Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they chat about the beautiful Covina, California where a guy named Bruce Jeffrey Pardo decided after losing his wife, his dog, and his job, that the best idea to rectify the situation was to mass murder. Bruce was a very smart individual who decided that instead of using his big nerd brain for good, he would use it for big bad. We have to admit, he was pretty crafty.

Cryptic 411: a mini news segment brought to you by CSP to talk about what is happening in the world.

November 20th, 2021 there was a school shooting that happened in CSP's neighboring state of Michigan. Thena and Kylee discuss what is known so far, the suspects, and the deaths that have sadly occurred.

Cryptic Soup is always going to keep you up to date with what’s happening and give YOU the 411, stay tuned!

**Cryptic Soup recorded this episode completely raw without Corey editing. We apologize for any discrepancies and the quality of sound.

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about a tale where a father decided it would be better to lock up his daughter for decades rather than let her go to school and be a normal teen. Josef Fritzl locked up his admirable daughter, Elisabeth, with who he had sexual relations, children, and would carry out sick and twisted games to appease himself. This one is frustrating, to say the least.

 Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they go "deeper" into the chilling tales of Lake Lanier. There is murder, mystery, and a lot happening at the lake... that really needs some answers. Let's "dive in" to Part 2. 

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about the seriously tragic story of Sylvia Likens. Sylvia was a 16-year-old girl who experienced a series of absolute unfortunate events in a very short period of time. Seriously, guys, this case is really graphic, gnarly, sad, and overall a difficult subject. We did want to give an extra warning, this episode is heavy on abuse, torture, and graphic scenes, so please be aware. If that is something you cannot handle, we understand and we hope you stay tuned for the next episode! 

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee in their first bonus episode about a truly haunting story with an even crazier back story. In part one of this wild ride, we are telling the history of Lake Lanier: a place that has it all (ghosts, murders, mystery, death, and giant catfish???). Also, does anyone really know how man-made lakes are formed because we sure don't? 

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about the story of The Exorcist based off of a truly chilling tale that took place only years before the cult classic film was released. Do you know what happened to Roland? Have you heard the stories that come from the reverends? Did it only take 10 days? Also, make sure you listen to the very end. We included a few "bloopers". 

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena & Kylee as they talk through some scary short stories involving the continuation of this month's theme. All influenced by the Iconic 1996 slasher film, Scream. Who knew there were so many killers out there who idolized Ghostface. Also, listen for that one time (and probably only time) where Kylee stumps Thena and is actually right (for once) about a fact involving the Scream murders. 

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about the murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart; a case where two teens were inspired to kill from the 1996 slasher film, Scream. *revamped and redone, thank you to those who listened before! We're so happy to be able to give a better version of this episode to you. 

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about a real-life scary movie. “Do you like scary movies?” If you don’t think the 1996 iconic slasher film, Scream, is an awesome movie, well, you're just wrong. But did you know the screenwriter, Kevin Williamson, started writing it branching from his inspiration while watching a news program about a man who was terrorizing Gainesville? Thus beginning the best (in Thena's opinion) scary movie series, but also sadly, a real case that baffled Florida in the 1990s.