Imagine being 20 years old, carefree, and hitchhiking your way toward a friend’s birthday party... only to have your life stolen in an instant. In 1977, Colleen Stan accepted a ride that would plunge her into one of the most disturbing and prolonged abduction cases in American history. For seven years, she was held captive in ways almost too shocking to comprehend... hidden away in a wooden box for hours or even days at a time, manipulated, tortured, and controlled by a couple who built an entire world of fear around her.This week, we’re diving deep into the chilling story often called “the Girl in the Box.” We’ll walk through the moment of her disappearance, the twisted psychology of her captors, the unimaginable conditions she endured, and the extraordinary resilience that carried her through it all.This is the haunting case of Colleen Stan, one of the most extreme kidnappings ever recorded… and a terrifying reminder of how evil can lurk behind the most ordinary moments.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.youtube.com/watch?v=qao7WC0suCghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLfdwe31awQ&t=54shttps://youtu.be/Q-ic_ydzX-8?si=q5zL-28Wa2UYVe2Jhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Colleen_Stanhttps://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/girl-in-the-box-where-is-colleen-stan-nowhttps://people.com/where-is-colleen-stan-now-girl-in-the-box-kidnapping-8648943?utm_sourcehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/exclusive-woman-imprisoned-in-coffin-for-7-years-has-special-message-for-jaycee-dugardhttps://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/girl-in-the-box-where-is-colleen-stan-nowhttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/what-happened-to-marie-elizabeth-spannhake-unsolved-mysterieshttps://www.redbluffdailynews.com/2023/11/22/cameron-hooker-trial-moved-to-marchhttps://krcrtv.com/news/local/girl-in-the-box-captor-cameron-hooker-looking-at-possible-parolehttps://web.archive.org/web/20150523121518/http://www.khou.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/16/girl-in-box-kidnapper-parole-hearing/25888837https://web.archive.org/web/20190227182106/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/girl-box-article-1.1715494https://www.aetv.com/articles/colleen-stan-the-girl-in-the-boxhttps://closeronline.co.uk/real-life/news/kidnap-victim-locked-box-7-yearshttps://web.archive.org/web/20130715071124/http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Hooker%2C_Cameron_Michaelhttps://curioustic.com/colleen-stanhttps://cattstruecrimecorner.com/the-kidnapping-of-colleen-stanhttps://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/famous-abduction-cases/9https://www.crimelibrary.org/criminal_mind/psychology/sex_slave/10.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/61558513822432/posts/in-the-spring-of-1977-20-year-old-colleen-stan-was-hitchhiking-through-californi/122200699550283794https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5141973/biohttps://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Kidnapping_of_Colleen_Stan
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The Case of the Hi-Fi Murders
In the quiet city of Ogden, Utah, the spring of 1974 should have been ordinary, filled with warm evenings, small-town routines, and a sense of safety people trusted without question. But on one April night, that calm was shattered inside a small, unassuming electronics store: the Hi-Fi Shop.What began as a simple robbery spiraled into one of the most shocking and brutal crimes in Utah’s history. Hostages were taken, tortured, and left fighting for their lives, while the community struggled to comprehend the cruelty that unfolded behind those walls. The violence was so disturbing, so senseless, that it changed the way investigators, victims’ families, and the entire state looked at crime forever.Today, we’re revisiting the Hi-Fi murders, a case marked by unimaginable suffering, extraordinary bravery, and a long fight for justice that continued long after the store went dark. This is the story of what really happened inside the Hi-Fi Shop… and why its horror is still remembered decades later.💸You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your free assessment and find the best option for you at https://pdsdebt.com/tmmSupport 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:Sources available upon request as the amount of links has exceeded the word count allowed by Spotify in their descriptions.
