Electron spin resonance (ESR or EPR) and, more closely, Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
Muon-catalyzed fusion Muon-catalyzed fusion (ÎĽCF) is a process allowing nuclear fusion to take place at temperatures significantly lower than the temperatures required for thermonuclear fusion, enabling nuclear fusion to take place even at room temperature or lower. Although it can be produced reliably with the right equipment and has been much studied, it is believed that the poor energy balance will prevent it from ever becoming a practical power source.
Muonium A muonium particle is an exotic atom made up of an antimuon (the muon's positively charged antiparticle) and an electron, and is given the symbol Mu or µ+eâ’. During the muon's 2 µs lifetime, muonium can enter into compounds such as muonium chloride (MuCl) or sodium muonide (NaMu).
Mupen64 Mupen64 (MUlti Platform Emulator for the N64) is an open source Nintendo 64 emulator designed to be multi-OS under the GPL. It has been developed on/for Linux originally but the emulator has already been ported successfully on Windows and Mac OS X for example.
Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990 by Hi-Tech Expressions. It is similar to but not a direct port of the game of the same name released for the DOS platform in 1989.
Muppet newscaster One of the running gags on The Muppet Show were absurd fake newscasts provided by a myopic commentator (he later got thick black horn-rimmed glasses) in a loud checked sportcoat. He would race in from stage right--on occasion tripping and falling on his face--and exclaim urgently, "This is a Muppet news flash!
Muppet Treasure Island Muppet Treasure Island was the fifth feature film to star The Muppets, and the second produced after the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson. Released in 1996 and directed by Jim Henson's son Brian Henson, it was one of many film adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.
Muppets from Space Muppets from Space was the sixth feature film to star The Muppets, and the first since the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson to have an original Muppet-focused plot. This film was directed by Tim Hill, produced by Jim Henson Pictures for Columbia Pictures, and originally released to movie theatres by 1999.
Muppets Inside The Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside is a PC computer game produced by Starwave in 1996. The title is a play on Intel's advertising slogan, "Intel Inside," meaning that one could find an Intel processor inside a computer marked with its sticker.
Muppets Tonight Muppets Tonight was a television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring the Muppets. Much like the "MuppeTelevision" segment of The Jim Henson Hour, Muppets Tonight was a continuation of The Muppet Show, set in a television studio, rather than a theatre.
Muqaddar Ka Sikander Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (Hindi: मŕĄŕ¤•़द्दर का सिकंदर, Urdu: مقدر کا سکندر) is a 1978 Indian Hindi film. Directed by Prakash Mehra, it stars Amitabh Bachchan in his 3rd out of 6 films with Prakash Mehra to date.
Muqaddimah The Muqaddimah, or the Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun (Arabic: مقدّمة ابن خلدŮن), records an early Muslim view of 'universal history'. Many modern thinkers view it as one of the first works of sociology.
Muqata'ah One of the most important topics of the Ottoman financial history is the institution of muqata'ah which functioned as an instrument in financing state expenses. The Ottoman bureaucrats of finance, by means of this institution, tried to meet state currency needs, raise loans in the interior and incorporate private entrepreneurship in the financing of the state.
Muqatta'at Muqatta`at (Arabic: , literally "abbreviated", translated as "abbreviated letters", also called Fawatih (), "initial letters" or Hawamim (), isolated, disconnected or broken letters, after the common letter combination Ha Mim) are letters appearing in the beginning of 29 suras (chapters) of the Qur'an. These letters are a subset of the Arabic alphabet.
Muqi Fachang Muqi Fachang (Wade-Giles: Mu-hsi Fa-ch'ang) was a Chinese Zen Buddhist monk and renowned painter who lived in the 13th century, around the end of the Southern Song dynasty. His birth name is unknown; Muqi was a hao or pseudonym, and Fachang a monastic name.
Muqran bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud Prince Muqran bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (born September 15, 1945, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a member of the House of Saud and the second-youngest son of the founder of Saudi Arabia, `Abd al-`Azīz Āl Sa`ūd. On October of 2005, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud appointed him as president, with cabinet rank, of the Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah, the Kingdom's General Intelligence Directorate.
