Stranger Danger

In February 2008, six women were held hostage in a women’s clothing store in Tinley Park, Illinois.. Rhoda McFarland, Carrie Hudek Chiuso, Connie Woolfolk, Sarah Szafranski, and Jennifer Bishop were executed and the killer escaped leaving only one survivor. In Season 8 of Counter ... Show More

An Anatomy of Murder programming update plus an episode of The Deck.During the Yakima Police Department’s annual Christmas party, the news of 62-year-old Jerene’s murder shocked every officer and their plus ones. Jerene’s house was known for its security cameras – there were so m ... Show More

For years, Mark Koster was presumed gone—declared dead without a body ever being found. But when his remains surface inside his own home, investigators must unravel how a killer hid in plain sight and how one confession finally exposed the truth behind a death that went unnoticed ... Show More

<p>When a 15-year-old girl vanishes while riding her bike near Indiana Dunes National Park in August 1995, it’s all hands on deck to find her. However, just like the ever-shifting landscape beneath law enforcement’s feet, an elusive predator blends into an alarming wave of violen ... Show More

<p>Two girls in Washington are snatched in broad daylight while riding their bikes; the case goes unsolved for decades until a new detective takes a fresh look. Keith Morrison reports.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm ... Show More

As Mickey Shunick was biking home one night in Lafayette, little did she know a car was gliding slowly after her, like a shark waiting for the right moment to seize and attack its prey. Sierra Joughin, she too was biking home through corn fields, when a man saw her go past, he lu ... Show More

A twelve-year-old girl claimed she had been abducted and sexually assaulted. She recounted what happened in such a flat, unemotional voice that police found it difficult to believe her. Fibers on her clothing would prove she was telling the truth, and help police find her attacke ... Show More

A twelve-year-old girl claimed she had been abducted and sexually assaulted. She recounted what happened in such a flat, unemotional voice that police found it difficult to believe her. Fibers on her clothing would prove she was telling the truth, and help police to find her atta ... Show More

Even though their daughter had run away before, she'd always come back. Her parents were sure this time would be no different... but they were wrong. Workers discovered the teen's half-naked body on the other side of the road; her throat had been slit. Police hoped the single for ... Show More

A young hitchhiker trying to visit a friend is picked up by a young couple with a baby, Seams harmless right? What the young girl doesn’t know is she just hitched a ride with the wrong folks. She spends the next few years... yes years! Being tortured and abused by her captures. A ... Show More

In June of 1977, Yale students Terri Jentz and Avra Goldman are on a cross-country biking trip when a terrifying attack changes their lives forever.Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com