I'm Morgan Rector, host of the Human Monsters True Crime Podcast. Do you find life boring

within the comfort zone? Then this is the right show for you. This show does not spare

the graphic details. It will test your endurance.

Consider some testimonials from my listeners. Stephanie Jordan said, some episodes even

for me I had to take a mental health break from, only to crave more of it.

Karen Erdman says, it's like a train wreck you can't turn away from. Anna Sholes. I was

looking over my shoulder because I felt like I should have been or was going to be arrested

for even listening.

The offenders profiled in human monsters are among the most inhumane. These people specialize

in the unthinkable. Human monsters, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Jennifer Vanish sometime in the overnight hours. Right now there is no trace. Investigators

say evidence leave them to believe that she's dead. Stick my nose back in that trail.

That's all I can do. This is already gone.

If I'm being honest, I don't know much about Akron Ohio. Growing up in Michigan, we regularly

traveled through Ohio to get to West Virginia so we could visit my dad's family. So Toledo

and Dayton always felt familiar. And as a Michigan fan, I don't care too much for Columbus.

As an adult, I've spent a fair amount of time in Cincinnati, but Akron. I only know

it vaguely. Something about tires. Something else about oatmeal. Maybe there's a river,

but that's it.

Today's episode leads us to the heart of Akron. To the tale of a killer or killers who

attacked and murdered four unsuspecting women. So come with me. To 1987, when several women

died brutal deaths and multiple police agencies formed a task force in the hopes of bringing

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