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The Misery Machine

The Misery Machine

There’s a problem with True Crime. Creators idolize perpetrators, shame victims, or are completely checked out on cases while they focus on other things. However, we can’t forget there are victims who lost their lives and families who are still grieving to this day. Furthermore, many True Crime outlets spend their time focusing on themselves or rambling, instead of getting right to the facts of the case. We hear you, this is frustrating. The Misery Machine focuses on cases the media fails to

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20:23

The Story of Angelina Costello

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2023/06/19

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Angelina Costello, a 3-year-old girl living in Odgen, Utah, who died due to torture at the hands of her parents, Brenda Emile and Miller Costello. Responding officers described Angelina's death as the worst case of child abuse they had ever seen, and one of the officers retired due to PTSD. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook

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The Story of Bella Bond

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2023/06/18

This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Boston, Massachusetts, to discuss the case of Bella Bond - a 2-year-old girl living in the Mattapan neighborhood born to drug-addicted parents. However, once her mother, Rachelle Bond, meets her new boyfriend, Michael McCarthy, things quickly go downhill for the little girl, whom McCarthy claims is possessed by evil spirits. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased

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The Story of Natalie Bollinger

The Misery Machine ·

2023/06/17

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the strange case of Natalie Bollinger, a 19-year-old young woman from the greater Denver area that was found dead on the side of the road near a dairy farm. But as the investigation into Natalie's death progressed, nothing was as it seemed, and her case soon turned into a modern-day witchhunt. That was until an even more bizarre turn of events came to light... Special Thanks to Karen Bombaro for her help reading Natalie's messages. Support Our Patreon For More

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39:04

The Story of Nixzmary Brown

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2023/06/16

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Nixzmary Brown, a 7-year-old girl from the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn, who met her fate at the hands of her stepfather, César Rodriguez, and her mother, Nixzaliz Santiago-Rodriguez. Nixzmary's Law was proposed in January 2006 by New York State Senator Joseph Bruno shortly after the events. The law is designed to deter or prevent CA-related crimes by charging parents connected to the crime of the death of their children with first-degree

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13:04

The Story of A’mir Griffin

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2023/06/13

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of 7-week-old A'mir Griffin of Warren, a suburb of Detroit, who starved to death at the hands of his mother, Shantavia Hayden. While Shantavia received benefits from unemployment, state assistance, food stamps, and WIC, she used them to buy drugs rather than to feed her newborn. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook

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24:18

The Story of Thomas Valva

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2023/06/06

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Thomas Valva, a young autistic boy who was abused and left to sleep in an unheated garage by his NYPD cop father and his evil stepmother. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast

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25:30

The Story of Noah Cuatro

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2023/06/02

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Noah Cuatro, an adorable little boy from Palmdale, California, who was beaten to death and sexually assaulted at the hands of his parents, who tried to frame his murder as an accidental drowning. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter:

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27:02

The Case of Caden McWilliams

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2023/05/26

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Caden McWilliams, a 7-year-old boy from Denver, Colorado, who was killed by his parents, Leland and Elisha Pankey, via means of starvation, hyperthermia, and suffocation. Little Caden was kept in a dog crate covered in a blanket inside his family's motel room. To dispose of his body, Leland and Elisha sealed his body in concrete and left it to decompose inside of their storage unit. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased

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The Story of Cynthia Hoffman

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2023/05/25

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Cynthia Hoffman, a disabled young woman from Anchorage, Alaska, who was killed at the hands of her friend, Denali Brehmer, and her accomplice, Kayden McIntosh. But... why would she do that? Stay tuned for a tale of catfishing, dirty diaper fetishes, and a biker father that took matters into his own hands. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our

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The Story of Kayleen Lee Blaha

