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One of the worst cases we've covered. Andrei Chikatilo could never really get an erection so he took it out on women and children. From 1978 to 1990 he killed (confirmed) at least 52 women and children, often mutilating and cannibalizing their bodies. Communist ideas of moral superiority made the police refuse to believe they were dealing with a serial killer which let him get away with his heinous crimes far longer than she should have been able to. We deep dive in this case. Listener discretion advised on this one.

Here's a list of his victims: https://sites.google.com/site/andreichikatiloskproject/victims/list-of-victims

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The Soap-Maker of Correggio, Leonarda Cianciulli. Leonarda was born under the worst circumstances, a child of assault, unwanted and resented by her mother, she vowed to do things differently with her own children. After a series of misfortunes and dire predictions from fortune tellers, Leonarda became convinced she lived under a terrible curse that would befall her eldest and beloved son. She would do and DID do anything to save him, including murdering her friends and making them into tea cakes and soap. Join us as we spill the tea on this amazing, strange, and riveting case! An extra long episode for y'all this time. Dang!

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This case sounds like the script of a movie, but it's not. In fact, the movie inspired by Kurim's Cannibal Mother, Orphan, isn't even as wild as this case. Klara Mauerova and her older sister Katerina were plagued by mental illness and a bad childhood. Klara, led down a dark path by a seemingly innocent 13 year old girl, Annika, forced her sons to eat their own flesh raw. This case has to be heard to be believed! Cults, deception, auto cannibalism, and lies abound! Join us as we spill the tea on this horrific case. Want this without ads? Want more episodes? Sure you do! Check out our patreon where we do give aways, livestreams, paranormal/supernatural content and more! patreon.com/crueltea

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Issei Sagawa had a relatively pleasant upbringing in Kobe, Japan with loving parents in a middle class home. So what made him turn violent? Often we question the issue of nature vs. nurture, and Sagawa's case is no exception. His depraved fantasies began in first grade and plagued him until he acted on them when he was studying abroad in France. We dive into this case and how there was a complete miscarriage of justice. Listener discretion is advised. 

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Peter Kurten was called a 'vampire' though he didn't seem to have actually indulged in drinking the blood of his victims. The press just went hog wild with the murders because they were so brutal and terrible. Most of the murders were committed with a pocket knife or a hammer. Unlike a lot of serial killers, Peter didn't have a 'type' and killed men, women and children indiscriminately. Awful guy. Last episode of the main podcast for October! Next month is Cannibal Killer month. Delicious. On Halloween, we will be live streaming on Facebook! Join us around 7pm central time while we talk about vampire lore around the world and this and that. Want more episodes while you wait for November? Sure you do! Join our Cruel Tea Party at patreon where we dip into the esoteric and strange, along with true crime www.patreon.com/crueltea

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The Ute consider the land the Sherman Ranch is on to be a haunted, forbidden place. It's now the source of urban legend and conspiracy. What's really going on at the Sherman Ranch located in NW Utah? Everything from lights in the sky, giant, bulletproof wolves, cattle mutilation and hauntings, that's what. Because talking about murder can get a little rough, enjoy this eposide! Part one of this series will be available on anchor and spotify, part two, the pentagon connection, is available to patrons only!

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PLEASE NOTE: The audio is not great in this episode. Lillian's computer tried to unalive and she had to reformat. We lost her portion of the audio and had to Frankenstein the audio from just Willow's mic. 

Nico Claux, death obsessed, cannibal vampire killer. We dive into this case and give this edgelord a hard time. Join us as we explore this case which is both disgusting and disturbing! 

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Richard Chase, the Vampire of Sacramento, was driven by terrifying impulses and tormented by maddening thoughts. Extremely mentally ill, he slipped through the cracks, time and time again which eventually lead him to commit six heinous and senseless murders. Would earlier intervention have stopped what was to come? This episode of Cruel Tea is NOT for sensitive listeners as we dive into one of the most depraved serial killers in American History.

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Tracey Wigginton grew up maladjusted and abused by her wealthy grandparents who subjected her to all kinds of torture. Supposedly, even ritual satanic abuse. Tracey wanted to be something more and began drinking the blood of animals, claiming she needed it because she was a vampire.

She got other women to join her and they loosely formed a cult based on Tracey's belief that she was a vampire. Animal blood wasn't enough for Tracey and she said she needed to kill a man and consume his blood to live.

On October 20, 1989, she got her female friends to lure a drunk Edward Baldock into their car. They drove him down by the river and made it seem like they were going to get frisky, and then Tracey stabbed him to death.

Did she drink his blood? It's unknown, though her friends claimed they could smell it on her breath. On this episode, Cruel Tea breaks down this disturbing and tragic case.

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On November 25th, 1996, Rod Ferrell and his 'cult' of vampire enthusiast followers went to the Windorf home where Rod killed Naomi and Richard, the parents of a girl he was trying to initiate into his 'vampire clan'. Though he committed the heinous, bloody murders, the rest of his group were complicit also. How did it come to this? What drove Rod and his friends, just teenagers from Murray, Kentucky, to kill two innocent people? On this episode of Cruel Tea Podcast, we dive into the story of the Kentucky Vampire Cult.

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