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Atlanta Monster

Inside The Monster Series [bonus]

Atlanta Monster

iHeartPodcasts and Tenderfoot TV

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.221.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Executive Producers Matt Frederick and Trevor Young sit down for an exclusive behind-the-scenes conversation about the makings of the Monster series. Get the scoop from the beginning and find out how a one-off investigation into a serial killer in Atlanta became an award-winning global podcast franchise.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:04.3

I'm criminal psychologist, Dr. Michelle Ward,

0:07.5

and on season seven of Mind of a Monster,

0:09.9

we're bringing you the story of Kristen Gilbert.

0:12.8

We think that Kristen Gilbert is the most prolific mass murder on the East Coast.

0:18.7

The very person responsible for keeping you alive, your nurse, is secretly killing you.

0:25.0

She said to the nurse manager, if this guy dies, can I go home?

0:29.8

Listen to Mind of a Monster, the Killer Nurse, wherever you get your podcasts.

0:34.5

On a cold January day in 1995, 18-year-old Krista Pike killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in the woods of Knoxville, Tennessee.

0:45.2

Since her conviction, Krista has been sitting on death row. How does someone prove that they deserve to live?

0:51.5

We are starting the recording now. Please state your first and last name.

0:57.3

Krista Pike.

0:58.9

Listen to Unrestorable Season 2, Proof of Life,

1:02.7

on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts,

1:05.4

or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:23.7

Hello, everyone, and welcome to this exclusive interview going inside the monster franchise.

1:26.1

It's yours only on True Crime Plus.

1:29.0

I'm Laura from the Tenderfoot TV team, and today I'm sitting down with the producers behind the podcast, Matt Frederick and Trevor Young.

1:34.0

Matt has been the lead executive producer at IHeartMedia behind what has become an award-winning

1:38.7

six-season true crime franchise known as the Monster Series. And today, we're going to dig into

1:43.6

the long road that he and his team have taken over nearly a decade to bring you this hard-hitting investigative journalism, case after case, and season after season. Quick heads up for everyone today. It's pouring rain where I'm recording, so if you hear some thunder in the background, don't freak out. I'm just hoping it's going to add a little bit to the mood as we dig into some of these gloomy topics.

2:07.5

Hey, Matt, thank you for joining today. Hey, thank you for having me. I'm quite excited to be here.

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