Episode 33 Can I Get The McScam? The McDonalds Monopoly Scandal

Episode 34: Live From HCLS Fan Fest: Cryptids of the Gulf Coast

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 discretion, is advised.  This week features a recording of a live presentation of local cryptids who call the northern Gulf Coast home. This episode was recorded at the Hancock County Library Fan Fest on 4/26/2026. Sources Used in this episode: Rougarou https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rougarou [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rougarou] https://mytpl.org/project/rougarou-the-swamp-werewolf/ [https://mytpl.org/project/rougarou-the-swamp-werewolf/] https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Rougarou [https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Rougarou] https://blog.nwf.org/2019/10/save-the-swamp-but-beware-the-rougarou/ [https://blog.nwf.org/2019/10/save-the-swamp-but-beware-the-rougarou/] https://64parishes.org/entry/rougarou [https://64parishes.org/entry/rougarou] https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/spanbauer-david.htmPÈRE MALFAIT https://buffymegaxover.fandom.com/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Malfait [https://buffymegaxover.fandom.com/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Malfait] https://coffeehousewriters.com/louisianas-cajun-boogeymen/ [https://coffeehousewriters.com/louisianas-cajun-boogeymen/] https://www.vampires.com/pere-malfait-the-cajun-boogeyman/ [https://www.vampires.com/pere-malfait-the-cajun-boogeyman/] https://www.themoonlitroad.com/cajun-folklore-superstitions-spells/ [https://www.themoonlitroad.com/cajun-folklore-superstitions-spells/] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qSzdgZfnB0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qSzdgZfnB0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Oxza5Z5a8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Oxza5Z5a8] https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/spanbauer-david.htmHONEY ISLAND SWAMP MONSTER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Island_Swamp_monster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Island_Swamp_monster] https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Honey_Island_Swamp_Monster [https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Honey_Island_Swamp_Monster] https://countryroadsmagazine.com/outdoors/knowing-nature/the-honey-island-swamp-monster/ [https://countryroadsmagazine.com/outdoors/knowing-nature/the-honey-island-swamp-monster/] https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/legend-honey-island-swamp-monster/ [https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/legend-honey-island-swamp-monster/] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJLctQClD1s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJLctQClD1s] https://kpel965.com/circus-animals-escape-into-louisiana-swamp/ [https://kpel965.com/circus-animals-escape-into-louisiana-swamp/] https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/spanbauer-david.htmLETICHE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letiche [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letiche] https://eerie-worlds.fandom.com/wiki/Letiche [https://eerie-worlds.fandom.com/wiki/Letiche] https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2025/09/18/what-are-louisianas-folklore-creatures-cryptids-find-out-legends-here-rougarou-monster-letiche/86220032007/ [https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2025/09/18/what-are-louisianas-folklore-creatures-cryptids-find-out-legends-here-rougarou-monster-letiche/86220032007/] https://steemit.com/folklore/@pinkspectre/letiche-north-american-folklore [https://steemit.com/folklore/@pinkspectre/letiche-north-american-folklore] https://www.rei.com/blog/podcasts/the-letiche [https://www.rei.com/blog/podcasts/the-letiche] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NPvARXhpsU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NPvARXhpsU] https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/spanbauer-david.htmWolf Woman of Mobile https://mobilebaymag.com/port-city-legends/ [https://mobilebaymag.com/port-city-legends/] https://whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/12781/wolf-woman-mobile?page=1 [https://whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/12781/wolf-woman-mobile?page=1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s2m8ahhm_Q [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s2m8ahhm_Q] Leprechaun of Mobile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crichton_Leprechaun [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crichton_Leprechaun] https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2015/03/crichton_leprechaun_revisited.html [https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2015/03/crichton_leprechaun_revisited.html] https://www.famousinreal.life/blogs/news/the-real-story-of-the-alabama-leprechaun?srsltid=AfmBOorGAnPUjfBHb7umkqoNTr60TeRgF-VgWejJ5tS2ZGSJ6GjJvHu- [https://www.famousinreal.life/blogs/news/the-real-story-of-the-alabama-leprechaun?srsltid=AfmBOorGAnPUjfBHb7umkqoNTr60TeRgF-VgWejJ5tS2ZGSJ6GjJvHu-] https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/spanbauer-david.htmMuck Monster https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Muck_Monster [https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Muck_Monster] https://cbs12.com/news/local/search-for-the-muck-monster-in-the-lake-worth-lagoon [https://cbs12.com/news/local/search-for-the-muck-monster-in-the-lake-worth-lagoon] https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/the-muck-monster-has-an-official-home/2051661/ [https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/the-muck-monster-has-an-official-home/2051661/] https://www.wmbfnews.com/story/10971943/muck-monster-a-mystery-in-florida-lagoon/ [https://www.wmbfnews.com/story/10971943/muck-monster-a-mystery-in-florida-lagoon/] https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/spanbauer-david.htmSkunk Ape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_ape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_ape] https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Skunk_Ape [https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Skunk_Ape] https://gardenandgun.com/articles/a-close-encounter-with-the-florida-skunk-ape/ [https://gardenandgun.com/articles/a-close-encounter-with-the-florida-skunk-ape/] https://www.countere.com/home/floridas-bigfoot-everglades-dave-shealy-legend-of-the-skunk-ape [https://www.countere.com/home/floridas-bigfoot-everglades-dave-shealy-legend-of-the-skunk-ape] https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Skunk_ape [https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Skunk_ape] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape-180949981/ [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape-180949981/] Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/ Contact the Show: grotesquetea@gmail.com Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her) Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Episode 33 Can I Get The McScam? The McDonalds Monopoly Scandal

