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Welcome back to Criminal/Cryptid , the podcast where true crime and the unknown collide. In today’s episode, Katie dives into the complex and controversial history of Sean “P Diddy” Combs, unpacking the layers behind his
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Hosted by Dev Carroll & Katie Mackey · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 40 episodes
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True crime and folklore fans, Katie Mackey and Dev Carroll get together each week to share crime stories and urban legends that fascinate them
Dev Carroll & Katie Mackey hosts Criminal/Cryptid, a society show with 40 episodes published.

Welcome back to Criminal/Cryptid , the podcast where true crime and the unknown collide. In today’s episode, Katie dives into the complex and controversial history of Sean “P Diddy” Combs, unpacking the layers behind his
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Settle in and keep the lights low! Dev and Katie are back with another ride through true crime and the unexplained. This episode opens with Katie discussing the haunting case of former NFL player Antonio Armstrong Sr. an
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Get comfortable and stay awhile as Dev and Katie dive into a chilling blend of true crime and the uncanny. In today’s episode, Dev unravels the eerie details of the infamous Absinthe Murders before Katie ventures deep in
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This week’s episode takes a darker turn as Katie covers the infamous crimes of Adam Britton. And Dev explores Shetland folklore and the legend of the Wulver, a mysterious, wolf-headed figure known for its unexpected kind
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Dev examines the tragic case of Gladys Ricart, who was fatally shot just hours before she was set to marry, unraveling the heartbreaking events that led up to her death. Then, Katie takes us to New Orleans to tell the ch
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This week, Katie goes over the Neston Sugar Water Murder where Corinna Smith left her husband, Michael Baines, with his skin "Peeling off" and Dev tells us about the malevolent figure from Japanese urban legend and folkl
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This week, Dev goes over one of America's youngest female death row inmates and what got her there. And near the end, Katie discusses the practice of shapeshifting, a sacred ritual amongst Native American tribes.
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This week, Katie covers the shooting of the Notorious B.I.G. and Dev goes over the Pooka and its many forms. Yes, we know we mixed up Lisa Frank and Ruby Franke
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After yet another break, Dev covers the tragic, yet pivotal story of Latasha Harlins, a 15-year-old who was shot and killed over a barely $2 bottle of juice. Katie tells us about the Nunnehi, the traveler spirit people o
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Katie starts us off with the case of Tupac Shakur and Dev tells us the history of the Appalachian Wampus Cat
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Dev goes over the tragic story of Andrea Yates and why mental health is so important for everyone, especially mothers. Katie talks about the Menehune and their impressive structures in Hawaii. Postpartum depression (PPD)
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Katie tells the story of Emma Walker and Dev tells us all about the Pom Poko origins! (Tanuki) Follow us on social media: Instagram: Crime_Cryptid Twitter (X): @Crime_Cryptid
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In today's episode, Dev tells us all about Bloody Babs and Katie talks about what it really means to be a Squonk.
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Katie discusses the tragic story of Amy Carnevale. Dev tells us the tale of Oscar, the infamous Beast of Busco Domestic Abuse Resources: https://yourdream.liveyourdream.org/2016/10/42-domestic-violence-warning-signs/ htt
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Now available on Apple Podcasts! Katie talks the love triangle between Steven Beard, Celeste Beard, and Tracey Tarlton that's not entirely a love triangle. Dev tells us about Mr. Cold "The Smiley Man" and he is terrifyin
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Dev tells us what radium can do to the body and the famous case of the Radium Girls. Katie tells some of Scotland's most famous ghost stories, featuring the Kinmount Straight and the Lady Ghosts of Crathes Castle. Follow
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After yet another hiatus, (we're sorry) Katie discusses the very strange disappearance of Mitchell Dale Stehling and Dev tells us about the menace, the quirky, the downright bitch that is the Bell Witch.,
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Dev gives us all the details of the gruesome Fritzl case while Katie takes a hard U-ie and tells the story of the Bear Lake Monster
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TW: Infant death This week, Katie talks about the gruesome story of the United Kingdom's most notorious child serial killer to date. And Dev gives us the deets on the modern day vampire's ancestor, the strigoi.
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This week, Dev tells us about the questionable relationship between the Papin Sisters of France and their gruesome crime. Katie tells the tale of the Virginia Urban Legend, The Bunnyman, and how the internet affected the
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