The Misery Machine

This week, Drewby and Yergy release the highly anticipated continuation of the ACS Murders series. We give background on the call center, the cast of characters in this controversial case, and the underground criminal enterprise operating unbeknownst to many.

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Source Material:

https://www.centralmaine.com/2013/10/18/robinson_sentenced_to_55_years_in_beating_death_/

https://www.sunjournal.com/2014/06/12/lewiston-man-goes-court-new-trial-murder-case/

https://lawyers-maine.com/lewiston-man-goes-to-court-for-new-trial-in-murder-case/

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/missing-woman-murder-trial-begins/97-355505914

https://bangordailynews.com/2016/02/02/news/high-court-upholds-murder-conviction-finds-prosecutor-engaged-in-misconduct/

https://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/09/news/lewiston-auburn/witness-says-brother-confessed-to-drowning-disposing-of-victim/

https://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/09/news/lewiston-auburn/witness-says-brother-confessed-to-drowning-disposing-of-victim/

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/me-supreme-judicial-court/1724837.html

https://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/16/news/lewiston-auburn/lewiston-man-found-guilty-of-murder/

https://bangordailynews.com/2011/12/01/news/hearing-continues-for-man-charged-with-murder-in-lewiston-escort%E2%80%99s-death/

https://bangordailynews.com/2013/10/18/news/christiana-fesmires-killer-to-serve-55-years-in-prison/

https://news.yahoo.com/news/soldier-says-lewiston-defendant-murder-115811345.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABAM9Kz_RZGZWdOseih4n4Zp22Npenfu3kqv5UCJDSNkm6cBVbe46b3RlSm9MqAmMvE_wJ3PaHIgC6_c1unlpHsGXHj-gcVf5QHZ91GIufU_Unsy77HMF9NZIaiTna8cnkmwt_WDWlEvLzvYxwPdSIcA1l2oeK6w0DR0iS2JhZLA

https://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/10/news/witness-says-murder-suspect-talked-of-body-in-trunk/

http://stronghancock.frontrunnerpro.com/book-of-memories/1021769/fesmire-christiana/obituary.php

https://pdfslide.net/documents/levi-gervais-and-brandi-robinson-affidavit.html

https://www.sunjournal.com/2013/10/18/auburn-candidate-says-grown-since-murder-trial-testimony/

https://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/08/news/sister-of-accused-murderer-testifies-she-recruited-victim-to-be-an-escort/

https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20111015/NEWS/111019842

https://bangordailynews.com/2013/10/18/news/christiana-fesmires-killer-to-serve-55-years-in-prison/

https://www.wcvb.com/article/dna-confirms-body-is-that-of-maine-murder-victim/8176187

https://www.necn.com/news/local/_necn__police__woman_s_body_found_in_lisbon__maine_necn/56501/

https://apnews.com/article/b3aa5b5d6f8c41219d598f35faf42b56

This week, Drewby and Yergy travel down to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to discuss the tragic story of Brianna Lopez, an infant that suffered unimaginable torment at the hands of her own mother, father, and uncle - and the unique way that prosecutors chose to preserve her memory.

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Source Material:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16540575/brianna-mariah-lopez

https://morbidology.com/the-ultimate-betrayal-brianna-lopez/

http://www.angelizdsplace.com/child103.htm

https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/the-murder-of-brianna-lopez-solved

https://www.thechildrenswalloftears.org/brianna-lopez-5-months-killed

https://www.facebook.com/HonoringBabyBrianna/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/107753225910978/

https://m.facebook.com/nt/screen/?params=%7B%22note_id%22%3A10158387155010860%7D&path=%2Fnotes%2Fnote%2F&_rdr

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

https://ripeace.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/the-worst-case-of-child-abuse-in-us-history-the-murder-of-baby-brianna/

http://brianna-lopez.last-memories.com/lifestory

This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to the mountains of West Virginia to discuss the case of Cassie Renee Sheetz - a case that's not getting the type of attention that it very much so deserves.

Cassie Sheetz has been missing since March 11, 2021. On the day of her disappearance, Cassie had allegedly been hiking with two male friends at Spruce Knob, West Virginia. The trio allegedly became separated at some point during the hike, and while the two men eventually emerged from the trail, Cassie did not.

At the time of her disappearance, Cassie was wearing camouflage pants, and a hoodie. Per the photographs taken in the woods, Cassie also may have been wearing boots and a black tank top. Cassie has several tattoos including the names Rubie and Bella on her upper chest,  along with a heart. Cassie also has multiple facial piercings - including those on her ears, lips, eyebrow, and bellybutton. She stands at 5'2 and weighs between 120 and 140lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes.

