The Misery Machine

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Wisconsin to discuss the case of Elijah Vue, an adorable little boy who never had a chance. After his mother, Katrina Baur, began leaving him with her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, little Elijah was subjected to punishments for simply existing. On February 20, 2024, Jesse called 911 to report Elijah missing. Into wouldn't be until autumn that Elijah's skeletal remains...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Fresno, California, to discuss the case of Marcus Wesson, a mass murderer and child rapist, convicted of nine counts of first-degree murder and 14 sex crimes, including the rape and molestation of his underage daughters. His victims were his children, fathered through incestuous sexual abuse of his daughters and nieces, as well as his wife's children. Support Ou...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Dallas, Texas, to discuss the case of Jabraylon Bables, an adorable toddler who was killed by her mother's felon boyfriend, Carnelus Simmons. One evening while Carnelus was allegedly making Hamburger Helper, Jabraylon suffered 3rd degree scaling burns to 30% of his body. Carlneus claimed this was an accident, but when little Jabraylon succumbed to his injuries,...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Iowa to discuss the case of Dominic Lloyd Elkins, a little boy who was placed in foster care after his birth mother had trouble handling his mental health issues. Sadly, Dominic was placed in a home with Cody Metzker Madsen, and older boy who had violent delusions. After a day of play, Cody allegedly began having hallucinations that Dominic was a goblin warlord...

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss two cold cases that were solved due to advancements in DNA and genealogy. First, they discuss the case of Baby Garin, who was abandoned in a grocery bag in California in 1994. The second was known as Baby Jane Doe, who was discovered as a frozen newborn in Northern Maine.  Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal:  https://www.paypal...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Surrey, UK, to discuss probably one of the most requested cases of 2024, and that is the case of Sara Sharif. Sara was an an adorable little girl of both Polish and Pakistani heritage that had a bright future ahead of her. That was, until her father, Urfan Sharif, and her stepmother, Beinash Batool, beat her to death and then fled to Pakistan. Sara's body was la...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back over to Las Vegas to tell the heartbreaking story of a little boy who was beaten to death for doing what all little kids do... for having a bathroom accident. Amari Nicholson was an adorable little boy who was left in the care of his mother's boyfriend, Terrell Rhodes, after his mother, Tayler Nicholson, took off to Colorado to look after her own mother, Carri...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to South Florida to discuss the case of Lazaro Figueroa, a sweet little boy who was beaten to death by his mother and his mother's new girlfriend. Known to the public as "Baby Lollipops" based on his t-shirt design, line workers in Miami Beach discovered the body of the small boy in the bushes of an affluent neighborhood. By conducting door to door interviews and c...

This week, Drewby and Yergy pay a visit to our neighbors to the north to discuss the case of Timothy McLean, a young man who enjoyed a nomadic lifestyle as a carnival worker. While aboard Greyhound Bus 1170, Timothy was attacked and killed by Vince Li, an undiagnosed and untreated schizophrenic. But what Vince did to Timothy's body in the aftermath of the attack caused onlookers, first responders,...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Laconia, New Hampshire... a place that's really important to them, to discuss the tragic case of Dennis "Boo" Vaughan, a little boy who never had a chance at life.  After being born to a young mother and an abusive father who was in his 50's (both who were experiencing substance use issues at the time), Dennis and his siblings went to live with his grandmother,...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to discuss the tragic case of JaQuinn Brewton - an adorable toddler who went to stay with his godmother, Nadera Batson, and her boyfriend after his mother became homeless. But what was supposed to be a safe situation for little JaQuinn turned deadly after Nadera began beating him for hours, scalding his feet with hot water, and burnin...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back in time to Springfield, Oregon, on the evening of May 19th, 1983. A 27-year-old mother of three is driving down some back roads with her three children. Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran is playing on the radio, when suddenly, a bushy-haired man flags the family down for help. Their carefree evening changes in an instant when the man pulls a gun and attempts...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head up to the county to discuss the case of Jennifer Smith. Jennifer was a girl living in Northern Maine who came from a troubled home. Her father, James Smith, not only sexually assaulted her and her sister, but raped and attempted to kill a woman in North Carolina. After serving 5 years in prison, James moved back in with his family and changed his name to Matthew Wi...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Pennsylvania to discuss the case of Malinda Hoagland, a beautiful little girl who, as the baby, was adored by her whole family. That all went out the window, however, when her father, Rendell Hoagland, found "love" once more... Cindy Warren was an abusive woman who had Rendell wrapped around his finger... So much so that he participated in the abuse and mur...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Cincinnati, Ohio, to discuss the case of Marcus Fiesel, and adorable little boy who was killed at the hands of his foster family. While all of the other members of the Carroll household were getting ready for a family reunion out of state, Marcus was tightly bound in a blanket like a mummy and left in 110 degree heat, all alone, to die in a closet. When the...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head south to New Hampshire to discuss the case of Kimberly Cates, a mother from Mont Vernon who was killed in her bed after a group of teenage boys agreed to take “a test to make sure that we had the balls to do whatever.” That test was the brutal assault of a mother and daughter, with mom being hacked at 32 times.  Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/themise...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Littleton, Colorado, to discuss the tragic case of Olivia Gant. Olivia was a little girl who became the victim of Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy. Her mother, Kelly Turner, began blogging about her daughter's fake illnesses, and bullied countless surgeons at the Children's Hospital of Colorado into performing dangerous and unnecessary procedures on little Olivia....

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Kansas City, Missouri, to discuss the tragic case of Stevie Osborn, and her father's fight for justice. As of the date of this recording in 2024, no one living is being held accountable for Stevie's death. Big shout out to Laine from Suffer The Little Children Podcast for breaking this case... something the local news media couldn't be bothered to do for St...

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss an extreme hoarding situation in Clayton, Indiana, and follow up on a similar case in Milwaukee, Wisconsin involving "caveman children." We hope you all have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!  Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal:  https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group:  https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagr...

Disclaimer: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this episode may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.   This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Australia to discuss the horrific case of Kaydence Hazel Mills, a beautiful aboriginal toddler who was murdered by her mother's boyfriend, Tane Detsage, al...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Muncie, Indiana, to discuss the tragic case of Christian Ray Crossland, and adorable little boy who was tortured and starved over the course of 74 days by his mother, Chelsea Lanett Crossland. Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal:  https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group:  https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Inst...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to the Hampton, Virginia area to discuss the case of Codi Bigsby, and adorable little boy who is still missing as of the date of this release in 2024. Much like in the case of Noah Tomlin, law enforcement searched the NASA Steam Plant for the little boy, as small children are often found in the trash.  Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/themiserymac...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Cleveland to discuss the case of Jailyn Candelario, an adorable toddler who was abandoned in a Pack 'N Play for 10 days while her mother, Kristel, galivanted around Detroit and Puerto Rico with random men.  Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal:  https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group:  https://t.co/DeSZIIM...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Cincinnati, Ohio to discuss the case of Averylee Hobbs - and adorable little girl who had an extended family that loved her very much. Unfortunately, she had a terrible mother named Britney Mayes who used her as a pawn to hurt not only Averylee, but everyone around her. Even more infuriating is the fact that CPS was aware of everything that was occurring, but si...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Eugene, Oregon, to discuss the case of Jeanette Maples, a bright young girl who was starved and systematically tortured to death by her mother, Angela McAnulty, whose own mother was murdered when she was just a child.  Support Our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal:  https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group:  https://...