The Misery Machine

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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Source Material:

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/1/01/01/autopsy-boy-allegedly-killed-by-foster-brother-died-of-head-injuries-drowning/3446297/

https://www.pauleyjones.com/obituaries/Dominic-Elkins-4145/#!/Obituary

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2017/06/05/iowa-pays-175-k-after-foster-child-beaten-brick-and-drowned/371277001/

https://who13.com/news/state-to-pay-175k-in-foster-child-death-lawsuit/

https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-courts/man-institutionalized-for-2014-slaying-attacked-fellow-mhi-patient/article_b698e3b4-3e48-11ef-bfce-6f1c7ac6c599.html

https://archive.is/B455h

https://www.scribd.com/document/245864492/Cody-Metzker-Madsen-ruling

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/11/07/cody-metzker-madsen-first-degree-murder-not-guilty-insanity/18645809/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/10/31/cody-metzker-madsen-suffered-abuse-from-grandfather-murder-trial/18248793/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/07/teen-not-guilty-insanity-foster-brother-death/18655713/

https://abc7ny.com/death-muder-foster-brother/386837/

https://hulr.org/law-in-the-news/813k6fdspjx56okl5dof4lkq3zdz0j

https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2014/09/insanity-defense-unsuccessful-in-some-iowa-cases/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/11/05/metzker-madsens-biological-mother-testifies-in-trial/18538357/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/10/30/cody-metzker-madsen-first-degree-murder/18181437/

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/methamphetamine/what-are-risks-methamphetamine-misuse-during-pregnancy

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/11/06/cody-metzker-madsen-dominic-elkins-first-degree-murder/18609937/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/readers-watchdog/2017/05/24/sabrina-ray-perry-iowa-teenage-death-troubled-life/339303001/

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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/17/experts-say-iowa-suspect-competent-for-trial/

https://nonpareilonline.com/news/local/logan-teen-s-foster-care-journey-detailed/article_c2e386ca-5c35-5b52-a40a-585fe3c33908.html

https://archive.is/IHD3K

https://www.thecut.com/2017/02/how-hard-is-it-to-fake-insanity.html

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https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/10/29/cody-metzker-madsen-murder-trial/18119973/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2826069/Teen-not-guilty-reason-insanity-killing-5-year-old-foster-brother.html

https://www.ketv.com/article/trial-begins-for-teen-accused-of-killing-5-year-old-foster-brother-1/7648908

https://www.ketv.com/article/teenage-murder-suspect-says-he-thought-he-was-attacking-goblins/7649031

https://www.ispaonline.com/en/rabiner_treatment_center/

https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Blackeyes,_the_Plunder_Patroll_Seaguide

https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/epilepsy/absence-seizures#:~:text=An%20absence%20seizure%20causes%20you,by%20a%20period%20of%20hyperventilation

https://nonpareilonline.com/news/local/mother-talks-about-her-sons-behavior-problems/article_7ab99234-99bd-564d-ae0c-979b7178333d.html

https://archive.is/jPnPC

https://www.parinc.com/products/SIRS-2

https://youtu.be/ZuTV4r9bVHk?si=5VKn1IZHgZFhCo8A

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/julie-coolman-obituary?pid=175625334

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/julie-coolman-obituary?pid=175625334

https://omaha.com/news/family-of-slain-foster-child-questions-placement-decision/article_62182419-0772-5c4f-8e3a-be8dbd9a3dae.html

https://archive.is/PJ6en

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/10/28/cody-metzker-madsen-murder-trial-foster-mom-lawsuit/18061713/

https://childrenssquare.org/

https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/one-dead-one-incapacitated-after-spirit-lake-motorcycle-crash/

https://omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/1-motorcyclist-killed-1-injured-in-spirit-lake-crash/article_b543f99c-45d0-11e5-a8f6-4b005568b4f2.html

https://archive.is/Q95C0

https://iagenweb.org/boards/shelby/obituaries/index.cgi?read=469874

https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-courts/charges-dismissed-mental-health-institute-attack/article_cda1d7d2-6170-11ef-8d98-fff21621f3b1.html

https://archive.is/9PQhp

https://archive.is/9PQhp/2b4097ed447056ed106cc39dbd319bc196828591.jpg

https://www.ketv.com/article/day-6-of-iowa-murder-trial-features-dueling-doctors/7649024

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss two cold cases that were solved due to advancements in DNA and genealogy. First, they discuss the case of Baby Garin, who was abandoned in a grocery bag in California in 1994. The second was known as Baby Jane Doe, who was discovered as a frozen newborn in Northern Maine. 