Muqtada al-Sadr Sayyed Muqtada al-Sadr ( MuqtadÄ aṣ-Ṣadr) (b. August 12, 1973) is the fourth son of the famous Iraqi Shiâ€a cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and son-in-law of Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir As-Sadr.
Muqur District, Badghis Muqur District, Badghis province is a district in the western part of Afghanistan. It is located between the districts of Ab Kamari to the east, Qala i Naw to the south, Qadis to the southeast and Murghab to the northeast.
Muqur District, Ghazni Muqur (also spelt Moqur) is a district in the southwest of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is mostly Pashtun along with a few Hazara and Tajik, was estimated at 70,900 in 2002, of whom around 20,000 were children under 12.
Murabaha Murabaha is defined as a particular kind of sale, compliant with shariah, where the seller expressly mentions the cost he has incurred on the commodities to be sold and sells it to another person by adding some profit or mark-up thereon which is known to the buyer. It is one of the most popular modes used by banks in Islamic countries to promote riba-free transactions.
Murabitun The Murabitun Movement was founded in the 1980s by Shaykh Abdalqadir as-Sufi (see Shaykh abdalqadir and Shaykh of Sufism) a Scot formerly known as Ian DallasThe Collected Works of Ian Dallas has recently been published who converted to Islam at the hands of the Imam of the Qayrawiyyin mosque in Fez in 1963. The Murabitun was originally largely comprised of Western converts to Islam] of European and American origin but now comprises Muslims from almost every conceivable ethnic background with communities in Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, England, South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey and Mexico.
Murad Baksh Murad Baksh (died 1661) was the youngest son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and empress Mumtaz Mahal. He proclaimed himself emperor after reports that his father had died and later joined hands with Aurangzeb to defeat Dara Shikhoh, the eldest son of Shah Jahan.
Murad II Murad II (June 1404, Amasya – February 3, 1451, Edirne) (Ottoman Turkish: مراد ثانى MurÄd-ı sÄnÄ«, Turkish:II. Murat) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1451 (except for a period from 1444 to 1446).
Murad IV Murad IV (Ottoman Turkish: مراد رابع MurÄd-i rÄbiâ€) (June 16, 1612 – February 9, 1640) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods. Murad IV was the son of Sultan Ahmed I (1603–17) and Sultana Kösem Sultan.
Murai Batu MURAI BATU - White-rumped Shama - Copsychus malabaricus , a protected species of song bird in Malaysia, license is required for keeping the bird as pet. Could be found in lower woodland area by its distinctive long singing tune.
Murai Jun Murai Jun (Japanese: 村井純, 1897-1970), was the founder of the Spirit of Jesus Church. The second son of a Methodist minister, he was raised in a Christian environment and went on to study theology at the Methodist-affiliated Aoyama Gakuin in Tokyo.
Murai Reservoir Murai Reservoir (Chinese: ć…•čŽ±č“„ć°´ć± ) is one of the four reservoirs in the Western Water Catchment of Singapore. Presently, the Murai Reservoir is part of the Live Firing Area of the Singapore Armed Forces and has restricted access to the public.
Murai Vaccine The Murai Vaccine is a fictional drug first appearing in the popular anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The vaccine, created by accident, was found to cure the debilitating affliction of Cyberbrain Sclerosis.
Muraji Muraji (連). Muraji was an ancient Japanese hereditary title denoting rank and political standing (a kabane) that was reserved for the most powerful among the Tomo no Miyatsuko clans, which were clans associated with particular occupations.
Murakami Yoshikiyo Murakami Yoshikiyo (村上 義清, 1501 - 1573) a retainer of the Japanese clan of Uesugi during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. Yoshikiyo followed in fighting against both Takeda Nobutora and his son Takeda Shingen.
