Welcome to Sword and Scale Nightmares! True Crime for Bedtime. Your nightmare begins now...
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Daily true-crime news and coverage of high-profile criminal cases from around the country and around the globe, five days a week.
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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 underb ...
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Sword and Scale Rewind, hosted by Matt Fondiler and Ian Bagg, is the comedy aftershow for the popular true-crime podcast Sword and Scale. Each episode number corresponds to it's counterpart on it's sister podcast. So kick back, have a pot or two and listen to some murder-comedy...
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September 20th, 2024 - "I have a moral problem"...
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Last week, an elderly gentleman called the police to report he attacked his wife. In Oklahoma, police responded to a reported suicide and found that the scene told a much different story. And in Wisconsin, a woman has been charged for the death of her boyfriend back in July. Follow us on social media: X: @SAS_Daily Instagram: @swordandscaledaily Co…
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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.Af Sword and Scale
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Nancy Lewton evacuated her Florida home ahead of Hurricane Ian but a different storm was on her horizon. Not being able to contact her son Travis for days sent her all the way to Toledo, OH to check on him. When days passed and family members hadn’t heard from her or her son they called the police. What the police would find was one of the more biz…
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September 19th, 2024 - Unanswered Questions
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In Washington, deputies responded to a home in Kitsap County for a reported assault. Over the weekend, law enforcement in Texas responded to a home where a woman was found dead. The suspect in that case led police on a high speed chase. In New York, three years after a teenager was found smothered in their home, a suspect has been taken into custod…
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September 18th, 2024 - "I had to defend myself, dude"...
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In Indiana, officers are called to a convention center for a reported assault. When they arrived, they found an employee who was brutally assaulted by an unknown man. The suspect gave an interesting reason for the attack. Down in Florida, police were called to the scene of a body found next to a dumpster. And back in Indiana, police were called to …
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September 17th, 2024 - "I'm not scared of you. I know where you live."...
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In Dallas, police responded to a pedestrian versus vehicle collision and found a teenager mortally wounded. The reasoning for the crash was senseless. Over in Michigan, police responded to a reported shooting at an apartment complex. Over the weekend, police in Arkansas received a call from a man who stated he shot his father. And in Houston, polic…
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September 16th, 2024 - "Unpredictable, bizarre behavior"...
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In Ohio, police responded to a report about a missing child. Police in Chicago announced the arrest of a suspect in a two-year-old homicide case. Over in Michigan, police respond to a late-night home invasion and assault and find an elderly couple in bad shape. In North Carolina, a woman called the police after receiving a text message from a frien…
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September 13th, 2024 - "A violent predator; a psychopath"...
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Law enforcement in Florida responded to a reported accidental injury and found something far more heinous occurred. Police in Pennsylvania responded to a reported shooting at a bar. In New Mexico, police are called to a reported fight on a mesa, but find no one there. Hours later, they’re called back after a body is found. X: @SAS_Daily Instagram: …
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September 12th, 2024 - "How do you like me now?"...
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In Indiana, a woman ordered an Uber after her shift at work but never arrived home. We have new information regarding the death of up-and-coming gymnast, Kara Welsh. In Florida, deputies are called to the scene of an early morning shooting. The suspect claimed the only shooting he was doing that morning was on Call of Duty. X: @SAS_Daily Instagram:…
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September 11th, 2024 - "Do a rip"...
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Police in Warrenville, Illinois respond to a reported cardiac arrest and find a woman suffering from suspicious injuries. Law enforcement in Rusk County, Texas was called out for a reported vehicle fire and then found a body in the trunk. In Massachusetts, a mother of three went missing from her apartment after visiting a neighbor’s apartment. X: @…
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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…
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Police in Columbus, Ohio are called to a grocery store for a reported assault. In Mississippi, local police are called to an apartment complex for a fight and find a woman dead. A Northern California woman convicted for the death of her two-year-old daughter was sentenced last week. And in Houston, a carjacking at the end of August left an elderly …
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September 9th, 2024 - Unforgivable Sin
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A newlywed nurse from Beaverton, Oregon was reported missing after failing to show up for work. In Utah, the father of a Sheriff’s deputy took his role as a dad a bit too far. A recent Northern Arizona University graduate seemingly disappeared after spending the day with family. And that same family would ultimately help law enforcement find him an…
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September 6th, 2024 - At her wit's end...
