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

From a young age we are instinctually scared of the evil that lurks in darkness. The name we've culturally given this idea is "The Boogeyman". On July 10, 2012 Aaron Schaffhausen became the Boogeyman to his own children.

Anchorage, Alaska can be a cold and dark city. In the summer of 2016, it was clear this coming winter would be one of the coldest and darkest winters yet. By June there were 11 murders, putting them on track for one of the deadliest years in decades. In the month of July, 9 more people died and by August the community was worried that a serial killer had made the scenic bike paths and parks their personal hunting ground at night. Dead bodies were piling up but local James Dale Ritchie wasn’t afraid. He was used to the cold and no stranger to the darkness either but even he would find this winter to be particularly dreary.

When 34 year old Dale Harrell is brutally attacked in his bed with a claw hammer, the truth about what caused the altercation, and who was at fault gets blurred between a number of versions of the event. Because there were 5 other people in the home at the time, police have no shortage of witnesses to interview, including Dale’s three children. As a mountain of lies told by Dale’s wife and roommate are uncovered, the truth about the couple’s life begins to emerge… and it is shocking.