This week, we go back to our roots in Lewiston, Maine, to discuss an extremely tragic case that occurred in the fall 2007 at Affiliated Computer Service - where Yergy and Drewby first met and worked for years. When Donna Paradis, a pregnant mother of two was offered an affordable used car from her coworker Richard Dwyer, the gesture seemed like a godsend. But this seemingly kind gesture soon turned into a nightmare that rocked the city of Lewiston, and Affiliated Computer Services to it's core. ...
Jun 07, 2021•35 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the tragic story of Elisa Izquierdo, a 6 year old girl that was failed by New York State's Child Protective Services after the tragic death of her loving father. Elisa could have had a bright future after finding a royal benefactor - but sadly this Cinderella story wasn't meant to be. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unr...
May 31, 2021•27 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Tracy, California to discuss the tragic case of Sandra Cantu, a spirited 8 year old girl that was taken from this world far too soon by an incredibly unlikely suspect, in the place where she felt the safest. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine Join Our Street Te...
May 24, 2021•24 min
This week, Yergy and Drewby take a trip up to Baraboo, Wisconsin, and cover a listener suggestion from none other than the amazing Eddy! Baraboo is a town that's all about the circus - but it's known for another darker scandal that rocked the community in the 90's when kids were going missing and turning up mangled in unimaginable ways. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Pat...
May 17, 2021•27 min
A year later, Drewby and Yergy revisit the killing of Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi, Indiana - two young girls just out enjoying the Delphi Historic Trails. The case was made popular in part due to the fact that Libby German captured audio and video of her suspected murderer on her smartphone. This month, a new suspect has entered the case, 20 miles south in the town of Lafayette, Indiana. Will the victims soon have justice? Anyone with any information should please reach out to: abby...
May 10, 2021•23 min
We're back in Boston, Massachusetts this week - discussing one of the cities most tragic unsolved cases - the murder of Swedish au pair, Karina Holmer, who's bisected body was found in a dumpster by a homeless man on Boylston Street, not far from Fenway Park and the Berklee College of Music. We go on location to the former Club Zanzibar, and discuss the numerous theories in the case. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising ...
May 03, 2021•26 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy take a trip (quite literally) down to Boston's Chinatown and discuss the Boston Chinatown Massacre, by far one of the worst spree killings to take place in Massachusetts history - and how organized crime changed the landscape of the neighborhood in decades past. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.pa...
Apr 26, 2021•35 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy cover another listener suggestion (thank you Bec!) and travel 17 miles east of Vancouver to the Canadian city of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia for the horrific case of Robert "Willie" Pickton, a Canadian pig farmer and serial killer that terrorized the homeless for years. With the police denying the crimes were even happening, how did Pickton's reign ever come to an end? A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Ado...
Apr 19, 2021•43 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy take a trip down under and discuss Katherine Knight, whose crimes shook New South Wales to it's core, earning her the most severe sentence every handed down to a woman in Australia. We touch on our reoccurring theme of bystander apathy, and domestic violence against men and why we as a society need to do more for all people suffering abuse. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://go...
Apr 12, 2021•46 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy take a trip to the Kabukicho District of Tokyo, a bustling nightlife hub known for it's host and hostess clubs - a largely Japanese phenomena. We review the case of Yuka Takaoka, who became infamous on the internet and became known as as a "real life yandere" by her fans. Find out what this means and more! A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreo...
Apr 05, 2021•37 min
Preeyanuch Nonwangchai, Apiwan Satayabundit, and Kawita Ratchada are not household names in the west, but they took Thailand's media by storm after what they did to 23-year-old Warissara Klinjui. In May 2017, the Thai public became enthralled with a grisly karaoke bar murder case. Police quickly apprehended the three women responsible for the crime - and the so-called Thai “Murder Babes” became media sensations - with merchandise being produce in their honor. Men wanted them - women wanted to be...
Mar 29, 2021•23 min
Newry is a small skiing village in Western Maine with a population of less than 500 people. What happened here at a local bed and breakfast in September of 2006 would have been heinous in any part of the world, but here nobody could have even imagined it to be possible. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserym...
Mar 22, 2021•39 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy take a trip down to to Albuquerque, NM to discuss the case of Girly Chew Hossencofft and it's alleged ties to UFOs, lizard people, and other very bizarre conspiracy theories, centering around one Diazen Hossencofft, and his alleged "accomplices" Linda Henning and Bill Miller. Spiral with us down this rabbit hole to try to uncover what happened to Girl Chew Hossencofft. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption...
Mar 15, 2021•50 min
Thank you all so much for your request - you asked, and we listened! This week, Yergy and Drewby take a trip south to Baltimore to review the case of Joe Metheny. Was Joe a brutal serial killer? Yes. Was he operating alone and being protected by people way more powerful than him? Find out. We also get to answer the question if he was actually serving up his victims in roast beef sandwiches to his coworkers. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi...
Mar 08, 2021•43 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss black magic, cemeteries, and the chilling case of Anatoly Moskvin, a Russian scholar and linguist who rose to infamy due to a bizarre collection of life size dolls found within his home in 2011. What secrets do these dolls hold? A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine...