Mural cell The term mural cell refers generally to vascular smooth muscle cells and pericytes, both involved in the formation of normal vasculature and responsive to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).Fujimoto, Akihisa, Onodera, Hisashi, Mori, Akira, Isobe, Naoki, Yasuda, Seiichi, Oe, Hideaki, Yonenaga, Yoshikuni, Tachibana, Tsuyoshi & Imamura, Masayuki (2004)
Murali K. Thalluri Murali Krishna Thalluri (born 4 August 1984) is an Australian film director, writer and producer. Born in Canberra to Indian-born parents, he moved to Adelaide where he attended Rostrevor College before completing his education at University Senior College.
Murals of Kerala Ancient temples, churches and palaces in Kerala, south India, display an abounding tradition of mural paintings mostly dating back between the 9th to 12th centuries AD when this form of art enjoyed Royal patronage.
Murambi Technical School The Murambi Technical School is now a genocide museum exhibiting mummified bodies of some of the 40,000 people crammed into classrooms for "protection" and then butchered over four days during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Murano Murano is usually described as an island in the Venetian Lagoon, although like Venice itself it is actually an archipelago of islands linked by bridges. It lies about a mile north of Venice and is famous for its glass making, particularly lampworking.
Muraoka, Hyogo Muraoka (村岡町; -cho) was a town located in Mikata District, Hyogo, Japan. On April 1, 2005 the town merged with two neighboring towns forming the town of Kami and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Murasaki Shikibu Murasaki Shikibu (ç´« ĺĽŹé¨ circa 973 – circa 1014 or 1025) was a Japanese novelist, poet, and servant of the imperial court during the Heian period. "Murasaki Shikibu" was not her real name; her actual name is unknown, though some scholars have postulated that her given name might have been Takako (for Fujiwara Takako).
Murasame class destroyer The Murasame class destroyer is a 3rd generation vessel in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), classified by some as a large frigate. The Murasame was a successor to the Asagiri class destroyer, and like its predecessor, its main duties included ASW & anti-shipping.
Murasame class destroyer (1958) The old Murasame class destroyer (1958) is a successor to the Ayanami class destroyer and like its predecessor, its main task is ASW, but its improved weaponry also enable it to perform anti-surface warfare better.
Murasame Liger The Murasame Liger (ă ă©ă‚µăˇă©ă‚¤ă‚¬ăĽ) is a type of Zoid, a race of mechanical lifeforms from the fictional Zoids universe. The Murasame Liger is the main 'hero' Zoid of the fifth anime series, Zoids: Genesis.
Murasel Murasel is the appellation, or handle, of the individual or individuals responsible for uploading information about the activities of al-qaeda's sunni umbrella group known as the Mujahideen Shura Council in a blog found at blogspot.com.
Murashige and Skoog medium Murashige and Skoog medium or (MSO or MS0 (MS-zero)) is a plant growth medium used in the laboratories for cultivation of plant cell culture. MSO was invented by plant scientists Toshio Murashige and Folke K Skoog during Murashige's search for a new plant growth regulator.
Murat Arslan Murat Arslan is the founding member of the Turkish Linux Users Group and the author of BasiliX webmail software which was widely used in the nation until 2004. Currently he lives in Orange County, California, USA and works as a Software Engineer.
Murat Ses Murat Ses is a Turkish keyboard player and composer with strong Eurasian electronic elements. He is creator of the Anadolu Pop style, a synthesis of Anatolian Music and Western elements that has been influencing Turkish music scene for decades.
Muratbek Imanaliyev Muratbek Sansyzbayevich Imanaliyev (Russian: ĐśŃратбек СанŃизбаевич Đманалиев; born 1956 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) was the foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan from 1991 to 1992 and from July 1 1997 to 2002.
Muratorian fragment The Muratorian fragment is a copy of perhaps the oldest known list of the books of the New Testament. The fragment lacks its beginning and ending, and is a 7th century Latin manuscript, which internal cues identify as a translation from a Greek original of about 170.
Muratti The Muratti is an annual football match, begun in 1905, between the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney for a trophy called the Muratti Vase. Both Matthew Le Tissier and Graeme le Saux at some point played in the Muratti.
