Text messages between Sandra Birchmore, Matthew Farwell emerge in murder trial

What the coverage shows

Both outlets focus on the trial, but CBS News foregrounds the emergence of text messages between Sandra Birchmore and Matthew Farwell, while ABC News leads with testimony resuming in the murder trial. CBS specifically says the messages emerged in court as the trial continued, whereas ABC’s extract alone adds the characterization that the alleged relationship began when Birchmore was a minor.

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