The Cheat Sheet: Cheerleaders and Charges

February 20
1h 1m

Episode Description

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 North Dakota, Nevada, Virginia, and Texas.

Valley News Live’s report on the case against Joshua Alexander Hite in the disappearance and suspected murder of Isadora Wengel: https://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/02/17/murder-suspect-requests-new-judge-isadora-wengel-case/

KTNV Channel 13's Facebook video on the murder-suicide deaths of Tawnia McGeehan and Addi Smith: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/15jWRHmPASE/?mibextid=wwXIfr

KTNV Channel 13's article on the murder-suicide deaths of Tawnia McGeehan and Addi Smith: https://www.ktnv.com/news/national-cheer-event-turns-somber-after-mother-fatally-shoots-daughter-in-las-vegas

Fox 5 Vegas’s article on the murder-suicide deaths of Tawnia McGeehan and Addi Smith: https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/02/17/docs-reveal-longtime-custody-dispute-after-mother-daughter-found-dead-las-vegas-hotel/

The New York Post’s article on the murder-suicide deaths of Tawnia McGeehan and Addi Smith: https://nypost.com/2026/02/17/us-news/utah-cheer-mom-tawnia-mcgeehan-got-mean-texts-before-murder-suicide-sources/

KSL’s  article on the murder-suicide deaths of Tawnia McGeehan and Addi Smith: https://www.ksl.com/article/51449694/utah-girl-killed-by-mother-in-apparent-murder-suicide-had-been-focus-of-a-long-custody-dispute

This article discusses the efforts to pass Lexie’s Law in Virginia: https://www.wavy.com/news/virginia/grassroots-effort-from-a-murder-victims-sister-clears-legislative-hurdle/

This article discusses a bit about Lexie Walters’s murder and the case against James King: https://www.wtkr.com/investigations/vb-delegate-sponsors-bill-to-make-geriatric-parole-tougher-for-certain-violent-criminals

This Above the Law article discusses the issues raised by the murder of Jerry Bradley and the case of Daytwon Littlejohn: https://abovethelaw.com/2026/02/masturbating-in-court-not-inappropriate-as-long-as-no-one-notices-prosecutors-argue/?utm_campaign=Above%20the%20Law%20Daily&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--AGCsTwhriBGkyxkyElKe-R3I9UMKG-5X1q_2DW7Pr4MzC0w81aVr3XrgBUNbu7RNqqpsJdlZ9L9hXvGz8KvZLZ1zOTw&_hsmi=404284492&utm_content=404284492&utm_source=hs_email

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