The Cheat Sheet is The Murder Sheet's segment breaking down weekly news and updates in some of the murder cases we cover.

In this episode, we’re going to talk about the murder of Rachel Morin, the murders of Jared Bridegan and Dan Markel, Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer, the University of Idaho murders, and the murder of Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy John Durm in Indianapolis. 

Sources:

Fox 5’s reporting on Rachel Morin’s case: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/rachel-morin-murder-maryland-sheriff-says-suspect-on-the-loose-could-strike-again

Watch the video of the suspect in Rachel Morin’s case here: https://www.courttv.com/title/dna-video-tie-suspect-in-rachel-morin-murder-to-l-a-home-invasion/

Fox News’s piece on the moment Shanna Gardner Fernandez was arrested: https://www.foxnews.com/us/see-dramatic-moment-police-arrest-jared-bridegan-ex-wife-murder

The Associated Press on the BTK updates: https://apnews.com/article/btk-serial-killer-investigation-161ee1a8d405a0a2d6ae87db85d643af

The Officer Down Memorial page: https://www.odmp.org/

The Daily Beast's take on the Kohberger case: https://www.thedailybeast.com/bryan-kohbergers-quadruple-murder-trial-put-on-hold-in-idaho

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On The Murder Sheet, we've talked about a few cases involving incarceration settings, notably the Delphi murders and the case against Richard Allen. In this episode, we'll hear from a man who once worked as a corrections officer in Indiana.

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We have recently heard some criticisms of tool mark identification analysis. In this episode, we'll hear the other side, from a forensic analyst.

If you are interested in other perspectives on this subject, you can listen to our earlier episodes on ballistics:

https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/a00b85a5-138d-449f-b101-d6be85e2e14d

https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/aa77c321-eb87-4aac-a7cf-01b75cc74d12

https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/f10600ae-ee1e-4b54-8238-a3f5395ce496

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David Hennesy is a legendary figure in Indiana legal circles. A long time attorney, he has done criminal defense work for 40 years — and in that time, as you will hear, he estimates that he has won 100 murder cases. Perhaps that is part of the reason people have given him the nickname Mr Murder. 

But now- after finishing one last case- he is leaving all that behind and retiring. 

We thought this would be a perfect time then to reach out to him. We wanted to talk to him about his distinguished career, hear about some of the cases that haunt him and learn about what practical advice he has to offer other attorneys.

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The Cheat Sheet is The Murder Sheet's segment breaking down weekly news and updates in some of the murder cases we cover.

Today, we'll be getting into a few new cases, namely the murders of Rachel Morin, Andre Smith, and Jared Bridegan. We'll also provide a few previews of what we're working on.

WRTV’s coverage of the disappearance of Rachel Saloman: https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/impd-searching-for-missing-indianapolis-woman

USA Today’s report on Katie Schneider’s death: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/14/katherine-schneider-missing-remains-found-castle-rock-park/70591789007/

The FBI link for the missing Perez sisters: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/detroit/news/fbi-seeking-information-on-missing-sisters-iris-and-tamara-perez

The Murder Sheet’s coverage of Ronli Ratliff’s case: https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/505effa9-0889-4883-9e5a-0dc5eae76d2f

The Baltimore Sun’s report on the break in Rachel Morin’s case: https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/cng-ag-rachel-morin-bel-air-update-aug-17-20230818-mz7helhfkrhhfga2yulchg4rjm-story.html

Watch the video of the suspect in Rachel Morin’s case here: https://www.courttv.com/title/dna-video-tie-suspect-in-rachel-morin-murder-to-l-a-home-invasion/

The Murder Sheet’s “Beyond the Pillars” series on Laurel Jean Mitchell’s case: https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet?q=beyond%20the%20pillars

Fox 59’s coverage of the Andre Smith: https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/indy-woman-convicted-of-voluntary-manslaughter-after-running-over-and-killing-boyfriend-in-2022/

Law & Crime’s coverage of the murder of Andre Smith: https://lawandcrime.com/crime/she-had-worked-herself-up-into-a-tizzy-woman-who-used-apple-airtag-to-catch-cheating-boyfriend-and-ran-him-over-looks-on-as-witness-recalls-crunching-sound/

The Associated Press coverage of Shanna Gardner’s arrest: https://apnews.com/article/jared-bridegan-microsoft-executive-killed-996c99d0aa902f5386b13b20ce8245b3

NBC’s coverage of the murder of Jared Bridegan: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/two-months-no-answers-february-roadside-shooting-jared-bridegan-jacksonville-n1294845

KJZZ’s coverage of the Gardner family’s statement to press: https://kjzz.com/news/local/utahns-release-statement-on-daughter-charges-in-murder-of-microsoft-executive-shanna-gardner-fernandez-jared-bridegan-mario-fernandez-shooting-florida-death-penalty

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We tend to think of the assassinations of American Presidents as being quick and sudden affairs — such as when killers pulled the trigger on their weapons and took the lives of men like Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. But the death of President James Garfield was very different. We talked with Garfield biographer CW Goodyear about the horrible lingering death of this President — and also how it helped spur inventions like air conditioning and the metal detector.

