The Misery Machine
There’s a problem with True Crime. Creators idolize perpetrators, shame victims, or are completely checked out on cases while they focus on other things. However, we can’t forget there are victims who lost their lives and families who are still grieving to this day. Furthermore, many True Crime outlets spend their time focusing on themselves or rambling, instead of getting right to the facts of the case. We hear you, this is frustrating. The Misery Machine focuses on cases the media fails to give proper attention to. We want to help give those a voice that never got to h...
The Horrifying Case of Levi Kuchta
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Indiana to discuss the case of Leviticus “Levi” Kuchta was a 10-year-old boy from Merrillville, who tragically died on October 12, 2020, after suffering months of extreme isolation, torture, and severe physical abuse at the hands of his sister and her wife. Levi came into the care of his older sister, April Kuchta Wright, and her wife, Rachel Wright, in August 2020. He had previously been under the guardianship of his grandmother after his mother was incarcerated on drug charges. On October 12, 2020, emergency responders were called to the couple's home on Fillmore Court, where they foun...
The Infuriating Case of Chayson Colley
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Washington state to discuss the tragic case of Chayson Troy Colley. Chayson was born in Aberdeen, Washington, and was remembered by his family as a joyful, active toddler. According to his family, he loved playing outside, running through puddles, chasing and being chased, and dancing to the "Hot Diggity Dog Song" from the Mickey Mouse Club. He also enjoyed spending time on his grandfather's farm, playing with toys, and imitating adults with electronic devices like cell phones and tablets. Chayson passed away in Tacoma, Washington, on March 30, 2013. An autopsy later revealed that...
The Tragic Case of Wyllow Brewer
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Tucson, Arizon, to discuss the case of Wyllow Brewer, a a six-month-old infant who tragically died on February 19, 2017, as a result of severe, chronic child abuse and medical neglect. Following a Pima County Sheriff's Department investigation, four people living in the home were originally linked to or charged in connection with her death: Kylie Marie Brewer (Wyllow's mother), Jon-Paul Bogdanowich Jr. (Brewer's boyfriend), Kaylie Ryan Gossett (The couple's friend and babysitter), and Brianna Raidy (another friend). The primary three suspects - Kylie, Paul, and Kaylie - were initially indicted on charges...
The Unimaginable Crimes of Andre Lee Thomas
This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Texas to discuss the case of Laura Christine Boren, and her two children, Andre lee Boren and Leyha Marie Hughes. The young family were murdered in their Sherman home on March 27th, 2004, by Laura's ex-husband (and Andre's father), Andre Lee Thomas. Driven by intense religious delusions and hallucinations that had plagued him since childhood, Andre Sr. believed his family members were demons. Following instructions he claimed were from God, he cut open their chests and removed the hearts of the two children. He then walked home and stabbed himself in the...
The Horrible Crimes of April Corcoran & Shandell Willingham
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Hamilton County, Ohio, to discuss the crimes of April Corcoran and Shandell Willingham, who were the co-defendants in a horrific 2015 child sex trafficking and drug case involving April's own daughter.
Kamarie Holland's Case: https://youtu.be/mDshrxLFdd4?si=BsrAS5f5VpxVGYXR
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The Horrifying Case of Katie McCarron
This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Morton, Illinois, to discuss the case of Katherine "Katie" McCarron, a 3-year-old autistic girl who was killed by her mother, Karen Frank-McCarron, a former pathologist, who suffocated the child with a plastic garbage bag. According to trial records and confessions, Karen drove Katie to her parents' empty home and held a plastic bag over the toddler's head for about two minutes until she stopped struggling. In a disturbing series of actions immediately following the murder, she drove Katie's body back to their own home, placed her in bed to make it look...
The Horrifying Case of Savayah Mason
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Houston, texas, to discuss the case of Savayah Mason, a 9-month-old infant who was murdered by her father, Luis Luna. On August 24, 2020, Harris County sheriff's deputies responded to an unresponsive infant at an apartment complex in the Alief area of Houston. Savayah was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead. An autopsy performed by the medical examiner revealed that the baby had been bound, sexually assaulted, and killed via suffocation/asphyxiation. Following an interview with homicide investigators, her father, Luis, was arrested and charged with capital murder.
