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Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing linked to ‘Hog Trail Murders’

ABC News - US and Tampa Bay Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing linked to ‘Hog Trail Murders’.
The headline split Tampa Bay Times frames it as "Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing linked to ‘Hog Trail Murders’". ABC News - US frames it as "Man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to 'Hog Trail Murders' in woods".
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Left / center-leftFlorida man faces execution for 1996 killing linked to ‘Hog Trail Murders’

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Tampa Bay TimesNews report · Sep 10, 1:15 PM

Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing linked to ‘Hog Trail Murders’

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, 11:54 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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