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The Misery Machine The Misery Machine
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4.8 • 300 Ratings
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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 Laila Daniel
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Georgia to discuss the infuriating case of Laila Daniel. Laila was an adorable little girl that got caught up in the foster care system with her older sister, Millie. After being placed in two different homes, Laila and Millie went to stay with Jennifer Rosenbaum, who, coincidentally, was a former foster child who knew the girls' mother, Tessa, from a group home years prior. DHS thought that this was a great placement, that was until the girls began showing signs of abuse... much of which was directed at Laila.
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Source Material:
https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-failed-protect-girl-who-died-foster-care/gabqcQkZaQ1cCM7igOqPOK/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/foster-parents-trial-child-abuse-doctor-says-girls-injuries-prove-physical-abuse/HllzrVFNGbyh4dcltlJmKN/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/gbi-doctor-year-old-laila-died-from-blunt-force-trauma-not-choking/h4MVtEpCJj7q21zzOfmHaK/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/just-laila-older-sister-says-she-was-spanked-with-hands-belt/D3JDvSny9l2rPukA8CsHrO/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/couple-convicted-foster-child-death/BqMBsWzAHuW8cCma0bhYLL/
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/autopsy-challenges-foster-mom-account-girl-death/tsjGCLkl96DSK1wETGTddK/
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/foster-parents-indicted-death-little-laila-marie-daniel/D4Cw6jMXoOUOMuWhCyL8fP/
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/the-short-life-and-tragic-death-laila-marie-daniel/RoUb8hgCcWJZBB5NhhGqJO/
https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/murder-prosecution-focuses-foster-mom-toddler-death/gkPQuFY1OKMPmS23L4zmJI/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/prosecutors-ask-that-evidence-reinstated-rosenbaum-murder-case/csn4GhHh3krbt0ZNvpgiAP/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/laila-biological-mother-thought-foster-parents-were-blessing/vx5mPNnO1vym9DxE3qafyL/
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/dfcs-director-toddler-would-still-be-alive-if-procedure-was-followed
https://www.news-daily.com/news/candelight-vigil-to-be-held-for-2-year-old-laila-daniel/article_68a32f5c-54be-5b44-92b1-643704a9ed08.html
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/vigil-held-for-murdered-toddler
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155203774/laila-marie-daniel
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/photos-henry-county-murder-trial-death-laila-daniel/tJlWnYby4X64rdhv24XP2I/
https://www.facebook.com/Mrs.TessaDaniel
https://www.facebook.com/Mrs.TessaDaniel/videos/1006970767097495
https://www.facebook.com/p/Loud-For-Laila-100069840791449/
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/night-stick-fracture-doctor-testifies-about-broken-arm-he-treated-one-month-before-laila-daniels-death/85-ef2bba53-b7fa-4334-bf73-d01e0c799f9e
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/mcdonough-ga/laila-daniel-6683039
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/liars-abusers-and-murderers-prosecutors-say-rosenbaums-lived-a-life-of-lies/85-13fc137d-1eda-41dc-93b6-cabc200223eb
https://www.crimeonline.com/2019/07/22/foster-parents-left-loop-shaped-bruising-and-fist-marks-on-tot-girl-who-died-after-months-of-abuse-doctor-testifies/
https://casetext.com/case/daniel-v-ga-dept-of-human-servs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8vs-0-nGDE
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/henry-county-couple-sentenced-in-murder-of-2-year-old-foster-child
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/mcdonough-stockbridge/warrant-foster-child-died-after-beatings-starvation/85-286022533
https://www.henryherald.com/warrant-details-injuries-of-sisters-in-foster-care/article_3cf6ff24-c323-5d8c-a16e-858aeeb3834d.html
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dfcs-workers-fired-after-foster-child-dies/85-53941169
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/it-hurt-7-year-old-details-spankings-belt-use -
The Case of Regis Johnson and Arhonda Tillman
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Davenport, Florida, to discuss another case in Sheriff Grady Judd's territory - and that's the case of Regis and Arhonda Tillman. The couple met at church and proceeded to have a little girl together. At the time of our story, that little girl, who has not been named by the police, was 3-years-old, and Arhonda was already pregnant again. On Tuesday, May 10th, 2022, deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, along with members of fire and rescue responded to a call at the couple's derelict home located at 6720 South Orange Blossom Trail. There, they found the little girl dead inside of an inflatable pool that was being used as a makeshift playpen. She weighted as much as a newborn baby...