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The Horrifying Case of Brian Waters
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Burnt House Farm in Tabley, near Knutsford, Cheshire, UK, to discuss the case of Brian Waters. Brian was a 44-year-old Cannabis farmer who was tortured for four hours and systematically beaten to death in front of his adult children over a £20,000 drugs debt. Brian operated an illicit cannabis cultivation site at Burnt House Farm. A dispute over money arose between him and a drug dealer named John Wilson. On the day of the murder, a gang ambushed the farm. Brian and his farm assistant, Suleman Razak, were tied up, beaten with a m...
The Case Horrifying Case of Alivia Naomi Hobbs-Jordan
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Decatur, Georgia, to discuss the case of 7-year-old Alivia Hobbs-Jordan, who tragically died after being deliberately abandoned by her biological mother, Alondra Hobbs. In June 2023, DeKalb County police responded to a 911 call from an anonymous neighbor reporting a foul odor and a deceased child inside a vacant unit at the Hidden Valley Apartments. Upon investigating, officers discovered Alivia's mummified remains strapped into a stroller hidden inside a bedroom closet. Investigators determined that Alivia, who had autism and cerebral palsy, had been buckled into the stroller and shut in the closet months earlier...
The Horrifying Case of Alianna DeFreeze
This week, Drew and Yergy head back to Northeast Ohio to discuss the case of Aliana DeFreeze, a 14-year-old schoolgirl with a developmental disability who was tragically kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and brutally murdered in Cleveland, on January 26, 2017. On her way to E Prep & Village Prep Woodland Hills, Alianna boarded an RTA bus but was followed and abducted near East 93rd Street and Kinsman Road. Her body was discovered three days later inside an abandoned home on Fuller Avenue. Christopher Whitaker, a registered sex offender with an extensive criminal history, was linked to the scene via DNA evidence. In March...
The Horrifying Case of Hailey Marie Owens
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Springfield, Missouri, to discuss the case of Hailey Marie Owens, a 10-year-old girl was abducted, sexually assaulted, and killed by Craig Wood. Her case sparked national outrage, led to significant changes in local law enforcement response times, and inspired legislative reform regarding child safety alerts. Hailey Owens was walking home from a friend's house in broad daylight in northwest Springfield when 45-year-old Craig Wood pulled up next to her in a Ford Ranger. After pretending to ask for directions, he lunged from the vehicle, grabbed her, and threw her into the truck...
The Tragic Case of Amanda Victoria Brown
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Tampa, Florida, to discuss the case of 7-year-old Amanda Victoria Brown, who tragically disappeared from her home on September 11th, 1998. Her high-profile case led to the ultimate conviction of a repeat offender, although her physical remains have never been found. On the morning of September 11th, Amanda's mother, Kathy Hartman, woke up at around 6:00 AM to discover that her daughter was missing from her bedroom. Also missing from the trailer was Willie Seth Crain Jr, a 52-year-old local crab fisherman whom Kathy had met at a bar a couple of days prior...
The Horrific Case of Tracey Woodford
This week, Drewby and Yergy head across the pond to Pontypridd, South Wales, to discuss the case of Tracey Woodford, a quiet woman from Rhydyfelin who was brutally murdered, sexually assaulted post-mortem, and dismembered in April of 2015. Her killer, Christopher May, a 50-year-old former butcher, was convicted of her murder and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 28 years. On April 21st, 2015, Tracey met Christopher at the Skinny Dog pub. The two left the pub together at closing time and walked toward Christopher's flat in the Graig area. When Tracey failed to return home and could...
The Tragic Case of Emma Grace Cole
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Smyrna, Delaware, to discuss the case of 3-year-old Emma Grace Cole, who became the victim of a tragic and highly publicized case of fatal child abuse and torture. On September 13, 2019, Emma's charred skeletal remains were found in the bushes near the Smyrna-Clayton Little Lass Softball fields. Because her body was severely burned and left without identification, investigators spent more than a year working to identify her. She was referred to by law enforcement as "Baby Elle" until a credible tip led to her identification in October 2020. Court documents later revealed that Emma...
The Tragic Case of Jersey Bridgeman
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Arkansas to discuss the case of Jersey bridgeman, a 6-year-old girl , who became the subject of widespread national attention following her tragic abduction and murder on November 20, 2012. Before her murder, Jersey had already suffered severe, publicized abuse at the hands of her family. In 2011, her father, David Bridgeman, and stepmother, Jana Bridgeman, were arrested for chaining her to a dresser as a form of punishment. Both pleaded guilty in June 2012 to false imprisonment and permitting the abuse of a minor. Her stepmother was sentenced to 12 years in prison, and her father was...
