Episode 221

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

True Crime, Entrepreneurship, Business, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4 • 61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

In July of 2015, the bloody and lifeless body of 47-year-old Robert Noce Jr. was found stuffed inside a 55-gallon barrel. His hands were bound behind his back, a thick leather belt was wrapped tightly around his neck, and he had been stabbed fourteen times. It would only take Baton Rouge, Louisiana homicide detectives four days to identify the killer. The murder itself wasn’t complicated. The motive, however, was a whole other story.

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0:00.0	Sword and Scale contains adult themes and violence and is not intended for all audiences.
0:05.8	Listener discretion is advised.
0:08.8	I don't understand, trust me.
0:26.5	Hello and welcome to season 9 episode 221 of Sword and Scale.
0:32.6	A show that reveals that the worst monsters are real.
0:39.6	Well in case you haven't heard yet, we're doing double the episodes for the next two months leading up to Halloween.
1:09.6	It's just something we just decided to do for the fans.
2:09.6	How far would you go to help the person that you love most?
2:16.6	If a situation called for it, would you be willing to risk a lifetime in prison for that person?
2:23.6	Would you be willing to commit murder?
2:27.6	More than likely there is someone or maybe even a few people in your life that you'd be willing to do just about anything.
2:34.6	If it meant ending their sadness to stress or fear.
2:39.6	Maybe it's your kids, your spouse, a sibling or even your parents.
2:45.6	If it was within your power, you'd probably be willing to sacrifice a great deal if it meant that you could help them during a desperate time of need.
2:56.6	Usually this kind of selflessness is commendable and it's also a good thing to do.
3:03.6	And it's also a great way to show someone that you really care about them.
3:08.6	Nothing says I love you quite like pure altruism.
3:13.6	But there are some circumstances where a willingness to sacrifice for someone does mean more harm than good.
3:22.6	Sometimes our good intentions mislead us.
3:25.6	And sometimes our altruism can be so blind that no risk seems too great and no act too horrific.
3:36.6	In July of 2015, 47-year-old Robert Nostruder was living in a trailer in Zachary Louisiana, which is only a short drive north of Baton Rouge.
4:04.6	If you're not familiar, Baton Rouge sits on the Mississippi River.
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