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Sword and Scale

Episode 356

6/28/20261 hr 10 min

In 2008, University of Wisconsin–Madison student Brittany Zimmermann was murdered in her apartment in the middle of the day, and then the trail went cold. An unlikely informant leads the police to search for two mystery men, a theory that would steer the investigation for years. As time passed and leads fell apart, the case slowly faded from view. Twelve years later, detectives discovered the truth wasn’t buried; it had been right in front of them all along.

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  4. Mike Boudet· Host0:58

    Sword and Scale contains adult themes and violence, and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.

  5. David Call· Soundbite1:09

    [suspenseful music] Madison?

  6. Speaker 61:16

    Mm-hmm.

  7. David Call· Soundbite1:16

    Small.

  8. Speaker 71:16

    Yep.

  9. David Call· Soundbite1:17

    Yeah, I'd take off. I mean, if I would've killed her, I would've been gone. You guys would've never found me in the city.

  10. Speaker 61:22

    Right, right.

  11. David Call· Soundbite1:22

    I would've never even went back to my apartment.

  12. Speaker 71:24

    I mean, that seems logical, right?

  13. David Call· Soundbite1:25

    Yeah.

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