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

Monday Jul 15, 2024
The Case of Logan Cline
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to both Midland, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada to discuss yet another case where methamphetamine and "mom's new man" are a lethal combination. Logan Cline was an adorable boy with his whole life ahead of him. That was until his mother, Stormy Johnson, got involved with Corey Allen Trumbull, a meth addict who was cruel to animals and obsessed with death. Not only did Corey get both Logan and his older sister, Lexi, hooked on the drug, but he started physically abusing Logan - an act which would lead to Logan's badly beaten body being abandoned in a an old car in Wichita Falls.
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Source Material:
https://www.facebook.com/share/7MwcgztTsfC3mkfw/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
https://www.facebook.com/share/Dh4M8Uq2ffpYjKKU/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005166616651
https://www.facebook.com/share/M63icgLkWCTowygy/?mibextid=LQQJ4d https://www.facebook.com/share/cujJ1B3U1kKkXuCg/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
https://www.facebook.com/stormyljohnson
https://www.facebook.com/share/Dx8kGwck7BhrMUu2/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207744312/logan-cline
https://youtu.be/z4MT-zNSQEM?feature=shared
https://www.8newsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/2020/03/trumbullarrestreport_Redacted.pdf
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/jury-needed-only-15-minutes-to-convict-moms-avowed-white-supremacist-boyfriend-of-11-year-old-boys-heinous-torture-murder/amp/
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g56891-d277960-Reviews-Red_Roof_Inn_Wichita_Falls-Wichita_Falls_Texas.html
https://www.gofundme.com/f/logan-cline039s-funeral-expenses
https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2020/04/16/trumbull-indicted-capital-murder-death-logan-cline-11/5149998002/
https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/crime/crime-crime/accused-child-murderer-corey-trumbull-booked-on-3-million-bonds/amp/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/corey-trumbull-appealing-capital-murder-conviction/vi-BB1jA8qZ
https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/09/07/stormy-johnson-pleaded-guilty-sentenced-murder-logan-cline/
https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/testimony-begins-in-trumbulls-capital-murder-trial/amp/
https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/testimony-begins-in-trumbulls-capital-murder-trial/amp/
https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/08/22/details-murder-revealed-during-corey-trumbull-murder-trial/
https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/08/28/medical-examiner-takes-stand-trumbull-murder-trial/

Thursday Jul 11, 2024
The Case of Judah Morgan
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to LaPorte, Indiana, to discuss the case of 4-year-old Judah Morgan, who was placed in a loving home, only to have that stripped away 18-months later. CPS took Judah from his foster parents, and placed him in the home of his biological parents, Mary Yoder and Alan Morgan. During this time, Judah was tied up with duct tape and thrown into the basement of the couple's squalid home, only to die from blunt force trauma due to all of the beatings he suffered at Alan's hands.
