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Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England sentenced to over 50 years

Headline from WUSA9, on the newest of 2 developments

A prosecutor described how the attack occurred when 26 little girls were “gathered around the tables making bracelets and singing along to Taylor Swift songs.”

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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. Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class Attacker Pleads Guilty of Murdering Three Girls

    Headline from Rolling Stone ·

  2. Newest

    Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England sentenced to over 50 years

    Headline from WUSA9 ·

Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    UK teen pleads guilty to murder of three girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance party (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A UK teen pleaded guilty Monday to killing three girls and wounding 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer — and for possessing an al-Qaida manual.

  2. Rolling Stone

    Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class Attacker Pleads Guilty of Murdering Three Girls (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to murder charges in the killing of three children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last year.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England faces sentencing - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    LONDON (AP) — A violence-obsessed teenager is facing decades in prison when he is sentenced for stabbing three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed summer dance class. Axel Rudakubana, 18, faces a sentencing hearing Thursday at Liverpool Crown Court in northwest England over the July 29 att…

  4. WUSA9

    Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England sentenced to over 50 years (opens WUSA9)

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    WUSA9's feed description

    A prosecutor described how the attack occurred when 26 little girls were “gathered around the tables making bracelets and singing along to Taylor Swift songs.”

  5. Time

    Sentencing: Teen Who Killed Girls at Taylor Swift Dance Class (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Axel Rudakubana, 18, faces a sentencing hearing Thursday at Liverpool Crown Court in northwest England over the July 29 attack.

  6. The Republic

    Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England faces sentencing (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    LONDON (AP) — A violence-obsessed teenager is facing decades in prison when he is sentenced for stabbing three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed summer dance class. Axel Rudakubana, 18, faces a sentencing hearing Thursday at Liverpool Crown Court in northwest England over the July 29 att…

  7. CBS News

    Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in U.K. gets over 50 years in prison (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls at a dance class, will likely "never be released" from prison, a judge said Thursday.

  8. MyNorthwest

    Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England disrupts sentencing hearing (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    LONDON (AP) — A violence-obsessed teenager is facing decades in prison when he is sentenced Thursday for fatally stabbing three girls and wounding several

  9. Rolling Stone

    Teen Sentenced to 52 Years for Murdering Three Girls at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Axel Rudakubana, 18, sentenced to at least 52 years for the 2024 murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, England.

  10. New York Post

    Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance party sentenced — as it’s revealed he was ‘so happy’ kids died (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A British teenager has been sentenced for the ruthless killing of three girls and wounding 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last summer.

  11. Variety

    U.K. Teen Who Killed Three Girls at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class Sentenced to Minimum of 52 Years in Jail (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Axel Rudakubana, the teenager who pleaded guilty to killing three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the U.K., has been sentenced.

  12. New York Post

    Teen who killed three girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance party screams ‘I feel pain’ in courtroom outburst before sentencing (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The British teenager who killed three girls and wounded 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last summer has interrupted his sentencing hearing by screaming "I feel pain" in court.

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

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