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://archive.org/details/cryforwarstoryof0000reyn/mode/2up

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://www.grunge.com/371082/the-peculiar-case-of-the-san-francisco-witch-killers/

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://alchetron.com/Michael-Bear-Carson-and-Suzan-Carson

Music: Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles

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