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Source Material:

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-authorities-seek-help-on/159812927/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-dead-infant-found-near-p/159814787/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-man-discovers-dead-baby/159817424/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-help-sought-in-solving-d/159818542/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-a-final-dignified-goodb/159818997/

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-18/baby-garin-cold-case-mother-arrested-monterey-county

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/mom-charged-california-newborn-baby-dumped-b2631371.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13976183/amp/Pamela-Ferreyra-cold-case-baby-garin-california.html

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-08/man-in-the-window

https://archive.is/VBm7W

https://www.wsj.com/articles/customers-handed-over-their-dna-the-company-let-the-fbi-take-a-look-11566491162

https://archive.is/6hEoC

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-24/law-enforcement-dna-crime-cases-privacy

https://archive.is/4Av1w

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/17/mother-arrested-baby-found-dumpsite/75725480007/

https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/woman-arrested-on-murder-charges-in-death-of-baby-garin-30-years-ago-is-being/article_fd48033e-8d9a-11ef-93d0-4357fc0fa191.html

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/ancestry-dna-database-search-warrant

https://www.ancestry.com/cs/transparency-2019?locale=EN

https://www.axios.com/2020/02/04/ancestry-dna-database-search-warrant-privacy

https://www.facebook.com/nick.ferreyra.33

https://www.facebook.com/badassfamous

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1569224499778115

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1569224499778115/members

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15HusEfK1N/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14dZDB1YcS/

https://www.facebook.com/mark.a.ferreyra

https://geneticeducation.co.in/what-is-electropherogram-how-to-read-it/

https://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/dna/how.html

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/electropherogram

https://www.ksbw.com/article/watsonville-mother-killing-newborn-california-1994-not-guilty/62654933

https://www.montereyherald.com/2024/10/18/watsonville-woman-arrested-for-30-year-old-cold-case-murder/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/10/21/watsonville-woman-arrested-for-30-year-old-cold-case-murder/

https://www.newser.com/story/358028/mom-charged-in-newborns-murder-30-years-later.html

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1636690813546660

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/baby-body-murder-shopping-bag-california-b2633007.html

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/monterey-mother-arrested-killing-baby-19849915.php

https://www.sakitta.org/toolkit/docs/Use-of-Elimination-Samples-as-a-Gateway-for-CODIS-Entry.pdf

https://innocencecommission-nc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/understanding-forensic-dna.pdf

https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/noticias-telemundo/crimen-y-violencia/hace-30-anos-su-bebe-aparecio-muerto-en-california-ahora-la-acusan-de-rcna176253

https://solvedbydna.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/solved-by-dna/about/

https://nij.ojp.gov/nij-hosted-online-training-courses/what-every-first-responding-officer-should-know-about-dna/dna-evidence-overview

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-66985173

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/jeffreys.html

https://www.thetech.org/ask-a-geneticist/articles/2023/first-criminal-caught-using-dna-evidence/

https://nij.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh171/files/media/document/andrews-v-florida.pdf

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2023-12-07/colin-pitchfork-the-day-dna-fingerprinting-convicted-its-first-murderer

https://othram.com/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lee-ann-daigle-pleads-guilty-1985-death-baby-found-by-dog/

https://x.com/WGME/status/1644023794112012290

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/crime/owners-of-dog-that-found-baby-jane-doe-from-cold-case-speak-out-frenchville-maine-crime/97-04ef82db-469a-40cc-89b3-906d5bc7b123

https://www.pfcla.com/blog/history-of-ivf

https://www1.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/mdoc/search-and-deposit/detail.pl?mdoc_number1=172523

https://wgme.com/news/local/story/maines-highest-court-upholds-sentence-for-mother-who-abandoned-baby-in-1985-lee-ann-daigle-lee-ann-guerette-aroostook-county-gravel-pit-frenchville-dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joHLk7BNQSw

https://apnews.com/article/maine-cold-case-baby-doe-death-bec65699e7f52cf349bb1b16a4a75639

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-charged-murder-newborn-was-found-dog-maine-gravel-pit-1985-rcna33622

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https://www.pfcla.com/blog/history-of-ivf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcWx45c2S_I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmKCFCmIZRo

https://dnasolves.com/articles/baby-garin-california/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG_Sk4XHSNw

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Surrey, UK, to discuss probably one of the most requested cases of 2024, and that is the case of Sara Sharif. Sara was an an adorable little girl of both Polish and Pakistani heritage that had a bright future ahead of her. That was, until her father, Urfan Sharif, and her stepmother, Beinash Batool, beat her to death and then fled to Pakistan. Sara's body was later discovered under a blanket in her bunk bed after Urfan called the police to confess his crimes. 

