Among Monsters Podcast | Chilling True Crime

Sergey Golovkin: The Fisher – Russia’s Last Execution and the Garage of Horror

In this haunting episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale unravels the terrifying crimes of Sergey Golovkin, the soft-spoken agricultural expert who became one of Russia’s most sadistic serial killers — and the last man ever executed by the Russian state. Between 1986 and 1992, Golovkin abducted, tortured, and murdered at least 11 boys in and around Moscow, luring them with cigarettes, job offers, or fatherly charm. Beneath an unremarkable garage in a quiet neighborhood, he built a private dungeon, where he inflicted unimaginable horrors. Operating in the shadows of a collapsing Soviet Union, Golovkin exploited a fractured justice system and a nation too distracted by revolution to protect its children. Through vivid storytelling and historical context, Damien Vale takes listeners inside the investigation, confession, and eventual execution of a man who personified pure evil. This is not just a tale of murder — it’s a story of institutional failure, calculated cruelty, and the darkest corners of human nature.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/among-monsters-podcast-chilling-true-crime--5739090/support.

Charles Ng: Dungeon of Death – The Butcher of Calaveras County

In this disturbing episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale guides listeners through the calculated and sadistic crimes of Charles Ng, one of America’s most horrifying serial killers. Alongside his manipulative partner Leonard Lake, Ng helped build a remote torture chamber in the Sierra Nevada foothills — a place where human lives were extinguished in front of a rolling video camera. From his troubled youth in Hong Kong to his fateful meeting with Lake in the U.S. Marine Corps, Ng’s descent into violence is both methodical and chilling. Over several years, the duo kidnapped, raped, and murdered entire families, with Ng taking part in assaults that were filmed for their personal collection. The killers believed they were creating a post-apocalyptic breeding bunker — a twisted fantasy they attempted to bring to life in Calaveras County, California. Through rich storytelling and historical detail, Damien Vale exposes the full horror behind the bunker, the tapes, and the long legal battle that kept Charles Ng in the headlines for decades. This is more than a tale of death — it’s the anatomy of a monster with a camera in hand.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/among-monsters-podcast-chilling-true-crime--5739090/support.

Carl Eugene Watts: The Phantom of Violence – America’s Unknown Serial Killer

In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale reveals the haunting story of Carl Eugene Watts, a man whose name remains obscure despite a suspected body count that rivals or surpasses the most infamous serial killers in history. Known as The Sunday Morning Slasher, Watts terrorized women across Michigan, Texas, and beyond, striking at random with terrifying precision — and leaving no clear motive behind. Unlike typical serial killers, Watts didn’t stalk his victims for weeks or keep trophies. He didn’t care about their names. He simply craved their terror. With an estimated 80 to 100 victims, his legacy is one of pure, directionless violence. From his troubled childhood and early signs of sadism, to the controversial plea deal that nearly let him walk free, this episode unpacks the story of a killer who moved like a ghost through the American landscape — silent, motiveless, and merciless. Damien Vale guides listeners through Watts’s twisted life, failed interventions, and the last-minute courtroom victory that ensured he died behind bars.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/among-monsters-podcast-chilling-true-crime--5739090/support.

Leonard Lake: Project Miranda – The Blueprint for Captivity and Control

In this disturbing episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale exposes the cold, calculated evil of Leonard Lake — a former Marine turned survivalist who masterminded one of the most horrifying torture and murder operations in American history. Inspired by dystopian fiction and his own apocalyptic fantasies, Lake created Project Miranda, a sick plan to enslave women in a homemade bunker buried deep in the foothills of Northern California. With chilling precision, Lake and his sadistic accomplice Charles Ng abducted families, killed the men and children, and kept the women alive for rape, torture, and filmed degradation inside their concrete chamber of horrors. What investigators uncovered on Lake’s Wilseyville property — human remains, personal diaries, and videotaped brutality — painted a portrait of a man who didn't just kill... he built a world for it. Damien Vale walks listeners through the twisted psychology, survivalist obsession, and catastrophic legacy of a man whose dream of control became a national nightmare.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/among-monsters-podcast-chilling-true-crime--5739090/support.

Karla Homolka: The Deadly Bride – Canada’s Deal with the Devil

In this haunting episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale reveals the disturbing true story of Karla Homolka, the woman who helped orchestrate some of Canada’s most horrific crimes — and then struck a deal to walk free. Alongside her husband, Paul Bernardo, Karla played a key role in the abduction, rape, and murder of three young girls — including her own sister. From Tammy Homolka’s staged accidental death to the videotaped torture of Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French, this episode unpacks the cold precision with which Karla participated in these sadistic acts. Despite overwhelming evidence — including videotapes showing her active involvement — Karla managed to convince authorities she was a victim. In exchange for her testimony, she was sentenced to just 12 years in prison, while the full truth only emerged after it was too late. Damien Vale walks listeners through a story of manipulation, betrayal, and national outrage — exploring how one of Canada’s most notorious killers escaped true justice under the illusion of innocence.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/among-monsters-podcast-chilling-true-crime--5739090/support.

