Send us a text Willow covers the cases from the 90's and we talk about suspects and how the police in various counties dropped the ball on this investigation. Merch, Patreon, Discord, Kofi and more: linktr.ee/crueltea Support the showBy Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Send us a text Hannah Kobayashi is a 30 year old woman from Hawaii who went missing on November 11th. The case is strange and the LAPD claims she is missing of her own free will. What's going on with this case? Plus, we give an update on the truly bizarre drone swarm. Merch, Patreon, Discord and Merris's RealiTEA podcast here: https://linktr.ee/cru…

Send us a text From the early 70's all the way to the late 90's a 25 acre stretch of land between Houtson and Galveston Texas has been the dumping ground for a killer...or several killers. The bodies of at least 33 young girls and women have been discovered and most of those cases have never been solved. Who were these girls and women? Who killed t…

Send us a text Are we under attack?? Are aliens invading? Is it al nonsense? FIND OUT https://linktr.ee/crueltea Our other pod, realiTEA: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/vIXABdoIZOb Support the showBy Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Send us a text Tw/cw: CSA Who were the men that were killing all those women? What did they have in common? Join us as we discuss the diabolical Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr. https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the showBy Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Send us a text I don't know about you, but I really wanna talk to aliens. So, I decided to take on Steven Greer's CE5. YOU CAN TOO! It's a meditation that is supposed to...make ufo's appear. Is it nonsense? DOES IT WORK? Let's find out. Here's the guided meditation: https://soundcloud.com/meagan-cohn/ce5-meditation-adapted-from-dr-steven-greer?in=y…

Send us a text The Hillside Strangler, later the Hillside Stranglers, is the media called one, later discovered to be two, American serial killers who hunted Los Angeles, California, between October 1977 and February 1978...on Part One, we talk about the victims. TW/CW: SA and sex work. Want episodes early? Extra episodes? CUSTOM EPISODES? Join our…

Send us a text On November 13th there was a congressional hearing on UFO's again. And it was sooooo stupid. I watched it all so you don't have to! There's MERCH! There's FLAT EARTH AND BIRD DRONES. There is Lauren Boefart being an idiot! Join us as we lose the plot. https://linktr.ee/crueltea Nancy Mace's stupid ass t shirt https://www.reddit.com/r…

Send us a text Robert and Michael Bevers were obsessed with true crime. They idolized serial killers and school shooters. They wanted to become serial killers themselves...and they started with their parents and five siblings. Merch, Patreon, Kofi, Discord and more here: https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the show…

Send us a text In short? Yes. And the reason why all boils down to a book written in the 90's called the Four Turnings. Join us as we explore the very stupid, very destructive world of Accerleratism. Patreon, discord, merch, kofi and more here: https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the showBy Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Send us a text During a five month period in 2012, Diane Staudte poisoned many members of her own family with antifreeze. Join us as we discuss this fascinating case during our month of Families Who Kill Together. Discord, merch, patreon, Kofi and moooore here: https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the show…

Send us a text So you might think this is a story about a goblin. But it's not. In Spain in 1934, an apartment building was filled with phantom laughter. And then things got weird. SORRY for the short episode! I'm still dealing with Covid <3 Merch, discord, patreon, kofi and more here: https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the show…

Send us a text In 1966 in Brazil, two men went to the top of a hill, took some capsules (maybe), put on some homemade lead masks...and died. This is their story. What do you think happened?? Discord, merch, patreon, more here: https://linktr.ee/crueltea lillianasterios@icloud.com to contact Lil Support the show…

Send us a text One of the biggest cases in the 90's. The trial lasted six years. Lyle and Erk were brothers who killed their wealthy parents. They seemed to have it all. Good looks, money...but the family had a dark secret. Were Lyle and Erik justified in what they did? TW/CW: CSA, CA, and mental health venting towards the end. Email Lillian for in…

Send us a text ...featuring the time a guy lived in Lillan's haunted backyard for two weeks and she only discovered him there because she was in the garage with the German witch who lived in there and thus, she heard him peeing on her house. Anyway. ENJOY. These are the true stories of the most haunted awful crazy weird place I've ever lived. Starr…

Send us a text On April 19th, 1995, America changed. The worst case of domestic terrorism had struck the heartland. Join us as we explore this horrific act of terrorism and go into the reasons for one of the deadliest terror attacks on American soil. Support the pod! Join Patreon, Kofi, merch, discord and more here: https://linktr.ee/crueltea Suppo…

Send us a text In 1997, famous fashion designer Gianni Versace was gunned down in cold blood. Join us as we discuss his iconic life and tragic death. NOTE: We are aware there's a slight audio issue towards the end! We did our best to salvage the audio! Apologies for when it drops out. It's Willow's birthday! Send her some love! Join our patreon, di…