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Source Material:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slough

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sara_Sharif

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsell

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/father-stepmother-convicted-girls-brutal-murder-after-uk-trial-2024-12-11/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14181703/Sara-Sharif-father-stepmother-guilty-murdering-girl.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0k9cxjp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t38IjZs-Q2A

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/father-stepmother-convicted-girls-brutal-murder-after-uk-trial-2024-12-11/

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/17/sara-sharif-father-and-stepmother-jailed-for-her-murder

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/11/sara-sharif-child-suffering-years-abuse

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/11/sara-sharif-fathers-family-had-protested-his-innocence

https://www.gbnews.com/news/sarah-sharif-s-father-and-stepmother-found-guilty-of-her-murder

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/12/what-happened-to-little-sara-sharif-and-did-britain-let-her-down

https://www.cps.gov.uk/south-east/news/father-and-stepmother-sara-sharif-sentenced-life-her-murder

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/dec/17/judge-in-sara-sharif-case-warns-of-dangers-of-automatic-right-to-home-school-children

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/17/europe/sara-sharif-uk-murder-sentencing-gbr-intl/index.html

https://news.sky.com/story/questions-over-missed-opportunities-by-social-services-to-protect-sara-sharif-13266131

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W_usU1AhNw

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back over to Las Vegas to tell the heartbreaking story of a little boy who was beaten to death for doing what all little kids do... for having a bathroom accident. Amari Nicholson was an adorable little boy who was left in the care of his mother's boyfriend, Terrell Rhodes, after his mother, Tayler Nicholson, took off to Colorado to look after her own mother, Carrie Howard. While in Colorado, Tayler got a call that no mother wants to receive... that her little boy was missing from the motel room the couple shared. Except, there wasn't an abductor, and Terrell would soon crack while being interrogated. 

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Source Material:

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/man-pleads-guilty-to-murder-in-2-year-old-las-vegas-boys-death-3040140/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-charged-with-2-year-old-las-vegas-boys-murder-reaches-plea-deal/ar-AA1nFXQq?ocid=BingNewsVerp

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/las-vegas-man-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-2-year-old/ar-AA1nFclD?ocid=BingNewsVerp

https://news3lv.com/news/local/vigil-held-for-2-year-old-amari-nicholson-on-anniversary-of-his-body-being-found

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/father-of-slain-toddler-reflects-on-his-sons-murder-on-what-wouldve-been-his-third-birthday/

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/prostitution-charges-amari-nicholsons-mother-arrested-held-on-5000-bail/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGki7NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSv9B-fzKZDsjyBBOyz8kqKLHtebR7qJS1ctYbB4RhpouYA3bzySOGGO_A_aem_rTuchT8fxeg23Qgzt9NYJQ

https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/video-man-accused-of-killing-2-year-old-amari-nicholson-grabs-police-officers-gun

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-reportedly-confesses-to-killing-girlfriends-2-year-old-boy-after-going-on-tv-with-victims-mother-to-blame-other-relatives/

https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/coroner-determines-2-year-old-amari-nicholsons-cause-of-death

https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/911-calls-released-in-amari-nicholson-case

https://www.ktnv.com/news/amari-nicholsons-family-held-a-balloon-release-to-honor-his-memory

https://apnews.com/article/las-vegas-nevada-child-abuse-arrests-homicide-7c172cea98b3900a92f9c89d50ed9a71

https://www.crimeonline.com/2021/05/12/amari-nicholson-mom-says-she-never-knew-anything-after-boyfriend-confesses-to-murdering-missing-2-year-old/

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/amaris-mom-told-boyfriend-relationship-was-over-before-childs-death-2353316/

https://www.fox5vegas.com/2021/05/13/former-boyfriend-mother-re

https://www.facebook.com/events/465233141227134/?active_tab=discussion

https://www.change.org/p/clark-county-family-services-amari-s-law?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_28935073_en-US%3A7&recruiter=590422268&recruited_by_id=4fede760-6bdb-11e6-89ba-db366afdbaf8&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=tap_basic_share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rrqCbDrW54

