Episode 150

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4 • 61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Around 1 A.M. on October 15th, 2018, Barron County Sheriff’s Department receives a 911 call. What sounds to be a struggle and screaming on the other end of the line triggers deputies to drive to the home which the number was registered to. Upon arrival, deputies found 56-year-old James Closs and his wife, 46-year-old Denise deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. Quickly, they find out that the Closs’ 13-year-old daughter was missing from the house. Despite all of the searches, rumors and theories, it wouldn’t be until 88 days later when 13-year-old Jayme Closs wandered down a road 70 miles away from her home, finding a Good Samaritan who recognized the young girl and was able to notify law enforcement.

But who was it that took her? And why did they kill her parents? It was a story that shocked the nation and showed that strangers are capable of anything…

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0:00.0	Sword and Scale contains adult themes and violence and is not intended for all audiences
0:06.1	Listener discretion is advised
0:12.8	That was sunny 911 hi, I have I am lady at my house right now and she has says her name is Jimmy cloth
0:20.7	Hello and welcome to season six and the 150th episode of sword and scale a show that reveals at the worst monsters are real
0:37.5	Well, we hope you've had a wonderful and especially safe Halloween
0:53.4	It's that time of the year where everyone embraces and celebrates the darkness out there
0:59.1	Definitely one of our favorite holidays of course and in the spirit of that we have some big news coming next week a
1:05.9	New podcast which we've been working on now for a while
1:10.2	Actually, it's not just a new podcast if you're a sword and scale fan. It's the one podcast you absolutely must subscribe to this year
1:18.8	You're going to lose your fricking minds when you find out what we're doing trust me on that and you will hear it here first
1:25.9	Sometimes the next week you will hear a trailer and several of the first episodes right here on this feed
1:31.7	We'll tell you how to subscribe to this must subscribe podcast then but for now we have an absolutely incredible episode for you are
1:41.2	150th can you believe that sword and scale will soon be six years old?
1:47.1	I can't it's still insane to me that I do this for a living in any case stay tuned because we have a lot more coming your way
1:55.5	real soon
2:26.0	At night before bed most of us have a routine
2:30.6	Shut the television or computer off put our phones or tablets on the charger
2:36.4	Make sure the lights are out and lock the doors around the home
2:40.8	Maybe even activate our ADT security alarm
2:44.3	We do certain things right before bed for comfort and certain things to ensure our safety throughout the night
2:51.9	But how much of this safety is an illusion?
2:56.1	Is that deadbolt lock truly enough?
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