Paul Bernardo: The Predator Next Door – Canada’s Prince of Sadism

In this harrowing episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale unearths the chilling story of Paul Bernardo, one of Canada’s most infamous serial killers. Beginning as the elusive Scarborough Rapist, Bernardo terrorized Toronto’s suburbs throughout the late 1980s. But when he met and married Karla Homolka, the violence escalated into something far more sinister. Together, Bernardo and Homolka abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered at least three teenage girls, including Karla’s own sister. They recorded the horrors on videotape, smiling through the cruelty as they created a personal collection of nightmares. While Bernardo now sits behind bars for life, the truth of what happened inside their home continues to horrify a nation. With vivid historical context and cinematic storytelling, Damien Vale walks listeners through a case of charm, control, and calculated evil — exposing the man behind the mask and the justice system that nearly failed to stop him.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/among-monsters-podcast-chilling-true-crime--5739090/support.

Dana Sue Gray: The Killer Who Shopped After Murder

In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale explores the disturbing case of Dana Sue Gray, one of the few female serial killers in American history. Between February and March of 1994, Gray brutally murdered elderly women across Southern California — not for revenge or passion, but to steal their credit cards and go shopping. A former nurse with a dark past and mounting debts, Dana’s victims were chosen for their trust and vulnerability. After bludgeoning or strangling them, she casually hit local malls and boutiques, indulging in high-end purchases using her victims’ stolen identities. It was murder fueled by materialism — cold, calculated, and shockingly void of remorse. Damien Vale walks you through Gray’s troubled childhood, the brief killing spree that stunned Riverside County, the crucial witness who survived, and the surreal court case that followed. This is the story of a woman who blurred the lines between consumerism and carnage… and became a monster in pastel.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/among-monsters-podcast-chilling-true-crime--5739090/support.

Amelia Dyer: The Ogress of Reading – Britain’s Baby Farmer Butcher

In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale tells the harrowing true story of Amelia Dyer, the infamous “Baby Farmer” who murdered hundreds of infants during Victorian England’s darkest years. Masquerading as a caretaker and adoptive nurse, Dyer preyed on vulnerable, unwed mothers desperate to hide their shame. For a fee, she promised to care for their children — but instead, she strangled them with sewing tape and discarded their tiny bodies into the River Thames. Operating in plain sight, Dyer is suspected of killing over 400 babies, making her one of the most prolific serial killers in history. She moved frequently, used aliases, and even involved her own family in her grim enterprise. But when one bundle floated to the surface, authorities began to unravel the truth behind the kind-faced woman offering help… for a price. Damien Vale dives deep into the squalor, shame, and systemic failure of 19th-century Britain — and the monster who turned society’s blind eye into her personal killing field.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/among-monsters-podcast-chilling-true-crime--5739090/support.

Kristen Gilbert: The Angel of Death in Scrubs

In this unnerving episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale exposes the twisted story of Kristen Gilbert, a seemingly dedicated nurse at the Northampton VA Medical Center who quietly became one of America’s most chilling serial killers. Nicknamed the “Angel of Death,” Gilbert didn’t kill out of mercy or rage — she murdered patients to fabricate medical emergencies and play the hero on the hospital floor. Between 1995 and 1996, a disturbing pattern emerged: when Kristen worked the night shift, death followed. Veterans in her care mysteriously flatlined, often injected with fatal doses of epinephrine — a drug that, in large amounts, can cause sudden cardiac arrest. She then orchestrated dramatic rescues, all to capture the attention of a hospital security guard with whom she was having an affair. Through chilling testimony, forensic investigation, and a courtroom battle that shocked the nation, Vale unpacks how a trusted caregiver became a cold-blooded manipulator — and how the system nearly failed to catch her.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/among-monsters-podcast-chilling-true-crime--5739090/support.

David Parker Ray: The Toy-Box Killer – Terror in the Torture Trailer

In this deeply disturbing episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale unveils the horrific crimes of David Parker Ray, a seemingly average man from New Mexico who became one of America’s most sadistic serial predators. Known as “The Toy-Box Killer,” Ray constructed a homemade torture chamber in a soundproof trailer behind his home — a place where he abducted women, drugged them into submission, and subjected them to days of calculated, ritualistic sexual torture. Ray wasn’t alone. With the help of girlfriends, and allegedly even his own daughter, he created a system of abduction, domination, and erasure — using drugs like sodium pentothal to erase memories and avoid capture. His crimes remained hidden for years… until one woman escaped. Damien Vale walks you through the chilling evidence, Ray’s manipulative tactics, the confessions, and the twisted world he created inside his “toy box.” With up to 60 suspected victims and no confirmed bodies, this is one of the most terrifying cases of hidden horror in modern history.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/among-monsters-podcast-chilling-true-crime--5739090/support.