You can buy C.W. Goodyear's book — PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD — at Amazon.

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We've all heard about the Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity — or NGRI — defense that is sometimes used in court- but what exactly does it mean? How common is this defense used? Would it be easy for a defendant to successfully fake a mental illness in order to employ this defense?

To get answers, we spoke with someone who works in the field. We verified her experience but because she is still active in this area, she asked that we not use her name or identifying information.

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The Cheat Sheet is The Murder Sheet's segment breaking down weekly news and updates in some of the murder cases we cover.

In this episode of The Cheat Sheet, we will address the following topics: The disappearance of the Perez sisters, the disappearance of Katie Schneider, the murder of Ronli Ratliff, the Burger Chef murders, the Tylenol murders, an international child sex abuse sting, the Delphi murders, press freedoms, the University of Idaho murders, the Long Island Serial Killer case and astro-turfing.

Coverage of the missing Perez sisters in The Grio: https://thegrio.com/2023/08/10/fbi-begins-searching-teen-perez-sisters-missing-since-june-michigan/

A San Francisco Chronicle article on Katie Schneider: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/deputies-finds-car-saratoga-teen-missing-month-18286097.php

A KTVU article on Katie Schneider: https://www.ktvu.com/news/saratoga-teen-katie-schneiders-car-found-but-she-remains-missing

Our episode on Ronli Ratliff: https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/505effa9-0889-4883-9e5a-0dc5eae76d2f

CNN’s coverage of the US and Australian child sex abuse bust: https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/08/australia/australia-child-abuse-arrests-rescue-fbi-agents-intl-hnk/index.html

The Chicago Tribune’s latest on the Tylenol case: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-tylenol-james-lewis-fbi-video-20230809-coimkecp5vgtjcdz3a32x3ntgy-story.html

The Indiana Lawyer article profiling the lawsuit involving Indiana’s 25-foot encroachment law: https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/aclu-challenges-states-new-25-foot-encroachment-law-for-law-enforcement?utm_source=il-daily&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=2023-08-08

The New York Daily News article on the DNA update in the LISK case: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspect-rex-heuermann-dna-swab-20230809-rl32w4ovozcorlj3qilipc6zfe-story.html

The New York Times piece on the campaign against Andrew Cuomo’s accusers: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/nyregion/cuomo-women-sister-madeline.html#:~:text=Stood%20by%20Cuomo%3F-,His%20Sister.,%2C%E2%80%9D%20she%20told%20his%20defenders.

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In this episode we continue our conversation with Courtney Alwine, the Miami County Deputy Prosecutor who led the recently concluded case against Kegan Kline. 

In our first part, we discussed how Courtney first got involved with the case and took the story up to when Kegan Kline decided to plead guilty to all charges. In this part, we pick up the story from there and start with the sentencing hearing that wasn’t– the day Kegan Kline was originally scheduled to be sentenced and he declared that perhaps he didn’t want to plead guilty after all. 

In this episode we discuss Courtney’s feelings about the sentence, her thoughts on the potential second user of the Anthony Shots account and how the delay of Kegan Kline’s arrest may have actually helped strengthen the case against him.

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If you’ve followed our episodes on the Kegan Kline case, you will surely know how impressed we have been with the work of Miami County Deputy Prosecutor Courtney Alwine, who took over the prosecution earlier this year. 

In court, she always spoke with an eloquent and intelligent controlled anger. There were moments during the sentencing hearing where she confronted and called out Kegan that we don’t imagine we will ever forget. 

But, of course, what happening in the courtroom is only part of the story. All of us who have followed the case have been curious to hear the rest. While the case was working its way through the system, our only contact with Courtney was to make requests for comment- requests which she politely declined. 

Now that the case is over, we were delighted that she agreed to sit down with us for a detailed interview about it all. In this first part, we cover quite a bit of ground- including what she knows about Delphi, when the Miami County Prosecutor’s Office was first informed about the case, why five of the charges were dropped, what it’s like to work with Dave Vido and why she thinks Kegan pleading guilty was a smart strategic move.

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