Grotesque Tea

Grotesque Tea, is a dark podcast that covers true crime, as well as the creepy, macabre, and supernatural. As such, may not be suitable for all audiences. Listeners discretion, is advised. 

This month, we head up to Music City to talk about the murder of the King of Alabama, Country Music Singer Wayne Mills

Sources Used in this episode:

https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2016/m2015-01011-cca-r3-cd.html

https://savingcountrymusic.com/chris-ferrell-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-the-death-of-wayne-mills/

https://savingcountrymusic.com/conviction-for-wayne-mills-killer-confirmed-by-appeals-court/

https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/2015/03/06/shooter-extremely-fearful/24501867/

https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2020/m2019-00726-cca-r3-pc.html

https://www.wkrn.com/news/ferrell-feared-for-his-life-before-wayne-mills-shot-to-death/

https://www.nashvilletnlaw.com/assets/pdf/tennessean.com-Man-gets-20-years-in-musicians-murder.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUmLLBsPyFQ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Mills_(singer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOqVGKMo6Pg

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Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Grotesque Tea, is a dark podcast that covers true crime, as well as the creepy, macabre, and supernatural. As such, may not be suitable for all audiences. Listeners discretion, is advised. 

Welcome to another Samhain Story Time! As the leaves change and the temperature fall; at least for everyone else. We are based in the American South, so its still mid 80s here; we take this moment to reset a bit, and cleanse our palates of the monsters that live among us, in favor of the monsters that live in our minds. We have assembled a chilling selection of horror stories from the twisted minds of of r/scarystories.

Content Warnings: Body Horror, Dystopia (not ours. fictional ones), and VERY descriptive gore. Listener discretion is advised.

Sources Used in this episode:

https://www.reddit.com/r/scarystories/comments/1wa7c4s/everyone_in_my_neighborhood_has_to_cover_their/

https://www.reddit.com/r/scarystories/comments/1vt3kdb/the_government_just_gave_me_a_wife_im_18_years_old/

https://www.reddit.com/r/scarystories/comments/1w6ryyj/i_work_at_a_rural_pharmacy_we_sell_a_pill_youve/

https://www.reddit.com/r/scarystories/comments/1w8aeol/i_am_washed_up_radio_dj_and_i_know_what_really/

https://www.reddit.com/r/scarystories/comments/1wdgits/a_warning_from_the_void/

https://www.reddit.com/r/scarystories/comments/1wb5sy8/i_have_a_really_bad_picking_problem

https://www.reddit.com/r/scarystories/comments/1wcyeoo/you_heard_of_the_sign_in_michigan_im_concerned/

https://www.reddit.com/r/scarystories/comments/1wcs0cj/there_were_five_of_us_outside_the_cabin/

Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/

Contact the Show: [email protected]

Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her)

Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Grotesque Tea, is a dark podcast that covers true crime, as well as the creepy, macabre, and supernatural. As such, may not be suitable for all audiences. Listeners discretion, is advised. 

This month, we wrap up our eco-terrorism hyperfocus with the Weather Underground. WE ARE IN THE BER MONTHS! That means two things. #1 Your editor's pumpkin spice obsession is official in full swing. #2 We need some good stories for our annual October campfire stories special. If you have one you'd like, please send it in! Our contact is below!

Sources Used in this episode:

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/testimony/the-threat-of-eco-terrorism

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OPSR_TP_TEVUS_Bombing-Arson-Attacks_Environmental-Animal%20Rights-Extremists_1309-508.pdf

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

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/earth-liberation-front-resorts-arson

https://www.counterextremism.com/supremacy/earth-liberation-front

https://hope-radproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Leader-Probst-2003-The-Earth-Liberation-Front-and-Environmental-Terrorism.pdf

https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1062&context=history_theses

If a Tree Falls - Docu (Tubi)

https://www.hcn.org/issues/issue-89/last-line-of-defense/

https://ktvz.com/news/crime-courts/2022/04/21/eco-arsonist-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-1997-redmond-slaughterhouse-fire-faces-7-plus-years/

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

https://www.counterextremism.com/supremacy/animal-liberation-front

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oPazX8UUU4

https://www.iwmc.org/animal-liberation-front/

https://www.csis.org/blogs/examining-extremism/examining-extremism-violent-animal-rights-extremists

https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/regulation/animal-rights-extremism/the-early-history-of-animal-rights-extremism

https://animalliberationfrontline.com/

Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear

Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/

Contact the Show: [email protected]

Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her)

Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Grotesque Tea, is a dark podcast that covers true crime, as well as the creepy, macabre, and supernatural. As such, may not be suitable for all audiences. Listeners discretion, is advised. 

