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Welcome to Sword and Scale Nightmares! True Crime for Bedtime. Your nightmare begins now... This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

Sword and Scale


    • Feb 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 53 EPISODES

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    The Sword and Scale Nightmares podcast is an incredible true crime podcast that delves into the dark side of society in a way that is both intriguing and insightful. One of the best aspects of this podcast is its ability to find strange cases that are often overlooked by other crime podcasts. The host provides great commentary on these cases, offering unique perspectives and shedding light on the lesser-known aspects of each story. The length of each episode is perfect for winding down after a long day, making it ideal for listening to while doing household chores or relaxing.

    One standout aspect of Sword and Scale Nightmares is the thorough research that goes into each episode. The host and his team clearly put in a lot of effort to ensure that the stories they present are well-written and accurate. This dedication to honoring the victims is evident throughout the podcast, as they approach each case with respect and sensitivity. The narration is also top-notch, keeping listeners engaged from start to finish.

    On the downside, some listeners may find certain episodes too gruesome or disturbing. The true crime genre can be intense, and Sword and Scale Nightmares does not shy away from covering horrifying encounters. While this may be off-putting for some, it is important to note that these stories are based on real events that highlight the worst aspects of human behavior.

    In conclusion, Sword and Scale Nightmares is an exceptional true crime podcast that sets the bar high for others in the genre. With its ability to uncover lesser-known cases and provide insightful commentary, it offers a fresh perspective on society's darker side. While some episodes may be difficult for sensitive listeners, those who enjoy thought-provoking storytelling will find this podcast truly captivating. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to true crime podcasts, Sword and Scale Nightmares is definitely worth a listen.



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    Latest episodes from Sword and Scale Nightmares

    Where is Season 3?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 9:35


    Subscribe Now to This Doesn't Happen to People Like Me on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Show kicks off March 3rd, 2025.  Available ad-free at swordandscale.com/plus

    Mom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 34:47


    Kimberly Cargill was evil personified. She abused her children for years, circumventing the system to keep them in her clutches. Finally, the state caught on and what she did to keep from trouble was worse than the abuse itself.

    Dad

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 25:59


    In the tiny, rural village of Emerson, Nebraska, where only about 800 people live nestled in the northern, rolling hills, a series of inexplicable events begins to unfold. What seems like an ordinary morning turns into a nightmare as a young mother stumbles upon clues that hint at foul play on her boyfriend's property. As the clues quickly mount, the truth reveals itself to be far worse than anyone could have imagined.

    Evil Prevails

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 34:20


    A search for missing Morgan Harrington reveals a connection between her abduction and murder and an unsolved sexual assault from years earlier. Only when Hannah Graham goes missing, years after that, and the most extensive and technologically advanced search in Virginia history is conducted does the truth about who was behind these brutal crimes come to light.

    Lobotomized

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 29:45


    Tammy thought she met the man of her dreams when she started dating Joseph Oberhansley. He was younger than her and she found him handsome. But when he slowly became controlling and she discovered the secret of his horrible past she broke it off. Only then did Joe reveal his true self and Tammy never stood a chance.

    Father Figure

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 24:42


    The report of local businessman Tom Merriman's death may have been overstated but when officers with the Solana Beach Police Department searched for Tom and couldn't find him they were sent into high alert. The search for Tom would reveal a long-time betrayal and a motive for his murder for the most unlikely of suspects.

    Assistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 28:53


    In July 2020, 33-year-old tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh was found dismembered down to his torso in his New York City apartment. Bank statements would reveal who had the motive to commit such a heinous murder.

    Laborious

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 25:13


    When a 46-year-old woman calls 9-11 for help after a sudden home birth, suspicions are raised when she shows no signs of labor. Police would soon discover the grisly truth behind the baby's unexpected birth.

    Cheers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 26:51


    Cameron Kirk was a sad, depressed middle-aged man who found himself living back at home with his mother, Paula Kirk. Things had never been good between the two, but as her drinking increased, so did his resentments and it would all end in a gruesome murder. 

