The Murder of Scott Macklem: A Conversation with Journalist Josie Duffy Rice on Temujin Kensu and The Backfire Effect: Part Two

We spoke with journalist Josie Duffy Rice on her new podcast for Pushkin, The Backfire Effect. It covers the murder of Scott Macklem and comes to the conclusion that Temujin Kensu, the man convicted of that crime, is innocent. LISTEN FROM THE BEGINNING OF OUR COVERAGE OF THIS CASE: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/scott-macklem-temujin-kensu Check out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/events Pre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232 Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232 Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236 Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheet Support The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/ Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/ Send tips to [email protected]. The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares is on trial for the 2012 murder of Faith Hedgepeth in North Carolina. Order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232 Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232 Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236 Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheet Support The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/ Send tips to [email protected]. The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to the Cheat Sheet, our round up of some crime stories in the news. Read about the Rudolf and Ann Furst at https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/ann-furst-helen-larkin-maryland-cold-case-rcna603935 Read about the street racing tragedy at https://www.ktiv.com/2026/10/20/drivers-accused-street-racing-nearly-90-mph-before-crash-that-killed-2-teens-police-say/ Read about a foiled mass shooting plot at https://www.foxla.com/news/2-teen-girls-arrested-corona-high-school-mass-shooting-plot Read about Taveuan Williams at https://www.cpr.org/2026/10/18/prosecutor-advocated-early-release-of-prisoner/ Check out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/events Pre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232 Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232 Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236 Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheet Support The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/ Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/ Send tips to [email protected]. The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares is on trial for the 2012 murder of Faith Hedgepeth in North Carolina. Order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232 Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232 Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236 Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheet Support The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/ Send tips to [email protected]. The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares is on trial for the 2012 murder of Faith Hedgepeth in North Carolina. Order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232 Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232 Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236 Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheet Support The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/ Send tips to [email protected]. The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.