Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast filled with nightmares that haunt the daylight. From murders, to crimes, to cryptids, to anything in between, you can learn about what might be going bump in the night. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee as we discuss the weird circumstances that got centered around the Ellen Greenburg case from 2011. Ellen was found stabbed to death with multiple wounds to her head, chest, back, and neck. Her fiance she lived with was at the gym during ...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 109
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast filled with nightmares that haunt the daylight. From murders, to crimes, to cryptids, to anything in between, you can learn about what might be going bump in the night. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to talk a lot about Adam Lanza and the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting from 2012. This mass murderer is the deadliest at an elementary school in US history and has rocked the nation ever since. Adam Lanza was a very unique individu...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 108
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast filled with nightmares that haunt the daylight. From murders, to crimes, to cryptids, to anything in between, you can learn about what might be going bump in the night. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to talk a lot about Adam Lanza and the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting from 2012. This mass murderer is the deadliest at an elementary school in US history and has rocked the nation ever since. Adam Lanza was a very unique individu...
Dec 14, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 107
CONTENT WARNING: This episode features heavy talk about rape, sexual aggression, and sexual assault, which can be triggering for some listeners. We understand if you would like to skip over this one and we’ll catch you next week. Welcome to Cryptic Soup, join Thena and Kylee as they discuss the horrific 2012 crime dubbed the “Delhi gang rape and murder” of Jyoti Singh. This case is extremely sad, upsetting, and troubling. If you listen to the end, you will understand why this story MUST be share...
Nov 30, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast filled with nightmares that haunt the daylight. From murders, to crimes, to cryptids, to anything in between, you can learn about what might be going bump in the night. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to talk about the horrific murder of Sarah Stern. Sarah was murdered by someone she considered a close friend for $50,000. When Liam McAtasney found out he was getting a much smaller amount than this, he was quick to spill the beans abou...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 103
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast filled with nightmares that haunt the daylight. From murders, to crimes, to cryptids, to anything in between, you can learn about what might be going bump in the night. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee as we talk about a sick and twisted man that is better known as Peter Kürten, the Düsseldorf Vampire . Peter was a German serial killer who murdered and sexually assaulted multiple people in 1929. Not only did Peter have a lengthy crimin...
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 105
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they the story of Lauren Spierer. Lauren was a college student in Indianapolis at IU when she went out for a night of drinking and fun with friends. The details of the night leave more questions than answers and now the biggest question, what happened to Lauren? At first Lauren was considered a missing case, but nowadays there have been theories of death, murder, accidental overdose, drugging, abduction, trafficking, or was she even a victim of th...
Nov 17, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast filled with nightmares that haunt the daylight. From murders, to crimes, to cryptids, to anything in between, you can learn about what might be going bump in the night. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to discuss some Hollywood names and the media stories that have engulfed them over the years. First up we discuss Michael Fassbender, the Irish Actor, and the 2009-2010 allegations of domestic abuse against Sunawin Andrews. Afterwards we...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 104
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, join Thena and Kylee as they discuss what happened on September 11th, 2001 and the way life was changed after. Most people know, have heard about, or lived through these terrorist attacks and remember just where they were and what they were doing that morning, however for Tania Head, she claimed to be one of the people who survived the twin towers. Tania said she was a survivor who went on to create a support group and truly tell a story that shook everyone when the trut...
Nov 14, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast filled with nightmares that haunt the daylight. From murders, to crimes, to cryptids, to anything in between, you can learn about what might be going bump in the night. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee for the amazing survival of Mary Vincent. Mary was hitchhiking her way home in 1978 when she found herself in terrible danger, and the victim of a horrific crime. After being brutally attacked and left for dead, Mary decided this was not...
Nov 09, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 103
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, join Thena and Kylee for the two year anniversary of CSP and all it has been through. From the good, the bad, and maybe the really bad pronunciations, we are here to relive some of it. If you are a first time listener, or an avid listener here is a fun one to get you in the CSP Community Family. We are going to go over some of our older episodes, things we wished we knew before we started, things we should have changed, trivia, and just some of the best moments we have h...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, join Thena and Kylee as they discuss the infamous Halloween Case that shook the nation and started the fear of needing to check just what your kids are bringing home from trick-or-treating. Ronald O’Bryan was a sick and narcissistic man who decided if he had a problem, he would find a solution. His solution to money problems resulted in finding a way to cash in on some life insurance policies, in the form of his own children. This man turned a holiday about fun, candy, a...
Oct 24, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, join Thena and Kylee with another Hallo-Month guest! This time, Mando joins us to have a spooky campfire story time… featuring Aliens, Abductions, and beyond. Are you ready to become a believer?
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee with a guest who y’all wanted back…. JIMI IS BACK! This time, Jimi asked to cover something a little spooky, and since it is the spooky month we figured that might be the best plan ever! Jimi used to live in Washington so we wondered if he knew anything about some spooky stories that take place in Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. Did you know about these ghost stories?
