This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Pennsylvania to discuss the case of Scotty McMillan, an adorable little red haired boy who lost his life at the hands of his mother, Jillian Tait, and her "sugar daddy," Gary Lee Fellenbaum III, whom she had met at Walmart. Soon Gary, who was a father and already married to a woman named Amber, began abusing Scotty and his brother "R." He beat them with metal rods and a homemade cat-o-nine-tails, among other things, while they were hung upside down by their fe...
Oct 15, 2024•26 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Fayetteville, NC, to discuss the case of Macy Grace Ditty, an adorable little girl born to a narcissistic mother and a father who was away on deployment. When her mother, Jeanie, wasn't busy working out at the gym and cheating on her husband, she was allegedly beating Macy. When Macy ultimately succumbed to her injuries, Jeanie tried to pin the crime on her lover, Zachary Keefer. Zachary was cleared of all charges, including that of domestic violence against...
Oct 10, 2024•34 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back down to Tuscon, Arizona, to discuss the disturbing case of Isabel Celis, a beautiful little girl who was snatched in the night from her bedroom window, only to be murdered and left in the desert. Unbeknownst to the police, a would be serial killer was lingering in their midst, one who liked young girls. That was, until his girlfriend came forward... Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine J...
Oct 07, 2024•39 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the tragic case of Erica Green, or as she was more famously known, Precious Doe. Erica's mother, Michelle Johnson, and her new man, Harrell, murdered the little girl, decapitated her, and then disposed of her body in the woods. She was discovered by chance by authorities searching for a missing elderly man. Erica's identity was unknown for years, until the most unlikely source came forward... Harrell's own grandfather. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon....
Oct 04, 2024•22 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Tennessee to discuss the tragic case of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, a lovely young couple from Knoxville that were kidnapped, tortured, sexually assaulted, and murdered. Four males and one female were arrested, charged, and convicted in the case. According to the Associated Press, some bloggers and media critics claimed that the national media ignored the murders because the victims were white while all five suspects were black. Most news reports came ...
Oct 02, 2024•29 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Lubbock, Texas, to discuss the case of Marion Jester Montoya, a sweet little girl who had the misfortune of being born to a mother, Veronica Weems, who didn't have her best interests at heart. After cheating on Marion's father, Emilio, with his friend, Trevor Rowe, the new "couple" move in together. Although Emilio made several reports to CPS about his daughter's welfare, they simply didn't listen - much like in many of the cases we cover. Things came to a hea...
Sep 30, 2024•27 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back down to Texas to discuss the Lonestar State's more notorious whodunnit, and that's the murder of Devon and Damon Routier. The boys lived in Rowlett, and affluent suburb of Dallas, with their parents, Darin and Darlie, and their younger brother, Drake. The family seemed to have everything, but underneath the façade, things had started to crumble financially, leading to tension in the home. On June 6, 1996, and intruder allegedly broke into the Routier home an...
Sep 26, 2024•41 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Oregon to discuss the tragic case of Zachary Dutro Boggess Jr, a sweet little boy who never had a chance in his mother's presence. After leaving Hawai'i, Zachary's mother, Jessica Analani Dutro, took her kids to Oregon where she met and started a relationship with a man named Brian Cody Canady, with whom she'd have a child. But things were not well in the Dutro/Canady household. The family was in and out of homeless shelters, and Jessica was a strict disciplin...
Sep 23, 2024•28 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Pennsylvania to discuss the tragic case of Grace Packer, a disabled teenage girl who was living in the Keystone State with her adoptive mother, Sara Packer, and her boyfriend, Jacob Sullivan. What was supposed to be a fresh start for young Grace soon turned dark when she was reported missing, and some time later, hunters discovered a decaying torso off a country road. The limbs had been cut away... it was Grace. She'd been tied up, drugged, sexually assaulted,...
Sep 20, 2024•21 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to discuss the case of Alexander Lehman Sidney Woodworth, known as Alex to his family and friends. Alex was an intelligent young man with a bright future. He graduated from Osceola High School in 2012 with excellent grades and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in philosophy and biology at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2017. When he wasn't studying, Alex worked as a barista at Racy D'Lenes Coffee Lounge in downtown Eau Clair...
