This Is Monsters
This Is Monsters is a podcast that tells the stories of some of the worst people who exist in our world. Each season we will pick a new theme and hand pick stories within that theme that will make your blood run cold. Child killers, torturers, and family annihilators are just a few of the themes that we have lined up. WARNING: This podcast contains graphic content, listener discretion is advised.
The Man Who Nobody Really Knew : John David Smith
John David Smith
When Fran Smith went missing in September of 1991, her family members were already suspicious of her husband, John. When they found out that he had been married before and that his first wife had also gone missing, they knew something was terribly wrong.
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Her Story Made No Sense : Bdour Al-Yasari
Bdour Al-Yasari
Bdour Al-Yasari arrived home on the evening of February 4th, 2019, to find her husband lying on the floor. After that, every single thing she did made no sense for someone who had just found their spouse in need of medical attention.
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HISTORY: Thomas Putnam and the Salem Witch Trials
HISTORY
Thomas Putnam was a Puritan in Salem, Massachusetts in the late 17th century and was responsible for much of what caused the unjust execution of 25 residents of the town from 1692 to 1693.
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The Speed Freak Killers : Wesley Shermantine & Loren Herzog
Wesley Shermantine & Loren Herzog
Random murders happened all throughout California's central valley between 1984 and 1998, but the the MO wasn't consistent so the authorities didn't put them together until at least 12 people had been killed. Most likely even more.tr
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His Instinct Was to Kill : Daniel Wood
Daniel Wood
When Lucinda Wright's family found her dead in her home, the initial believed it was natural causes. That was, until the coroner arrived and found multiple stab wounds.
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One Crime After Another : Charles Hatcher
Charles Hatcher
When 6-year-old Eric Christgen was murdered in 1978, the authorities thought they had their man when they convicted Melvin Reynolds. The truth was, the real killer was still on the loose and he was committing countless crimes all over the country.
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A Lifetime Predator : Jeffrey Gorton
Jeffrey Gorton
When Nancy Ludwig was murdered near the Detroit Airport in 1991, authorities had no reason to connect it to the unsolved murder of Margarette Eby in Flint, in 1986. It would take more than ten years for DNA technology to advance enough to finally identify a killer and it would reveal a lifetime of crimes.
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HISTORY: The Wager Mutiny
HISTORY
When the HMS Wager crashed on of the coast of South America, the crew mutinied and left the captain to find their own way home. Most of them would die, only for the captain to make it all the way back to England without them.
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The Lion King of Duchesne County : John Pinder
John Pinder
When Rex Tanner and June Floor went missing from the Pinder Ranch in 1998, investigators quickly zeroed in on a lion owning, dynamite loving, ranch owner who claimed that the government was framing him.
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Wrath of the Gang Mom : Mary Thompson
Mary Thompson
When Aaron Iturra was murdered in 1994, authorities knew it was gang related, but when they learn who had actually ordered the killing, the entire community was shocked.
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He Didn't Practice What He Preached : James Flanders
James Flanders
When Marie Carlson vanished from Fort Walton Beach in 2011, James Flanders tried to convince authorities that she just ran off. Almost five years later, the horrifying truth would finally come out.
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HISTORY: Smallpox Bay
HISTORY
There's a bay in Washington State that's named after a historic event. The 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic, which killed more that 20,000 Native Americans.
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From One Extreme To Another : Devon Arthurs
Devon Arthurs
Devon Arthurs had gotten involved with a group of neo-Nazis when he was a teenager and quickly became an extremist. A few years later, when he converted to Islam, he again took his beliefs to the extreme. When his beliefs clashed with his roommates' beliefs, two people ended up dead.
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HISTORY: Murderous Mary
HISTORY
The early 20th century was not a great time to be an animal. in the entertainment industry. There were no regulation about how an animal should be treated, which meant they lived in terrible conditions. When an circus elephant named Mary decided to fight back, it would cost her life.
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An Alien in Human Skin : JonThomas Cloud
JonThomas Cloud
When Andrew Stankiewicz was brought to the hospital with gunshot wounds, his wife, Teresa Stankiewicz, and step-son, JonThomas Cloud, claimed someone tried to rob them. The problem was that the evidence did not match their story.
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Thantos and the Death Knights : James Nelson
James Nelson
When Jessica Williams was found dead near the railroad tracks in Portland, Oregon, the investigation would lead to a group of kids who lived on the streets. It wasn't an isolated incident, though. It turned out these groups, referred to by the kids as families, had a long history of physical violence and Jessica would not be their only victim.
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The Death of the Missoula Mauler : Wayne Nance
Wayne Nance
Wayne Nance spent more thn a decade terrorizing Missoula, Montana. In 1986, he tried to kill Doug and Kris Wells, but they turned out to be too much for him to handle.
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The World's Worst Neighbor : James Brenner
James Brenner
Dylan Rounds had a large piece of land in Utah to live out his dream of being an independent farmer. When he went missing on May 28th, 2022, everybody came out to search for him. It would turn out that the person responsible for Dylan's disappearance was right there helping the search.
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She Blamed Her Husband For His Murder : Tasha Bentley
Tasha Bentley
When Gary Bentley was found murdered in his bed in December of 2017, his wife Tasha Bentley tried to play dumb, but the truth was easy to find.
