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?

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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/