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Sword and Scale is a 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 underb ...
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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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Welcome to Sword and Scale Nightmares! True Crime for Bedtime. Your nightmare begins now...
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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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In November 2021, beloved Fairfield, Iowa, Spanish teacher Nohema Graber vanished during her routine walk in Chautauqua Park. Her body was found the next day, hidden under a tarp with signs of trauma. As investigators dug deeper, unsettling ties to students and school officials emerged, leaving the town to question who was responsible—and why.…
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In Nevada, a young man has been charged in the death of a man back in February. In North Carolina, the body of a man was found floating in a pond weeks after he had gone missing. His estranged wife has since been charged for the alleged murder. Also in Nevada, a woman has been charged in the stabbing death of a toddler. Consider joining PLUS+ at sw…
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When a welfare check on Sherry Harlan led the Snohomish County police to her tattered and bloody apartment, they knew something much more sinister had happened. But an investigation would soon uncover a murder twisted up in pagan magic. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sword-and-scale--5895676/support.…
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In Ohio, a young teenager was reported missing and later found brutally murdered. Her father was charged with the alleged murder. In Florida, a man allegedly shot and killed his wife after she filed for divorce. In North Carolina, a young pregnant woman has been arrested and charged with murder for the stabbing death of her boyfriend. Consider join…
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It was just after Christmas in 2011, and 22-year-old college cheerleader Saleha Huuda was found dead and burning in a brush fire on the side of the Gainesville Raceway. As the police tried to figure out how this happy-go-lucky student was murdered, they uncovered a twisted story of lies and sex all revolving around one selfish person. Become a supp…
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We bring you some new and updated information on the case of Suzanne Mericle, the Georgia woman accused of killing a man at her home earlier this month. In Texas, a man who was in the process of moving out of his apartment was found brutally stabbed to death. The following day, a friend of his was taken into custody and charged with murder. Over in…
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We have new information on the case of Becky Marodi, the Cal Fire Captain who was found slain in her home last month. In Texas, a man has been charged with murder after an innocent bystander was shot and killed during a heated exchange between two groups of people. In Louisiana, a man has been charged with murder for the death of his stepfather aft…
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In California, a mother is accused of killing her young son during a custody visit. In North Carolina, a man was charged with first-degree murder after a woman was found dead in a hotel room. In Arizona, a man has been charged with murder after his brother was found gunned down in the driveway of his home. Consider joining PLUS+ at swordandscale.co…
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In Utah, a man has been charged in the shooting death of his friend which occurred in early March. The death was initially reported as a possible suicide. In North Carolina, a man was arrested and charged in connection to a triple murder. In Texas, a man is alleged to have killed his step-grandmother in an attack that was directed at his stepfather…
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In Texas, a young couple’s parents go together to discuss the relationship, only for an argument and alleged shooting to break out. In New York, a man who was reported to be missing was discovered hiding in a neighbor’s shed. In North Carolina, a man was charged with murder after he sent a jail grievance confessing to a woman’s alleged murder back …
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In Georgia, a young man was arrested and charged with murder after a woman was found dead in front of her home. In Texas, a young mother was found shot in her home. Her boyfriend claimed that the shooting was accidental, but he didn’t realize that somebody had witnessed the shooting unfold. In New York, a father is accused of gunning down his girlf…
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In Iowa, a man called 911 and reported that he killed his wife. He later confessed that he did so out of mercy. In Massachusetts, a teenager has been charged with the murder of his brother over the weekend. In Washington, police were called to a home for a possible drug overdose. Days later, investigators received a call from a man claiming to be r…
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We have some new and updated information on the disappearance of Nikki McCain from Northern California. In Texas, police nabbed a fugitive wanted for murder out of Georgia. After the arrest, news broke that the suspect was also wanted out of North Carolina for offenses against minors. In Florida, a man has been charged in the fatal wrong-way collis…
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A man in Wisconsin was arrested and charged with murder after he walked into a police station and reported that his girlfriend died in their apartment. The victim was found in an advanced state of decomposition. In Minnesota, a woman was arrested and charged with two counts of murder in connection to an alleged shooting last week. In Texas, a man w…
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In Nevada, a woman was arrested after allegedly trying to have her TV star husband murdered. In Pennsylvania, a man has been charged with felony criminal homicide after his wife was found with her throat slit. In Texas, a man is charged with capital murder for the death of his live-in girlfriend. Consider joining PLUS+ at swordandscale.com/plus…
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In New Jersey, a man has been charged with murder following an alleged stabbing incident last week. In Arkansas, three teenagers were charged with capital murder in relation to a shooting that occurred over the weekend. In Florida, a woman missed her routine walk with her friend. Later that day, her body was found burned beyond recognition. Officer…
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In Florida, a couple stands accused of the alleged kidnapping and dismemberment of a teenager who went missing in February. In New Jersey, a detective with the Newark Police Department was gunned down while working on an investigation. A suspect has been arrested and charged, but their age has caused quite a controversy. In Texas, a teenager has be…
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In Georgia, a woman was arrested in connection to the shooting death of a man in their shared home. In Texas, a man was arrested in connection to his fiance’s death in January, which was initially ruled a suicide. In California, a man was arrested and charged with murder in connection to a fatal shooting from the fall of 2008. In New Jersey, a man …
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In Wisconsin, a young teenager is charged in the alleged murder of his mother, which is reported to have come after he watched a true crime documentary on an infamous case. In Indiana, a man was arrested in connection to the death of a 5-year-old child. In New York, a man was arrested and charged with two counts of murder after a couple was found b…
