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 have one, to begin with. We also cover aspects of cases that other podcasts might look the other way on, and the way that these cases impact their communities for generations. It’s not enough to simply cover a case, our platform must be used to make a difference.
Episodes
This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to the Cornish seaside to discuss the case of Kirby Simone Noden, a young English woman who had a family that loved her and a whole life ahead of her. That was until she reconnected with her ex-boyfriend, Dean Lowe. Dean was a violent individual that spent his time abusing drugs, as well as Kirby herself. One day in January of 2017, Dean Lowe killed the girl who loved him more than anything in the...
It started with a missing couple, and ended with a discovery so disturbing it shocked even seasoned investigators. When police traced a cell phone signal to a remote property in South Carolina, they found a woman chained inside a shipping container. Her name was Kala Brown… and her rescue would unravel the horrifying double life of Todd Kohlhepp, a successful real estate agent who was secretly a serial killer. Today, we’re diving i...
This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss an incredibly heartbreaking and frustrating case out of Philly, and that's the case of Su’Layah Williams. Su'Layah was taken from her mother over a small Impetigo rash, and placed with a fake family member that filed a false report. That fake family member, Denaejah Harper, placed the little girl in the care of her girlfriend, Diamond Joyner, who kicked her to death.
In January 2018, the heart of Pakistan was shaken by the tragic death of a little girl. Seven-year-old Zainab Amin Ansari vanished while walking to her Qur’an class in her hometown of Kasur, Punjab.
Five days later, her body was discovered in a garbage dump near Lahore. An autopsy revealed she had been brutally raped, tortured, and strangled.
Her murder exposed deep failures in child protection, law enforcement, and societal s...
What started as a toxic marriage in East Texas would end in cold-blooded murder. When 28-year-old Samantha Wohlford’s husband, Ernie Ibarra, was found beaten and left for dead, police uncovered a shocking truth... This wasn’t a robbery gone wrong. It was a planned execution, carried out by four men at Samantha’s request. A failed YouTuber obsessed with attention, Samantha believed she could get away with murder and turn tragedy int...
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Ohio to discuss the case of Jessica Rae Sacco, a kind young woman trying to get back on her feet. Jessica was doing well until she met a drifter and his group of friends, who proceeded to murder her, dismember her body, and then stop to eat some McDonald's.
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to California to discuss the case of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a 15-year-old girl who was found decomposing in an impounded Tesla owned by singer/songwriter, D4vd. What we found after falling down the rabbit hole will shock you...
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Akron, Ohio, to discuss the case of Ashley Biggs, a young mother who after leaving the Army, was in the middle of a brutal custody battles with her ex, Chad Cobb, and his new wife, Erica. After a bogus pizza delivery call, Ashley was lured to her death in a dark parking lot. But even after arrests were made, there was far more to the story than investigators imagined...👩 Thanks for Kitsch for sp...
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to NYC to discuss the case of Julissia Batties, who was failed repeatedly by child welfare officials. Even after her grandmother, Yolanda Davis, provided recorded proof that her granddaughter was in distress, the powers that be turned a blind eye.
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Georgia to discuss the case of Reygan Ajai Moon, a 2-year-old little girl who never had a chance at life. While her mother, Devin, was working 12-hour shifts at a local "adults only" club, little Reygan was locked in a feces filled closet without food or water.
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head back over across the pond to discuss the case of David Fuller, a British man who committed a serious of heinous crimes in the 1980's known as the Bedsit Murders. But it wasn't until recently that the full scope of David's crimes would come to light... In addition to the murders, David had defiled the corpses of over 100 victims ranging in ages from 9 to 100 years old, and videotaped his ...
If you need a break from our normal true crime content, then you've found the place... Join Yergy and Drewby as they discuss lighthearted topics from around the internet, travel to far off lands (if only in their minds), and hang out with the kitties. Help them get their "funny" back one story at a time 💜
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If you need a break from our normal true crime content, then you've found the place... Join Yergy and Drewby as they discuss lighthearted topics from around the internet, travel to far off lands (if only in their minds), and hang out with the kitties. Help them get their "funny" back one story at a time 💜
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If you need a break from our normal true crime content, then you've found the place... Join Yergy and Drewby as they discuss lighthearted topics from around the internet, travel to far off lands (if only in their minds), and hang out with the kitties. Help them get their "funny" back one story at a time 💜
Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine
Join Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1
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If you need a break from our normal true crime content, then you've found the place... Join Yergy and Drewby as they discuss lighthearted topics from around the internet, travel to far off lands (if only in their minds), and hang out with the kitties. Help them get their "funny" back one story at a time 💜Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachineJoin Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1PayPal: https...
In the quiet province of Alberta, Canada, a crime unfolded so disturbing it sounds more like a nightmare than reality. A man slaughtered a father, a defenseless toddler, and an elderly neighbor… but it didn’t stop there. In a scene that defies comprehension, he cut into the little girl, tore out her heart, and drank her blood. This was no ordinary murder... it was a descent into pure evil, a night of horror that left a community sh...
A quiet Texas community was shattered in December 2022 when 7-year-old Athena Strand vanished from her driveway. What began as a desperate search for a missing child soon spiraled into a nightmare when the truth came to light. Behind her disappearance was a shocking betrayal of trust, a crime that stunned the nation with its cruelty and senselessness. Today, we’re diving into the heartbreaking case of Athena Strand... A story of i...
This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Kissimmee, Florida, to discuss the case of Madeline Soto, a 13-year-old girl who had her whole life ahead of her. That as until her mother's ex-boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, strangled her, drove to McDonald's with her body, and then discarded Madeline in a wooded area. But what was found on Stephan's electronic devices proved that he'd been victimizing poor Madeline for years...
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Wisconsin to discuss the case of Alexavier Pedrin, a little boy who has yet to receive justice, and who should still be here with us today. His stepmother, Josie Dikeman, stands accused of causing the injuries that lead to little Alexavier's death.
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Florida to discuss the case of Joel Parks, a 30-year-old disabled man who was thriving in his community. That was until his grandmother, 87-year-old Lillian Parks, decided that Joel was better off dead than alive... all because he was disabled.
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