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Bond denied for South Carolina man accused of burying his 11-month-old son alive

Some headlines focus on the legal outcome of bond denial, while others emphasize the emotional distress revealed by a grandmother's 911 call.

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What happened Bond denied for South Carolina man accused of burying his 11-month-old son alive.
The headline split Washington's Top News (WTOP) frames it as "Bond denied for South Carolina man accused of burying his 11-month-old son alive". KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) frames it as "Father of baby found buried alive in South Carolina denied bond".
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Nov 12, 7:27 PM

Bond denied for South Carolina man accused of burying his 11-month-old son alive

Bond deniedaccused

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man accused of burying his 11-month-old son in a dog crate in a clump of scrubby pines was denied bond Thursday. Michael Comer, 25, has been charged...

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 12, 5:46 PM

‘I had a bad feeling’: 911 call reveals grandmother’s fear before baby was found buried alive in South Carolina

‘I had a bad feeling’911 call revealsgrandmother’s fearbaby was found buried alive

The grandmother of the South Carolina baby who was found buried alive told a dispatcher she couldn’t reach her son, who had left with the baby.

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Nov 12, 5:49 PM

Father of baby found buried alive in South Carolina denied bond

Fatherdenied bond

Officials in South Carolina are providing new details about a baby found buried alive in a dog crate as his father was denied bond Thursday.

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Nov 12, 5:46 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Nov 12, 5:49 PM: KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) joined the source map.

Nov 12, 7:27 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 19 sources · 1 bucket.