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Source Material:
https://www.facebook.com/share/Aa8vWXLZd88U3bAF/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263339215/judah-marshall-morgan
https://wsbt.com/resources/pdf/2b9b99bf-ce2f-4d5a-8529-5083dfa0e15e-amendedjudahmorganlawsuit.pdf
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/unbelievable-judge-lashes-out-after-mother-said-she-missed-the-sweet-boy-she-helped-torture-and-beat-to-death/amp/
https://gb.readly.com/magazines/pick-me-up/2024-03-14/65ec8eb427cff78b81cf208b
https://www.tributebook.com/domains/9e84358d-f21f-4355-8b21-a2eb010b669d/obituaries/22691600/book?utm_source=www.lakeviewfhc.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=obit_event_view_book#
https://www.youthservicebureau.com/programs
https://wsbt.com/amp/news/local/judah-morgan-laid-rest-child-abuse-murder-potty-training-judahs-law-father-mother-foster-parents-caregiver-child-care-department-services-dcs-hearings-wythogan-park-indiana
https://wsbt.com/amp/news/local/appeal-denied-father-murders-son-potty-training-judah-morgan-judahs-law-convicted-prison-sentence-upheld-child-abuse-laporte-county-indiana
https://www.wndu.com/2022/11/29/laporte-man-sentenced-death-son/
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/northwest-indiana-man-sentenced-to-more-than-60-years-for-murder-of-4-year-old-son-judah-morgan
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/new-charges-filed-against-northwest-indiana-woman-accused-in-death-of-4-year-old-son
https://wsbt.com/amp/news/local/la-porte-county-man-charged-with-murder-in-4-year-old-sons-murder
https://eu.indystar.com/story/news/investigations/2024/05/09/indiana-dcs-child-services-red-flags-judah-morgan-laporte-county-child-abuse-torture-foster-home/73606219007/
https://fultoncountypost.com/wroi-news/711123#gsc.tab=0
https://www.wndu.com/2021/10/14/court-docs-show-history-child-abuse-laporte-co-homicide-case/?outputType=amp
https://youtu.be/3c_z4aThOQU?feature=shared
https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceforjudah
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263339215/judah-marshall-morgan
https://fultoncountypost.com/wroi-news/664385#gsc.tab=0
https://www.facebook.com/emiyoder

Monday Jul 08, 2024
The Case of Ronnie O'Neal
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Florida once again to discuss the case of infamous family annihilator, Ronnie O'Neal. Once a community activist, Ronnie snapped after falling victim to a random drive by shooting. Although he was separated from his wife, Kenyatta, at the time, she welcomed him back into their home once he was released from the hospital as he had nowhere to go. The couple shared two children - Ron’ Niveya, who had cerebral palsy, and Ronnie IV, whom they called "Little Ronnie." March 18th, 2018, several 911 calls were placed from the couple's suburban neighborhood - two of which were from Kenyatta and Ronnie. That evening, Ronnie shot his estranged wife and bludgeoned her to death with the gun in their neighbor's yard. He then went back into the home and hacked his wheelchair-bound daughter to death in front of his young son, who was hiding in the kitchen. He then turned his attention on Little Ronnie, stabbing him nearly to death before setting the house ablaze. There was just one problem with Ronnie's plan... his son lived to testify against him in court, where Ronnie gained notoriety for his courtroom antics.
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Source Material:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/477664219/?match=1&terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://www.newspapers.com/image/472520492/?match=1&terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://www.newspapers.com/image/480133777/?match=1&terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://www.newspapers.com/image/480133777/?match=1&terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/498849391/?match=1&terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://www.newspapers.com/image/507852057/?match=1&terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://newspapers.com/image/577841195/?match=1&terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://www.newspapers.com/image/697533550/?match=1&terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://www.newspapers.com/image/737943548/?terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://www.newspapers.com/image/740665508/?terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://www.newspapers.com/image/742337526/?terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://www.newspapers.com/image/742674595/?match=1&terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://www.newspapers.com/image/742980122/?terms=Ronnie%20Oneal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0wNPsxlD0w
https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2021/07/23/family-members-condemn-ronnie-oneal-as-he-gets-life-for-fatal-attack-on-family/
https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/i-am-safe-i-am-loved-riverview-boy-stabbed-set-on-fire-adopted-by-detective-who-responded-to-double-murder/
https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/second-district-court-of-appeal/2023/21-2460.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0wNPsxlD0w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVqOLoCwi6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MmsTQNU_N8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyE1ioxSGh0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXcLWHIsHsU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snSU49TM1OM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn7oT62kWlQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6yiy6i_Uzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGPaC6qsqbk
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228555724/ron'niveya-o'neil
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188794344/kenyatta_barron
https://www.facebook.com/watch?ref=search&v=1131601890811194&external_log_id=a7f0ed76-e137-4bf5-bf7a-0613a6b2e680&q=kenyata%20barron%20murder
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/ronnie-oneal-found-guilty-of-murdering-his-girlfriend-9-year-old-daughter-in-2018
https://disability-memorial.org/ronniveya-oneal
https://theautismwars.blogspot.com/2021/06/autisticwhileblack-against-erasure-of.html
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/psychologist-testifies-ronnie-oneal-trial/67-2adb32cd-7938-4097-b342-15e47602cda2
https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/ronnie-oneal-murder-trial-detective-who-adopted-oneals-son-speaks-to-jurors/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opd23dTTQbI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGmGIa6yBI8
https://www.tiktok.com/@vikingmindset11/video/7300367525240425771

Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
The Case of Tesslyn O'Cull
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 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

Monday Jul 01, 2024
The Case of James Dunklee Cruz
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 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.
