Episode 58

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

History, Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2016

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Cathy Ruson from courtchatter.com describes Facebook Killer Derek Medina as "an odd duck." That's probably the most accurate way to describe this man, who shot his wife eight times in the kitchen of their South Florida home, while she was preparing breakfast for her 10-year-old daughter, and then posted a picture of his handiwork on Facebook for all of his friends and family to see. In this second part, to our two-part story, we get to know the strange man who for years seemed desperate for attention. The YouTube channel that Derek Medina left behind is chocked full of dozens of meaningless "selfie" videos of this narcissist performing various sporting activities. At times, he seems quite normal, then at other times there's clearly something "off" about him. Medina described himself as an actor, after playing a small non-speaking part in an episode of the television series Burn Notice. He also fancied himself an author after self-publishing 6 bizarre books with unnecessarily long titles. We delve into these materials to try and understand the mind of this cold-blooded killer.

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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.
0:10.6	Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot something.
0:12.2	Shoot one and I'll shoot one.
0:16.1	There you go.
0:17.2	Good shot.
0:24.8	The moment. you go, good shot. Welcome to Sword and Scale,
0:26.8	Season 3, Episode 58,
0:29.1	a show that reveals
0:30.0	that the worst monsters are real.
0:37.2	Yeah. This is part two of the two-part story of Derek Medina, the Facebook killer.
0:52.4	In this episode, you will get to know this man through the various
0:56.1	archived material he left behind. It's an insight into the mind of a cold narcissistic
1:02.0	sociopath. We're joined once again by Kathy Ruson from courtchatter.com to help us break down
1:08.1	the trial testimony. But before we get started, I wanted to let you know
1:12.0	about a pretty amazing documentary series that came out last month on Netflix. I'd be surprised if you
1:18.4	haven't heard of it by now because it exploded in popularity through word of mouth. It's called
1:23.4	Making a Murderer. And the 10-part documentary follows the life of Stephen Avery, who was wrongfully convicted
1:30.3	of rape and spent 18 years in jail for a crime he did not commit.
1:35.2	Once he finally gets exonerated and freed, he's adjusting back to normal life when
1:39.9	there's a murder.
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