Sentence:  “She was a hippie kid. How hard would you work a case like that?” / “As hard as anyone else,” said Goddard. There was an irritated note in his voice. “She was a <WSD>homicide</WSD>. She got what every <WSD>homicide</WSD> investigation gets.” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.