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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
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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

Thursday Jun 27, 2024
The Case of Bryan Boyer
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday 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

Monday Jun 24, 2024
The Case of Heaven Waktins
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
This week, Yergy and Drewby head to both Minnesota and Virginia to discuss the case of Heaven Watkins, a young autistic girl with cerebral palsy who was killed by her mother, Latoya Monique Smith, and her new boyfriend, Demont Harris. Even more infuriating than the fact that this beautiful little girl was killed, is the fact that Demont was being paid by the state of Virginia to care for her - but he didn't. He did the exact opposite of that.
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Source Material:
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-heavens-tragic-life-and-death/89-611352180
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/norfolk/heaven-watkins-latoya-smith-sentencing/291-6ff0fe42-2331-4d58-9886-d7004cca287f
https://youtu.be/ohqL3WsVGOg?list=PL63Lm4ZCdVCBOIToqZexHpMQL7MbE48L9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0yp0PD4CXg&list=PL63Lm4ZCdVCBOIToqZexHpMQL7MbE48L9&index=2
https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/full-interview-sheronda-orridge-on-her-niece-heaven-watkins/291-8221111
https://democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/media/news/heavens-story-after-girls-death-her-child-abuse-case-is-prompting-nationwide-legislation
https://disability-memorial.org/heaven-watkins
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/485
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr485
https://childwelfaremonitor.org/2018/11/27/why-america-needs-an-interstate-child-abuse-and-neglect-registry/
https://wset.com/news/local/mother-fianc-charged-in-death-of-11-year-old-autistic-child-caused-abdomen-to-split
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193395667/heaven-raola-watkins
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/investigations/man-pleads-guilty-in-norfolk-child-abuse-death/291-a934951d-da32-4f72-ac16-9b908034afda
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/13news-now-investigates/gov-northam-signs-heavens-bill-into-law/291-277a0507-c670-4b14-a2ed-9fc4e31795f8
https://www.wtkr.com/2018/05/25/bond-hearing-scheduled-for-norfolk-mother-charged-with-murder-in-childs-death
https://www.wtkr.com/2018/05/23/family-of-11-year-old-victim-speaks-out-as-they-plan-memorial-services-to-honor-the-child
https://www.wtkr.com/2018/05/21/two-more-children-taken-from-norfolk-home-after-11-year-olds-death
https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/episode-103-heaven-watkins-part-1/id1499010711?i=1000553419032

Thursday Jun 20, 2024
The Case of Omaree Varela
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Albuquerque to discuss the case of Omaree Varela, a beautiful little boy who was abused by both his mother, Synthia Varela, and his stepfather, Steve Casaus - who was a violent criminal. Things came to a head on December 27th, 2013, when Synthia became so upset with Omaree that she literally kicked him to death. Much like many of the cases we've discussed on this channel, CPS and local authorities were very much involved in the family's life, and failed in their duty to protect Omaree.
