Among Monsters

In this shocking 26-minute episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale exposes the monstrous double life of András Pándy, a Belgian-Hungarian pastor who used his religious status to mask a series of horrific crimes. Behind the doors of his Brussels home, Pándy manipulated, raped, and murdered his own family members — including two wives, children, and stepchildren — before erasing their existence...

In this chilling episode of Among Monsters , we dive into the disturbing case of Steven Zelich — a former police officer whose double life hid dark and deadly secrets. What began as missing persons reports quickly unraveled into a shocking investigation involving deception, manipulation, and a gruesome discovery that stunned an entire community. We explore who Steven Zelich was, how his crimes cam...

In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale uncovers the horrifying crimes of Efren Saldivar, the California respiratory therapist known as The Angel of Death. By day, Saldivar appeared to be a caring hospital worker. By night, he transformed into a silent executioner, injecting vulnerable patients with lethal drugs under the guise of mercy. Between 1989 and 1997, Saldivar claimed...

In this disturbing episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale exposes the horrifying crimes of Harvey Carignan, the hammer-wielding sadist who lured his victims with fake job ads and brutally murdered them in cold blood. Known as The Want-Ad Killer, Carignan used deception, manipulation, and charm to bait vulnerable women into his grasp—only to unleash savage violence once they were isolated. Ope...

She looked like everyone’s grandmother. Soft-spoken. Smiling. Laughing at her own jokes. But behind that laugh was a trail of bodies. In this chilling episode of Among Monsters , host Myia Vale pulls back the curtain on Nannie Doss, better known as The Giggling Granny —one of America’s most unsettling female serial killers. Between the 1920s and the 1950s, Nannie quietly poisoned her way through h...

In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale takes you deep into the terrifying case of Wesley Shermantine, one half of California’s infamous Speed Freak Killers. With charm masking sadism and methamphetamine fueling his rage, Shermantine, alongside partner Loren Herzog, hunted the Central Valley for years — murdering, raping, and discarding victims in abandoned wells, orchards, an...

In this haunting episode of Among Monsters , we confront the brutal reality behind the killing of five-year-old Harmony Montgomery —and the man responsible for her death, her own father, Adam Montgomery . This is not a story of a momentary lapse or tragic mistake. It is a calculated pattern of violence, abuse, and cruelty that ended in murder. From repeated beatings to the chilling concealment of...

In this harrowing episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale dives into the terrifying legacy of Loren Herzog, one half of the “Speed Freak Killers” duo that terrorized California’s Central Valley for nearly two decades. Alongside childhood friend Wesley Shermantine, Herzog participated in a drug-fueled killing spree that left victims buried in dry wells, fields, and forgotten ditches—many of who...

On a quiet October night in rural Wisconsin, a front door was blown apart by a shotgun—and a thirteen-year-old girl vanished into the darkness. This episode of Among Monsters is a deep, emotionally heavy investigation into the 2018 kidnapping of Jayme Closs and the calculated brutality of Jake Patterson , the man who murdered her parents and held her captive for eighty-eight days. Told in cinemati...

In this shocking episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale explores the disturbing case of Kendall Francois, the soft-spoken serial killer who murdered nine women in Poughkeepsie, New York — and kept their decomposing bodies hidden inside the home he shared with his family. For nearly two years, Francois lived a double life as a school hall monitor by day and predator by night, luring vulnerable...

In 2014, a chilling crime emerged from the quiet town of Waukesha, Wisconsin—one that blurred the line between childhood fantasy and real-world horror. Two twelve-year-old girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier , lured their best friend into the woods and stabbed her 19 times… all in the name of Slender Man. On this episode of Among Monsters , host Myia Vale takes you deep inside the disturbing cas...

In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale uncovers the horrific case of William Devin Howell, a drifter-turned-serial killer responsible for the largest homicide case in Connecticut’s history. Between spring and fall of 2003, Howell lured vulnerable women into his battered blue van — a mobile torture chamber he called the "murder mobile" — and murdered them with disturbing ritua...

In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale unearths the horrifying legacy of Juan Vallejo Corona, the Mexican-born labor contractor who orchestrated one of the deadliest killing sprees in American history. In 1971, a farmer’s quiet orchard in Yuba City, California, became a mass grave — with 25 men buried in shallow pits, all stabbed, mutilated, and left to rot in the soil they o...

