Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to discuss the well known case of “The Dyatlov Pass Incident”. Nine hikers went out into the Ural Mountains, attempting a level 3 hike, hoping to return home in about 16 days, only none made it back. There have been over 75 theories about what happened to maim and kill these hikers, ranging from military, aliens, KGB, natural disasters, murder, infrasound, to so many more. However, over sixty-five years later we still have questions with a closed case and a lot of doubters.

Be sure to check out our other podcast recommendations:

True Crime Guys at @truecrimeguys on IG

Strange & Unexplained at @sandupodcast on IG

Our sources for this episode:

• https://dyatlovpass.com/

• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/17/has-an-old-soviet-mystery-at-last-been-solved

• https://www.history.com/articles/dyatlov-pass-incident-soviet-hiker-death-mystery

• https://www.discovery.com/shows/expedition-unknown/episodes/mystery-of-dyatlov-pass

• Dyatlov Pass by Alan Baker

• Death of Nine: The Dyatlov Pass Mystery by by Launton Anderson

• https://sanperdidotradingco.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-dyatlov-pass-incident.html

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/SoLiOdJyCK/mystery_of_dyatlov_pass

• https://www.rbth.com/history/332434-official-cause-of-death-of-the-dyatlov-group

• https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/04/europe/dyatlov-pass-incident-scli-intl/index.html

• https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/night-of-horror-russia-closes-case-on-dyatlov-pass-mystery/

Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to discuss the sad story of the Watts family. Chris murdered his pregnant wife, Shan’ann, and their two children, Bella and Cece. Chris hoped that people would think his wife took the children and ran away, but luckily there was some damning evidence that quickly surfaced to put this monster behind bars. If that wasn't enough, Chris had a few other secrets he was hiding, that he hoped would never see the light of day.

Be sure to check out our other podcast recommendations:

True Crime Guys at @truecrimeguys on IG

Strange & Unexplained at @sandupodcast on IG

Our sources for this episode:

• Chris Watts: Truth & Lies of a Family Disappearance by A&E
• American Murder: The Family Next Door by Netflix
• Suburban Nightmare: Chris Watts by Tubi
• Beyond the Headlines: The Watts Family Tragedy by Hulu
• The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder by John Glatt
• https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/tag/chris-watts/
• https://www.denver7.com/news/chris-watts-case
• https://people.com/chris-watts-inside-life-prison-family-murderer-8642724

Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to discuss the life and crimes of Joanna / Joanne Dennehy. This woman was a wild example of someone who was ruthless, did not respect life, and had no moral compass. Joanne went on a murder spree that left us speechless, being dubbed the Peterborough Ditch Murders with the help of her two henchmen. 

Be sure to check out our other podcast recommendations:

True Crime Guys at @truecrimeguys on IG

Strange & Unexplained at @sandupodcast on IG

Our sources for this episode:

• Book - Love of Blood: The True Story of Notorious Serial Killer Joanne Dennehy by Christopher Berry-Dee
• Documentary - Joanne Dennehy: Serial Killer
• DocuSeries - The Murderer & Me: Joanna Dennehy (Episode 1 on Apple TV)
• DocuSeries - Killers: Behind the Myth, "Joanna Dennehy" S3E6
• Article - BBC News, "Killer Joanne Dennehy victim Kevin Lee's son's karting hopes"
• Article - BBC News, "Joanne Dennehy survivors: 'Ordeal changed us forever'"
• Article - BBC News, "Peterborough murders: Joanna Dennehy 'ecstatic' at news reports"
• Article - The Guardian, "Woman admits murdering three men found stabbed to death in ditches"
• Article - Crime Investigation, "14 unusual facts about Joanna Dennehy"
• Article - Cambridgeshire Live News, "Who is Joanna Dennehy and where is she now? Serial killer behind the Peterborough Ditch Murders"

Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to discuss Caleb McGillvary (otherwise known as Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker” who took the internet by storm. We heard his story, the quite unusual tale… but what was real? Why did he end up in prison if he was helping people? Was Kai a normal guy or was there something else wrong that led him into becoming a murderer?

Be sure to check out our other podcast recommendations:

True Crime Guys at @truecrimeguys on IG

Strange & Unexplained at @sandupodcast on IG

Our sources for this episode:

• https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/hatchet-wielding-hitchhiker-netflix-kai-caleb-mcgillvary-viral-murder-1234655636/

• https://www.eonline.com/news/1362059/the-downfall-of-kai-where-the-hatchet-wielding-hitchhiker-took-a-hell-of-a-turn

• https://people.com/crime/kai-lawrence-the-hatchet-wielding-hitchhiker-netflix-documentary/

• https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a42442243/where-is-kai-lawrence-now-true-story-hatchet-wielding-hitchhiker/ 

Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to discuss one of Australia’s most notorious crimes, still unsolved to the date. Mr. Cruel was a particularly scary man who was breaking into homes in the 80’s and 90’s to abduct, rape, assault, harm, young girls. This case is a little graphic and hard to handle with it having mentions of children, but it is a case that NEEDS talked about and solved. The families need closure.