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In Missouri, a young woman was arrested in connection to the death of her one-year-old child. In Massachusetts, a woman was found shot to death outside of her apartment. Police announced that a suspect has been captured and charged. In Virginia, law enforcement responded to reports of shots fired and found a man and woman suffering from gunshot wou…
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In Georgia, a man was arrested in connection to a shooting spree in a subdivision that left his father dead and another man injured. In Washington, an off-duty state trooper was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide. In Massachusetts, a young man was arrested and charged with murder after his mother was found dead in the family home. Conside…
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In Alabama, a woman was charged with reckless murder after a head-on collision killed a two-year-old child. In Wisconsin, a man faces first-degree murder charges for the death of his wife over the weekend. Also in Alabama, a young man was charged with murder regarding the shooting death of his neighbor. In Maryland, an armed security guard was char…
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In Florida, a man faces a murder charge months after the decomposing body of a woman was found partially buried at a fast food drive-thru. In Maine, law enforcement was called to a home for a reported shooting and found a man dead inside. The homeowner was later arrested and charged with murder. In Alabama, a man called the police to report his wif…
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In Virginia, a man called law enforcement for an incident involving his girlfriend. Upon their arrival, they found a woman dead in a back bedroom of a home. In North Carolina, a man called 911 and reported that he had killed his girlfriend in their apartment at a storage facility. In Ohio, police officers found a man broken down on the side of the …
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On the morning of June 14, 2012, 31-year-old Adam Chase stormed out of his home in Stanley, NY, following a heated argument with his wife, Rose. Hours turned into days, and Adam seemed to vanish without a trace. When former deputy-turned-private investigator Rodney Miller caught wind of the case, his instincts led him to one major suspicion- which …
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In North Carolina, an elderly gentleman called 911 and reported that he had shot his wife to death at their home. In New Jersey, police responded to a high-end apartment and found a man and his pet cat dead. The victim’s brother sat alongside the bodies until police arrived. We bring you an update on a triple murder case out of Northern California …
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In Utah, police arrested a man in connection to the death of a woman who went missing in December of last year. In Georgia, a woman was arrested and charged with malice murder in connection to the January death of her husband. In North Carolina, police were called to a church parking lot and discovered a young man dead from apparent gunshot wounds.…
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We bring you new and updated information on the case of Becky Marodi, the Southern California fire captain who was found slain in her home last Monday. In Florida, a man was arrested after allegedly lying in wait to shoot and kill a man riding on an ATV. In Oregon, a man was arrested in connection to the death of an elderly woman whose body was fou…
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We have some amended and updated information in the case of Samuel Whittemore, the man accused of killing his wife and critically injuring his mother last week. In Texas, police responded to a home after receiving a report about a person having difficulties breathing. Upon arrival, they found a malnourished young woman dead. In New York, a man was …
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In California, first responders are called to a reported assault with a deadly weapon and find a beloved fire captain dead. In Texas, police responded to the scene of what appeared to be a tragic car accident. However, during the investigation, it was discovered that someone had intentionally caused the fatal wreck. In Louisiana, a woman called 911…
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In Connecticut, police responded to an apartment complex after receiving reports of a woman screaming. They later found a woman and a young child dead. We have new information regarding the case of Taylor Meyer, the man accused of killing his wife on Valentine’s Day. We first reported on this story on Tuesday, February 18th. In Michigan, police res…
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In Washington, a man was arrested and charged in the stabbing death of his stepfather last week. In Texas, an elderly man called the police and reported that he had shot and killed his roommate. In Michigan, charges were announced against a man for the death of his on-again-off-again girlfriend. He was later arrested in New Mexico, over 1400 miles …
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In New York, a man was arrested after his roommate’s body was discovered dismembered and floating in the East River. In Indiana, a man was arrested and charged with murder in the death of his wife. We also bring you an update on the alleged murder of Dakota Farley of Big Piney, Wyoming. We initially reported on the story last Wednesday. Consider jo…
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In Texas, a woman was arrested and charged with murder after a man was found shot to death in the street. In Florida, a man was charged with murder in the death of a beloved sheriff’s deputy. In Missouri, a man covered in blood walked into a pharmacy and told the employees he wanted to turn himself in to the police. Consider joining PLUS+ at sworda…
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21-year-old Lauren Kukla spent her life holding her family together - a Michigan household defined by chaos, addiction, and mental illness. Unlike her troubled siblings, Lauren had managed to stay grounded, becoming the caretaker and peacekeeper. While she was preoccupied with managing each crisis on the surface, the deeper issues went unnoticed. B…
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In Tennessee, a man and woman accused of murdering a soldier last year, are extradited after a grand jury indicted both suspects. In Illinois, a man and his younger brother were arrested in connection to the murder of a beloved restaurant owner. In Ohio, a woman was found dead in her home at the beginning of February. Police announced this week tha…
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In Florida, a former college basketball superstar was arrested in connection to his mother’s death. We bring you some updated information on the alleged murder of Tammy King which we reported on yesterday’s episode. And back in Florida, a man was arrested after the body of his teenage girlfriend was found in the backyard of his home. Consider joini…
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In Texas, deputies responded to a requested welfare check and found a woman dead. They’ve since taken the victim’s granddaughter and granddaughter’s boyfriend into custody for the alleged murder. In California, a man was arrested in connection to the hit-and-run death of a pregnant teenager. In Wyoming, a man was arrested after a text message conne…
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In Massachusetts, a woman was arrested in connection to the death of a well-known and beloved lawyer. In Florida, a man was arrested after police found his girlfriend dead in their home. In Texas, a man called 911 and reported that he had killed his husband. Consider joining PLUS+ at swordandscale.com/plus…
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