This month, we will be talking about ALF. No, not that Alf. This is the second of a mini series on eco-terrorism, as we explore the Animal Liberation Front

Sources Used in this episode:

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/testimony/the-threat-of-eco-terrorism

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OPSR_TP_TEVUS_Bombing-Arson-Attacks_Environmental-Animal%20Rights-Extremists_1309-508.pdf

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

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/earth-liberation-front-resorts-arson

https://www.counterextremism.com/supremacy/earth-liberation-front

https://hope-radproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Leader-Probst-2003-The-Earth-Liberation-Front-and-Environmental-Terrorism.pdf

https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1062&context=history_theses

If a Tree Falls - Docu (Tubi)

https://www.hcn.org/issues/issue-89/last-line-of-defense/

https://ktvz.com/news/crime-courts/2022/04/21/eco-arsonist-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-1997-redmond-slaughterhouse-fire-faces-7-plus-years/

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

https://www.counterextremism.com/supremacy/animal-liberation-front

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oPazX8UUU4

https://www.iwmc.org/animal-liberation-front/

https://www.csis.org/blogs/examining-extremism/examining-extremism-violent-animal-rights-extremists

https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/regulation/animal-rights-extremism/the-early-history-of-animal-rights-extremism

https://animalliberationfrontline.com/

Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear

Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/

Contact the Show: [email protected]

Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her)

Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Grotesque Tea, is a dark podcast that covers true crime, as well as the creepy, macabre, and supernatural. As such, may not be suitable for all audiences. Listeners discretion, is advised. 

This month, we will be talking about ELF. No, not those elves. This is the first of a mini series on eco-terrorism, as we explore the Earth Liberation Front

Sources Used in this episode:

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/testimony/the-threat-of-eco-terrorism

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OPSR_TP_TEVUS_Bombing-Arson-Attacks_Environmental-Animal%20Rights-Extremists_1309-508.pdf

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

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/earth-liberation-front-resorts-arson

https://www.counterextremism.com/supremacy/earth-liberation-front

https://hope-radproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Leader-Probst-2003-The-Earth-Liberation-Front-and-Environmental-Terrorism.pdf

https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1062&context=history_theses

If a Tree Falls - Docu (Tubi)

https://www.hcn.org/issues/issue-89/last-line-of-defense/

https://ktvz.com/news/crime-courts/2022/04/21/eco-arsonist-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-1997-redmond-slaughterhouse-fire-faces-7-plus-years/

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

https://www.counterextremism.com/supremacy/animal-liberation-front

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oPazX8UUU4

https://www.iwmc.org/animal-liberation-front/

https://www.csis.org/blogs/examining-extremism/examining-extremism-violent-animal-rights-extremists

https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/regulation/animal-rights-extremism/the-early-history-of-animal-rights-extremism

https://animalliberationfrontline.com/

Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear

Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/

Contact the Show: [email protected]

Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her)

Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Grotesque Tea, is a dark podcast that covers true crime, as well as the creepy, macabre, and supernatural. As such, may not be suitable for all audiences. Listeners discretion, is advised. 

Content warning: This episode contains violence against women and sexual violence. Listener discretion is very much advised.

This month we talk about a series of murders in that took place in Narborough Village of England in the early to mid 80s. This murder was solved by the creation of genetic profile as a field of forensics, still used to this day.

Sources Used in this episode:

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

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-66985173

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/07/killer-dna-evidence-genetic-profiling-criminal-investigation

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-68276868

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd0ym0p05jo

https://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/man-who-murdered-two-girls-7798455

https://www.heartofthemidlands.co.uk/a-z-of-heroes-heroines-heritage/dna-profiling/

https://simplyforensic.com/colin-pitchfork-case-the-debut-of-dna-fingerprinting/

https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/dawn-ashworth-lynda-mann-murders-killer-colin-pitchfork-dna-evidence-cathing-britains-killers-bbc2-348218?srsltid=AfmBOoouADPr5kF2BeR265v8yHwiXxKwNSGWM6aOjWPyfY7GRVDWhsKK

https://geneticsunzipped.com/transcripts/2020/3/26/catching-a-killer

Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/

Contact the Show: [email protected]

Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her)

Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Grotesque Tea, is a dark podcast that covers true crime, as well as the creepy, macabre, and supernatural. As such, may not be suitable for all audiences. Listeners discretion, is advised. 

This week features a recording of a live presentation of local cryptids who call the northern Gulf Coast home. This episode was recorded at the Hancock County Library Fan Fest on 4/26/2026.

Sources Used in this episode:

Rougarou

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

https://mytpl.org/project/rougarou-the-swamp-werewolf/

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Rougarou

https://blog.nwf.org/2019/10/save-the-swamp-but-beware-the-rougarou/

https://64parishes.org/entry/rougarou

https://buffymegaxover.fandom.com/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Malfait

https://coffeehousewriters.com/louisianas-cajun-boogeymen/

https://www.vampires.com/pere-malfait-the-cajun-boogeyman/

https://www.themoonlitroad.com/cajun-folklore-superstitions-spells/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qSzdgZfnB0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Oxza5Z5a8

