The Misery Machine

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Houston, Texas, to discuss the case of Kendrick Lee, and adorable little boy who was beaten to death by his mother's new boyfriend, Brian Ward Coulter. However, our story doesn't stop there. Rather than calling the police, Kendrick's mother, Gloria Yvette Williams, decided to move out of the apartment all together, leaving behind three of her young sons. Ov...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Deming, New Mexico, to discuss a shocking case that not many people have heard about. On a sprawling desert property that looked more like a landfill than a home, parents Melvin and Valerie Cordell ran a CSAM ring, performed forced abortions, and made their 7 children live in hand dug mud caves that were found scattered about the land.  Support Our Patreon:...

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss a case that spanned three states - Oklahoma, Indiana, and Colorado. Our story revolves around an adorable toddler named Oaklee Snow and her baby brother "CS," who were abducted by her mother Madison Marshall and her boyfriend, Roan Waters. The couple brought the children to a trap house in Indianapolis, where they proceed to go on a bender, abandon "CS," and the...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to the island nation of Mauritius to discuss the case of Zaliya Shamigulova, a beautiful young Russian woman who was slowly traveling around the world with her companion and roommate, Elena. However, once Zaliya landed on the island, she began to mingle with some of the locals. This included an IT engineer named Puryavirsingh Sundur. For Zaliya, this was a way to c...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Savannah, Georgia, to discuss the case of Quinton Simon, and adorable little boy born to a drug addicted mother, Leilani Simon. At the time of our story, Quinton and his siblings were living in the home of their grandmother, Billie Jo Howell, when one morning, Quinton went missing. Eventually, all signs pointed to his mother, 22-year-old Leilani, and after...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back over to the UK to discuss the case of Bennylyn Burke, a young mother from the Philippines who was well liked in her Bristol community. That was, until a man named Andrew Innes came into her life. After meeting on a dating website, Andrew lured Bennylyn, along with her daughter, Jellica, and an unnamed child up to Dundee, Scotland. What was supposed to be a sho...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to discuss two lesser known cases. The first is of a woman named Noor Suzaily Mukhtar, a young woman who was attacked by a bus driver on her way to work. The second is a of a little girl named Nurin Jazlin Binti Jazimin, who was abducted from a night market near her home.  Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachin...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head across The Pond to Blackpool to discuss the case of Debbie Leitch, a young woman with Downs Syndrome living with her mother, Elaine Clarke, in a terrace house in the town South Shore district. Rather than take care of her daughter's needs, Elaine spent Debbie's benefits on item for herself. She allowed her to live in filth, covered in scabies, and waste away to a m...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Colleton County, South Carolina, to discuss the case of Cristina Pangalangan, a teenager girl living with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and scoliosis. She was non-verbal and depended on her mother, Rita, for all of her day to day needs. Although, Rita, who was a school teacher, had been on CPS's radar, nothing was ever done to remove Cristina from her care. But in A...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head over to Milwaukee to discuss the case of Sade Robinson, a beautiful 19-year-old young woman who was just months away from earning her degree in criminal justice. That was until April 1st, 2024, when Sade went on a date with a man named Maxwell Anderson. After visiting a few area bars, Sade accompanied Maxwell back to his home where they watched Love, Death + Robots...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Islamabad, Pakistan, to discuss the case of Noor Mukadam, a diplomat's daughter, who was beheaded by Zahir Jaffer, her one time boyfriend. After turning turning down his proposal, Noor was tortured and SAed before Zahir finally killed her. She managed to escape his home twice, only to be intercepted by Zahir's domestic staff. Stay tuned until the end for a speci...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona to discuss the case of Emily Pike, a 14-year-old girl who was living in a group home in Mesa. However, on the evening of January 27th, 2025, dressed in a pink and gray shirt, Emily left the group home on foot. She was never seen alive again. On Valentine’s day 2025, hikers were walking a trail in the Tonto Nation...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Utah to discuss the case of Gavin Peterson, a 12-year-old boy who was murdered at the hands of his father, stepmother, and adult brother. Gavin was locked in a room without bedding or blankets, and monitored with multiple CCTV cameras. While the other siblings had carpeted floors, Gavin’s room had painted plywood. Tape was laid out in the shape of a box on the f...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to the Ozarks to discuss the case of Caterina Whitten, a 29-year-old woman living with Fraser syndrome, which left her blind. Caterina's father, David Whitten, adopted her from Russia as a child. He and his late wife adopted 6 disabled children and adults with an array of special needs over the years. However, when David's wife passed away, everything went to hell,...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Tampa, Florida, to discuss the case of 9-year-old Felecia Nicole Williams. Felecia was a beautiful little girl who had her whole life ahead of her. Nicknamed "Sugar Plum," Felecia was a third grader at Edison Elementary School, an active member of Zion Temple Holiness Church (where she sang in the choir), and a member of the Jackson Heights Viking...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to South Africa to discuss the case of Joshlin Smith, a beautiful little girl who live with her mother and siblings in a small one room shack in the village of Middelpos. But when Joshlin went missing on February 19th, 2024, her community was in shock and went out looking for her. But when rumor spread that her mother, Kelly, sold her to a "sangoma" or "witch" for...