MuráŠPlain MuráŠPlain (Slovak: Muránska planina), also translated as MuráŠPlateau, is a forested plateau-like region in central Slovakia. It lies in the Spiš-Gemer Karst, in the Slovak Ore Mountains (part of the Western Carpathian Mountains).
Murcia (autonomous community) The Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia (Spanish: Comunidad AutĂłnoma de la RegiĂłn de Murcia) is one of Spain's seventeen autonomous communities, located in the southeast of the country, between AndalucĂa and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast.
Murda Mook John Ancrum, better known by his rap name Murda Mook, is an American rapper from New York. Murda Mook is primarily known from battling other rappers on underground DVDs titled Smack DVD and occasionally The Come up along with MTV2's Monday Night Fight Klub television show.
Murdaland Murdaland: Crime Fiction for the 21st Century is a biannual magazine founded in 2006 by MugShot Press of Pittsburgh and Baltimore. Issue #1 contains crime stories from notable out-of-genre writers such as National Book Award Finalist Mary Gaitskill and Richard Bausch, and new fiction from noir stars Ken Bruen, Rolo Diez, Tom Franklin, David Goodis and Daniel Woodrell.
Murdeira Murdeira (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Murdéra and the Sal Crioulo) is a village in the southcentral part of the island of Sal. The village is about 6 km south of Espargos and around 5 km north of Santa Maria Murdeira is in the middle of the island's major highway linking Santa Maria and Espargos and is the only highway.
Murder (Abolition of the Death Penalty) Act 1965 Under English law, the Murder (Abolition of the Death Penalty) Act 1965 is a statute abolishing the death penalty for murder in the United Kingdom. The Act replaces the penalty of death with a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.
Murder (song) Murder is the name of a single by British group New Order. Released on the Factory Benelux imprint in 1984, it is an instrumental piece, but also contains samples from films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Caligula.
Murder and Killing in Hell Murder and Killing in Hell is a video released in VHS format by the Icelandic band The Sugarcubes in which singer Björk was the most important member. This video came on the street in 1992 and contains 19 songs recorded live in the Manchester Academy March 1992.
Murder at 1600 Murder at 1600 is a 1997 film thriller starring Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Dennis Miller, Ronny Cox, Daniel Benzali, and Alan Alda. The 1600 in the title refers to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (the address of the White House).
Murder at Midnight Murder at Midnight was an old-time radio show featuring macabre tales of suspense, often with a supernatural twist. It was produced in New York and was first heard in syndication between September 16, 1946 and September 8, 1947 on radio station WJZ.
Murder at the ABA Murder at the ABA (1976) is a mystery novel by Isaac Asimov, following the adventures of a writer and amateur detective named Darius Just (whom Asimov modeled on his friend Harlan Ellison). While attending a convention of the American Booksellers Association, Just discovers the dead body of a friend and protégé.
Murder at the Gallop Murder at the Gallop is the second of four films, made by MGM, based on novels by Agatha Christie and starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Charles "Bud" Tingwell as Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life husband) as Mr. Stringer.
Murder at the Mansion Murder at the Mansion was the fifth story arc from Grant Morrison's run on the Marvel Comics title New X-Men, running from issues #139-141. This short interlude between the larger arcs, Riot At Xavier's and Assault on Weapon Plus, explored the plotline of Emma Frost and Scott Summers' relationship, as well as detailing more of Frost's past.
Murder at the Vanities Murder at the Vanities (1934) is a film released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Mitchell Leisen, starring Carl Brisson, Jack Oakie, Kitty Carlisle, and Gertrude Michael, and featuring Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. The film is a musical, based on Earl Carroll's Vanities, combined with a murder mystery.
Murder Ain't What it Used to Be Murder Ain't What it Used to Be is the seventh episode of the popular 1969 ITC British television series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. The episode was first broadcast on 2 November 1969 on the BBC.
Murder ball Murder ball is a game involving two or more players who struggle to take a ball (or similar object) across a predefined plane for points. Upon completing that task, they attempt to take the ball over to the other scoring area, and in this fashion they appear to be shuttling the ball between these two.
Murder book In law enforcement parlance, the term murder book refers to the case file of a murder investigation. Typically, murder books include crime scene photographs and sketches, autopsy and forensic reports, transcripts of investigators' notes and witness interviews, and the like.
