This month, we reach our two year mark, by wrapping up our deep dive into the Tokyo Sarin Attacks, by talking about the cult behind the attack itself, their history, methods, and where they are now.

Sources Used in this episode:

https://www.amazon.com/Underground-Tokyo-Attack-Japanese-Psyche/dp/0375725806

https://thelul.org/library/haruki-murakami-underground

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

https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/Victims_Network/Orange_and_Red/orange_red_00280.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct5ynk

https://www.moj.go.jp/psia/25years_after_the_tokyo_subway_sarin_gas_attacks

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250320_02/

https://www.fema.gov/cbrn-tools/key-planning-factors-chemical-incident/kpf3/2

https://apnews.com/article/japan-subway-gassing-cult-crime-95e9e258f347f14bc067b8b9702e051a

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/5001453/

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/japan-marks-30-years-since-tokyo-subway-sarin-attack-victims-warn-cult-remains-active-7966188

https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/news/2001/06/sarin-gas-attack-japan-and-related-forensic-investigation

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/05/asia/japan-aum-shinriyko-leader-executed-intl/index.html

https://jpri.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Working-Paper-19.pdf

https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/156879/CNAS_AumShinrikyo_SecondEdition_English.pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/mg332nij.9?seq=1

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

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

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15197461

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/shoko-asahara

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This month, we continue our deep dive into the Tokyo Sarin Attack from 1995 as we go more into the timeline of the attack and introduce you to some of the victims of the attack.

Sources Used in this episode:

https://www.amazon.com/Underground-Tokyo-Attack-Japanese-Psyche/dp/0375725806

https://thelul.org/library/haruki-murakami-underground

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

https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/Victims_Network/Orange_and_Red/orange_red_00280.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct5ynk

https://www.moj.go.jp/psia/25years_after_the_tokyo_subway_sarin_gas_attacks

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250320_02/

https://www.fema.gov/cbrn-tools/key-planning-factors-chemical-incident/kpf3/2

https://apnews.com/article/japan-subway-gassing-cult-crime-95e9e258f347f14bc067b8b9702e051a

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/5001453/

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/japan-marks-30-years-since-tokyo-subway-sarin-attack-victims-warn-cult-remains-active-7966188

https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/news/2001/06/sarin-gas-attack-japan-and-related-forensic-investigation

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/05/asia/japan-aum-shinriyko-leader-executed-intl/index.html

https://jpri.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Working-Paper-19.pdf

https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/156879/CNAS_AumShinrikyo_SecondEdition_English.pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/mg332nij.9?seq=1

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

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

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15197461

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/shoko-asahara

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This month, we take a dive down the rabbit hole as we cover the first of three parts of the infamous Tokyo Sarin Gas Attacks that rocked the world in 1995. This episode begins with the attack itself. Future episodes will cover the cult behind the attack.

Sources Used in this episode:

https://www.amazon.com/Underground-Tokyo-Attack-Japanese-Psyche/dp/0375725806

https://thelul.org/library/haruki-murakami-underground

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

https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/Victims_Network/Orange_and_Red/orange_red_00280.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct5ynk

https://www.moj.go.jp/psia/25years_after_the_tokyo_subway_sarin_gas_attacks

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250320_02/

https://www.fema.gov/cbrn-tools/key-planning-factors-chemical-incident/kpf3/2

https://apnews.com/article/japan-subway-gassing-cult-crime-95e9e258f347f14bc067b8b9702e051a

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/5001453/

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/japan-marks-30-years-since-tokyo-subway-sarin-attack-victims-warn-cult-remains-active-7966188

https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/news/2001/06/sarin-gas-attack-japan-and-related-forensic-investigation

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/05/asia/japan-aum-shinriyko-leader-executed-intl/index.html

https://jpri.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Working-Paper-19.pdf

https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/156879/CNAS_AumShinrikyo_SecondEdition_English.pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/mg332nij.9?seq=1

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

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

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15197461

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/shoko-asahara

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Episode Warning: This episode contains child violence and sexual violence against a child

This month, we look at one of the most prolific, and at large, serial child rapist and killer, Pedro Lopez. "The Monster of the Andes," provides one of the most horrific cases we have covered so far on this podcast.

