This Is Monsters

Season 25 : Captive  Episode 02 : Gary Krist & Ruth Eismann-Schier  When Barbara Mackle was abducted from a motel room in 1968, she was held for ransom, but her captors didn't keep her in a room or anywhere else above ground. They kept her in a box buried in the dirt. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials:...

Season 25 : Captive  Episode 01 : Don & Dan Nichols  Don and Dan Nichols lived off the grid in the mountains in Montana. They believed they had everything they needed except for a wife for Dan. That's when they kidnapped Kari Swenson and attempted to make her his bride. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials...

HISTORY  Caligula was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 CE until his assassination in 41, but not before becoming one of history's most tyrannical leaders. 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 : ht...

UNSOLVED  The murders of Christine Sharrock and Marianne Schmidt at Wanda Beach is one of the the most famous unsolved cases in Australian history. Despite it being the size of the investigation, the killer has never bee caught. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonsters...

In this bonus episode, I tell you the story of the most outrageous conman in Europe. Robert Hendy-Freegard conned multiple people out of not only their money, but years of their life by convincing them he was a secret agent. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonsters Inst...

HISTORY  When settlers made their way west to California while exploring "the new world," it wasn't an uninhibited place ready to be colonized. No, indigenous tribes were already there and the newcomers didn't believe there was room for both of them. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree : https://lin...

Season 24 : Child Killers  Episode 20 : Jasper Steringa  When Marianne Vaatstra was found dead in a rural area in the Netherlands in 1999, the authorities quickly started searching for her killer. The only problem was that Jasper Steringa had never committed any other violent crime, so he was able to stay undetected for over a decade. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONST...

Season 24 : Child Killers  Episode 19 : Michael Paton  Michael Paton called 911 and told the dispatcher that he had killed his family, but by the time the police arrived, he claimed he had no memory of what had happened. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonsters Instagra...

UNSLOVED  The UpStairs Lounge was a agy club in New Orleans that was the site of an arson attack in 1973. Despite causing 35 deaths and 15 injuries, the crime was never solved. 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_monster...

Season 24 : Child Killers  Episode 18 : Al-Mutahan McLean  When Takoda Collins died in 2019, his father, Al-Mutahan McLean tried to claim that he had mental health issues and had injured himself. It didn't take investigators long to find out the truth about one of the worst cases of child abuse I've ever covered. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merc...

Season 24 : Child Killers  Episode 17 : John Sharpe  John Sharpe told television news reporters that his wife had left him for another man and took their two-year-old daughter with her. Her family thought the story was suspicious, but had no idea how horrifying the truth would be. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/...

Season 24 : Child Killers  Episode 16 : Jason Massey  Jason Massey had spent his youth fantasizing about killing women. He wanted to become a prolific serial killer, but it didn't take long for him to get caught after his first murders. Warning: Descriptions of animal abuse. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Social...

HISTORY  When greed becomes more important than safety, entire communities can be wiped out overnight. That literally happened in Bhopal when the Union Carbine pesticide plant had a chemical leak, killing thousands and permanently injuring even more. World’s Largest Industrial Disaster by Ingrid Eckerman: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267513603_THE_BHOPAL_SAGA_Causes_and_Consequences_of...

Season 24 : Child Killers  Episode 15 : Michael & Heather Jones  When police were called to the home of Michael and Heather Jones in Kansas City, a neighbor reported that their seven-year-old son, Adrian Jones, hadn't been seen in years. That was when authorities learned that the child had been tortured and starved to death. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Ch...

Season 24 : Child Killers  Episode 14 : Daniel Holdom  When the remains of a young woman were found in the Belanglo State Forest in 2010, authorities were afraid they had found another one of Ivan Milat's victims. It turned out that they were hunting an even more depraved predator. Check out the episode of Ivan Milat here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ivan-milat-the-backpacker-killer--52219150...

HISTORY  Commercial planes are designed to make travel more efficient for society, but warplanes were developed with the sole purpose of fighting against other human beings. Check out the episodes about Commercial Airplanes here: https://youtu.be/UTb3Ip5tW_g This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree : htt...

HISTORY  In 18th through the 20th century, the Catholic church in Ireland took what they called fallen women and claimed they were rehabilitating them. In reality, they were just kidnapping woman and putting them in forced labor camps, where the they were abused and treated as slaves. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.c...

HISTORY  People have been killing each other for all of human history. They use a variety of weapons, many that were created specifically to kill. Other times, they use something that was only intended to help people travel the world. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismon...

HISTORY  In the 1950s and 1960s, doctors were prescribing Thalidomide to pregnant women without having properly tested it's affects on the fetus she was carrying leading to devastating birth defects. 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.insta...

Season 24 : Child Killers  Episode 13 : Keli Lane  Keli Lane spent the better part of the 1990s getting pregnant and lying about it. She lied to her family, her boyfriend, the hospital, and the adoption agency. When one of her secret babies vanished, she started lying to the police. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com...

UNSOLVED  The unsolved case of the Phantom Barber in Pascagoula, Mississippi. 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 : https://www.threads.net/@thisis_monsters

Season 24 : Child Killers  Episode 12 : Paula Sims  When Robert and Paula Sims reported their daughter missing in 1986, authorities were sure they were involved, but they couldn't prove it. When the exact same thing happened again in 1989, investigators made sure they finally putting the killer behind bars. This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : h...

HISTORY  This episode explains the history behind the creation of the guillotine. Check out the previous episode about the history of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/history-reign-of-terror--70682560 This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/ Socials: LinkTree : https:...

HISTORY  This video describes the Reign of Terror that happened in France during the French Revolution, which saw the increased use of the Guillotine. 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 : https://www.t...

Season 24 : Child Killers  Episode 11 : Stephan Sterns  Stephan Sterns started grooming Madeline Soto when she was only nine-years-old and the reason he was able to was because her mother let them sleep together, alone in a locked room. Check out our sponsor Fate of the Union: https://fateoftheunion.biz/ This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERS Check out our merch! : http...