CALL TO ACTION: WHERE IS BRITTANY OMSTEAD? (URGENT PLEASE HELP)

If you need a break from our normal true crime content, then you've found the place... Join Yergy and Drewby as they discuss lighthearted topics from around the internet, travel to far off lands (if only in their minds), and hang out with the kitties. Help them get their "funny" back one story at a time 💜Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachineJoin Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachineOfficial Merch Store: https://miserymachine-shop.fourthwall.com/Instagram: miserymachinepodcastTwitter: misery_podcastDiscord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZMFair Use Disclaimer: "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

12 Sep 23min

If you need a break from our normal true crime content, then you've found the place... Join Yergy and Drewby as they discuss lighthearted topics from around the internet, travel to far off lands (if only in their minds), and hang out with the kitties. Help them get their "funny" back one story at a time 💜Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachineJoin Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachineOfficial Merch Store: https://miserymachine-shop.fourthwall.com/Instagram: miserymachinepodcastTwitter: misery_podcastDiscord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZMFair Use Disclaimer: "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

12 Sep 11min

If you need a break from our normal true crime content, then you've found the place... Join Yergy and Drewby as they discuss lighthearted topics from around the internet, travel to far off lands (if only in their minds), and hang out with the kitties. Help them get their "funny" back one story at a time 💜Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachineJoin Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachineOfficial Merch Store: https://miserymachine-shop.fourthwall.com/Instagram: miserymachinepodcastTwitter: misery_podcastDiscord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZMFair Use Disclaimer: "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

12 Sep 17min

If you need a break from our normal true crime content, then you've found the place... Join Yergy and Drewby as they discuss lighthearted topics from around the internet, travel to far off lands (if only in their minds), and hang out with the kitties. Help them get their "funny" back one story at a time 💜Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachineJoin Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachineOfficial Merch Store: https://miserymachine-shop.fourthwall.com/Instagram: miserymachinepodcastTwitter: misery_podcastDiscord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZMFair Use Disclaimer: "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

12 Sep 11min

In the quiet province of Alberta, Canada, a crime unfolded so disturbing it sounds more like a nightmare than reality. A man slaughtered a father, a defenseless toddler, and an elderly neighbor… but it didn’t stop there. In a scene that defies comprehension, he cut into the little girl, tore out her heart, and drank her blood. This was no ordinary murder... it was a descent into pure evil, a night of horror that left a community shaken and the world asking how something so monstrous could ever happen. Tonight, we uncover the story of Canada’s cannibal killer, Derek Saretzky.Support Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: miserymachinepodcastTwitter: misery_podcastDiscord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#themiserymachine #podcast #truecrimeSource Materials:https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/hailey-dunbar-blanchette-timeline-vigils-fundraisers-1.3233210 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/timeline-of-events-hailey-dunbar-blanchette-abduction-case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0LCexA3VuQhttps://www.thefreepress.ca/news/saretzky-to-undergo-psychiatric-assessment-5089442https://globalnews.ca/news/2249477/derek-saretzky-to-make-first-court-appearance-in-blairmore-murders/  https://www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca/obituary/Hailey-Lynn-Dunbar-Blanchette https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2017/06/21/mother-of-hailey-dunbar-blanchette-testifies-in-saretzky-triple-murder-trial https://globalnews.ca/news/3522447/victims-father-takes-stand-at-derek-saretzky-murder-trial https://globalnews.ca/news/3504914/derek-saretzky-murder-trial-day-1/https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2017/06/13/blood-in-crib-jury-hears-details-about-home-where-father-was-killed-girl-taken/https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2017/06/19/he-had-done-something-bad-really-bad-aunt-of-derek-saretzky-warning-story-contains-graphic-details/https://globalnews.ca/news/2221431/amber-alert-what-we-know-so-far-about-terry-blanchette-and-daughter-hailey https://globalnews.ca/news/2224110/she-was-my-baby-hailey-dunbar-blanchettes-mother-cheyenne-breaks-down https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2017/06/21/former-friend-mother-of-dead-alberta-girl-faces-accused-killer-in-court/https://globalnews.ca/news/2242484/derek-saretzky-out-of-medically-induced-coma-after-suicide-attempt-source/https://globalnews.ca/news/3531093/court-hears-derek-saretzky-tell-police-about-death-of-hailey-dunbar-blanchette/https://www.thefreepress.ca/news/disturbing-video-confessions-played-at-derek-saretzkys-triple-murder-trial-5099467https://globalnews.ca/video/3532445/first-of-3-derek-saretzky-video-confessions-played-at-triple-murder-trialhttps://globalnews.ca/news/2222343/her-dad-was-the-highlight-of-her-life-godmother-pleads-for-missing-alberta-girls-return/https://globalnews.ca/news/2249477/derek-saretzky-to-make-first-court-appearance-in-blairmore-murders/https://globalnews.ca/news/2939076/derek-saretzkys-mother-and-grandmother-break-their-silence-on-anniversary-of-blairmore-tragedy/https://globalnews.ca/news/3534085/derek-saretzky-trial-court-hears-accused-murderer-re-enacted-childs-killing-for-police/https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2017/06/16/god-did-it-not-me-jury-shown-confession-video-in-saretzky-trial-warning-graphic-details/https://globalnews.ca/news/6534558/alberta-appeal-derek-saretzky-murder/https://globalnews.ca/news/3535324/derek-saretzky-triple-murder-trial-to-continue-with-disturbing-evidence-monday/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/murders-who-received-more-than-25-year-sentences-canada-1.4240611 https://www.gofundme.com/f/zm4hucks (Full source list exceeds character limit, but is available upon request)

