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‘I had a bad feeling’: 911 call reveals grandmother’s fear before baby was found buried alive in South Carolina

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The grandmother of the South Carolina baby who was found buried alive told a dispatcher she couldn’t reach her son, who had left with the baby.
The headline split WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "‘I had a bad feeling’: 911 call reveals grandmother’s fear before baby was found buried a...". KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) frames it as "Father of baby found buried alive in South Carolina denied bond".
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Center‘I had a bad feeling’: 911 call reveals grandmother’s fear before baby was found buried alive in South Carolina

WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) · Center · News report

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 12, 5:46 PM

‘I had a bad feeling’: 911 call reveals grandmother’s fear before baby was found buried alive in South Carolina

The grandmother of the South Carolina baby who was found buried alive told a dispatcher she couldn’t reach her son, who had left with the baby.

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KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Nov 12, 5:49 PM

Father of baby found buried alive in South Carolina denied bond

Officials in South Carolina are providing new details about a baby found buried alive in a dog crate as his father was denied bond Thursday.

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Nov 12, 5:46 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Nov 12, 5:49 PM: KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 17 sources · 1 bucket.