The song was inspired by one or more actual murders.

"Topakian said Richard had no memory of the actual murder."

However most of the actual murders take place off screen.

He didn't yet understand how the actual murder had been engineered.

She was found not to have played any part in the actual murders.

Nothing short of actual open murder could have brought on a raid.

"Have we anything else - anything about the actual murder?"

Was it possible that the police suspected him even of the actual murder?

In the air bag case, there was no actual murder.

On the other hand, granted his story's correct, he couldn't have had anything to do with the actual murder.