Episode 288

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4 • 61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

On Mother’s Day weekend in 2021, a brutal crime shattered an affluent neighborhood in St. Johns, Florida. When 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey was reported missing, the community mobilized, unaware of the dark secrets lurking just beneath the surface. As investigators closed in on a suspect, it became clear that some of the most chilling betrayals came from those closest to home.

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0:00.0	Sword and Scale contains adult themes and violence and is not intended for all audiences.
0:06.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:13.0	There was no reason. There was no purpose.
0:18.0	It was done for no other reason to satisfy this defendant's internal desire to feel what it was like to kill someone.
0:33.6	Why is there a sort and scale on a Tuesday?
0:35.6	That doesn't seem right.
0:39.1	I should call the manager.
0:45.5	This is season 12, episode 288 of sword and scale, a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real.
0:58.0	Hey, instead of complaining,
1:00.2	we wanted to head on over to the store and buy something.
1:02.1	Store.com.
1:04.3	We got Murder Daddy shirts.
1:07.7	We got people are shit tank tops.
1:11.6	We have sass hole dad hats that are perfect for summer.
1:16.8	In fact, we have a whole bunch of tumblers and things that are great for the beach or the pool.
1:24.6	I'll go ahead on over there and support your favorite podcast because I know this is something we do for the love of it,
1:27.2	but, you know, we also like to eat every now and then.
1:53.5	It's getting a little warmer out there, so let me take you down to a little place called St. John's, Florida.
1:59.9	It's a suburban dreamland tucked between Jacksonville and St. Augustine.
2:02.2	Sounds pleasant, doesn't it?
2:09.6	This is a place where life feels peaceful, predictable, ordinary.
2:14.2	Golf courses blend seamlessly into HOA neighborhoods.
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