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This Is Monsters
by Kompound
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.
Episodes
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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 This is Monsters YouTube :...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch!…
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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. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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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…
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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. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! :...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/…
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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…
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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. This...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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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...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/...
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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...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree :...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree :...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS…
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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. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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HISTORY: Tuskegee Syphilis Study
HISTORY The horrifying story of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonsters Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/ Threads :...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out…
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! :...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/…
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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. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube…
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UNSOLVED: Birmingham Pub Bombings
UNSOLVED 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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our...
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HISTORY: The Egg War
HISTORY 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. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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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. This is Monsters...
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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...
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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. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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The Lockerbie Boombing : Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
In 1988, while families were traveling for the holidays, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over the small town of Lockerbie in Scotland. Everyone on board as well as 11 people on the ground died and soon Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was arrested and convicted of the crime, though questions of his guilt would...
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McCrary Family Murders : Sherman McCrary & Carl Taylor
Bonus This episode is not part of this season's theme and takes us throughout the US where Sherman McCrary & Carl Taylor robbed multiple small food shops, sexually assaulting and murdering the girls who worked there in the proicess. It earned the case the nickname, the Donut Shop Murders. This is...
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UNSOLVED: Preparedness Day Bombing
UNSOLVED During a parade on July 22nd, 1916, in San Francisco, California, a bomb exploded, killing 10 people and wounding 40 more. Though two men were initially convicted, they were eventually pardoned and the bomber has never been uncovered. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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10 Years on the Side of a Milk Carton : Thomas Hose
Season 25 : Captive Episode 10 : Thomas Hose Tanya Kach was a troubled 13-year-old when she met Thomas Hose, the security guard at her school. When he started showing her attention, she thought he was the only person who cared for her. In reality, he was a predator who was grooming his victim.…
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88 Days With The Man Who Murdered Her Parents : Jake Thomas Patterson
Season 25 : Captive Episode 09 : Jake Thomas Patterson Jayme Closs was a carefree 13-year-old, living a normal life in rural Wisconsin when Jake Patterson saw her on the road and decided she was going to be his girlfriend. She was completely unaware of just how far he would go to make that a...
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HISTORY: The Red Baron
HISTORY In this history episode, I tell you about the deadliest German pilot in World War I, Manfred von Richthofen, also known as The Red Baron. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree :...
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3 Days with a Child Predator : Alan Hopkinson
Season 25 : Captive Episode 08 : Alan Hopkinson Charlene Lunnon and Lisa Hoodless didn't have a care in the world when they walked to school on a cold January morning. That was, until they crossed paths with the child predator Alan Hopkinson. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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53 Days as the Subject of an Erotic Fantasy : Ming Sen Shiue
Season 25 : Captive Episode 07 : Ming Sen Shiue Mary Stauffer had no reason to think there was any danger around her when she took her daughter for a haircut. Little did she know, a former student had become obsessed with her and he was about to make sure she would never be able to leave him.…
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HISTORY: Highland Clearances
HISTORY In this history lesson, I tell you about the Highland Clearances, where a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands and Islands were evicted from their homes from 1750 to 1860. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! :...
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54 Hours With a Price on His Head : Barry Keenan, Joe Amsler & Johnny Irwin
Season 25 : Captive Episode 06 : Barry Keenan, Joe Amsler & Johnny Irwin Frank Sinatra Jr. was following in his fathers footsteps and singing at a casino in 1963. That was when three men decided to kidnap him for 54 hours until his father paid the ransom. This is Monsters YouTube :...
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10 Years as a Predator’s Sex Slaves : Ariel Castro
Season 25 : Captive Episode 05 : Ariel Castro When Amanda Berry escaped from a house in Cleveland in 2013, the police asked her if anyone was inside, thinking her kidnapper might be there. He wasn't, but she told them that two other girls who had been missing for years were also in the house.…
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HISTORY: Vlad the Impaler
HISTORY Vlad the Impaler was one of the most brutal rulers in history. The stories of his reign went on to inspire the stories of Dracula. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree :...
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13 Years as a Feral Child : Clark Wiley
Season 25 : Captive Episode 04 : Clark Wiley When Clark Wiley was told by the doctor that his daughter had a learning disability, he decided she wasn't worth taking care of. That was why he locked her in a bedroom for 13 years, giving her no option to prove the doctor wrong. This is Monsters...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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.
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Kompound
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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...
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