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Source Material:
https://disability-memorial.org/omaree-varela
https://www.koat.com/article/man-convicted-in-brutal-killing-of-9-year-old-boy-gets-20-years-less-in-prison/28918564
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/abqjournal/name/omaree-varela-obituary?id=38476994
https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/omaree-varelas-stepfather-to-be-re-sentenced/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124680846/omaree-varela
https://www.koat.com/article/horrible-crime-shook-city-state-including-victims-young-siblings/28753226
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-tragic-case-of-omaree_b_5534857
https://www.courthousenews.com/slain-childs-estate-blames-nm-caseworkers/
https://www.cabq.gov/police/documents/childabusepreventiontaskforcereport.pdf
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-nmd-1_15-cv-01039/pdf/USCOURTS-nmd-1_15-cv-01039-0.pdf
https://www.scribd.com/document/214518720/Omaree-Autopsy-Report
https://www.krqe.com/news/stephen-casaus-sentenced-to-10-years-in-federal-prison/
https://apnews.com/general-news-fc06c0248e444c268bd4e1b93e0749bc
https://www.krqe.com/news/omarees-mom-during-sentencing-i-love-my-kids/
https://casetext.com/case/state-v-casaus-2
https://www.petedinelli.com/2019/07/30/nine-year-old-omaree-varela-settlement-needs-to-be-made-public/
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20150905/281522224857924
https://www.kxan.com/news/woman-sentenced-to-40-years-for-kicking-9-year-old-son-to-death/
https://www.krqe.com/news/judge-omaree-varelas-mother-competent-to-stand-trial/
https://www.robertorosalesphotgraphy.com/blog/2014/1/10/memorial-services-held-for-omaree-varela
https://www.koat.com/article/timeline-of-the-omaree-varela-case/5008916
https://www.koat.com/article/candelight-vigil-held-for-omaree-varela/5053387
https://www.facebook.com/speakforomaree/
https://www.krqe.com/news/prosecutors-evidence-shows-stephen-casaus-involved-in-omarees-death/
https://www.koat.com/article/casaus-family-wrap/4452741
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvBxvWANUKc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvB2V6FOwCk
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2553953/Police-did-911-call-recorded-abuse-boy-9-later-died.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2617634/Terrible-toll-meth-mother-stomped-son-9-death.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzaf6fYo4is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIomy4J3CLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4to-bmzy-L0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FOJtKLJ1_4
https://www.koat.com/article/steve-casaus-latest/4442601
https://www.cd.nm.gov/offender-search

Monday Jun 17, 2024
The Case of Shaylyn Ammerman
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the tragic case of 22-month-old Shaylyn Ammerman, a beautiful toddler who lived in a house with her extended family in Bloomington, Indiana. On March 24th, 2016, Shaylyn was found to be missing from the bed located in the family's living room. Kyler Parker, an acquaintance of the Ammerman family, was arrested and soon confessed to raping and murdering the toddler before discarding her body in a wooded area. However, what was thought to be an open and shut case, soon became a lot more complicated with shocking allegations came out about the witnesses in the Ammerman home...
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Source Material:
https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2017/02/28/owen-county-judge-accepts-plea-agreement-for-kyle-parker/46790309/
https://fox59.com/news/family-witness-stunned-at-graphic-details-in-shaylyn-ammerman-case/
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2017/02/27/man-sentenced-killing-1-year-old/98469462/
https://www.waltonfuneralservice.com/obituaries/Shaylyn-Ammerman?obId=27438327
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2016/03/28/suspect-charged-rape-murder-1-year-olds-death/82336526/
