"potential murder" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it when discussing something that might result in a murder, such as a threatening situation. For example, "The police are investigating a potential murder after a menacing argument was reported".
At one point, I was more of a potential murderer than a potential murder victim.
In the new Russia the device is a curiosity that becomes a potential murder weapon.
An earlier version said that Rob's stabbing is the first murder, rather than potential murder, in the programme's history.
But James is objectifying her in a far more sinister way: she's a potential murder victim larger than a cat.
He added that police are collecting DNA evidence from the mass grave, which may contribute to any potential murder charges.
Homicide detectives have said they have recovered a potential murder weapon used in a "disturbing" suspected murder-suicide, after a woman's remains were found in a Brisbane apartment.
It now appears that we are entering a period of the campaign in which the two Republican senators who may have the best shot at unseating the front-runner, Donald Trump, and winning their party's nomination are veering into a potential murder-suicide pact over who was more complicit in actually trying to get something accomplished in Washington.
In the last few months … the potential murders of police officers have been spotted.
He actually had to endure watching people sent off to their potential murders.
In its annual report it says 73 tonnes of cocaine - with a street value of £3bn - were uncovered, it prevented 35 potential murders and drew up a list of 1,600 crime chiefs.
Almost always seen in a fedora, Boggan picked a team of Neighborhood Change Agents who could make inroads with potential murders.
