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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.Copyright 2024 The Misery Machine All rights reserved. Social Sciences True Crime
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  • The Case of Oaklee Snow

    The Case of Oaklee Snow
    Jul 14 2025
    This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss a case that spanned three states - Oklahoma, Indiana, and Colorado. Our story revolves around an adorable toddler named Oaklee Snow and her baby brother "CS," who were abducted by her mother Madison Marshall and her boyfriend, Roan Waters. The couple brought the children to a trap house in Indianapolis, where they proceed to go on a bender, abandon "CS," and then murder Oaklee. Soon after, they concealed her body in a dresser drawer in a derelict building in a nearby town. 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 Materials: https://lawandcrime.com/crime/would-not-eat-at-the-pace-that-he-wanted-mom-of-1-year-old-girl-found-dead-in-bottom-dresser-drawer-learns-her-fate-after-turning-on-boyfriend/ https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/police-believe-oaklee-snows-body-disposed-of-in-indiana-mother-accused-of-leaving-her-brother-in-indy-drug-house/ https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/oaklee-snow-mother-of-toddler-found-dead-in-dresser-in-morgan-county-home-takes-plea-deal/ https://nypost.com/2023/06/16/toddler-oaklee-mae-snows-decomposed-body-found-in-dresser/ https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/prosecutor-oaklee-snows-remains-found-in-dresser-in-abandoned-morgantown-home/ https://people.com/crime/oaklee-snow-missing-girl-last-seen-indianapolis-mom-arrested/ https://www.bigcountry995.com/story/644959803a09e108f7a34433/details-emerge-in-death-of-oaklee-snow-2-charged https://people.com/oaklee-snow-case-mother-pleads-guilty-11728510?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.fox23.com/news/mother-accepts-plea-deal-after-being-charged-in-death-of-seminole-county-girl/article_cc922195-b841-48ef-ba1f-21ae4379a68b.html https://lawandcrime.com/crime/mother-boyfriend-arrested-after-missing-2-year-old-found-in-dresser-drawer-after-suffering-horrific-death-prosecutor/ https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2023/03/30/oaklee-snow-what-we-know-about-missing-toddler-taken-mother-madison-marshall-roan-waters/70063236007/ https://kfor.com/news/local/courts-docs-reveal-disturbing-details-about-oaklee-snows-death/ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23789631-madison-marshall_roan-waters_pcaffidavit/?responsive=1&responsive=false&sidebar=false&title=1?embed=true https://www.facebook.com/maddi.marshall.56 https://www.facebook.com/roan.waters https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069812851800
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    25 mins
  • The Case of Zaliya Shamigulova

    The Case of Zaliya Shamigulova
    Jul 10 2025
    This week, Drewby and Yergy head to the island nation of Mauritius to discuss the case of Zaliya Shamigulova, a beautiful young Russian woman who was slowly traveling around the world with her companion and roommate, Elena. However, once Zaliya landed on the island, she began to mingle with some of the locals. This included an IT engineer named Puryavirsingh Sundur. For Zaliya, this was a way to connect with new people during her travels. For Puryavirsingh, it became an deadly obsession... 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 Materials: https://ura.news/news/1052808313#:~:text=%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%20%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8C%20%D0%B2%C2%A0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%20%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B,%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%20%D0%B8%C2%A0%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%2C%20%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%20%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%D0%B8%C2%A0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8B https://ufa.aif.ru/incidents/crime/-poydem-do-konca-rodnye-ubitoy-na-mavrikie-devushki-trebuyut-vozmezdiya#:~:text=%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%20%D0%97%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%20%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%82%20%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%B9,%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F%20%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%8F%20%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%20%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5 https://aif.ru/society/people/-nadezhdy-bolshe-net-semya-skorbit-po-ubitoy-na-mavrikii-zalie#:~:text=Image%3A%20%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%20,%D1%81%20%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B8%20%D0%B8%20%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%20%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC https://www.starhit.ru/life/roditeli-ubitoi-na-mavrikii-zalii-shamigulovoi-lyubimaya-dochenka-ty-byla-nashei-oporoi-i-nadezhdoi-5827936/#:~:text=%D0%A3%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0%2C%20%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0%2C%20%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%20%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B9%20%D0%B8,%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B9%20%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9%20%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%20%D0%B2%20%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%86%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8 https://74.ru/text/incidents/2024/08/28/74017286/?utm_campaign=news&utm_content=5827817&utm_medium=push&utm_source=74.ru#:~:text=%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%2029,RU%20%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%20%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8F%20%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9 https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/tourist-murdered-mauritius-tongue-tinder-b1178258.html#:~:text=She%20was%20found%20naked%2C%20buried,on%20the%20dating%20app%20Tinder https://ufa.mk.ru/incident/2024/08/22/turistku-iz-bashkirii-nashli-zhestoko-ubitoy-na-mavrikii.html#:~:text=%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8C%20%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9%20%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C%20%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0,%D0%BA%20%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%83%20%D0%B2%20%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%20%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BF https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13775657/female-tourist-29-found-naked-and-stabbed-to-death-by-tinder-date-on-paradise-island-mauritius-had-her-tongue-cut-out-so-she-could-not-call-for-help.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/female-tourist-29-found-naked-and-stabbed-to-death-by-tinder-date/vi-AA1po2cJ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-who-met-tinder-date-33526570 https://www.reddit.com/r/TerrifyingAsFuck/comments/1f07u7o/female_tourist_29_found_naked_and_stabbed_to/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30043429/tourist-stabbed-death-paradise-island-mauritius-tinder/ https://youtu.be/SbjRI4dYKCY?si=RQyzxqUlC-_gqYMO https://www.instagram.com/zalia_a/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/elenaguseva17/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/zalia.shamigulova https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13772143/Tourist-knifed-death-Mauritius-meeting-killer-Tinder.html https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/woman-stabbed-death-tinder-date-33534704 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashkortostan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FISU_World_University_Games https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/...
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    24 mins
  • The Case of Quinton Simon

