We take a break from the standard Sword and Scale format to chat about the current state of law enforcement with ex-police officer and judge Charles Adams from The Truth with Charles Adams on KPRC 950 AM and iHeartRadio. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLrlYECMffU
In this special early-release two-part PLUS Episode, we go back to further examine the strange case of the death of Natalie Bollinger (first covered in S&S Episodes 109 & 110). The bizarre events surrounding this case are just as curious and interesting as the social media madness that followed, with amateur WebSleuths taking to the internet in droves to try and solve a case with little to no information. At the center of it all was a disheveled homeless man by the name of Shawn Shwartz, who Natalie Bollinger had sought a protection order against and who posted dozens of angry rambling videos talking about his uncontrollable panic attacks. After a year of silence, Shawn has reemerged, multiple videos a day attacking the victim, the victim's friends and family, anyone who has ever assisted him, along with the host of this show.
In this special early-release two-part PLUS Episode, we go back to further examine the strange case of the death of Natalie Bollinger (first covered in S&S Episodes 109 & 110). The bizarre events surrounding this case are just as curious and interesting as the social media madness that followed, with amateur WebSleuths taking to the internet in droves to try and solve a case with little to no information. At the center of it all was a disheveled homeless man by the name of Shawn Shwartz, who Natalie Bollinger had sought a protection order against and who posted dozens of angry rambling videos talking about his uncontrollable panic attacks. After a year of silence, Shawn has reemerged, multiple videos a day attacking the victim, the victim's friends and family, anyone who has ever assisted him, along with the host of this show.
If you haven't heard the first part of this story, you can find it here...
Episode 109:
http://swordandscale.com/sword-and-scale-episode-109/
Episode 110:
http://swordandscale.com/sword-and-scale-episode-110/
PLUS Episode 46:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/sword-and-scale-26401697
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David Grunwald was a stellar student, a respectful teenager, and always punctual. When he didn’t come home one night his parents immediately began to worry, after all, it was November and they lived in Alaska. The community rallied together to assist in the search, and his parents never gave up hope of finding him. But then they discovered the dangers of the Alaskan wilderness in winter didn’t compare to the savagery of people or the stupidity of youth. David fell victim to corrupting influences and the wrong crowd, but then again boys will be boys.
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But not everyone on these apps is in the market for friendship or romance...
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