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5 arrested in deaths of 6 found murdered in desert: Sheriff

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Six people were found dead in a remote desert community in San Bernardino County, California, authorities said

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  1. NBC News

    Arrests made after Southern California deputies find 6 bodies in the Mojave Desert (opens NBC News)

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    A news conference has been scheduled for Monday night to discuss the latest developments in the case, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said.

  2. The Guardian

    Police make arrests after six bodies found in southern California desert (opens The Guardian)

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    Authorities decline to give further details following discovery of six bodies at remote dirt crossroads outside town of El Mirage

  3. Fox News

    California authorities make arrests in deaths of 6 bodies found in remote desert (opens Fox News)

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    California authorities have made several arrests in the deaths of six people found dead in the remote Mojave Desert last week, police said.

  4. CBS News

    Arrests made in connection to 6 people killed in Southern California's Mojave Desert (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Authorities said they have arrested suspects in connection to the six people found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County.

  5. Foxla

    Arrests made in mysterious deaths of 6 people in remote San Bernardino County desert (opens Foxla)

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    Several arrests have been made nearly a week after six people were found dead in a remote part of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County.

  6. CBS News

    Arrests made in connection with 6 bodies found in Southern California's Mojave Desert (opens CBS News)

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    Authorities said they have arrested suspects in connection to the six people found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County.

  7. Triblive

    5 suspects arrested in California desert killings in dispute over marijuana, sheriff’s officials say (opens Triblive)

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    SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Five people have been arrested in the investigation surrounding six bodies found last week at a remote dirt crossroads in the Southern California desert in a dispute over marijuana, sheriff’s officials said Monday.

  8. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    5 arrested in deaths of 6 found murdered in desert: Sheriff (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Six people were found dead in a remote desert community in San Bernardino County, California, authorities said

  9. NPR

    5 people have been arrested in California desert killings, sheriff's department says (opens NPR)

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    The suspects were arrested after deputies served search warrants on Sunday. "We are confident that this appears to be a dispute over marijuana," a sheriff's department spokesperson said.

  10. KESQ Palm Springs

    Authorities say they’ve made arrests in the killings of 6 people found in a southern California desert (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Authorities say they have made multiple arrests after six people were found dead in a southern California desert last week. “Arrests have been made in the multiple homicide case in El Mirage on January 23, 2024,” San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Mara…

  11. WHEC Rochester

    Sheriff’s officials say 5 suspects arrested in killings of 6 people in California desert in dispute over marijuana (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Sheriff’s officials say 5 suspects arrested in killings of 6 people in California desert in dispute over marijuana.

  12. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    5 arrested in California desert killings in dispute over marijuana (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Sheriffs officials say the six men found shot to death last week in the Southern California desert were likely shot in a dispute over marijuana.

  13. KTVU San Francisco

    Arrests made after 6 bodies found in California desert (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Several arrests have been made in connection with the mysterious deaths of six people whose bodies were found in a remote part of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County.

  14. Times Of San Diego

    Five People Arrested in Fatal Shootings of Six People Found in Mojave Desert (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Sheriff's Department officials said all six victims died of gunshot wounds, four of them also had been burned, and that the suspects were arrested at an illegal cannabis cultivation site that was under development.

  15. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    5 arrested after 6 bodies found shot in remote area of San Bernardino County, authorities say (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    Arrests have been made after six bodies were found in a remote desert area near the San Bernardino County community of El Mirage.

  16. Washington Times

    5 suspects arrested in Mojave desert killings in dispute over marijuana, officials say (opens Washington Times)

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    Five men have been arrested in the investigation surrounding six bodies found last week at a remote dirt crossroads in the Southern California desert in a dispute over marijuana, sheriff's officials said Monday. .

  17. The Boston Globe

    Five suspects arrested in California desert killings in dispute over marijuana, sheriff’s officials say (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Sheriff's officials say the six men found shot to death last week in the Southern California desert were likely shot in a dispute over marijuana.

  18. New York Times

    5 Men Arrested in Mojave Desert Killings That Remained a Mystery for Days (opens New York Times)

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    Six victims were found in a remote area of San Bernardino County about 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The authorities believe the shooting deaths stemmed from a dispute over illegal marijuana.

  19. WMUR

    5 suspects arrested in California desert killings in dispute over marijuana, officials say (opens WMUR)

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    Five men have been arrested in the investigation surrounding six bodies found last week at a remote dirt crossroads in the Southern California desert in a dispute over marijuana, sheriff's officials said Monday

  20. CBS News

    Gruesome murders in Mojave Desert connected to illicit marijuana grow operation, sheriff says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Authorities said they have arrested suspects in connection to the six people found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County.

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