Episode 328

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

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

4 • 61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

In a quiet Ohio town shaped by coal and tradition, Brad McGarry is found dead in his basement. At first, it looks like a break-in. But as detectives dig deeper, they uncover a complex friendship, a hidden relationship, and a web of lies that unravels in the interrogation room. This is a story of secrets, pressure, and the cost of keeping them buried.

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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.
0:14.0	No, sir, I was not at his house when that man was murdered, sir. I can't...
0:20.1	This is the kind of shit that gets people in trouble.
0:21.9	Oh, my God, I know.
0:25.3	Hello and welcome to Sword and Scale episode 328.
0:28.8	Let's go. You know, and so much. I'm Yeah I'm I
0:55.0	The
0:56.0	You
0:57.0	The 43-year-old Brad McGarry and 30-year-old David Kinney were friends for years.
1:22.7	They met while working at a local coal mine in a small town of Ohio called Belair.
1:30.2	Sounds nice, right?
1:32.1	Don't get ahead of yourself, though.
1:33.7	This is Ohio.
1:36.0	Belair sits along the Ohio River and borders West Virginia, another stunning location, filled with PhDs. It's a place built on hard work,
1:49.3	traditional values, and coal. Yeah, coal. The thing that's probably powering your iPhone.
1:57.4	For generations, the mines and the coal in it shaped everything in Bel Air.
2:04.2	Those mines offered steady work for anyone willing to face the challenges of being underground
2:08.8	all day long.
2:11.1	It's dangerous work.
2:13.0	Probably worth every penny and then some.
2:15.8	But by 2017, these jobs were disappearing.
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