The Case of Dominic Elkins & Cody Metzker Madsen

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://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/10/28/cody-metzker-madsen-murder-trial-foster-mom-lawsuit/18061713/

https://childrenssquare.org/

https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/one-dead-one-incapacitated-after-spirit-lake-motorcycle-crash/

https://omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/1-motorcyclist-killed-1-injured-in-spirit-lake-crash/article_b543f99c-45d0-11e5-a8f6-4b005568b4f2.html

https://archive.is/Q95C0

https://iagenweb.org/boards/shelby/obituaries/index.cgi?read=469874

https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-courts/charges-dismissed-mental-health-institute-attack/article_cda1d7d2-6170-11ef-8d98-fff21621f3b1.html

https://archive.is/9PQhp

https://archive.is/9PQhp/2b4097ed447056ed106cc39dbd319bc196828591.jpg

https://www.ketv.com/article/day-6-of-iowa-murder-trial-features-dueling-doctors/7649024

 

• Likes
• Download2.4K
• Share