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2016/03/25/shaylyns-father-m-just-devastated/82252990
https://www.wrtv.com/news/crime/its-not-what-i-want-but-its-the-right-thing-prosecutor-explains-plea-deal-in-kyle-parker-case
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2016/03/24/search-continues-1-year-old-girl-missing-spencer/82206078/
https://www.wrtv.com/news/crime/full-statements-from-the-plea-hearing-of-shaylyn-ammerman-murder-suspect-kyle-parker?_ga=2.25264762.676380148.1715798357-406286565.1715798357
https://www.wrtv.com/news/crime/kyle-parker-receives-60-years-in-prison-for-rape-murder-of-1-year-old-shaylyn-ammerman?_ga=2.4309364.676380148.1715798357-406286565.1715798357https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shaylyn-ammerman-case-indiana-man-sentenced-in-toddlers-abduction-slaying/
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/shaylyn-ammermans-dad-uncle-describe-hours-before-she-went-missing?_ga=2.71560660.676380148.1715798357-406286565.1715798357
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2017/02/06/suspect-killing-1-year-old-shaylyn-ammerman-pleads-guilty/97544168/
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/search-warrant-issued-for-facebook-records-in-shaylyn-ammerman-case?_ga=2.71610196.676380148.1715798357-406286565.1715798357
https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/suzette-hackney/2016/03/29/hackney-shaylyns-father-tormented-facebook/82390442/
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2016/03/30/suspect-killing-1-year-old-shaylyn-ammerman-suicide-watch/82424312/
https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2016/03/26/shaylyn-ammerman-case-march-25/47813201/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3515601/Father-raped-murdered-14-month-old-girl-tormented-online-police-no-evidence-against-man-charged-death.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdHGZ7l3Nwk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBR22v3YzA8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vOqoTe4M9U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLWIg9x8odU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLWIg9x8odU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXzvgREakR8
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159996431/shaylyn_michelle_kay-ammerman/photo
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2970166/sick-predator-who-kidnapped-raped-and-murdered-15-month-old-baby-girl-after-drinking-whiskey-with-her-uncle-caged-for-60-years/
https://www.wishtv.com/news/close-to-200-people-gather-at-vigil-for-baby-shaylyn/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3508864/Family-friend-22-arrested-14-month-old-girl-mysteriously-vanished-middle-night-dead-near-river-Indiana.html
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/visitation-information-announced-for-shaylyn-ammerman?_ga=2.238781127.676380148.1715798357-406286565.1715798357
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzImAEVrIig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLWIg9x8odU
https://www.facebook.com/justin.ammerman.77
https://www.facebook.com/adam.ammerman
https://www.facebook.com/tamera.morgan.58
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084915471593
https://www.facebook.com/JessicaMae3119
https://www.in.gov/apps/indcorrection/ofs/ofs

Thursday Jun 13, 2024
The Case of Khaleesi Cuthriell
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Virginia to discuss the tragic case of Khaleesi Cuthriell, and adorable little girl who didn't have a chance to grow up. After being placed in the custody of a con-artist and her 29 time felon boyfriend, Khaleesi's appearance quickly began changing for the worse in pictures shared on social media. As of the date of this recording in 2024, Khaleesi is still missing and presumed dead, and is thought to be among the rubbish in a 90 thousand cubic acre landfill.
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Source Material:
