The Case of Dominic Elkins & Cody Metzker Madsen
The Misery Machine13 Tammi 2025

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...

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