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Husband arrested in killing of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop

Headline from Wfmy News 2, on the newest of 2 developments

Authorities said Tirop's husband went on the run after making a tearful phone call to his family confessing he had done something terrible.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Kenyan Olympian Agnes Jebet Tirop found stabbed to death in her home

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Newest

    Husband arrested in killing of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop

    Headline from Wfmy News 2 ·

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17 articles, oldest first.

  1. France 24

    Kenyan athlete Agnes Tirop found dead with stab wounds (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Kenyan athlete Agnes Tirop found dead with stab wounds

  2. The Guardian

    Agnes Tirop: 10,000m world record holder found dead at home in Kenya (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Kenya’s world record holder Agnes Tirop, two-times a world championship bronze medallist, has been found dead at her home

  3. Washington Times

    Kenyan Olympic runner found dead; police hunt husband (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Kenyan Olympic runner and two-time world championship bronze medalist Agnes Tirop was found dead at her home Wednesday with stab wounds and her husband was missing and wanted for questioning, police said.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop allegedly stabbed to death (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    World championships medallist found dead at home after she was allegedly stabbed by her husband, Athletics Kenya says.

  5. Newsweek

    Kenyan Olympian Agnes Jebet Tirop found stabbed to death in her home (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta called the death of the 25-year-old runner "utterly unfortunate and very sad."

  6. Black Enterprise

    Olympic Runner, Agnes Tirop, Found Stabbed to Death in Her Home, Husband Declared a Suspect (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Agnes Tirop, who was a two-time World Athletics Championships bronze medalist who recently competed in the recent Tokyo Olympics, has been found dead

  7. France 24

    Women's 10km world record holder Agnes Tirop stabbed to death in Kenya (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop, a two-times World Championship bronze medallist, was found stabbed to death at her home, Athletics Kenya said on Wednesday.

  8. Wfmy News 2

    Husband arrested in killing of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Authorities said Tirop's husband went on the run after making a tearful phone call to his family confessing he had done something terrible.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Kenyan police arrest husband of slain runner Agnes Tirop (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Ibrahim Kipkemoi Rotich, was apprehended in the city of Mombasa after manhunt.

  10. The Guardian

    Police arrest Agnes Tirop’s husband in connection with athlete’s death (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Kenyan police have arrested the husband of the Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop, who was found with stab wounds to the neck at home on Wednesday

  11. CBS News

    Olympic runner Agnes Tirop's husband arrested in her killing (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The athletics star was found stabbed to death in her home earlier this week.

  12. CNN

    Kenyan police arrest Agnes Tirop's husband in connection with stabbing death (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Police in Kenya have arrested the husband of long-distance runner Agnes Tirop after she was stabbed to death on Wednesday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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