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General Category => Immigration/Border => Topic started by: rangerrebew on March 26, 2017, 01:52:58 pm
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Illegal immigrant, 54, strangles popular 49-year-old teacher’s aide to death in her Boston home
Sandra Hehir, 49, was found strangled to death in her Worcester, Massachusetts home on February 5
DNA evidence collected at the crime scene links Jose Melendez, 54, according to authorities
Melendez has a history of arrests, including those related to drug charges and breaking and entering
Immigration and Customs Enforcement says Melendez is subject to deportation
By Ariel Zilber For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:28 EDT, 24 March 2017 | Updated: 09:02 EDT, 25 March 2017
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4347438/Illegal-immigrant-strangled-woman-death-home.html
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Now, read the story as it appeared in the Boston Globe (https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/03/20/arrest-made-murder-worcester-woman/IELuzb1PGCeiczts7tV7CK/story.html).
There is an important detail missing from the narrative. Hmmm.... I wonder what that might be? 22222frying pan
Isn't it fascinating how we often appear to get more information about what is going on in the United States from the UK press than from our own?
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Boston Globe is affiliated with the New York Times, is it not?
That certainly explains things.