Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, 1999; Cynthia Vigil is found running in terror for her life. Her captor is going to be coming after her. Clad in a slave collar, chains and blood, she runs down the road screaming for help. Several cars pass her, but none stop to help her. She manages to find a neighbor that has their door open and rushes inside. She pleads with them to help her to call the police. She’s quickly whisked off to the hospital where she tells the authorities about her experience at the hand of David Parker Ray and his toybox. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. --- Send in ..read more

In Soviet Russia the bodies are starting to pile up. All with the same types of wounds. The police have to admit they have a serial killer on their hands but they're having no luck catching him. After 12 years and 36 linked crimes they finally have a lead... the Red Ripper has been caught. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/killertea/message ..read more

Often the truth is much simpler than than lore. What happens to victims when their truth is obscured by fiction? Edward Edwards is attributed to 5 slayings, but also connected to the Zodiac, JonBenet and as far fetched as the Black Dahlia. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/killertea/message ..read more

Inspiration for fictional characters are often pulled from real life; but can that really be true for characters who are so terrifying, the thought of them being real people is an impossibility? In 1987 the inspiration for the notorious Buffalo Bill (Silence of the Lambs) was arrested. What authorities discovered in his basement may be even more disturbing than his on-screen counterpart. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/killertea/message ..read more

Alexandria is the famed tourist city in Egypt, known throughout the world for its beauty. But in 1919, authorities begin to notice dozens of women start to go missing…never to be seen again. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/killertea/message ..read more

Your girls were featured on a Shivver's Podcast episode all about the Black Dahlia ..read more

On this very special season 2 finale episode of the Killer Tea, we are honored to be speaking with Melissa Moore! Melissa is an Emmy-nominated crime correspondent and investigative journalist for Crime Watch Daily, host and executive producer of Monster In My Family, the Host and executive producer of the incredible podcast, Happy Face and Happy Face Presents: Two Face,  a national bestselling author of two books: Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer's Daughter and Whole. She is also a public speaker for APB and an advocate for domestic violence survivors, at-risk women ..read more

Michael Madison is one of the most recent serial killers to torment the streets of East Cleveland, Ohio. Michael is said to have been emboldened by another Cleveland serial killer, Anthony Sowell. Though his span of diabolical crimes may have been short, the impact he left behind will last forever.  ..read more

Can generational trauma lead to the making of a serial killer? After being abandoned by her mother, Aileen was raised by the same grandparents her mother had been so desperate to escape. With only her brother there for her, Aileen would have a traumatic childhood. These events would lead her to become the infamous killer we know her as today.  ..read more

Join us while we discuss Satanist beliefs and The Satanic Temple with Kyle. We cover topics including the Satanic Tenents, belief systems, stereotypes, and Satanism in true crime.  **Please note that Kyle is a Satanist, but he does not represent the Satanic Temple** Visit our website www.thekillertea.com for true crime updates, podcast episodes and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/killertea/message ..read more