Girlfriend of surfing star said he died in a robbery. Now she is a suspect in his murder
Verified: 3 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13.
Kurt Van Dyke was found dead under his bed in February with authorities saying his body showed signs of strangulation and stab wounds
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- 21 outlet: ksbw.com· latest Nov 13, 12:58 AM UTC2 suspects arrested in mysterious killing of famed Santa Cruz surfer ↗
- Nov 13, 12:58 AM UTCFirst report2 suspects arrested in mysterious killing of famed Santa Cruz surferksbw.com ↗
- Nov 13, 12:56 PM UTC+12 h· you’re reading thisGirlfriend of surfing star said he died in a robbery. Now she is a suspect in his murderindependent.co.uk ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 5:52 PM UTC · +17 h
- Nov 13, 5:54 PM UTC+17 hSanta Cruz surf legend’s girlfriend said he was killed in a robbery. Authorities now suspect her in his murdersantacruzsentinel.com ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the arrests in the same surfer's killing and Report 3 covers the girlfriend's robbery claim and suspicion, both consistent with Report 1's account of the same case.
1h agoAlso reported by santacruzsentinel.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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