11 Sep 21min

A quiet Texas community was shattered in December 2022 when 7-year-old Athena Strand vanished from her driveway. What began as a desperate search for a missing child soon spiraled into a nightmare when the truth came to light. Behind her disappearance was a shocking betrayal of trust, a crime that stunned the nation with its cruelty and senselessness. Today, we’re diving into the heartbreaking case of Athena Strand... A story of innocence stolen, and the devastating aftermath left behind.Support Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: miserymachinepodcastTwitter: misery_podcastDiscord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#themiserymachine #podcast #truecrimeSource Materials:https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/03/us/athena-strand-kidnapping-death-man-arrested  https://www.missinginillinois.org/post/athena-presley-monroe-strand-7-december-2-2022-paradise-texas https://www.fox4news.com/news/what-does-an-athena-alert-mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9wTHj7-mxE  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmb_7VNC53E  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj3kpeR4Y4o&t=12s https://people.com/crime/driver-accused-killing-athena-strand-charged-with-child-sexual-assault/ https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/remember-athena-strand-mothers-plea-at-vigil-for-7-year-old-killed-in-wise-county/3142531/ https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/athena-strand-timeline-latest-about-missing-7-year-old/287-dac7e636-74bc-4f45-ade0-230aea9f74f0 https://www.facebook.com/cnn/posts/an-investigation-determined-that-tanner-lynn-horner-allegedly-sexually-assaulted/10163280251026509  https://www.bryanfagan.com/blog/2024/02/the-murder-of-athena-from-disappearance-to-heartbreaking-resolution https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article292417704.html#storylink=cpy https://www.fox4news.com/news/athena-strands-tanner-horner-murder-trial-movedhttps://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/tanner-horner-murder-trial-athena-strand-venue-tarrant-county/287-7e598837-0e47-47d9-bbd4-33f5f0698e47 https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/trail-date-pushed-back-for-tanner-horner-accused-of-kidnapping-murdering-7-year-old-athena-strand/287-3d7a4b19-bc9e-4d0a-8223-3a3edef1ec04 https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/athena-strand-funeral-service-7-year-old-included-custom-pink-casket-favorite-disney-songs/287-74204a18-f9b8-4437-9e25-93a8046b4029 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Ip285hcJI&t=1s https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tanner-horner-athena-strand-case-indicted-on-capital-murder-charges/287-01708fc7-3332-4035-8ae6-86aedb842311 https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/athena-strand-missing-7-year-old-girl-found-in-wise-county https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/athena-strand-tanner-horner-wise-county-murder-b2239323.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up9NUXqyguc&t=13s https://www.bryanfagan.com/blog/2024/02/the-murder-of-athena-from-disappearance-to-heartbreaking-resolution/https://www.wbap.com/trial-delayed-for-man-accused-of-kidnapping-murdering-7-year-old-athena-strand-2/https://www.fox4news.com/news/athena-strand-tanner-horner-court-appearance?https://www.fox4news.com/news/athena-strand-tanner-horner-murder https://abc13.com/post/athena-strand-update-case-killer-tanner-horner-death-penalty/12868794/ https://newsroom.fedex.com/fedex-statement-regarding-athena-strandhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/athena-strand-maitlyn-gandy-tanner-horner-texas-b2238415.htmlhttps://lawandcrime.com/crime/fedex-driver-strangled-7-year-old-girl-with-his-bare-hands-in-the-back-of-delivery-van-after-attempts-to-break-her-neck-failed-affidavit/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/athena-strand-autopsy-report-fedex-driver-kidnapping-b2240376.html

