Monsters Who Murder: Serial Killer Confessions

By Amanda Howard & Robert McKnight

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What's Monsters Who Murder: Serial Killer Confessions about?

Amanda Howard is a best selling true crime author who doesn't just talk about serial killers, she talks to them.

Now Amanda is sharing almost 30 years worth of research, including letters and never-before-heard recordings that will shed new light on famous cases.

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William MacDonald - “The Sy...

01.14.2020

On May 12, 2015, 90 year old William MacDonald died in the secure wing of Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, Australia. At the time of his death he was the longest serving prisoner in a New South Wales Prison, ...

Monsters Who Murder: Serial Killer Confessions episodes:

01.14.2020 William MacDonald - “The Sydney Mutilator" On May 12, 2015, 90 year old William MacDonald died in the secure wing of Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, Australia. At the time of his death he was the longest serving prisoner in a New South Wales Prison, ...
12.31.2019 Thor Nis Christiansen Thor Nis Christiansen was an American serial killer who murdered at least four people between 1976 and 1979 in California. His method was to shoot his victims dead so he could then have sex with their dead bodies. At the ...
12.18.2019 Arnold Sodeman - The School-Girl Strangler *Thank you for helping us reach 2 million downloads! Arnold Sodeman was executed in Victoria’s Pentridge Prison in 1936 for the murders of at least four school girls between 1930 and 1935. He confessed to the four murders to police ...
11.12.2019 S06E10 Elizabeth Wettlaufer PLUS Ivan Milat Dead, Pedro Alonzo Lopez, Calremont Serial Killer & Accused Black Widow Jolly Joseph This week, we conclude our profile of Canadian serial killing nurse Elizabeth Wettlauffer. Wettlaufer, a former registered nurse, confessed to murdering eight senior citizens and attempting to murder six others in Southwestern Ontario between 2007 and 2016 In our news ...
11.06.2019 S06E09 Elizabeth Wettlaufer PLUS Samuel Little, Edwin Hiatt (the man accued of murdering Barry Crane) & Ivan Milat This week we continue our psychological profile of the Canadian serial killing nurse, Elizabeth Wettlaufer. Wettlaufer confessed to murdering eight senior citizens and attempting to murder six others in Southwestern Ontario between 2007 and 2016. She is one of the ...
10.19.2019 S06E08 Elizabeth Wettlaufer PLUS The Monsters of Ecatepec & Daniel King This week on Monsters Who Murder: Serial Killer Confessions we are examining the Canadian serial killing nurse, Elizabeth Wettlaufer. Wettlaufer confessed to murdering eight senior citizens and attempting to murder six others in Southwestern Ontario between 2007 and 2016. She ...
10.06.2019 S06E07 Terry Rasmussen (The Chameleon Killer) PLUS Making a Murderer, Robert Hayes & Samuel Little Terrence Rasmussen was an American serial killer who used many aliases in a crime spree that spanned decades. He died in prison in 2010 after being convicted in the 2002 murder of his common-law wife but has since become the ...
09.28.2019 S06E06 The Sunset Strip Killers (Douglas Clark and Carol Bundy) Douglas Clark and Carol Bundy were lovers who were accused, and subsequently, convicted of a series of murders in Los Angeles. This case is not as straight forward as many others have been. The pair came to police attention when ...
09.19.2019 S06E05 Executions & Last meals PLUS Gary Tipping, Deangelo Martin, Todd Kohlhepp & Eurydice Dixon's Killer This week on Monsters Who Murder: Serial Killer Confessions we’re going to do something a little different and examine the death penalty, executions, last meals and those last minute confessions that sometimes occur. In our news section; - Serious concerns ...
08.31.2019 S06E04 Col. David Russell Williams Pt 2 PLUS Hollywood ripper, Claremont serial killer & Fast tracking executions This week we continue our psychological profile on former Canadian Forces Colonel David Russell Williams. Ultimately Williams would be charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of forcible confinement, two counts of breaking and entering, and sexual assault. ...
08.19.2019 S06E03 Col. David Russell Williams PLUS Sydney Stabbing, Jeffrey Epstein, John Russell Whitt AND 'The Toy Man' This week we examine the twisted and sordid life and murders committed by former Canadian Forces Colonel David Russell Williams. Williams was arrested in 2010 following a nationwide manhunt after 27 year old Jessica Lloyd went missing. Tyre and shoe ...
