x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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

true crime

All Episodes

20:50

The Story of the Slender Man Stabbing

The Misery Machine ·

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:

en-us

20:09

The Story of Amora Bain Carson

The Misery Machine ·

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

en-us

18:00

The Story of Kimberly Dobbie + Albert Flick

The Misery Machine ·

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

en-us

34:06

The Story of Tristyn Tyne Bailey + Aiden Fucci

The Misery Machine ·

2023/04/18

This week, Drewby + Yergy discuss the case of Tristyn Bailey, a 13-year-old cheerleader from the town of St. Johns, Florida. After turning up missing on Mother's Day 2021, residents of the Durbin Crossing neighborhood searched high and low for young Tristyn, only to find her deceased - she had been stabbed 114 times. But when neighbors check their security cameras, it becomes all too obvious who killed Tristyn. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased

en-us

14:31

The Story of Kamarie La’Nell Holland

The Misery Machine ·

2023/04/13

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the tragic case of Kamarie La'Nell Holland, a 5-year-old girl from Georgia that was found dead in an abandoned house just across the border in Alabama. However, Kristy Marie Siple-Hoskins, her grieving mother, wasn't all that she seemed to be - in fact, she sold her little girl to her killer. Even more bizarre? Her killer, Jeremy Tremaine Williams, was a person of interest in his own daughter's death in 2005. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased

en-us

16:39

The Story of Emma Jane Walker

The Misery Machine ·

2023/04/11

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Emma Jane Walker, a cheerleader from Knoxville, Tennessee who was killed while she slept in her bed by her jealous ex-boyfriend, Riley Gaul. The couple shared a tumultuous two-year relationship, after which Emma broke it off her junior year. But if Riley couldn't have Emma, then no one could... Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group

en-us

19:26

The Story of Mary Collins

The Misery Machine ·

2023/04/07

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Mary Collin, a beautiful 20-year-old girl with 22Q Deletion Syndrome living in Charlotte, North Carolina. On March 28th, 2020, Mary lost her life at the cruel hands of those who claimed to be her friends, and the authorities ignored her family's pleas for help. She was discovered days later, wrapped in trash bags, and stuffed inside of a mattress. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased

en-us

22:04

The Story of Emani Moss

The Misery Machine ·

2023/04/03

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of 10 year old Emani Moss of Lawrenceville, Georgia, who was beaten and starved to death by her stepmother, Tiffany. Instead of reporting his little girl's death, Emani's father, Eman, attempted to cremate his little girl in a metal garbage can in the middle of the night with her two younger half-siblings present. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join

en-us

26:40

The Story of Jennifer Lee Daugherty

The Misery Machine ·

2023/03/28

Jennifer Lee Daugherty was born on November 8th, 1979, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to parents Denise and Richard Daugherty. Jennifer’s parents ultimately divorced, with Denise remarrying a man named Bobby Murphy of Mount Pleasant. Jennifer grew up just an hour southeast of Pittsburgh, where her father ultimately relocated. She had two sisters, Joy and Jamie, and a stepbrother named Dave. Although she never received a specific diagnosis, Jennifer had a developmental disability of some kind. She

en-us

28:32

The Story of Julissa Thaler + Eli Hart

The Misery Machine ·

2023/03/20

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Julissa Thaler, a mother from Minnesota who shot her 6 year old son, Eli Hart, 9 times at close range with a shotgun while he sat in his car seat. When purchasing the ammunition that ultimately killed her little boy, Julissa asked the store clerk for the shells that would "blow the biggest hole." Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook

en-us

12:25

The Story of Maggie May Trammel

The Misery Machine ·

2023/03/13

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Maggie May Trammel, a 10 day old baby girl from Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Maggie May was killed after her 26 year old mother, Lyndsey Fiddler, went on a 3 day meth fueled bender and threw the newborn into her washing machine with the dirty laundry. She then proceeded to take a nap while her little girl spent the next 40 minutes inside of the machine. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal:

