2 senseless murders. 2 brothers pitted against each other. 2 contradictory stories of what happened that night. But only 1 sentenced for the ultimate, irreversible punishment - scheduled in just a few weeks.

This podcast covers the murders of Michael Lee Green and Michael Sheridan by Ronald Palmer Heath, who was sentenced to the death penalty and is scheduled to be executed in just a few weeks (as of publishing this episode).

These cases have received very little attention, despite some controversial elements: a "gay panic" defense, a second murder just one year after being released on parole for the first murder, incentivized testimony in which the person who pulled the trigger took a plea deal and was eligible for parole after 25 years, and the person who "encouraged" him to shoot was given capital punishment.

Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Sources: https://pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com/offenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=065145&TypeSearch=AI

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/heath-ronald-palmer.htm

https://www.fadp.org/stay-the-execution-of-ronald-heath/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2026/01/12/ronald-heath-florida-execution/88140252007/

https://core.duvalclerk.com/courtDocuments/[78-CF-20]_INFO_FILED_FOR_SECOND_DEGREE_MURDER.pdf?key=b7db0518-fc49-40be-8df4-fe8618ea360f

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No artificial intelligence was used in the making of this podcast.