A young couple seemed to be building a quiet life together in a small Texas town. But everything changed when 21-year-old Anggy Diaz was found brutally murdered. What followed was a maze of grief, confusion, and unanswered questions, leaving two families searching for answers.Get ...Show more
Episode 333
When 46-year-old Victoria Schafer was killed by a falling log at a popular Ohio state park, it first appeared to be a tragic accident — until investigators uncovered the truth. What followed was a tangled web of lies, teenage recklessness, and a crime that never made any sense.Ge ...Show more
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.Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcast ...Show more
27-year-old Dorothy “Dolly” Hearn and 33-year-old Jennifer Corbin never met—but the two women had a lot in common. Both were intelligent young women in Georgia who had their whole lives ahead of them, and both of them died under mysterious circumstances that were shockingly simil ...Show more
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.Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword a ...Show more
On June 12th of 1983, 27-year-old Jerry Lynn Dean and 32-year-old Deborah Ruth Thornton met at a pool party. Right away, their chemistry was apparent—even though their budding relationship was doomed from the start. Jerry had recently separated from his wife, and Deborah was stil ...Show more