Sources Used in this episode:

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/spanbauer-david.htm

https://apnews.com/article/0876c0c1c8cd7c250a5aac9849911049

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/374/67/458212/

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/david_spanbauer/1.html

https://www.postcrescen.com/story/news/local/2014/12/16/spanbauers-crime-spree-still-taking-toll-years-later/20492075/

https://serialkillersblog.home.blog/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96206641/david-frank-spanbauer

https://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/SPANBAUER_David_Frank

https://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/SPANBAUER_David_Frank#Biography

https://www.angelfire.com/wi3/corajones/news0999a.html

https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2018/08/08/investigation-discovery-air-program-death-waupacas-cora-jones-david-spanbauer/921905002/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-feb-24-1960-da/22814311/

https://www.riponpress.com/editorial/editorial-second-third-chances-have-consequences/article_4c583cb5-2424-5a62-aa76-07458c8c35aa.html

https://wickedwe.com/david-spanbauer/#google_vignette

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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 discrimination, is advised. 

This month, we return to the world of cryptids as we learn about the lore and history of the mysterious and deadly Wendigo of indigenous legend.

Editor's Note: There are passages read that include the word, "Indian," in lieu of, "indigenous peoples," or, "First Nations Peoples." It is an outdated term that does not reflect the views of Grotesque Tea, its host, editor, or followers.

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

https://www.britannica.com/topic/wendigo

https://allthatsinteresting.com/wendigo

https://www.reddit.com/r/folklore/comments/19ekdla/wendigo_deer/?rdt=63105

https://www.vivianasimos.com/incidental-mythology/the-antlered-wendigo

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/windigo

https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Wendigo_(creature)

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/

https://www.facinghistory.org/ideas-week/more-monsters-deeper-significance-wendigo-stories

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38034155/

https://www.native-languages.org/windigo.htm

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Editor Note: When she referred to Melatonin, she meant Melanin.

With the world embroiled in its second World War, tensions were rising back on the home front. These tensions would boil over into a series of racially charged riots that would later become called, "The Zoot Suit Riots."

Sources Used in this episode:

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/zoot-suit-riots

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

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/zoot-suit-riots-and-wartime-los-angeles

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/zoot/

https://huntington.org/sites/default/files/documents/Collections%20in%20Context_Zoot%20Suit%20Riots.pdf

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2023-06-26/the-zoot-suit-riots-80-years-later-essential-california

https://www.britannica.com/event/Zoot-Suit-Riots

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Welcome to our Apple listeners! Grotesque Tea is now on Apple Podcasts!

What happens when cops go bad? What happens when they investigate their own crimes? This month, we look into Juan David Ortiz and the week and a half long murder spree that cost the lives of 4 women in the state of TX.

Sources Used in this episode:

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

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/07/30/juan-david-ortiz-border-patrol-serial-killer/74449578007/

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/eighth-court-of-appeals/2024/08-23-00025-cr.html

https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/border-patrol-serial-killer-laredo-juan-ortiz-19465231.php

https://www.themarshallproject.org/records/6407-juan-david-ortiz

https://apnews.com/article/0d20a9865c7140f6876168e40a6289e8

https://www.ksat.com/topic/Juan_David_Ortiz/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/juan-david-perez-ex-border-patrol-agent-convicted-slayings-four-sex-workers-laredo-san-antonio-texas/

https://www.amazon.com/Border-Patrol-Serial-Killer-Conversations/dp/B0DBH9S3NF

https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Behind-Badge-Horrifying-Twelve/dp/0062962965/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KH7W1P3OMPAD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lyaADYfel_ChJRAlJIyawK57Vz8g8VvwdppAFGpOrUSpAfUmTZ1RzvKBRy04tBxSqvEsd4AAhQHdtB5ZGuen2b0gz6zKvZMxZa3LwsK-_BK6DPkq-ujkLN7wGnDiBomZnq4HFyOMC5STFevZlIML16W4tQvuDmJsl3Zj7vuvpgG2p7i0Y3EIreLupeUQpxsUcdGgdSqdo7A1h5NDuitCxjgMMZLr8Q8zwzDCp1KkMn4.QDZ6rws_n4TRkB9QSTQto2AUaXboXTNO_i0AWJNrw5I&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+devil+behind+the+badge&qid=1736866034&sprefix=the+devil+be%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1

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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 discrimination, is advised. 