Sep 18, 2024•24 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Homosassa, Florida, to discuss the case of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, an adorable 3rd grader who lived in a neatly kept mobile home with her father and grandparents. However, little Jessica's idyllic life in the Sunshine State was rocked in the wee morning hours of February 24th, 2005, when her neighbor, 49-year-old sex offender, John Couey, who broke into her family home while drunk and high on crack. John lured the girl from her bed and to his sister'...
Sep 16, 2024•50 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to rural Kentucky to discuss the case of Elena Hembree, an adorable baby girl who died at the hands of her mother, Erica Lawson. However, the authorities have yet to uncover to what extent, and the lack of information has caused rumor mills to swirl all around the Middlesboro Basin. Those rumors, which were further stoked on by a former Commonwealth Prosecutor, made their way to the internet, where they were further spread by locals and influencers alike. Baby El...
Sep 12, 2024•22 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Florida to discuss the tragic case of 48-year-old Maria Pia Suarez-Cassagne, a mother of 3 who was just trying to enjoy a nice New Years Eve dinner with her children: Mario Andres, Maria Jose (Mary Jo), and Christian. 23-year-old Christian was a complicated young man who claimed to talk to God. Christian often refused to take his medication - claiming that Maria Pia was trying to poison him - and would have violent spells that caused his own mother to sleep wi...
Sep 11, 2024•38 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Virginia to discuss the horrifying case of Noah Tomlin, an adorable little boy whose body was recovered from the NASA steam plant after his mother, Julia, threw him away in a diaper box. When he was recovered, all that was recognizable was his liver and left leg. Noah's disappearance, death, and subsequent recovery rocked his tight knit community of Buckroe Beach, where Julia lived with her 10 children in a small mobile home. Support Our Patreon: https://...
Sep 09, 2024•32 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Binghamton, New York, to discuss the case of Cheri Lindsey, a girl whose death still haunts her hometown decades later. Cheri was a 7th grader at East Middle School when she took on a part-time newspaper delivery route in her neighborhood. She was described as punctual, with one of her customers stating that “You could predict the exact second your paper would show up.” But then one day, Cheri never made it home from her route... Very quickly, all fingers...
Sep 05, 2024•29 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy hop a plain across the pond and to the Emerald Isle to discuss the case of Santina Cauley, a beautiful little read haired toddler from Cork who died at the hands of her father's new girlfriend, Karen Harrington. After a night out at the pub, a disagreement between Karen and Santina's father, Michael, ensued. Michael took off into the night to find his cousin who was in town from Limerick, whereas Karen went home with Santina - a task she wasn't thrilled about. Just be...
Sep 03, 2024•38 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Northeastern Ohio to discuss the senseless murder of Julian Myles Wood, and how authorities could have prevented it. Julian's killer, Bionca Ellis, had several warrants out for her arrest - yet no one wanted to keep her locked up... not when she asked, nor when she confessed to an alleged murder in California... not even when she flat out told the authorities that she wanted to commit cannibalism. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine P...
Aug 30, 2024•47 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Oklahoma to discuss the Bevers, a deeply religious family living in the suburbs that were annihilated by their wannabee serial killer sons. The boys, Michael and Robert, fantasized about, in their words, achieving kills counts like their "heroes" Jim Jones, Dylan Klebold & Eric Harris, and James Holmes. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMg...
Aug 28, 2024•36 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back down to Norfolk, Virginia, to discuss the case of Harley Rae Williams, a beautiful little girl who died at the hands of an all too common monster in our stories... Mom's new man. However, Harley fell victim to bystander apathy as well. Had her neighbor said something when she heard Harley's cries for help, according to doctors, the little girl would still be here today. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal....
Aug 26, 2024•33 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Polk County, Florida, to discuss the case of Willow Kubai, a 4-month-old baby girl who was allegedly killed by her father, Jacob Kubai, before he took off and went to Walmart. As always, we'll review what Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has to say about the case. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram: miserymachinepodcast ...
Aug 22, 2024•23 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back over to Indiana to discuss the case of Dakota Levi Stevens, a little boy who was so loved by everyone that knew him. Dakota had a very supportive and loving extended family and foster family. However, like many children that we cover on this show, DCFS just couldn't be bothered with keeping this sweet boy in a home where he was safe and loved. No. Instead, he was placed in the home of Jennifer Wilson, and her husband, Robert. On April 25th, 2024 - 20 days af...