8 Sep 24min

This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to Kissimmee, Florida, to discuss the case of Madeline Soto, a 13-year-old girl who had her whole life ahead of her. That as until her mother's ex-boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, strangled her, drove to McDonald's with her body, and then discarded Madeline in a wooded area. But what was found on Stephan's electronic devices proved that he'd been victimizing poor Madeline for years...Support Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: miserymachinepodcastTwitter: misery_podcastDiscord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#themiserymachine #podcast #truecrimeSource Materials:https://www.courttv.com/title/madeline-soto-murder-court-tv-discusses-cameras-at-apartment-complexhttps://www.fox35orlando.com/news/my-heart-aches-knowing-you-will-be-13-forever-family-of-maddie-soto-speakshttps://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/03/01/its-been-1-year-since-madeline-sotos-body-was-found-heres-the-timeline-of-her-case/?utmhttps://www.fox35orlando.com/news/madeline-soto-new-police-interviews-stephan-Stephan-jennifer-soto-from-hours-after-teen-went-missinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKqkIVYRcmwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqcDwHOm0eUhttps://www.youtube.com/live/W54fZ6-77mohttps://www.wesh.com/article/madeline-soto-mother-stephan-Stephan-documents/61068785https://www.wesh.com/article/new-documents-detail-abuse-madeline-soto-stephan-Stephan/61089536https://gavinfish.com/blog/2024/06/19/friends-and-teachers-highlight-red-flags-in-madeline-soto-case-39109/?utmhttps://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2024/08/29/orange-county-medical-examiner-says-madeline-soto-was-strangled-to-death#:~:text=Medical%20Examiner%20says%20Madeline%20Soto%20was%20strangled%20to%20deathhttps://x.com/Network4Missing/status/1763741606996320590?lang=ar-x-fm&utmhttps://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLCIKISS/bulletins/3901dfdhttps://ground.news/article/madeline-soto-case-new-documents-reveal-the-victim-showed-signs-of-abusehttps://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/05/16/abnormal-security-video-google-drive-led-to-stephan-Stephan-arrest-in-madeline-soto-case-documents-showhttps://www.courttv.com/news/police-stephan-Stephan-sexually-abused-madeline-soto-for-yearshttps://www.fox35orlando.com/news/stephan-Stephan-sentenced-maddie-soto-remarkshttps://www.fox35orlando.com/news/new-details-released-death-madeline-soto-one-year-since-initial-reporthttps://www.youtube.com/live/W54fZ6-77mohttps://audioboom.com/posts/8566104-how-did-jen-soto-not-see-the-signs-of-maddie-soto-s-abuse-at-the-hands-of-stephan-sternshttps://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/03/02/the-sweetest-person-candlelit-vigil-held-for-madeline-soto-after-body-foundhttps://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/09/19/new-video-shows-detectives-questioning-stephan-Stephan-after-disappearance-of-madeline-sotohttps://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/07/21/stephan-sterns-man-accused-of-killing-13-year-old-madeline-soto-expected-to-enter-new-pleahttps://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2024/04/14/vigil-held-for-madeline-soto-near-body-discovery-sitehttps://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-osceola-county-madeline-soto-case-remembering-teen-old-one-year-later-accused-killer-prepares-trialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XHSzyvAbrohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0qkOi_JADs&t=30shttps://www.wesh.com/article/vigil-madeline-soto-osceola-county/60488839https://www.wesh.com/article/madeline-sotos-sexual-abuse-not-evil-new-docs-show/61947675?utm_https://www.clickorlando.com/news/investigators/2024/09/10/a-closer-look-at-madeline-sotos-home-and-what-investigators-found-therehttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/search-missing-florida-13-year-old-ongoing-mothers-boyfriend-arrested-rcna141157

4 Sep 29min

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Wisconsin to discuss the case of Alexavier Pedrin, a little boy who has yet to receive justice, and who should still be here with us today. His stepmother, Josie Dikeman, stands accused of causing the injuries that lead to little Alexavier's death.Support Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: miserymachinepodcastTwitter: misery_podcastDiscord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#themiserymachine #podcast #truecrimeSource Materials:https://www.facebook.com/groups/ajlawwisconsin/posts/605405609051049/https://www.wizmnews.com/2023/05/30/protesters-gather-near-la-crosse-courthouse-seeking-justice-for-boy-who-died-of-abuse/https://www.gofundme.com/f/rjfpz-justice-for-alexhttps://www.news8000.com/news/local-news/family-honors-alexavier-pedrin-with-tree-planting-in-myrick-park/article_1af55e56-0ee6-11ef-9f08-3f09b7f16b45.htmlhttps://couleecremation.com/alexavier-jay-pedrin/https://web.facebook.com/jenahlove89https://www.news8000.com/news/crime/woman-accused-of-killing-six-year-old-in-medary-enters-not-guilty-plea/article_0ebc8406-0718-11ee-8b4b-733803e31b91.htmlhttps://www.news8000.com/news/local-news/family-honors-alexavier-pedrin-with-tree-planting-in-myrick-park/article_1af55e56-0ee6-11ef-9f08-3f09b7f16b45.htmlhttps://web.facebook.com/groups/ajlawwisconsin/https://www.wizmnews.com/2024/12/18/josie-dikemans-bond-in-onalaska-child-abuse-homicide-case-lowered-as-defense-suggests-victims-father-may-have-committed-the-crime/https://www.wizmnews.com/2025/06/20/dikeman-homicide-trial-in-2023-child-abuse-death-still-set-for-august-as-lawyers-continue-to-make-motions-about-evidence/https://www.weau.com/2023/05/22/onalaska-woman-charged-with-1st-degree-intentional-homicide-death-6-year-old/https://www.wxow.com/news/judge-rules-theres-enough-evidence-for-trial-in-onalaska-child-abuse-death/article_6b80f614-0758-11ee-89ab-5b46654fbcf8.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091543569616https://www.facebook.com/aubrey.pedrin.2025https://www.facebook.com/derek.pedrinhttps://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=sufferthelittlechildrenpod&set=a.726567229471975

2 Sep 35min