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Reporter's Notebook: Judy Muller on Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Covering Tragedy
Every tragedy stands on its own, but it also becomes a link in a long, sad chain of similar events.
"SoCal Connected" correspondent Judy Muller covered the Columbine shootings in 1999. She followed the Virginia Tech story eight years later. She speaks with Madeleine and Val about the experiences.
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