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True Crime

True Crime

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True Crime

True Crime

Updated weekly
True Crime

True Crime

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6 FEB

Episode 338

In East Cleveland, Ohio, Diane Madison - a mother and grandmother - was also a woman remembered fondly by her neighbors. In 2019, she woke to a knife at her throat, and the assailant was her very own grandson, Jalen Plummer. Years earlier, another tragedy had unfolded just steps from her home involving a man who killed three women, ranging in age from 18 to 38. Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

6 Feb

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1h 8m
18/05/2020

Episode 162

Ryan Lawrence appeared to be a caring and dutiful father, taking his 21-month-old daughter Maddox with him as he delivered pastries throughout Syracuse, New York, and holding her hand through a rare form of cancer she was diagnosed with before her first birthday. But unbeknownst to everyone, an even more terrible storm is gathering on the horizon. Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

18/05/2020

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58 min
04/05/2020

Episode 161

On May 6th, 2013, Sharlene Bosma watched as her husband Tim pulled away from their house on a test drive with two strange men, never to return again. Finding the mysterious kidnappers will only be part of the struggle. Finding out what happened to Tim Bosma will lead to the most gruesome discovery of all. Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

04/05/2020

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1h 1m
4 FEB

Party

James Rackover looked like someone who had it all. He had style, status, and a last name that carried weight. But the truth behind the image was darker. When a man goes missing after a night in Manhattan, investigators start to uncover the kind of past James hoped no one would find. He wasn’t who he said he was. And he wasn’t done breaking the rules. Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com

4 Feb

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30 min
27 JAN

Episode 336

Rebekah Gould was young, beautiful, and murdered in a quiet Arkansas town. Her case haunted the internet for years—until a confession surfaced. But instead of answers, it raised a far darker question: what if the truth is still being hidden? Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

27 Jan

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1h 24m
20/04/2020

Episode 159

The quiet seclusion of rural Maine gives many people a feeling of solace but sometimes the isolation can fracture a person’s psyche. The rural town of Winthrop, Maine had never seen a murder case like the one on Halloween 2016. Andrew Balcer, a minor, accused of murdering his parents… and the reason would surprise everyone even Andrew. Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

20/04/2020

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1h 5m
26/03/2020

Episode 158

Citizens of Bakersfield California were in for a crazy day on December 10, 2016. The public events of this day would result in a police chase, and two deaths, eventually a third.Manuel Vela was no stranger to dealing with the law, and resisting arrest almost every single time. Beating on his woman was not an unknown pastime for him. He spent his entire life in and out of juvenile homes and eventually prison, but his final crimes against his fiance would be beyond any act of violence he had committed before. Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

26/03/2020

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1h 6m
23/04/2020

Episode 160

Never before have so many of us been forcibly cooped up in our houses for this length of time. COVID-19 has shaken up our routines and our state of mind. During this quarantine, we’ve seen an increase in drug and alcohol consumption, in stress-levels and exacerbated mental illness, loneliness, hopelessness, all of the things that breed conflict. In this episode, we’re starting with a broad scope, talking about all of the attempted acts of domestic terrorism happening on the outside while we sit at home in our own little bubbles, but also the turmoil happening inside homes right now.We're joined by Charles Adams from the KPRC 950 AM and iHeartRadio show The Truth with Charles Adams to dissect the psychology, legal and political issues behind the recent COVID19-related crime wave. Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

23/04/2020

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1h 17m
02/03/2020

Episode 157

Who do we blame when an innocent 8-year-old boy is brutally murdered in a stranger’s kitchen? In this particular case, fingers are pointed in every direction. The cut-and-dry cases of random abduction and murder are terrible and tragic, yet simple. The murder of Markie Mason, however, is anything but simple. Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

02/03/2020

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1h 1m
02/02/2020

Episode 154

Ezra McCandless wove a web of complicated relationships for herself, getting involved romantically with many of the men in her coffee-shop clique in a hipster Wisconsin college town. Things were going well for her until they weren’t, and one person in the exclusive friend group ended up dead. Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

02/02/2020

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1h 5m

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