08.16.2019 S06E02 Velma Barfield PLUS Canada Killers, Ivan Milat AND Bradley Edwards (accused Claremont Serial Killer) On November 2, 1984 Fifty-two year old Margie Barfield, also known as Velma Barfield, was executed by lethal injection in North Carolina. She was the first woman to be executed in the United States since 1962. Her crimes? She had ...
08.04.2019 S06E01 The Green River Killer - Gary Ridgway PLUS Todd Kohlhepp, Billy Chemirmir, Roberta Williams This week on Monsters Who Murder: Serial Killer confessions we examine one of America’s worst known serial killers. The case, known as the Green River Killer remained unsolved for more than two decades until DNA advancements enabled suspect, Gary Ridgway, ...
07.26.2019 S05E10 Charles Manson - Trial & Aftermath PLUS Kathleen Folbigg, "Toy Box" killer, Suspected NSW Serial Killer & Candian killers on the run In the final episode of our special series looking into Charles Manson and the Manson Family we turn our attention to the trial and aftermath. The summer of love and hippie culture was about to be destroyed by the realisation ...
07.19.2019 BONUS - COLD CASE COLLECTION EPISODE 2 For those needing a break from our in-depth look at Charles Manson we present a bonus episode usually reserved for our Patreon subscribers. In episode 2 of Monsters Who Murder: Cold Case Collection we investigate a strange case, that has ...
07.13.2019 S05E09 NEW Charles Manson confession PLUS LaBianca Murders, Bruce McArthur, Derek Sam, Jane Andrews AND Nikos Metaxas In the penultimate episode of our look into the Manson Family you will hear an EXCLUSIVE recording of Charles Manson admitting to the deaths of more people. In this recording from prison he details where the bodies are buried and ...
07.04.2019 S03E08 The Manson Family - The Murder of Sharon Tate PLUS Ian Brady (The Moors Murder), Anita Cobby Killer Attacked AND Billy Chemirmir This week we profile the mass killings known as the Tate and LaBianca murders. These were the murders of seven people that occurred over two nights in August, 1969. They are some of the most brutal and shocking murders to ...
06.28.2019 S05E07 Charles Manson and his music PLUS Chris Dawson (The Teacher's Pet), Bedford massacre & Pretoria murders As we inch closer to the infamous Tate and LaBianca murders in this special season on the Manson family, we must also examine the music that shaped Manson’s dogma as well as several other assaults and murders that are part ...
06.22.2019 S03E06 Charles Manson vs The Media PLUS Niels Hogel, Lucy Letby, Volga Maniac, Ivan Milat & LIVE Q&A Recorded in front of a live audience at the Momento Mori Death Museum, this episode features a LIVE Q&A; with the 'Serial Killer Whisperer' Amanda Howard. We also continue our examination of the Manson family by examining the different ways ...
06.17.2019 S05E05 Leslie Van Houten & Linda Kasabian PLUS Darwin shooting, Detroit Serial Killer & Claremont Serial Killer This week we continue our examination of the Manson family as we edge closer to those two August nights in 1969 where seven people were killed. In this episode our attention turns to killer Leslie Van Houten and the prosecution’s ...
06.07.2019 S05E04 The Manson Family - Lynette Fromme & Charles 'Tex' Watson PLUS Ivan Milat, Ashton Kut Our examination of the Manson family continues this week as we investigate the lives and lies of Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme and Charles “Tex” Watson. We spoke a little about Watson last week, but this week we look into his role ...
06.04.2019 ARCHIVE BONUS - S01E02 - Ivan Milat, Santa Fe School Shooting, Golden State Killer, Arthur Ream, Krugersdorp Murders, Bruce McArthur & Dennis Nilsen **This is a bonus episode from our archives covering Ivan Milat, 'The Bapacker Murderer'. Milat is being treated for terminal cancer and does not have long to live. This episode was originally published on 19 May 2018. The Backpacker Murders ...
05.31.2019 S05E03 The Manson Family - Susan Atkins PLUS Bobby Joe Long execution, Britain’s youngest serial killer & Japan’s ‘Black Widow’ This week we continue our series on Charles Manson and the Manson family by examining one of the instrumental people in Manson’s life - Susan Atkins. To the world she was Susan Atkins but was known to Manson followers as ...
05.25.2019 S05E02 Charles Manson Pt 2 PLUS Ivan Milat, Bradley Edwards & Bobby Joe Long Charles Manson was an American cult leader who formed what would become known as the Manson Family — a commune based in California. Manson had such influence over his followers they committed murder for him. In 1971 he was convicted ...