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Police in Flint, Michigan are called to the scene of a pedestrian versus vehicle crash and realize something is off about the incident. A Corporal with the Harris County Precinct 4 in Texas was ambushed while on his way to work. In Kansas, police made an arrest regarding a suspicious death that occurred back in July. A woman in Coral Springs, Flori…
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September 5th, 2024 - "I have the wrong house"...
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We have an update regarding Sheridan Fogle, the man arrested in connection to the disappearance of a woman in 2022. Police in Houston arrest a man after a bizarre shooting at a home. After, stories about the suspect start coming out revealing a troubling situation. In New York, police respond to a reported stabbing but find a victim beaten to death…
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September 4th, 2024 - Cashing checks...
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Law enforcement in Georgia announced the arrest of a suspect in a case that spanned two decades. Police in Portland announce the arrests of two individuals tied to an early morning shooting back in October of last year. An up-and-coming NCAA gymnast from Wisconsin was found shot outside of her off-campus home at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewat…
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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 …
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Police in Houston are called to an apartment complex where a young woman is found shot to death. A woman went missing in the spring of 2022. Earlier this summer, her former neighbors had a theory of where she was, and it wasn’t far from where she was last seen. In Utah, police respond to a reported heart attack but find something much worse. X: @SA…
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September 2nd, 2024 - SoCal's Premier Nude Resort
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Over the weekend, new information was made available about the murder of Paul Peavey, the Doberman breeder who was found dead on his property on August 24th. In Southern California, an elderly couple goes missing at a nudist resort. Not long after, police identify a suspect close to the couple. Over in New York, a teenager received a late-night pho…
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August 30th, 2024 - Losing control, losing patience, and losing his temper...
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In Utah, first responders are called to a shelter for an infant who is nonresponsive. Over in Florida, a woman is arrested in connection to the death of a child back in June. We have a breaking update on the case of Sandra Birchman. We brought you her story back in June, and have learned that law enforcement made an arrest. X: @SAS_Daily Instagram:…
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August 29th, 2024 - "Have you ever seen a dead body?"...
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Police in Fresno, California responded to a shooting during the early morning hours on Saturday morning. A 14-year-old accused of murdering her mother and attempting to kill her stepfather will go to trial. In Colorado, a well-known dog breeder goes missing. His body is found hidden on his property days later and police are looking for the suspect.…
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August 28th, 2024 - "He was kind of a hoarder"...
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The sentence is in for Wade Wilson, the man convicted of murdering two women back in 2019. Police in Alabama respond to a lover's quarrel and find a man dead inside their home. In St. Louis, a man pleads guilty to the murder of his son’s best friend. The story behind the murder is senseless and tragic. Police in Long Island respond to a report of a…
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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.Af Sword and Scale
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August 27th, 2024 - "I'm the suffering one"...
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A woman in Virginia goes missing, and her husband goes on a press tour. Last week, he was taken into custody. In Seattle, an elderly woman was run over when a man carjacked her. The suspect was later captured and found to have an extensive criminal history, one that has left many wondering how he was walking the streets as a free man. Over in Flori…
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A man is convicted and sentenced after a horrific crime last summer. In Colorado, a woman became obsessed with taking matters into her own hands and doled out her brand of justice. She was just convicted and sentenced for her deeds. Over in Oahu, a young expecting mother goes missing and all indications point to her military husband. The story is c…
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When 25-year-old Whitney Hostler went missing and left her two-year-old daughter behind, everyone knew something was wrong. But they never expected that the person responsible would be one who claimed to care for her so deeply.Af Sword and Scale
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August 23rd, 2024 - Extremely deplorable...
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In Colorado, sheriff’s deputies are called to a cemetery regarding a late-night shooting, and the cause will leave you scratching your head. An East Atlanta woman is gunned down on the porch of a home, all of which was captured on video. In Upstate New York, a woman is found dead in her home, and later that same day, the suspect is captured in an a…
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August 22nd, 2024 - Inconsistency is consistent...
