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- ↑ Public bewildered by 'normal' family murderers The Irish Times Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ↑ Murder wrongfoots the Italian nation The Guardian Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ↑ Teen suffocates mum News24 Retrieved 30 September 2020.