Starting With the Basics

Autopsy results confirm Nia Eastman, 7, victim of apparent murder-suicide 

Nia Eastman was a 7 year old child from Saskatchewan. Her body was discovered by police on Thursday after an amber alert was issued because her father did not return her to her mothers custody. Her father was found dead 20 kms from where Nia's body was.

I think that the lead is very efficient because it draws the reader in, They will want to know more about Nia Eastman like how she was murdered, who murdered her and why.

The spokesman for the RCMP, Dan Climenhaga announced that the police believe that her father, Adam Jay Eastman, caused Nia's death. The autopsy showed that Nia was a homicide victim and her father died from suicide. The source for this quote is the RCMP from Saskatchewan.

The most important information was told in the middle. The very first of the article was made to draw the reader in, but the middle has the information regarding how she died as well as how her father died.

This article had an appropriate ending because it told of the legal information regarding the murder-suicide and gave all the information we needed to know.

Woman's body found in Peticodiac River

Codiac RCMP in Moncton are investigating after a body was discovered in the Peticodiac River on the morning of November 27th. Police say they received a call around 8 a.m. by a person walking near the Chateau Moncton Hotel. Police haven't identified the body but have said the body is female and about 50-60 years old, and they do not believe the body was in the river very long. RCMP said the body is not believed to be associated with any missing persons case currently on file. An autopsy will be performed Monday is Saint John to confirm the identity and the cause of death. 

I think this lead is very efficient because it draws the reader in and has them wondering what happened to the suspect, who the suspect is, and also if foul play was involved.  

“Police was dispatched with the fire and the ambulance,” said Codiac RCMP Spokesman Sgt. Andre Pepin. “About 40 minutes later the Riverview Fire Department recovered a body.” It took first responders longer than usual to recover the remains from the water because of the moving current.

Yes the most important information in the article is told first and carried down into the middle of the article. From the beginning of the article to the middle we know about the body, where it was found and about the ongoing investigation. 

I think the article would have had a better ending if we could have known more information but considering the investigation is ongoing it makes sense that we do not. Keeping that in mind, I think the ending of the article is good.