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A Mississippi man accused of killing and decapitating his mother fights to have his case acquitted. In California, an inmate convicted of two murders back in 2013, is found dead. Another inmate has been charged with his murder. A Pennsylvania man once convicted for the death of his wife is charged with the death of another. X: @SAS_Daily Instagram:…
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August 21st, 2024 - "He's all in for root beer floats"...
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zFEVzxEIYuWi2ag4yAc3 An early morning fire broke out at a home in Texas, and once the flames were put out, the bodies of three individuals were found. In California’s Bay Area, a pregnant woman is found unresponsive in her home by her young daughter. Back in December 2022, an Indiana man died in his home due to natural causes, but months later, inv…
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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.Af Sword and Scale
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August 20th, 2024 - Not the Fortunate Son...
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Police in Reno are called to a home and find a man dead inside. The following day, a woman is reported missing and soon investigators connect both the death and disappearance. In England, police respond to a disturbance at a home and make a shocking discovery. Back in 2022, a teenager was found beaten to death inside her home and yesterday, the all…
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Deputies in East Tampa respond to a call of a reported stabbing during a burglary. Last fall, the body of a 93-year-old woman was discovered brutally murdered in her home and now, police have identified her killers. In 2021, a Michigan mother went missing and over the weekend, police announced they have potentially found her. X: @SAS_Daily Instagra…
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August 16th, 2024 - The number one rule of a gentleman's club? No touchy...
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A man from North Carolina enjoying himself down in Florida takes things a little too far and ends up hurting a group of innocent people. Yesterday morning, a manhunt was underway for a man accused of killing a loved one. In Seattle, a resident of a condo finds water rushing into his space from a neighboring condo and what police found was described…
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August 15th, 2024 - "I want to tell you the truth"...
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A man in Texas is gunned down. Law enforcement initially arrests his friend but releases him because of a strong alibi. Weeks later, they find and arrest the real suspected killer. Back in December 2022, a woman’s body was found off a highway engulfed in flames. 18 months later, law enforcement announced an arrest. A young teenager went missing bac…
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August 14th, 2024 - Heavy Hands, Heavy Hearts...
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Over in Boston, police respond to a domestic incident and the following day the body of a young woman is found in that apartment. The only problem? Her boyfriend was locked up at the time of her death. In Michigan, a young family goes out for a late morning stroll, and shortly thereafter a deadly encounter occurs. A father in Denver who fought to s…
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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 f…
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In New Mexico, a career criminal goes on a crime spree. A woman from Minnesota eager to get away from a former relationship takes matters into her own hands. Her solution? Murder. During an intimate encounter, a man from Colorado blacked out and allegedly murdered a young woman. X: @SAS_Daily Instagram: @swordandscaledaily…
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August 12th, 2024 - We all have our secrets...
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August 12th, 2024 - We all have our secrets...
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An Iowa teenager accused of a murder back in June encounters police in Southern California. New gruesome details are revealed from a murder in Kansas last month. The investigation into the death of a 15-year-old Montana girl back in 1996 led to another deadly outcome. Twitter: @SAS_Daily Instagram: @swordandscaledaily…
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Isabella Tagliarini was in bed with her new boyfriend, Nicholas Wilcox, when her former boyfriend, Eric Robinson, would get out of prison early and pay them a visit. What unfolded was an unspeakable crime and the entire case would hinge on Isabella’s fragile credibility.Af Sword and Scale
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August 9th, 2024 - "I murdered him... really, really badly..."
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Police respond to a home in a city dubbed the safest city in America and find a gruesome scene. A man in Northern California is convicted after gunning down his friend back in 2022. A prominent neurosurgeon was found dead in his home last year, and this week police announced an arrest.Af Sword and Scale
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A man from North Carolina goes on a crime spree while out on bond for attempted murder. In Missouri, a woman vanishes and is found with the help of the most unlikely person. A woman in Florida attacks her neighbors before all hell breaks loose.Af Sword and Scale
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