Aug 19, 2024•35 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy take a trip down to Enid, Oklahoma, to discuss the case of Caliyah Guyton, an adorable little 2-year-old girl whose death was completely preventable. In April of 2022, Caliyah and her parents, Chelsea Guyton and Cody Buckingham, took a trip to Enid to visit Cody's parents, who were staying in the Grand Prairie Hotel. What should have been a fun family vacation turned sour when Michael Geiger entered the picture. Michael was a lifelong criminal who had just gotten out ...
Aug 15, 2024•29 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy are back in Ohio to discuss the case of a sweet little girl named Sereniti Jazzlyn-Sky Blankenship-Sutley, who fell victim to an all too common monster in the cases we cover... Mom's new man. On October 7, 2017, at 5:15 AM, Sereniti's mother, Kelsie, found the 13-month-old little girl unresponsive. She was rushed to the emergency room, where she was pronounced dead. Meanwhile, mom's new man, Joshua Gurto, fled Ohio, and lead police on an interstate manhunt. He was ult...
Aug 12, 2024•50 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Hawai'i to discuss the case of Ariel Sellers, also known as Isabella Kalua in the media. Little Ariel was born on the island of Oahu in the small township of Waimanalo, just outside of Honolulu, to parents Melanie Joseph and Adam Sellers. She and her siblings had been taken in by Child Protective Services due to her parent's issues with substance use, and in 2019, was placed in the home of Isaac and Lehua Kalua. In all, the Kalua's ended up with 4 of Melanie...
Aug 08, 2024•23 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head over to Boulder, Colorado, to discuss the case of Jason Midyette, a two and a half month old baby boy who was born into a well to do local family. On February 23, 2006, Jason was rushed to his pediatrician, Dr. Jill Siegfried, after he was described as “out of it, lethargic, stiffening his arms and legs, moaning and just not feeling well.” After being transferred to Boulder Community Hospital Foothills, it was found that baby Jason had a skull fracture, mixed chr...
Aug 05, 2024•27 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Idaho to tell the sad tale of Dawson McKinney, the most adorable little newborn baby whose life was cut short at just two months old at the hands of his mother, Danielle Radue. Sweet Dawson, nicknamed "Baby Dolphin" by his family members, suffered a brain bleed, retinal hemorrhaging, and a skull fracture, before passing away in his father's arms in the pediatric intensive care unit at St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com...
Aug 01, 2024•24 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Iowa to discuss the case of Gracie Buss who fell victim to one of the most common monsters that we've seen on this show... Mom's new boyfriend. Gracie, her brother, and her mother - the barely literate Kristi Buss - lived in a duplex is Waterloo back in 2014, when Chad Allen Little came into the family's life. Around this same time, Gracie kept suffering injuries, which Chad attributed to seizures and "falls down the stairs." In the early morning hours of May ...
Jul 29, 2024•30 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Columbus, Ohio to discuss a highly requested story, and that is the case of Darnell Taylor. Darnell was a sweet toddler who was placed in the care of his grandparents after his mother, Latitia Taylor, made concerning comments following a 911 call that made police believe that she was a danger to herself and her son. Soon, Darnell's grandparents found that taking care of a rambunctious little boy was just too much for them, and called on family friend, Pammy Ma...
Jul 25, 2024•33 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Florida to discuss the case of Jordan Belliveau, and absolutely adorable little boy who was thriving in the case of his foster family. However, after his mother, Charisse Stinson, petitioned for her son's return, she robbed the little boy of his happy ending. Instead of enjoying life with his foster sister, whom he loved very much, Jordan was found decomposing in a swamp behind a baseball field after Charisse staged an abduction in an attempt to cover up her c...
Jul 21, 2024•1 hr 21 min
This week, Drewby and Yergy follow a circus performer family across the United States and discuss the tragic case of Eduardo Posso, and adorable little boy who just wanted to juggle and be free. After essentially being kidnapped by his father and stepmother, Eduardo was taken across the country and made into the family scapegoat, with some of his siblings considering him to be "not part of the family." In the end, Eduardo died from malnourishment and dehydration, and had lost 50% of his body wei...
Jul 18, 2024•35 min
