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ICE Barbie Commuted Life Sentence of Man Now Tied to Teen’s Death
Heather Diehl/Getty Images A South Dakota man whose life sentence for manslaughter was commuted by Kristi Noem has been charged in the death of a 14-year-old girl. Mc Kenna Wendel was found dead in a creek outside Brookings, South Dakota, an hour’s drive north of Sioux Falls, on March 19, five days...
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What happenedICE Barbie Commuted Life Sentence of Man Now Tied to Teen’s Death.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "ICE Barbie Commuted Life Sentence of Man Now Tied to Teen’s Death". The right frames it as "Suspect in 14-Year-Old Girl’s Death Had Life Sentence Commuted by Kristi Noem".
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Left / center-leftICE Barbie Commuted Life Sentence of Man Now Tied to Teen’s Death
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Right / center-rightSuspect in 14-Year-Old Girl’s Death Had Life Sentence Commuted by Kristi Noem
ICE Barbie Commuted Life Sentence of Man Now Tied to Teen’s Death
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Heather Diehl/Getty Images A South Dakota man whose life sentence for manslaughter was commuted by Kristi Noem has been charged in the death of a 14-year-old girl. Mc Kenna Wendel was found...
Suspect in 14-Year-Old Girl’s Death Had Life Sentence Commuted by Kristi Noem
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A man whose life sentence was commuted by then-South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has been charged in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl whose disappearance prompted a days-long sea...
