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How a cold case in Idaho could help solve the infamous 1982 Tylenol murders

New York Times US and Straight Arrow News describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened An investigation into an unidentified body in Idaho led more than 2,500 miles to Florida before being linked back to the Chicago murders.
The headline split The left frames it as "An Idaho Cold Case Revisits the Unsolved Tylenol Killings in 1982". The center frames it as "How a cold case in Idaho could help solve the infamous 1982 Tylenol murders".
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Left / center-leftAn Idaho Cold Case Revisits the Unsolved Tylenol Killings in 1982

New York Times US · Center-left · News report

CenterHow a cold case in Idaho could help solve the infamous 1982 Tylenol murders

Straight Arrow News · Center · News report

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New York Times USNews report · Sep 24, 7:04 PM

An Idaho Cold Case Revisits the Unsolved Tylenol Killings in 1982

A man who killed himself that year in a church in Boise was known as the “Unknown Wanderer.” Investigators said he might have a connection to the famous case of tainted Tylenol.

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Straight Arrow NewsNews report · Sep 24, 6:02 PM

How a cold case in Idaho could help solve the infamous 1982 Tylenol murders

An investigation into an unidentified body in Idaho led more than 2,500 miles to Florida before being linked back to the Chicago murders.

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