The Cheat Sheet: Commutations and Commutes

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This episode was originally published on The Murder Sheet's main feed on December 27, 2024.

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, California, and federal death row.

On this week's episode we used information from:

USA Today's comprehensive list of the federal death row inmates whose sentences were commuted to life by President Joe Biden: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/23/federal-death-row-inmates-biden-commuted-list/77168365007/

Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, which gets into allegations about media manipulation: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/21/us/complaint-of-blake-lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc-et-al.html

CNN's report on Sebastian Zapeta-Calil's murder of an unidentified homeless woman: https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/24/us/what-we-know-subway-fire-hnk/index.html

The Orange County Register's coverage of John Murray III's conviction in the death of Meghan Wautlet: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/23/man-gets-15-years-to-life-for-huntington-beach-motorcycle-crash-that-killed-passenger/

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