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Sword and Scale Nightmares

Incongruity

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.8 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Amityville, New York was the scene for a 70’s movie called Amityville Horror, but 2020 reminded residents that horror can strike at any time. Vietnam vet Dwight Powers would be the focus of this true story, and he wouldn’t live to tell it. Assaulted in his very home by a crazed and ruthless man, he learned the hard way that safety and peace are only ever temporary.

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0:00.0	In a small town near Emmettville, New York, senior citizen Dwight Powers was mining his
0:12.6	own business, sitting at his desk on a Zoom call.
0:18.0	On this day, the sun was streaming through the window near his desk and he was thoroughly
0:23.4	enjoying the camaraderie of others on the call.
0:27.7	But in the background, viewers detected movement behind him.
0:33.2	They could hear the door opening and see a man creeping quietly across the room.
0:39.2	They could never, in their wildest imaginations, know who or what was coming for Dwight.
0:57.7	Welcome to Sword and Scale Nightmares, True Crime for Bedtime.
1:17.2	Where Nightmare begins now.
1:28.2	Emmettville, New York, is a village located on the south shore of Long Island.
1:40.3	Its origins date to the turn of the century.
1:44.2	At that time, it was touristy and wealthy with lots of large homes.
1:50.0	And he, Oakley, a famous early American sharpshooter, visited a lot.
1:55.8	It was also home to Gangster Al Capone.
1:59.7	But people now, likely associated with a famous house where an entire family was killed.
2:09.2	And when a new family moved in, they were allegedly haunted by ghosts or demons still
2:15.8	living there.
2:17.4	A popular movie was made in the 70s called The Emmettville Horror.
2:22.7	In 2020, another more realistic horror occurred.
2:29.2	On a sunny day around noon, Marine Vietnam Vette Dwight was sitting in his bedroom at
2:37.6	his desk.
2:39.5	The cozy room was especially luminous and warm due to the rays of sunshine streaming
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