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The Case of Julia Rawson
In May of 2019, 42-year-old Julia Rawson left her home for what should have been an ordinary night out. Instead, she crossed paths with two strangers whose fascination with gore, fantasy violence, and dark role-play would spiral into one of the most disturbing murder cases the West Midlands has ever seen.When Julia went missing, her family hoped she had simply wandered off… but what investigators would soon uncover inside a grim flat in Tipton was something no one could have imagined. From chilling CCTV footage, to dismemberment, to the unsettling psychology behind the killers themselves... this is a case that forces us to ask how ordinary lives collide with unimaginable brutality.This is the story of Julia Rawson, and the horrifying chain of events that ended her life.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.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-55002009https://archive.is/Dr66Rhttps://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/live-updates-police-forensic-officers-16334137https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-48421405https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-54781349https://archive.is/3ytC4https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9161717/two-men-charged-murder-julia-rawson-dudley/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-48421405https://news.sky.com/story/body-found-after-pair-charged-with-murdering-missing-woman-11742871https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/live-body-found-julia-rawson-16437398https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9306646/police-searching-find-body-dudley-julia-rawson/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-48654477https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/body-found-tipton-confirmed-missing-16462536https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-48718312https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-49116199https://www.newspapers.com/article/halesowen-and-dudley-news-julia-inquest/183817893/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-54452077https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-55349295https://archive.is/pua2Fhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/never-before-seen-images-murder-23012459https://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/18292101.trial-date-set-pair-accused-killing-dudley-woman-julia-rawson/https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/dudley/2020/11/09/men-found-guilty-of-julia-rawsons-murder/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-54467987https://archive.is/Lafmnhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/criminologist-says-wait-minute-after-31812715https://www.the-sun.com/news/10008307/cold-case-investigator-books-shelves-ripper-copycats/https://www.the-sun.com/news/7488502/inside-britains-most-depraved-minds/https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/swiat/fani-horrorow-pocwiartowali-kobiete/m4bd7s7https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2019/10/01/murdered-dudley-woman-was-identified-by-dna-and-dental-records-inquest-hears/https://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/17936938.inquest-opens-death-dudley-woman-julia-rawson/https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/17969355.trial-date-set-julia-rawson-murder-suspects/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/every-word-judge-said-warped-19499929https://news.sky.com/story/horror-film-fan-and-his-boyfriend-jailed-for-life-over-womans-murder-12169504https://www.casemine.com/commentary/uk/interpretation-of-schedule-21-in-assessing-sentencing:-maynard-ellis-&-anor,-r.-v-(2021-ewca-crim-317)/viewhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt18247494/
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The Crimes of Jaime Osuna
In the heart of California’s Central Valley lies Bakersfield, a city known for its oil fields, country music roots, and tight-knit community. But in 2011, it became the backdrop for one of the most disturbing crime stories in recent memory.Jaime Osuna, a heavily tattooed man who relished being called a “real-life monster,” was arrested for the brutal murder of Yvette Peña, a mother of six. What followed was a decade of shocking courtroom behavior, chilling confessions, and an even more horrifying act that would unfold years later behind prison walls.Osuna wasn’t just a killer, he seemed to take pride in the terror he caused. Smiling in interviews, mocking his victims, and calling himself a “torturer,” his case has left both investigators and the public haunted by a single question: How does someone become capable of such evil, and why was he allowed to continue?This is the disturbing story of Jaime Osuna, the self-proclaimed “Man with a Thousand Faces.