Overview
Amanda Howard is a true crime author, criminologist, and known as 'The Serial Killer Whisperer'. She brings true insights into the cases she profiles in each episode with a different take to those you might have heard before.
A video version of this podcast is available here: https://www.patreon.com/MWMconfessions
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138 Episodes
In this special episode, Rob asks Amanda about her passion for crime.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2026
An ex-CIA agent has made an extraordinary claim and Amanda is using her extensive knowledge to test it.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 12 April 2026
A serial killer whose confessions would shock the world as he recounted each murder in detail, often providing LAPD, the FBI and other investigating agencies with detailed descriptions and even drawings of his victims.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2026
On May 25, 2022, in Sadoval County, New Mexico, police arrested Robert Jesse Strand. The arrest came after a tip from the National Centre for Missing and Exploited children regarding images that were on the man’s phone. What made this case even more shocking was that Strand was a detective with the Sandoval County Sherrif’s office.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2026
A couple with a marriage on the rocks, a jealous rival, a Ouija board, an issue of male erectile dysfunction and a knife stuffed between the arse cheeks of a killer.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 15 March 2026
A couple with a marriage on the rocks, a jealous rival, a Ouija board, an issue of male erectile dysfunction and a knife stuffed between the arse cheeks of a killer. This week’s episode will have you shocked and confused as you ask - many times - what were they thinking?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 8 March 2026
He went for a walk and was found seven years later dead in a chimney.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 1 March 2026
We return to the case of Madeline Soto. When she had not returned home from school on February 26, 2024 multiple calls were made to 911 before her mother and her mother’s boyfriend were brought in for questioning.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 21 February 2026
From 4pm on February 26, 2024 multiple calls were made to 911 a thirteen year old girl had not returned home from school. But this was not going to be any ordinary missing persons case. The twists and turns in the disappearance of Madeline Soto would uncover a sinister secret.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 14 February 2026
In this episode, we take you inside the court case as Timothy's family is put on trial.Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/c/MWMconfessionsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 30 November 2025
We now move onto the court case where things take a dramatic turn.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 16 November 2025
We continue with the police interrogation of Timothy's brother, Paul Ferguson.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 9 November 2025
Our investigation into the tragic death of Timothy Ferguson continues.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2025
Following the discovery of the dead and emaciated body of 15 year old son Timothy Ferguson on July 6, 2022. Both his mother Shanda Vander Ark and brother 20 year old Paul Ferguson were brought in for questioning.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 25 August 2025
Watch as a mother tries to cover up her deadly crime as police body cameras capture her web of lies.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 20 July 2025
Why did a mother abduct her son? That's only the first question behind this fascinating mystery.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 29 June 2025
The strength and bravery of a teenager brought down a decades-long cycle of abuse and torture.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 25 May 2025
A tragic 911 call that could have ended differently if those on duty had made different decisions.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2025
This is the second part of our profile of convicted killer Greg Lynn.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2025
You can see Police evidence and Lynn's handwritten notes on the video feed, available here: https://www.patreon.com/c/MWMconfessions Russell Hill and Carol Clay, both in their seventies had not been seen since March 19, 2020. The pair had headed out into the remote region on a secret holiday together. The alarm was raised when a family of campers came across a burnt and damaged camper in the hidden pocket of Buck’s Camp in Wonnangatta and called police. As days turned into weeks Police held grave concerns for the pair’s safety. Had they vanished into the harsh rugged terrain? Or had something far more sinister occurred?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 12 April 2025
It was just before midnight on July 18, 1969, when the little island of Chappquiddick - near Martha’s Vineyard - became the scene of international intrigue. At the centre was thirty-seven year old Senator Ted Kennedy, the youngest of the Kennedy siblings and twenty-eight-year old Mary Jo Kopeckne. The event would stall Kennedy’s political aspirations.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2025
June 6, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles a jubilant Robert Francis Kennedy spoke of winning the Presidential nomination in California. To a throng of media, members of the Democratic party and supporters, he said “My thanks to all of you and now it’s on to Chicago and let’s win there, thank you very much”.He gave a peace sign and then brushed his hair back off his face. Moments later a shot rang out.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 19 February 2025
As the world reeled in shock after the assassination of JFK, one man, working at the school book depository was blamed for the death of the President. Twenty-four-year-old Lee Harvey Oswald.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 26 January 2025
A second shot had rung out over the crowds that stood on Dealey Plaza. John Kennedy lurched forward as a bullet struck his neck.Governor Connally sitting in front of the President collapses to the right, having also been shot, but the assassins were not finished.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 4 January 2025
