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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Aug 19, 10:45 PM
Human remains found in Baton Rouge landfill belong to missing teen, coroner confirms
Ja'Derrius Minnieweather, 15, was reported missing in early June.
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Human remains found in Baton Rouge landfill belong to missing teen, coroner confirms
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Ja'Derrius Minnieweather, 15, was reported missing in early June.
The headline split WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) frames it as "Human remains found in Baton Rouge landfill belong to missing teen, coroner confirms". WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "DNA confirms remains found in Baton Rouge landfill are those of missing teen".
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CenterHuman remains found in Baton Rouge landfill belong to missing teen, coroner confirms
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Aug 19, 10:15 PM
DNA confirms remains found in Baton Rouge landfill are those of missing teen
The East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office has confirmed that the remains found in a landfill are those of missing 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather.
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Aug 19, 10:15 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Aug 19, 10:45 PM: WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) joined the source map.
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