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://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/court-docs-stabbing-instruments-found-in-womans-bodyhttps://www.kron4.com/news/jaime-osuna-bakersfields-cold-blooded-killerhttps://myfox8.com/news/public-safety/crime/the-grisly-crimes-of-the-man-with-a-thousand-faceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3P5d56PTF0https://www.facebook.com/groups/1299986181042792/posts/1371658530542223https://www.ladbible.com/news/true-crime/jamie-osuna-murderer-prison-cellmate-849244-20240205https://www.dailyjournal.com/article/356562-woman-sues-state-prisons-over-decapitation-of-her-son-by-cell-matehttps://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/son-dismembered-in-jail-but-officers-not-liable.pdfhttps://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/jaime-osuna-is-accused-of-murdering-yvette-pena-at-el-morocco-motel-in-2011https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2020/oct/1/mother-decapitated-prisoner-sues-california-prison-officials-housing-her-son-prisoner-who-tried-murder-previous-cellmate/https://cnycentral.com/news/nation-world/man-sentenced-in-2011-motel-murderhttps://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/477608-jamie-osunas-chilling-story-background-latest-updates/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgIGj4AhYakhttps://yen.com.gh/facts-lifehacks/biographies/200286-who-jaime-osuna-the-story-confessed-satanist-beheaded-cellmate/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n8zmV_M1O8https://calmatters.org/justice/2021/12/kern-county-homicide-rate-gangshttps://www.kget.com/thousandfacespodcast/ep5-why-so-serioushttps://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/murderer-osuna-resentenced-for-kern-county-slayinghttps://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/man-accused-of-stabbing-woman-to-death-in-2011-pleads-guiltyhttps://www.cdcr.ca.gov/news/2019/03/09/california-state-prison-corcoran-investigating-inmate-death-as-a-homicide-4https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-2013-strangling-deathhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/6-years-grisly-slaying-osuna-185338143.htmlhttps://bakersfieldnow.com/archive/sister-mourns-woman-found-dead-in-motel-room-11-17-2015https://myfox8.com/news/public-safety/crime/the-grisly-crimes-of-the-man-with-a-thousand-faces https://www.gofundme.com/f/honor-yvette-pena-help-fund-her-final-resting-placehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3P5d56PTF0
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The Crimes of Robert Ben Rhodes
Robert Ben Rhodes was a man who lived on the road... a trucker who seemed like just another face behind the wheel. But hidden behind that calm exterior was a darkness few could imagine. His truck wasn’t just a vehicle; it was a prison. A place where people’s lives ended in terror.Rhodes’ crimes stretched across years and state lines, leaving behind a trail of heartbreak and unanswered questions. Behind every headline and mugshot were real people — with families, dreams, and lives stolen far too soon.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://static.wikia.nocookie.net/unidentified/images/9/94/GreatBasinMurdersNewspaperClipping.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20250424173559 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-illinois-asks-fo/114749885https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ben_Rhoades#cite_note-GQ2012-2https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9175140/Torture-chamber-trucker-sentence-to-life-in-prison.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-sex-torture-phot/114750145https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Keqy_y4hBdE&t=1shttps://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/inmate-charged-in-90-slaying-of-seattle-woman-1167349.phphttps://www.deseret.com/2012/3/29/20500547/serial-killer-with-utah-ties-gets-2-more-life-sentences-in-texas/ https://www.gq.com/story/truck-stop-killer-gq-november-2012https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8220991/patricia_candace-zyskowskihttps://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Walshhttps://www.deseret.com/2012/3/29/20500547/serial-killer-with-utah-ties-gets-2-more-life-sentences-in-texashttps://www.cbc.ca/news/world/serial-killer-texas-trucker-kept-dungeon-in-cab-1.1266589#:~:text=Rhoades%2C%20a%20Houston%20trucker%20who,IDOC%2FAssociated%20Press)https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Rhodes%2C%20Robert%20Ben%20_spring%202007_.pdfdiscover.hubpages.com/politics/darknss-beneath-the-charm-unraveling-the-maine-bed-and-breakfast-murdershttps://facts.net/history/people/38-facts-about-robert-ben-rhoades/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Veselkahttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1996529647535547/posts/2230175777504265https://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-trucker-traveling-torture-chamber-admits-murders/story?id=16037743https://longreads.com/2012/10/25/the-truck-stop-killerhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13424313/regina_kay-waltershttps://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/court-of-appeals-fifth-appellate-district/2001/5980821.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8221018/douglas_scott-zyskowskihttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/truck-driver-who-killed-hitchhikers-gets-life-sentences-plea-deal-flna601950https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/natl-serial-killer-who-targeted-female-hitchhikers-gets-life-sentences/1943078https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101919190/ricky_lee-joneshttps://www.facebook.com/InvestigationDiscovery/posts/after-debra-davis-appeared-on-evil-lives-here-kentucky-state-troopers-reached-ou/10156453112979902https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/evil-lives-here-after-the-evil/full-episodes/after-the-evil-deadly-fetish?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf205405427&utm_campaign=investigationdiscovery&sf205405427=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawNwmjFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFJUm1lTlgwazZIYWQzbm00AR43K_xGxbF28zYnrTb2ALIbE3Gn_mePtxGhobXYtYzEnGmyqorKR3zY-GivSA_aem_2L3aEsHqPvrLEyajnT22sA
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