HEY ALL! We're taking a break...but never fear! If you're not a patron, these episodes will be all new to you! If you're a patron, we will still be uploading NEW episodes all this month there. Thank you all so much for your continued support. It means the world! We'll be back to our regularly scheduled nonsense in June! On July 15th, 2021, 5 year o…

HEY ALL! We're taking a break...but never fear! If you're not a patron, these episodes will be all new to you! If you're a patron, we will still be uploading NEW episodes all this month there. Thank you all so much for your continued support. It means the world! We'll be back to our regularly scheduled nonsense in June! TW/CW: Sui*ide, SA, CSA, CA …

PATREON REWIND: This is from last year! Great episode. Willow and Lillian had a real life annoyance that popped up that prevented recording, but no worries, we're recording a lil episode tomorrow so you'll get it Friday! Love y'all! TW/CW: cannibalism, gore, mutilation, DV On April 10th, 2002, up and coming rapper, Big Lurch, was found wandering th…

We don't cover ghosts very much on Merris Monday so I thought it was time to do so!! AND YES THE CFS is included, even though Mary is a ghost. Not a cryptic. Whatever! Join us as we tell you a scaaaaarrrryyy story! https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the Show.Kirjoittanut Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

TW/CW: DV, dismemberment, dr*g use, mental health Sydney was looking for love and using the apps to find it. She thought she had a connection with Bailey, but Bailey had been planning her murder before they even met. This tragic case has many dark twists and turns. Join us as we discuss it. https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the Show.…

In September of 2023...we all saw the memes. Those weird, little fake looking ET dried up alien mummies. Totally a hoax right? Like...say sike. They look stupid! But...maybe they're not so stupid after all. Today, we tell you all about the little buddies. https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the Show.Kirjoittanut Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

27 year old Adam Hilaire was newly single and ready to get back out there. He made an account on Plenty of Fish and found 18 year old Hailey Bustos. The met later to go on a date, which...went well. But the next day, a friend of Adam's found him dead in his ransacked apartment. Join us as we discuss this tragic case. https://linktr.ee/crueltea Supp…

TW/CW: Mention of SA, BDSM/Kink, murder, cannibalism Mark Latunski was experiencing intense mental health issues and was intent on making his dark fantasies reality. He had tried twice before (that we know of) but his victims escaped him. Police did nothing and he would go on to kill. Join us as we discuss this disturbing case. https://linktr.ee/cr…

There's no where to run. Or hide. The eclipse is COMIN. And maybe we should all go outside and shout at the sun to make sure it comes back! Join us as we discuss superstition, conspiracies, and fun eclipse facts! Merch, patreon, kofi, discord and more: https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the Show.Kirjoittanut Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

This month's theme Dating App Killers, starts with the case of Khalil Wheeler-Weaver. He stalked his victims and his crime scenes, but it was his activities on a dating app and one of his victim's friends that ended up getting him caught. https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the Show.Kirjoittanut Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Don't worry, they're all rated on the scale. We have the HIGHEST and LOWEST ratings yet! Want a big giant foot in your house? How bout an enormous, murderously enraged skeleton? No? Lil hairy dude sound good? Join us as we delve into the world of Japanese Folklore! https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the Show.…

Living in the UK to go to school, New Zealander Te Rangimaria was a popular bartender at a local pub. Everyone who knew her would be shocked when she walked into Hampstead’s Royal Free Hospital and shot 38 year old Graeme Woodhatch to death. It had been a hit job...but why did this young woman get involved? Join us as we discuss this baffling case.…

TW/CW: side show/freak show, disabilities, deformities, discrimination, DV, alcoholism, CA Grady Stiles Jr. had a deformity of his hands that landed him fame with the side shows. His children would go on to have the same deformity and he incorporated them into his act. But Grady struggled with alcoholism and was abusive to his wife and children. Wh…

Yesterday was Irish time so please enjoy this...cryptid? Cryptid. The Alabama Leprechaun, star of the viral 2006 YouTube vide of the same name. The original news broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1ljOcl39PQ Gimme the Gold rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZfyrIPw3wY You're welcome! Patreon, merch, kofi, discord and more here: https://…

TW/CW: SA, CA, cruelty to animals, animal death, description of wounds/mutilation Most of you are probably familiar with Richard Leonard Kuklinski, but the truth may be stranger than we realize. He claimed to have killed over 200 people, starting with the unhoused in his teens. He claimed to have worked with the mafia. But is any of it true? Join u…

Today is all about sticks! Well. Not really. We're covering a bizarre and obscure cryptid called the Stick Man. And it sounds exactly like what it is. People have witnessed these 2D stick figure people all over the world, going back to ancient times. Then, in our second segment, we talk about the Stick Indians of the Pacific Northwest. Folklore, cr…

This month's theme is murder for hire! Wallace Souza was famous in Manaus, Brazil. He was the host of the popular variety, reality TV show, Canal Livre. Canal Livre was known for it's gritty depiction of murder and drug violence in Manaus and Wallace always seemed to have his finger on the pulse of these horrific events. SO much so, he was often th…