As the 35th President of the United States of America, he brought with him different ideals than those before him. But on November 22, 1963 John Fitzgerald Kennedy was executed. It is a dark day that will live in infamy and questions remain unanswered to this day.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2024
In this episode we examine the assassination of the thirty-fifth President of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald KennedySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 22 October 2024
We continue our look into the death of an icon - but what was the real cause of death?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2024
In this episode, we are examining the sudden death of Marilyn Monroe on Saturday August 4, 1962.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 17 September 2024
This week we are examining the mental retardation and lobotomy of Rosemary Kennedy.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 4 August 2024
This week we are examining the premature deaths of several family members.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 30 June 2024
In this episode, we are examining the numerous plane crashes that have taken the lives of Kennedy family members.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2024
The story of JFK's family and his assassination.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2024
The trial of Nikolas Cruz and the aftermath.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2023
This episode we continue with our investigation into the mind and crimes of Stoneman Douglas High school shooter Nikolas Cruz, including testimony from his trial.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 20 November 2023
The Stanford project, Napoleon and Josephine, Vladimir Putin, AR15s and Swastikas. This week’s episode on Nikolas Cruz delves into very unusual topics as we see a very different person to the one we met at the beginning of this case.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2023
It is 8:40pm on February 14, 2018 and Nikolas Cruz remains in a hospital gown and handcuffed to the floor of an interrogation room at Broward Sherriff’s office in Florida. This is what happens nextSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2023
It is late evening on February 14, 2018 nineteen year old Nikolas Cruz has been in custody for many hours following the mass shooting of staff and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He has been in the interrogation room for 75 minutes speaking to John Curcio, a Detective from Broward Sheriffs officeSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 18 September 2023
See how the investigator gets Cruz to start talking during the police interview.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 1 September 2023
In this episode the police interview with Cruz beginsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2023
The shooting in the 1200 block had stopped. Cruz dumped his guns and had run from the building.Mixing in with the fleeing students he had easily slipped away. Now we go back and look at the lead-up to the shootingSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2023
On 14 February 2018 former student Nikolas Cruz went back to his old school and opened fire. Here is the timeline video we talk about in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eKX00rhQpQSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 26 June 2023
Thirty-year-old Katrina Vetrano was last seen running along a road near her home as she headed towards a park in Queens. CCTV footage shows her in full stride in the warmth of the afternoon sun. Little did she know this was some of her last minutes of life.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2023
In India, a female is raped every twenty minutes, but one case almost tore a country apart. On December 16, 2012 twenty-three-year-old physiotherapist student Jyoti Singh and her friend Awindra Pratap Pandey began their evening watching the recently released Life of Pi. The two-hour internationally revered film that starred mainly Indian actors was to be the final moments of happiness in Jyoti’s life. Little could she foresee the 84 minutes of hell she was about to endure.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2023
Amy Carlson called herself 'Mother God' and was leader of the 'Love has Won' cult. This week we follow her journey and bizarre death.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2023
On April 19, 1995, a little before 9am, ex-soldier Timothy McVeigh parked a Ryder rental truck outside of the Alfred-P Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City. Inside the truck was a crude yet lethal bomb made from fertilizer, and diesel petrol. McVeigh locked the truck and walked away. Moments later, at 9:02 the truck exploded, tearing the front of the building apart, killing 168 people, including 19 children and injuring hundreds more.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 4 April 2023
This case takes a dramatic twist when accused killer Sarah Boone is shown video of Jorge Torres Jr suffocating inside a suitcase. Video taken by her on her phone.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2023
Jorge Torres Jr died inside a suitcase during a game of hide-and-seek. But was his death a tragic accident or murder at the hands of his girlfriend - Sarah Boone? To watch the video for this episode go to: https://www.patreon.com/MWMconfessionsor https://mwm.uscreen.io/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2023
William Jones, high on meth, breaks into a home and takes a young father hostage. What happens next is beyond belief.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2023
The police get their confession from the 15-year-old killer but get ready for the twist you won't see coming. Get bonus content at patreon.com/mwmconfessions Subscribe to the video feed at mwm.uscreen.io Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2023
We're back for a brand new season! This week: A diary holds the truth about the horrific act of a 15-year-old girl. For bonus features go to: https://www.patreon.com/MWMconfessionsOr to subscribe to the video go to: https://mwm.uscreen.io/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2023
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