Episode 187

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

History, Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2021

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

21-year-old Alisha Bromfield had it all. She had a supportive friend group, a family who loved her, a nearly completed bachelor’s degree, and a baby on the way. When she didn’t arrive home from an out-of-state wedding on Sunday, August 19th, 2012 as planned, friends and family soon learned that someone in her life did not have her best interest at heart.

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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.
0:12.5	Hello?
0:13.5	Yes.
0:14.3	I like to report a murder, please.
0:16.4	A murder?
0:17.2	Yeah.
0:20.9	Okay, it's season eight. And it's episode 187 of Sword and Scale, a show that reveals
0:27.1	that the worst monsters are real.
0:48.1	Yeah. Something about this story really triggered me.
0:56.3	And God damn it, I hate that word triggered, but yeah, I can see what you're, I could see what you were going with there. Yeah,
1:03.2	it's, uh, it's triggering, unfortunately. I prefer to call it getting really, really pissed off,
1:08.6	to be honest with you, but your kids with your words and your things, you know, you're going to come up with your own stuff. That's fine. Anyway, give it a listen. I think at the end of this, we will find some common ground,
1:14.8	whether you think it's being triggered or just really fucking angry. In any case, it's a beautiful day
1:21.8	for a murder story. So here we are. Enjoy.
2:03.4	Yeah. So here we are. Enjoy. For decades, coming of age movies have portrayed this image of middle school and high school female friendships that is downright enviable to the average viewer.
2:08.3	You know, the ideal friendship.
2:10.8	The kind shared by so many characters in those 90s and early 2000s teen films.
2:16.3	A trio of female friends is often depicted spending every waking moment together,
2:21.3	rotating homes and taking turns hosting the hangouts.
2:25.3	All three families become close as the girls take turns each weekend acting as the hostess.
2:30.7	Pillows on the floor and a boom box in the corner make for the perfect setting to play
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