The Murder of Thora Chamberlain

A Shocking True Crime Story

By: Rod Kackley

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

November 2, 1945 — a fourteen-year-old girl vanishes after leaving for a high school football game with friends. When Thora Chamberlain drives off with a man who says he needs a babysitter, she is never seen again.

The FBI unleashes its top kidnapping investigator, a man who once helped bring down John Dillinger. What follows is one of the most astonishing manhunts in Bureau history. Agents shadow the suspect, Thomas McMonigle, from Los Angeles to his family’s home in Alton, Illinois, and back again—hoping he’ll lead them to Thora. At one point, undercover agents even give him a ride while he’s hitchhiking.

McMonigle confesses to abducting and killing Thora, claiming he threw her body into the Pacific Ocean. But no trace of her is ever found. A convicted pedophile obsessed with teenage girls, McMonigle is sentenced to die in the gas chamber.

Then comes one final twist—when a scientist who claims to have brought dogs and cats back from the dead announces he wants to try the same with Thomas McMonigle.

The Murder of Thora Chamberlain is a gripping, real-life thriller of obsession, pursuit, and the search for truth in postwar America.

Virtual voice is terrible

I had to try it, and the book was free. The story was interesting but was narrated by virtual voice, which was awful. Words were mispronounced, stress placed on the wrong words, not to mention monotone. I will not download another book with virtual voice!

Death by A. I

The reading was stilted and awkward at times. The story itself was fascinating but I was totally distracted by the narration.

hate fake narration

the computer generated narration is okay for roughly 10 minutes ... then it makes me want to throw my phone out the window
please give subscribers a choice ... human or machine .... please

Strange sounding as it’s not human voice

Started this book and the voice was distracting. On a flight, this was the only downloaded book that would pop up so I did listen. BUT did not enjoy the virtual. The book/true story was good.

fake narrator

The virtual narrator is very distracting. I wouldn’t have listened to it except it was free.