The Crimes of Keisha Monique Epps & Tamra Marshon Stewart
This week, Drewby and Yergy head down south to discuss the case of Keisha Monique Epps and Tamra Marshon Stewart, Tamra Marshon Stewart are two individuals arrested in August 2026 for severely neglecting and abusing four children inside a semi-truck cab for nearly seven years. Epps, a 51-year-old truck driver, and Stewart, her 37-year-old fiancé, allegedly forced the children to live inside the tractor-trailer cab starting in December 2019.
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The Tragic Case of Braxtyn Smith
This week, Drewby and Yergy hop on I-95 and head up to Bangor, Maine, to discuss the case of Braxtyn Smith, a 10-year-old boy who died in February of 2024 following two years of severe, prolonged abuse, starvation, and physical restraint at the hands of his family. Because he was homeschooled and socially isolated, the extreme neglect went unnoticed by authorities until he was brought to a hospital weighing only 48 pounds. His tragic case resulted in a series of major criminal convictions and has triggered a sweeping state-level investigation. But as Maine residents, we have to ask ourselves... How the...
The Horrific Crimes of Jack Owen Spillman III
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Washington state to discuss the crimes of Jack Owen Spillman III. Known as the "Werewolf Butcher," Jack is a serial killer and rapist from Spokane, Washington, who is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole at the Washington State Penitentiary. In April 1995, Jack murdered 48-year-old Rita Huffman and her 15-year-old daughter, Mandy Huffman, in East Wenatchee, Washington. Following his arrest for those crimes, he also confessed to the 1994 slaying of 9-year-old Penny Davis in Tonasket, Washington. Jack broke into homes, brutally slaughtered his victims, and subsequently engaged in gruesome...
The Tragic Case of Marley & Elijah Thomas
NOTE: Just a reminder... We're relaying a story to you that has nothing to do with our own personal opinions. Local, state, federal, and international laws have nothing to do with us. Had Kara been smoking anything other than weed, that would have been reported. This is a double homicide, and those details just don't get missed. Whether you personally believe weed had anything to do with it isn't up to any of us to decide. That's the UK Court's business. If she's lying, I then guess that didn't seem to work out for her, now did it?
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Philadelphia, PA, to discuss the case of 4-year-old Zya Singleton. On October 30th, 2019, emergency services responded to a home in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood. Zya's guardian, Samiya Brown, claimed that the toddler had accidentally fallen out of a second-story window while playing with a cat. Zya was hospitalized in critical condition and tragically died from her injuries and a severe blood infection on November 3rd. Medical professionals and the city medical examiner quickly determined that the window-fall story was a lie. An autopsy revealed that Zya had endured years of horrific, systemic physical...
The Tragic Cases of Baby Jeremiah & The Mystery Child
This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss two cases. The first is about a newborn baby named Jeremiah who was tragically found dead inside a construction site porta potty in Gretna, Louisiana. The child's mother, 37-year-old Lakesha Lemelle, was indicted for second-degree murder by a Jefferson Parish grand jury. It was determined at autopsy that baby Jeremiah was a full term, 7.2 pound infant who was born alive. His cause of death was listed as asphyxia due to drowning in raw sewage. The second story is about a little boy whose name we don't have, and that's because he made it...
The Tragic Case of Josefina Cunningham
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Rensselaer, New York, to discuss the horrific case of Josefina "Josie" Cunningham, an adorable toddler who was raped and murdered by her mother's boyfriend, 34-year-old Robert Fisher. Between July 6th and 7th of 2023, Robert was babysitting 3-year-old Josie at her home on Broadway in Rensselaer. During this time, he crushed prescription medication and forced the child to drink it. While she was conscious, he brutally assaulted her. When the child's mother returned, she found Josie unresponsive and foaming at the mouth. Robert had heavily staged the crime scene, positioning the toddler on...
The Bizarre Case of Ronald L. Fischer
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to the waters of the mighty Atlantic Ocean to discuss the bizarre case of Ronald L. Fischer, a former anesthesiologist and convicted sex offender who was captured by federal authorities on July 16, 2026, after evading law enforcement for 21 years as one of Rhode Island's "Most Wanted" fugitives. Wait until you hear who hired him while he was on the run...
