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Sword and Scale Nightmares

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Welcome to Sword and Scale Nightmares! True Crime for Bedtime. Your nightmare begins now...
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Cheers

Cheers

2024-10-0930:281

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

Surgeon

2024-10-0232:101

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

No Justice

2024-09-2533:013

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

The Gift

2024-09-1830:506

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

Act Your Age

2024-09-1134:11

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

The Pact

2024-09-0431:436

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

The Tourist

2024-08-2830:015

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

Hell

2024-08-2128:173

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

Clown

2024-08-1433:566

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

Cuck

2024-08-0733:365

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

God Bless America

2024-07-3130:487

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

Full House

2024-07-2439:198

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

Protector

2024-07-1730:115

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

Nightmares Season 2

2024-06-2603:351

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What a Boar

What a Boar

2023-12-0732:309

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.
Such Drama

Such Drama

2023-11-2335:315

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.
Sucker

Sucker

2023-11-0931:384

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.
Sugar

Sugar

2023-10-2630:343

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.
No Good Deed

No Good Deed

2023-10-1236:326

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.
Nice Shot

Nice Shot

2023-09-2833:218

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.
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Comments (194)

Brooke Anderson

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY!!!!!??????? Strike 2. The last episode was glitchy too. Starting to piss me off. Why do I subscribe if I can't listen?

Oct 9th
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Mike S

wtf is that cover photo lol

Oct 6th
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Mike S

edgelords gonna edgelord

Oct 4th
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Mike S

scary

Oct 3rd
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Ch3No2

And FUN WAS HAD BY ONE AND ALL!! Why would you let a stranger back off your twig and berries, in a cabin in the woods FFS?

Oct 2nd
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Brooke Anderson

Love this podcast, but there are so MANY glitches that this episode is completely fucked. unlistenable! I can only hope it gets rereleased fixed.

Oct 2nd
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Brooke Anderson

what's w all the glitches in this episode

Oct 2nd
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Mike S

damn

Sep 29th
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Amy Torgerson

Love this show just as much as Sword and Scale!!

Sep 24th
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Holly Dawson

still we kick America's arse in sprees, or lack thereof! but hey keep arguing about amendments please

Sep 11th
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stefan henriksen

that shows what religion does to people ..pure brainwashing

Sep 5th
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Krysten Ervin

what the fuck is going on with the amount of ads in this episode

Aug 23rd
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Kimberly

That's what I say all the time: "Nobody wants to do their job anymore," and if they do, there's no pride in it! BTW love your show

Aug 22nd
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Preshwhoa

I'm pretty sure it's pronounced A-duh

Aug 18th
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Gina Dainty

sorry but omg what an absolute snoozefest that episode was 🥱

Aug 9th
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Ch3No2

Noooo pussy is good enough to kill someone over!!!

Aug 7th
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A Cleminson

I remember hearing about this right after it happened. I was at work and my coworker that was there at the time lived blocks away from where this took place. I can not even imagine witnessing it. thank you for covering it I was curious what had happened to Alexis and what he was charged with.

Jul 31st
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Holly Dawson

I find these stories so dark and interesting, also the hypocrisy of the narrator is damn hilarious!

Jul 17th
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Tina Johnson

it's back and if you like this podcast download the sword and scale app we are two or three ahead of you all it's the best

Jul 8th
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Brian Reese

over 7mths and no new episodes. stop being lazy

Jun 28th
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