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Parents arrested for homicide: Missing 4-year-old out of Aiken has ties to the Upstate
A missing 4-year-old girl has sparked national headlines after she disappeared from Aiken County on Tuesday night. Now, former neighbors out of Union County are expressing their concern about the ongoing investigation.
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What happenedA missing 4-year-old girl has sparked national headlines after she disappeared from Aiken County on Tuesday night. Now, former neighbors out of Union County are expressing their concern about the ongoing investigation.
The headline splitWYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) frames it as "Parents arrested for homicide: Missing 4-year-old out of Aiken has ties to the Upstate". FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "Missing 4-year-old deceased, parents charged with homicide by child abuse".
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CenterParents arrested for homicide: Missing 4-year-old out of Aiken has ties to the Upstate
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Parents arrested for homicide: Missing 4-year-old out of Aiken has ties to the Upstate
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A missing 4-year-old girl has sparked national headlines after she disappeared from Aiken County on Tuesday night. Now, former neighbors out of Union County are expressing their concern abo...