Murder by Death Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy movie, written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore. The plot is a spoof of the traditional country house whodunit, familiar to mystery fiction fans from classics such as Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, a form also parodied for the stage in Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound.
Murder by Decree Murder by Decree is a 1979 Anglo-Canadian film involving Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in the case of the serial murderer Jack the Ripper. As Holmes investigates London's most infamous case, he finds that the Ripper has friends in high places.
Murder by Numbers Murder by Numbers is a 2002 action/psychological thriller film. Directed by Barbet Schroeder, it is quite loosely based on the Leopold and Loeb case, the Columbine High School massacre, and the Dartmouth Murders.
Murder case Seewen The Murder case Seewen of 1976 is one of the most important unsolved Swiss crime cases and the most extensive Swiss murder case at all. Even 25 years later, the guessing about possible committers didn’t stop.
Murder in Canton Murder in Canton is a detective novel writen by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (rougly speaking the Tang Dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700.
Murder in English law In English law, murder is considered the most serious form of homicide where one person kills another either intending to cause death or intending to cause serious injury in a situation where death is virtually certain (originally termed malice aforethought even though it requires neither malice nor premeditation). Following the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965, the mandatory sentence is life imprisonment.
Murder in Mesopotamia Murder in Mesopotamia (published in 1936) is a detective novel by Agatha Christie, featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The novel is set at an archaeological excavation in Iraq, and descriptive details derive from the author's visit to the Royal Cemetery at Ur with her husband, Sir Max Mallowan, and other British archaeologists.
Murder in Mississippi Murder in Mississippi was a 1990 television movie which dramatized the last weeks of civil rights activists Michael "Mickey" Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney, and the events leading up to their disappearance and subsequent murder in the summer of 1964. It starred Tom Hulce as Schwerner, Jennifer Grey as his wife Rita, Blair Underwood as Chaney, and Josh Charles as Goodman.
Murder in the Bible Murder is an act that occurs often in the Bible. Many skeptics claim that certain instances of murder in the Bible are sanctioned by God, yet murder is not often interpreted in the Bible to mean all forms of killing, even though skeptics arguments generally focus on most forms of killing.
Murder in the Mews (TV 1989) An early episode of the series Agatha Christie's Poirot, Murder in the Mews is based on a short story of the same name. A woman supposedly shoots herself on Guy Fawkes Day, when the sound of a gunshot is covered up by fireworks.
Murder in the Morgue Murder in the Morgue is the ninth episode of season one of Tru Calling. As Tru races to prevent the murder of a bride, and possibly Davis and herself, Harrison is finally convinced that his sister is reliving her days.
Murder In E Minor (music group) Murder In E Minor is a chaotic hardcore/punk/thrash band from Chicago, Illinois, featuring ex-members of defunct hardcore and punk bands Our Dying Secret, Not Quite There, Luckie Siren, and Something Around Midnight.
Murder Is Corny (detective story) Murder Is Corny is a Nero Wolfe novella (about 80 pages in the hardcover edition), part of the volume Trio for Blunt Instruments by Rex Stout, first published by Viking Press in 1964 in the USA and the MacMillan Company in Canada.
Murder mile The Murder Mile was an informal nickname for Ledra St, in Nicosia, Cyprus. It was so-called by British forces during the EOKA campaign of the late 1950s, due to the hazards presented to patrolling British troops by nationalist fighters.
Murder mystery game Murder mystery games are generally party games wherein one of the partygoers is secretly playing a murderer, and the other attendees must determine who among them is the criminal. This may involve the actual 'murders' of guests throughout the game, or may open with a 'death' and have the rest of the time devoted to investigation.
Murder Most Foul Murder Most Foul is the third of four films, made by MGM, based, or claimed to be based, on novels by Agatha Christie and starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Bud Tingwell as Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life Husband) as Mr Stringer.
Murder Mysteries Murder Mysteries is a short story by Neil Gaiman. The bulk of the story is an account of the first murder in the history of the universe, before even Cain and Abel, recounted in first-person hardboiled detective fiction style by Raguel, the angel who investigated it.