If you have any information on the whereabout of Cassie Renee Sheets, please contact the West Virginia State Police at (304) 358-2200, her father Larry Black at (540) 333-5004, or her mother Arlene Howard at (304) 719-7718.

Cassie's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/find-cassie-sheetz?qid=9d6a8dc88eb1cf39d8ddcdcaafd53847

Hiba's YouTubePage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7hms_CVJxiey-ELWBeANw

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Source Material:

https://www.nvdaily.com/news/courts/opioid-dealer-pleads-guilty/article_2c1e30a6-3dae-5bf9-9910-a6bcbc618e32.html

https://arre.st/WV-1005295194

https://arre.st/WV-1005338821

https://arre.st/WV-1005295891

https://arre.st/WV-1005226576

https://www.facebook.com/grant.sager.982

https://www.facebook.com/james.brillii

https://www.facebook.com/cass.crites

https://www.facebook.com/sam.crites.965

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/west-virginia/spruce-knob-via-huckleberry-trail

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/west-virginia/huckleberry-trail--2

http://hardylive.com/sager-sentenced-in-federal-court-on-meth-charges/

https://apps.wv.gov/OIS/OffenderSearch/RJA/Offender/Details?Id=%2Fc9ujDovDGlxcd5rSvFSCBPYAOBjKxdTJ3MuAaRKh%2F8byrlkuGKCGKKugenitQUZKroycx%2B64UFujJNrlGBqTuXwAMkIqwnXnrRQU2fjfiEzMKox9TIDaI8oSF62aQXG01%2BfNSFA%2B1kQ3YH6BkCsJ7Wjlja7LhlqqmNtMPpg0VE%3D

https://www.whsv.com/2021/07/23/billboard-is-up-family-missing-hiker-cassie-sheetz-is-still-looking-answers/

https://www.wdtv.com/2021/09/24/west-virginia-mom-has-been-missing-over-six-months-her-mother-shares-her-story/

https://www.whsv.com/2021/09/16/six-months-later-search-continues-sheetz-missing-hiker-pendleton-county/

https://www.whsv.com/2021/03/18/one-week-later-wva-state-police-still-searching-for-missing-hiker/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=whsv

https://wvmetronews.com/2021/03/17/woman-remains-missing-in-spruce-knob-area/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Truecrimesociety/comments/m7g32i/west_virginia_cassie_sheetz_went_hiking_with_two/

https://www.reddit.com/r/WestVirginia/comments/m9jf02/where_is_cassie_sheetz_young_woman_disappears/

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wv-cassie-shelton-sheetz-23-hiker-spruce-knob-monongahela-national-forest-11-mar-2021.563818/page-2

https://www.arc.gov/addressing-substance-abuse-in-appalachia/

https://www.hampshirereview.com/article_97f87d80-c3a2-11eb-84d7-27f22c179757.html

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

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

https://www.hampshirereview.com/article_97f87d80-c3a2-11eb-84d7-27f22c179757.html

https://www.wvsp.gov/missing-persons/pages/default.aspx

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Search#/results

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/where-are-710-missing-indigenous-young-girls-and-women-wyoming

This week in continuing with our September series on suicide prevention awareness, Drewby and Yergy discuss the life, career, and eventual death of famed chef, author, and television personality Anthony Bourdain - a personal hero of Yergy's.

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Source Material:

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Raw_(book)

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_Confidential_(TV_series)

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Cook%27s_Tour_(TV_series)

https://radaronline.com/p/real-anthony-bourdain-heroin-drugs-sex-abuse/

https://www.twincities.com/2021/07/14/anthony-bourdains-addiction-to-asia-argento-overtook-last-year-of-his-life-new-documentary-shows/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14512538/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

https://blog.resy.com/2021/07/les-halles-owner-philippe-lajaunie-shares-his-memories-of-anthony-bourdain/

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the timeline of events in the Gabby Petito case, and what we currently know up until the discovery of her remains yesterday in Wyoming. We will update you as this story develops.

As of the date of this recording, Brian Laundrie has yet to be located. If you know anything regarding his whereabouts, please contact the FBI tip  line at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

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Source Material:

https://abc7ny.com/gabby-petito-disappearance-timeline-brian-laundrie/11024821/

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/20/us/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-update/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/us/who-is-gabrielle-petito.html

https://www.thecut.com/2021/09/disappearance-of-gabby-petito-what-we-know.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/us/brian-laundrie-gabby-petito.html?smid=url-share

https://meaww.com/did-brian-return-to-florida-after-august-12-fight-gabby-petitos-bf-came-home-before-going-back

In light of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Richard "Beebo" Russell - known posthumously as "The Sky King," and the legacy he left on the SeaTac Airport and meme culture today. 