    The Case of Quinton Simon
    Jul 7 2025
    This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Savannah, Georgia, to discuss the case of Quinton Simon, and adorable little boy born to a drug addicted mother, Leilani Simon. At the time of our story, Quinton and his siblings were living in the home of their grandmother, Billie Jo Howell, when one morning, Quinton went missing. Eventually, all signs pointed to his mother, 22-year-old Leilani, and after weeks of searching through mounds of trash in a landfill, pieces of the toddler were finally recovered. 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 Materials: https://www.wjcl.com/article/quinton-simon-home-up-for-sale/46306130 https://www.wjcl.com/article/quinton-simon-landfill-search-murder-trial/62674115 Leilani Simon asks for new trial, is transferred to prison Leilani Simon sentenced to life with possibility of parole in death of her son Quinton Oruta Ruth Simon (2021-2022) - Find a Grave Memorial New findings released following investigation on Georgia’s foster care system Quinton Oruta "Ruth" Simon Obituary (2022) | Savannah, Georgia ‘My baby’s not dead’: Heated exchange between grandmother, babysitter of missing Georgia toddler caught on camera | WSAV-TV Grandmother of Quinton Simon sentenced to 10 days in jail for violating court order Babysitter ‘very concerned’ about Quinton Simon as mother’s trial continues in his killing Quinton Simon family home in Savannah on the market One year anniversary of Quinton Simon's disappearance Quinton Simon | WSAV.com Day 8 of Leilani Simon murder trial ‘Heartbreaking’: Day 7 of Leilani Simon murder trial focuses on search for Quinton’s remains Week 2 of Leilani Simon murder trial opens with FBI testimony Day 5 of Leilani Simon murder trial Memorial set up outside of toddler’s home as investigation continues Leilani Simon murder trial day 4: Prosecution paints picture of abuse for toddler Quinton | FOX 5 Atlanta Leilani Simon, Sentenced to Life for Murder of 20-Month-Old Son, Wants Child’s Remains Given to Her Brother Quinton Simon: Grandmother of Slain Tot Calls FBI After Accused Murderer Mom Checks out of Rehab Hours Before Arrest – Crime Online Quinton Simon: Babysitter reveals odd text before toddler’s disappearance | The Independent Savannah Murder Trial: Babysitter Testifies Against Leilani Simon Its been almost 2 years since Quinton Simon died. When will his mother go to trial? Georgia toddler Quinton Simon remembered as 'fun, smart, loving little monkey' | Fox News Heartbreaking obituary released for toddler found dead in Georgia landfill – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta Search continues for Chatham Co. toddler last seen Wednesday morning One week since the disappearance of Quinton Simon Police resume search at home of missing toddler Chatham County Police seize evidence in missing toddler case UPDATE: Chatham Co. PD provides new tips number for missing toddler Police searching for missing 20-month-old child on Buckhalter Rd. Quinton Simon's Mother Leilani Simon Convicted of Murdering Toddler Georgia mother sentenced to life for killing son Quinton Simon whose body was found in landfill https://www.yourtango.com/crime/quinton-simon-grandmother-billie-jo-howell-claims-toddler-drowned https://www.instagram.com/itsdannyyoungkin/ https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/babysitter-quinton-simon-may-have-drowned/ https://www.crimeonline.com/2022/11/23/quinton-simon-grandmother-of-missing-tot-calls-fbi-afte-accused-murderer-mom-checks-out-of-rehab-hours-before-arrest/ https://nypost.com/2022/10/26/quinton-simon-may-have-drowned-in-bath-while-mom-was-high-report/
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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!

Great content & Fun hosts!

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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 👏🏾

Obsessed

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

Love this podcast!

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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...)

Intriguingly informative!!

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