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Sword and Scale

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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 underbelly of human nature and so-called civilized society. Told from an everyman's point of view, Sword and Scale goes beyond the news clips and the sensationalist headlines to hold up a mirror to the audience and ask, "Is it us versus them? Or are we just like 'them' too?" Sword and scale proves that the worst monsters are real.
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  • Episode 266

    Episode 266
    Jun 16 2024
    In early September of 2016, two young men from Gillette, Wyoming went missing. About a month later, the local police were alerted to a strange, black pickup truck that was parked on the side of a road. This truck reportedly smelled like rotting flesh. When police arrived to investigate, they found the missing men, but they didn’t find all of them. They only found a few chopped-up pieces.
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 265

    Episode 265
    Jun 3 2024
    Sunday, February 1, 2004 was Superbowl XXXVIII, a game between the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots. Sarasota Springs, a medium-sized community in Florida, was celebrating the game like most other American towns: with beer, food, and family. While the rest of Sarasota Springs indulged in the festivities with their loved ones, one family was desperately searching for one of theirs, an 11-year-old girl named Carlie Brucia.
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    1 hr
  • Episode 264

    Episode 264
    May 20 2024
    In 2002, high school senior Stacy DeGrandchamp died after getting into a physical fight with her schoolmate, Holly Boisvert. For many, the assumption was that Holly had murdered Stacy, but the police could never figure out how she did it, if she did it at all. The case eventually went cold, and nobody would get any real answers about Stacy’s death for almost twenty years.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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Very informative

I am new to podcasts, but have been interested in true crime for years. The episodes are informative and I enjoy listening while I'm at work. Two thumbs up.

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excellent take on true crime

The Host is funny and real. Great Interviews and I definitely appreciate that there aren't side bar stories and background noises. Well made program.

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Love how he tells story!

He’s the best storyteller!! Some voices are annoying but, not his. Great podcast to binge!!

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Better than most.

I've heard and seen this story told many times but Mike tells the story better than most others. I love Sword and Scale and Mike's narrative is the best, by far, than other podcasters. Keep up the good work. You all work very hard to tell us a story that captives the mind.

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best true crime podcast!

The narrator is engaging & stories are told well. Highly recommend giving this a listen if your into true crime.

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Best true crime pod cast ever!

I love this pod cast! My favorite so far! Thanks for all you guys hard work and keep it up!

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It's hard doing the right thing....

But it has to be done... I was totally baffled to hear about people ridiculing him. I guess that was naive of me. He deserves a freaking medal and some privacy.

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Ruling thrown out

His release was overturned by the 6th circuit Court of Appeals. It was published November 2021.

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Well told horrible story

You did a great job telling this horrible story. It’s disgusting to realize this monster of a mother will be out some day.

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My favorite by far!

The best horrifying but brutally honest true crime podcast you will find! I can't stop listening!

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