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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Sep 23, 11:47 PM
Florida plastic surgeon found guilty of murdering missing lawyer
Tomasz Kosowski was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Steven Cozzi, who disappeared in March 2023.
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Florida plastic surgeon found guilty of murdering missing lawyer
Tampa Bay Times and WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Tomasz Kosowski was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Steven Cozzi, who disappeared in March 2023.
The headline split The left frames it as "After tumultuous trial, Pinellas judge finds plastic surgeon guilty of murder". The center frames it as "Florida plastic surgeon found guilty of murdering missing lawyer".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 7 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
63/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Left / center-leftAfter tumultuous trial, Pinellas judge finds plastic surgeon guilty of murder
Tampa Bay Times · Center-left · News report
CenterFlorida plastic surgeon found guilty of murdering missing lawyer
KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles · Center · News report
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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Sep 23, 11:47 PM
Florida plastic surgeon found guilty of murdering missing lawyer
Tomasz Kosowski was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Steven Cozzi, who disappeared in March 2023.
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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Sep 23, 11:47 PM
Florida plastic surgeon found guilty of murdering missing lawyer
Tomasz Kosowski was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Steven Cozzi, who disappeared in March 2023.
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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Sep 23, 11:47 PM
Florida plastic surgeon found guilty of murdering missing lawyer
Tomasz Kosowski was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Steven Cozzi, who disappeared in March 2023.
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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Sep 23, 11:47 PM
Florida plastic surgeon found guilty of murdering missing lawyer
Tomasz Kosowski was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Steven Cozzi, who disappeared in March 2023.
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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Sep 23, 11:47 PM
Florida plastic surgeon found guilty of murdering missing lawyer
Tomasz Kosowski was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Steven Cozzi, who disappeared in March 2023.
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Tampa Bay TimesNews report · Sep 23, 10:37 PM
After tumultuous trial, Pinellas judge finds plastic surgeon guilty of murder
After listening to a week of testimony, a Pinellas judge took 15 minutes to find Tomasz Kosowski guilty of the 2023 murder of Largo attorney Steven Cozzi. The case was unique for a host of...
Details63/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 7 sources
63/99 Wording GapMedium confidence7 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Sep 23, 10:37 PM: Tampa Bay Times joined the source map.
Sep 23, 11:47 PM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.
Sep 23, 11:47 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.
Sep 23, 11:47 PM: KGO / ABC7 San Francisco joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 63/99 and story health is live match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.