Episode 9

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

History, Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2014

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

If you had to choose a method of execution for yourself, which would you choose? What if you learned that what is considered the most "humane" method of execution is probably the most painful? We discuss the controversy behind lethal injections, and why just about any other method may be a better option. Convicted murderer Dennis McGuire found out about this the hard way, and his botched execution left onlookers stunned and horrified. We also hear a bizarre murder confession caught on tape by a news crew that ends up becoming part of the story. It's clear that schizophrenia is a major problem that even the neighbors know about, but help for people like this is still somehow inaccessible until they end up hurting others. And if those stories don't wet your appetite, we'll also tell you about the last meals of convicted murderers, including some of the strangest requests ever made. All that, plus Part 2 of the Curtis Reeves bail hearing where we hear from the alleged killer himself. You'll want to hear this one.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Sword and Scale, episode 9, a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real.
0:11.0	In this episode, delicious last-meal ideas for the condemned.
0:15.5	A crazy attempted murder confession caught on tape, and the worst, but also most humane way to be executed. We'll also
0:22.7	have the conclusion to the bail hearing of Curtis Reeves, who allegedly killed someone for texting
0:28.3	in a movie theater. All that and more coming up. Did you see Mr. Olson walking or attempt to walk?
1:00.8	From that...
1:01.8	After being shot, what happens to him?
1:04.6	From what I could tell, look like he was just standing, and then he collapsed.
1:08.6	I didn't see him try to walk or anything of that nature. I didn't see him try to leave or try to go anywhere else. I just saw him collapse.
1:15.6	Tell us what you did then. Once I could, you know, assess the situation. I went over to Chad and I assessed him and then I called 911.
1:25.6	Did you eventually take your shirt off to try and stop the bleeding?
1:29.3	To apply pressure, yes, sir.
1:31.3	And did you then start chest compressions?
1:33.3	Not immediately because he, like I said, he was still bleeding.
1:37.3	I then asked, after I was on the phone with the 911, I asked for a flashlight to assess Chad's neuro motor functions,
1:50.0	and I checked his pupils to see if they would react to light and they did not, which usually
1:55.3	indicates that his brain stem was not receiving adequate blood or oxygen.
2:00.4	Is that a bad sign? It's a very bad sign. It's a Saturday afternoon matinee. His brainstem was not receiving adequate blood or oxygen.
2:02.0	Is that a bad sign? It's a very bad son.
2:03.2	It's a Saturday afternoon matinee at the Cobb Grove 16 Theater in northern Florida.
2:08.3	And 43-year-old Chad Olson is laying on the floor dying of a gunshot wound.
2:13.4	The reason?
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