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The Tragic Case of Tyler & Ariana Payne
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Tucson, Arizona, to discuss the case of Christopher Mathew Payne, who was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 2009 for the brutal starvation and abuse of his two children, 4-year-old Tyler, and 3-year-old Ariana. His live-in girlfriend, Reina Gonzales, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and was sentenced to 22 years in prison in exchange for her testimony against him. The horrific abuse unfolded over several months in 2006... The couple locked Tyler and Ariana inside a small bedroom closet. While the couple heavily abused heroin, they initially fed the...
The Bizarre Case of Matthew James Dunmire
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Ohio to discuss the case of Matthew James Dunmire, a a 31-year-old aspiring musician and father who was murdered in March 2021. His death became the subject of a high-profile federal investigation after his body was discovered in a secluded wooded area of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. On March 5, 2021, Matthew left a local bar to meet a woman he had been communicating with online. Surveillance footage and phone records tracked him to an Airbnb and eventually to the park's Terra Vista Natural Study Area. He was shot once in the back of...
The Case of the Oklahoma Walker Family
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Oklahoma to discuss the case of Dustin Joel Walker and Cherie Dawn Walker, a couple who received life prison sentences in mid-2026 following a horrific child sexual abuse and neglect investigation in Muskogee County. The case came to light in August 2025 when Cherie's 11-year-old daughter gave birth at home without any prenatal care or medical assistance, and subsequent DNA tests proved that her stepfather, Dustin, was the father of the child. : When authorities raided the Muskogee residence, they discovered the couple's five other children (ages 2 to 9) living in absolute squalor. The home...
The Case of Scooter Abrahamsen, Amanda Logue (Sunny Dae) & Jason Andrews (aka Addison)
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to New Port Richey, Florida, to discuss the case of 41-year-old Scooter Abrahamsen, who was brutally murdered on May 15th, 2010 by pornstar couple Amanda Logue (aka Sunny Dae) and Jason Andrews (aka Addison). Scooter, known locally as a fun-loving biker and owner of Embellishing Tattoo & Piercing (among other businesses), hosted a sex party at his residence. He hired Amanda to work at the party. While guests were present, Amanda and her boyfriend exchanged an extensive series of graphic text messages plotting Scooter's murder and robbery. Once the other guests departed around 5:00 AM, Amanda...
The Alleged Crimes of Sarah Grace Patrick (Kristin & James Brock)
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Georgia to discuss the crimes of Sarah Grace Patrick, a teenage girl who, according to prosecutors, killed her mother and stepfather in cold blood. On February 20th, 2025, 41-year-old Kristin Brock and her husband, 45-year-old James Brock were found shot to death in their bed. Their then 5-year-old daughter discovered their bodies. Sarah, who was 16 at the time, called 911. Following the murders, Sarah posted emotional videos on TikTok and delivered a funeral eulogy that concluded with "I'm sorry," which prosecutors contend was part of an effort to manipulate public opinion. She also...
The Tragic Case of Javeayah Harris
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Aiken, South Carolina, to discuss the case of Javeayah Harris, a 4-year-old girl who was falsely reported her missing in June 2026 by her parents, Michilae Herring and Johmarea Harris. Following a massive, week-long search by law enforcement and hundreds of volunteers, both parents confessed abusing Javeayah to death before dissolving her body with chemicals and dumping her remains into a pond.
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The Case of the Siders Family (16 Feral Kids)
This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the Siders, a family who are at the center of a major ongoing criminal investigation following the rescue of 16 severely neglected children from a home in Hamden, Ohio, on June 30th, 2026. Law enforcement officers discovered the children completely by chance while executing a search warrant for a parallel, unrelated investigation. Inside the small, dilapidated home, authorities found 16 siblings, ranging in age from 18 months to 18 years old, confined to a single 12-by-12-foot room.
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The Tragic Case of Casper O'Brien
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Flint Township, Michigan, to discuss the case of 7-year-old Casper O'Brien, a little boy who died in November of 2025 from extreme medical neglect. At the time of his death, Casper was 4 feet 2 inches tall, and weighed 220lbs, which was nearly 4 times the healthy average for his age. The Genesee County Medical Examiner ruled that Casper died from dilated cardiomyopathy, with extreme morbid obesity serving as a major contributing factor. First responders described the family's residence as a severe, "deplorable" hoarding environment with piles of trash and animal feces scattered throughout the home.<...
