On a warm summer evening in La Crosse, Wisconsin, fifteen-year-old Madeline Edman left a laundromat and began the short walk home. It was a routine moment—one that should have taken only minutes. But somewhere between that laundromat door and the house where she should have been safe, Madeline vanished without a trace.

Nearly two decades later, the questions remain. Was it a crime of opportunity? Did someone see her walking alone and seize the moment? Or did something far more complex unfold in the quiet streets of this Mississippi River city?

In this episode of Among Monsters, host Myia Vale explores the mysterious disappearance of Madeline Edman—examining the timeline of that summer night, the haunting lack of witnesses, and the theories investigators have considered over the years.

Because sometimes the most chilling mysteries are not the ones hidden deep in the wilderness…

They are the ones that happen on an ordinary walk home.

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For nearly two decades, fear stalked the Pacific Northwest.

In this haunting episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale descends into the chilling story of Gary Ridgway, the man known as the Green River Killer — one of the most prolific serial murderers in American history.

From the banks of the Green River in Washington state to the forgotten highways where vulnerable women vanished, Ridgway operated in plain sight. A quiet truck painter. A neighbor. A husband. A man who blended seamlessly into everyday life while hiding a darkness that claimed dozens of victims.

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On April 25, 2021, Dee Warner vanished from her rural Lenawee County, Michigan life with no goodbye, no digital trail, and no sign she left willingly. Her car remained. Her phone went quiet. And the people who loved her were forced into a nightmare that stretched for years—searches, vigils, billboards, and the exhausting limbo of not knowing.

This episode follows the case from the early warning signs and mounting suspicion to the devastating discovery that finally confirmed what her family feared. Myia explores the psychology behind intimate partner homicide—how control can hide behind normalcy, why separation is often the most dangerous moment, and how concealment can be an extension of power long after a life is taken. It’s also a story about rural isolation, the cost of silence, and a family that refused to let Dee become just another forgotten name.

This is not sensational true crime. This is testimony—about a mother, a community, and the relentless pursuit of truth.

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