Episode 1

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

History, Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2014

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In this debut episode of Sword and Scale, author Janice Holly Booth tells the story of Bruce Blackman's slip into the dark depths of schizophrenia and the horrible result it caused to him and his family. This tale is based on the true events that occurred in Coquitlam, British Columbia on January 18th, 1983. This story is chilling, and in the wake of events like the Aurora Movie Theater shooting, more relevant than ever. This close knit family missed all the signs of trouble brewing and it had drastic consequences. Very special thanks to Rachel Mallory, Ph.D., R. Psych for her medical insight and assistance with this broadcast.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Sword and Scales debut episode. Today we have a chilling story of
0:16.1	Familicide. This first episode was originally going to include other segments, but the story we're
0:22.5	about to tell you is so fascinating and horrible at the same time that we decided that adding
0:28.0	anything to it would only take away from its impact. This case really demonstrates why we
0:34.1	need to pay more attention to mental health in this society.
0:38.7	It's not just a nice thing to do for the mentally ill.
0:41.7	It's necessary for the safety and well-being of all of us.
0:57.0	It's necessary for the safety and well-being of all of us. The The Your
1:12.6	Pershing the spirit is Coquitlam is a typical suburban city in the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada,
1:38.0	about seven miles east of Vancouver, with roughly 60,000 residents.
1:47.1	It looks like just about any other suburban town,
1:50.3	with the exception of the majestic Burke Mountains which watch over the northeast portion of the city.
1:55.6	It's a cool January night,
1:58.3	but the snow that fell days earlier has melted. The year is 1983.
2:14.1	A resident of the town of Coquitlam is up early this morning.
2:19.4	We'll call him William.
2:25.0	It's only about 5.30, but William's restlessness has kept him up.
2:31.1	Not wanting to wake his wife, he's come to the kitchen to get his long day started with a cup of tea.
2:41.7	But then, he hears something outside. Screaming. He looks outside,
2:48.7	but only sees shapes. Figures moving in the neighbor's yard, outlined by the pale yellow light from an open garage.
2:57.4	The screaming didn't stop, cries for help.
3:05.7	Then another voice, much more in command, much more in control.
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