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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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00:13:53

The Case of Germya Alexander

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2026/02/09

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back over to Bakersfield, California, to discuss the case of 8-year-old Ger'Mya Amirah Alexander. On the morning of March 18, 2020, Bakersfield police responded to a report of a child not breathing. Ger'Mya was transported to a local hospital where she died from her injuries later that day. The Kern County Coroner ruled the death a homicide, citing multiple blunt force traumatic injuries alongside acute bronchopneumonia, sickle cell trait, and hypoxic

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00:21:04

Update: The Case of Chayce Allen

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2026/02/02

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Detroit to give an update on the Chayce Allen case. Little Chayce, who was blind, was hidden away in a broken freezer by his mother, Azureadee France. Support Our

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00:23:05

The Case of Romeo Jaxton Dru Angeles aka JD Williams

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2026/01/26

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Georgia to discuss the case of Romeo Jaxton Dru Angeles, also known as JD Williams. On January 14th, 2024, baby JD was found unresponsive in the dorm room of Trinity Poague, his father's new girlfriend. He later died at an area hospital from blunt force trauma to the head and torso. Trinity was an 18-year-old freshman student at Georgia Southwestern State University at the time of the crime, and the reigning Miss Donalsonville. In court, prosecutors

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00:24:26

The Case of Melodee Buzzard Meza

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2026/01/22

This week, Drewby and Yergy head west to discuss a case that's been widely requested these last few months, and that is the case of Melodee Buzzard. Melodee was a 9-year-old girl from Vandenberg Village, California, whose disappearance in October 2025 led to a massive multi-state search, and the eventual arrest of her mother, Ashlee Buzzard.Support Our

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00:24:14

The Case of Elsie Wiggington

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2026/01/20

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Amherst County, Virginia, to discuss the case of Elsie Wiggington, a 45-year-old nurse and mother of two who went missing in June of 2023, after confession to her former foster sister that she feared for her life. Elsie's case went cold until a new sheriff took office, and what was found beneath a six inch concrete slab on her estranged husband's property shocked Amherst to it's core.💸You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your

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00:20:33

The Case of London Thomas

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2026/01/15

This week, Drewby and Yergy head over to Inkster, Michigan, to discuss a case that they have wanted to discuss for a very long time now, and that is the case of London Thomas. London was a beautiful 17-year-old girl with a promising future that went missing in April of 2025. Not long after, her remains were discovered sealed in a tote inside of an SUV. Her ex-boyfriend Jalen Pendergrass and his mother, Charla, have been arrested in connection to her death. Support Our

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00:36:33

The Case of Mackenzie Lueck

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2026/01/12

This week, Drewby and Yergy bring you to Utah to discuss the case of Mackenzie Lueck, a 23-year-old college student who was studying to be a nurse. While in school, Mackenzie discovered the world of sugar dating, which led to her meeting a man named Ayoola Ajayi, who worked in IT. However, what was supposed to be a first date turned into a nightmare. Everyone deserves relationships free from domestic violence. When you're ready, the Nation DV Hotline is here to listen with confidential support

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00:20:08

The Case of Alexis Schuler

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2026/01/08

In Capitol Heights, Maryland, a mother of three vanished, and the truth behind her disappearance would shock everyone who loved her. Alexis Schuler was brutally shot in the head by Devonte Gray, the father of one of her children, in an act of unimaginable violence and betrayal. To add insult to injury, her body was encased in concrete and hidden behind a freshly constructed wall inside of his home.Everyone deserves relationships free from domestic violence. When you're ready, the Nation DV

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00:19:00

The Case of John Torneo

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2026/01/06

After a long career in nursing, John Torneo did what many retirees do... they pack up and head on down to the Sunshine State to live out their golden years in the warm weather. While in Florida, John met a young man that was down on his luck and needed a place to stay. Unfortunately, John's kind nature would put him in grave danger when the arrangement didn't pan out. This week, Drewby and Yergy head back down to Polk County to discuss the case of John Torneo, a New England native with a big

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00:37:14

The Case of Kevin Bacon

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2026/01/01

On Christmas Eve, a young man went missing after a date arranged through Grindr, and what followed would shock an entire community. Kevin Bacon, a 26-year-old hair stylist from Michigan, never made it home that night. His disappearance would soon be linked to Mark Latunski, a man hiding a dark and disturbing secret behind the walls of his rural farmhouse. This is the story of Kevin Bacon, and the crime that unfolded during a holiday meant for family, warmth, and peace.Support Our

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00:20:07

The Case of Suzette Marie Penton

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2025/12/29

On a quiet afternoon in Polk City, Florida, a teenage breakup spiraled into unimaginable violence. What began as a dispute between 17-year-old Hunter Penton and his ex-girlfriend quickly escalated into a brutal attack inside his own home... an assault carried out by multiple teenagers and captured on video. But the violence didn’t end there. As Hunter’s mother, Suzette Marie Penton, rushed to protect her son, she was struck and killed by a church van driven by 18-year-old Elijah Paul Stansell. This

