The Cheat Sheet: Rapes and Ringleaders

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 New York, Washington, Missouri, Wisconsin, and New Zealand.The Democrat and Chronicle’s report on the murder of Sam Nordquist and the guilty plea of ringleader Precious Arzuaga: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2026/06/26/precious-arzuaga-pleads-guilty-sam-nordquist-murder/90709469007/The Santa Fe New Mexican’s report on the competency hearing for Christopher Leahy in the murder of Juniper Blessing: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/competency-evaluation-ordered-for-suspect-in-juniper-blessings-death/article_6afee9e8-7b24-486c-8693-b8305e725c5c.htmlThe Santa Fe New Mexican’s report on Christopher Leahy and the murder of Juniper Blessing: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/seattle-police-allege-suspect-in-juniper-blessings-death-stalked-2nd-woman/article_a30faea9-3629-4779-a996-328466e4ba06.htmlKUOW’s report on Christopher Leahy and the murder of Juniper Blessing: https://www.kuow.org/stories/bellevue-man-charged-with-murder-in-stabbing-death-of-uw-studentRead the opinion on the case of Scarlett Pavlovich and Neil Gaiman from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals at https://ecf.ca7.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servlet/TransportRoomABC News’s report on a 10-year-old boy charged with murder in Missouri: https://abcnews.com/US/10-year-charged-murder-shooting-infant-niece/story?id=134380853Check out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to [email protected] Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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