    Surgeon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 29:11


    A long-time dream turns into a nightmare for a Virginia man trapped in a cabin in the Oklahoma woods. Kia Aster had the highest hopes when he met a stranger at the airport. But what he thought would be a quick and painless trip landed him in the emergency room bleeding, collapsed, and unconscious.

    No Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 29:15


    In December of 2014, 19-year-old Jessica Chambers was set on fire in her car on an old country road in her rural Mississippi town. Jessica survived long enough to give a few clues as to who committed this unspeakable crime, but it would prove near impossible to apprehend her killer.

    The Gift

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 27:05


    Colleen and Rob McKernan were set up by common friends and had a quick, whirlwind romance. But her controlling ways would turn fatal as she learned the hard way that you can't change anyone, no matter how hard you try.

    Act Your Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 31:09


    When 15-year-old Joanna Dennehy first met 20-year-old John Treanor in her hometown of St. Albans, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom, the romance was like something out of “Trainspotting”. It predictably descended into madness over the course of 12 years, because Joanna had been hiding a secret. It was one that jeopardized the lives of everyone in her orbit.

    The Pact

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 28:25


    A quaint township in Pennsylvania is shaken to its core when three dead bodies are discovered lying in a perfect line in their backyard. The police don't immediately know what happened to Elizabeth Daub and her parents but it appears to be an execution-style killing. A bullet for each of them to the back of the head. But then strange documents and the discovery of chilling YouTube videos cast a different light on the God-fearing family.

    The Tourist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 26:09


    When recent college graduates Kelsey Chang and Eva Liu decided to take a celebratory trip to Europe before starting their careers, neither young woman could have prevented the horrors that awaited them when they got to Germany. It'd be a trip that would change their lives forever.

    Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 25:19


    88 elderly lives are in peril after the Quaker's Hill Nursing Home goes up in flames. Who started the fire, and why? This is the story of one of Australia's worst mass murderers.

    Clown

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 29:13


    Engulfed in the horrorcore scene, 20-year-old Richard McCroskey made a name for himself, singing about satanism, suicide, murder, and rape online. After releasing songs titled “Murderous Rage,” “Infamy,” and “I Kill People for Real,” Richard made some internet friends of the same ilk. When Richard traveled halfway across the country to meet those friends in person, he learned that sometimes life imitates art.

    Cuck

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 29:03


    Pastor David Evans and his wife, Kristie, were stars in their little town of Ada, Oklahoma. They were good Christians devoted to their church and their community, but once they became empty nesters, they started dabbling in sin and it all ended in murder.

    God Bless America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 28:01


    In the idyllic town of Shakopee, where the Minnesota River winds its peaceful course, and a community finds solace, tranquility turns to terror when a horrifying crime rocks the neighborhood to its core. A young woman witnesses a night-marish scene right outside her home and shares it, sending shockwaves through the town and beyond.

    Full House

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 35:52


    It took over four years to identify the remains of Ryan Zimmerman. Understanding how and why he was killed would force authorities to untangle a twisted knot of love, sex, and gender transitioning.

    Protector

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 26:28


    On the bleak day following Thanksgiving in 2022, the tranquility of La Sierra South, a Riverside, California neighborhood, was shattered. Within the confines of a close-knit cul-de-sac, panic ensued. A series of frantic 911 calls echoed through the air, detailing a mysterious vehicle, an active kidnapping, and ultimately, a raging house fire. The community stood at the precipice of chaos, gripped by a chain of events that would forever alter their lives.

    Nightmares Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 3:35


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    What a Boar

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 26:59


    In 2016, a notorious Polish librarian took flight to the island of Malta after brutally mutilating a beautiful language teacher named Katarzyna Jaroszyńska. Police were thrust onto a dark journey into the twisted mind of a brilliant and sadistic murderer. Baffled at the savage crime, detectives must uncover the truth and bring the elusive killer to justice.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Such Drama

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 29:36


    When a promising young actress is raped and murdered in her childhood bedroom, her family and the police department are stunned as to who could have done this. Two linking crimes eventually lead to the same unassuming suspect.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Sucker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 27:49