This week, Drewby and Yergy travel over to the Buckeye State to discuss the case of 14-year-old Kei'Mani Latigue, a beautiful little girl who mysteriously vanished from her grandmother's Toledo home. After her body was recovered from the second floor of an old, burnt out house, police zeroed in on one suspect... Her father, Darnell “Ogletree” Jones. Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/th...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Plainfield to discuss the case of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, a sweet and innocent little boy who was stabbed 26 times by his landlord, 71-year-old Joseph Czuba. When asked why he did it, Joseph told police that he thought the kindergartener was going to "do jihad" on him.  Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/themiseryma...

This week, Drewby and Yergy travel back in time to 1982 Detroit to discuss two separate cases that rocked Motor City... Two cases with eerie similarities that happened just a month apart. However, it's the second case that sadly made headlines... but not for the reasons that it should have. It's a story drugs, betrayal, and a man named Robert who is just as much of a mystery in life as he was in d...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back over across the pond to Ramsey, UK, to discuss the case of Gemma Hayter, a 27-year-old disabled woman who was essentially let down by the powers that be. As such, poor Gemma ended up running with the wrong crowd... a crowd that didn't have her best interests at heart. After an evening at the pub, Gemma's "friends" turned on her, which led to her brutal assault...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to South Carolina to discuss the sad case of Heather Baynard, a 14-year-old girl living with spastic quadriplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. Due to her condition, her 21-year-old brother, Edward, became her State sponsored caretaker. But due to the pandemic, no one actually stopped into the Baynard home to make sure that Heather was actually being taken care of. So...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back over to Detroit to discuss a case that's been heavily requested here in 2025, and that's the case of 13-year-old Na'Ziyah Harris. Na'Ziyah was a beautiful little girl who was failed by quite literally all of the adults in her life. This led her directly into the path of Jarvis Butts, a 42-year-old known child predator. As of the date of release in May of 2025,...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to discuss the case of Canny Ong, a beautiful young woman who returned to her home country with her husband, Brandon, after her father was seeking treatment for cancer. But what should have been a a trip filled with memories of family and friends quickly turned into a case of mistaken identity that turned deadly... Support Our Patreon:  h...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Texas to discuss the case of Massail and Mirena Vega, two twin baby girls who never had a chance. The twins' great aunt, Sarah Calderon, sat down with us to talk about her great nieces, the dysfunctional families they were born into, and her mission to make sure these two baby girls are never forgotten.  Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/themise...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Florida to discuss the case of Austin Harrouff - a troubled young man who had a serious break from reality. Unfortunately, his struggles with his mental health had dire consequences for a retired couple who just wanted to hang out in this garage and have a few drinks with friends... Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal:  htt...