The Case of Liu Hong Mei (aka The Kallang Body Parts Murder)
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Singapore to discuss the case of Liu Hong Mei, a 22-year-old factory worker from China who was murdered and dismembered by her supervisors and lover, Leong Siew Chor. According to reports, 50-year-old Leong Siew Chor killed Liu Hong Mei in order to hide their year-long affair, as well as the theft of her ATM card (and subsequent funds). In June of 2005, he strangled her to death in his apartment with a towel, before dismembering her body and disposing of her the Kallang River and nearby garbage bins. Leong Siew Chor was later...
The Tragic Case of Heather Snively
Before Netflix decided talk about Taylor Parker, there were other total scumbags that came before her. These are the victim's stories:Bobbie Joe Stinnett - https://youtu.be/1iMjTGeQSjc?si=ls3PJ9N0-QwgPS3
Marlen Ochoa Lopez & Yovanny Lopez - https://youtu.be/YHCQK115__M?si=WC_ieZqKZVu4I3Gj
Reagan Simmons-Hancock - https://youtu.be/hVcb3SKe6P8?si=5fXhRFIVG9a0S1Z7Many folks have asked us to cover the case of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, and I can assure you, her story is in the works.
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The Unsolved Case of Charlene Downes
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to the seaside town of Blackpool, UK, to discuss the case of 14-year-old Charlene Downes, whose case remains the Lancashire Police's longest running unsolved murder investiagtion. Charlene vanished after meeting a friend near Blackpool's North Pier on November 1st, 2003. Her body has never been recovered. Charlene's disappearance (and presumed murder) uncovered a string of grooming gangs in the areas that targeted young girls living in poverty, who often swapped sexual favors for food, money, cigarettes, or alcohol.
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The Tragic Case of Deborah Chong
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Wembley, North London, UK, to discuss the case of Mee Kuen "Deborah" Chong, a 67-year-old Malaysian-born devout Christian who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. At the time of the events of this week's story, Deborah has befriended 38-year-old osteopath, Jemma Mitchell, whom she met through her church group. Jemma and her mother were living in a dilapidated £4 million house and desperately needed funds to complete a failed renovation project. Deborah initially agreed to lend Jemma £200,000 but rescinded the offer days before her death, advising her to sell the house instead. On June 11, 2021, CCTV ca...
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In today's bonus compilation episode, we'll be discussing the horrible cases of Jennifer Daugherty, Cassidy Rainwater, Elyse Pahler, Abby Choi, and Shad Thyrion.
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The Case of HardiQuinn Raina Hill
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Brownwood, Texas, to discuss the case of HardiQuinn Hill, a 9-year-old girl who died of severe malnutrition and abuse on August 22, 2022. Her mother, Dawn Faith Hill-Flesner, and her mother's girlfriend, Jamie Faye Anderson, both pleaded guilty to capital murder in 2023. : Child protective workers found that HardiQuinn and her 11-year-old brother lived downstairs in severe filth with trash and locked refrigerators. In contrast, the two adults lived comfortably upstairs with air conditioning and plenty of food. Neighbors and family had made multiple reports to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services before...
The Harrowing Case of Sheila von Wiese-Mack
This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Bali, Indonesia, to discuss the case of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, a 62-year-old Chicago socialite who was bludgeoned to death by her daughter's boyfriend, Tommy Schaefer, in a plot masterminded by her 18-year-old daughter, Heather Mack. The couple then stuffed her body into a suitcase and abandoned it in the trunk of a taxi cab, which was discovered by police after the suitcase began to leak blood. The primary motive? Greed. Heather and Tommy plotted to kill Sheila to gain access to a $1.5 million trust fund.
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The Unsolved Case of Sarah J. Gibbs
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Warsaw, Indiana, to discuss the case of Sarah J Gibbs, a 34-year-old autistic woman who was brutally killed in her apartment. On December 19, 2014, first responders rushed to a duplex fire on East Smith Street. Inside the home, fire crews found Sarah's badly burned body in the living room. While the fire at first looked like an accident, a closer look by the police changed everything. An autopsy proved that Sarah was murdered before the fire was set. Her family shared that she had been stabbed to death. The killer used a chemical...
The Tragic Case of Oakley Cobain Hedlund
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back on over to Pennsylvania to discuss the case of Oakley Cobain Hedlund, a 2-year-old boy from Bradford who was sexually assaulted and murdered by his meth addict father, Tyler Prescott, in August of 2025. As of the date of this recording in June of 2026, the McKean County DA's office is seeking the death penalty.
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