In this season finale of Sword and Scale, we bring back many of the guests we’ve spoken to over the last year and ask them a fundamental question that relates to the nature of crime: “Is humanity inherently good or evil?”  The answer comes from many different perspectives. They are victims, convicts, authors, podcasters, psychologists and neurologists. Their answers open a discussion into the nature of these abstract concepts and will leave you asking what you yourself believe.

Thanks to all those who have taken part in Sword and Scale’s success and we wish you a wonderful holiday season. See you next year!

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• Dan Zupansky, author of the book Trophy Kill and host of True Murder
  
• Freddy, Jason & Aaron from HorrorHound Radio
  
• Janice Holly Booth, author of the book A Voice out of Nowhere
  
• Levi Page, high profile case expert and HLN contributor
  
• Cathy Russon, high profile case expert and founder of Court Chatter
  
• Michael Odegard
  
• Jennifer Robin, sister to murder victim Kimberly Renea Mabry
  
• Kay Wilson, murder victim Erik Primesbuerger’s mother
  
• James Kazaar, witness in the Erik Primesburger murder case
  
• Kirk Menard, private investigator on the Jennings 8 murder case
  
• Bruce R. Johnson expert on the serial killer Belle Gunness
  
• Roejen and Lobo from Project Archivist
  
• Glenn Langohr, author of the book Roll Call
  
• Dane Ladwig author of the book Dr. H. H. Holmes and The Whitechapel Ripper
  
• Roger Dean Kiser, victim and victim’s advocate and author of the book The White House Boys: An American Tragedy
  
• Mayra Martinez from Raven Recovery Crime Scene Cleanup
  
• Natasha A. Frost, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Programs, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University and author of The Punishment Imperative
  
• James Fallon, emeritus professor of anatomy and neurobiology in the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and author of the book The Psychopath Inside
  
• Tricia Griffith, host of True Crime Radio and founding member of Websleuths