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02:02:29

2 Hours Of The Worst Dads Ever

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2025/12/27

Some of the most devastating crimes are not committed by strangers in dark alleys, but by the very people meant to protect and love us. In this compilation, we examine four separate cases that shook communities to their core, each involving a biological father who betrayed the most fundamental bond of parenthood. Phoebe Jonchuck, Maddox Lawrence, Dylan Redwine, and Takoda Collins were children whose lives ended far too soon at the hands of their own fathers. Though these cases occurred in different

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00:28:31

Our Most Requested Case Of 2025: Where Is Emmanuel Haro?

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2025/12/22

It was a story that gripped Southern California and eventually broke hearts across the nation. In August of 2025, 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro was reported kidnapped from a Yucaipa parking lot during a broad-daylight attack on his mother.The parents, Rebecca and Jake Haro, went on television pleading for their son’s safe return. But behind the scenes, investigators were finding holes in their story. Surveillance footage showed no kidnapping, and soon, the mother’s account began to crumble...Support Our

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00:38:32

The Case of Iryna Zarutska

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2025/12/18

On a quiet train ride through North Carolina, surrounded by strangers and moving steadily toward its destination, no one could have imagined that violence was about to unfold in one of the most confined public spaces imaginable. Iryna Zarutska was just another passenger that day... until her life was taken in a brutal and senseless act that would shock travelers, law enforcement, and an entire nation.What makes this case especially disturbing isn’t just the crime itself, but where it happened:

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00:31:49

The Case of Rori Hache & Kandis Fitzpatrick

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2025/12/15

In the quiet lakeside city of Oshawa, Ontario, police believed they were dealing with two separate mysteries: the disappearance of 18-year-old Kandis Fitzpatrick in 2008, and, nearly a decade later, the horrifying discovery of human remains belonging to 18-year-old Rori Hache. What they didn’t yet realize was that both cases pointed to the same predator... one hiding in plain sight.Adam Strong was not a name anyone recognized. He blended in, lived modestly, and kept to himself. But behind the door

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02:06:01

2+ Hours Of Mom's New Man Being The Worst Monster...

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2025/12/13

Some of the most devastating crimes don’t come from strangers lurking in the dark, but from the people allowed closest to home. This week's compilation tells the heartbreaking stories of four children whose lives were cut short not by chance, but by trust misplaced.Logan Cline. Tesslyn O’Cull. Sereniti Jazzlynn-Sky Blankenship-Sutley. Jabraylon Bables. Each of these children was brutally murdered by a man brought into their lives as a mother’s new romantic partner... someone meant to be safe,

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00:27:37

The Case of Sonia Exelby

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2025/12/11

In October of 2025, what began as a transatlantic journey ended in one of the most disturbing and tragic cases Florida authorities have ever encountered.Sonia Exelby, a 32-year-old woman from Portsmouth, England, flew into the Sunshine State with an intention that would shock investigators on both sides of the Atlantic, and lead to a grim discovery in the woods of Marion County. Authorities say she had connected online with a man, 53-year-old Dwain Hall, and traveled to Florida with plans that

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00:18:36

The Case of Dereck Cummings II aka Antwan Miles

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2025/12/08

In the nightlife pulse of Orlando, Florida, 29-year-old Dereck Cummings II, better known as Antwan Miles in his community, was building a name for himself. An aspiring rapper, a rising club promoter, and a father of four with another baby on the way, Dereck spent the night of January 29th, 2023 doing what he loved: bringing people together. His final event at Labelle Caribbean Restaurant was supposed to be another step toward the future he was striving to build.But just after the music faded and the

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00:29:03

The Case of the Skara Cannibal

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2025/12/04

In the quiet Swedish town of Skara, where life usually moves with the slow rhythm of rural calm, police were called to a scene so gruesome it would scar the country’s collective memory for years to come. It was 2011 when authorities entered a small apartment and discovered a reality that read more like a nightmare than anything imaginable, one of the most shocking acts of violence in modern Swedish history.The man responsible was Isakin Jonsson Drabbad, soon to be known across Europe as the Skara

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02:13:47

2+ Hours Of The Worst Moms Your Parents Warned You...

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2025/12/02

In the world of true crime, some cases don’t just shock us... they shake us to our core. They leave us wondering how anyone could cross a line so sacred, so unthinkable, that it defies every instinct we have as human beings.Today’s video is a deep dive into some of the most disturbing and heartbreaking cases in recent memory... crimes committed not by strangers, not by intruders, but by the very people meant to protect their children: their mothers.This is the story of Chevonne Thomas, DeAsia

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