Send us a text In March of 2014, expert hiker Jim McGrogan went with friends to Vail, Colorado to do a hike in the mountains. He had plenty of equipment such as a GPS, extra cell phone battery, and avalanche beacon. Somehow, he ended up nearly 5 miles away at the bottom of a cliff. How he got there and why remains a terrifying mystery. And where th…

Send us a text In 2002, Tod Sees went out to spot deer on his property before hunting season. He never returned home. His boot was found...seventy five feet up a tree. The answers to this bizarre mystery are inconclusive. Was it aliens? Big foot? Missing 411? Or something more mundane? Join us as we talk about this fascinating case. Patreon, merch,…

Send us a text Ex wife of OJ Simpson, Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman were brutally stabbed to death in front of her Brentwood Townhouse. The beautiful, young mother had been the victim of a rage kill. And her ex husband was the suspect. This was by far the most famous case of the 90's. tw/cw: DV, graphic depiction of a crime scene merch, p…

Send us a text I've been going over the whole Missing 411 thing again where people go missing in national parks! But are all the stories really something sinister and supernatural? Or are there more rational explanations? Discord, patreon, merch etc! : https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the showBy Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Send us a text Just like my ex husband, all this thing does is look unattractive, make gross noises and fly away when you confront it. Join us as we delve into arguably the most MID cryptid I've ever seen. Patreon and discord and Kofi and other stuff! : https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the showBy Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Send us a text Probably one of the most famous cases from the 90's. A young woman's crime case took the world by storm. Jokes ran rampant on late night tv? Why? Because Lorena cut off her husband's penis. Patreon, discord, merch, kofi and more: https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the showBy Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Send us a text Man. Meow MEOW. It's time to revisit our favorite episode of Kitchen Nightmares! St. Gordon and the Holy Rissoto! https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Saint-Gordon-Ramsay-and-the-Holy-Risotto-by-howsoonisnever/15576632.IJ6L0 All our stuff! https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the showBy Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Send us a text 16 year old troubled teen, Amy Fisher, met 35 year old Joey Buttafuoco when she took her car to get repaired. He groomed her into a relationship and she would go on to attempt to murder his wife, Mary Jo. This was one of the biggest cases in the 90's~! Patreon, merch, discord, and more: https://linktr.ee/crueltea Lil's bday: https://…

Send us a text It's the big question, isn't it? What happens when we die. But what if I told you I'm pretty sure it's been answered...like millions of times? Join us as we dive into what will be the theme for Merris Mondays this month! Ghosts! Hauntings! And visions of the after life! NDE study: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2014/10/07-worlds-…

Send us a text His exact number of victims will never been known, but it's expected to be over a 100. Randy Kraft was in the military during Vietnam, worked as a computer engineer, and was a very intelligent, attractive man. On the surface. Under that was as a blood thirsty killer who tortured his victims in the most brutal of ways. Hey! Lillian's …

Send us a text Because it's a Mercury Retrograde, we're naturally having some technical issues (audio mixer failed, new one arrives any day!) Enjoy this Patreon Exclusive Episode from October 2022! One of my favorites. Hey! Lillian's birthday is coming up! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/FP4PERVT7ZHY?ref_=wl_share Patreon, merch, discord, kof…

Send us a text Willow does a great job reading between the lines on this case! The murders of entire families on farms that were close to railroad tracks gripped the nation in fear in 1912. The police eventually settled on seventeen year old Clementine Barnabet and her father as suspects, accusing them of being in a Voodoo cult. Clementine (likely …

Send us a text Magic space boys turn us into slaves and make us mine gold but then also bang us and then flood the earth when they realized that was a bad idea. Anyway. HI. Patreon, merch, discord, and more!: https://linktr.ee/crueltea Lil's birthday list! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/FP4PERVT7ZHY?ref_=wl_share Support the show…

Send us a text Yvonne was 39 when she got divorced from her first husband. She was looking to start her life fresh and maybe, just maybe, find the love of her life. That's when she met 33 year old Brian Birmager, retired Marine. It was love at first sight. Together, they moved to Panama to live on the beach. And her family would never see her again…

Send us a text NO...but maybe. Lillian read the Bible for this plz be kind. Or not. Lol lmao. Anyway, this is our last dump trumpy episode until after November! Check out our merch, patreon, discord and other podcast: https://linktr.ee/crueltea tw: SA, CSA, Sui*ide, religion. Support the showBy Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Send us a text Throughout the 1980s; Jack Unterweger was a model prisoner while serving a life sentence for brutally murdering a girl. He was living proof that it was never too late to turn things around, no matter what deeds one committed. He was let out early on good behavior. He had been redeemed. Not only that, but he wrote about the experience…

Send us a text On this Merris Monday we think that Trump's bizarre obsession with Hannibal Lecter, the fictional serial killer, is weird. Let's talk about it! Patreon, merch, discord, and more: https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the showBy Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Send us a text Brett Ryan struggled to succeed out of high school. He struggled with depression, according to him. He had a hard time getting a good job. He couldn't manage to finish school. And as a result, he found himself in debt. In order to try and get himself out of debt...Brett took to robbing banks. Once out of prison for that string of rob…