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeG6Qky-bxg

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/families-no-fundraisers-for-amari-nicholson-funeral-costs-las-vegas-nevada/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/138876518279173m

https://soundcloud.com/s-e-t-2/young-amari?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=0&utm_campaign=social_sharing&utm_medium=text&utm_source=clipboard

https://amberalert.nv.gov/Home/Features/Guidelines/

https://amberalert.ojp.gov/about/guidelines-for-issuing-alerts

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247911498/amari-jordan-nicholson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKEyjqNP2FU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-laUbvX4_Zw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bFF0LAAj0s

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to South Florida to discuss the case of Lazaro Figueroa, a sweet little boy who was beaten to death by his mother and his mother's new girlfriend. Known to the public as "Baby Lollipops" based on his t-shirt design, line workers in Miami Beach discovered the body of the small boy in the bushes of an affluent neighborhood. By conducting door to door interviews and canvassing area neighborhoods, police soon had a lead... a lead that led to the couple, who at this point, had fled to Disney World. 

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Source Material:

https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Lazaro_Figueroa

https://www.facebook.com/BabyLollipops/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariel_boatlift

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/inside-brutal-baby-lollipops-murder-case-that-shook-south-florida-113594/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvira_Hancock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_callosum

https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/1994/79787-0.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_disclosure

https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/343819/file/01-1056_petition.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/supreme-court-overturns-conviction-death-baby-lollipops-case/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-lollipops-murder-trial-jury-finds-mother-guilty-3rd-time-miami-beach/

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article187949979.html

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article189668759.html

https://www.fdc.myflorida.com/institutions/institutions-list/314

https://pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com/OffenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=162180&TypeSearch=AI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lazaro_Figueroa

https://abc13.com/baby-jacob-galveston-beach-texas-boy-found-dead-2017/10315648/

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2017/12/14/mom-guilty-of-killing-son-known-as-baby-lollipops/

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/closing-arguments-baby-lollipops-murder/

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article133422534.html

https://www.mirerlaw.com/blog/2010/june/baby-lollipops-murder-trial/

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/baby-lollipops-mom-ana-maria-cardona-found-guilty-again-in-sons-1990-murder-119910/

https://wsvn.com/news/local/mother-in-baby-lollipops-murder-trial-found-guilty-by-jury/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zchWuSSAG6A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1thqHt4fPA

This week, Drewby and Yergy pay a visit to our neighbors to the north to discuss the case of Timothy McLean, a young man who enjoyed a nomadic lifestyle as a carnival worker. While aboard Greyhound Bus 1170, Timothy was attacked and killed by Vince Li, an undiagnosed and untreated schizophrenic. But what Vince did to Timothy's body in the aftermath of the attack caused onlookers, first responders, and Timothy's family unmeasurable trauma... and caused one RCMP officer to later take his own life. 

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Source Material:

https://youtu.be/_4roKWPtQoc?feature=shared 

https://youtu.be/WM3k8guPExs?feature=shared 

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5671913 

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2009/03/05/tormented_by_mental_illness

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/mclean-family-launches-lawsuit-1.321170

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4760074 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/greyhound-beheading-10th-anniversary-1.4760074 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/family-friends-remember-beheading-victim-at-vigil-1.313427 

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/trial-verdict-grossly-inadequate-mom-1.376018?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F 

https://globalnews.ca/news/72876/i-need-to-honour-my-son-mom-of-beheaded-man/ 

https://winnipegsun.com/2016/01/13/agony-continues-for-tim-mcleans-family 

https://m.facebook.com/groups/22639421199/permalink/10156562920266200/ 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28699038/timothy_richard-mclean 

https://uniter.ca/blog/entry/208 

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.703285 

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/hearing-for-vince-li-postponed-one-month-1.322890?cache=%3Ca+href%3D%3FclipId%3D86116

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.757680 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28699038/timothy_richard-mclean 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/quiet-funeral-for-young-man-killed-on-bus-1.314731 

https://www.timslaw.ca/2014/07/14/coming-into-force-of-the-not-criminally-responsible-reform-act/ 

https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.2502104 

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/tim-mclean-s-mother-shutting-down-foundation-1.1646252 

