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Michigan Monsters
Michigan Monsters
Forgotten tales of true crime, dark history, and the paranormal. Host Jenn Carpenter takes the cases she covers seriously. Herself? Not so much. (Formerly So Dead/Violent Ends.)
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MICHIGAN MONSTERS

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Recent Episodes

S6 Ep114: Redux
March 14, 2026

S6 Ep114: Redux

Updates on some of the biggest cases covered over 100+ episodes, including serial killers on the loose, missing persons found, and more. Audio production by Bill Bertschinger.
S6 Ep113: Cultish
Feb. 28, 2026

S6 Ep113: Cultish

The 1970s saw a surge in the prominence of religious cults with groups like the Manson Family, Peoples Temple, and Heaven's Gate making headlines around the world. But smaller cults began popping up in rural communities all o...
S6 Ep112: Mommy Dearest
Feb. 14, 2026

S6 Ep112: Mommy Dearest

A mother who didn't bother to look for her daughter after she was abducted by a violent stranger. A mother who spent years stalking and cyberbullying her own teenage daughter. A mother who stood by silently while her daughter...
S6 Ep111: The Widow Hunter
Jan. 31, 2026

S6 Ep111: The Widow Hunter

His name isn't likely one you've heard before, but his story should feel eerily familiar. Matthew Emmanuel Macon is well-known as Lansing, Michigan's first (and only) serial killer, a young Black man who targeted elderly wome...
S6: We're baaaaaack!
Jan. 18, 2026

S6: We're baaaaaack!

A new era begins 2/1/26. But things are going to look a bit different. How so? Listen in for more! Audio production by Bill Bertschinger.
S5 Ep110: The Cabin
Nov. 7, 2023

S5 Ep110: The Cabin

For nearly a month, a picturesque cabin on northern Lake Michigan hid a ghastly secret. The bodies of wealthy ad executive Dick Robison, his wife Shirley, and their four children lay waiting for someone to find them following...