The Misery Machine

We're back in Boston, Massachusetts this week - discussing one of the cities most tragic unsolved cases - the murder of Swedish au pair, Karina Holmer, who's bisected body was found in a dumpster by a homeless man on Boylston Street, not far from Fenway Park and the Berklee College of Music. We go on location to the former Club Zanzibar, and discuss the numerous theories in the case.  A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine Join Our Street Team! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HfRUPQhB6LOqVupZm92OdV5rLDQcIMpHudmUZwt0C24/edit?usp=sharing Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/38o5h4/the_murder_at_mercury_bar_now_whisky_saigon/ https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/1988/zanzibar/ https://www.buggedspace.com/karina-holmer/ http://billyjensen.com/black-blonde-hideous-sorority-hollywoods-black-dahlia-bostons-swedish-nanny/ https://truecrimedaily.com/2015/08/07/the-brutal-unsolved-murder-of-karina-holmer/ https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ma-karina-holmer-20-boston-21-june-1996.18885/ https://www.trace-evidence.com/karina-holmer https://bogbit.com/the-swedish-nanny-murder/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_pair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skillingaryd https://morbidology.com/the-unsolved-murder-of-karina-holmer/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zewizz https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2018/08/21/new-report-details-widespread-abuse-of-au-pairs-calls-for-more-oversight/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia https://apps.bostonglobe.com/true-crime/half-a-body/ https://cryptidantiquarian.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/the-unsolved-murder-of-karina-holmer/ http://www.celebrateboston.com/crime/swedish-nanny-murder.htm https://www.boston25news.com/news/new-englands-unsolved-the-swedish-nanny-in-the-dumpster/359504461/ https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/19960628/news/306289960 https://groups.google.com/g/alt.true-crime/c/X2tCtV9tJsA?pli=1 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1999-05-18-9905180206-story.html https://bogbit.com/the-swedish-nanny-murder/ https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1999-05-20-9905190940-story.html https://apnews.com/article/7e59b03dc3452d9998087d7f440a0e2b

3 Touko 202125min

This week, Drewby and Yergy take a trip (quite literally) down to Boston's Chinatown and discuss the Boston Chinatown Massacre, by far one of the worst spree killings to take place in Massachusetts history - and how organized crime changed the landscape of the neighborhood in decades past.  A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine Join Our Street Team! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HfRUPQhB6LOqVupZm92OdV5rLDQcIMpHudmUZwt0C24/edit?usp=sharing Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Chinatown_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Boston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_On https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/30000-reward-for-fugitive-on-anniversary-of-1991-boston-chinatown-massacre-011221 https://www.masslive.com/boston/2021/01/this-cold-blooded-killer-has-been-on-the-run-for-30-years-fbi-seeks-hung-tien-pham-fugitive-accused-in-boston-chinatown-massacre-in-1991.html https://abc7news.com/hung-tiem-pham-fbi-boston-chinatown-massacre-most-wanted/9601927/ https://www.bostonmagazine.com/2006/05/15/in-the-shadow-of-the-dragon/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgr44mntoPo

26 Huhti 202135min

This week, Drewby and Yergy cover another listener suggestion (thank you Bec!) and travel 17 miles east of Vancouver to the Canadian city of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia for the horrific case of Robert "Willie" Pickton, a Canadian pig farmer and serial killer that terrorized the homeless for years. With the police denying the crimes were even happening, how did Pickton's reign ever come to an end? A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pickton https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/remains-of-49-victims-found-on-robert-willie-pickton-s-pig-farm-a0368ac36ab8 https://youtu.be/_PKR_cMHhsU https://youtu.be/jrpTSKjjxCA Movie: The Pig Farm

19 Huhti 202142min

This week, Drewby and Yergy take a trip down under and discuss Katherine Knight, whose crimes shook New South Wales to it's core, earning her the most severe sentence every handed down to a woman in Australia. We touch on our reoccurring theme of bystander apathy, and domestic violence against men and why we as a society need to do more for all people suffering abuse.  A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/knight-katherine.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Knight https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8544392/john-charles_thomas-price https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPXexxSrT1w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BnMTP88m7w

