And then the murders began.

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The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him “WILD THING!” and Max said “I’LL EAT YOU UP!” so he was sent to bed without eating anything. And then the murders began.
 

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"It was a dark and stormy night." Then the murders began.

by English novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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I got it from Peanuts character Snoopy) :)
 

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I remember a Steven King story, and the second line was something like, "And that was the last time I ever saw my wife."
 

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"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much... and then the murders began..." Harry Potter book 1
 

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"“Daddy, I’m tired,” the little girl in the red pants and the green blouse said fretfully, and then the murders began
 

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Take your pick.

Either :

"The pale Usher—threadbare in coat, heart, body, and brain; I see him now. And then the murders began."

or

"Call Me Ishmael. And then the murders began."
 

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"I’m pretty much f@#%$#. That’s my considered opinion. f@#%$#. And then the murders began.
 

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I am Sam.
Sam I am.
And then the murders began.
 
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