This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Colleton County, South Carolina, to discuss the case of Cristina Pangalangan, a teenager girl living with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and scoliosis. She was non-verbal and depended on her mother, Rita, for all of her day to day needs. Although, Rita, who was a school teacher, had been on CPS's radar, nothing was ever done to remove Cristina from her care. But in August of 2019, tragedy stuck after Rita left her daughter in the back of her Volkswagen Jetta for 6 hours in the scorching Carolina heat in her boyfriend's driveway, while the two smoked meth and hooked up inside.
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Source Materials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qBdYA7SIa8
https://people.com/cristina-pangalangan-hot-car-death-mother-boyfriend-abuse-11735335
https://www.kcrg.com/2023/09/03/couple-found-guilty-death-13-year-old-with-cerebral-palsy-left-car/
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/potential-settlement-reached-in-2019-colleton-county-hot-car-death-case-wciv-abc-news-4-cristina-pangalangan-rita-pangalangan-larry-king-south-carolina-department-of-social-services-walterboro-police-department
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/disabled-daughter-left-in-hot-car-cristina-pangalangan-story-rita-pangalangan-interrogation--64665115
https://scsolicitor14.org/couple-who-left-quadriplegic-child-locked-in-car-guilty-in-childs-death/
https://www.live5news.com/2023/09/02/jury-finds-couple-guilty-death-13-year-old-colleton-county/
https://www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com/obituary/CristinaAnn-Pangalangan#tributewall
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201925697/cristina_ann-pangalangan
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https://abcnews4.com/news/local/cristina-pangalangan-delayed-murder-trial-painful-for-loved-ones-of-walterboro-colleton-girl-left-to-die-in-hot-car-2019-wciv
https://walterborolive.com/stories/cristina-ann-pangalangan,20757?
https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article284286478.html
https://scdailygazette.com/briefs/difficult-conviction-after-13-year-old-girls-death-leads-to-bill-raising-age-limit-for-neglect/
https://www.live5news.com/2023/09/02/jury-finds-couple-guilty-death-13-year-old-colleton-county/
https://www.live5news.com/2019/08/07/authorities-identify-year-old-girl-who-died-after-being-left-car-2/
https://www.live5news.com/2023/08/29/testimony-begins-murder-trial-disabled-13-year-old-colleton-co/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/news/she-died-alone-hot-car-160000613.html
https://www.walb.com/2019/08/12/woman-arrested-leaving-kids-car-week-after-mother-charged-with-murder-leaving-girl-car/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw1TKl6HNVY
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29:56
The Case of Sade Robinson
This week, Drewby and Yergy head over to Milwaukee to discuss the case of Sade Robinson, a beautiful 19-year-old young woman who was just months away from earning her degree in criminal justice. That was until April 1st, 2024, when Sade went on a date with a man named Maxwell Anderson. After visiting a few area bars, Sade accompanied Maxwell back to his home where they watched Love, Death + Robots. No one knows exactly what happened next, but the evening ended with Maxwell scattering Sade's body parts all around the city of Milwaukee, before setting her Honda Civic ablaze.
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Source Materials:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-sade-our-fallen-angel
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2025/05/27/what-to-know-about-sade-robinson-as-maxwell-anderson-trail-begins/8377095500
https://www.instagram.com/p/C51AtBPN_bt/?hl=en
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2025/05/27/what-to-know-about-sade-robinson-as-maxwell-anderson-trail-begins/83770955007/
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2024/04/11/heres-what-we-know-about-maxwell-andersons-previous-legal-issues/73291999007/
https://www.tmj4.com/news/milwaukee-county/trial-of-maxwell-anderson-witness-testimony-to-continue-thursday https://www.yahoo.com/news/sade-robinson-remembered-kind-soul-042216567.html
https://sadesvoicefoundation.com/about-sade
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2024/04/12/maxwell-anderson-charged-in-death-of-missing-milwaukee-woman-sade-carleena-robinson/73276380007/
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2025/02/10/maxwell-andersons-homicide-case-remains-on-pace-for-may-27-trial-date/78256114007/
https://www.wisn.com/article/milwaukee-sade-robinson-homicide-timeline/64841620
https://www.fox6now.com/news/sade-robinson-homicide-timeline-events-leading-criminal-charges
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sade-robinson-homicide-timeline-events-021501248.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/14/us/maxwell-anderson-sade-robinson-missing-wisconsin
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/269310456/sade-carleena-robinson
https://www.yahoo.com/news/community-fundraising-efforts-ramp-sade-214905598.html
https://www.tmj4.com/news/milwaukee-county/maxwell-anderson-trial-witness-testimony-to-continue-in-sade-robinson-murder-case
https://www.fox6now.com/news/maxwell-anderson-warrant-accused-tried-cover-up-death-prosecutors
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/omarmke1_business-owner-raising-money-for-sade-robinson-activity-7292905613754306560-0PDI/
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2025/02/18/family-of-slain-milwaukee-teen-sade-robinson-raises-38k-for-memorial/78980317007/
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2024/08/07/informant-says-maxwell-anderson-had-plan-in-place-month-before-robinsons-death/74705650007/
https://people.com/man-accused-dismembering-date-showed-off-basement-with-tarp-saws-where-he-allegedly-planned-killing-warrant-8693329?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2025/06/05/jury-to-decide-maxwell-anderson-case-charged-in-sade-robinsons-death/84055368007/
https://www.fox6now.com/news/maxwell-anderson-trial-sade-robinson-killed-wednesday-060425
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43:21
The Case of Noor Mukadam
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Islamabad, Pakistan, to discuss the case of Noor Mukadam, a diplomat's daughter, who was beheaded by Zahir Jaffer, her one time boyfriend. After turning turning down his proposal, Noor was tortured and SAed before Zahir finally killed her. She managed to escape his home twice, only to be intercepted by Zahir's domestic staff. Stay tuned until the end for a special segment from our good friend, Areej, about life as a woman in Pakistan.