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Source Material:
https://www.facebook.com/arhonda.tillman.98
https://www.facebook.com/arhonda.tillman.9
https://www.facebook.com/arhonda.tillman.5
https://www.polksheriff.org/news-investigations/2022/05/12/davenport-couple-arrested-for-negligent-child-abuse-resulting-in-death-of-34-month-old-toddler
https://www.whattoexpect.com/toddler/month-by-month/3-year-old-child
https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/learning-to-walk
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/horrific-sight-polk-county-toddler-died-from-starvation-weighed-only-9-pounds-sheriff
https://nypost.com/2022/05/12/florida-parents-charged-with-starving-2-year-old-to-death/
https://www.polksheriff.org/inmate-profile/2216461
https://www.polksheriff.org/inmate-profile/2216459
https://www.polksheriff.org/inmate-profile/2216549
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/horrific-sight-polk-county-toddler-died-from-starvation-weighed-only-9-pounds-sheriff
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/05/12/polk-sheriff-to-hold-news-conference-on-childs-death-parents-arrest/
https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/05/12/polk-county-couple-charged-after-death-toddler/
https://www.heartlandforchildren.org/
https://www.fox13news.com/news/such-a-heartbreaking-sight-unanswered-questions-after-child-found-starved-to-death-in-davenport
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/regis-johnson-arhonda-tillman-frank-robinson-arrested-after-death-of-florida-toddler-weighing-10-pounds/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/regis-johnson-arhonda-tillman-frank-robinson-arrested-after-death-of-florida-toddler-weighing-10-pounds/
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.2457172,-81.5536322,3a,49y,122.72h,89.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1se_HFaHiaqHS-axrDNURM-Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?authuser=0&entry=ttu
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The Case of Porchia Bennett
This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Porchia Bennett, a 3 year old girl from Philadelphia, PA, who was dumped off at a random man's house along with her siblings after her mother, Tiffany Bennett, didn't want to be a mother anymore. That man, Jerry Chambers, inflicted horrors onto the children, which was later described by the District Attorney as the worst case of child abuse that he'd ever seen in the city... one that would cost little Porchia her life.
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Source Material:
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/59146d4dadd7b04934320c5b
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/pa-superior-court/1458287.html
https://southphillyreview.com/2005/05/05/trial-begins-in-tots-slaying/
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/pa-supreme-court/1332849.html
https://southphillyreview.com/2003/09/18/expressions-of-pain/
https://casetext.com/case/bennett-v-city-of-philadelphia
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8014189/porchia-bennett
https://southphillyreview.com/2005/05/12/porchias-sisters-share-their-horror/
https://southphillyreview.com/2003/08/28/mom-charged-in-tots-death/
https://kolsbygordon.com/slain-toddlers-sisters-sue-the-city-claim-dhs-neglected-their-safety/
https://casetext.com/case/chambers-v-phila-media-network
https://6abc.com/archive/5996256/
https://archive.triblive.com/news/appeals-court-clears-city-social-worker-in-child-abuse-death/
https://medium.com/south-philly-review/the-other-brother-13294c8539
https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/739-eda-2019.html
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/pa-porchia-bennett-3-beaten-to-death-philadelphia-17-aug-2003.22191/
https://www.wtae.com/article/western-pennsylvania-death-row-inmates/7403412
https://www.cor.pa.gov/About%20Us/Initiatives/Pages/Death%20Penalty.aspx
https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/739-eda-2019.htm
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/200037503/
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/200037276/
https://www.cor.pa.gov/Inmates/Pages/Inmate-Locator.aspx -
The Case of Amari Boone
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Fort Worth, Texas to discuss the case of Amari Demontre Boone, an adorable little boy who was loved very much by his parents, Rodney Boone and Ariana George. However, Amari's parents fell on difficult times and reached out to CPS for help, after which, Amari and his younger brother were placed in the care of Deondrick Foley and his partner, Joseph Delancy. What at first seemed like a great placement soon turned into a nightmare for little Amari, who suffered a shattered pelvis, before being tortured for 51 days, finally succumbing to his injuries.