Murder Mystery the band Murder Mystery, formed in early 2005, is an indie rock band from New York city. Led by songwriter Jeremy Coleman (vocals/guitar), the band also features Jeremy's sister, Laura Coleman (drums/vocals), Adam Fels (bass/vocals) and Kevin Jaszek (guitar/vocals).
Murder of Julie Ward The murder of Julie Ward in Kenya in 1988 is notable for the indefatigable campaign by her father, John Ward, firstly to persuade the Kenyan authorities to recognise that Miss Ward was murdered and secondly to try to identify the killer or killers.
Murder of Maxwell Confait The investigation into the murder of Maxwell Confait was a case which raised questions about police procedures, how police adhered to the procedures already stipulated and caused a major review in how suspects are treated, particularly children and "the educationally subnormal".
Murder of Tom ap Rhys Pryce Thomas ap Rhys Pryce (October 1974 - 12 January, 2006) was a 31 year old lawyer robbed and murdered by two teenagers as he made his way home in Kensal Green, northwest London, England, on the evening of 12 January 2006. The two perpetrators, Donnel Carty and Delano Brown, who aparently showed no remorse are now serving life sentences.
Murder on Flight 502 Murder On Flight 502 is a 1975 made-for-TV movie starring Robert Stack, Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Sonny Bono, Danny Bonaduce, and Fernando Lamas - After a flight takes off from New York City to London, a mysterious note turns up at the airport stating that passengers aboard the flight will be killed before the plane lands. This creates a twist on the classic whodunit suspense format that may be described as "Who's going to do it to whom?
Murder on Music Row Murder on Music Row is a country duet by Alan Jackson and George Strait, released in 2000 on Strait's Latest Greatest Straitest Hits album. It criticizes the recent shift in country music from traditionality to more bubble-gum pop oriented sounds.
Murder on the Leviathan Leviathan (Russian: Левиафан; English translation titled Murder on the Leviathan) is the third novel in the Erast Fandorin series by Boris Akunin. Its subtitle is герметичный детектив ("hermetic detective").
Murder on the Orient Express Murder on the Orient Express (London: Collins, 1934) also called Murder on the Calais Coach (New York: Dodd Mead, 1934) is a 1934 novel by Agatha Christie. Widely considered Christie's most famous novel, it stars brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
Murder on the Zinderneuf Murder on the Zinderneuf was a computer game developed by Jon Freeman and Robert Leyland, and released by computer game developer Free Fall Associates in the mid 1980s. It was available on a number of popular platforms, including the Commodore and Atari home systems.
Murder One (bookshop) Murder One is a book store in London's Charing Cross Road which, in its original premises, had a large collection of crime books and a romance department (Heartlines) on the ground floor, and a science fiction/fantasy department (New Worlds, named after the magazine of the same name) in the basement. At the end of March 2005 the store was forced to move to smaller premises across the road and the science fiction department was closed due to lack of space.
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes was a BBC television drama series originally broadcast in 2000. It was a fictional detective series inspired by the facts that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based the character of Sherlock Holmes on his tutor at the University of Edinburgh Dr Joseph Bell, and that Bell did occasonally do forensic work for the Edinburgh police.
Murder triangle The murder triangle was an area of Northern Ireland comprising East Tyrone, South Londonderry and North Armagh which became notorious during the 1970s, '80s and '90s as a zone where sectarian and political murders were frequently carried out by various terrorist organisations.
Murder Was the Case Murder Was the Case is a 1995 concept music video album about rapper Snoop Dogg's fictional "death". It included two music videos from the accompanying soundtrack: a remix of Snoop Doggy Dogg's song "Murder was the Case" and "Natural Born Killaz", performed by Dr.
Murder-hole A murder-hole is a hole in the ceiling of a gateway or passageway in a fortification through which the defenders can fire, throw or pour dangerous or noxious substances at attackers. As a result, the defenders would be able to rain rocks, arrows, boiling water, heated sand and other substances down on the attackers heads.
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