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August 29, 2024Adolfo Constanzo and the Matamoros Cult
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. Crimes, cryptids, cons, and beyond. There is always something new to dive into.
In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee as we discuss the life of Adolfo Constanzo and the Matamoros Cult. Some people call this case the Los Narcos-Satanicos, the Matamoros Cult, the murder of Mark Kilroy, the El Padrino, the Adolfo Constanzo Case... But, no matter what you call it, it’s a lot of information about a deadly cult from Mexico that sacrificed victims for drug smuggling powers all while believing in a dark magic.
Our sources for this weeks episodes:
https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-work-of-the-devil/

https://nypost.com/2023/03/07/mexican-city-where-americans-were-kidnapped-has-violent-cult-history/

https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1775&context=leg_etd

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/matamoros-a-mexican-city-with-a-violent-grisly-cult-history/

https://popnpizza.substack.com/p/the-matamoros-cult-killings

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/black-magic-voodoo-and-murder-occurs-at-rancho-santa-elena

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/03/09/matamoros-mexico-kidnapping-mark-kilroy/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/us/kidnapped-americans-mexico-interview/index.html

Book: Across the Border: True Story of Satanic Cult Killings in Matamoros, Mexico by Gary Provost

Book: Cauldron of Blood: The Matamoros Cult Killings by Jim Schutze

Documentary: Rituales de Sangre: The True Story Behind the Matamoros Cult Killings

DocuSeries: Deadly Cults, S1E4

DocuSeries: Most Evil, S2E10
1 hr 46 min
August 08, 2024Olympians, the best of the best?
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. Crimes, cryptids, cons, and beyond. There is always something new to dive into.
In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee as they dive deeper into what’s going on at the Olympics. From environmental disasters, to human man lizards? You don’t want to miss this one!
Our sources for this weeks episodes:
https://www.today.com/news/sports/ryan-lochte-now-rcna163329

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/marfan-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20350782

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/sports/olympics/ryan-lochtes-has-12-olympic-medals-heres-why-none-are-displayed-his-house/77-30bd842a-b0f9-4a2d-acfa-034f0751b94c

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2658792-ryan-lochte-suspended-by-us-swimming-usoc-after-rio-incident-details-reaction

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/totally-unacceptable-gender-identity-dispute-surrounding-boxers-lin-yu-rcna164995

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/dan-wolken/2024/08/03/imane-khelif-olympics-womens-boxing/74660033007/

https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-boxing-gender-4b6eb881cce9c34484d30c68ad979127

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/08/05/imane-khelif-algerian-boxer-speaks-out/74669981007/

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/28/dutch-child-rapist-steven-van-de-velde-boos-paris-olympics#:~:text=A%20convicted%20child%20rapist%20competing,game%20with%20partner%20Matthew%20Immers.

https://sportandrightsalliance.org/olympics-sex-offenders-have-no-place-at-the-games/

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240729_10/

https://www.businessinsider.com/paris-olympics-sex-offender-child-rape-steven-vandevelde-dutch-volleyball-2024-7

https://www.business-standard.com/sports/olympics/convicted-child-rapist-competes-in-paris-olympics-2024-why-it-is-not-okay-124072900723_1.html
1 hr 57 min
August 01, 2024Werewolves, Werebears, Werehyenas, & Weretigers, OH MY!
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. Crimes, cryptids, cons, and beyond. There is always something new to dive into.
In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee are going to talk about the following: Werewolf, Werebear, Werehyena, Weretiger. We will see which ones sound believable, where they come from, and just wild stories of transforming “were” creatures go.
Our sources for this weeks episodes:
https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/werewolf

https://www.britannica.com/art/werewolf

https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Werewolf

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Werebear

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werehyena

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Weretiger
1 hr 22 min
July 25, 2024TWISTED Tales (aka Tornado Time)
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. Crimes, cryptids, cons, and beyond. There is always something new to dive into.
In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee because Twisters (2024) came out… so now the internet is abuzz with all things ‘NADOS. We wanted to talk about some of these wild disasters, what has happened, some of the most dangerous ones, and just what is the right protocol.
Our sources for this weeks episodes:
https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/tornadoes

https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/tornado.html

https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/types/

https://www.weather.gov/lmk/tornadoesfaq
1 hr 25 min
July 18, 2024The Snallygaster & the Dwayyo
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. Crimes, cryptids, cons, and beyond. There is always something new to dive into.
In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to discuss the Snallygaster, the Dwayyo (Maryland Wolf Man) and the beef these two characters might have. One is a flying half reptile half bird, and the other is a hairy half man half wolf creature… and something weird is happening in Maryland to make this Twilight style event newsworthy.
Our sources for this weeks episodes:
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/snallygaster/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-the-snallygaster

http://folklore.lumberwoods.org/snallygaster.html

https://www.snallygastermuseum.com/about-5

https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Dwayyo

https://legendsofamerica.com/dwayyo/

https://bygonemaryland.com/2016/10/20/the-dwayyo-dont-mess-with-it/

https://new-cryptozoology.fandom.com/wiki/Dwayyo
1 hr 10 min
July 11, 2024Gabby Petito
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. Crimes, cryptids, cons, and beyond. There is always something new to dive into.
In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to discuss the 2021 murder of Gabby Petito. This case took the world by storm with lots of coverage, theories, and followers that claimed they knew Brian Laundrie was to blame. In the end, things were just as gruesome as we all though, and sadly there was a lot that should have been done differently in this case.
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Our sources for this weeks episodes:
https://www.gabbypetitofoundation.org/about-us

https://www.gabbypetitofoundation.org/gabbys-story

https://people.com/gabby-petito-parents-say-alive-today-police-handled-traffic-stop-differently-8641227