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2023/05/23

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of newborn baby, Kayleen Lee Blaha. Little Kayleen was born to meth-addicted parents and drowned in a bathtub shortly after her unplanned home birth, all because her mother, Taylor, was afraid that authorities would find drugs in the little girl's system. To add insult to injury, the baby's father, Brandon Thoma, discarded the newborn's remains as if they were garbage. His body has yet to be recovered. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased

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42:05

The Story of Anthony Avalos

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2023/05/19

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos, who died at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend after years of neglect and abuse - with the final blows coming after he allegedly confessed to his mother that he liked boys. Anthony's case, much like that of Gabriel Fernandez and later Noah Cuatro's, highlighted the failings of Los Angeles County DCFS, as well as many other agencies that were assigned to advocate for the little boy. Support Our Patreon For More

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The Story of Zaiden Javonovich

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2023/05/16

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Zaiden Javonovich, a toddler from Wichita, Kansas, who was beaten are starved to death by his parents, Patrick Robert Javonovich and Brandi Kai Marchant, and left to decompose in his Pack'n Play. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter:

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26:31

The Story of Isaiah Torres

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2023/05/12

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the horrifying story of Isaiah Torres, a 6-year-old boy from Arkansas who died in horrific pain after his father, Mauricio Alejandro Torres, shoved a stick inside his rectum and forced him to do squats in a corner. When he wasn't squatting fast enough, his mother, Cathy Lynn Torres, forced his body down onto the stick, piercing his bowels. Isaiah languished in pain all day, later succumbing to septic shock. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased

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29:42

The Story of Kylr Yust, Kara Kopetsky, and Jessica...

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2023/05/11

This week, Yergy and Drewby discuss the story of Kylr Yust, a man from the Kansas City area that managed to get away with the murder of two young women for a decade and a half. During this time, 7 different people reported Kylr for bragging about the murders - including his own half-brother, but nothing was done about it. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a

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The Story of Ethan Belcher

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2023/05/09

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Detroit to discuss the emerging case of Ethan Belcher, a little boy who was beaten, starved, and made to stay in a sewage-filled basement by his mother and her new boyfriend. But when little Ethan finally succumbs to his maltreatment, he can't even be laid to rest in a timely fashion because his own father can't be bothered to sign release papers so that his body can be sent to the funeral home for his final arrangements. This is the story of a little boy who

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34:43

The Story of Shaniya Nicole Davis

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2023/05/05

This week, Yergy and Drewby discuss the case of Shaniya Nicole Davis, a little girl from Fayetteville, North Carolina, who was sold by her mother to a man to cover a $200.00 debt. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine

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The Story of Zaria Burgess

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2023/05/02

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Zaria Burgess, a 15-year-old girl from North Carolina who was raped and tortured for over 22 hours by her father, Joshua Burgess, before having her throat slit from ear to ear. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter:

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20:50

The Story of the Slender Man Stabbing

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2023/04/28

This week, Drewby and Yergy head over to Wisconsin to tell the tale of three childhood friends: Peyton Leutner, Morgan Geyser, and Anissa Weier. Everything was as copacetic as it could be for 3 school-aged girls - that was until Anissa and Morgan discovered Slender Man... Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram:

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20:09

The Story of Amora Bain Carson

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2023/04/25

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the story of Amora Bain Carson - this is the case that made us no longer want to cover kids. Amora was just a baby when she was killed by her mother's fiance, Blaine Milam. After smoking meth, Blaine convinced Amora's mother, Jessica Carson, that her daughter was possessed by a demon. She died during the botched exorcism, but after learning about what that little girl endured, the only demon here was Blaine. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased

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The Story of Kimberly Dobbie + Albert Flick

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2023/04/24

This week, Drewby and Yergy go on location in their hometown to discuss the case of Albert Flick, a man in his 70's that a judge believed would "age out" of violent behavior towards women. After doing 21 years for stabbing his wife to death in front of her daughter in the 70's, and a subsequent string of violent attacks against women in the early aught, Albert Flick was let loose on the streets of Lewiston, only to do it all over again. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased

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