The Cheat Sheet: Litigators and Letters
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This episode was originally published on The Murder Sheet's main feed on January 25, 2025.

*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'll talk about cases from Hawaii, Florida, and Texas.

The Patrick Scruggs case:

Fox 13: https://www.fox13news.com/news/howard-frankland-bridge-stabbing-federal-prosecutor-arrest-suspect-driving.amp)

CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/01/us/patrick-scruggs-florida-highway-stabbing/index.html)

Tampa Bay Times: https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2025/01/15/howard-frankland-bridge-stabbing-patrick-scruggs-prosecutor/)

Fox 13: https://www.fox13news.com/news/defense-man-accused-howard-franklin-stabbing-seek-more-evidence)

WFLA: https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/what-led-ex-prosecutor-to-stab-driver-on-the-howard-frankland-bridge-new-court-documents-may-shed-light/)

The murder of Deputy Jesus Vargas and the attempted murder of US Marshals K9 Rocky:

KHOU: https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/suspect-dead-deputy-killed-shot-k9-houston/285-8d5f1e9d-7d0e-4e56-bca1-83b1b7c59e65)

ABC 13: https://abc13.com/post/deputy-jesus-vargas-killed-questions-remain-following-deadly-shooting-brazoria-during-warrant-service-sw-houston/15805982/)

Fox 26 Houston: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/jesus-vargas-deputy-shooting-robert-lee-davis-warrant)

The murder of Dana Ireland:

Honolulu Civil Beat: https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/01/brothers-exonerated-in-dana-ireland-murder-case-sue-hawaii-county-police/)

Our interview with Ken Lawson of the Hawaii Innocence Project: https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/bea9d3eb-1fac-4927-88b7-9c1d1b343a00)

The threats from Roosevelt Sifford:

The Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2025/01/22/pbso-inmate-sent-written-threat-to-judge-who-sentenced-him-for-murder-roosevelt-sifford-daliah-weiss/77855321007/)

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