Episode 136

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

History, Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Serious psychological issues can develop, fester, and become toxic in the cover of darkness when not addressed and treated properly. None of us are immune to the dangers or pitfalls of mental illness or where dark thoughts could lead us. On March 10th, 2017, Anjum Coffland learned this lesson the hard way when she went to her husband Randall’s residence in order to retrieve her work computer.

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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.
0:12.6	The President, Ma'am, where are you at?
0:23.5	Sir.
0:24.8	Ma'am, I can help you, but I need to know where you are.
0:31.1	Welcome to Season 6, Episode 136 of Sword and Scale, a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real. Life can change in an instant.
1:03.2	Everything you've ever known can change in an instant.
1:08.0	Mental illness is something that can affect every single one of us. Not you, not I, are immune.
1:16.5	To the outside world, it may seem like business as usual. It's nearly impossible for anyone
1:21.7	to know what's going through your head. And even those closest to us cannot guess exactly how bad things have become inside our own minds.
1:29.3	Many of us who are going through some tough times actively try to hide our telltale signs.
1:35.3	It's easier than having to deal with doctors and medicine and all the stigma that comes with it.
1:41.3	But that's why it's incredibly important to tell stories like this,
1:45.8	to show what can happen if we ignore the symptoms. Pretend like everything's okay and try to do
1:52.7	all the heavy lifting ourselves. Granted, the following story is a worst case scenario and is not
1:59.6	the norm.
2:00.8	But pretending like everything is fine when dealing with serious mental health issues can lead
2:05.6	to some dire consequences.
2:09.1	As you're about to hear. St. Charles, Illinois is an area rich with history.
2:28.3	It was once the home to Chief Blackhawk of the Patawatami tribe that not only had inhabited the area, but had
2:36.2	gone to war with the United States for failing to live up to a treaty that allowed the indigenous
2:41.2	tribes to live and thrive upon the Fox River. During the Civil War, it was considered a hub
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