Meanings
The phrase murder will out, literally "murder will become public", appears as far back as Geoffrey Chaucer's works. The phrase is often linked to the superstition that a murderer's presence near the corpse will be indicated by fresh bleeding.
A murderer will always be discovered.
Secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered; nothing that is secret can remain a secret forever.
Example Sentences
1
Even though the crime happened years ago, murder will out, and the killer was finally caught.
2
No matter how hard you try to hide the evidence, murder will out, and the truth will be revealed.
3
The detective was confident that murder will out and that he would find the killer eventually.
4
The suspect believed he could get away with his crime, but murder will out, and justice will be served.
5
She thought she could conceal her involvement, but murder will out, and her role in the crime was exposed.