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3977278 

http://www.timslaw.ca/2009/05/19/petition/ 

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4760074 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/vince-li-s-upcoming-move-to-group-home-sparks-winnipeg-protest-1.3068059 

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/mobile/hated-church-group-to-protest-tim-mclean-funeral-1.314323?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F 

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/tim-mclean-s-mom-shares-victim-impact-statement-1.377944 

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/12795448.bus-cannibal-man-insane-judge-told/ 

https://globalnews.ca/news/1855998/timeline-of-decisions-in-the-case-of-vince-li/ 

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/vince-li-speaks-for-the-first-time-1.830470 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BqKMU9iOeJI&pp=QAFIAQ%3D%3D 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna29494385 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greyhound-cannibal-interviewer-vince-li-thought-he-was-attacking-alien-in-beheading-of-tim-mclean/ 

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https://www.vice.com/en/article/nnqzm8/the-man-who-decapitated-his-seatmate-on-a-greyhound-bus-in-winnipeg-is-getting-out 

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https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3979368 

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.757680 

https://m.facebook.com/groups/22639421199/permalink/10156562920266200/ 

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https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/tim-mclean-obituary?pid=114723599 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mWQLNs7FKJI&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2F&feature=emb_title 

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/2012/05/19/for-tims-mother-the-issue-is-safety 

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4760074 

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5671913 

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3984141 

https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-138970/Mclean_Timothy 

https://www.timslaw.ca/2009/03/04/79/ 

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/he-shone-very-bright-in-our-family-1.313466?cache=%2F7.396071%3FautoPlay%3Dtrue 

https://encyclopediadramatica.online/Tim_McLean

https://www.facebook.com/groups/22639421199/

https://www.facebook.com/colleen.yestrau

https://www.facebook.com/carol.dedelley

https://www.facebook.com/kendall.dedelley

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Laconia, New Hampshire... a place that's really important to them, to discuss the tragic case of Dennis "Boo" Vaughan, a little boy who never had a chance at life.  After being born to a young mother and an abusive father who was in his 50's (both who were experiencing substance use issues at the time), Dennis and his siblings went to live with his grandmother, Sherry Connor. The problem was, Sherry was also extremely abusive, so Dennis wasn't safe in either environment. On Christmas Eve of 2019, little Dennis was found unresponsive in Sherry's apartment, and it would take years for the grandmother to be brought to justice. 

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Source Material:

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/dennis-vaughan-obituary?pid=194948471

https://www.wmur.com/article/laconia-new-hampshire-5-year-old-boy-death-investigation-update/30344754

https://www.wmur.com/article/manslaughter-boo-vaughan-sherry-connor-laconia/61900844

https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/former-laconia-woman-charged-with-killing-grandson-on-christmas-eve-2019/article_d9065812-696f-5b39-abd6-67954be6aa84.html

https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/laconia-grandmother-arrested-her-grandsons-4-plus-year-death-case

https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/08/19/dennis-vaughan-was-killed-five-years-ago-monday-his-grandmother-was-denied-bail-in-his-death/

https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/laconia-boys-death-investigated-neighbors-were-concerned/article_684b5bee-28c5-11ea-b585-d74abe68e493.html

https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/laconia-5-year-olds-christmas-eve-death-ruled-a-homicide/article_a6df29a8-a6e5-5e36-b651-0cfcf3353371.html

https://www.unionleader.com/news/human_interest/bereft-mom-seeks-answers-two-years-after-sons-death/article_3d1edb0a-a52f-5867-aacc-5d1916ac5531.html

https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/mom-sues-dcyf-over-sons-homicide-in-2019/article_cc843f97-a55b-588f-ac0e-ef580adce656.html

https://www.wmur.com/article/child-death-dennis-vaughn-lawsuit-41023/43556927

https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-laconia-vigils-honor-the-life-of-child-who-died-on-christmas-eve-in-2019/46151439

https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/after-years-of-waiting-for-authorities-a-mother-seeks-justice-for-her-sons-homicide/article_d046ff2a-bf88-11ed-ac74-63d34b3b72fc.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawGfXuhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHT9peJEgY41Clits-lCnFmIgG28x3nhBlSgaRbAf9YicKD59-bUFRW1pCw_aem_IVW9j-Mcdk4acJqGpv_0mw

https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2023/03/06/no-arrest-no-comment-the-5-year-old-homicide-victim-the-states-not-talking-about/ 

https://www.wmur.com/article/manslaughter-boo-vaughan-sherry-connor-laconia/61900844

https://www.necn.com/news/local/woman-charged-with-manslaughter-5-years-after-death-of-5-year-old-in-nh/3311672/

