Cryptic Soup Pod

Cryptic 411: a mini news segment brought to you by CSP to talk about what is happening in the world. Join Kylee and Thena on October 29th aka World Stroke Day. In this short segment, they talk about their personal lives and stroke statistics. Tessa was a former NFL Cheerleader who suffered a stroke that ultimately changed her life and all those around her. Cryptic Soup is always going to keep you...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee for a REALLY off-the-rails episode. You thought you’ve heard it all, but just wait… there are a lot of aliens, random stories, and insane energy in this wild ride. The Casa Blanca Entities is an alien story that will keep you GUESSING. So, if you thought we have a hard time staying focused normally, then buckle up.

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee in the conversation today about Diane Downs. Diane was a terrible mother and a terrible wife. How do you become a not-so-terrible mother? In Diane’s mind, that means killing your children so you do not have to be a mother anymore. Diane loved attention, but when one man said she could only receive attention if she did not have the baggage of children,...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about Michael Taylor. Michael was a British killer from 1974 in England. He was said to be possessed by demons and in love with the leader of his Church group. However, instead of getting the help that was needed, Michael was exorcised in a terrible fashion, which led to the murder of his wife Christine, and their dog.

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee down in the Louisiana bayous where a mythical creature is lurking not far. The Rougarou is here. Join in on the conversation as they tell you all about how someone becomes a Rougarou, where they lurk, and just where the legend began.

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about an Indiana-based case where a young teen girl named Shanda Sharer was brutally tortured and murdered by four girls. These girls had zero remorse, smiled in their mugshots, and thought this was not a big deal, all while Shanda’s family now has to live with the fact that their young girl was taken away from them forever. Disclaimer: Th...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee in one "mess of an episode" where they introduce the man behind the computer, editor, Corey, as he joins in on the conversation about one of his favorite nerd topics, Kaijus. Going on tangents of Kaiju lore, serpents, Star people, aliens, and reptilians just touches on the topics talked about in this one. The discussion even mentioned crazy David Icke...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they discuss the extremely brutal murder of young Jason Sweeney. Jason was murdered by his girlfriend, Justina Morely, and his own best friends, Edward Batzig, Dominec Coia, and Nicholas Coia. This might be the most graphic case we have covered yet, listener discretion is advised.

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they turn the conversation toward a famous case involving a former Olympian Athlete, Oscar Pistorius. Oscar murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day in 2013. Oscar was originally a person who many people looked up to, but did the fame get to his head and cause him to go crazy?

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about the “Black Widow,” “Hell’s Belle,” the “Indiana Ogress,” the “Mistress of the Castle of Death,” aka Belle Gunness. Men kept showing up at the Gunness farm in hopes of love but would soon vanish to never be heard from again. Take a tip from me, don’t eat the bacon that comes from the Gunness Farm.

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they take on listener-requested cryptids! In this episode, there is a breakdown of who the Hat Man, Fear Liath, the GreyMan, and Shadow People are. Are they all sleep paralysis demons? Is it Time Travelers? Or, Is it simply Nightmares? All we know for sure is it's definitely very creeeepy. 

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as the discussion of Baby DeOrr / DeOrr Kunz Jr / Little Man / Goobs takes as many wild spins as you can imagine. Who made breakfast? Where is the child? Who put the child in the car seat? You would think these would be simple questions...but are they? Well, unfortunately, they all lead up to an unknown answer and a missing child. Join CSP in on the co...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they discuss Unit 731. Unit 731 was a research unit for gruesome biological and chemical warfare of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The events that happened, and how people were treated in this program were not only horrifying but also sickening. Seriously guys, it goes there, so here's your warning. This episode is heavy on abuse, r...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they discuss one of the most famous cases of alien abduction to date. Betty, Barney, and their dog, Delsey were driving home one night, when they claimed that aliens abducted them. The aliens wiped their memory and potentially ran tests on them. These alien stories created by the Hills have gone on to shape many of the UFO stories we have heard over...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they take on one of the most popular cases from the past 20 years. Jodi Arias was a young woman with the hell-bent idea that if she couldn’t be with Travis Alexander, then no one could. Jodi took a lot of pit stops into showing her true colors and ruining the lives of everyone involved. Talk about a tale of a crazy ex-girlfriend!

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they go through some different variations of the Mandela Effect, the concept of parallel universes, and how the mind creates memories. Sit down and get ready to have your mind blown by some of these classic memories...literally making you question everything you thought you remembered from your childhood; realizing what you actually remembered, was...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about lots of things found "undah" the sea. Merfolk, Kraken, Leviathan, and Cthulhu are all picked apart in this episode as they try to figure out which of these creatures is real, and which might have just been a giant walrus that just happened to scare a few seamen.

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about Chicago’s unknown murder of Kenneka Jenkins. Well, was it a murder? Or, was it an accidental suicide? Were her friends to blame? Did the hotel cover it up? Is this Hotel Cecil part two in the making? Find out and help us crack the case or at least find out what happened that wild weekend at a hotel party in 2017.

Welcome to Cryptic Soup, join Thena and Kylee as they talk folklore and specifically the New Jersey Devil. There is something spooky in the woods with wings, a tail, and hooves for feet… is it Krampus’s long lost family member or something more sinister? Help us learn the truth about the infamous Jersey Devil.

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they break down the internet sensation that is the Johnny Depp versus Amber Heard trial of 2022. In part 2, they dive deeper into everything that happened in the witness testimonies, closing statements, and where they are currently with a verdict.

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they cover (by popular demand) the internet sensation that is the Johnny Depp versus Amber Heard trial of 2022. Strap in for another multi-part breakdown of everything you didn't see on social media...the nitty-gritty if you will. What happened at the beginning of the relationship? Did you know there were previous trials? You'll never guess who the...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena, Kylee, and special guest Jimi, as they talk about the crazy Club Kids that took the 80s and 90s by storm. They will discuss a few of the key players in this wild group of friends, and how their drug-fueled parties led to a full-blown murder. This episode has something unique in the system, unlike previous episodes, where rehabilitation gave someone a second cha...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about Brittanee Drexel. This case has had an unknown answer since 2009, as of 2022 we now have the answers! Brittanee disappeared at 17 years old on April 25, 2009 while on a vacation with other teens. No one knew if she was kidnapped,  if she ran away, or if she was murdered. Now a missing 411 finally has been solved and we are going...

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about Phoebe Handsjuk in this two-parter. Phoebe was a beloved person and it shocked everyone when they heard of her tragic and brutal death on December 2nd, 2010. In this episode, we talk about everything that makes the case a doozy and why it still baffles the true crime community. Also, what happened to Ant? Welcome to Part 2!

Welcome to Cryptic Soup. Join Thena and Kylee as they talk about Phoebe Handsjuk in this two-parter. Phoebe was a beloved person and it shocked everyone when they heard of her tragic and brutal death on December 2nd, 2010. In this episode, they talk about everything that makes the case a doozy and why it completely baffles the true crime community.