Be sure to check out our other podcast recommendations:

True Crime Guys at @truecrimeguys on IG

Strange & Unexplained at @sandupodcast on IG

Our sources for this episode:

• https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8c5f843543b740bc96d972e9519ea122

• https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-new-profile-of-mr-cruel-who-may-have-been-a-burglar-before-he-was-a-killer-20240704-p5jr1e.html

• https://allthatsinteresting.com/mr-cruel

• https://whoismrcruel.wordpress.com/

• https://whoismrcruel.wordpress.com/lower-plenty-attack/

• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10569225/Masked-child-killer-Mr-Cruel-terrified-city-abducting-young-girls-homes-three-decades-ago-raped-elderly-nun-years-earlier-loose.html

Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to talk about Nicholas Barclay, the 13-year-old child who went missing from San Antonia, Texas. The family was mourning the loss when miraculously three years later, someone turned up. Supposedly Nicholas was found in Spain! Only problem, it was not Nicholas and instead was “the chameleon”, an imposter from France. Frédéric Bourdin was the person pretending to be the lost teen, and this is that story.

Be sure to check out our other podcast recommendations:

True Crime Guys at @truecrimeguys on IG

Strange & Unexplained at @sandupodcast on IG

Our sources for this episode:

• https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/8-things-to-know-about-the-nicholas-barclay-disappearance-and-ensuing-deception

• https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/imposter-netflix-frederic-bourdin-nicholas-barclay-b2269897.html

• https://historicflix.com/frederic-bourdin-historys-greatest-imposter/

• https://www.grunge.com/460699/frederic-bourdin-the-crazy-true-story-of-a-serial-impostor/

• https://charleyproject.org/case/nicholas-patrick-barclay

• https://historybyday.com/human-stories/the-true-story-of-a-missing-boy-and-his-imposter/

• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/08/11/the-chameleon-annals-of-crime-david-grann

Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee as they discuss Daniel Perez, the mysterious murder of Patricia Hughes, money appearing out of thin air, and how this might be just what you think it is… a cult. Daniel Perez was the leader who began and ran the Angel’s Landing Cult in Kansas that had some severely questionable themes behind it, sometimes it is better left not knowing I think.

Be sure to check out our other podcast recommendations:

True Crime Guys at @truecrimeguys on IG

Strange & Unexplained at @sandupodcast on IG

Our sources for this episode:

• DocuSeries - "Angel's Landing" on Deadly Cults, S2E2 on Oxygen
• Article - Angel's Landing survivor recalls escaping deadly cult in new doc: ‘It didn’t take long for things to turn’ by FOX News
• Article - Horrifying cult led by 'centuries-old angel' with sick sex abuse at its heart by Cult Education Institute

Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee as we discuss Anthony "Tony" Carleo, the man who (almost) pulled off one of Las Vegas’s Casino heists. Tony not only robbed the Suncoast Casino but also went about robbing the Bellagio. The Bellagio Bandit almost got away with it… till he made some silly mistakes. 

Be sure to check out our other podcast recommendations:

True Crime Guys at @truecrimeguys on IG

Strange & Unexplained at @sandupodcast on IG

Our sources for this episode:

• https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/bellagio-bandit-sentenced-to-3-to-11-years-in-robbery/ 

• https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/bellagio-bandit-how-one-man-robbed-vegas-biggest-casino-and-almost-got-away-105349/ 

• https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/aug/23/bellagio-bandit-gets-3-11-years-15-million-chip-he/

• https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/bellagio-bandit-sentenced-to-3-to-11-years-in-robbery/

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bellagio-bandits-flops-caused-own-arrest/

This might be the funniest episode we've ever recorded...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee as they discuss Wendigos and where the lore and legends came from, how to kill one, how to create one, and everything in between. We even discuss their role in popular culture and how they have changed over time. 

Be sure to check out our other podcast recommendations:

True Crime Guys at @truecrimeguys on IG

Strange & Unexplained at @sandupodcast on IG

Our sources for this episode:

• https://www.britannica.com/topic/wendigo
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/wendigo
• https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/

Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to talk about the death of Shani Louk. Shani was attending the Nova Music Festival when she heard the Red Color go off. Shani had seconds to react before Hamas militants invading the festival, attacking, burning, raping, kidnapping, and murdering attendees.

Be sure to check out our other podcast recommendations:

True Crime Guys at @truecrimeguys on IG

Strange & Unexplained at @sandupodcast on IG

Our sources for this episode:

• https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/30/middleeast/shani-louk-dead-israel-intl/index.html

• https://www.timesofisrael.com/now-she-can-rest-murdered-hostage-shani-louks-parents-thankful-to-have-a-grave/

• https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-hostages-shani-louk-a37e4fd656b46be36c4c659a9c2aac7d

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/europe/parents-german-israeli-woman-whose-body-found-gaza-thankful-have-grave-2024-05-18/

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67260093

• https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/world/middleeast/shani-louk-german-israel-woman-hamas-dead.html

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-defense-forces-hostages-bodies-recovered-hamas-gaza/

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67046444

• https://nypost.com/2023/10/30/news/shani-louk-kidnapped-at-israeli-music-festival-found-dead/