Welcome back to Sword and Scale Daily, a show covering all things true crime, five days a week.

It's Monday, September 30th. I'm your host, Ryan Williams. In Alabama, detectives start investigating

the disappearance of a mother after her family brings them some concerns.

Over in Las Vegas, police arrest a suspect for a murder that occurred back in October of

2023.

And in Michigan, a suspect is in custody after the dismembered remains of a beloved member of the community were discovered.

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Sign up for a $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash listen. On the morning of Friday, September 20th, police in Birmingham, Alabama were contacted by the family of

27-year-old Maria Juan. According to the family, Maria hadn't been seen or heard

from since the night before, and while on the outside that doesn't

necessarily seem concerning for her relatives it was. While speaking with

detectives from the special victims units they could tell the family had some genuine concerns

especially considering the fact that the father of Maria's childhood lobbed some serious

threats her way in the past and right away detectives began chasing down leads looking for any sign of

where Maria was but unfortunately they couldn't locate her it wouldn't be

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