In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, we dive into the disturbing case of Steven Zelich — a former police officer whose double life hid dark and deadly secrets. What began as missing persons reports quickly unraveled into a shocking investigation involving deception, manipulation, and a gruesome discovery that stunned an entire community.

We explore who Steven Zelich was, how his crimes came to light, the victims whose lives were tragically cut short, and the psychological factors that may have fueled his actions. This episode examines the thin line between trust and danger — and how monsters sometimes hide behind the most ordinary faces.

⚠️ Listener discretion advised: This episode discusses true crime details that may be disturbing.

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In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale uncovers the horrifying crimes of Efren Saldivar, the California respiratory therapist known as The Angel of Death. By day, Saldivar appeared to be a caring hospital worker. By night, he transformed into a silent executioner, injecting vulnerable patients with lethal drugs under the guise of mercy. Between 1989 and 1997, Saldivar claimed to have killed as many as 200 patients, hiding behind hospital protocol and the assumption of natural death. His crimes went undetected for years—until whispers from coworkers and a shocking confession cracked the silence. This episode dives deep into the quiet horror of a killer who wore scrubs, smiled at families, and took lives one breath at a time.

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In this disturbing episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale exposes the horrifying crimes of Harvey Carignan, the hammer-wielding sadist who lured his victims with fake job ads and brutally murdered them in cold blood. Known as The Want-Ad Killer, Carignan used deception, manipulation, and charm to bait vulnerable women into his grasp—only to unleash savage violence once they were isolated. Operating from the 1940s through the 1970s, Carignan's crimes spanned multiple states, with victims bludgeoned, raped, and discarded like trash. Despite an early murder conviction being overturned, Carignan would go on to become one of the most violent and methodical killers in U.S. history. This episode unearths the legacy of a monster who used the classifieds to kill—and nearly got away with it.

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