Among Monsters

130 épisodes

Nannie Doss - Giggling Granny
29/1/2026 | 56 min
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 husbands, children, relatives, and acquaintances, all while maintaining the image of a harmless, cheerful old woman.
This episode explores Nannie’s deeply troubled childhood, her obsession with romance novels, her warped view of love and marriage, and how she used arsenic and poison as tools of control. We examine the crimes she confessed to, the murders she was suspected of, and the eerie calm with which she discussed killing—often punctuated by nervous laughter that haunted investigators.
How does someone kill with a smile?
How did she evade suspicion for decades?
And what does her story reveal about the monsters who hide in plain sight?
This is not just the story of a killer—it’s a study of deception, domestic horror, and the terrifying reality that evil doesn’t always look monstrous.
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Wesley Shermantine: The Speed Freak Killer – Rage, Meth, and the Wells of Death
27/1/2026 | 8 min
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, and fields. Even after being sentenced to death in 2001, Shermantine continued to wield control from behind bars — exchanging hand-drawn maps of burial sites for cash, revealing long-forgotten horrors beneath California’s farmland. This episode exposes the disturbing psychology and twisted legacy of a killer who treated murder like sport and the dead like trophies.
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Adam Montgomery: Cold Blooded Killer Father
22/1/2026 | 33 min
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 Harmony’s body, Adam Montgomery’s actions reveal a cold-blooded killer hiding behind the title of “father.”
As Harmony vanished from sight, the systems meant to protect her failed one by one—courts, caseworkers, schools, and agencies all missing the warning signs while a child disappeared in plain sight. For nearly two years, no one reported her missing.
Her body has never been found.
Through courtroom testimony, witness accounts, and a relentless examination of systemic failure, this episode exposes how monsters don’t always lurk in the shadows—sometimes, they’re trusted with custody.
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Loren Herzog: The Speed Freak Killer – Buried Secrets of the Valley
20/1/2026 | 9 min
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 whom remain unidentified to this day. Fueled by methamphetamine and bloodlust, the pair lured men and women into their orbit, then brutally murdered and discarded them like refuse. Though Herzog confessed on tape, a technicality would lead to his early release—only for him to end his life in a suicide that raised more questions than it answered. This episode explores the twisted psychology, legal chaos, and still-open wounds of a case that continues to haunt the Central Valley.
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Jake Patterson &The Closs Family Murder & Abduction
15/1/2026 | 48 min
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 cinematic spoken-word style, this episode examines the psychology of a predator who didn’t stalk for years or groom online—but simply saw a child once and decided she would belong to him. We walk through the night of the murders, the terrifying reality of captivity hidden in plain sight, and the survival instincts that ultimately led to Jayme’s escape.
This is not just a story about a crime.
It’s about control.
Silence.
And the monsters who don’t look like monsters—until they decide.
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Among Monsters, hosted by Myia Vale, delivers a powerful blend of investigative true crime journalism and immersive cinematic storytelling. Each episode digs deep into serial killers, violent offenders, missing persons cases, unsolved mysteries, and new developments in the stories that haunt us most.Myia examines every case with detailed research, verified sources, psychological profiling, and a commitment to accuracy. Listeners get clear timelines, offender behavior analysis, victim-centered narratives, and ongoing follow-ups as cases evolve.This isn’t just a narrated crime show—it’s a full audio experience. Custom sound design, original FX, and atmospheric sound beds create a cinematic feeling that places you inside the investigation while keeping the focus on facts, context, and truth.Among Monsters is built for true crime listeners who want depth, clarity, journalism, and storytelling that feels alive. If you follow serial killers, unsolved murders, missing persons investigations, or high-detail case analysis, this podcast is your new essential listen.Where investigative reporting meets cinematic true crime.true crime podcast, criminal psychology, serial killer cases, narrative true crime, crime storytelling, criminal behavior analysis, psychology of serial killers, true crime deep dive, real criminal cases explained, why killers kill, criminal profiling stories, disturbing true crime cases, dark psychology podcast, behavioral analysis of criminals, patterns in violent crime, psychological motives behind murder, history of serial crime, case study of violent offenders

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