Today we are going to Wisconsin to find out about David Spanbauer and his atrocities dating back longer than it should have. I do caution that some of his victims were children.

Sources Used in this episode:

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/spanbauer-david.htm

https://apnews.com/article/0876c0c1c8cd7c250a5aac9849911049

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/374/67/458212/

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/david_spanbauer/1.html

https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2014/12/16/spanbauers-crime-spree-still-taking-toll-years-later/20492075/

https://serialkillersblog.home.blog/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96206641/david-frank-spanbauer

https://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/SPANBAUER_David_Frank

https://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/SPANBAUER_David_Frank#Biography

https://www.angelfire.com/wi3/corajones/news0999a.html

https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2018/08/08/investigation-discovery-air-program-death-waupacas-cora-jones-david-spanbauer/921905002/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-feb-24-1960-da/22814311/

https://www.riponpress.com/editorial/editorial-second-third-chances-have-consequences/article_4c583cb5-2424-5a62-aa76-07458c8c35aa.html

https://wickedwe.com/david-spanbauer/#google_vignette

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We are going to kick off 2025 with a look back at one of the largest corporate scandals in US history. We take a look at the rise and fall of Enron. There IS also rumblings that this embattled company may not be so dead? We discuss that, and more in this month's episode, so grab a cup of tea, and kick back as we dip our toes into some white collar crime, with Grotesque Tea.

Sources Used in this episode:

https://apnews.com/article/enron-return-joke-bankruptcy-96e30884234fdc0baef7c11a6bb0c810

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/enron-relaunch-annoucement-the-college-company-23-years-after-bankruptcy/

https://enron.com/

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

https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/02/us/enron-fast-facts/index.html

https://www.amazon.com/Smartest-Guys-Room-Amazing-Scandalous/dp/1591840082/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y8o_xSvkZynZOZmaEyinibTac5mrTjnXHbInfQxeidYpi-xVoWUAOvIBAN58qsmXfuaf_ys3hn050Fm-XHmUl2Nx7dSqmUvQYiT1nRaG7gA07bFJL25IxKhaLTrdvaa9pqh9Yq5XsJZEcsrMwauswgQ-GkYnLpakGnKx4O1IAHrMiajVc_pjvopDc_DYcQqEsETexat-CKdH7kKijqZQOV22E1CrORinhqegXMh0eNY.OOX2O2gafN9LsNBgchB-L8k8PqIWqXx10daSsArSF6M&qid=1733506449&sr=8-1

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron:_The_Smartest_Guys_in_the_Room

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Hope you're wearing your new clothes or the Yule Cat will get you! In this year's holiday special, we talk about the myth of the Yule Cat. So grab a hot chocolate, curl up under a blanket, and join me as we wrap up the year and learn about this yule time floofer.

Editor's Note: This is also the last episode with this audio quality since she's getting an upgraded microphone for Christmas! She just doesn't know it yet, so shhhhhh

-Painswalker

Sources Used in this episode:

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/23/1221454825/youve-heard-of-santa-maybe-even-krampus-but-what-about-the-child-eating-yule-cat

https://icelandicfolklore.is/the-yule-cat/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yule-cat-jolakotturinn-iceland

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfWUorR8D60

https://education.turpentinecreek.org/2023/12/09/the-spooky-legend-of-the-yule-cat/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsqOvCJy0ZA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1lXgRAARFQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qy-4jZlzKQ

https://www.howtopronounce.com/icelandic/j%C3%B3lak%C3%B6tturinn

https://www.medievalists.net/2019/12/the-yule-cat-of-iceland-a-different-kind-of-christmas-tradition/

https://authorcpmorgan.com/the-jolakotturinn/

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