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Aug 29
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The Cheat Sheet: Football and Fathers

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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 Minnesota, South Carolina, Indiana, New York, and Mexico.

CBS News's report on Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty's decision to overturn the murder conviction of Bryan Hooper Sr., who was convicted of murdering Ann Prazniak, after a confession from original case witness Chalaka Young: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/mary-moriarty-murder-conviction-1998-vacate/

MPR News's report on Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty's decision to overturn the murder conviction of Bryan Hooper Sr., who was convicted of murdering Ann Prazniak, after a confession from original case witness Chalaka Young: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/08/12/jailhouse-confession-in-1998-murder-speeds-request-to-vacate-mans-conviction

WRDW's report on a complain from Ty’Ran Dixon against the Barnwell County Sheriff's Office over his arrest in the Jasmine Roach murder case, which involved a different man named Ty'Ren Dickson: https://www.wrdw.com/2025/08/14/football-player-files-second-lawsuit-over-wrongful-murder-accusation-barnwell-county/

A press release on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's recent discovery around the papers of Hernán Cortés: https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-returns-historic-manuscript-to-the-mexican-government

WHSV's report on the charges against Franklin Elmore Jr. and Cheyenne Elmore in the death of Elmore's six-year-old son: https://www.whsv.com/2025/08/12/father-accused-beating-6-year-old-death-his-playroom-stepmother-also-charged/

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