In 2001, New Delhi was terrorized by reports of wild monkey men who attacked people as they slept. As reports increased the hysteria grew. So what was it? A strange monkey man creature or merely mass hysteria? Join us as we discuss this strange cryptid https://linktr.ee/crueltea Writing/books/etc: https://discord.gg/x4SJcrqQ Support the Show.…

TW/CW: Su*cide, mental health, SA 20 Year old Elaine Park left her boyfriend's house and drove to Malibu Beach...and simply vanished off the face of the Earth. Her case is as heartbreaking as it is puzzling. Did her controlling mother have anything to do with it? Or maybe it was the boyfriend? Join us as we discuss her case. https://linktr.ee/cruel…

TW/CW: Su*cide (brief mention), dr*g use, mental health issues In October of 2018, 16 year old Karlie Guse vanished into thin air, leaving behind so many unanswered questions. Her father and step mother were caught in several lies...did they have anything to do with her disappearance? Join us as we examine this case. https://linktr.ee/crueltea Not …

On a chilly day in January in 2002, a young man went to work. He never came home. Strange clues did nothing to solve the mystery, leaving his family searching for answers. Is this a case of Missing 411? Or something more mundane? Join us as we delve into this bizarre tragedy. https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the Show.…

TW/CW: religious trauma, political opinions, mutilation of a corpse, brief mention of SA Madalyn Murray O'Hair was a spitfire who wasn't afraid of voicing her opinion. A staunch atheist, she helped pioneer the movement to keep prayer out of school as per the constitution. She was a complicated woman that led a complicated life. And one day...she al…

I couldn't resist. Here, I present four stories about people who might love Bigfoot a little TOO much. TW: mention of SA (not a serious mention). Is Bigfoot on the prowl and looking for love? Probably not! But join us for this zany episode! Merch, patreon, discord and more here! https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the Show.…

TW/CW: graphic description of su*cide, harm to a child, s*x trafficking (mention, no detail) On May 11th, 2011, six year old Timmothy's mother picked him up early from school and took him to a zoo. Timmothy's family would never see him again and he remains missing to this day. What happened? Why did Amy Pitzen, Tim's mother, do to him? Is it possib…

Yes. That one. The tire company mascot. I know, I know, you're thinking 'Lillian, that's a mascot. Not a cryptid!' Sure, tell that to the hundreds of people that have encountered this strange creature in real life...with witnesses. Join us as we discuss these absurd encounters! https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the Show.…

TW/CW: NOTE WE DID NOT TW AT THE START, please pay attention to these! CSA, Child abuse, SA, torture, drug use Best friends Lauria and Ashley were having a sleepover. It was Ashley's sweet sixteen. Then...something horrible happened. The house the girls were staying at burned to the ground. Police and OSBI investigated...and found only one body. In…

In May of 1973, two young children stumbled across a very strange...individual. It looked like a clown with pasted on eyes and a mouth, a conical hat and wooden antenna. It told the children it's name was All Colors Sam. Then it took them inside its metal hut. Join us as we talk about this absolutely absurd and strange cryptid! And see where it ran…

TW/CW: su*cide, infant death in 1984 two men would found the Order of the Solar Temple. A decade later they and all their followers would be dead. Join us as we explore this strange, deadly new age cult based on the Knights Templar, Western esotericism and greed. Our links (patreon, discord, merch and more!) :https://linktr.ee/crueltea Lillian: lil…

Magician, counter culture icon, and all around horrible person, Aleister Crowley is the founding father of modern esotericism and the Western occult. His influence will shock you. The most wicked man alive, he was called, but is that true? Join us and learn all bout the Beast, Aleister Crowley and how much of popular culture he influenced. TW/CW: C…

In the late spring of 1969, six year old Dennis Martin went on a camping trip with his father and other family members. And then? He vanished right beneath their noses, seemingly into thin air. But this case is even stranger than that...join us as we discuss this heart breaking and baffling case. Merch, Patreon, Discord and more: https://linktr.ee/…

TW/CW: Brief mention of SA Evril LeBaron was a 6'8 polygamist white supremacist who ran his family like a cult against his own flesh and blood, leaving a trail of death and destruction in his wake. It is believed that Evril and his 'family' were responsible for over 50 murders, as well as bank robbery and drug smuggling. Join us as we discuss this …

TW/CW: animal cruelty, cancer, stillbirth, birth defects, miscarriage In 1946, the United States, fresh off its victory in WWII, took the Marshall Islands in the Pacific from the Japanese and got the indigenous people there to 'agree' to allow testing of nuclear bombs. What the US Military didn't tell the people of the Marshall Islands is that they…

Lou Castro was charismatic, soft spoken, and, according to him? A thousand year old angel. He used this charisma to draw people to him, to gain followers and to eventually pick them off one by one. TW/CW: CSA, Su*cide Willow's contact info: in the link tree you can go to her instagram or email her here: willowahava@gmail Merch, discord, Patreon and…

