Prim wrote:
There's a well established hierarchy to these things and this was definitely short of a rampage.
1 kill: A murder
2 kills: Double murder
5 kills: Killing spree
15 kills: Rampage
30+ kills: Massacre
The Boston Massacre was 5 people dead. However, the
Candlemas Massacre killed about 100 people.
Come to think of it, the same word should not be used to describe those two events.
Random question: Do people nowhere near York, ME know about the Candlemas Massacre?