The Cheat Sheet: Sentences and Sledgehammers

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 Indiana, Minnesota, and Colorado.

WTHR’s coverage of the recent plea deal of Ryan Smith, the case of Toni McClure, and the murder of Kinsleigh Welty: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/change-of-plea-hearing-scheduled-indianapolis-man-charged-5-year-olds-death-kinsleigh-welty-ryan-smith-toni-mcclure-tammy-halsey/531-1c9cdb24-9a92-4d7c-848c-794efd6999ce

The Dassel-Cokato Enterprise Dispatch’s coverage of the murder of Amber Czech and the case against David Bruce Delong: https://www.dasselcokato.com/articles/featured-stories-enterprisedispatch/amber-czech-20-killed-in-workplace-attack-david-delong-charged-with-second-degree-murder-grand-jury-review-pending/

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul’s coverage of the murder of Amber Czech and the case against David Bruce Delong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byHEaV-HsTk

KKTV’s coverage of the cases of Robert Hunt  and Aaron Weston and the murder of Eddie Wilson: https://www.kktv.com/2025/12/10/my-first-memory-him-was-his-funeral-murder-conviction-vacated-15-years-after-death-colorado-springs-father/

The Colorado Court of Appeals on the case of Robert Hunt and the murder of Eddie Wilson: https://cases.justia.com/colorado/court-of-appeals/2016-15ca0080.pdf?ts=1466089558

WRTV’s report on Sarah Jo Pender’s conviction and the recent pivot from Marion County Deputy Prosecutor Larry Sells: https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/he-once-called-her-the-female-charles-manson-now-this-prosecutor-believes-sarah-jo-pender-deserves-freedom

WRTV’s report on Sarah Jo Pender’s case and the murders of Andrew Cataldi and Tricia Nordman: https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/convicted-double-murderer-begs-judge-for-mercy-amid-sentence-modification-hearing

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