Episode 132

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

History, Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

On July 17th, 2016, Cara Beckerle went up to the bedroom of her 19-year-old daughter, Aleah, to check on her. When she opened the door, the bed was empty, and Aleah’s wheelchair was sitting next to it. Aleah could not have left of her own free will, as she was incapable of moving on her own due to physical disabilities, and she was nonverbal due to mental disabilities. She was also prone to seizures and had to take daily medication for them. That medication was also still in her room.What happened to Aleah Beckerle?

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0:00.0	Sword and Scale contains adult themes and violence and is not intended for all audiences.
0:06.3	Listener discretion is advised.
0:12.2	Has she ever taken off before, or is she able to do that?
0:16.3	Okay, I didn't walk.
0:17.7	Okay, calm down. Who do you think did this?
0:21.5	I have to put down the lesson.
0:23.8	I don't know.
0:35.9	Welcome to Season 6, Episode 122 of Sword and Scale, a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real.
0:44.3	The Worse Monsters are real. Well, we're back in full swing here on season six.
1:04.7	Thank you once again for joining us.
1:07.0	This next story is truly a horrifying one.
1:10.1	The victim could not possibly be any more vulnerable,
1:13.3	and the case is one filled with twists and turns and sheer madness.
1:17.8	It's the kind of story that really makes you want to get an ADT alarm system,
1:21.2	and also one that demonstrates just how real and present the monsters are.
1:59.0	Music just how real and present the monsters are. I'm sure we'd all like to live in a world where justice is inevitable, where the most vulnerable members of our society
2:02.4	are protected by the laws and systems we've set up to hold criminals accountable, where
2:07.8	someone pays a price every single time a crime is committed.
2:12.3	But that's just not the world we live in.
2:15.6	Sure, sometimes justice is served, but sometimes it isn't. And other times,
2:21.5	justice, at least as it's defined by the U.S. legal system, is simply not enough.
2:28.1	But whoever the people are responsible person, our people, are responsible for this.
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