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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 Tesslyn O'Cull

    The Case of Tesslyn O'Cull
    Jul 3 2024

    Happy 4th of July Week if you're living in the States. We hope that you're all safe and with your loved ones. This week, Yergy and Drewby head up to the PNW to discuss the horrifying case of Tesslyn O'Cull, which is by far, one of the worst stories we're ever covered on this show. After her mother, Stella Ann Kiser, gets involved with Jesse Caleb Compton, poor Tesslyn's life becomes hell on earth.

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    Source Material:

    https://abuseangels.wixsite.com/abuseangels/tesslynn-ocull

    https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/compton-jesse-caleb.htm#google_vignette

    https://www.oregonlive.com/news/g66l-2019/03/f2fd9983933636/a-look-at-who-is-on-oregons-death-row.html

    https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19990203&slug=2942190

    https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/or-supreme-court/1329277.html

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10870489/tesslynn_elizabeth-o'cull

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10870489/tesslynn_elizabeth-o'cull/photo

    https://www.facebook.com/APrayerForBrooklynn/posts/remembering-tesslynn-elizabeth-ocull-on-her-25th-birthday-in-heaven-june-8-1994-/1502964549845416/

    https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2022/12/13/oregon-gov-kate-brown-commutes-17-death-sentences-ending-death-row/

    https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/or-in-memory-of-tesslyn-ocull-3-lane-county-14-june-1997.57862/

    https://www.crimevictimsunited.org/issues/repeatoffendersdata.htm

    https://www.newspapers.com/article/chino-valley-news-tesslynns-birth-jul/4697859/

    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/441547509/

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125185596/kenneth-randall-o'cull

    https://www.facebook.com/sufferthelittlechildrenpod/posts/520410982866921/?_rdr

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgpm4momMsU

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz7u1e16aPA
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    31 mins
  • The Case of James Dunklee Cruz

    The Case of James Dunklee Cruz
    Jul 1 2024
    This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to New Mexico to discuss the horrifying case of James Dunklee Cruz. James was an adorable little boy who lost his life because CPS failed him repeatedly. Child Services in New Mexico ignored 13 different reports of abuse in his home. In the end, poor James' cause of death was blunt head and torso trauma, caused by multiple fatal blows involving different parts of the body. 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.documentcloud.org/documents/21575265-dunklee-fatality-summary-report https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/autopsy-shows-history-of-abuse-in-james-dunklee-case https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/arrest-made-in-4-year-old-boys-death/ https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/man-still-seeking-answers-in-grandsons-death/ https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/judge-to-decide-if-man-accused-of-killing-4-year-old-will-stay-behind-bars/ https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/family-of-deceased-4-year-old-boy-questions-home-placement/ https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-mother-speaks-out-at-vigil-for-4-year-old-son/ https://www.koat.com/article/third-person-convicted-in-four-year-olds-death/45867780 https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/cyfd-releases-investigation-report-on-4-year-old-beaten-to-death/ https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/cyfds-broken-system-part-1-the-death-of-4-yr-old-james-dunklee/ https://www.koat.com/article/lawsuit-alleges-cyfd-deleted-information-regarding-childs-death-in-2019/40232288 https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/mother-pleads-guilty-in-role-of-4-year-old-childs-death/ https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/cyfd-accused-of-covering-up-records-in-death-of-4-year-old-boy/ https://www.abqjournal.com/news/state-cyfd-settle-wrongful-death-case-of-4-year-old-for-4-9-million/article_dd4e0ae2-ba19-11ee-8551-0f8bc4632a48.html https://www.abqjournal.com/news/local/suit-alleges-cyfd-inaction-led-to-boys-death/article_6e38248e-9d69-58ba-a49f-ff99fa07d336.html https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/man-sentenced-for-role-in-4-year-olds-death-in-2019/ https://da2nd.nm.gov/mother-pleads-guilty-to-her-part-in-4-year-old-sons-beating-death/ https://www.abqjournal.com/news/mother-pleads-guilty-to-child-abuse-in-sons-2019-death/article_3ec34bbc-4d0e-11ee-91ff-03c70e33be3e.html https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/albuquerque-man-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-for-killing-of-4-year-old/ https://news.meaww.com/krista-cruz-mom-sentenced-to-10-years-for-failing-to-protect-4-year-old-from-getting-beaten-to-death-by-roommate https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215627051/james-riley-dunklee https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/new-mexico-child-welfare/ https://www.facebook.com/april.cruz.92317?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo3NjgwOTYxMTMyMTg1MTBfNzY4MDk5NDc2NTUxNTA3 https://www.facebook.com/Roonsan https://www.facebook.com/sandra.lowe.5872 https://www.change.org/p/new-mexico-cyfd-justice-for-james-riley-dunklee https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=112704310681750&set=a.101807648438083 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215627051/james_riley-dunklee/photo https://www.facebook.com/amber.lowe.86 https://www.facebook.com/justiceforjamesdunklee/ https://citydesk.org/2024/you-knew-what-was-happening-to-your-son/ https://www.koat.com/article/911-call-details-frantic-moment-when-mother-calls-for-help-for-her-4-year-old-son/30462608 https://www.koat.com/article/disturbing-details-emerge-in-4-year-olds-death/30247787 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=110353320715318&set=pcb.110355590715091 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=110352434048740&set=a.101348998282417 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=703459614116044&external_log_id=20915892-59a9-4bc7-9b3d-a4f2949ba077&q=zerrick%20marquez%20and%20pamela%20esparza https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=101348978282419&set=a.101348998282417 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=100422175041766&set=pcb.100422208375096 https://www.facebook.com/cindy.cruz.5243?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxMTAzNTU1OTA3MTUwOTFfNDQ0MDc3MDA3MzQyOTQ2 https://www.koat.com/article/cyfd-proposed-solutions-problems-new-mexico/43934472 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5827730783921659&set=pcb.5827745360586868 https://www.cd.nm.gov/offender-search/ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=703459614116044
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    30 mins
  • The Case of Bryan Boyer

