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This Is Monsters

This Is Monsters

By: Kompound
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 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.Kompound True Crime
Episodes
  • The Worst Crime Spree in Western Pennsylvania

    The Worst Crime Spree in Western Pennsylvania
    Feb 17 2026
    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.

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    42 mins
  • He Couldn't Stop Preying on Children

    He Couldn't Stop Preying on Children
    Feb 12 2026
    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.

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    10 mins
  • She Turned a Closet Into Her Son's Prison

    She Turned a Closet Into Her Son's Prison
    Feb 9 2026
    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.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
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The events at the Broad Arrow are known to every Australian, but I’m not entirely sure we remember all of the other events that surround the main shooting. I’m not a believer in the death penalty for numerous reasons, but especially not in this particular case. I hope Nitram stays alive as long as possible, because just as he caused hell on earth for so many people that weekend, he also caused it for himself. He will never feel acceptance or understanding or friendship and I hope he knows that and feels it every second of everyday. This is his hell on earth, and I hope it’s just as painful for him as the hell he’ll be in once he dies.

Agree with all you’ve said!!

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absolutely love how you tell the true crime stories on here and in YouTube

love your podcast

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good one.Had a very different experience on listening to the audiobook.overall i enjoyed the audiobook

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absolutely love how you tell the true crime stories on here and in YouTube xvd

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Fantastic book to listers to. Wish they had the entire series. Looking forward to the next book.

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