Nightmares

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Welcome to Nightmares. True-Crime for Bedtime. Your nightmare begins now…

26 may

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On April 18, 2019, 57-year-old Wilfred Guzman was at home when a familiar visit turned into a savage fight for survival. By the time police forced their way inside Apartment 16, they found blood in every room and signs that the attack had unfolded with whatever was within reach: kitchen knives, forks, spoons, even a small television. Detectives quickly pieced together what happened. What they couldn’t understand was how an ordinary late-night visit had turned so vicious. Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com

27 min
23 may

Barren

A plot to find a million dollars in buried fortune ends in unthinkable violence. Mary was caught in the middle of it all. She shouldn’t have survived the desert, but when she did, she led the authorities to a scene of deliberate mayhem. At the center of it all is Adam Nayeri, and a plan built on a belief that was never real. Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com

25 min
20 may

Lovers

In November 2012, freshly divorced auto shop manager Dave Kroupa thought he was navigating the casual dating scene in Omaha, Nebraska until one short relationship ended and the stalking began. For the next three years, the messages grew more violent, more personal, and more terrifying, all coming from a woman who refused to let him go. But as detectives dug into the case, they uncovered a truth that forced Dave to confront a chilling possibility: the nightmare stalking him had been much closer than he ever imagined. Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com

31 min
1 abr

Sanctuary

On a quiet January morning in rural Pennsylvania, Rhonda Smith went to work at her church and never came home. What started as a shocking act of violence inside a place of worship slowly unraveled into something far more personal. As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered whispered jealousies, blurred boundaries, and a devotion that may have crossed a dangerous line. Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com

30 min
25 mar

Bad Friends

On March 12, 2000, in Spearfish, South Dakota, nineteen-year-old Chester Allan Poage agrees to a night that seems harmless… until it isn’t. In a secluded pocket of the Black Hills, it’s hard for a trusting kid like Chester to tell the difference between friends and predators. Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com

26 min
11 mar

Survival

In October 2013, fourteen-year-old Abby Hernandez vanished on her walk home from school in rural New Hampshire. Months passed, searches faded, and a letter arrived that changed how the public understood her disappearance. When Abby finally came home, the truth forced a reckoning with certainty, judgment, and what survival actually looks like when escape is not possible. Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com

23 min
4 mar

Echo Chamber

When an 83-year-old woman is found dead inside her quiet Old Greenwich home, investigators start piecing together the final months of her life, and the unraveling of her son, Erik Soelberg. What first appears to be a private family tragedy reveals a disturbing descent shaped by isolation, certainty, and a voice that never challenged his fears. This episode examines how belief hardens, reality fractures, and how one ordinary house became the setting for an irreversible outcome. Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com

25 min
24 feb

Hollywood

It's March 2006 in Villa Park Illinois and nineteen-year-old Rose thinks she’s found an escape, until a woman vanishes and the search starts pointing somewhere darker. As detectives close in, Rose is forced to replay every late-night call, every story, every “coincidence,” realizing the truth was being rehearsed right in front of her. By the time the case breaks, Rose understands she was never just a witness… Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com

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Sword and Scale is a weekly true crime podcast covering the dark underworld of crime and the criminal justice system’s response to it. The first episode launched January 1st, 2014 and feature stories of murder, abduction, rape, and even more bizarre forms of crime. It’s the purest form of true-crime where the raw uncensored audio tells the story. Everything from 911 calls to court testimony, interviews with victims and sometimes with perpetrators give listeners a 360 degree look at the seedy underbelly of human nature and so-called civilized society. Sword and scale proves that the worst monsters are real.

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The heart of a man is darkness...No person, place or culture is immune to extreme violence. The worst of the worst cases have occurred all over the world. Be prepared to take a journey, a tour of the world, where the most horrible atrocities have occurred. Murder, rape, incest, dismemberment, & cannibalism... no terrifying detail will be unexplored.Based on actual events, this immersive audio experience will shock you, terrify you, and possibly make you ill. From the creators of Sword and Scale, Dark Topic & The Westside Fairytales comes MONSTRUO, the most terrifying podcast you will ever hear.

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A 77-year-old grandmother stranded on the side of the road. A chance encounter with pure evil. A crime so brutal it shattered an entire family and left a town in shock. From the creators of Sword and Scale comes a gripping ten-part true crime series that unravels the horrifying story of Tina Lohman—a woman who should have been safe, but wasn’t. As the case unfolds, we follow the chilling investigation, the relentless pursuit of justice, and the jaw-dropping courtroom chaos that no one saw coming. But beyond the crime itself lies a deeper truth about the failures of the system, the resilience of a family, and the unsettling reality that monsters don’t always lurk in the shadows—they walk among us. Listen now to This Doesn’t Happen to People Like Me—because sometimes, the unimaginable becomes reality. Show will launch on 3/3/2025. Please SUBSCRIBE to get updates when each episode drops. If you like the show, please review it, rate it, and tell your friends. An Ad-Free version of the show is available via a Sword and Scale +PLUS subscription at any tier level. You can find out more at swordandscale.com.

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Daily true-crime news and coverage of high-profile criminal cases from around the country and around the globe, five days a week.

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Sword and Scale Rewind, hosted by Matt Fondiler and Ian Bagg, is the comedy aftershow for the popular true-crime podcast Sword and Scale. Each episode number corresponds to it's counterpart on it's sister podcast. So kick back, have a pot or two and listen to some murder-comedy...

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+PLUS Episodes are exclusive to your Sword and Scale +PLUS Light Subscription. These full-length commercial free episodes cover stories not heard on the regular Sword and Scale feed.

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