🗞️ Story file #584
Three men sentenced to 158 years in Mexico for killing Australian and US surfers
Oct 17, 8 AM ET to Oct 17, 7 PM ET
- 9outlets carried it
- 🫏5 · 2 · 2🐘left · center · right
- 11 hourson the front pages
- 9front pages at once, at its peak
- 6people retold it online
- 2 of 2parts of a saga
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- Oct 17, 8 AM ETfirst on a front page: The Sun
- Oct 17, 8 AM ETretold online by 6 people
- Oct 17, 2 PM ETpeak: on 9 front pages
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💬 quoted: “long and painful journey to seek justice” “significant moment”
✏️ 2 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
- The Independent (2 wordings): “Three men jailed for 158 years each over murders of US and Australian surfers in Baja California” → “Trio jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers”
- The Sun (2 wordings): “KILLERS CAGED Three jailed for 158yrs EACH over murder of tourist brothers & pal in Mexico THE victims father said the verdict marked a 'significant moment' in a 'long and painful journey to seek justice'.” → “KILLERS CAGED Three jailed for 158yrs EACH over murder of tourist brothers & pal in Mexico”
Every outlet's first headline (9), left to right by AllSides rating
The Guardian
Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers Oct 16, 11 PM ET
AP
3 men sentenced to more than 158 years for the killings of Australian, US surfers in Mexico Oct 17, 12 AM ET
CBS News
Killers of U.S., Australian surf trio sentenced to 158 years Oct 17, 9 AM ET
Los Angeles Times
3 men sentenced to more than 158 years each for killing Australian, U.S. surfers in Mexico Oct 17, 2 PM ET
The Independent
Three men jailed for 158 years each over murders of US and Australian surfers in Baja California Oct 17, 9 AM ET
BBC
Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico Oct 17, 12 AM ET
Reuters
Three sentenced to 158 years in Mexico for murder of Australian, US surfers Oct 17, 1 AM ET
The Sun
KILLERS CAGED Three jailed for 158yrs EACH over murder of tourist brothers & pal in Mexico THE victims father said the verdict marked a 'significant moment' in a 'long and painful journey to seek justice'. Oct 17, 8 AM ET
New York Post
3 men learn their fate for killing Australian brothers, US surf pal on trip in Mexico Oct 17, 12 AM ET
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- Three men were sentenced to 158 years in prison for murdering Australian and American surfers in Mexico. Oct 17: told by 6 people
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🗣️ names in it: Mexico Australia Australian surfers US surfers Three men
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🧵 Mexico triple murder case
Three men convicted in killings of Australian brothers and American friend in Mexico
Oct 9, 9 PM ET
Three men sentenced to 158 years in Mexico for killing Australian and US surfers (this story)
Oct 17, 8 AM ET