In this bone-chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale explores the dark double life of John Edward Robinson, the charming businessman turned serial killer who used early internet chatrooms and BDSM forums to lure women to their deaths. Known as The Internet’s First Serial Killer, Robinson promised his victims jobs, romance, and adventure—only to manipulate, control, and ultimately murd...

In this chilling episode of Among Monsters , we examine a case that shattered a quiet Missouri community and revealed how evil can hide in the most familiar places. Cassidy Rainwater , a young woman searching for stability and safety, trusted the wrong people—never realizing she was being watched, manipulated, and ultimately hunted in plain sight. We unravel the disturbing actions of James Phelps...

In this harrowing episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale delves into the horrifying crimes of Robert Joe Long, the so-called Classified Ad Rapist and Tampa Bay Serial Killer. Responsible for over 50 rapes and at least 10 murders during the 1980s, Long used newspaper ads to find his victims — luring women under the guise of buying items and then turning their trust into terror. With a chilling...

In the quiet corners of a seemingly ordinary life, Christopher Ravek hid a darkness that few could imagine. On the outside, he was the picture of calm — polite, dependable, almost forgettable. But beneath that composed surface brewed something far more sinister. What drove him from normalcy into obsession, from curiosity into cruelty, and from control into chaos? This episode unravels the disturbi...

In this chilling true-crime episode of Among Monsters , we dive deep into the disturbing story of Christa Pike — one of the youngest women ever sentenced to death in the United States. What led a promising young woman down a path of obsession, jealousy, and unspeakable violence? Through haunting details, psychological analysis, and gripping storytelling, we unravel the influences and choices that...

On Among Monsters, Damien Vale dives into the chilling case of Heriberto Seda, the "Zodiac Copycat Killer," a man who terrorized 1990s New York City, choosing victims by their astrological signs. Tonight, unravel the profoundly fractured mind of Heriberto Seda, a Brooklyn recluse who mimicked California's infamous Zodiac Killer, seeking infamy through a twisted cosmic mission. Explore how Seda, fu...

On Among Monsters, Damien Vale unearths the terrifying true story of Jack Owen Spillman, "The Werewolf Butcher," a serial killer who enacted horrifying rituals of blood and mutilation in quiet Washington towns. Tonight, descend into the mind of Jack Spillman, a predator obsessed with becoming a "werewolf" through grotesque acts. Explore his disturbing childhood, his meticulous preparation, and the...

On Among Monsters, Damien Vale uncovers the chilling true story of David Elliot Penton, the military man turned serial killer whose family-man facade concealed a monster hunting young girls across the highways of Texas, Ohio, and beyond. Tonight, step into a haunting narrative of hidden evil and systemic failures. David Penton, a seemingly ordinary soldier and father, unleashed a decades-long reig...

On Among Monsters, Damien Vale cracks open the shocking case of Charles Ray Hatcher, a master manipulator and serial killer who exploited the legal system for decades, leaving a devastating trail of child victims across America. Tonight, descend into the chilling story of Charles Ray Hatcher, a career criminal whose cunning allowed him to masquerade as insane, sane, victim, or good guy—whatever li...

On Among Monsters, Damien Vale reveals the terrifying true story of Keith Hunter Jesperson, the "Happy Face Killer," a long-haul truck driver whose charming smile concealed a monstrous rage and a cross-country trail of victims. Tonight, descend into the chilling odyssey of one of America's most elusive serial killers. Discover how Keith Jesperson, a man driven by rejection and a perverse need for...

On Among Monsters, Damien Vale descends into the chilling world of Hadden Clark, an elusive serial killer who haunted Maryland and New England, claiming to consume his victims and collecting their gruesome "trophies." Tonight, unravel the profoundly fractured mind of Hadden Irving Clark, a predator whose quiet demeanor masked an unimaginable capacity for cruelty. This episode delves into Clark's d...

In this chilling episode of Among Monsters , host Damien Vale descends into the twisted world of Maury Travis, one of America’s most terrifying and methodical serial killers. Between 2000 and 2002, Travis abducted, tortured, and murdered multiple women in the St. Louis area—turning his suburban basement into a real-life dungeon of horrors. Using bondage equipment, surveillance cameras, and a homem...