https://www.whsv.com/2024/02/16/travis-brown-sentenced-life-20-years-abuse-murder-khaleesi-cuthriell/
https://www.whsv.com/2023/08/29/jury-views-dozens-photos-first-day-murder-child-abuse-trial/
https://www.whsv.com/2023/08/29/its-eating-me-alive-jury-hears-experts-investigators/
https://www.whsv.com/2024/01/25/proposed-legislation-aims-address-gaps-kinship-care-guidelines/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0QRCTSU_ipROJqWXcDEXmj2y9Lxu3VLodeboRu6Yvdc6pn2SzFK36uX60_aem_Ael08mHIDSXz6ove5rJt1vhWCaNvF3yAzyx29qxrWj2xnw3yckWmh4zALZrs36_hE-M9WDePkAXVejUJGgyp82_8
https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/newsbeat/2024/02/16/travis-brown-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-toddlers-slaying/72626467007/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0cIwsNDFlGgo7sk8F-lEQiLAgdhou1pJ01TU0yHR_IFpgzI8rtT1VD25A_aem_AenS0tabfFjbwvtBVjuZnngbLv67JX5PUFP9UZLKOha9KypiI729GS0-MVWil1ccgCntRvK5La1U6f04tpty1HuH
https://www.29news.com/2021/12/03/suspects-khaleesi-case-extradited-virginia/?_ga=2.70576850.312018931.1716235279-648117468.1716235279
https://www.whsv.com/2024/02/22/candi-royer-sentenced-life-prison/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3HjxCMgmyxwXgTnWj1fUmtUFjFfAuDN3QpMPU3Q2ZjmebZ8smLoj6-E6g_aem_AenxHQKyvux_t8D3G4tvD6ozbcITds__KDwWIA4LPzeQpT0-tq2eoJJAFAdCbx4HthfijuaDO1sa765ZEFxAVsMA
https://www.whsv.com/2021/12/25/christmas-eve-candlelight-vigil-held-khaleesi-cuthriell/
https://augustafreepress.com/news/mailbag-was-an-augusta-county-deputy-involved-in-the-khaleesi-cuthriell-murder/
https://www.breakingthrough.tv/post/candi-royer-sentenced-affair-with-deputy-exposed-deputy-knew-girl-s-location-according-to-brown?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3ArG4fYMeTt8aSN5R2eZpdKg2h7mdeO2VW_zsnJyPTacynTIIU0kliGp0_aem_AemKEOE-fhkvgZlLaJ43TT76tONdkaaHLB4TgH8-iQGKbM5IBbdhB6hEeMm30pVvG0UVjLNqvy18wLKb4dZTdcmo
https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2022/05/24/khaleesi-two-suspects-charged-murder-staunton-girls-disappearance-pressumed-dead-augusta-county/9904766002/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1AFO3yu8nuAh5gA1QDFFNhQLqXZetQMJj5OnAvpNqeNZGkOZYp7HfaNX4_aem_Ael9hMmc7DUlo35CFuPjZt7wSXXcstkgmRPpKmhdqf_OODQiQNwN5CrAnL7TgzxMk7Z9js1iZNTpzKbT7BpCIgZT
https://www.insideedition.com/khaleesi-cuthriell-case-accused-todder-killer-pleads-guilty-to-torture-murder-of-3-year-old-83622
https://www.29news.com/2023/04/21/court-documents-show-evidence-be-used-case-khaleesi-cuthriell/?_ga=2.11847798.312018931.1716235279-648117468.1716235279
https://www.insideedition.com/what-happened-to-khaleesi-cuthriell-searching-for-justice-in-case-of-missing-toddler-presumed-dead
https://www.29news.com/2023/08/28/augusta-trial-underway-man-accused-murdering-khaleesi-cuthriell/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5576987/#:~:text=%25-,Spurning,is%20blamed%20for%20adult%20problems%E2%80%9D
https://www.whsv.com/2023/08/30/travis-brown-found-guilty/
https://www.whsv.com/2023/09/13/candi-royer-pleads-guilty-augusta-county-court/
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/infinite-pictures-ill-never-take-of-my-little-girl-mother-testifies-during-sentencing-hearing-of-onetime-friend-who-tortured-and-murdered-her-3-year-old-daughter/
https://www.insideedition.com/murder-conviction-in-torture-of-3-year-old-khaleesi-cuthriell-whose-body-has-never-been-found-83416
https://www.whsv.com/2021/09/04/waynesboro-woman-reported-missing/
https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/travis-brown-and-candi-royer-arrested-in-pennsylvania-in-connection-with-the-disappearance-of-3-year-old-khalesesi-cuthriell/
https://www.wdbj7.com/2021/09/13/acso-reports-arrests-made-missing-child-case/
https://www.cbs19news.com/story/44708035/augusta-sheriff-asking-for-help-to-find-missing-toddler
https://www.whsv.com/2021/08/28/augusta-man-wanted-multiple-felonies-albemarle-county/
https://www.12onyourside.com/2023/08/30/travis-ryan-brown-found-guilty-all-charges/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR34vGTBQq69re7L52OSWLUTtqn68LFjgO-J8uL5G8simYiE5NlK39lOaoM_aem_AemwAZ7jy-ZJAMIBC8-pwdw_2LWcn0IJ0_15NuMSvz2kGncx7cr_hzKm4n25p086ZfwSwkCt2V1qp0DScOfsMf-b
