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Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to 'Hog Trail Murders' in woods

ABC News - US and WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to 'Hog Trail Murders' in woods.
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Left / center-leftMan faces execution for 1996 killing connected to 'Hog Trail Murders' in woods

ABC News - US · Center-left · News report

CenterFlorida man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to 'Hog Trail Murders' in woods

WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) · Center · News report

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WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa)News report · Sep 10, 9:00 AM

Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to 'Hog Trail Murders' in woods

A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the "Hog Trail Murders” in the 1990s was scheduled Thursday to become the state's 15th person executed...

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ABC News - USNews report · Sep 10, 5:44 AM

Man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to 'Hog Trail Murders' in woods

A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the “Hog Trail Murders” in the 1990s is scheduled to become the state’s 15th person executed this year

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Details14/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
14/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Sep 10, 5:44 AM: ABC News - US joined the source map.

Sep 10, 9:00 AM: WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 14/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.