Man arrested in slaying of 16-year-old cheerleader found dead in bathtub of Texas apartment

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Man arrested in slaying of 16-year-old  cheerleader found dead in bathtub of Texas apartment
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Police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a 16-year-old cheerleader who was found dead by her mother in her bathtub earlier this week in Edna, Texas.

The Edna Police Department located the suspect, identified as Rafael Romero, on Saturday in Schulenburg, Texas.

The Texas Rangers, who investigate major violent crime as part of the state’s Department of Public Safety, arrested Romero for capital murder — which makes the suspect eligible for the death penalty if convicted — and took him to the Jackson County Jail.

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Part of the reason this headline is a grammatical dumpster fire is that they tried to cram every possible prurient detail into the headline itself, relevance be damned.

Like, how very fascinating that the fact that the victim was a cheerleader rated space right up in the headline. If they wanted to cram in biographical details, aspiring nurse was right there, but they didn't go for that, and we all know why.

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