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Randolph County man wanted for child sex crimes found dead at Salem Lake: Officials

KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened A Randolph County man wanted for child sex crimes was found dead along a trail at Salem Lake, according to Winston-Salem police.
The headline split WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Randolph County man wanted for child sex crimes found dead at Salem Lake: Officials". KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) frames it as "Non-viable fetus found dead in parking lot at Austin's Roy G. Guerrero Park".
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CenterRandolph County man wanted for child sex crimes found dead at Salem Lake: Officials

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Oct 13, 3:44 AM

Randolph County man wanted for child sex crimes found dead at Salem Lake: Officials

A Randolph County man wanted for child sex crimes was found dead along a trail at Salem Lake, according to Winston-Salem police.

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KXAN (Nexstar, Austin)News report · Oct 13, 1:51 AM

Non-viable fetus found dead in parking lot at Austin's Roy G. Guerrero Park

Austin police are investigating after a non-viable fetus was found dead in a parking lot at Roy G. Guerrero Park.

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Oct 13, 1:51 AM: KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) joined the source map.

Oct 13, 3:44 AM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.