Episode 315

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

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

4 • 61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

At just 16 years old, Daniel Gore had already fallen through the cracks. While homeless in Beaverton, Oregon, he kept mostly to the confines of his tent in the woods while looking inward for a sense of belonging. Survival on the fringes wasn’t easy - especially when a body was discovered near his camp in May of 2022. While the community demanded answers, investigators worked to piece together a timeline...

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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.
0:11.8	And then I noticed some red in the water and a blanket, a blue blanket with hair underneath, which I had convinced myself was moss.
0:25.0	Well, I hope you appreciate this one because I had to drag my depressed ass out of bed
0:29.4	after what happened in Minneapolis this week.
0:32.6	This is Sword and Scale episode 315.
0:35.9	Let's go, I guess.
1:33.6	Yeah. Sword and Scale, episode 315. Let's go, I'm going to be able to I'm going to I'm going I'm a In the quiet city of Beaverton, Oregon, life moves at a predictable pace.
1:37.7	Those who live there usually know what to expect.
1:41.2	Families dine in cozy restaurants.
1:46.7	Children play in well-kept parks, and parents only rarely have to worry about the few dreadlocked gypsies that have migrated from downtown Portland. And before you complain
1:52.0	about me using the word gypsy because it offends you, just realize that I don't give a shit.
1:58.8	But despite a few dirty hippies here and there, Beaverton seems like a wonderful place.
2:06.9	I mean, it was originally named after all the beaver dams they had.
2:12.0	What's cuter than that?
2:14.5	Once a relatively small community, Beaverton has maintained its reputation as a safe place for both residents and business owners.
2:23.3	It's also quite beautiful, naturally.
2:26.3	A lot of the West Coast is, except for the people, of course.
2:30.3	Citizens value safety hugely here, but our department shines.
2:35.8	It keeps us safe and it's highly valued, and that's absolutely another key reason to why businesses locate here and value being here in Beaverton.
2:43.5	Aside from becoming home to corporate giants such as Nike and Tectronics, the city's public transit is another unique contributor to its booming economy.
2:54.3	Beaverton is on the easterly edge of Washington County and is really the hub for transportation
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