The Cheat Sheet: Botches and Barbies

About this episode

The episode discusses recent updates in various murder cases from Texas, Alabama, and Sweden.

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 Texas, Alabama, and Sweden. People's coverage of the murder of Athena Strand by Tanner Horner: https://people.com/athena-strand-kidnapping-death-what-to-know-11945465 Fox 8 Live’s article on the murders of Lisa Fields and Thomas Cordelle Jr., as well as Keziah Luker and her unborn child, and the arrest of William Graham Oliver:  https://www.fox8live.com/2026/04/29/man-arrested-after-3-family-members-including-pregnant-teen-found-dead-bound-with-zip-ties/ Read about the botched murder for hire plot involving Michael Seery, Ricardo Obando, and Matthew Rosas at  ABC 13: https://abc13.com/post/federal-charges-filed-3-men-linked-shooting-driver-sh-99-alleged-murder-hire-plot/17168430/ Read about the botched murder for hire plot involving Michael Seery, Ricardo Obando, and Matthew Rosas at  Houston Public Media:  https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2026/04/29/550449/life-sentence-houston-area-shooting-murder-for-hire-plot/ Read about the murder TikTok ads of Sweden at the Sweden…

People in this episode

Host: MurderSheet

Topics covered

• murder cases
• weekly news
• Texas
• Alabama
• Sweden
• botched murder plots
• social media

Keywords

• murder
• Texas
• Alabama
• Sweden
• botched plots
• Athena Strand
• Tanner Horner
• social media
• TikTok
• crime news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: People, Fox 8 Live, ABC 13, Houston Public Media, Sweden Herald, RTÉ

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