The phrase "admitted the murder" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone confesses to committing a murder, typically in a legal or narrative context.
Example: "During the interrogation, he finally admitted the murder, providing details of the crime."
Alternatives: "confessed to the murder" or "acknowledged the murder."
In November, he admitted the murder.
He only admitted the murder of Roy Tutill more than 30 years later when he was caught drink-driving in 1999 and his DNA matched that of a sample found on the dead boy's trousers.
In a statement released through his lawyer after a court appearance in early April, Ahmed had admitted the murder, claiming: "This all happened for one reason and no other issues and no other intentions.
The high court judge who ruled that Will Cornick could be named after the 16-year-old admitted the murder of teacher Ann Maguire has said that lifting his anonymity will have "a clear deterrent effect" and will also aid debates about the wider issues involved.
A co-accused of Dale Cregan has admitted the murder of a man in a gun and grenade attack in Manchester.
Dr Michael Naughton told how he received a letter last week from Hall's wife Stephanie telling him her husband had admitted the murder and asking him to close the case down.
The police also found a DVD in which the men admitted the murders and threatened more killings.
The police even seem to have got the right people (and others are still being hunted).Nikita Tikhonov, a 29-year-old ultra-nationalist who has admitted the murders, had been on the run since 2006, when a group of skinheads knifed to death a 19-year-old anti-fascist student.
Police killer Dale Cregan has admitted the murders of a father and son in Greater Manchester.
Shortly after the trial started he admitted the murders of the two Greater Manchester Police officers in Abbey Gardens, Mottram, in September last year.
Interviewed by police, without a lawyer or his parents present, Stinney admitted the murders in what his supporters say was a coerced confession.