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 discretion, is advised.  Riddle me this. What do Big Macs, Monopoly, and the Italian Mob have in common? They were all part of one of the largest sweepstakes scandals in US history. From the 90s to right before 9/11, no one won the $1Million grand prize without knowing the right person and paying them a cut of the winnings. We look into the players, the means, and the eventual downfall of the McDonalds Monopoly Scam. Sauces Used in this episode: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/07/how-mcmillions-scam-rigged-the-mcdonalds-monopoly-game.html [https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/07/how-mcmillions-scam-rigged-the-mcdonalds-monopoly-game.html] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMillions [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMillions] https://www.npr.org/2020/02/01/801832865/mcmillions-how-the-ex-cop-who-scammed-mcdonalds-monopoly-got-caught [https://www.npr.org/2020/02/01/801832865/mcmillions-how-the-ex-cop-who-scammed-mcdonalds-monopoly-got-caught] https://fortune.com/2025/09/29/mcdonalds-bringing-back-monopoly-mcmillions-prizes-cash-vacations/ [https://fortune.com/2025/09/29/mcdonalds-bringing-back-monopoly-mcmillions-prizes-cash-vacations/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s_Monopoly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s_Monopoly] https://priceonomics.com/the-mcdonalds-monopoly-fraud/ [https://priceonomics.com/the-mcdonalds-monopoly-fraud/] https://medium.com/@massucci.robbie/the-mcdonalds-monopoly-scam-when-uncle-jerry-stole-millions-from-a-beloved-promotion-ede9e03f3e12 [https://medium.com/@massucci.robbie/the-mcdonalds-monopoly-scam-when-uncle-jerry-stole-millions-from-a-beloved-promotion-ede9e03f3e12] https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/where-is-gloria-brown-mcdonalds-monopoly-winner-now [https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/where-is-gloria-brown-mcdonalds-monopoly-winner-now] https://allthatsinteresting.com/mcdonalds-monopoly-scam [https://allthatsinteresting.com/mcdonalds-monopoly-scam] Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/ Contact the Show: grotesquetea@gmail.com Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her) Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Episode 32: Peggy Cox

