Episode 5

During the early morning hours of September 22nd, 2010, 13-year-old Alexis Mitchell awoke to the sight of her father looming over her and wearing a Halloween mask. His hands were around her neck, but he let up after she elbowed and bit him. Either having passed out or fallen asleep again thinking it was all a dream, Alexis eventually woke again up to the sound of screaming.Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

17 Juni 20181h 6min

On Sunday, October 4th 2009, Milford Police Sgt. Kevin Furlong was dispatched by 911 to 4 Trow Road in Mont Vernon. There had been a home invasion. Inside he found Jaimie Cates with multiple stab wounds and injuries and the body of her mom Kimberly Cates with numerous slashing and stab marks. Who would have done such a thing to this poor family?Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

4 Juni 20181h

31-year-old Nicole VanderHeyden was substitute teacher and mother of three. She lived with her boyfriend and father of her infant son, Doug Detrie, in Bellevue, Brown County, WI. The Green Bay metro area. Her body was found naked and strangled in a farm field on May 21, 2016. Her skull was fractured and she suffered blunt force trauma to the left side of her head breaking and dislocating her jaw as well as injuries to her esophagus, trachea, and neck consistent with strangulation. Her clothes were found off the side of a highway on-ramp. Doug reports her missing that same morning. Police arrest him a couple days later after Nicole’s blood is found on the pavement and the murder weapon, a “black cord,” outside his home.Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

20 Maj 20181h 15min

Some crimes are so extreme that they defy the laws of nature. Ending the life of your very own mother, for example, is so unfathomable to most that it may be the most vile crime imaginable. The story we tell you here goes well beyond that. Strap in..Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

12 Maj 20181h 1min

This will be, BY FAR, the most frustrating podcast you listen to (perhaps ever). We here, at Sword and Scale, have had some pretty frustrating interactions with emergency operators, but nothing can prepare you for this audio gem.We also tangentially cover the brutal and completely senseless killing of an entire family. They were the Van Breda's and they lived near 10 Allemann Street.Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

29 Apr 20181h 14min

Some tales of human depravity are just unimaginable. Are they the actions of a monster, or simply a monstrous act? Sometimes the lines are not quite so clear, and perhaps monsters are not only real, but existing all around us, and hidden in plain site.This is the story of a young boy named Joshua Earl Patrick Phillips, an even younger girl named Maddie Clifton, and a waterbed.Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

14 Apr 20181h 7min

What exactly is "God's Plan?" Do you know? Some people think they do. Jonathan Hearn and Sabrina Limon thought "God's Plan" included having an illicit affair and killing Sabrina's husband.Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

1 Apr 20181h 1min

Part 2 of the Natalie Bollinger Murder...Get instant access to all episodes, including premium unreleased episodes, commercial-free at swordandscale.com

17 Mars 20181h 40min