Send us a text Grab your benadryl (no actually don't ever do that) and join us as we summon the Hatman! Here we talk about the history of the enigmatic shadow daddy. I forgot to put him on the scale so...here y'all go 10/10. Would. You're welcome. go to the: https://thehatmanproject.com/ Patreon! Merch! Discord! Kofi! And more stuff! https://linktr…

Send us a text Cynthia "Cici" Hoffman was a girl who never backed down from a challenge. She had a slight learning disability, but this didn't stop her. She worked in her father's handyman business and graduated high school and hung out with her best friend 'Angela'. Little did she know, her friend was no friend at all. TW/CW: CSA, SA, learning dis…

Send us a text Nothing about that sounds...interesting. But this is one of our most requested topics. Cause the Denver Airport is bananas. Is it hiding secrets of the apocalypse?! Has an art installation killed someone? Tune in and find out! Discord, merch, kofi (BEESE CHURGER) Patreon and more here: https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the show…

Send us a text TECHNICAL ISSUES. THIS IS AN OLDER PATREON EPISODE <3 TW/CW: CSA, brief mention of child abuse, SA TLC introduced the world to the Duggars, a Baptist Fundie family from my neck of the woods, Arkansas. While they didn't officially follow the Quiverfull movement, they went with a lot of the teachings, especially the bit about having a …

Send us a text Everything sucks right now...so let's talk about these silly little guys. Like the D*ldo Monster! Or the Yukon Beaver Eater! Join us as we once again face a cryptid with MAN LEGS. Also, the Piasa Bird IS THE WORST. Email Lillian: lillianasterios@icloud.com https://linktr.ee/crueltea Support the show…

Send us a text In 2002, Kacie Woody was 13 years old and was obsessed with chatting online. It was normal for the time and her age and in the early days of online chat rooms and instant messaging, we didn't know as much about safety as we do now. She thought she was talking to a 17 year old boy from California...the reality was much more terrifying…

Send us a text You might remember seeing these videos on youtube and twitter back in the 2010's and then, they just vanished from memory. Strange trumpeting sounds coming from the sky with an unknown origin. It just HIT DIFFERENT in 2012. But I DID NOT FORGET. And neither did the bizarre scary noises coming from the sky. Here are the links for some…

Send us a text This month's theme is Catfishing! This case is really disturbing and very strange. It is almost beyond belief. TW/CW: SA, sibling abuse, mental health Jenelle Potter was raised to be very sheltered. Her parents were strict and controlling and this led her to make a life for herself online. The problem was...she wasn't portraying hers…

Send us a text Don't let the title fool you...this is unhinged in every way. Aliens. AI. Time is fake. You know the drill! merch, discord, patreon, and more! https://linktr.ee/crueltea Marzipan the AI Elf and Digital Dandy: @Marzipan_the_AI Support the showBy Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast

Send us a text AUDIO FIXED Someone was a ding dong and put the outro in place the intro. WONDER WHO THAT DING DONG WAS??? *it was Lillian Molly had overcome so much in her young life and was making a name for herself in the world of fitness and nutrition. Until she got into a relationship with the controlling and abusive Joshua Stimpson. He would g…

Send us a text I picked this one because it's hilarious. And to know why it's funny, you gotta wait until the end. I love covering unusual near death experience stories and Howard's is definitely a super weird one. Too bad he missed and got the entire message wrong. OH WELL! SUCKS TO SUCK Merch, Patreon, Kofi, Discord and moooooore: https://linktr.…

Send us a text 33 year old software engineer Zohre Sadeghi hosted a podcast in Farsi about the tech industry and how to navigate it when looking for a job. An over zealous fan reached out and the two of them struck up an innocent friendship...which soon turned into obsession and the obsession turned deadly. Join us as we discuss this case. Resource…

Send us a text In 1994, Gloria Ramirez went to the hospital with heart palpitations and shortness of breath. Only a little over an hour later, she would be dead, and her body had sickened 23 and hospitalized 5. This mystery has endured for years, but there's a newer theory that proves interesting! Patreon, merch, kofi and more here: https://linktr.…

Send us a text The disappearance of Cari Farver is one of the most terrifying — and bizarre — true crime cases we've covered. Cari started a whirlwind romance with Dave Kroupa in October 2012 — and two weeks later, she vanished, never to be seen again. Rumors and intrigue stirred...was she a stalker, did Dave's ex Amy have a hand in her disappearan…

Send us a text So...this was also going to be video but NATURALLY our video file for Merris's talking head got corrupted. Wompwomp. No worries! Next Merris Monday will be video and I will just keep trying or fight god. Whichever comes first. IN the mid 90's, an elder woman in Russia found a shriveled, strange little...baby. She wrapped it in a blan…