Upstairs in the bedroom, 39-year-old Mary Rudolph has already been ordered to remove

all of her clothing.

The man holding her hostage flipped the mattress off the bed and used electrical cords to

secure her hands and feet to four spring coils.

Then he forced her to perform oral sex.

After he was finished, he looked down at her and said, let the boy do whatever he wants.

He opened the bedroom door, shouted for the boy, and left helpless Mary tied to her bed

springs.

A few chilling moments passed as carpeted footsteps got closer and closer, until a young

teenager stood in the doorway.

Mary's eyes had been covered in tape, but all her other senses were on fire, as the

effeminate young man removed his clothing, approaching her with thoughts of lust and

no one there to stop him.

Welcome to Sword and Scale Nightmares, True Crime for Bedtime, where Nightmare begins now.

The First House

It's a winchery November after noon in Lyndon Wald, New Jersey, 1974.

A 21-year-old mother has just finished putting her two kids to sleep when she hears a knock

at the door.

When she answers, there's a young boy standing there, saying that he's selling cufflinks

and tie-clasps.

The woman politely declines, but 15 minutes later, the boy is back, asking if she can

break a $10 bill.

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