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'Exceptional depravity': State of Idaho seeks death penalty for mother who blamed twins' deaths on vaccines

Honolulu Star-Advertiser and WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened The State of Idaho is seeking the death penalty for a mother charged with murder in the deaths of her twin toddlers. She blamed their deaths on vaccines.
The headline split WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "'Exceptional depravity': State of Idaho seeks death penalty for mother who blamed twins'...". Honolulu Star-Advertiser frames it as "Mother who blamed vaccines for twins’ deaths faces death penalty".
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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Oct 20, 9:34 PM

'Exceptional depravity': State of Idaho seeks death penalty for mother who blamed twins' deaths on vaccines

The State of Idaho is seeking the death penalty for a mother charged with murder in the deaths of her twin toddlers. She blamed their deaths on vaccines.

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Honolulu Star-AdvertiserNews report · Oct 20, 9:05 PM

Mother who blamed vaccines for twins’ deaths faces death penalty

Prosecutors in Idaho have steadfastly maintained that 23-year-old Andrea Shaw murdered her twin toddlers in the bed they shared, rejecting her claims that they died after adverse reactions...

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Oct 20, 9:05 PM: Honolulu Star-Advertiser joined the source map.

Oct 20, 9:34 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 9 sources · 1 bucket.