Are we going to have an amazing, happy new year? Not according to asparagus. Or any psychic. Living or dead. Join us as we ring in the new year with predictions for everything from AI, to elections, to natural disasters. ...wheeee https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the Show.Kirjoittanut Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

TW/CW: mental health, torture, SA, SW In Nigeria, people were going missing. A group of motorcycle taxi drivers organized a search and found a derelict building deep in the Ibadan Forest. Inside, were the remains of more than 50 people. The living were emaciated and so traumatized, they couldn't speak. Some say it's a serial killer, some say it's r…

Merry Christmas from all of us at Cruel Tea! We love you guys, thank you for the past three years <3 https://linktr.ee/crueltea Merris's new podcast! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lillian1640 Our deets: Venmo: Lillian-Asterios, Cash App: $LillianAsterios, paypal: lillianasterios@icloud.com Donate to the children in Palestine: https://www.…

Merris and Lillian talk about bizarre encounters, ghosts, werewolves, UFO's, and general creepy weirdness! https://linktr.ee/crueltea Discord, merch and more! Merris's new podcast! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lillian1640 Support the Show.Kirjoittanut Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

TW/CW: mutilation, drug use, s*x work, misgendering of a victim Between 1996 and 2011, a serial killer preyed on sex workers in Long Island New York. His victims were found when police were investigating the bizarre disappearance of Shannan Gilbert, a sex worker who had gone missing months before. In a search for her remains, investigators found 10…

In May of 2008, 19 year old college student Brandon Swanson was celebrating the end of the semester with friends before driving home to his parents' house 30 minutes from campus. He left just after midnight. At nearly 2am, he called his parents to come pick him up because he'd swerved into a ditch and couldn't get his car out. At 3:35AM, Brandon wo…

TW/CW: SA, Murder, S*x Work The West Mesa Murders are the killings of eleven women whose remains were found buried in 2009 in the desert on the West Mesa of Albuquerque , New Mexico. Several suspects have been named, but none were arrested or charged. This is considered an active, ongoing case and investigators suspect it's the work of a serial kil…

Lillian is an absolute ding dong and uploaded the wrong audio file! Apologies! In August of 1993 a group of hikers led by Lyudmilla Korovina took six of her wilderness survival and hiking students up to the Khamar Daban Ridge in southern Siberia. Of the seven people that went up the to the ridge, only one returned. And her story of what happened is…

tw/cw: Mention of SA, graphic depiction of injuries Michael Moss was 15 years old when he was brutally murdered. He loved motorbikes, football, and taking things apart. He'd had a bit of a troubled earlier childhood, but was doing well when he was attacked by his school mates. This crime is so brutal and heartbreaking. Join us as we honor Michael M…

If you believe something hard enough...can you make it real? According to these stories, you sure can. Join us as we discuss tulpas, thought forms, Santa Claus, and egregores! Merris's new podcast RealiTEA: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dWOQbaAFLb2Wda5h2hzji Jon candles! Email Lillian for info: lillianasterios@icloud.com Contact Lillian for readin…

TW/CW: Child abuse, infant death, mental health Amarjeet was the first born son in his family and was treated like a little king. He was doted on, loved, adored, and given everything his parents could possibly give him. Some say it was this treatment that made him into the monster he became. It started with his baby cousin and an urge...Join us as …

Great! But why should be care about this dude and what he has to say? Because he has an 86 percent accuracy rate in predicting the way technology develops and changes our lives! And remember our episode about AI? Well. There's a big update! Merris's new podcast RealiTEA: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dWOQbaAFLb2Wda5h2hzji Jon candles! Email Lillia…

13 year old Eric Smith struggled. He was born with developmental disabilities, he was bullied horribly at school and he was abandoned and rejected by his biological father. This left him filled with rage and pain...which he would take out on neighborhood animals. Then, after one rejection too many, he took out his anger on four year old Derrick Rob…

Back in 1600's France, the nuns of Loudon didn't have a lot to do. The plague had just wrecked everything and they were social distancing. For goodness sakes, these ladies didn't even have beds to sleep in, they slept on the floor where their dignity would end up later. Join us as we delve into one of the oldest hoaxes in recorded history. Spoiler …

TW/CW: gore, blood, disturbing sexual imagery, SA post mortem Here we present two cases of killers who are children. Both of these cases are from Japan so apologies for any mispronunciations. These child murderers had a lot in common. Both were plagued by dark thoughts, both were brilliant and bright children, and both were very disturbed and ended…

In 1978 a 23 year old college student, Steven Kubacki went cross country skiing along the shores of Lake Michigan. He vanished, seemingly into thin hair. Then? A year later? He returned with no memory of how where he'd been. Join us for this truly bizarre case! ALL SOAP 40 PERCENT OFF with coupon code SOAPSOAP. Want the ultimate Halloween Mystery B…

TW/CW: CA, mention of CSA, SA, graphic depiction of a stabbing, mental health When the body of a brutally murdered young woman is found by some boys on a hike, investigators believe they are dealing with a vile predator. A male killer. Quickly, the murder of Katie Rackliff was going cold. They had a profile of the suspect, but they couldn't have mi…