https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2023/08/29/waynesboro-man-charged-with-murder-claimed-toddler-killed-herself/70708624007/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0CpsHhC5ocRH9cJed8xZkEhXFAEKfTZe2iSg4QGMxukOYyXt2XmTU_pBo_aem_Aek8ICJUieHabQPrv2CnPjAdKknFjrVcPRH7cn6D9kEziXZPd4bAa5iGfeGWSiI04tC0NjutFUUi2lRooOkqgrIs
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233531014/khaleesi-cuthriell/photo
https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2024/02/22/candi-j-royer-gets-life-in-prison-for-staunton-toddlers-slaying/72700132007/
https://www.facebook.com/events/cattle-scales-rd-waynesboro-va-22980-united-states/celebrating-honoring-khaleesi-hope-cuthriells-4th-birthday/418360373352977/?paipv=0&eav=AfaRe55q7bUuN3nFT8FnF4hkFePIyG0RkyY6GROvekv1UV4lyLF9NcF7L9Gj4rmmkf0&_rdr
https://www.whsv.com/2021/12/06/community-members-hold-birthday-celebration-khaleesi-cuthriell/
https://www.wmra.org/2022-05-24/multiple-murder-charges-for-suspects-in-missing-toddler-case
https://augustafreepress.com/news/sheriffs-office-sets-up-memorial-for-3-year-old-khaleesi-cuthriell/
https://www.cbs19news.com/story/49653103/woman-pleads-to-murder-charge-in-connection-with-toddlers-disappearance
https://www.valegalaid.org/resource/faqs-diversionary-assistance
https://www.vacourts.gov/opinions/opncavwp/1549223.pdf
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/he-threw-her-away-man-convicted-of-torture-and-eventual-murder-of-3-year-old-girl-after-he-claimed-she-killed-herself-by-ramming-her-head-into-a-doorframe/
https://fredericksburg.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/graphic-images-of-khaleesi-cuthriell-presented-in-augusta-county-murder-trial/article_ca128a40-ad0d-54ce-85b5-98616a5da4b9.html
https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_cd2bba00-c91b-5591-aa8d-8c06136f849e.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpTNHhV2FeI
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=334170845980798&ref=sharing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-dUu_4xXXA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLrs4EvDz9c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E9n7Dnzb9g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRZA9cqQqN8
https://www.whsv.com/2023/08/30/travis-brown-found-guilty
https://www.facebook.com/groups/607515063601948/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1776442429549248&set=p.1776442429549248&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10107809308205566&set=pcb.1056002372086546
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2067498760270655&set=pcb.1058238848529565
https://www.whsv.com/2024/02/23/khaleesi-would-likely-have-lived-had-they-been-diligent-augusta-county-attorney-speaks-social-services-role-childs-death/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0LGMpaYzvpItnheqyfQUf_6RAMWQSogzBppeC4KNXkxAG3AlX_uMGxRos_aem_Aele1aBI87Ki8MgQuX2VzDIH-Av8NdRdbqAes0bQtWIG9RUDhgUTnT7Esqrl-zNqVLtW1K1pVAgVd43-7X8DfoG9
https://www.facebook.com/candi.royer
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3643412022404533&set=pcb.3643413142404421
https://www.facebook.com/candi.royer/posts/pfbid02tL6oJ1f42WBAyQLcp3Tub9w6324g6mM7tuA2TpijCq6DELoLaozeYaYSVbGYGSb4l
https://www.facebook.com/amanda.mullen.581
https://www.facebook.com/bernie.campbell.5872
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009606277858
https://www.facebook.com/kim.t.brown
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10208596155969590&set=ms.c.eJxNzMENwEAMAsGOIrgYbPpvLLpP5O~_IhTgYxZTiKHj4i4EoXKKcaLI3g5h706iYvYUn5q76Vq~_XDBDX~%3BplbVX1Y5iCv.bps.a.10208596155809586
https://www.facebook.com/woahitsrandal
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100020901556888
https://www.facebook.com/amanda.mullen.581
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081986343737
https://www.facebook.com/ted.cuthriell.3