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee to hear about the ill-fated couple from New Orleans of Zack Bowen and Addie Hall. Many people saw this couple featured on the news and in magazines back during Hurricane Katrina, but after that, there was a much much darker event that changed everything about how you saw them.
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 82
DISCLAIMER: This episode has got a tad of an echo. We apologize for the inconvenience in quality. Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee with another special guest… TAYLOR. Yep, the man you used to hear all about… we got him here! We managed to steal Taylor away for a few days, and figured why not throw him headfirst into CSP with an episode! In this episode, we discuss the Uncanny Valley effect, dolls, and what our mind does with processing these things. We talk a little about Déjà vu an...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee with a special guest, KYLEE'S BEST FRIEND, ERIK! Erik came into town for Kylee's Birthday and decided what's more fun than telling wild tales about aliens and abductions? Telling wild tales about aliens and abductions with friends! Thena tells the story of what happened in Italy around 1978 to 1981 with the Zanfretta Encounters, and the absolutely insane abductions of Pier Fortunato Zanfretta.
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they move up to Canada to discuss the Greyhound Bus Incident where Vince Li murdered, beheaded, and cannibalized fellow bus passenger, Tim McLean. This case is gruesome, to say the least. And ya know, cannibalism is its' own disclaimer but we understand if it's not your jam and we'll catch you for the next episode.
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they discuss some of the cutest little cryptid animals you can think of. Do you know the difference between a Jackalope and a Wolpertinger? Do not fret, CSP is here to teach you and make you fall in love with these weird little cuties!!
Mar 28, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they discuss the really messy, murky, and weird case of Johnny K Lewis; the actor who murdered his landlady. Was Johnny suffering from internal brain injuries that had gone untreated? What happened to this young star to cause the rails to…. Derail? And yes, they talk again about Scientology.
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as the term ‘going postal’ is talked about in regard to where it originated. Did you know this phrase is due to the 1986 Edmond Post Office mass shooting? Patrick Sherrill went into his former job and murdered 14 people as well as injuring numerous others. Learn about what brought him to this horrendous event and what happened that "gloomy" day in August of 1986.
Feb 28, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they really "dive in" to the creepy, awesome, breathtaking, and kind of cute places in this world. Learn about the Aokigahara, Hotel Barclay, Cat Island, the Spotted Lake, Jacob's Well, Lake Hillier, and of course...the Bermuda Triangle. This one will get you "skipping to the good part" with your airline ticket in hand and booking an excursion immediately. Which one would you like to visit the most? Join in on the conversation, now.
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they discuss one of the most documented alien abduction and sightings to date. The Travis Walton story got turned into documentaries, books, even movies, and has been talked about nonstop since it happened in the mid 70’s. Did Travis get abducted? Were there aliens hanging around in Arizona just waiting for a human to pick up? What is the story behind The Fire in the Sky?
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about the insane survival story of Alison Botha. In 1994, Alison was abducted by Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger, and was left for dead after being raped, tortured, stabbed, and disemboweled. That night, Alison was lucky to survive, and now her attackers are behind bars, this is her story. This episode goes there with graphic violence, rape, and gore... if that's not for you, we understand and will see you next week for the next episode....
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee to learn about all of the sightings of the Fresno Nightcrawlers. These odd "creatures" were also called the Fresno Aliens, but who really knows if they are aliens? Maybe they are humans, cryptids, puppets, or maybe even something from Skinwalker Ranch that made it all the way to California. This creature is one of the few cryptids that have actual "footage"...but does that make it credible, or is it all just one big hoax? Come join the conversation a...
Jan 31, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee for a dive into the mysterious case of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon. These two young women went missing while hiking in Panama with continuous weird discoveries being made. Eventually, human remains were found that were linked to both women, but that only fueled the conspiracies of what happened even more. What happened to Kris and Lisanne?
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Welcome to Cryptic Soup, join Thena and Kylee as they try to talk about all the information that is currently released about the Idaho 4 murder case from 2022. This case involves the murder of Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves from Moscow, Idaho and the University killings. This case discusses Brian Kohberger as well, and how the public has felt since the release of the affidavit.
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they finish up the two-part series on an episode definitely NOT about Scientology! In part two we learn what happens when you try to leave the cult… I MEAN RELIGION, where the main headquarters are, some famous Scientology members, who Xenu is, what Thetans and Operating Thetans are, David Miscavige, and more!
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they start a 2 part series on Scientology! In part one they will discuss who L. Ron Hubbard, aka the creator, is and his wild life full of accomplishments, war memories, lies, slander, too many wives, and everything in between. They start the conversation about Dianetics and Engrams, to give you the foundation of Scientology, to get you ready for part two, where the cult…. Er… I mean religion really comes alive and begins thriving.
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they tell the wild story of Andrew Carter Thornton II and his drug smuggling endeavors. How did this cop turn into a drug smuggler, which ultimately led to a dead black bear deemed “cocaine bear” or aka “Pablo Escobear”. Let’s talk about this 1980’s crazy story that is now being turned into a 2023 feature film.
Dec 29, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 67
