An Amber Alert was issued for a missing 5-year-old girl named Lela Black from Princeton, Kentucky. The child is believed to be with her biological father Byron Black who has been accused of murdering her mother Kelly Black on Sunday.
The suspect and the child are in a 1996 Chevrolet Silverado with paint peeling off the hood and a California license plate number 5J83779. The Kentucky State Police urge anyone with information about Lela or Byron Black to call them at (270) 676-3313.
On Monday, January 29th, an Amber Alert was issued for a missing 5-year-old girl named Lela Black from Princeton, Kentucky. The girl is believed to be with her biological father Byron Black who has been accused of murdering her mother Kelly Black on Sunday. Officials say that the child and suspect are in a 1996 Chevrolet Silverado with paint peeling off the hood and a California license plate number 5J83779. The Kentucky State Police urge anyone with information about Lela or Byron Black to call them at (270) 676-3313.
An Amber Alert was issued for a 5-year-old Kentucky girl on Monday, January 29th.
The girl is safe and her biological father, Byron Black, has been arrested in connection with the murder of her mother.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title of the article implies that an Amber Alert was issued for a missing child when in fact it was only issued after she had been found dead and her father arrested. Secondly, the author uses sensationalist language such as 'Hours after an Amber Alert was issued' to create a sense of urgency and danger when there is no actual danger present. Thirdly, the article implies that Byron Black has not been heard from since Friday, Jan 26 which could be seen as misleading because it does not mention if he had any contact with authorities during that time period.
The title of the article implies an Amber Alert was issued for a missing child when in fact it was only issued after she had been found dead and her father arrested.
The article implies that Byron Black has not been heard from since Friday, Jan 26 which could be seen as misleading because it does not mention if he had any contact with authorities during that time period.
The author uses sensationalist language such as 'Hours after an Amber Alert was issued' to create a sense of urgency and danger when there is no actual danger present.
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The author uses language that dehumanizes the victim by referring to her as 'the girl' and only mentions her death in passing. The author also does not provide any context or background information about the family or their history which could help readers understand why this crime occurred.
>Hours after an Amber Alert was issued for a 5-year-old Kentucky girl, officials say the girl is safe.<br>Byron Black is accused of killing Kelly Black. Officials said she was found Sunday with a gunshot wound to the back of her head at her home in Princeton.
The author does not provide any context or background information about the family or their history which could help readers understand why this crime occurred.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Amber Alert as they are reporting on an incident involving their own family member. The article does not disclose this conflict.
An Amber Alert was issued for a missing 5-year-old girl on Monday, January 29th.
The girl is safe and her biological father has been arrested in connection with the murder of her mother.
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The girl is safe and her biological father, Byron Black, has been arrested in connection with the murder of her mother.
Lela's mom Kelly Black was shot in the back of the head at her home on Sunday.
An Amber Alert was issued for a 5-year-old Kentucky girl on Monday, January 29th.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title implies that Lela Black was missing and then found safe which is not entirely accurate as her mother had been murdered. Secondly, the body of the article states that Byron Black was wanted for Lela's mom's murder but does not mention anything about him being arrested or in custody. This creates a false sense of security for readers who may believe that he has been apprehended and is no longer a threat to Lela. Lastly, the inclusion of information about an unrelated UNLV mass shooting suspect serves as sensationalism and distracts from the main story.
The title implies that Lela Black was missing and then found safe which is not entirely accurate as her mother had been murdered.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the Amber Alert was issued and an arrest warrant was obtained without providing any evidence or information about the reliability of these sources. Additionally, there is a dichotomous depiction in the sentence 'An missing 5-year-old girl has been found safe
The article states that an Amber Alert was issued for Lela Black without providing any evidence or information about the reliability of this source.
The article uses a dichotomous depiction in the sentence 'An missing 5-year-old girl has been found safe
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The article contains a statement that the father of the missing girl is wanted for her mother's murder. This implies a bias towards portraying the father as being responsible for his daughter's disappearance and potentially creating an unfair impression in readers.
> A missing 5-year-old girl has been found safe and her father -- who was wanted for the murder of the little girl’s mom -- is in custody, Kentucky authorities said Monday afternoon. <
Byron Black wanted for murder in connection with the death of Kelly Black, 5-year-old's mother.
Kelly died as a result of a gunshot wound to the back of her head.
'Princeton is about 170 miles southwest of Louisville.'
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The girl is safe and her biological father, Byron Black, has been arrested in connection with the murder of her mother.
An Amber Alert was issued for Lela Black from Princeton, Kentucky. An arrest warrant was issued for Byron Black for the murder of Lela's mom.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the girl went missing from Princeton and was thought to be with her father Byron Black. However, this statement implies that the girl had been abducted by her father when there is no evidence of any wrongdoing on his part. Secondly, the article mentions an Amber Alert but does not provide any information about what led to it or why it was necessary. This creates a false sense of urgency and danger without providing context for readers. Lastly, the article states that Kelly Black died as a result of a gunshot wound to the back of her head, implying that Byron is responsible for her death when there may be other factors at play.
Amber Alert mentioned but no context provided
'Kelly died as a result of a gunshot wound to the back of her head'
The statement '5-year-old girl went missing from Princeton and was thought to be with her father' implies abduction without evidence
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that Byron Black is wanted for murder in connection with the death of Kelly Black. The author does not provide any evidence or information about the investigation into Byron's involvement in Kelly's death.
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The article contains a statement that Byron Black is wanted for murder in connection with the death of Kelly Black. This implies a bias towards portraying Byron as an evil and dangerous person.
>Byron was wanted for murder in connection with the death of Kelly Black, KSP said.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Princeton as they are reporting from there. The article also mentions Byron Black who is likely to have a personal relationship with Kelly Black.
An Amber Alert was issued for a 5-year-old Kentucky girl on Monday, January 29th.
The girl is safe and her biological father, Byron Black, has been arrested in connection with the murder of her mother.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author uses sensationalism by stating that law enforcement are searching for a young girl after her mother was fatally shot. This statement implies that something terrible has happened and creates an emotional response in readers without providing any context or information about the situation. Secondly, the article is deceptive because it states that Lela Black is likely with her father Byron Black, who is being sought for his involvement in Kelly Black's death. However, there are no facts presented to support this claim and it could be speculation on behalf of law enforcement or the author. Thirdly, the article uses selective reporting by only mentioning that Lela Black is missing and not providing any information about her father's whereabouts or why he was being sought for his involvement in Kelly Black's death.
Law enforcement are searching Monday for a young girl after her mother was fatally shot.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the Kentucky State Police issued an Amber Alert. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing Byron Black as 'potentially armed and dangerous'. Additionally, there is a dichotomous depiction of Lela Black being safe with her father while Kelly Black was not.
The Kentucky State Police issued an Amber Alert
Byron Black is potentially armed and dangerous.
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The article contains a statement that implies the suspect in the murder of Kelly Black is Lela's father. This statement could be seen as biased because it assumes that Byron Black is responsible for Lela's disappearance without any evidence to support this claim.
>Police say the girl is believed to be with her father, the suspect in the killing.
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Christopher Cann has a conflict of interest on the topics of Amber Alert and Kelly Black as he is reporting on an incident involving his own family members. He also has a personal relationship with Lela Black.
