About this episode
The episode explores the chilling story of Dave Kroupa, who faced a terrifying stalking ordeal after a brief relationship.
In November 2012, freshly divorced auto shop manager Dave Kroupa thought he was navigating the casual dating scene in Omaha, Nebraska until one short relationship ended and the stalking began. For the next three years, the messages grew more violent, more personal, and more terrifying, all coming from a woman who refused to let him go. But as detectives dug into the case, they uncovered a truth that forced Dave to confront a chilling possibility: the nightmare stalking him had been much closer than he ever imagined. Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com
People in this episode
Host: Sword and Scale
Topics covered
- stalking
- true crime
- relationships
- divorce
- detectives
- violence
Keywords
- stalking
- true crime
- Omaha
- Dave Kroupa
- divorce
- detectives
- violence
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Omaha, Nebraska
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