The Cheat Sheet: Paternity and Prosecutions

We take a look at a number of cases this week.

Read WTHR's coverage of the death of Makala Pendley at https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/family-of-woman-killed-in-mexico-makala-pendley-getting-strange-phone-calls/531-498e33a6-8f34-4305-a814-d577ee2bd918

The BBC coverage of the death of Preston Davey is at https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrx8gj112mo

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court called out the Philadelphia DA. Read about it at https://hanfordsentinel.com/news/national/pa-supreme-court-blasts-da-larry-krasner-s-office-saying-it-misled-judges-in-seeking/article_5fb140ec-cb59-562a-b95f-a5b183ec6881.html

Read about Texas' first Fetanyl murder conviction at https://dpdbeat.com/2026/06/18/dallas-pd-investigation-leads-to-first-fentanyl-murder-conviction-in-dallas-county/

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