The Misery Machine

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." Suppo...

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 PayP...

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...

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 Pa...

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 ye...

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...

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/themiser...

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...

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.m...

This week, Drewby & Yergy discuss the case of Ashley Hollingsworth, a young woman from Primm, Nevada, who attempted to smother her infant daughter to death after giving birth at home. The reason? She thought that her newborn was evil and had the ability to kill her and others.  Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/t...

This week, Yergy and Drewby travel to North Canton, Ohio to discuss the tragic case of Ashley Zhao, a five year old little girl who was killed at the hands of her mother for soiling her diaper. Even more chilling? Ashley's parents, Liang Zhao and Ming Ming Chen hid her tiny body in a wall on top of their family restaurant while they served the dinner crowd.  Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased...

This week, we discuss the tragic story of Karlan Denio, a 62 year old father of three living with frontotemporal dementia, who killed his wife, Connie Denio, on Thanksgiving Day 2022 - just hour before their extended family was to join them for an early dinner at their home in New Mexico.  Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www...

This week, Yergy + Drewby discuss the case of Justine Johnson, a young mother from Michigan who made headlines after she stabbed her 3 year old daughter to death while experiencing hallucinations stemming from heroin withdrawal. The most curious part of this case is who - whilst during her hallucinations - told Justine to kill her toddler.  Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://...

This week, Yergy and Drewby discuss the case of Kenisha Berry, a single mother from Beaumont, Texas, who first made headlines after abandoning her infant daughter, Paris, on the side of the road outside of town. Paris was attacked by fire ants and almost didn't survive. However, the discovery of baby Paris helped law enforcement crack a cold case from 5 years earlier. Dubbed "Baby Hope," a newborn...

This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Carlisle, Ohio to discuss the infamous case of Brooke Skylar Richardson - an 18 year old cheerleader that gave birth to a stillborn baby girl in her bathroom - whom she named Annabelle - in the early morning hours after her senior prom. A tragedy in itself, Brooke - who went by her middle name Skylar, chose to bury her daughter in a makeshift grave in her fami...

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss a notorious case out of Oklahoma - the case of Benjamin and Brianna Cole. On December 20th, 2002 - when Brianna was only 9 months old, her father, 37 year old Benjamin Cole killed her in cold blood. What could this baby girl have done to cause such a reaction? She cried - interrupting his video game.  Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www....

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Odessa, known affectionately as the "Armpit of Texas" to discuss the very recent case of Logan Gammage, an infant boy who lost his lie at the hands of his father - who had recently killed both of the family dogs.  Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Face...

This week, Yergy and Drewby discuss the tragic case of De'Asia Watkins and her infant daughter, Jayniah, out of Cincinnati, Ohio. De'Asia had a terrible upbringing, with her biological family members stopping at nothing to hider any progress she had at a better life. But, does her troubled upbringing excuse what she ended up doing to her daughter years later? Or is this a case of simply metal illn...

This week, Yergy and Drewby discuss the case of Caliyah McNabb, a two week old baby that lost her life at the hands of her meth addicted parents - who were also first cousins.  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: m...

This week, Yergy and Drewby discussed the case of Dylan Groves - a 3 month old boy from Ohio who was killed by his parents, after which they stashed his tiny body in a makeshift tomb at the bottom of a spring fed well.  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:...

This week, Yergy and Drewby dicuss the story of Gabby Barrett, a 4 year old girl from Michigan who died at he hands of her mother, Candice Diaz, and her boyfriend, Brad Fields, after the two submerged her in a scalding hot bathtub, essentially boiling the poor girl alive. What would provoke a mother to do this to her daughter? Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.co...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Albuquerque to discuss one of the most requested cases thus far in the history of The Misery Machine - the case of Victoria Martens. Victoria was a beautiful little girl who had just turned 10 years old. But instead of celebrating her birthday with her family, Victoria would end up dismembered and set ablaze in her bathtub.  Support Our Patreon For More Unreleas...

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the heavily requested case of Sterling Koehn, a 4 month old little boy that was left to rot in his swing by his mother, Cheyanne Harris, while his father, Zach Koehn, turned a blind eye.  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 To...

This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Blumenau, Santa Caterina, Brazil, to discuss the bizarre case of Gabriel Kuhn & Daniel Petry - two teenage boys who passed the time playing the MMORPG, Tibia. But when Gabriel decides to renege on a loan 20,000 Tibia coins - the game's in game currency - things take a sinister turn.  Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/them...

This week, Yergy and Drewby discuss the strange case of Nasim Aghdam, a Persian woman residing in southern Calirfornia, who gained popularity on the internet for her bizarre YouTube videos featuring topics such as animal rights, vegan bodybuilding, handicrafts, and comedic parodies. However, when the platform decided to change their terms of service, causing thousands of creators - including Nasim...