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Sword and Scale

Sword and Scale is an internet radio show and website covering the dark underworld of crime and the criminal justice system’s response to it. The first episode launched January 1st, 2014 and feature s... Read more

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Episode 161

Episode 161

On May 6th, 2013, Sharlene Bosma watched as her husband Tim pulled away from their house on a test drive with two strang... Read more

4 May 2020

1hr 1min

Ranked #2

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Episode 153

Episode 153

A neighbor dispute turns deadly after a brain damaged war vet with PTSD finally snaps on Labor Day 2012. Did Billy Woodw... Read more

19 Dec 2019

1hr 20mins

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Episode 120

Episode 120

Everyone loves the idea of having the perfect family and keeping everyone close together. Go to work, come home, play wi... Read more

19 Aug 2018

58mins

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Episode 154

Episode 154

Ezra McCandless wove a web of complicated relationships for herself, getting involved romantically with many of the men ... Read more

2 Feb 2020

1hr 4mins

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Episode 140

Episode 140

During the early morning hours of May 5th, 2012, Mark Duenas was awoken by what sounded like a catfight outside of his f... Read more

4 Jul 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 158

Episode 158

Citizens of Bakersfield California were in for a crazy day on December 10, 2016. The public events of this day would res... Read more

26 Mar 2020

1hr 5mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 162

Episode 162

Ryan Lawrence appeared to be a caring and dutiful father, taking his 21-month-old daughter Maddox with him as he deliver... Read more

18 May 2020

57mins

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Episode 100

Episode 100

For our landmark hundredth episode we cover a story that has all the elements our listeners love to hear. A graphic and ... Read more

1 Oct 2017

51mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 155

Episode 155

We’re back with the riveting conclusion to the tale of Ezra McCandless and her claims of repeated sexual victimization. ... Read more

15 Feb 2020

59mins

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Episode 160

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 ou... Read more

23 Apr 2020

1hr 17mins

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Episode 87

Episode 87

Over the course of a normal school day, a mystery unravels. At first there is chaos, confusion and much worry, but soon ... Read more

8 Apr 2017

59mins

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Episode 92

Episode 92

The love of a mother is something many of us take for granted, but when it's not present during the early formative year... Read more

19 Jun 2017

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Episode 88

Episode 88

When a 14 year old boy named Philip Chism goes missing in the middle of a school day, his mother thinks the worst and ca... Read more

24 Apr 2017

55mins

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Episode 117

Episode 117

During the early morning hours of September 22nd, 2010, 13-year-old Alexis Mitchell awoke to the sight of her father loo... Read more

17 Jun 2018

1hr 6mins

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Episode 152

Episode 152

This is the exciting conclusion of the Sheila Davalloo Story. If you haven’t listened to part one go back one episode an... Read more

8 Dec 2019

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Episode 98

Episode 98

"We lock our doors at night to keep the outside world, to keep evil out, right? ...but what happens when evil has a key?... Read more

3 Sep 2017

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