Nightmares

James Rackover looked like someone who had it all. He had style, status, and a last name that carried weight. But the truth behind the image was darker. When a man goes missing after a night in Manhattan, investigators start to uncover the kind of past James hoped no one would find. He wasn’t who he said he was. And he wasn’t done breaking the rules.<br /><br />Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at <a href="http://swordandscale.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://swordandscale.com</a>

A teenage girl’s discovery of a human skull on Iowa’s Greenbelt River Trail led investigators to the murder of missing 29-year-old Angela Nicole Bradbury. The case unraveled into a chilling confession by Nathan James Gilmore, whose digital trail and coded clues revealed a cold, deliberate killing. What began as a missing person report ended as one of Iowa’s most disturbing murder cases.<br /><br />Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at <a href="http://swordandscale.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://swordandscale.com</a>

When a devastating fire consumed the lives of an affluent British family, suspicions arose, pointing fingers at those who knew business tycoon Chris Foster and may have wanted him dead. As detectives sifted through the ashes and debris, they uncovered even more secrets buried within the Shropshire mansion. From hidden affairs and financial troubles to long-buried grudges and shattered dreams, investigators didn’t know which direction to look in next until the killer was revealed in the family’s own CCTV footage.<br /><br />Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at <a href="http://swordandscale.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://swordandscale.com</a>

62-year-old Kathy Hughes Anderson spent her career tending to trees, preserving beauty and order across the towns she served. In retirement, she brought that same quiet dedication to her life at home - until one December evening when a stranger walked through her front door. Kathy had no idea who he was. But Francis Wolke had been convinced he needed to kill to join the one percent.<br /><br />Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at <a href="http://swordandscale.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://swordandscale.com</a>