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-case-story-deaths/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/settlement-reached-gabby-petito-laundrie-families-rcna139905

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/us/brian-laundrie-gabby-petito-parent-depositions/index.html

https://gavinfish.com/cases/gabby-petito/
1 hr 44 min
July 04, 2024Jaleayah Davis, The Mile Marker 181 Case
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. Crimes, cryptids, cons, and beyond. There is always something new to dive into.
In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee as we discuss the death of Jaleayah Davis. On November 19th, 2011 Jaleayah was found dead, decapitated on the side of an interstate with her car still running. Rumors went flying about what could have happened, but the authorities believed it to be an accidental death that circulated around alcohol… What do you think happened?
Our sources for this weeks episodes:
https://gavinfish.com/cases/jaleayah-davis/

https://www.facebook.com/p/Justice-for-Jaleayah-100088685604776/

https://reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/16gakd4/has_a_there_ever_been_any_additional_news/?rdt=34483

https://wegotthiscovered.com/true-crime/what-happened-to-jaleayah-davis-a-deep-dive-into-her-mysterious-death/

https://www.change.org/p/michael-f-bennet-justice-for-jaleayah-davis

https://medium.com/@daisyaspencer4/the-death-of-jaleayah-davis-b4f96e25073c
2 hr 25 min
June 27, 2024Aiden Fucci & the Murder of Tristyn Bailey
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. Crimes, cryptids, cons, and beyond. There is always something new to dive into.
In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to discuss a child against child murder. Tristyn Bailey was only 13-years-old when she was senselessly murdered by a 14-year-old fellow classmate, Aiden Fucci. Fucci’s reasoning? He just wanted to know what it felt like to murder someone.
Our sources for this weeks episodes:
https://tristynbailey.com/about-the-fund

Autopsy Report: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20996650/incident-report-from-ofc-kurt-hannon.pdf

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/tristyn-bailey-memorial-foundation-florida-law/77-48be1a2c-4515-405d-9b6c-feec4720099c

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bill-signed-law-protects-families-014537343.html

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2023/03/23/aiden-fucci-florida-murder-killing-tristyn-bailey/70040639007/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teen-sentenced-life-prison-fatally-stabbing-florida-cheerleader-114-rcna76550

https://abc7chicago.com/aiden-fucci-mom-crystal-smith-sentence-tristyn-bailey-update/13243248/

https://nypost.com/2023/03/24/florida-teen-aiden-fucci-sentenced-to-life-for-vicious-stabbing-of-tristyn-bailey/

https://people.com/crime/aiden-fucci-life-prison-stabbing-tristyn-bailey/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/aiden-fucci-mother-sentenced-tampering-evidence-cheerleader-tristyn-bailey-murder

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/03/24/will-aiden-fucci-be-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murder-of-tristyn-bailey/
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/05/16/tristyn-bailey-foundation-helps-pass-law-blocking-release-of-minors-crime-scene-photos-videos/
1 hr 56 min
June 20, 2024Claire & Helen Miller
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. Crimes, cryptids, cons, and beyond. There is always something new to dive into.
In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to discuss the case of Claire and Helen Miller. Claire was just a child when she murdered her older sister who was in no position to fight back. Claire, once a rising Tiktok star may have suffered a mental break to lead her actions into murder.
Our sources for this weeks episodes:
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/claire-miller-pleads-guilty-but-mentally-ill-in-sisters-stabbing-death-update/article_b7e3f45e-bea4-11ed-ae5f-ff4dc9d21719.html

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/claire-miller-sentencing-guilty-plea-homicide-helen-miller/521-51fa4e94-3892-4ab7-9764-b15faf68ae11

https://allthatsinteresting.com/claire-miller

https://dailyvoice.com/pennsylvania/lancaster/news/pa-tiktoker-who-admitted-to-killing-her-wheelchair-bound-sister-learns-her-fate-da/858650/

https://nypost.com/2022/07/01/pennsylvania-girl-claire-miller-wouldve-killed-sooner-if-it-meant-mcdonalds-breakfast/
1 hr 6 min
June 13, 2024Lacey Fletcher - The Girl in the Couch
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. Crimes, cryptids, cons, and beyond. There is always something new to dive into.
In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to discuss the death of Lacey Fletcher. Lacey’s parents neglected her for twelve years on the couch, where her body rotted away and fused to the couch. Lacey was so malnourished with feces and couch cushions being her only source of food, while vermin and maggots ate away at her slowly. This story is horrifying and gruesome and Lacey deserved so much better than this world gave her.
Our sources for this week's episodes:
NewsNation Report, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTdaUhoHCWU&t=3s

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/woman-melted-into-sofa-usa-neglect-parents-manslaughter/

https://nypost.com/2024/02/06/news/parents-of-lacey-fletcher-woman-found-melted-to-couch-plead-no-contest-to-manslaughter/

https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/05/22/murder-by-neglect-the-death-of-lacey-fletcher/
1 hr 5 min

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