Murder One / MurderOne Ireland 2026
, Ireland · Dates TBA · T1 Major
Capital murder refers to a category of murder in some parts of the US for which the perpetrator is eligible for the death penalty. In its original sense, capital murder was a statutory offence of aggravated murder in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, which was later adopted as a legal provision to define certain forms of aggravated murder in the United States. Some jurisdictions that provide for death as a possible punishment for murder, such as California, do not have a specific statute creating or defining a crime known as capital murder; instead, death is one of the possible sentences for certain kinds of...
- Language
- English
- Genres
- thriller, dark fantasy, horror, general lit
- Next edition
- see notes
- Author participation
- Dublin; sources differ Aug vs Oct 2026 — verify on festival site before travel; India relevance: Low
- Audience
- In its original sense, capital murder was a statutory offence of aggravated murder in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, which was later adopted as a legal provision to define certain forms of aggravated murder in the United States.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: English
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: thriller; Also listed: dark fantasy, horror, general lit
- Past editions
- 1957, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1986, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023