12 Huhti 202146min

This week, Drewby and Yergy take a trip to the Kabukicho District of Tokyo, a bustling nightlife hub known for it's host and hostess clubs - a largely Japanese phenomena. We review the case of Yuka Takaoka, who became infamous on the internet and became known as as a "real life yandere" by her fans. Find out what this means and more! A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://yandere.fandom.com/wiki/Yuka_Takaoka https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/yuka-takaoka-incident-victim-survives-holds-no-grudge/ https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/real-life-yandere-yuka-takaoka-handed-prison-term-for-attempted-murder/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/et6co1/the_case_of_the_yandere_stabbing/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9803883/woman-smoking-boyfriend-stabbing-japan/ https://mothership.sg/2019/07/yuka-takaoka-what-happened/ https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/17482665/

5 Huhti 202136min

Preeyanuch Nonwangchai, Apiwan Satayabundit, and Kawita Ratchada are not household names in the west, but they took Thailand's media by storm after what they did to 23-year-old Warissara Klinjui. In May 2017, the Thai public became enthralled with a grisly karaoke bar murder case. Police quickly apprehended the three women responsible for the crime - and the so-called Thai “Murder Babes” became media sensations - with merchandise being produce in their honor. Men wanted them - women wanted to be them. Drewby and Yergy review this case and ponder how on earth three cold blooded killers became icons.    A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://meaww.com/murder-babes-sentenced-to-127-years-for-slaying-woman-and-cutting-up-her-body-before-burying-it https://www.ranker.com/list/thai-preaw-babes-facts/travis-morgan https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6262579/thailand-murder-babes-killed-karaoke-bar-colleague-jailed/ https://youtu.be/j14_zL_YgQo

29 Maalis 202123min

Newry is a small skiing village in Western Maine with a population of less than 500 people. What happened here at a local bed and breakfast in September of 2006 would have been heinous in any part of the world, but here nobody could have even imagined it to be possible. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/me-supreme-judicial-court/1377622.html https://murderpedia.org/male.N/n/nielsen-christian.htm https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20070504/news/705040479 https://wjbq.com/do-you-remember-the-maine-bed-breakfast-serial-killer/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newry,_Maine https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-christian-c-nielsen-now/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGmB2c_i4uI http://archive.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2006/09/07/rent_dispute_may_have_preceded_maine_deaths/?__goto=loginpage https://thecinemaholic.com/christian-c-nielsens-victims/ https://www.publicpolicerecord.com/maine/doc-prisoner/Nielsen_Christian/99897 https://www.amazon.com/Signs-Psychopath-Season-1/dp/B08GJ87NL4 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105430032/selby-ellen-bullard https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105424165/julie-attebury-bullard http://archive.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2007/10/17/murder_victim_remembered_with_memorial_in_remote_spot/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15916100/cynthia-ellen-beatson https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105419041/james-w_-whitehurst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPtbWqsv8T4&t=4s

22 Maalis 202138min

This week, Drewby and Yergy take a trip down to to Albuquerque, NM to discuss the case of Girly Chew Hossencofft and it's alleged ties to UFOs, lizard people, and other very bizarre conspiracy theories, centering around one Diazen Hossencofft, and his alleged "accomplices" Linda Henning and Bill Miller. Spiral with us down this rabbit hole to try to uncover what happened to Girl Chew Hossencofft. A very special thank you to Levi for supporting our show as our highest tier patron! Levi's Adoption Fundraising Page: https://gofund.me/d658a3a7 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Girly_Chew_Hossencofft https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/convicted-wife-killer-calls-to-vacate-sentence/ https://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/henning-linda.htm https://www.notorioususa.com/crimefiles/girlychew https://charleyproject.org/case/girly-chew-hossencofft

15 Maalis 202149min