    During some of Romania's toughest times under Communist control, a vampire stalked the streets after midnight seeking out prey to satisfy his urges for blood and death. While the crimes were initially ignored to spare the country's reputation, Ion Rimaru would finally be caught and named the Butcher of Bucharest.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Sugar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 26:18


    18-year-old Aprina Paul was a nursing student following her dreams when she mysteriously went missing. Her mother Alice Larrue never gave up hope, even when Aprina's killer continued to harass her.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    No Good Deed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 32:42


    Mormons and entrepreneurs Tony and Katherine Butterfield were the kind of people who gave a leg up to anyone who needed it. They invited jobless citizens to work for their landscaping company and homeless ones into their home. So on the morning of April 18th, 2020 no one could believe it when screams were heard coming from their house, and the pair were discovered fatally wounded while their three small children wondered what just happened. Detectives assumed a disgruntled ex-employee came for revenge even in the quiet town of West Jordan. But the motive for this slaughter was far more insidious.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Nice Shot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 28:45


    In Tennessee in 2005 a jury was faced with a difficult question. What would you do if you were in Kim Cunningham's place? It was a difficult question to answer. After the law failed her once Kim gunned down a man in broad daylight before turning herself in. She claimed it was all for her kids.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Porcelain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 28:03


    In the spring of 2006, a bubbly young woman with close ties to friends and family suddenly goes missing, leaving behind all of her personal belongings and a ransacked apartment. When Christina Eubanks turns up dead, everyone wants the truth. But the truth won't come so easily and jurors would find themselves wondering if the victim was spontaneoulsy struck or if she was slain over a dirty secret.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Paper Thin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 25:16


    Neighbors in a Santa Cruz beachside bungalow are alarmed when a strange smell starts emitting from one apartment building. No one could have imagined what happened inside.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Doctor Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 30:07


    In 2008, something strange started happening in Omaha, Nebraska. Multiple members of Creighton University Medical Center's pathology department were targeted in violent crimes. Five years later, it happened again. Police and people in the community were scratching their heads. How could anyone have a grudge against a group of doctors?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Spoiled

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 29:49


    Not hearing from her sister in a while Pamela Powel called the police. Upon a welfare check the police would discover her home was empty. It wasn't just Alison Sapikowski that was missing, it was her husband James, and her high school-aged son Adam. When the police began canvassing the neighborhood asking questions they would reveal a most shocking reason the Sapikowskis were nowhere to be found.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Going for a Spin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 32:02


    In June of 1977, Yale students Terri Jentz and Avra Goldman are on a cross-country biking trip when a terrifying attack changes their lives forever.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Peeping David

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 29:43


    When Kent law enforcement arrived at 67-year-old David Fuller's home on December 3rd, 2020, they expected to put an end to a 33-year-old murder investigation. They never expected that closing this case would shatter the lives of over 100 additional families in the process.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Exorcism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 27:53


    While police search a small Pentecostal church for kidnapped Baby Brandon, another disturbing case emerges… one involving the horrifying exorcism of Arely Proctor.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Protective Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 32:59


    It was May of 1998 in the small town of Romeo, Michigan and a crew of detectives found themselves knee-deep in a hoarder's nest. The once quaint home of the Verellen Sisters now resembled the inside of a dumpster. The whole house was littered with trash: greasy paper bags, half-empty cups of soda, pest strips hanging from the ceiling collecting flies, and ketchup. There was an obscene amount of ketchup smeared over the entire home. With each step into the layers of trash on the floor, the detectives wondered what mysterious noise would pop under their feet. The squish of an old hamburger? A cat? A small dog? After all, the people living here shared this mess with seven pets. The detectives trudged through the sea of clothes, feces, trash, and children's toys. They were looking for a woman who had gone missing and this was the last known place she had been seen alive.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Kid Van

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 29:51


    After a little boy's body is found floating off the Oregon coastline in December of 2001, detectives are alarmed that no one in the area reports a missing child. Soon, more bodies are pulled from the water, and a narcissistic conman goes on the run.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Immaculate

