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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.

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47:18

The Torture & Murder of Takoda Collins :...

This Is Monsters ·

2026/04/21

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/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram :

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13:37

The Mornington Speargun Killer : John Sharpe

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2026/04/16

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/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram :

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17:04

The Torture & Murder of Adrian Jones : Michael &...

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2026/04/09

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/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram

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22:36

HISTORY: Killing With Commercial Airplanes

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2026/03/31

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/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads :

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29:32

HISTORY: The Thalidomide Scandal

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2026/03/30

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/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads : https://www.threads.net/@thisis_monsters

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58:30

Paula Sims : The Woman Who Claimed a Masked Man...

This Is Monsters ·

2026/03/25

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/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram :

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51:05

This Man Groomed a Child and the Mother Let Him Do It

This Is Monsters ·

2026/03/17

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/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram :

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10:34

Instead of Going to Prison, He Destroyed His Entire...

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2026/03/05

Season 24 : Child Killers Episode 08 : Steven Sueppel Steven Sueppel was caught embezzling from his employer, but instead of taking responsibility, he destroyed his entire family.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads : https://www.threads.net/@thisis_monsters

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45:39

The Boy Who Was Buried in the Backyard

This Is Monsters ·

2026/03/02

Season 24 : Child Killers Episode 07 : Christopher Rodriguez & Larissa Rodriguez When five-year-old Jordan Rodriguez stopped being seen by family, his mother Larissa tried to claim he was visited his father in Texas. The true location of the boy would shock the community.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads

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31:46

These Officers Sent a Teenager to His Death

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2026/02/26

Season 24 : Child Killers Episode 06 : Larry Hartwig & Brad Senger Police Officers are supposed to protect the public, especially children, but Constables Larry Hartwig and Brad Senger took Neil Stonechild out for what is referred to as A Starlight Drive.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads :

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45:21

The Law Allowed This Predator to Live Too Close to a...

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2026/02/23

Season 24 : Child Killers Episode 05 : Jarred Harrell Jarred Harrell was a pedophile who couldn't control himself when he saw children walking home from school past his house. It lead to the death of seven-year-old Somer Thompson.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads :

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42:22

The Worst Crime Spree in Western Pennsylvania

This Is Monsters ·

2026/02/17

Season 24 : Child Killers Episode 03 : Stanley Hoss Stanley Hoss was arrested for the sexual assault of a teenage girl, but he thought he was above the law, so he went on a crime spree that would include a prison break and multiple deaths, including an infant.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads :

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9:48

He Couldn't Stop Preying on Children

This Is Monsters ·

2026/02/12

Season 24 : Child Killers Episode 02 : Kaoru Kobayashi When seven-year-old Kaede Ariyama called home after school on November 17th, 2004, her mother never expected that it would be the last time she ever talked to the girl.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads : https://www.threads.net/@thisis_monsters

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63:21

She Turned a Closet Into Her Son's Prison

This Is Monsters ·

2026/02/09

Season 24 : Child Killers Episode 01 : Shanda Vander Ark Shanda Vander Ark was not supposed to have custody of her children. When her 15-year-old son, TImothy Ferguson, died in her care in 2022, everyone realized exactly why that was.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads :

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11:46

The Thrill Killer of Brampton

This Is Monsters ·

2026/02/02

Season 23 : No Theme Episode 33 : Jeffrey Campbell Jeffrey Campbell ran down a cyclist with a car just because he wanted to. The man would eventually score high on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist and be labeled a dangerous offender in Canada's prison system.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads :

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23:12

Instead of Handling the Breakup Like An Adult, He...

This Is Monsters ·

2026/01/30

Season 23 : No Theme Episode 32 : Kyle Clifford When Louise Hunt broke up with Kyle Clifford, he acted calm about it, but his misogyny and uncontrolled anger lead him to get revenge on more than just Louise.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads : https://www.threads.net/@thisis_monsters

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43:44

The Most Prolific Arsonist in US History

This Is Monsters ·

2026/01/26

Season 23 : No Theme Episode 31 : John Orr John Orr was a well respected fire investigators in Glendae, California. Despite it being his job to stop fires, in the 1980s, he became one of the most prolific arsonists in US history.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads : https://www.threads.net/@thisis_monsters

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19:51

A Mass Murder of Immigrants, But Not By The Usual...

This Is Monsters ·

2026/01/22

Season 23 : No Theme Episode 30 : Jiverly Wong When Jiverly Wong walked into the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York and began shooting, it wasn't because he hated immigrants. As a matter of fact, he was one himself.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads :

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48:05

He Was the Most Prolific Sexual Predator in Japan

This Is Monsters ·

2026/01/20

Season 23 : No Theme Episode 29 : Joji Obara When Lucie Blackman went missing in Tokyo, her family worked tirelessly to try and find her. When the man she had been with was tracked down, investigators learned that he was the most prolific sexual predator they had ever seen.Watch my episode on Gammatime here: https://gammatime.sng.link/Drzbb/b57a3?_smtype=3This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree :

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59:27

Their Life of Luxury Only Cost One Person Their Life

This Is Monsters ·

2026/01/15

Season 23 : No Theme Episode 28 : Tracy Jones, Brett Kelly, Courtney Kelly, Keith Dozier A group of men and women thought they had the perfect plan to steal over a million dollars and flee the country. Unfortunately, thei plan came at the cost of Gail Spencer's life.This is Monsters YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@thisisMONSTERSCheck out our merch! : https://thisismonsters.com/Socials:LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thisismonstersInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/Threads :

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