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Source Material:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/656170007/?terms=%22amari%20boone%22&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/656468901/?terms=%22amari%20boone%22&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/710154346/?terms=amari%20boone&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/656170007/?terms=amari%20boone&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/721957517/?terms=amari%20boone&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/660423950/?terms=amari%20boone&match=1
https://www.facebook.com/groups/teamamari/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5F0dQdHQV4
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/slain-north-texas-toddlers-journey-for-justice-continues-with-amended-lawsuit-against-foster-care-organizations-and-texas-gov-greg-abbott-301547571.html?fbclid=IwAR3KT5VA5SnE_YHimH00VNOyonpjNune5hMrKvUOo19CHVrCefH_gFuCIhY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jovWobu9sGg
https://audioboom.com/posts/8245565-epsiode-203-the-tragic-case-of-amari-boone
https://www.facebook.com/rodneySTAYTRILLboone/videos/2972693209477284
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2021/05/05/parents-of-dead-toddler-say-foster-care-agency-ignored-signs-their-son-was-being-abused-lawsuit-says/
https://www.buttonlawfirm.com/library/2021-04-12-Boone-FSC-Plaintiffs-Original-Petition.pdf
https://www.dfps.texas.gov/child_protection/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ach-child-&-family-services
https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/texas/how-big
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10084350/#:~:text=Introduction-,Pelvic%20fractures%20in%20children%20secondary%20to%20trauma%20are%20rare%20and,include%20falls%20from%20a%20height.
https://www.goldsteinhilley.com/violent-offenses/injury-to-a-child-elderly-or-disabled-individual/
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/04/texas-foster-care-children-deaths/#:~:text=Over%20100%20children%20have%20died%20in%20Texas'%20child%20welfare%20system,those%20reported%20in%20previous%20years.
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209346044/amari-boone -
The Case of Damian Sutton
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Michigan to discuss the case of Damian Sutton, an adorable little boy with giant blue eyes and a love for Elmo. After his mother, Nikki, fell on hard times, she moved in with a man named Ronald DiMambro and his family. The two were not a couple, but Ronald was willing to help the young mother get back on her feet. Doing what she felt was right for her son, Nikki accepted the offer. However, Ronald, who had a violent history, began harboring resentment for little Damian - a resentment that would unfortunately result in the little boy dying at his hands.
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Source Material:
https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/opinions/final/coa/20161206_c323251(120)_rptr_181o-323251-final-i.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpMEf4BnCbw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaiN2qZLKSM
https://www.facebook.com/sean.randall.7334
https://www.facebook.com/NikkiTheAquarius
https://www.facebook.com/justicefordamiansutton/
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=2507625002784589&set=pcb.2507625206117902
https://www.facebook.com/justicefordamiansutton/posts/pfbid0k8T6siRHc5UebWWjQDHsmnXDZrv9jRxYs6RQjYd978deANhfCvaYBf8Zu7ro73Rcl
https://www.facebook.com/CartersLawLoveMeDontShakeMe/posts/the-trial-has-started-for-the-man-accused-of-first-degree-murder-of-damien-here-/478056092325099/?locale=ar_AR&paipv=0&eav=AfZMQMdT49V9bqfou1Z2kxmrB0uo5EkY3jZS0OGislQ-TVK5R8d2bRUJmIvLlRuQFQw&_rdr
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2013/08/30/private-funeral-but-public-viewing-is-friday-for-damian-sutton/
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2020/01/31/man-found-guilty-again-2013-death-damian-sutton-2/2858287001/
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2020/01/16/macomb-man-has-new-trial-2013-death-2-year-old-damian-sutton/4493636002/
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1652177931662638&set=pcb.1652178028329295
http://youtu.be/m-0gRwDagQU
