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Southern California man arrested in 2006 cold case murder of his wife

KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) and KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Southern California man arrested in 2006 cold case murder of his wife.
The headline split KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Southern California man arrested in 2006 cold case murder of his wife". KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) frames it as "Mistrial declared in Stanislaus County murder case after defense attorney arrested".
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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Sep 23, 5:46 AM

Southern California man arrested in 2006 cold case murder of his wife

A Southern California man was arrested in the cold case murder of his wife, who had been missing for 20 years. San Bernardino County deputies arrested Jeff Maiorca, 53, of Big Bear, in conn...

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Sep 23, 4:00 AM

Mistrial declared in Stanislaus County murder case after defense attorney arrested

A judge declared a mistrial in a Stanislaus County murder case after the defendant’s attorney was arrested amid concerns about his condition during the trial.

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