Cruel & Unusual: A True Crime Podcast

Cruel & Unusual: A True Crime Podcast

By Tori Ellis & Cady VerdiramoTrue Crime
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Cruel & Unusual: A True Crime Podcast episodes

  • Episode 74: Colleen Stan Part 1
    Hey, Cruel Coven! In 1977, twenty-year-old Colleen Stan was hitchhiking from Oregon to California to visit a friend. She didn’t know that when she accepted a ride from Cameron and Janice Hooker, she was about to be catapulted into a real-life nightmare. TW: sexual abuse, confined spaces.
    52 min
  • Episode 73: Missing: Mary Johnson

    Hey Cruel Coven!

    This episode is rather short and when you listen, we'll explain exactly why. Today, we're talking about the ongoing, unresolved missing case of Mary Johnson—a woman who disappeared from Washington State. Her family is asking if anyone has seen anyone who even slightly resembles Mary, or if they think they may have seen her, to please reach out to investigators. There is no possible lead that is too small. Please help us share the word about Mary and help her family get the answers they deserve. 

    From the FBI Website:

    If you have any information concerning the location of this individual, please call the FBI's Seattle Field Office at (206) 622-0460. You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or you can submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

    Sources:

    Native Women's Wilderness
    Tulalip Tribes
    Heraldnet
    King5
    FBI
    Mary's sisters, Nona and Gerry

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    26 min
  • Episode 72: Jelani Day

    Hey Cruel Coven!

    Well, hello. We're back from our hiatus and we've changed a lot of the way we'll be going about recording future cases. Today we're talking about the Jelani Day case. The two of us are from about an hour away from where Jelani was last seen and we were shocked that it wasn't all over our news and being talked about, so we decided to do the best we could to bring this case more traction. Please listen and share so we can help find this family some answers. They also have a GoFundMe that is linked below. 

    We're also talking briefly about a woman named Lauren Smith-Fields. Her gofundme is also listed below. Please consider sharing Jelani and Lauren's info to help these families get the justice they deserve. 

    Jelani's gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/find-jelani-day

    Lauren Smith-Fields gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/xf665j-justice-for-lauren

    If you know anything about what happened to Jelani, or had contact with Jelani in the days and weeks before his disappearance, please contact Bloomington Police Detective Paul Jones at (309)434-2548 or email him at [email protected].

    JAB Professional Services has also been hired to assist the police.  Information regarding Jelani’s disappearance can be emailed/texted to [email protected]  618-223-0044

    Anonymously report information to the Jelani Day Joint Task Force at 1-800-CALL-FBI

    As of now, Jelani’s family still says they haven’t been contacted by the FBI and they’re still pushing for them to take over Jelani’s case.

    Sources:

    AAMU
    News-Gazette
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Rush
    Ben Crump Law IG
    Bryan Dieu Facebook
    Fox 32 Chicago
    Pantagraph
    WGLT
    Central Illinois Proud
    The-Sun

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    1 hr 20 min
  • Episode 71: Love Has Won Cult Part Two
    Hey, Cruel Coven! In part two of Love Has Won, we're talking more about the death of Amy Carlson, a member who got out of the cult, the disappearance of Kristal Reisinger, and police corruption. If you have information about the disappearance of Kristal Reisinger, contact the Saguache County Sheriff's Department at 719-655-2525.
    51 min
  • Episode 70: Love Has Won Cult Part One

    Hey Cruel Coven! Part one of our Love Has Won two-parter is live. On April 28th, 2021, the mummified body of Amy Carlson, or "Mother God", was found enshrined, wrapped in Christmas lights, with glitter makeup around her empty eye sockets. Today, we're talking about the origin of Love Has Won, their beliefs, and their rules.

    Sources:

    BBC

    Denver Post

    Washington Post

    Refinery29

    KESQ

    Yahoo News

    YouTube

    Cult Education

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    56 min
  • Episode 69: The Murder of Christie Marceau
    Hey, Cruel Coven!
    Today, Tori is talking about the tragic murder of Christie Marceau. Christie was an incredibly kind, giving soul who deserved so much more than what she got. She was failed by so many different departments and her story is important to talk about not only for her but to try and help prevent similar happenings in the future. We hope you'll listen and share to raise awareness of this horrifying crime.
    Sources:
    Christie's Trust
    Outward Bound
    Book About Christie
    Stuff.co
    CF Podcast
    NZ Herald
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    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 68: Anthonette Cayedito

    Hey, Cruel Coven! 

    In 1986, nine-year-old Anthonette Cayedito was abducted from her home in Gallup, New Mexico. Her case has remained unsolved for decades. If you have information about this case please contact the Gallup PD at 505-863-9365.

    Sources:

    Wikipedia

    Unsolved Mysteries

    Stories of the Unsolved

    The Charley Project

    Medium

    WebSleuths

    Albuquerque Journal

    America's Most Wanted Fans

    Newspapers

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    1 hr 14 min
  • Episode 67: The Todt Family Murders
    Hey Cruel Coven!
    Tori is doing a deep dive into all things Tony Todt. Tony is accused of murdering his entire family...his wife, Megan, and all three of his children, Alec, Tyler, and Zoe. Even the dog, Breezy. Yep. 
    Authorities said he confessed while under suicide watch at a hospital, but Tony is now adamantly denying it and placing all of the blame on his deceased wife. There's a lot more to this story and we hope you'll listen. By a lot more we mean, Medicare fraud, a 27-page handwritten letter from Tony to his father, oh...and the fact that his father was convicted of a murder-for-hire plot against his own wife, Tony's mom, Loretta. 
    As always, this episode has been recorded with the intention to shed light on a horrible event. We want to make sure that our listeners know that everything we say is meant with complete respect to those who had their lives taken and those who loved them. To the family of Megan, Alec, Tyler, & Zoe...our hearts go out to you. You have suffered an unthinkable tragedy. We are so sorry and should you see these words or hear this podcast, we hope this episode does your family justice. 
    K Love youuuu, bye!
    Sources:
    Cafemom
    Myflfamilies
    Courant
    Youtube
    NBC
    Celebration's Website
    Wikipedia
    The Day (Looking for the Todt Family Podcast)
    *I got so much of my information from listening to the 10 episode series, Looking for the Todt Family. Sten and Taylor were phenomenal and I highly recommend listening to their podcast. It is so incredibly well done and a lot of this information you will hear in this episode was found because of them. You can listen on all major streaming platforms.
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    1 hr 59 min
  • Episode 66: The Murder of Paul Broussard

    Hey Cruel Coven!

    Today, Cady is telling us all about the terrible murder of 27-year-old Paul Broussard. Paul was brutally murdered by nine teenagers and one adult on July 4th of 1991. Listen to us discuss his life and tragic death today on the pod.

    K Love youuuu, bye!

    Sources:

    Wikipedia

    Houston LGBT History

    Texas Obituary Project

    Anatomy of a Gay Murder

    Murder in Montrose: The Paul Broussard Legacy

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    We have BRAND NEW...RAD AS HELL MERCH!  

    Sponsors for THIS Episode:

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    1 hr 2 min

About Cruel & Unusual: A True Crime Podcast

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Your weekly dose of all things CRUEL and UNUSUAL: true crime, mysteries, horror, and conspiracies brought to you by best friends who love to heckle each other, Tori Ellis and Cady Verdiramo.

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