In this darkly immersive episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale walks listeners through the harrowing life and crimes of Roy Norris, one half of the infamous “Tool Box Killers.” Often overshadowed by his partner, Lawrence Bittaker, Norris’s role in one of America’s most sadistic serial killing duos is explored in full through vivid historical…
In this haunting episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale investigates the disturbing case of George Waterfield Russell Jr., also known as The Charmer Killer. In the early 1990s, Seattle’s nightlife was haunted by a smooth-talking man who claimed to be everything from a police officer to a secret agent — but behind his well-dressed…
In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale unravels the disturbing case of Wayne Williams, the man long suspected of being behind the Atlanta Child Murders — a string of over 25 unsolved killings that rocked the city between 1979 and 1981. Most of the victims were Black children and teens, their bodies…
In this gripping episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale dives into the horrifying double life of John Joubert, a seemingly model citizen—boy scout, honor student, and U.S. Air Force serviceman—who harbored a monstrous secret. Between 1982 and 1984, Joubert brutally abducted, tortured, and murdered young boys across Nebraska and Maine, including Danny Eberle, Christopher…
In this harrowing episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale uncovers the bone-chilling crimes of Gary Heidnik, the Philadelphia madman who transformed his basement into a pit of torture, starvation, and death. Posing as a preacher and financial savant, Heidnik kidnapped, imprisoned, and dehumanized six women in 1986–1987, feeding them dog food, electrocuting them, and…
In this unnerving episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale exposes the chilling crimes of Patrick Kearney, also known as The Trash Bag Killer. Operating undetected through California and the American Southwest for over a decade, Kearney lured young men and boys into his car, executed them with calculated precision, and dismembered their bodies before…
In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale exposes the twisted tale of Jack Unterweger, the Austrian killer who manipulated the justice system, the media, and an entire nation. Convicted in 1974 for strangling a young woman with her own bra, Unterweger became a prison poet and literary sensation — earning his early…
In this haunting episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale delves into the terrifying true story of Nikolai Dzhumagaliev, the Soviet-era serial killer and cannibal infamously known as Metal Fang. With a mouth full of steel teeth and a mind twisted by delusions of purification, Dzhumagaliev terrorized Kazakhstan in the late 1970s — luring women…
In this gripping episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale uncovers the horrifying true story of Bruce McArthur, the seemingly benign Toronto landscaper who led a secret life as a serial killer. Behind the smile, the seasonal Santa costume, and the tidy garden beds, McArthur was luring vulnerable men to his home, murdering them, and…
In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale exposes the dark and calculated crimes of Stephen Port, the man infamously known as The Grindr Killer. Between 2014 and 2015, Port lured young gay men through dating apps with promises of companionship — only to drug, rape, and kill them using lethal doses of…