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 24:11


    Happily married Joseph Parker and his wife fell on hard times after he lost his job. Their beautiful home in Tennessee was foreclosing soon, and they were equally distressed. The pressure was mounting, and they couldn't imagine things getting any worse. Then, on their 12th anniversary, Joseph begins hearing noises coming from the garage. What he discovered would turn the family upside down.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Culture War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 29:56


    Amarillo, Texas is known to many as “Bomb City” because it's home to the Pantex nuclear weapons facility. In the 90's, Amarillo was filled with lots of country-folk and bible-belt families, but there also existed a subculture that the town worked hard to keep hidden. Just before Christmas in 1997, the veritable civil-war between the youth of these two groups came to an explosive head. This time, not everyone would be making it out alive.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Check Out

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 29:50


    In 1997, Ricki Ellsworth, a wife, mom and daughter went missing from her night job at a Memphis hotel. Her only remains were the red stains left behind on the walls and floor where she worked. While her murder would be solved her body would never be found thanks to the years of planning by her killer.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Three Strikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 30:26


    A shocking news headline sends minor league baseball player Blake Bivens home in a hurry. Something was happening in his hometown in Virginia and he feared the worst. A tragedy struck that affected the whole community and would change his life forever.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    The Final House

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 33:16


    In fall of 1974, a father and son bond over multiple armed robberies, sexual assaults, and brutal murders.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Not Recovering

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 23:37


    Amityville, New York was the scene for a 70's movie called Amityville Horror, but 2020 reminded residents that horror can strike at any time. Vietnam vet Dwight Powers would be the focus of this true story, and he wouldn't live to tell it. Assaulted in his very home by a crazed and ruthless man, he learned the hard way that safety and peace are only ever temporary.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    The Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 32:05


    A brilliant psychopath traps multiple women in his secret basement and begins plans to create the perfect family.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Women's Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 24:01


    “Artist, women's rights activist, Japanese immigrant, renowned arts professor”. These are the words that describe Rie Hachiyanagi, a paper artist living and working in Massachusetts at Mount Holyoke College. When she discovered her friend in serious danger one night in December of 2019, Rie revealed to the world her multi-faceted personality. There was more to Rie than those around her could see.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Graphic Novel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 31:01


    “If you were gorgeous and running out of money, what would you do? If you loved hurting things, what would you do?” 30-year-old Iana Kasian was a Ukrainian woman who was about to marry into a very wealthy Canadian family. She had already secured her spot with a baby on the way. Iana would soon learn the answers to those cryptic questions… though she'd learn them the hard way.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Dorm Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 31:53


    The entire second floor of the Graham-Greenlee dormitory on the University of Arizona's campus was suddenly awoken in the early morning hours of September 5th, 2007. It sounded like someone was moving furniture until they heard screams. A fight had broken out between roommates sending Galareka Harrison fleeing down the hall searching for help leaving a trail of blood behind her.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Second Grave

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 31:41


    Detectives fear the worst after a 9-year-old girl goes missing, and an empty grave is discovered in the nearby woods.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    All in the Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 27:53


    From the moment Katie Fusco learned that she was an adopted child, she longed to understand where she came from and why she was put up for adoption in the first place. At age 18, just as she was about to graduate high school and head off to college, Katie decided to make contact with her biological parents. Unfortunately, this choice came with a hard lesson. Some rocks should never be turned over.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    All Aboard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 26:22


    In 1986, a young Navy Seaman went missing from Gibraltar, a British naval base, after the ship The Illustrious docked for a few days. Simon Parkes's grief-stricken parents would search for him for more than fifteen years, until 2001 when a connection was made between Simon and two other young cadets who went missing. Their bodies would surface, but Simon's would not. Investigators would later discover the grim reality that they may have encountered one of the worst serial killers in England's history.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

    Roadkill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 32:16


    Two men on vacation in Florida happen upon a battered and desperate woman who stumbled out of the brush on the side of a remote highway in South Florida. As the men try to help Shandelle Maycock they realize her injuries are severe but she wasn't worried about them, she was more worried about who did this to her… and her still missing child.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5863198/advertisement

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