en-us

27:45

The Case of Dena Schlosser

The Misery Machine ·

2023/03/06

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Dena Schlosser, a Texas mother who struggled with postpartum psychosis that was exacerbated by religious zealotry. On November 22, 2004, Dena used a steak knife to amputate the arms of her eleven-month-old daughter, Margaret, who died as a result. Hours after her arrest, police heard her repeatedly chanting, "Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord." Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal:

en-us

13:47

The Case of Troy Koehler

The Misery Machine ·

2023/02/27

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the story of Troy Koehler, a young boy from Texas who's rough start at life ended in tragedy. After being born to a mother who was addicted to opiates and benzos, Troy was adopted by a local couple. But what should have been a fairytale adoption, was anything but that. 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:

en-us

23:31

The Case of Zymere Perkins

The Misery Machine ·

2023/02/20

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Zymere Perkins, a 6 year old boy living in Harlem who lost his life at the hands of his mother's boyfriend. Zymere was deprived of food and sleep, thrust into icy showers, and relentlessly beaten with belts and sticks by his mother and her boyfriend. Like in many cases that we cover, child services were notified of the abuse taking place in the home multiple times, but no action was taken to ensure little Zymere's safety. Support Our Patreon For More

en-us

21:12

The Case of Darisabel Leanne Baez

The Misery Machine ·

2023/02/14

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Darisabel Leanna Baez, a toddler from York, Pennsylvania who was whipped to death by her mother's boyfriend days after her 2nd birthday. The weapon? An Xbox controller cord, and Darisabel's own boot. However, an autopsy releveled that the incident that caused the little girl's death was far from the first time that she had been abused. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal:

en-us

09:14

The Case of Tasha Hatcher

The Misery Machine ·

2023/02/07

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Tasha Hatcher, a 35 year old mother of two from Glen Rose, Texas. The mother had prior run ins with the law, but according to friends, had started to get her life back together. However, all of that went out the window on the evening of March 17th, 2016. That evening, mental illness and substance use caught up with Tasha, and she turned on her two year old daughter, Nevaeh. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content:

en-us

23:08

The Story of Rica Rountree

The Misery Machine ·

2023/01/31

This week, Yergy and Drewby discuss the case of 8 year old Rica Rountree, a 3rd grader from Normal, Illinois, who was failed repeatedly by CPS, and ultimately lost her life at the hands of her father's live in girlfriend, Cindy Baker. 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:

en-us

08:50

The Story of Blu Rolland

The Misery Machine ·

2023/01/21

On December 16th, 2022, Karen Rolland requested assistance from deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s office. The call was in regards to picking up her grandkids, Taylor and Blu. But when she arrived at her ex daughter in law's home in Moro, Arkansas, little Blu, who was turning 6 that day, was nowhere to be found. 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:

en-us

07:35

The Story of Shannon Marie Morgan

The Misery Machine ·

2023/01/16

On December 7th, 2022, deputies from the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office descended upon a home with regards to a complaint of animal cruelty. The house, located at 15 Clifford Drive in Beverly Hills, Florida, was owned by 38 year old Shannon Marie Morgan. However, when they arrived at the home at approximately 6:56pm, they bore witness to what could only be described as something straight out of a horror film of the worst kind. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content:

en-us

12:20

The Story of Bianca Blaise + Larry Rhodes Jr.

The Misery Machine ·

2023/01/09

This week, we discuss the case of Bianca Blaise and Larry Rhodes Jr, two parents from Kissimmee, Florida, who lived in a small motel room with their six children. But when the eldest of those children allegedly drowns in a toilet bowl, a dark web of abuse is uncovered in room 510. 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:

en-us

461 results

Similar Podcasts

Australian True Crime

Bravecasting

True Crime Podcast 2025 - Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

True Crime Podcast 2025

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast

Jay Nicoll

The Conspiracy Files

Bloody FM

Crime at Bedtime

Jack Laurence