Sword and scale contains adult themes and violence.

It is not intended for all audiences.

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He said your mother's in the bathtub, she's not breathing. I've called an ambulance.

Okay, so that was the substance of the conversation.

Yeah, and then he hung up.

When you found out your mom was in trouble.

When she was in the bathtub, yeah. The Hello and welcome to Sword and scale season 3

episode 63 a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real I'm your host Mike Boude. It amazes me how many times we hear this kind of story. Someone who has everything, someone

who just about anyone would look at and say, what a lucky guy. Throws it all away just because he wants a little more. This is part one of the two-part

story of Dr. Martin McNeil and his perfect family. It's also the classic story of betrayal and the betrayal is so involved and complex it'll take two episodes to tell the story properly

But don't fret because part two will be out next week. Yes, for the next two weeks, Sword and

Scale is a weekly show. After that, though, we'll resume our normal bi-weekly

schedule. We're joined today by Shayna Hogan, author of the book The Stranger She Loved.

We hope you enjoy this story, but more importantly, we hope you learn something about

the world around you. I'm going to Oh, Wednesday, April 11th, 2007.

The peaceful community of Pleasant Grove, Utah, about 35 miles from Salt Lake City is nestled in the foothills of the

snow-capped mountains of the Wasatch Range. A charming one-story home sits in a well-manicured grassy lot dotted with hedges.

Appearances are everything.

And this appearance successfully masks the horror taking place just behind its brick facade. Inside, 50-year-old

Michelle McNeil's body lays crumpled inside a drained bathtub. A long-sleeved

black shirt clings to her wet torso. She is laying on her side. Her nude lower half

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