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The Sword and Scale true-crime podcast is an immersive audio experience covering the dark side of humanity and human nature. Our stories delve into the worst of the worst and include murder, rape, dismemberment and cannibalism. No crime is too brutal and no victim is too pure. The worst monsters are real.

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2019/03/31

Right in the middle of Wisconsin, that’s where you’ll find the small rural town of West-Salem. It’s an idyllic little village that exudes the small-town stereotypes one would expect, its home to kind and hospitable folks who all know one another. And it’s where Barbara and Todd Kendhammer called home. On the morning of Friday, September 16th 2016, what seemed like a sudden freak accident would change their lives forever.

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Sword and Scale Episode 134

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2019/03/23

Sticks and stones will break my bones... a child's nursery rhyme which contains a universal truth that is all but lost in today's day and age of safe spaces and mass censorship of "hurtful words." Respect is not only demanded in this brave new world, but some of us feel entitled to it. Chris Dorner never received the respect he felt he was entitled to. When he felt his honor was being stripped away by the very institution he swore allegiance to he had only one logical choice… go to war with

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Sword and Scale Episode 133

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2019/03/11

Three vicious murders in rural Northeastern Maine stun the small city of Amity’s 238 residents. A missing truck, three innocent victims killed with surgical precision, and a crime scene just a few miles West of the US/Canadian border leave detectives with few clues. Like a trained assassin creeping through the Maine thicket, 20-year-old Thayne Ormsby commits one of the state’s most heinous triple homicides, all apparently - by mistake. A tale of vigilante justice gone horribly wrong

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2019/03/10

From a young age we are instinctually scared of the evil that lurks in darkness. The name we've culturally given this idea is "The Boogeyman". On July 10, 2012 Aaron Schaffhausen became the Boogeyman to his own children.

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Sword and Scale Episode 132

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2019/02/25

On July 17th, 2016, Cara Beckerle went up to the bedroom of her 19-year-old daughter, Aleah, to check on her. When she opened the door, the bed was empty, and Aleah’s wheelchair was sitting next to it. Aleah could not have left of her own free will, as she was incapable of moving on her own due to physical disabilities, and she was nonverbal due to mental disabilities. She was also prone to seizures and had to take daily medication for them. That medication was also still in her room. What

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2019/02/23

Ryan Poston and Shayna Hubers’ relationship was the on again, off again type. She was getting her Masters degree 80 miles away from where Ryan lived and practiced law. Ryan couldn’t see a future with Shayna, but Shayna wanted a life with Ryan no matter what. When Ryan tried to move on and date Miss Ohio, Shayna couldn’t let go. This is when a toxic relationship became deadly.

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Sword and Scale Episode 131

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2019/02/11

Chris Watts is arrested and charged with murder on August 15th, 2018 in the disappearance of his pregnant wife Shanann and their two children, daughters Bella and Celeste. The caring father and husband was the envy of those who followed their success live online for the world to see. But behind the dramatic weight loss, the anticipated birth of their third child - a son, and Chris and Shanann’s thriving professional careers, a much darker truth remained. Chris wanted a new beginning. A new

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2019/02/10

Anchorage, Alaska can be a cold and dark city. In the summer of 2016, it was clear this coming winter would be one of the coldest and darkest winters yet. By June there were 11 murders, putting them on track for one of the deadliest years in decades. In the month of July, 9 more people died and by August the community was worried that a serial killer had made the scenic bike paths and parks their personal hunting ground at night. Dead bodies were piling up but local James Dale Ritchie wasn’t

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Sword and Scale Episode 130

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2019/01/26

On August 13th, 2018, expectant mother Shanann Watts and her daughters Bella and Celeste were reported missing from their home in Frederick, Colorado. As if vanishing into thin air, her vehicle was left locked in the family garage, her purse and wallet remaining on the kitchen counter. Husband and father Christopher Watts was the last to see them alive in the early morning hours, and his claims grew increasingly more bizarre as he spoke openly to the media in the hours and days after their initial