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 discretion, is advised.  We take this month to travel to Franklin, TN for a cold case still under investigation. We look at the seemingly random killing of Peggy Cox while she was working a drive through window. Sources Used in this episode: https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/newss-mp4-peggy-cox.mp4/view [https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/newss-mp4-peggy-cox.mp4/view] https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2025/03/30/peggy-cox-unsolved-murder-franklin-hardees-1991/82371013007/ [https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2025/03/30/peggy-cox-unsolved-murder-franklin-hardees-1991/82371013007/] https://www.newschannel5.com/news/against-the-clock-police-plea-with-the-public-on-tips-to-solve-peggy-coxs-murder [https://www.newschannel5.com/news/against-the-clock-police-plea-with-the-public-on-tips-to-solve-peggy-coxs-murder] https://www.wkrn.com/unsolved-tennessee/who-killed-peggy-cox-franklin-tn-only-unsolved-murder/ [https://www.wkrn.com/unsolved-tennessee/who-killed-peggy-cox-franklin-tn-only-unsolved-murder/] https://www.franklintn.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2237/1801?arch=1&npage=88 [https://www.franklintn.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2237/1801?arch=1&npage=88] https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-increases-reward-in-effort-to-find-killer-in-decades-old-tennessee-murder-case [https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-increases-reward-in-effort-to-find-killer-in-decades-old-tennessee-murder-case] https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2015/03/18/unsolved-murder-the-peggy-cox-timeline/24992739/ [https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2015/03/18/unsolved-murder-the-peggy-cox-timeline/24992739/] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Zk_ZlhxPc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Zk_ZlhxPc] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DWDAx2kqQw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DWDAx2kqQw] The Tennessean - Vol 87, No 34 The Tennessean - Mon/Feb 3rd 1992 The Tennessean - Fri/Feb 4th 1983 Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/ Contact the Show: grotesquetea@gmail.com Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her) Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Episode 31: Hinterfaikeck Murders

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 discretion, is advised.  This month takes us to Depression era Germany to talk about a mass killing that left more questions, then answers in its wake. Content warning: This episode discusses sexual violence and incest. Listener discretion is advised Sources Used in this episode: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502044/chilling-story-hinterkaifeck-killings-germanys-most-famous-unsolved-crime [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502044/chilling-story-hinterkaifeck-killings-germanys-most-famous-unsolved-crime] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterkaifeck_murders [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterkaifeck_murders] https://jackrosewood.com/hinterkaifeck-murders/ [https://jackrosewood.com/hinterkaifeck-murders/] https://kimparr.medium.com/horror-at-hinterkaifeck-20389315b83a [https://kimparr.medium.com/horror-at-hinterkaifeck-20389315b83a] https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hinterkaifeck-memorial [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hinterkaifeck-memorial] https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/the-gruber-family-murders-remains-one-of-the-strangest-unsolved-mysteries-ever [https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/the-gruber-family-murders-remains-one-of-the-strangest-unsolved-mysteries-ever] https://allthatsinteresting.com/hinterkaifeck-murders [https://allthatsinteresting.com/hinterkaifeck-murders] https://www.hinterkaifeck.ch/en/start/ [https://www.hinterkaifeck.ch/en/start/] Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/ Contact the Show: grotesquetea@gmail.com Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her) Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)

Episode 30: San Francisco Witch Killers

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.  Happy New Year! We kick off 2026 with a trip to 1981 San Francisco. We follow the trail of violence and bloodshed left behind Michael Bear Carson and Suzan Carson. The pair waged a, at least what the called, "holy war," against perceived witches throughout the southwestern United States. Sources Used in this episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bear_Carson_and_Suzan_Carson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bear_Carson_and_Suzan_Carson] https://archive.org/details/cryforwarstoryof0000reyn/mode/2up [https://archive.org/details/cryforwarstoryof0000reyn/mode/2up] https://da.sonomacounty.ca.gov/serial-killer-suzan-carson-denied-parole [https://da.sonomacounty.ca.gov/serial-killer-suzan-carson-denied-parole] https://the-line-up.com/the-new-age-murderers-who-went-on-a-witch-killing-spree [https://the-line-up.com/the-new-age-murderers-who-went-on-a-witch-killing-spree] https://www.grunge.com/371082/the-peculiar-case-of-the-san-francisco-witch-killers/ [https://www.grunge.com/371082/the-peculiar-case-of-the-san-francisco-witch-killers/] https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/the-san-francisco-witch-killers-9c8acd6e915f [https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/the-san-francisco-witch-killers-9c8acd6e915f] https://pod.wave.co/podcast/morbid/episode-634-michael-and-suzan-carson-san-francisco-witch-killers-6de2b684 [https://pod.wave.co/podcast/morbid/episode-634-michael-and-suzan-carson-san-francisco-witch-killers-6de2b684] https://alchetron.com/Michael-Bear-Carson-and-Suzan-Carson [https://alchetron.com/Michael-Bear-Carson-and-Suzan-Carson] Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotesquetea/ Contact the Show: grotesquetea@gmail.com Hosted By: Sunset Slaughter (She/Her) Editing by: Painswalker (She/Her)