Episode 39

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

History, Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2015

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Some things are hard to fathom, like why a young boy with his entire life ahead of him would choose to destroy it by an act of unspeakable violence towards the people that love and care for him most in the world: his parents. Yet, time after time, we see these angst ridden youth lose control of their developing minds and act out in a way that cannot be taken back and will not easily be forgiven or forgotten. In this episode of Sword and Scale we cover two cases in the form of two shocking 911 calls, each of which will leave you with a dropped jaw. Alex Crain woke up one morning and killed his mom and dad for seemingly no reason, and Jake Evans killed his mother and sister one night because he liked a horror movie and wanted to see what it was like to commit murder. Both teenage boys handle the aftermath very differently, yet they both seem to fully realize what they've done very shortly after the act and call 911 in a panic. These senseless and inexplicable murders prove that monsters are everywhere, sometimes in our very own homes.

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0:00.0	Sword and Scale contains adult themes and violence.
0:03.0	It is not intended for all audiences.
0:05.2	Listener discretion is advised. Hello and welcome to Sword and Scale episode 39, a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real.
0:40.5	This week, two cases of very confused, very misguided teenage boys who would commit one of the most unspeakable acts of all, family side.
0:51.0	These cases have differences and similarities, but both share the reality behind human
0:55.8	tragedy, which cannot be fixed or easily mended. Families have been destroyed, and justice
1:02.5	must be served. If you are sensitive, this episode, which contains 911 calls of the events,
1:09.2	may not be right for you. On Thursday, December 9th, 2010, 14-year-old Alexander Thomas Crane was a freshman at Palmetto Ridge High School.
1:45.4	He had good grades and no prior criminal record.
1:48.5	Alex lived in a quiet rural area of Naples, in a home he shared with his parents.
1:53.6	They were what seemed like a perfectly normal family.
1:56.7	So it was strange when this 911 call came in at 8.34 a.m. that Thursday morning.
2:03.0	911. What is the address of the emergency?
2:05.8	4240, 40, 40, 47, Avenue.
2:08.0	4240. 4240, 47th Avenue.
2:12.4	Okay, 40. Is this a house or an apartment?
2:15.7	What?
2:16.3	Okay, what is your name?
2:18.3	Alex. Alex. what's going on?
2:20.3	My parents are shot.
2:22.3	Your what?
2:23.3	My parents were shot.
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