The Misery Machine

By: The Misery Machine
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  • 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.
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  • The Case of Dominic Elkins & Cody Metzker Madsen

    The Case of Dominic Elkins & Cody Metzker Madsen
    Jan 13 2025
    This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Iowa to discuss the case of Dominic Lloyd Elkins, a little boy who was placed in foster care after his birth mother had trouble handling his mental health issues. Sadly, Dominic was placed in a home with Cody Metzker Madsen, and older boy who had violent delusions. After a day of play, Cody allegedly began having hallucinations that Dominic was a goblin warlord who was coming to kill him. Then, tragedy struck... 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 Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/1/01/01/autopsy-boy-allegedly-killed-by-foster-brother-died-of-head-injuries-drowning/3446297/ https://www.pauleyjones.com/obituaries/Dominic-Elkins-4145/#!/Obituary https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2017/06/05/iowa-pays-175-k-after-foster-child-beaten-brick-and-drowned/371277001/ https://who13.com/news/state-to-pay-175k-in-foster-child-death-lawsuit/ https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-courts/man-institutionalized-for-2014-slaying-attacked-fellow-mhi-patient/article_b698e3b4-3e48-11ef-bfce-6f1c7ac6c599.html https://archive.is/B455h https://www.scribd.com/document/245864492/Cody-Metzker-Madsen-ruling https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/11/07/cody-metzker-madsen-first-degree-murder-not-guilty-insanity/18645809/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/10/31/cody-metzker-madsen-suffered-abuse-from-grandfather-murder-trial/18248793/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/07/teen-not-guilty-insanity-foster-brother-death/18655713/ https://abc7ny.com/death-muder-foster-brother/386837/ https://hulr.org/law-in-the-news/813k6fdspjx56okl5dof4lkq3zdz0j https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2014/09/insanity-defense-unsuccessful-in-some-iowa-cases/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/11/05/metzker-madsens-biological-mother-testifies-in-trial/18538357/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/10/30/cody-metzker-madsen-first-degree-murder/18181437/ https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/methamphetamine/what-are-risks-methamphetamine-misuse-during-pregnancy https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/11/06/cody-metzker-madsen-dominic-elkins-first-degree-murder/18609937/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/readers-watchdog/2017/05/24/sabrina-ray-perry-iowa-teenage-death-troubled-life/339303001/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/readers-watchdog/2017/04/02/exclusive-delays-lack-medical-experts-hurt-starved-teen-lawmakers-say/99600844/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/19b18ao/redditors_that_had_a_classmate_who_went_on_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/19b18ao/comment/kios448/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/21/judge-iowa-teen-competent-for-murder-trial/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/17/experts-say-iowa-suspect-competent-for-trial/ https://nonpareilonline.com/news/local/logan-teen-s-foster-care-journey-detailed/article_c2e386ca-5c35-5b52-a40a-585fe3c33908.html https://archive.is/IHD3K https://www.thecut.com/2017/02/how-hard-is-it-to-fake-insanity.html https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2902100/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/10/29/cody-metzker-madsen-murder-trial/18119973/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2826069/Teen-not-guilty-reason-insanity-killing-5-year-old-foster-brother.html https://www.ketv.com/article/trial-begins-for-teen-accused-of-killing-5-year-old-foster-brother-1/7648908 https://www.ketv.com/article/teenage-murder-suspect-says-he-thought-he-was-attacking-goblins/7649031 https://www.ispaonline.com/en/rabiner_treatment_center/ https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Blackeyes,_the_Plunder_Patroll_Seaguide https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/epilepsy/absence-seizures#:~:text=An%20absence%20seizure%20causes%20you,by%20a%20period%20of%20hyperventilation https://nonpareilonline.com/news/local/mother-talks-about-her-sons-behavior-problems/article_7ab99234-99bd-564d-ae0c-979b7178333d.html https://archive.is/jPnPC https://www.parinc.com/products/SIRS-2 https://youtu.be/ZuTV4r9bVHk?si=5VKn1IZHgZFhCo8A https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/julie-coolman-obituary?pid=175625334 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/julie-coolman-obituary?pid=175625334 https://omaha.com/news/family-of-slain-foster-child-questions-placement-decision/article_62182419-0772-5c4f-8e3a-be8dbd9a3dae.html https://archive.is/PJ6en https://...
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  • The Case of Baby Garin & Baby Jane Doe

