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Cold case takes grim turn after remains identified as runaway teen; homicide investigation underway

CBS News - US and Fox News describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy identified remains found near a North Carolina manufacturing facility as those of a Maryland teen who vanished in 1977.
The headline split The left frames it as "Remains found 49 years ago in North Carolina identified as teen runaway". The right frames it as "Cold case takes grim turn after remains identified as runaway teen; homicide investigatio...".
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Left / center-leftRemains found 49 years ago in North Carolina identified as teen runaway

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Right / center-rightCold case takes grim turn after remains identified as runaway teen; homicide investigation underway

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Fox NewsNews report · Sep 9, 12:23 AM

Cold case takes grim turn after remains identified as runaway teen; homicide investigation underway

Advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy identified remains found near a North Carolina manufacturing facility as those of a Maryland teen who vanished in 1977.

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CBS News - USNews report · Sep 8, 10:49 PM

Remains found 49 years ago in North Carolina identified as teen runaway

Skeletal remains found in North Carolina in 1977 have been identified as those of Cindy Marcell Blizzard, a 15-year-old girl who ran away from her home in Monkton, Maryland, investigators s...

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Sep 8, 10:49 PM: CBS News - US joined the source map.

Sep 9, 12:23 AM: Fox News joined the source map.

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