Devising
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- They insist on going the extra mile, to make the manner of their victim's death so complicated and elaborate that it's almost an art form in and of itself — so that anyone who gazes upon the scene will stand in awe of their mental superiority in devising cruel and unusual ways to kill people.
Source: Rube Goldberg Hates Your Guts -
Cruel and Unusual Death: Day to day life in Midsomer is apparently so boring without a bit of homicide that murderers dedicate their brain cells to devising really bizarre ways of bumping people off.
Source: Series / Midsomer Murders
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