    The Case of Bryan Boyer
    Jun 27 2024

    This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Florida to discuss the case of 4-year-old Bryan Boyer, who just a year prior, escaped civil unrest in his home country of Haiti, only to be killed by the adoptive mother who was supposed to save him.

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    Source Material:

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552694438537

    https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2024/05/09/davenport-florida-child-beaten-death-adopted-son/73627577007/

    https://www.yelp.com/biz/victory-enterprise-daycare-and-kids-transportation-davenport

    https://www.polksheriff.org/inmate-profile/2413278

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mother-accused-fatal-beating-adopted-boy-from-haiti_n_663e6f79e4b016fe0480a730

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DludENWoTMk

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/live-judd-discusses-case-mother-161141851.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADItM6SDiwFcoOhbklf0HYh2NQAqW5bEpyU39Fpy7UNLusgtrIWCrRt6ftXETvvHYTD65fqK4BktUkHiyCkhO1sta74ojGo_2t3VaA8xNDx8BleHiYD_WOcPNRs_6q96t9TpOzzUUdmzyzKe8zwLq5_JtC4j7Cs0FM-bp8Td5Zve

    https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2024/05/09/davenport-florida-child-beaten-death-adopted-son/73627577007/

    https://www.google.com/maps/@28.2148206,-81.6375336,3a,90y,250.65h,82.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sgMLukPHHE8poJEFmpQbqGA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?authuser=0&coh=205409&entry=ttu

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjPdfev2QgA
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    21 mins
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Great content & Fun hosts!

I've just started but I'm hooked! they talk a liiiiiittle fast but the stories are great and the hosts have fun banter and actual emotion on the cases. It's inspiring!

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Obsessed

It's such a chill way to listen to true crime I don't get as sad because the banter is a1. Never stop the machine 👏🏾

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Love this podcast!

These two are amazing! They focus on facts and victims, which is what's most important to me.

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Intriguingly informative!!

Love this podcast while I'm at work! Both narrators have great voices for long term listening, and thorough investigations on each topic. Discovered via YouTube, and highly recommend that as well. (Plus the YT channel has pics of their cat...)

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