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Three found dead in North Royalton, Ohio home; police say ex-husband was among them

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

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Three people were found dead inside a home in North Royalton, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, police said. A woman had called police after seeing her estranged ex-husband’s car in her parents’ driveway and being unable to reach them. Officers found Sorin and Emilia Ciortan, both 71, dead with apparent gunshot wounds to the head. The ex-husband, Stefan Pascu, 71, was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Daily Mail and New York Post, citing police, say Pascu shot the couple, and that the daughter told police he had been angry about their divorce for more than 10 years.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Three people were found dead inside a North Royalton, Ohio home on Tuesday, Nov. 10, police said.

    Reported byCenter1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  2. Sorin and Emilia Ciortan, both 71, were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head.

    Reported byCenter1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  3. Stefan Pascu, 71, the daughter’s ex-husband, was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said.

    Reported byCenter1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  4. The daughter called 911 after seeing her ex-husband’s car in her parents’ driveway and being unable to reach them.

    Reported byCenter1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  5. Police, as reported by the Daily Mail and New York Post, say Pascu shot the couple before killing himself.

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    Daily Mail, New York Post

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report three people found dead in a North Royalton home; police say the ex-husband died of a self-inflicted gunshot. The right-side outlets go further, saying he shot the couple over their divorce, while the center report sticks to police findings and names no killer.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

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

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline reports the discovery of three bodies and attributes it to police, naming no killer, motive or murder-suicide.

    3 found dead inside North Royalton home: police
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both right-side headlines frame it as a personal, angry killing: the Daily Mail leads with a horror murder-suicide and the ex-wife’s discovery, the New York Post with a raging ex-husband breaking in.

    Elderly Ohio couple shot dead after daughter’s Loaded modifier“raging”The word pre-judges the ex-husband’s state of mind, which the reported facts do not establish.More neutral: former son-in-lawDisagree with this highlight? ex-husband broke into their home
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left

    Has not covered this story.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right3

    raginghorrorscornful

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    ragingMore neutral: former son-in-law

    The word pre-judges the ex-husband’s state of mind, which the reported facts do not establish.

    Elderly Ohio couple shot dead after daughter’s raging ex-husband broke into their home

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    horrorMore neutral: murder-suicide

    The word adds drama beyond the facts, which a plain murder-suicide description already conveys.

    …both 71, were fatally shot by their daughter's ex-husband Stefan Pascu, also 71, in a horror murder-suicide in Ohio after he 'couldn't get over' their divorce.

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    scornfulMore neutral: former son-in-law

    The word pre-judges the ex-husband’s character before the facts are established.

    A scornful ex-husband killed his former parents-in-law then himself in a horror murder-suicide…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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From the left

0 outlets

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

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the three bodies found inside the home
  • the woman’s call about the ex-husband’s car
  • police findings and the SWAT entry
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  • NewsNationCenter

    3 found dead inside North Royalton home: police

    NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio (WJW) — Three people were found dead inside a North Royalton home Tuesday evening, according to police. A woman just before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. …

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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the ex-husband’s anger over the divorce
  • the ex-wife’s discovery and 911 call
  • the elderly couple’s killing
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  • Daily MailRight

    Ohio woman discovered ex-husband had killed her elderly parents on her birthday in Sensational language“horror”The word adds drama beyond the facts, which a plain murder-suicide description already conveys.More neutral: murder-suicideDisagree with this highlight? murder-suicide

    Sorin and Emilia Ciortan, both 71, were fatally shot by their daughter's ex-husband Stefan Pascu, also 71, in a Sensational language“horror”The word adds drama beyond the facts, which a plain murder-suicide description already conveys.More neutral: murder-suicideDisagree with this highlight? murder-suicide in Ohio after he 'couldn't get over' their divorce.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Elderly Ohio couple shot dead after daughter’s Loaded modifier“raging”The word pre-judges the ex-husband’s state of mind, which the reported facts do not establish.More neutral: former son-in-lawDisagree with this highlight? ex-husband broke into their home

    Emilia and Sorin Ciortan, both 71, were found gunned down in their North Royalton home just before 8 p.m., according to the North Royalton Police Department and WKYC.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    First to report

    NewsNation, Nov 11, 11:22 AM EST

  • Right

    11 hr 26 min later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 10:48 PM EST

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  1. NewsNationCenterNov 11, 11:22 AM EST
  2. New York PostRightNov 11, 10:48 PM EST
  3. Daily MailRightNov 13, 11:01 AM EST

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