Mar 01, 2021•55 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Macau for a chilling series of murders tied to mahjong, gambling, and of all things... delicious pork buns? Tune in as we uncover an urban legend that rocked the dazzling casino hub of Macau in the mid-1980's A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook...
Feb 22, 2021•18 min
In light of Black History Month, this week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the tragic murder of James Byrd Jr. in the small Texas town of Jasper in the late 1990's, and the Anti-Hate Crime legislation that was passed as a result. The Byrd Foundation for Racial Healing: http://www.thebyrdfoundation.org A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/...
Feb 15, 2021•18 min
By popular listener suggestion, this week, Drewby and Yergy revisit the tragic case of Junko Furuta. She would have turned 50 years old this year. If you see something, say something. Like the cases of Sylvia Likens, Shanda Sharer, Suzanne Capper, and Kitty Genovese, we need to end bystander apathy. Resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline or 1 (800) 799-SAFE RAINN - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network or 1 (800) 656-HOPE A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our...
Feb 08, 2021•25 min
Join Drewby and Yergy as they discuss the case of Mary Catherine Olenchuk, who has unfortunate the distinction of being Maine's oldest cold case. Was it the work of eco-terrorists? A deranged local? Or a confessed child predator from Massachusetts. Let us know your thoughts! To this date, Mary's case is the oldest cold case in Maine history. If anyone has any information, please contact the Maine State Police at 1-(800)-228-0857. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our hi...
Feb 01, 2021•27 min
Join Drewby and Yergy as we discuss the Capuchin Catacombs, a 16th century ossuary in southern Italy meant to house the remains of priests and friars, which has become something of a morbid tourist attraction, and the home to the world's most beautiful mummy, Rosalia Lombardo. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.pa...
Jan 25, 2021•20 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy review the tragic death of an expectant young mother from Skidmore, Missouri, and the perpetrator, who on January 13th, 2021, became the first woman to have a death sentence carried out on a federal level in almost 70 years. Was justice served? A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon...
Jan 18, 2021•30 min
One of Hong Kong's very few murder cases that gained national attention took place between two American expatriates, one of those being a Merrill Lynch investment banker (Robert Peter Kissel), a bored housewife, and an uncommon instrument to commit the murder. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themise...
Jan 13, 2021•11 min
Lam Kor-wan, Hong Kong's first known serial killer, worked as a taxi driver, which conveniently allowed him to pick up female passengers, strangle them with electrical wire, take them to his family home, and dismember them. Lam's English moniker, "The Jars Murderer", was coined after the police revealed that he had kept sexual organs in Tupperware locked away in a metal ammunition container under his bed. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Join O...
Jan 11, 2021•16 min
Michael Alig was an American club promoter and convicted felon. He was the self proclaimed "King of the Club Kids," a group of young New York City clubgoers who became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1980s and early 1990s through their flamboyant costumes and their excessive use of party drugs. In March 1996, Alig and his roommate, Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs, killed fellow Club Kid Andre "Angel" Melendez in a confrontation over amongst other things, a delinquent drug debt. The pair then dismembe...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Lisa Montgomery took the life of Bobbie Jo Stinnett a 23-year-old mother in what seemed like an absolutely random and senseless act. She received the death penalty in October 26th, 2007, and a judge upheld the jury recommendation on April 4, 2008. She is set to be put to death on January 12th, 2021, making her the first woman to receive this on the federal level since 1953. So does Lisa Montgomery deserve the death penalty or should she be commuted to life without parole? Let us know what you th...
Jan 03, 2021•4 min
Samuel Little, arguably the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, died at a Los Angeles County hospital on Wednesday. He was 80 years old, and had operated undetected for decades, primarily because he primarily targeted poor people of color and people who were estranged from their families. If you know anything about any of the cases listed on the FBI website, please contact them immediately: https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/samuel-little-most-prolific-serial-killer-in-us-history-100619 A...
Jan 01, 2021•6 min
The Mad Gasser of Mattoon (also known as the "Anesthetic Prowler," Friz, the "Phantom Anesthetist," or simply the "Mad Gasser") was the name given to the person or persons believed to be responsible for a series of apparent gas attacks that occurred in Mattoon, Illinois, during the mid-1940s. More than two dozen separate cases of gassings were reported to police over the span of two weeks, in addition to many reported sightings of the suspected assailant. The gasser's supposed victims reported s...
Dec 28, 2020•40 min
Merry Christmas! 3000 Sub Celebration + Yergy's Birthday! A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #merrychristmas...
Dec 26, 2020•3 min
Happy Holidays from The Misery Machine! We hope this holiday season find you safe and well. This week, Drewby and Yergy take a break from true crime to discuss some of the more unique holiday traditions from around the globe - some fun and quirky, others more macabre and spooky. Who's having KFC and strawberry shortcake on Christmas Eve? Listen and find out! A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t....
Dec 21, 2020•45 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss The École Polytechnique Massacre, also known as the Montreal Massacre, which was a mass shooting in Montreal at an engineering school affiliated with the Université de Montréal. Fourteen women were murdered and ten women and four men were injured. On December 6, 1989, Marc Lépine entered a mechanical engineering class at the École Polytechnique and ordered the women and men to opposite sides of the classroom. He separated nine women, instructing the men to lea...
Dec 14, 2020•45 min
