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Note: After this episode was recorded, news broke that a body was found in the search for Kentucky mass shooting suspect Joseph Couch.
This episode was originally published on The Murder Sheet's main feed on September 20, 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 several cases out of Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Michigan, including several involving firearms.
WTOP's coverage of the slayings of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan that involve Brendan Banfield and Juliana Peres Magalhaes: https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2024/09/fairfax-co-husband-charged-with-murder-following-fetish-website-double-homicide-in-february-2023/
ABC 11’s coverage of the murder of Burlie Dawson Locklear III at a North Carolina Waffle House: https://abc11.com/post/nc-waffle-house-shooting-north-carolina-worker-burlie-dawson-locklear-shot-killed-angry-customer/15304545/
WPDE’s coverage of the murder of Burlie Dawson Locklear III, featuring interviews with his family: https://wpde.com/news/local/he-was-our-joy-family-grieve-loved-one-killed-at-laurinburg-waffle-house
Check out the picture of Florwer Carlin Lizano that WBTW ran in their coverage of the case: https://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/laurinburg/laurinburg-police-identify-suspected-waffle-house-killer/
The Department of Justice’s press release on Florwer Carlin Lizano’s previous gun charges: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/dillon-man-sentenced-firearm-charges
An article on Lizano from the Florence Morning News was accessed via Newspapers.com.
Contact Laurinburg police Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Cooke at 910-291-1750 if you have information about Lizano. Send anonymous tips to www.scotlandcountycs.com.
The Lexington Herald-Leader’s coverage of Joseph A. Couch: https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article292186940.html
WAVE 3’s coverage of Joseph A. Couch: https://www.wave3.com/2024/09/09/police-ar-15-used-attack-i-75-purchased-morning-shooting-suspect-still-large/
CBS Austin’s coverage of the lax gun laws that led to the attack in Kentucky: https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/what-about-bullet-control-joseph-couch-kentucky-interstate-shooting-federal-law-background-checks-felony-or-domestic-violence-misdemeanor-history-of-mental-illness-alabama-colorado-oklahoma-texas
WHAS 11’s coverage of Joseph Couch’s AR-15: https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/i-75-shooting-suspect-joseph-couch-legally-purchased-ar-15-hours-before-laurel-county-kentucky/417-78bd3d0f-41d2-4520-b309-ec3c3e2ea718
WLWT’s coverage of the manhunt for Joseph Couch: https://www.wlwt.com/article/laurel-county-kentucky-joseph-couch-suspect-shooting-manhunt/62231387
WKYT’s coverage of Joseph Couch: https://www.wkyt.com/2024/09/17/manhunt-joseph-couch-enters-new-phase/
Columbia University Department of Psychiatry's interview with Dr. Ragy Girgis on mass shootings: https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/mass-shootings-and-mental-illness
"Mass Shootings: The Role of the Media in Promoting Generalized Imitation" from the American Journal of Public Health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5296697/
The Detroit News on the dismissal of murder charges against Christopher Peterson in the homicide of Dante Carey: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2024/09/17/romulus-murder-case-dismissed-after-judge-rules-killing-was-in-self-defense/75163786007/
The Davis Law Group on Michigan's Stand Your Ground law: https://www.michigancriminallawyer.com/what-is-allowed-with-michigans-stand-your-ground-law/
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