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Mother pleads guilty to murder years after 3 children killed in Greensboro house fire

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman who was indicted for the deaths of three of her children in a house fire has pleaded guilty. On June 18, Brandi Labria Sturdivant pleaded guilty to three counts of felony negligent child abuse inflicting serious injury and three counts of second degree murder. She...

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The headline split FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "Mother pleads guilty to murder years after 3 children killed in Greensboro house fire". WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Brandi Sturdivant pleads guilty in Greensboro fire case".
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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Jun 18, 4:58 PM

Mother pleads guilty to murder years after 3 children killed in Greensboro house fire

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman who was indicted for the deaths of three of her children in a house fire has pleaded guilty. On June 18, Brandi Labria Sturdivant pleaded guilty to three c...

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jun 18, 5:45 PM

Greensboro mother pleads guilty to second-degree murder in deadly fire that killed 3 children

Brandi Sturdivant pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in the deadly house fire. She will spend at least three decades in prison.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Jun 18, 5:14 PM

Brandi Sturdivant pleads guilty in Greensboro fire case

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A Greensboro mother pleaded guilty and was sentenced after her three children died in a 2022 house fire.

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Jun 18, 4:58 PM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Jun 18, 5:14 PM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

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