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Monstrous

Monstrous

Written by: Carrie Canny and Mandy Garthwaite
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Monstrous is a true crime and mystery podcast that also dives into legends, hauntings, and all things spooky and spine-tingling. Our show resonates with listeners who love not only true crime, but also the thrill of the unexplained. Hosted by two friends brought together by our sons — one a Southern storyteller with a passion for crime, the spine-tingling, and the unknown, but has a firm line with messing with the dead while the other is a Midwesterner with a love for true crime, an appetite for the spooky, and a passion for learning about the other side Join us every Monday as we cover murders, serial killers, cold cases, mysteries, cults and all things monstrous. Listener Discretion Is Advised.Carrie Canny and Mandy Garthwaite True Crime
Episodes
  • The Megan Trussell Case Part 3
    Feb 24 2026

    The state says it was an open-and-shut case of suicide. The data says that’s a physical impossibility.

    In the most chilling chapter of Megan Trussell’s story yet, Carrie and Mandy move from the frozen canyon floor to the sterile light of the toxicology lab. Today, we go "inside the numbers" to tear down the official narrative using the state’s own reports. From the "dump truck" of medication found in Megan’s system to the laws of thermodynamics that prove she couldn't have died in that culvert on the night she vanished, the science doesn't just disagree with the police—it screams.

    In this episode, we break down:

    The Math of the Blood: Why 1,700,000 ng/mL in the stomach is a forensic "neon sign" for foul play.

    The Thermal Shield: How the laws of cooling prove Megan was kept in a heated environment while the search was underway.

    The Ghost in the Machine: A private Wi-Fi backup 17 miles away that provides a digital GPS coordinate for a kidnapping.

    The Dispatch Gap: The 3-minute silence that hid a snowplow driver’s report of a man "struggling with something heavy" at Mile Marker 40.

    Science doesn’t assign motive, but it does expose lies. Welcome to the battlefield.

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • The Megan Trussell Case Part 2
    Feb 16 2026

    Six days after Megan Trussell vanished, she was found in a frozen culvert at Mile Marker 40. The state calls it a "voluntary walk-off." The science calls it an impossibility.

    In this chapter, we move from the CU Boulder campus to the jagged walls of Boulder Creek Canyon. We look at the $60,000 community-led search that filled the silence left by the authorities, and we dismantle the official narrative using the laws of physics. From the "Clean Sock Paradox" to the "Scott Pilgrim" purse, we examine why Megan’s gear tells a story of force, not a fall.

    If Megan didn’t walk into that canyon, who placed her there? Highlights:

    • The "Low Risk" label and the 72-hour delay.

    • Hard-Target Recovery: LIDAR, FLIR, and the technical rappel.

    • Forensic footwear analysis: Why platform sneakers can't hike on ice.

    • The "Night Drive" Spotify login.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • The Megan Trussell Case Part 1
    Feb 9 2026

    As we sit in February 2026, the investigation into the disappearance and death of Megan Trussell has reached a boiling point. Officially ruled a suicide, the case is now undergoing a landmark statutory review by the CBI—a move fought for by a family who refuses to accept a narrative that ignores the laws of physics.

    In Part 1 of this four-part series, Carrie deconstructs the night the clock stopped working. We explore the "20% Test," the systemic blindness Megan faced as an Indigenous woman, and the "Digital Cutoff" that suggests a witness was silenced at exactly 10:00 p.m. Most importantly, we confront the "Teleportation Problem": a 16-minute window where the official story asks us to believe an 18-year-old in platform sneakers became a world-class sprinter in a sub-freezing windstorm.

    Was Megan walking toward a tragedy, or was she being moved toward a secret?

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    1 hr and 17 mins
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