05.22.2019 COLD CASE COLLECTION Episode 1: Gilbert Bogle & Margaret Chandler To celebrate 1 million downloads Amanda & Robert are sharing episode 1 of the subscription-only series "Monsters: Cold Case Collection". This episode focuses on the mysterious deaths of Gilbert Bogle & Margaret Chandler. If you would like to continue hearing ...
05.17.2019 S05E01 Charles Manson PLUS Snowtown Killer, Nicholas Gibson & alleged Dutch serial killer arrested Charles Manson is one of the most infamous names in American history. 1967 had seen hippie culture take over in a revolutionary movement of peace and love in what became known as the Summer of Love. But just 2 years ...
05.15.2019 EXCLUSIVE BONUS - Ivan Milat hospital update The serial killer whisperer, Amanda Howard, brings us exclusive information on the condition of the Backpacker Killer Ivan Milat. Amanda is the source for the ABC's exclusive information airing across the nation tonight, information she has thanks to her relationship ...
05.04.2019 BONUS- Zac Efron as Ted Bundy PLUS Katheleen Folbigg, Michael Gargiulo & Ashton Kutcher Amanda brings her unique true crime insight to review the new Netflix film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile starring Zac Efron. What did the film get right and what was the big mistake producers made? Amanda has everything you ...
04.07.2019 S04E09 HH Holmes Pt 2 PLUS Chicago Serial Killer, Snowtown Bodies -in-the-barrel, Zodiac Serial Killer AND Joseph Duncan III) This week we continue our psychological profile on HH Holmes. Born Herman Webster Mudgett he changed his name to Dr Henry Howard Holmes in order to appear of better stock. Besides being a serial killer, Holmes was also a con ...
03.30.2019 S04E08 HH Holmes PLUS Jack The Ripper, Claremont Serial Killer & Bowraville Herman Webster Mudgett is more commonly known as Dr Henry Howard Holmes, or HH Holmes. He was a monstrous killer who murdered, defrauded, and conned his way across America. His crimes were finally stopped when he was hanged for the ...
03.22.2019 S04E06 The Monster of Belgium Pt 2 (Marc Dutroux) PLUS Claremont Serial Killer, Bakhtiyor Matyakubov & Juan Corona In the second part of this fascinating profile, we examine how Marc Dutroux was just a small part of a bigger peadophile ring involving powerful men who allegedly used their influencer to derail the investigation and discredit witnesses. Judges sacked, ...
03.08.2019 S04E05 Marc Dutroux (Monster of Belgium) PLUS Cardinal George Pell, Chicago Serial Killer & Phillip Lett Marc Dutroux is known as the Monster of Belgium. He was sentenced to prison for the murders of two teenage girls and two eight year olds. All of them had been abducted and kept at various properties owned by Dutroux. ...
03.01.2019 S04E04 Dennis Nilsen PLUS Claremont serial killer, Truck Stop Killer, Russian serial killer & Anita Cobby's killer dies in jail Dennis Nilsen was a Scotsman living in Britain who murdered 15 men over a four year period. The low ranking civil servant kept his victims’ bodies for days, often sleeping next to them, before finally disposing of them when they ...
02.21.2019 S04E03 Anita Cobby PLUS The Teacher's Pet, Samuel Little, Grandpa Killer & Samuel Galbraith Our psychological profile this week is on the horrifying rape, torture and murder of Anita Cobby on February 2, 1986. Anita was a young Sydney nurse who was walking home from the train station after a night out with friends. ...
02.16.2019 S04E02 Jeffrey Dahmer Pt 2 PLUS Bruce McArthur, The Doodler & Dennis Rader (BTK Serial Killer) This week we continue our psychological profile on Jeffrey Dahmer, an American serial killer and sex offender, who committed the rape, murder, and dismemberment of 17 men and boys from 1978 to 1991. Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, ...
02.09.2019 S04E01 Jeffrey Dahmer PLUS Charles Manson, Leslie Van Houten, Bruce McArthur, Elizabeth Wettlaufer & Joseph Brant Our psychological profile this week is on sexual serial killer, necrophiliac and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer. Dahmer murdered at least seventeen men and boys in Milwaukee over 2 decades. He is considered one of the most heinous killers of all time. ...
06.29.2018 EPISODE 8: Unexpected Deaths This episode contains a discussion about suicide On the first anniversary of the death of her husband, Amanda talks about the impact his suicide has had on her life and the kids he left behind. Her insight will help bring ...