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Indiana executes Jeffrey Weisheit, first of three U.S. executions set for Thursday

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Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit early Thursday, and the Indiana Department of Correction said he was pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m. at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. Weisheit was convicted of setting a 2010 house fire in the Evansville area that killed his girlfriend’s two children, ages 8 and 5. His was the first of three lethal injections scheduled for Thursday in Indiana, Florida and Alabama, which would make it the second time this year three U.S. executions fell on one day. Florida’s scheduled execution would be its 19th of 2026, matching a state record set in 2025.

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  1. Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit early Thursday for the 2010 house fire that killed his girlfriend’s two children, ages 8 and 5.

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    CBS News
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    New York Post

  2. The Indiana Department of Correction said Weisheit was pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m. at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.

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    CBS News
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    New York Post

  3. Three U.S. executions were scheduled for Thursday in Indiana, Florida and Alabama, the second such day this year.

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    CBS News, ABC News
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    New York Post, The Washington Times
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    Fox News

  4. Jesse Guardado, 64, scheduled for execution in Florida, confessed and pleaded guilty to the 2004 stabbing of a 75-year-old woman who had helped him find work and housing.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  5. Florida’s execution would be its 19th of 2026 under Governor Ron DeSantis, matching a state record set in 2025.

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    CBS News
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    New York Post
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How each side tells it

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Both sides report that Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit early Thursday and that three U.S. executions were set for that day. The main difference is emphasis: the CBS and New York Post reports lead with the Indiana execution, while Fox News leads with the same-day count of scheduled executions.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    CBS leads with the Indiana execution as the first of three; ABC’s headline is an Associated Press report that leads with the three scheduled executions in Indiana, Florida and Alabama.

    Indiana carries out first of 3 U.S. executions set for Thursday
    CBS 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

    3 outlets

    Two right-side headlines are Associated Press reports: New York Post leads with the Indiana execution, Washington Times with the three scheduled; Fox News, rated Far Right, leads with the same-day count.

    Three executions scheduled across US on same day for second time this year
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Indiana execution as first of three
  • Weisheit’s conviction for the children’s deaths
  • Same-day execution count

Leaves out

  • Jesse Guardado’s case in Florida

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From the center

0 outlets

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From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Same-day count of executions
  • Indiana’s execution
  • Florida’s record count
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  • New York PostRightAssociated Press report

    Indiana carries out first of 3 executions taking place on a single day in US

    An Indiana man who admitted killing two children in a house fire was executed early Thursday in the first of three lethal injections scheduled for the same day in the US.

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  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Three executions scheduled across US on same day for second time this year

    Three executions are scheduled across Indiana, Florida and Alabama in the second instance this year of three people facing the death penalty on the same day.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
  • The Washington TimesRightAssociated Press report

    3 executions scheduled for the same day in Indiana, Florida and Alabama

    An Indiana man who admitted killing two children in a house fire was set to be executed in the first of three lethal injections scheduled for Thursday in the U.S.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)

    Also published by ABC News. It counts once.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    48 min later

    Its first report, Nov 4, 6:57 PM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    First to report

    The Washington Times, Nov 4, 6:09 PM EST

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  1. The Washington TimesRightNov 4, 6:09 PM EST
  2. ABC NewsLeftNov 4, 6:57 PM EST
  3. Fox NewsFar RightNov 5, 3:02 AM EST
  4. New York PostRightNov 5, 3:41 AM EST
  5. CBS NewsLeftNov 5, 4:45 AM EST

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