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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Jun 18, 9:59 PM
Brandi Sturdivant pleads guilty in Greensboro fire case
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A Greensboro mother pleaded guilty and was sentenced after her three children died in a 2022 house fire.
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Brandi Sturdivant pleads guilty in Greensboro fire case
A Greensboro mother pleaded guilty and was sentenced after her three children died in a 2022 house fire.
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What happened A Greensboro mother pleaded guilty and was sentenced after her three children died in a 2022 house fire.
The headline split WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Brandi Sturdivant pleads guilty in Greensboro fire case". WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "Greensboro mother pleads guilty to second-degree murder in deadly fire that killed 3 chil...".
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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jun 18, 9:33 PM
Greensboro mother pleads guilty to second-degree murder in deadly fire that killed 3 children
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Brandi Sturdivant pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in the deadly house fire. She will spend at least three decades in prison.
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Jun 18, 9:33 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.
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