    The Case of Baby Garin & Baby Jane Doe
    Jan 10 2025
    This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss two cold cases that were solved due to advancements in DNA and genealogy. First, they discuss the case of Baby Garin, who was abandoned in a grocery bag in California in 1994. The second was known as Baby Jane Doe, who was discovered as a frozen newborn in Northern Maine. 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 Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-authorities-seek-help-on/159812927/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-dead-infant-found-near-p/159814787/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-man-discovers-dead-baby/159817424/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-help-sought-in-solving-d/159818542/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-a-final-dignified-goodb/159818997/ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-18/baby-garin-cold-case-mother-arrested-monterey-county https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/mom-charged-california-newborn-baby-dumped-b2631371.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13976183/amp/Pamela-Ferreyra-cold-case-baby-garin-california.html https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-08/man-in-the-window https://archive.is/VBm7W https://www.wsj.com/articles/customers-handed-over-their-dna-the-company-let-the-fbi-take-a-look-11566491162 https://archive.is/6hEoC https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-24/law-enforcement-dna-crime-cases-privacy https://archive.is/4Av1w https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/17/mother-arrested-baby-found-dumpsite/75725480007/ https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/woman-arrested-on-murder-charges-in-death-of-baby-garin-30-years-ago-is-being/article_fd48033e-8d9a-11ef-93d0-4357fc0fa191.html https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/ancestry-dna-database-search-warrant https://www.ancestry.com/cs/transparency-2019?locale=EN https://www.axios.com/2020/02/04/ancestry-dna-database-search-warrant-privacy https://www.facebook.com/nick.ferreyra.33 https://www.facebook.com/badassfamous https://www.facebook.com/groups/1569224499778115 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1569224499778115/members https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15HusEfK1N/ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14dZDB1YcS/ https://www.facebook.com/mark.a.ferreyra https://geneticeducation.co.in/what-is-electropherogram-how-to-read-it/ https://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/dna/how.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/electropherogram https://www.ksbw.com/article/watsonville-mother-killing-newborn-california-1994-not-guilty/62654933 https://www.montereyherald.com/2024/10/18/watsonville-woman-arrested-for-30-year-old-cold-case-murder/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/10/21/watsonville-woman-arrested-for-30-year-old-cold-case-murder/ https://www.newser.com/story/358028/mom-charged-in-newborns-murder-30-years-later.html https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1636690813546660 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/baby-body-murder-shopping-bag-california-b2633007.html https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/monterey-mother-arrested-killing-baby-19849915.php https://www.sakitta.org/toolkit/docs/Use-of-Elimination-Samples-as-a-Gateway-for-CODIS-Entry.pdf https://innocencecommission-nc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/understanding-forensic-dna.pdf https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/noticias-telemundo/crimen-y-violencia/hace-30-anos-su-bebe-aparecio-muerto-en-california-ahora-la-acusan-de-rcna176253 https://solvedbydna.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/solved-by-dna/about/ https://nij.ojp.gov/nij-hosted-online-training-courses/what-every-first-responding-officer-should-know-about-dna/dna-evidence-overview https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/case/revolution/databases.html https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-66985173 https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/jeffreys.html https://www.thetech.org/ask-a-geneticist/articles/2023/first-criminal-caught-using-dna-evidence/ https://nij.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh171/files/media/document/andrews-v-florida.pdf https://www.itv.com/news/central/2023-12-07/colin-pitchfork-the-day-dna-fingerprinting-convicted-its-first-murderer https://othram.com/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lee-ann-daigle-pleads-guilty-1985-death-baby-found-by-dog/ https://x.com/WGME/status/1644023794112012290 https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/crime/owners-of-dog-that-found-baby-jane-doe-from-cold-case-speak-out-frenchville-maine-crime/97-04ef82db-469a-40cc-89b3-906d5bc7b123 https://www.pfcla.com/blog/history-of-ivf https://www1.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/mdoc/search-and-deposit/detail.pl?mdoc_number1=172523 https://wgme.com/news/local/story/...
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    22 mins
  • The Case of Sara Sharif

    The Case of Sara Sharif
    Jan 6 2025

    This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Surrey, UK, to discuss probably one of the most requested cases of 2024, and that is the case of Sara Sharif. Sara was an an adorable little girl of both Polish and Pakistani heritage that had a bright future ahead of her. That was, until her father, Urfan Sharif, and her stepmother, Beinash Batool, beat her to death and then fled to Pakistan. Sara's body was later discovered under a blanket in her bunk bed after Urfan called the police to confess his crimes.

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    Source Material:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slough

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sara_Sharif

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsell

    https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/father-stepmother-convicted-girls-brutal-murder-after-uk-trial-2024-12-11/

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14181703/Sara-Sharif-father-stepmother-guilty-murdering-girl.html

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0k9cxjp

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t38IjZs-Q2A

    https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/father-stepmother-convicted-girls-brutal-murder-after-uk-trial-2024-12-11/

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/17/sara-sharif-father-and-stepmother-jailed-for-her-murder

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/11/sara-sharif-child-suffering-years-abuse

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/11/sara-sharif-fathers-family-had-protested-his-innocence

    https://www.gbnews.com/news/sarah-sharif-s-father-and-stepmother-found-guilty-of-her-murder

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/12/what-happened-to-little-sara-sharif-and-did-britain-let-her-down

    https://www.cps.gov.uk/south-east/news/father-and-stepmother-sara-sharif-sentenced-life-her-murder

    https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/dec/17/judge-in-sara-sharif-case-warns-of-dangers-of-automatic-right-to-home-school-children

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/17/europe/sara-sharif-uk-murder-sentencing-gbr-intl/index.html

    https://news.sky.com/story/questions-over-missed-opportunities-by-social-services-to-protect-sara-sharif-13266131

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W_usU1AhNw
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