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This Is Monsters

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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 that we have lined up. WARNING: This podcast contains graphic content, listener discretion is advised.

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  • a few times a week
  • Avg 27 min
  • English
  • S26 · E14
    Wednesday · 41 min

    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...

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  • S26 · E12
    August 17 · 43 min

    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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  • S26 · E11
    August 10 · 21 min

    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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  • S26 · E10
    August 6 · 15 min

    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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  • S26 · E9
    August 4 · 37 min

    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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  • S26 · E8
    July 30 · 9 min

    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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  • S26 · E6
    July 23 · 22 min

    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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  • S26 · E5
    July 20 · 32 min

    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...

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  • S26 · E4
    July 16 · 21 min

    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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  • July 11 · 21 min

    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.

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  • S26 · E2
    July 9 · 16 min

    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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  • July 4 · 13 min

    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...

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  • S25 · E13
    July 2 · 12 min

    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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  • S25 · E12
    June 29 · 35 min

    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...

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