GoFundMe for Hannah Russell: https://www.gofundme.com/f/provide-for-mrs-russell

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Source Material:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Horizon_Air_Q400_incident

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrambling_(military)

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

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/beebo-russell-seattle-plane-theft-true-story-1187023/

https://twitter.com/KierraElfalanTV/status/1028462177747783680/photo/1

https://www.facebook.com/richardrussellskyking

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/orca-mourning-calf-killer-whale-northwest-news

https://heavy.com/news/2018/08/richard-russell-rich-seatac-beebo/

This week, Drewby and Yergy continue their coverage of child related deaths and CPS failings across the country, this time highlighting three cases in California - two which were quite recent and one that shook LA County in the wake of the murder of Gabriel Fernandez.

GoFundMe for Abby Coleman: https://www.gofundme.com/f/loving-abby-coleman?qid=97e3eaa76b3f926ebe29f96bb26d009a

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Source Material:

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/06/30/sandra-chico-children-east-los-angeles/

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/06/28/east-la-mother-in-custody-3-children-found-dead-in-home/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2021-06-29/mother-arrested-in-deaths-of-3-children-in-east-los-angeles

https://www.gofundme.com/f/ubszd-rodriguez-family-funeral

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/06/29/east-la-mother-sandra-chico-arrested-for-murder-in-deaths-of-3-young-children/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/12/california-man-charged-with-spear-gun-killing-of-children/

https://people.com/crime/california-surfer-dad-accused-killing-kids-spear-gun-had-no-warning-signs/

https://people.com/crime/matthew-coleman-wife-told-cops-he-would-not-hurt-kids/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/federal-criminal-complaint-charges-santa-barbara-man-murdering-his-two-young-children

https://www.independent.com/2021/08/18/the-coleman-murders-a-community-in-shock/

https://www.gofundme.com/f/loving-abby-coleman?qid=97e3eaa76b3f926ebe29f96bb26d009a

https://thecinemaholic.com/michael-lemos-carranza-and-david-martinez-now/

https://www.foxla.com/news/anthony-avalos-tortured-murdered-by-mom-her-boyfriend-death-penalty-off-table-under-da-gascon

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_California

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-03/anthony-avalos-death-gabriel-fernandez-dcfs-workers

https://www.dailynews.com/2021/05/06/da-drops-death-penalty-bid-in-lancaster-torture-murder-of-anthony-avalos-10/

This week, Yergy and Drewby travel to the college town of Bloomington, IN to discuss the mysterious disappearance of Lauren Spierer, a sophomore at Indiana University, after an evening of partying with friends at a local sports bar. Many believe this to be a conspiracy involving a group of affluent college boys.

If you know anything about the disappearance of Lauren Spierer, please say something. Tips can be shared anonymously by emailing [email protected], or by calling the Bloomington Police Department at 812-339-4477 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS.

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Source Material:

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

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/long-qt-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20352518

https://nypost.com/2021/06/03/lauren-spierers-mother-private-investigator-hopeful-for-break-in-case/

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/lauren-spierer-missing-college-student-indiana-university-10-years/531-f4cad986-5e5c-4e6f-bada-86f81f0df38d

This week, Drewby and Yergy focus on the tragic case of young Gabriel Fernandez, whom you may remember from the heart wrenching Netflix docuseries "The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez." We examine how a little boy that was loved by his extended family was failed by the Department of Children and Family Services, which tragically resulted in his death in less than a year, after his biological mother and her boyfriend were awarded sole custody. 

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Source Material:

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

https://time.com/5790549/gabriel-fernandez-netflix-documentary/

Netflix's "The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez"

Breaking News: Yergy and Drewby touch on new developments in the case of Crystal Rogers - a mom from Kentucky that went missing in 2015.

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Source Material:

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/crystal-rogers

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

https://www.wdrb.com/news/6-years-after-her-disappearance-fbi-says-its-in-final-stages-of-crystal-rogers-investigation/article_15fa6b10-db9c-11eb-8dfb-6b33fd5a15de.html

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/investigations/bardstown/fbi-new-information-crystal-rogers-case-bardstown/417-5ea7c1d1-0af0-47eb-9b63-70bc80321a49

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/08/26/crystal-rogers-what-to-know-about-missing-kentucky-mom/5599212001/