The Cheat Sheet: Litigators and Letters

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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