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Detectives identified a car leaving the area and heading south that belonged to Keith Cordes, 37, the son of Eric Cordes and the stepson of Vicki Cordes, who was from Kentucky.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
One life ended, within a collapsed home, curled around her stepson’s infant son.
—Sharon Olds, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
His mother married an English army major, who brought his stepsons to England, and Tom adopted his stepfather’s surname, Stoppard.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
Kepner did not directly say his stepson was responsible for Anna’s death.
—Michael Dorgan , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
One life ended, within a collapsed home, curled around her stepson’s infant son.
—Sharon Olds, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
His mother married an English army major, who brought his stepsons to England, and Tom adopted his stepfather’s surname, Stoppard.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
Kepner did not directly say his stepson was responsible for Anna’s death.
—Michael Dorgan , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Stepson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepson. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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stepson
noun
step·son
-ˌsən 
: a son of one's husband or wife by a former partner
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