Barren

Barren

From Nightmares by Sword and Scale

May 23, 2026 · 25 min · Season 3 · Episode 64

About this episode

The episode explores a violent plot to find buried treasure, focusing on Mary and Adam Nayeri's involvement.

A plot to find a million dollars in buried fortune ends in unthinkable violence. Mary was caught in the middle of it all. She shouldn’t have survived the desert, but when she did, she led the authorities to a scene of deliberate mayhem. At the center of it all is Adam Nayeri, and a plan built on a belief that was never real. Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com

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Host: Sword and Scale

Topics covered

  • true crime
  • violence
  • buried treasure
  • desert survival
  • investigation

Keywords

  • buried fortune
  • desert
  • violence
  • investigation
  • true crime

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