https://www.customink.com/designs/bcampb/den0-000y-z5ep/hotlink?pc=HL-76683&cm_mmc=hotlink-_-3-_-Body_txt-_-link1&fbclid=IwAR12_ol_GLDAZUBjoNEPuXs3PUfbYsnNPau__9pc5SdmltP8ka1xZWDKIUk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5klpa111-DM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWaA7SZo9qY
https://www.macombdaily.com/2020/03/10/defiant-dimambro-i-would-never-intentionally-hurt-a-child/
https://www.macombdaily.com/2022/10/04/dimambros-second-murder-conviction-upheld-for-death-of-2-year-old-boy/
https://www.macombdaily.com/2020/01/22/dimambro-took-responsibility-for-childs-death-in-jailhouse-phone-calls/
https://www.pressandguide.com/2020/01/17/mother-of-deceased-boy-remains-angry-blames-washington-township-defendant/
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/new-charges-expected-after-tot-damien-suttons-death-against-man-accused-of-shaking-throwing-him/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ronald-anthony-dimambro-damian-sutton-murder_n_3825605
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/damian-sutton-beating-michigan-2-year-old-ronald-dimambro_n_3806310?utm_hp_ref=detroit&ir=Detroit
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/2-year-old-on-life-support-after-severe-beating/
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2403061/Toddler-Damian-Sutton-dies-week-brutally-beaten-moms-boyfriend.html
https://www.dailytribune.com/2020/01/29/macomb-county-medical-examiner-shocked-at-doctors-testimony-for-murder-defendant/
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/man-to-stand-trial-in-macomb-county-toddlers-death/
https://www.clickondetroit.com/video/news/2019/05/11/damian-suttons-family-thanks-community -
The Case of October Perez
This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of October Perez, a little girl from Montana who was killed by her mother's new boyfriend, David Hyslop. October was forced to sleep on a broken bed in a filthy basement, and suffered a catastrophic spinal cord fracture at the hands of this monster.
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Source Material:
https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/child-abuse/2014/06/26/death-toddler-october-perez-hyslop-guilty/11392877/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8PK92chvNU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pATe0MBLbdY&t=0s
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.711955448938749.1073742081.267163020084663&paipv=0&eav=AfajqlJMzbWWTbUBufAC1blp26JjMB1MkaHyiji4Bxd6pdPGvSjJXfsFaB7RBMznLkg&_rdr
https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2019/03/26/hyslop-killing-october-perez-alleges-ineffective-counsel/3279253002/
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3573515906058857
https://law.justia.com/cases/montana/supreme-court/2013/da-12-0513.html Court document
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72327216/october-ann-perez
https://www.facebook.com/tobyshousemt
https://tobyshousemt.org/
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/243311677/?terms=october%20perez%20david%20hyslop&match=1
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/239786915/?terms=october%20perez%20david%20hyslop&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/239764805/?terms=october%20perez%20david%20hyslop
Customer Reviews
Binged! Again, again!!
Great show!
Passionate relatable hosts!
All the facts!
No overabundance of fluff and nonsense!
Could use more cat opinions (best kind of interruptions) 😻
I’ve listened to at least one episode of ever true crime podcast there is and you guys are one of my top 3. Thank you for your hard work and dedication and a great podcast!
I wish it was an hour but I know y’all both have lives to live.
Amazing channel
I used to watch this on YouTube but switched to Podcasts to listen while I can’t watch on YouTube 🫶🫶
Best True Crime Podcast out there
I absolutely love this podcast. The amount of details and facts presented are unlike any other. I appreciate that they do lesser known cases but they also do a superior job covering some well known cases such as Sylvia Likens and Junko Faruta. Drewby and Yergy tackle some really rough cases and they're very relatable. Some of the content is especially disturbing and is covered in a way that honors the victims in a very special and compassionate way. I'm especially moved when Yergy is vulnerable enough to let us witness the impact of just how disturbing some of these details are. Thank you both for giving us all such amazing content!