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Sword and Scale Episode 129

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2018/12/16

All you need, is love. The lyrics etched on the consciousness of an entire generation. But what happens when all you need, is lost? 36-year old former child actor Aaron Wulf details nearly thirty years of violent physical and sexual abuse in his nearly 600 page written manifesto entitled, “My Worst Nightmare In History.” A man who grew up in front of the camera, records his final moments behind the lens after losing his fiancé unexpectedly to cancer. His story begs the question -

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Sword and Scale Episode 128

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2018/12/09

9-year old Omaree Varela’s lifeless, bruised, and tattered body was recovered at the base of toy bouncy horse just two days after Christmas in 2013. His mother and stepfather claimed his death was the result of a freak accident while playing with his younger sibling. However, the marks on Omaree’s body and a horrifying 22 minute 911 call just six months earlier paint a much more sinister picture of what really happened. SOURCES Trial to begin in 2013 kicking death of 9-year-old

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Sword and Scale Episode 127

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2018/11/25

In 2008, Adam Baker and his daughter, Zahra, moved to the United States from Queensland, Australia with the hopes of having the perfect new life. Adam had just married his new bride, Elisa, whom Zahra was quite fond of. What they soon began to learn was that the so-called “Evil Stepmother” was no fairytale, and what existed was a real life monster... BOOK SOURCES 911 Call from Elisa Baker Regarding Fire Zahra Baker’s Step-Mother Speaks From Prison 10 More Years: Elisa

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2018/11/22

David Grunwald was a stellar student, a respectful teenager, and always punctual. When he didn’t come home one night his parents immediately began to worry, after all, it was November and they lived in Alaska. The community rallied together to assist in the search, and his parents never gave up hope of finding him. But then they discovered the dangers of the Alaskan wilderness in winter didn’t compare to the savagery of people or the stupidity of youth. David fell victim to corrupting

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2018/11/11

The world of online dating can be a precarious one, filled with peril. When Sydney Loofe met a young girl by the name of Audrey, she thought she had made a friend and potential girlfriend. Instead, she got sucked into the deceptive and bizarre world of Bailey Boswell and Abrey Trail.

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Sword and Scale Episode 126

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2018/11/11

On Tuesday September 13th, 2016 a 911 call police responded to 363 Covert Court Ashland, Ohio, an abandoned house near a laundromat. Minutes earlier, a frantic 911 call had been placed, from this location, by a woman who claimed she was being held captive and forced to perform sex acts with her captor. The story that would emerge from this strange series of events would lead to the eventual conviction of a serial killer by the name of Shawn M. Grate. SOURCES More details from exclusive

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S&S Rewind Episode 82

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2018/11/02

911 Dispatcher Chris Swick chats with Stefanie and Matt about keeping people on the line as they experience the worst moments of their lives.

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S&S Rewind Episode 81

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2018/10/30

Yeah, party time!! Today's episode features a truly SICK party-- one where the host murdered his parents and threw an all-nighter to celebrate while the bodies were still in the house.

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Sword and Scale Episode 125

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2018/10/28

Chris and Cameron Ervin felt neglected and under-loved. In a life of increasing pressures, they numbed their minds with recreational drugs and shucked all responsibility in spite of being provided every opportunity to lead a successful life. When life seemed like too much they took the one thing that stood in their way... SOURCES 911 call during Snellville brothers' alleged murder attempt released RAW: Christopher Ervin makes statement to judge RAW VIDEO: Cameron Ervin addresses judge 911

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2018/10/27

Dating apps like Tinder have completely transformed the dating scene, particularly among millennials. They allow users to swipe ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on hundreds, maybe even thousands of profiles in their area. Some people go on these apps looking for friendships, others for romantic connections. But not everyone on these apps is in the market for friendship or romance...

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S&S Rewind Episode 80

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2018/10/26

The Craig's List Killer, Part 2. Stefanie and Matt continue their analysis of one truly stupid criminal who left behind a mountain of evidence leading to his arrest. The guys also look at some other chilling cases where people used Craig's List to find their victims.

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