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/chilling-update-5-year-olds-649725

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13752417/Shocking-update-cold-case-New-Hampshire-boy.html

https://www.concordmonitor.com/Grandmother-of-5-year-old-who-died-on-Christmas-Eve-2019-indicted-for-manslaughter-laconia-nh-56598886

https://www.wmur.com/article/sherry-connor-boo-vaughan-death-bail-81924/61916077

https://www.wmur.com/article/bail-sherry-connor-boo-vaughan-100224/62491289

https://www.wmur.com/article/bail-denied-sherry-connor-boo-vaughn-10524/62518119

https://newhampshirebulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Vaughan-Lawsuit-v-DCYF.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawGfVyxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHU3kzQuR-TCYytbdv_6xakpXhcngN24lBpJb4Gm4rpi2qESXj3nKAlsHiw_aem_1szm4MmpS9s8N_aZX7l0Ow

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090309441118

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17zFfPpyc9/

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to discuss the tragic case of JaQuinn Brewton - an adorable toddler who went to stay with his godmother, Nadera Batson, and her boyfriend after his mother became homeless. But what was supposed to be a safe situation for little JaQuinn turned deadly after Nadera began beating him for hours, scalding his feet with hot water, and burning his backside with a kitchen blowtorch. Many people potentially heard what was going on inside of the apartment, but no one actually did anything to stop it. 

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Source Material:

https://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Superior/out/J-S19004-15m.pdf?cb=2

https://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Superior/out/J-S04010-22m%20-%20105078643165445109.pdf?cb=1

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20131219_Tot_s_killer_sentenced_to_28_1_2_to_57_years_for_brutal_abuse.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/funeral-services-held-for-3-year-old-victim-of-alleged-abuse/

https://disability-memorial.org/jaquinn-brewton

https://mugshots.com/US-States/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia-County-PA/Nadera-Batson.70587166.html

https://www.facebook.com/iminlovewithpermworm

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back in time to Springfield, Oregon, on the evening of May 19th, 1983. A 27-year-old mother of three is driving down some back roads with her three children. Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran is playing on the radio, when suddenly, a bushy-haired man flags the family down for help. Their carefree evening changes in an instant when the man pulls a gun and attempts to carjack the young family, and all three children are murdered in the process. But, who was this man? And did this scenario even actually happen 41 years ago?

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Source Material:

https://archive.org/details/smallsacrificest00rule/mode/2up

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=rnolEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=%22diane+downs%22&ots=6dj9SZThsc&sig=KWG1KDmKwxRW6d8KJU4rm3w61h4#v=onepage&q=%22diane%20downs%22&f=false

https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/famous/downs/index_1.html

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https://medium.com/@alexishammondwrites/child-killer-diane-downs-sent-me-bizzarre-emails-60ff69b5a979

https://archive.is/xWz1w

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/06/12/the-mother-38/13b24fdf-7294-4623-ad2d-0665435ceed4/

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https://www.insideedition.com/true-story-diane-downs-how-mother-shot-her-3-kids-her-lover-51520

https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-finding-peace-learning-mother-child-killer-diane/story?id=61692453

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/05/13/portrait-of-an-atrocity/a78994a5-6e6a-4699-9029-e52fef693217/

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201906/why-female-psychopaths-are-different-breed

https://www.businessinsider.com/male-and-female-psychopaths-how-they-are-different-2018-9

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https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/study-reveals-unique-trait-among-female-psychopaths/

