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Idaho prosecutor seeks death penalty for woman charged in twin toddlers' deaths

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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ABC News, which ran an Associated Press report, the Daily Mail and The Epoch Times report that Payette County prosecutors in Idaho will seek the death penalty against Andrea Shaw, 23, who has pleaded not guilty to murder in the deaths of her 18-month-old twins. Prosecutors cited aggravating factors in a filing, including multiple murders and a continuing threat to society. The prosecutors say the twins were smothered, and an autopsy showed symptoms consistent with suffocation. Shaw says the toddlers died after receiving vaccines, a claim the prosecutors reject.

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  1. Payette County prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against Andrea Shaw.

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    ABC News
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  2. Andrea Shaw, 23, has pleaded not guilty to murder in the deaths of her 18-month-old twins.

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    ABC News
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  3. Prosecutors say the twins were smothered.

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  4. Prosecutors say an autopsy showed symptoms consistent with smothering.

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  5. Shaw says the twins became sick and died after receiving vaccines.

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  6. Shaw's trial is scheduled for January.

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What is contested

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  • The twins died because of vaccines.

    Shaw has said the toddlers became sick and died after receiving flu shots and childhood vaccines. Prosecutors say the twins were smothered, that an autopsy showed symptoms consistent with smothering, and that experts ruled out vaccines as a cause of death.

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All three outlets charged with reporting that Idaho prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Andrea Shaw, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering her twin toddlers. Right-side outlets stress Shaw's vaccine explanation, while the left-side AP report leads with the prosecutors' decision and the autopsy evidence.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The only left-side coverage is an Associated Press report carried by ABC News, headlined around the prosecutor's decision to seek the death penalty, with the vaccine claim left to the description.

    Prosecutor says he'll seek death penalty for mom charged with murder in twins' deaths
    ABC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both right-side outlets lead with the vaccine link: the Daily Mail frames the mother as having blamed vaccines, while the Epoch Times headline states the prosecutors' death-penalty move plainly.

    Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty for Woman Accused of Murdering Twin Toddlers
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

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Leads with

  • prosecutor's death penalty decision
  • autopsy finding consistent with smothering
  • four aggravating factors
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  • ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report

    Prosecutor says he'll seek death penalty for mom charged with murder in twins' deaths

    An Idaho prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against a woman charged with murder in the deaths of her twin toddlers last year

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • mother's vaccine explanation
  • prosecutors' aggravating-factor filing
  • Children's Health Defense response
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  • The Epoch TimesFar Right

    Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty for Woman Accused of Murdering Twin Toddlers

    Prosecutors in Idaho have said they plan to seek the death penalty for Andrea Shaw, a woman who has been charged with murdering her toddler twins. Payette County prosecutors said in an Oct. …

    Read at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
  • Daily MailRight

    Mother who blamed vaccines for her twin toddlers' deaths faces being executed if she's convicted of their murders

    Andrea Shaw, 23, was taken into custody in June after her 18-month-old daughter and son, Dallas and Tyson, were found dead in their bed on May 1, 2025.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    1 day 7 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 21, 5:53 PM EDT

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  • Right

    First to report

    Daily Mail, Oct 20, 10:03 AM EDT

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  1. Daily MailRightOct 20, 10:03 AM EDT
  2. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 20, 1:21 PM EDT
  3. ABC NewsLeftOct 21, 5:53 PM EDT

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