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The FBI's Least Wanted : Kimberly Kessler
Kimberly Kessler
When Joleen Cummings disappeared in 2018, her family hoped she had just run off for a few days. It didn't take long for investigators to zero in on a suspicious character who would turn out to have a crazy story.
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Mississippi : Edgar Ray Killen, et al.
Edgar Ray Killen, et al.
When three activists went missing in 1964, their colleagues knew something bad had happened. It turned out that a group of men, from law enforcement to church leaders, had hunted them down and ended their lives.
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The Great Train Robbery : Bruce Reynolds, et al.
In this episode, I tell you the story of the Great Train Robbery in the UK. It was carried out by a gang of 15 men being led by a man named Bruce Reynolds.
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The Goler Clan of South Mountain : William Goler
William Goler
When a 14-year-old girl told her teacher she was being sexually assaulted by her father, the investigation uncovered generations of child abuse and incest in a secluded mountain community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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They Thought It Was His Wife : Paul White
Paul White
When Bob Eidman was murdered in his insurance office in 2007, it seemed likely that his wife had either killed him or had him killed. After DNA was collected, the truth would lead investigators in a completely different direction.
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HISTORY: Tuskegee Syphilis Study
HISTORY
The horrifying story of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
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The Denver Spiderman : Theodore Coneys
Theodore Coneys
When Philip Peters was found bludgeoned to death in his home in Denver, Colorado, investigators couldn't figure out how the attacker got in the home. The truth would end up being stranger than fiction.
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Father Manipulates Daughter Into Murder : Lloyd Neurauter
Lloyd Neurauter
Lloyd Neurauter gave his daughter and ultimatum: either he would died or her mother would die. After years of emotional manipulation, she helped him do the unthinkable.
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The Doctor of Starvation Heights : Linda Hazzard
Linda Hazzard
Linda Hazzard was a "doctor" who believed she could cure any ailment through fasting. She ended up starving multiple people to death before getting convicted.
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Three Days in a Basement : Chad Schipper
Chad Schipper
Chad Schipper was a financial adviser who was terrible at managing money. All his investments had failed and he was in a ton of debt, so he came up with a convoluted plan to steal the money he needed to dig himself out of the hole h e was in.
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Murder at Applegate Camp : Patricia MacCallum
Patricia MacCallum
Chris MacCallum believed he was reconciling with his wife Trisha, but little did he know, she was making a plan to end his life while out on a camping trip.
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The Children of Thunder : Glenn Taylor Helzer, Justin Helzer & Dawn Godman
Glenn Taylor Helzer, Justin Helzer & Dawn Godman
Glenn Taylor Helzer claimed that God had sent him a message. That message was that he was going to take over the Mormon Church and defeat Satan. The only problem was that people needed to die in order for that plan to work.
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UNSOLVED: Birmingham Pub Bombings
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In 1974, two pubs in Birmingham, England were bombed, killing 21 and injuring 182 people. Though it's believed the Provisional IRA was responsible for the attacks, nobody has ever been brought to justice.
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The King of Clipperton Island : Victoriano Alvarez
Victoriano Alvarez
There were about 100 people living on Clipperton Island when Mexico stopped sending supply ships. With the residents cut off from the rest of the world, lighthouse keeper Victoriano Alvarez declared himself the King.
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This Married Couple Killed For Money : Joshua Ramsawmy & Amelia Bissoon
Joshua Ramsawmy & Amelia Bissoon
This married couple thought they could scam an elderly man out of $50,000. When his daughter, Cynthia Stack, began asking questions, the couple decided to shut her up, permanently.
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HISTORY: The Egg War
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In the 1860s, eggs became so important to the diets of miners during the gold rush, collecting eggs from wild birds was a lucrative business. So lucrative that some people would kill for their claim to Farallon Islands, which was a haven for nesting sea birds.
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25 Years as a Prisoner of Love : Louise Monnier
Season 25 : Captive
Episode 13 : Louise Monnier
When Blanche Monnier planned to marry a man her powerful mother didn't approve of, she simply disappeared. 25 years later, she was found locked in the attic, clinging to life.
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Held For Up to 2 Years by the Dungeon Master : John Jamelske
Season 25 : Captive
Episode 12 : John Jamelske
When John Jamelske was finally caught in 2003, it turned out that three other women had reported his crimes. Unfortunately, those women weren't believed allowing a predator to victimize five women over 15 years.
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HISTORY: The Jeju Uprising
HISTORY
While trying to choose a leader for South Korea after the end of World War II, one group of citizens began protesting the general election. Those people were largely concentrated on Jeju Island, which became the focus of an eradication campaign known as The Red Hunt.
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15 Years with a Lifetime Con Artist : Franklin Delano Floyd
Season 25 : Captive
Episode 11 : Franklin Delano Floyd
When a woman named Tonya Hughes died from a hit and run, it wasn't long before they realized her identity was fake. It turned out that she was really a woman named Sharon Marshall, but after digging into that identity, they discovered it was also fake. It would take years for them to finally learn that she was Suzanne Sevakis, who has been abducted by Franklin Floyd when she was only five-yers-old.
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HISTORY: The Arthur G. Dozier School For Boys
History
In this episode, we tell you the story of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, in Marianna, Florida. The boys who went there were subjected to horrible conditions and severe abuse leading to many boys dying and being buried in unmarked graves.
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