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Detective says D4vd ordered chain saws, body bags in hearing to decide if singer should go to trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd ordered a body bag, chain saws, an inflatable pool and a shovel online in…

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What happened LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd ordered a body bag, chain saws, an inflatable pool and a shovel online in….
The headline split Washington's Top News (WTOP) frames it as "Detective says D4vd ordered chain saws, body bags in hearing to decide if singer should g...". Vanguard (Nigeria) frames it as "Decomposed body in singer D4vd’s car was ‘unrecognizable’, court hears".
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Jul 21, 11:08 PM

Detective says D4vd ordered chain saws, body bags in hearing to decide if singer should go to trial

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd ordered a body bag, chain saws, an inflatable pool and a shovel online in…

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Vanguard (Nigeria)News report · Jul 21, 10:49 PM

Decomposed body in singer D4vd’s car was ‘unrecognizable’, court hears

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The body of a teenage girl found in the trunk of US singer D4vd's car had been decomposed to the point it was "unrecognizable," a police detective testified in a Los Angeles court on Tuesda...

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Jul 21, 10:49 PM: Vanguard (Nigeria) joined the source map.

Jul 21, 11:08 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

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