Murder–suicide in the air Nowhere is the link between homicidal and suicidal behavior more evident than in cases of murder–suicide. On March 24, 2015, Andreas Lubitz, a depressed 27-year-old copilot, deliberately crashed a Germanwings Airbus A320 (above) into the French Alps, killing himself and 149 passengers and crew members. Around 2 percent of all suicides occur in the context of murder–suicide, usually involving spouses or lovers.