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5 min readIn 2019, Kevin and Anya of The Murder Sheet podcast began reading the court record for Temujin Kensu, a Michigan man convicted of murdering 20-year-old Scott Macklem in 1995. What they found did not match the story they had heard from the mainstream press. NBC News, among others, had described Kensu as plainly innocent, backed by a dozen alibi witnesses who placed him 400 miles away at the time of the murder. But when Kevin read the trial transcript, the commutation hearing, and the habeas corpus filings, he saw a different picture. The alibi witnesses were fewer than advertised, their memories shaky, and Kensu had been caught calling them to remind them they had seen him. The hosts of The Prosecutors invited Kevin and Anya on to discuss how they reached their conclusion that Kensu is guilty, and why they believe the public narrative is wrong.
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- 2 Main Outline
- 3 (02:42) **Welcome and Framing** - Alice and Brett introduce the episode as a collegial discussion with Kevin and Anya from The Murder Sheet about the Temujin Kensu case
- 4 (04:49) **Why The Murder Sheet Took a Controversial Stance** - Kevin and Anya explain their decision to argue for Kensu's guilt when nearly all other coverage had argued for innocence
- 5 (09:40) **How They Gained Access to Hidden Information** - Kevin describes his process of digging beyond mainstream reporting to find the full record
- 6 (13:18) **The Biggest Misinformation About the Case** - The Murder Sheet identifies the most widespread false claim about Scott Macklem's death
- 7 (16:53) **Who Scott Macklem Actually Was** - Kevin and Anya describe the victim based on original interviews with people who knew him
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Show Notes
Last week Aaron Habel joined us to discuss his new podcast Framed, which investigates and questions the conviction of Temujin Kensu. This week we get the other side of the story. The Murder Sheet did a deep dive into the Kensu case, ultimately determining that he committed the murder of Scott Macklem, for which he was convicted. How do they answer the criticisms of that conviction? Join us to find out.
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