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Dec 2023
30m 20s

The Cheat: Parades and Poisonings

MURDERSHEET
About this episode

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 will cover the cold case slaying of Ronli Ratliff in Indiana, the murder of Lizbeth Medina in Texas, the unsolved double homicide of Savanah Soto and Matthew Guerra, the poisoning accusations around Erin Patterson in Australia, and the death of Armando Benavides in Florida.

The GoFundMe for Ronli Ratliff’s case: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ronlis-investigation?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=more&utm_source=customer

Our interview with Ronli’s aunt Kim Sink: https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/505effa9-0889-4883-9e5a-0dc5eae76d2f

BBC’s coverage of the Erin Patterson case: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67293752

The Daily Beast’s coverage of the Erin Patterson case: https://www.thedailybeast.com/erin-patterson-who-cooked-allegedly-deadly-mushroom-lunch-admits-she-lied-to-cops

The Murder Sheet participates in the Amazon Associate program and earns money from qualifying purchases: Our interview with The League of Lady Poisoners author Lisa Perrin: https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/f17809a9-993a-4706-a17a-3fe49c59d1e0

An Instagram post from OnlyInDade about the discovery of the body: https://www.instagram.com/p/C1DdVUILL9R/comments/

CBS Miami on the discovery of the body: https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/body-found-in-trash-bin-in-sw-miami-dade-residential-neighborhood-police-say/

Local 10 news on the Armando Benavides case: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/12/20/man-found-dead-in-trash-can-took-own-life-while-wanted-for-shooting-wife-miami-dade-police-say/

6 South Florida on the Benavides case: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/man-shot-ex-wife-days-before-his-body-was-found-in-kendall-trash-bin-police/3188796/

KHOU’s coverage of the arrest of Rafael Govea Romero: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/edna-texas-cheerleader-killed-lizbeth-medina-funeral-nebraska/285-f6b42941-7d23-4b86-8621-ef70884d6151

Coverage from CBS News on the murder of Lizbeth Medina: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lizbeth-medina-death-arrest-rafael-govea-romero-edna-texas-cheerleader/

Coverage from ABC13 on the Medina murder: https://abc13.com/edna-cheerleader-killed-lizbeth-medina-murdered-rafael-govea-romero-murder-investigation/14161791/

Newsweek’s coverage of the Medina murder: https://www.newsweek.com/rafael-romero-arrested-death-teenage-cheerleader-1851169

1011NewsNow’s coverage of the Medina murder: https://www.1011now.com/2023/12/10/suspect-arrested-murder-16-year-old-former-grand-island-girl/

Coverage from ABC13 on the Medina murder: https://abc13.com/edna-high-school-cheerleader-killed-lizbeth-medina-murder-rafael-govea-romero-arrested-mother-finds-teenage-daughter-dead/14166047/

The GoFundMe for Medina’s family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lizbeth-medina

KSAT's coverage of the murders of Savanah Soto, her unborn child, and her boyfriend Matthew Guerra: https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/12/27/what-we-know-about-the-case-of-savanah-soto-the-missing-pregnant-woman-found-dead-in-car-with-boyfriend/

CBS's reporting on the Soto-Guerra case: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/savanah-nicole-soto-texas-pregnant-teen-death-family-speaks-out/

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