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True Crime · Monte Mader

Highway to Hell

by Monte Mader

Welcome to Highway to Hell, the unique crossroads where wanderlust meets mystery. Every episode, I take you on a journey to breathtaking destinations around the globe, unveiling not just the beauty of travel but the shadows that lurk behind the postcard-perfect views. From unsolved mysteries to infamous crimes, I explore the darker tales hidden within the world's most enchanting locales. So pack your curiosity, keep your wits about you, and join us as we dive deep into the thrilling intersection of travel and true crime. Your adventure into the unknown starts now.

Chart trend

Position in the True Crime chart (US), last 90 days.

#118
all-time peak
35
days in the top 200 since Oct 2025

Latest episodes

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Crime of the Summer- the Lindsay Clancy Case

Andy and I have bombshells about the timeline in our fireside chat on patreon.com/highwaytohellpodcast (we also tease the new studio and halloween merch) Clarify some po

Sep 8
2 h 24 min

Extreme Premeditation: The Life and Crimes of Israel Keyes

We're so used to serial killers having a compulsion, a need, an insatiable craving that often makes them sloppy and leads to an arrest. Israel Keyes did not suffer from

Sep 1
1 h 59 min

62. The Jersey Devil

How prejudice, misogyny and a kangaroo in bat wings created a monster. Support the show by becoming a hellion at patreon.com/highwaytohellpodcast The legend is rooted

Aug 25
1 h 53 min

61. The Warrens & The Conjuring Empire

Our longest episode EVER. The ultimate deep dive on The Warrens, their history and their conjuring Empire! Ed and Lorraine were born in a factory town in Conneticut jus

Aug 18
2 h 36 min

60. The Dyatlov Incident

What could possibly cause experienced hikers to cut their way out of a tent, WALK half clothed to the treeline, and die from the elements? **Special thanks to our patreo

Aug 11
1 h 59 min

59. YES, NO, GOODBYE- The History of the Ouija Board

Get episodes ad free and support the show at patreon.com/highwaytohell The Spiritualist movement swept America, enticing people to entertain the question, "can we truly

Aug 4
1 h 45 min

58. The Butcher Baker

Please support the show, get ad free episodes and bonus content at patreon.com/highwaytohellpodcast Robert Hansen was born in Estherville Iowa to Danish immigrant parent

Jul 28
2 h 01 min

57. Herb Baumeister

Herbert Baumeister was born in Indiana in 1947 and grew up in a middle-class family near Indianapolis. Even as a young man he showed troubling signs, and he spent time in

Jul 21
1 h 27 min

56. Lights Out Volume 1

Today a little palette cleanser! After some heavy true crime and hauntings we wanted to do an episode sharing claimed in person paranormal encounters. If you'd like to s

Jul 14
1 h 30 min

55. The Worlds Most Haunted Places Part 2

As always special thanks to our hellions supporting us on patreon! patreon.com/highwaytohellpodcast This episode closes the two-part countdown of the most haunted places

Jul 7
1 h 46 min

54. The Worlds Most Haunted Places Part 1

Today we start a two part series on the most haunted places in the world. This is the bottom 5 of the top 10. Little bit different format here with each individual place

Jul 1
1 h 19 min

53. Real Life Horror: The Case of Junko Furuto

TRIGGER WARNING: We typically don't have trigger warnings since it is a crime podcast, but this episode is ESPECIALLY graphic in topics of kidnapping, torture, and sexual

Jun 23
1 h 21 min

52. Bring Me The Beauties

In the early 1980s, Hoyt Richards was on track to become the world's first male supermodel. He worked campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Versace, Cartier, Burberry, and Valentin

Jun 16
1 h 48 min

51. The Haunting of Anneleise Michel

In 1952, a devout Catholic girl was born in a small Bavarian town. By 1976, she was dead at 23, weighing 66 pounds, after 67 exorcism sessions conducted by two Catholic p

Jun 9
1 h 31 min

50. The I -5 Killer

Title: The I -5 Killer  The I-5 Killer Randall Brent Woodfield seemed, on the surface, like everything America admired. A gifted athlete from Oregon, he was drafted by t

Jun 2
1 h 14 min

49. "No Humans Involved"- Green River Killer

Apologies this episode is late! We had a major tech issue that showed our podcast no longer existed on our dashboard but all is well and recovered! Thanks for your patien

May 27
1 h 31 min

48. Rehabilitation Imitation- Jack Unterweger

Thank you so much for all of the kind comments, likes and shares. It truly means so much to us! If you'd like ad free episodes, travel itineraries and first dibs on mer

May 19
1 h 32 min

47. Metal AF: Music, Satanic Panic, Hype & Hauntings

Between roughly 1980 and 1995, the United States experienced one of the largest collective delusions in its modern history. A significant share of the public, along with

May 12
1 h 52 min

46. Above All Obey- Warren Jeffs Part 2.

Apologies for the delay! Monte recently moved and had no internet due to delayed set up. I’m back! In Part 2, we pick up right where the FBI did. Warren Jeffs made the

May 6
1 h 45 min

45. Above All Obey- Warren Jeffs Part 1

Warren Jeffs was the self-declared prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the FLDS) a polygamist offshoot of mainstream Mormonism. He

Apr 28
1 h 40 min

Chart positions

Where Highway to Hell ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 10, 2026).

#194 ▼ 9 True Crime US

What listeners say

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I love the back and forth of this podcast. I have been looking for a podcast that gives me a break from the politics that I listen too much of, and for good reason even if it's the how the kids say "brainrot" for adults, or at least if you listen to what's said on a particular "news" network, this is just the kind of decompress I can get with, even if it unsettles me sometimes. Anyway, thank y'all for doing all you do!

Allisonmh8912 · Jun 2026

Love the content! But PLEASE speak slower. It sounds like you’re on fast forward. Also, if you have a cohost give some space for his response. Feels like you’re giving a lecture and only allowing his input on a scheduled pause. I know you’re reading a script, but try to speak more conversationally. Also, please give credit to the actual storytellers of the Reddit (or other sources) you share. You are making money off their experiences and stories.

truecrimeanon52 · Apr 2026

Love the content! But PLEASE speak slower. It sounds like you’re on fast forward. Also, if you have a cohost give some space for his response. Feels like you’re giving a lecture and only allowing his input on a scheduled pause. I know you’re reading a script, but try to speak more conversationally.

truecrimeanon52 · Dec 2025

I started listening to this podcast June/July 2025…I have replayed these episodes so many times. Monte is such a wonderful story teller. Her research is extensive and her recommendations for travel spots make me fired up to go travel and explore! 🤩

JAlyssaH · Aug 2025

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