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

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Honey_Island_Swamp_Monster

https://countryroadsmagazine.com/outdoors/knowing-nature/the-honey-island-swamp-monster/

https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/legend-honey-island-swamp-monster/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJLctQClD1s

https://kpel965.com/circus-animals-escape-into-louisiana-swamp/

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

https://eerie-worlds.fandom.com/wiki/Letiche

https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2025/09/18/what-are-louisianas-folklore-creatures-cryptids-find-out-legends-here-rougarou-monster-letiche/86220032007/

https://steemit.com/folklore/@pinkspectre/letiche-north-american-folklore

https://www.rei.com/blog/podcasts/the-letiche

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NPvARXhpsU

Wolf Woman of Mobile

https://mobilebaymag.com/port-city-legends/

https://whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/12781/wolf-woman-mobile?page=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s2m8ahhm_Q

Leprechaun of Mobile

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

https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2015/03/crichton_leprechaun_revisited.html

https://www.famousinreal.life/blogs/news/the-real-story-of-the-alabama-leprechaun?srsltid=AfmBOorGAnPUjfBHb7umkqoNTr60TeRgF-VgWejJ5tS2ZGSJ6GjJvHu-

Muck Monster

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Muck_Monster

https://cbs12.com/news/local/search-for-the-muck-monster-in-the-lake-worth-lagoon

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/the-muck-monster-has-an-official-home/2051661/

https://www.wmbfnews.com/story/10971943/muck-monster-a-mystery-in-florida-lagoon/

Skunk Ape

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

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Skunk_Ape

https://gardenandgun.com/articles/a-close-encounter-with-the-florida-skunk-ape/

https://www.countere.com/home/floridas-bigfoot-everglades-dave-shealy-legend-of-the-skunk-ape

https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Skunk_ape

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape-180949981/

Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles

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Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her)

Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Grotesque Tea, is a dark podcast that covers true crime, as well as the creepy, macabre, and supernatural. As such, may not be suitable for all audiences. Listeners discretion, is advised. 

Riddle me this. What do Big Macs, Monopoly, and the Italian Mob have in common? They were all part of one of the largest sweepstakes scandals in US history. From the 90s to right before 9/11, no one won the $1Million grand prize without knowing the right person and paying them a cut of the winnings. We look into the players, the means, and the eventual downfall of the McDonalds Monopoly Scam.

Sauces Used in this episode:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/07/how-mcmillions-scam-rigged-the-mcdonalds-monopoly-game.html

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

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/01/801832865/mcmillions-how-the-ex-cop-who-scammed-mcdonalds-monopoly-got-caught

https://fortune.com/2025/09/29/mcdonalds-bringing-back-monopoly-mcmillions-prizes-cash-vacations/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s_Monopoly

https://priceonomics.com/the-mcdonalds-monopoly-fraud/

https://medium.com/@massucci.robbie/the-mcdonalds-monopoly-scam-when-uncle-jerry-stole-millions-from-a-beloved-promotion-ede9e03f3e12

https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/where-is-gloria-brown-mcdonalds-monopoly-winner-now

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mcdonalds-monopoly-scam

Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/

Contact the Show: [email protected]

Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her)

Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Grotesque Tea, is a dark podcast that covers true crime, as well as the creepy, macabre, and supernatural. As such, may not be suitable for all audiences. Listeners discretion, is advised. 

We take this month to travel to Franklin, TN for a cold case still under investigation. We look at the seemingly random killing of Peggy Cox while she was working a drive through window.

Sources Used in this episode:

https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/newss-mp4-peggy-cox.mp4/view

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2025/03/30/peggy-cox-unsolved-murder-franklin-hardees-1991/82371013007/

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/against-the-clock-police-plea-with-the-public-on-tips-to-solve-peggy-coxs-murder

https://www.wkrn.com/unsolved-tennessee/who-killed-peggy-cox-franklin-tn-only-unsolved-murder/

https://www.franklintn.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2237/1801?arch=1&npage=88

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-increases-reward-in-effort-to-find-killer-in-decades-old-tennessee-murder-case

https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2015/03/18/unsolved-murder-the-peggy-cox-timeline/24992739/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Zk_ZlhxPc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DWDAx2kqQw

The Tennessean - Vol 87, No 34

The Tennessean - Mon/Feb 3rd 1992

The Tennessean - Fri/Feb 4th 1983

Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles

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Grotesque Tea, is a dark podcast that covers true crime, as well as the creepy, macabre, and supernatural. As such, may not be suitable for all audiences. Listeners discretion, is advised. 

This month takes us to Depression era Germany to talk about a mass killing that left more questions, then answers in its wake. Content warning: This episode discusses sexual violence and incest. Listener discretion is advised

Sources Used in this episode:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502044/chilling-story-hinterkaifeck-killings-germanys-most-famous-unsolved-crime

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

https://jackrosewood.com/hinterkaifeck-murders/

https://kimparr.medium.com/horror-at-hinterkaifeck-20389315b83a

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hinterkaifeck-memorial

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/the-gruber-family-murders-remains-one-of-the-strangest-unsolved-mysteries-ever

https://allthatsinteresting.com/hinterkaifeck-murders

https://www.hinterkaifeck.ch/en/start/

Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear

Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/

Contact the Show: [email protected]

Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her)

Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)