The Misery Machine

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

August 14, 2025 28 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Arizona, to discuss the case of Melony Rose Granados, a young girl who lived with her mother, grandmother, and 4 other siblings in a small townhome in Tempe. Melony was born with myoclonic atonic epilepsy and was developmentally delayed. It's said that she had the mental capacity of a 3-year-old. However, when her grandmother, 55-year-old Virginia Lujan couldn't handle Melony's special needs, rat...

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This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Florida, to discuss the story of 12-year-old Lori Paige, a beautiful young lady who was living with her father in Tallahassee. On June 3rd, 2023, her father, Andrew Wiley, reported Lori missing to the police. At first, everyone thought that Lori was a runaway as she had a history of leaving home after arguments with her parents. However, almost 2 years later, a discovery on a plantation in sout...

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August 7, 2025 34 mins

When police entered the Tutko home, they were met with a scene of unimaginable horror. Jarrod Tutko Jr., a 9-year-old boy with disabilities, had died alone in a locked, filthy room—his body left to decompose for days while his parents continued life as usual. In this video, we uncover the shocking details behind his tragic death, the disturbing neglect he suffered, and the chilling aftermath that stunned the nation...


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August 4, 2025 22 mins

This week, we’re going to be discussing two unique cases that took place over 1700 miles apart. But as unique as they are, they both share a shocking similarity... Mom decided that the best place for their baby was a dumpster. The saddest part? This happens more often then you might think.

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July 31, 2025 22 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Wales to discuss the case of 16-year-old Kaylea Titford, a teenage girl living with spina bifida. Kaylea was an active young woman who had dreams of one day becoming a Paralympian. That was until the pandemic took place, and Kaylea stopped receiving the medical care that she so desperately needed.


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This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Chicago to discuss the case of Marlen Ochoa Lopez, a young mother who was about to give birth to her second child. That was until she met Clarisa Figueroa in a local Facebook Group for moms. Under the guise of providing Marlen with some gently used baby clothes, Clarisa lured the expectant mother to her home where she and her daughter, Desiree, murdered Marlen and cut her newborn from her womb.

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July 24, 2025 24 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back over to the UK to discuss the case of Poppi Worthington, an adorable little girl who was killed after her father SAed her. However, because the police failed to immediately suspect foul play, evidence was lost, allowing the only suspect to walk free.


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July 21, 2025 29 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Houston, Texas, to discuss the case of Kendrick Lee, and adorable little boy who was beaten to death by his mother's new boyfriend, Brian Ward Coulter. However, our story doesn't stop there. Rather than calling the police, Kendrick's mother, Gloria Yvette Williams, decided to move out of the apartment all together, leaving behind three of her young sons. Over the course of a year, those thre...

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July 17, 2025 31 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Deming, New Mexico, to discuss a shocking case that not many people have heard about. On a sprawling desert property that looked more like a landfill than a home, parents Melvin and Valerie Cordell ran a CSAM ring, performed forced abortions, and made their 7 children live in hand dug mud caves that were found scattered about the land. 

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July 14, 2025 24 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss a case that spanned three states - Oklahoma, Indiana, and Colorado. Our story revolves around an adorable toddler named Oaklee Snow and her baby brother "CS," who were abducted by her mother Madison Marshall and her boyfriend, Roan Waters. The couple brought the children to a trap house in Indianapolis, where they proceed to go on a bender, abandon "CS," and then murder Oaklee. Soon after, they c...

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July 10, 2025 24 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to the island nation of Mauritius to discuss the case of Zaliya Shamigulova, a beautiful young Russian woman who was slowly traveling around the world with her companion and roommate, Elena. However, once Zaliya landed on the island, she began to mingle with some of the locals. This included an IT engineer named Puryavirsingh Sundur. For Zaliya, this was a way to connect with new people during her t...

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July 7, 2025 39 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Savannah, Georgia, to discuss the case of Quinton Simon, and adorable little boy born to a drug addicted mother, Leilani Simon. At the time of our story, Quinton and his siblings were living in the home of their grandmother, Billie Jo Howell, when one morning, Quinton went missing. Eventually, all signs pointed to his mother, 22-year-old Leilani, and after weeks of searching through mounds o...

June 30, 2025 27 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back over to the UK to discuss the case of Bennylyn Burke, a young mother from the Philippines who was well liked in her Bristol community. That was, until a man named Andrew Innes came into her life. After meeting on a dating website, Andrew lured Bennylyn, along with her daughter, Jellica, and an unnamed child up to Dundee, Scotland. What was supposed to be a short weekend trip ended with mother a...

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to discuss two lesser known cases. The first is of a woman named Noor Suzaily Mukhtar, a young woman who was attacked by a bus driver on her way to work. The second is a of a little girl named Nurin Jazlin Binti Jazimin, who was abducted from a night market near her home. 

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June 23, 2025 29 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head across The Pond to Blackpool to discuss the case of Debbie Leitch, a young woman with Downs Syndrome living with her mother, Elaine Clarke, in a terrace house in the town South Shore district. Rather than take care of her daughter's needs, Elaine spent Debbie's benefits on item for herself. She allowed her to live in filth, covered in scabies, and waste away to a mere 52 pound before she finally pas...

June 19, 2025 29 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Colleton County, South Carolina, to discuss the case of Cristina Pangalangan, a teenager girl living with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and scoliosis. She was non-verbal and depended on her mother, Rita, for all of her day to day needs. Although, Rita, who was a school teacher, had been on CPS's radar, nothing was ever done to remove Cristina from her care. But in August of 2019, tragedy stuck after ...

June 16, 2025 43 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head over to Milwaukee to discuss the case of Sade Robinson, a beautiful 19-year-old young woman who was just months away from earning her degree in criminal justice. That was until April 1st, 2024, when Sade went on a date with a man named Maxwell Anderson. After visiting a few area bars, Sade accompanied Maxwell back to his home where they watched Love, Death + Robots. No one knows exactly what happene...

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June 12, 2025 28 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Islamabad, Pakistan, to discuss the case of Noor Mukadam, a diplomat's daughter, who was beheaded by Zahir Jaffer, her one time boyfriend. After turning turning down his proposal, Noor was tortured and SAed before Zahir finally killed her. She managed to escape his home twice, only to be intercepted by Zahir's domestic staff. Stay tuned until the end for a special segment from our good friend, Ar...

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June 9, 2025 34 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona to discuss the case of Emily Pike, a 14-year-old girl who was living in a group home in Mesa. However, on the evening of January 27th, 2025, dressed in a pink and gray shirt, Emily left the group home on foot. She was never seen alive again. On Valentine’s day 2025, hikers were walking a trail in the Tonto National Forest found two garbage bags th...

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June 5, 2025 39 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Utah to discuss the case of Gavin Peterson, a 12-year-old boy who was murdered at the hands of his father, stepmother, and adult brother. Gavin was locked in a room without bedding or blankets, and monitored with multiple CCTV cameras. While the other siblings had carpeted floors, Gavin’s room had painted plywood. Tape was laid out in the shape of a box on the floor, and areas in his room were co...

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