Among Monsters

On January 24, 2006, 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse vanished without a trace from Orlando, Florida. Two days later, her abandoned car was discovered, along with chilling surveillance footage of an unidentified person whose face was mysteriously obscured.

Twenty years later, new forensic developments offer renewed hope, but the questions remain: Who took Jennifer Kesse, and what happened to her?

Join Myia Hanson on Among Monsters as we investigate the disturbing disappearance, mysterious evidence, possible suspects, and unanswered questions surrounding one of Florida's most haunting missing-person cases.

Two boys vanished from small Missouri communities—one for four days, the other for more than four years. In January 2007, a single clue led investigators to a shocking discovery: Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby were both alive, held captive by the same predator, Michael Devlin. On Among Monsters, we uncover the terrifying truth behind their disappearances, the investigation that brought them home, and the extraordinary rescue that became known as The Missouri Miracle.

In August 2005, 29-year-old mother of three Corina Voegeli-Burton disappeared from her home in southwestern Wisconsin. But Corina’s story didn’t begin with her disappearance. She had changed her locks, changed her phone numbers, stayed elsewhere with her children, contacted police, and sought a restraining order after threats and alleged stalking by her former boyfriend, David Carpenter. Nine days after seeking court protection, Corina was dead—and her body was discovered hidden in an abandoned mine shaft.

In this episode of Among Monsters, Myia Hanson examines the warning signs, the escalating threats, the investigation, and the tragic murder of Corina Voegeli-Burton—a case that asks a haunting question: What happens when the warnings are there, but they aren't enough to stop what comes next?

Who Killed Lisa Collins? In January 2022, 41-year-old mother Lisa Collins was last seen in Janesville, Wisconsin. Roughly twelve hours later, she was found stabbed to death along Clary Street in Beloit. Four years later, no arrest has been announced and her family is still searching for answers. Among Monsters examines Lisa’s final known hours, the unanswered questions surrounding her journey to Beloit, and the investigation into who killed her. Someone knows what happened that night.

In 1997, 52-year-old diner owner Dorothy Wenzel was brutally murdered outside the West Wind Diner near Darien, Wisconsin. Within days, police arrested two teenagers and uncovered a planned robbery that ended in a deadly baseball bat attack. Nearly three decades later, confusion still surrounds how the case was solved. Among Monsters examines the crime, the confessions, the evidence, and the choices that turned an ordinary night at a small-town diner into tragedy.

On February 14, 2000, nine-year-old Asha Degree disappeared after leaving her North Carolina home in the middle of a cold, stormy night. Witnesses reported seeing her walking alone along Highway 18 before she vanished into the darkness. Eighteen months later, her backpack was discovered buried miles away. More than two decades later, new searches and forensic evidence have renewed attention on the case—but Asha is still missing. In this episode of Among Monsters, Jeremy Hanson examines the haunting timeline, the evidence left behind, and the unanswered question that remains: What happened to Asha Degree?