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/06/18/Jurors-relieved-at-end-of-mothers-trial/7090456379200/

https://web.archive.org/web/20100309053522/http://www.annrules.com/news3.htm#Back%20to%20page%203

http://salem-news.com/articles/december102008/downs_denial_12-10-08.php

https://web.archive.org/web/20101206070754/http://salem-news.com/articles/december102008/downs_denial_12-10-08.php

https://web.archive.org/web/20101113054734/http://www.katu.com/news/local/107014714.html

https://www.youtube.com/@DDTV1983/videos

https://web.archive.org/web/20101114015257/http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/11/09/diane-downs-latest-parole-hearing-is-next-month/

https://thecinemaholic.com/diane-downs/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsMXTsU4eqE

https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/the-daughter-of-diane-downs

https://medium.com/@alexishammondwrites/i-read-best-kept-secrets-by-child-killer-diane-downs-so-you-dont-have-to-9aca09a8d059

https://archive.is/Bveqk

http://www.dianedowns.com/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/DianeDowns/

https://web.archive.org/web/20220305111756/http://projects.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/25651037-46/downs-parole-prison-board-hearing.csp

https://medium.com/friday-night-crimes/unhinged-oregon-550719d5ba3e

https://archive.is/kagMo

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https://abcnews.go.com/2020/becky-babcock-mother-murderer/story?id=10635586

https://loriajohnston.medium.com/diane-downs-a-cold-blooded-shooting-ed84974f6445

https://archive.is/mzaur

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184427092/wesley_linden-frederickson

http://salem-news.com/articles/november132013/diane-downs-dad-tk.php

https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/444847-who-steve-downs-the-story-diane-downs-husband/#:~:text=So%2C%20why%20didn't%20Steve,would%20take%20years%20to%20heal.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12310/cheryl_lynn-downs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R59i2p7i30

https://www.facebook.com/20.20.Interview/

https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.babcock.54

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hsmmC_n5wi2l43bLi4PkLEZ4C0VRJyai/edit

This week, Drewby and Yergy head up to the county to discuss the case of Jennifer Smith. Jennifer was a girl living in Northern Maine who came from a troubled home. Her father, James Smith, not only sexually assaulted her and her sister, but raped and attempted to kill a woman in North Carolina. After serving 5 years in prison, James moved back in with his family and changed his name to Matthew Wilson. However, just 2-years later, James (now Matthew) would set his sights once more on his daughter, Jennifer, and a tragedy that should have been prevented occurred. 

Marissa Kennedy's Episode - https://youtu.be/Oz9Etg9VhrA

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Source Material:

https://law.justia.com/cases/maine/supreme-court/1996/669-a-2d-766-0.html

https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/59148369add7b049344a6c18

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74544496/jennifer_noreen-smith

https://www1.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/mdoc/search-and-deposit/detail.pl?mdoc_number1=3820

https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-a/title17-Asec201.html

https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/17-a/title17-Asec253.html

https://www.newspapers.com/article/kennebec-journal-girls-body-found-fath/158549881/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-journal-body-of-11-year-old-found-f/158555561/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-journal-dad-says-daughters-death-ac/158553207/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-sentinel-father-calls-death-acci/158553530/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/kennebec-journal-dad-calls-girls-death/158553704/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-sentinel-body-of-missing-girl-fo/158553347/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-death-of-girl-11-may/158553286/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-tribune-father-charged-with-murd/158553429/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-sentinel-autopsy-jennifer-stran/158553856/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-tribune-father-charged-with-murd/158553942/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-father-confesses-g/158554335/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-dad-pleads-not-gui/158554579/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-monticello-11-year/158554747/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-man-receives-life/158555147/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-deaths-and-a-recen/158555423/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-monticello-man-sen/158555708/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-sentinel-roll-call-of-72-victims/158555889/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-fire-destroys-mont/158556026/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-monticello-mans-c/158556125/

https://www.wagmtv.com/content/news/Presque-Isles-Harold-Stewart-II-nominated-for-Superior-Court-Judgeship-371555051.html

https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/superior/justices.html

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-father-denies-murd/158556248/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-father-claims-his/158556371/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-38-indicted-by-aro/158556557/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-journal-innocent-plea-entered-in-dea/158556727/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-man-enters-plea-of/158556811/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-victims-of-family/158556866/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-journal-man-gets-life-in-prison-for/158556926/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-county-grand-jury/158556997/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-sexual-assault-add/158557107/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-monticello-murder/158557177/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-journal-strangulation-ruled-cause-in/158557338/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/kennebec-journal-man-gets-life-sentence/158557404/

https://www.lakesofmaine.org/lake-overview.html?m=1052

https://www.maine.gov/ifw/docs/lake-survey-maps/aroostook/deep_lake.pdf

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2vzay8k8T9WjTkgz9

https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/monticello-ga/year-1993#october

https://thecounty.me/2018/01/16/news/wellington-school-sold-to-mental-behavioral-health-firm/

https://tnlh.org/

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