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Source Materials:
https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/pakistans-shaukat-mukadam-my-daughter-noor-1.1632653198101
https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/the-mukadam-siblings-our-sister-noor-1.1633255255888
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Noor_Mukadam
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2321549/noor-mukadam-murder-case-a-timeline
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/noor-mukadams-murder-in-pakistan-has-shocked-the-world-here-her-childhood-friend-in-australia-remembers-her/i4ia7t5vo
https://www.rte.ie/radio/doconone/1321049-justicefornoor
https://x.com/aClockworkObi/status/1925904464579297613
https://www.dawn.com/news/1674184
https://images.dawn.com/news/1193650/osman-khalid-butt-calls-out-focus-on-noor-mukadams-privilege-after-sc-verdict
https://www.dawn.com/news/1912575
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/05/19/zahir-jaffers-defence-challenges-death-sentence-over-unassessed-mental-health-claim-in-sc/
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40109619
https://thefridaytimes.com/24-Feb-2022/timeline-how-zahir-jaffer-pretended-to-be-mentally-unwell-to-escape-law
https://arynews.tv/noor-mukadam-case-and-zahir-jaffers-sentence-a-timeline
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/870255-barefoot-noor-accompanied-zahir-to-airport-but-he-aborted-ny-travel-plans-last-minute
https://www.dawn.com/news/1647623
https://www.dawn.com/news/1643964/zahir-jaffers-father-sought-therapyworks-help-to-shift-son-to-clinic-before-police-arrived-investigators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL7L1cBF-Hc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxBoy2KNHi8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG_KSNdZYxc
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The Case of Emily Pike
This week, Drewby and Yergy head down to the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona to discuss the case of Emily Pike, a 14-year-old girl who was living in a group home in Mesa. However, on the evening of January 27th, 2025, dressed in a pink and gray shirt, Emily left the group home on foot. She was never seen alive again. On Valentine’s day 2025, hikers were walking a trail in the Tonto National Forest found two garbage bags that contained partial dismembered remains. Test later confirmed that the remains belonged to Emily Pike. To this day, in June of 2025, the person or persons responsible have not been brought to justice.
If you have any information that could lead to the capture of Emily's killer(s), please use the following resources:
County Sheriff’s Office Detective (928-200-2352)
Bureau of Indian Affairs Special Agent (505-917-7830)
San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Detective (928-475-1755)
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Source Materials:
https://ourhumanityca.org/2025/03/02/remembering-emily-pike-a-communitys-grief-and-demand-for-justice/
https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-emily-pike
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/woman-whose-remains-were-found-gila-county-identified
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/emily-pike-vigil-held-native-american-teen-found-dead-gila-county
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/03/06/fbi-now-part-investigation-into-murder-dismemberment-14-year-old-emily-pike/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2025/02/27/facebook-leak-human-remains-investigation-globe-gila-county-sheriffs-office/80692640007/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2025/03/05/what-to-know-about-emily-pike-teen-found-in-the-woods-globe/81095924007/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/05/05/resources-for-open-cases-on-missing-murdered-indigenous-people-day/70189550007/
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Uw1A5BQaE/
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Fp4t9dQkB/
https://azfreenews.com/2024/05/bill-protecting-arizonas-missing-children-signed-into-law/
https://azmirror.com/2025/03/07/say-her-name-hundreds-gather-to-honor-native-teen-emily-pike-demanding-justice-for-her-death/
https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/gila-county-has-leads-fbi-assisting-with-emily-pike-homicide-investigation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHXVnpBklXM
https://www.12news.com/video/news/crime/special-kind-of-evil-officials-talk-investigation-into-emily-pikes-murder/75-aaf17045-4d78-4cf2-941f-f0434402d769
https://www.12news.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/gila-county-sheriffs-office-provides-update-on-emily-pike-murder-investigation/75-3700ccb8-90be-48a1-b987-33f65786884d
https://azmirror.com/2025/05/16/from-sexual-assault-response-to-missing-person-protocols-how-systems-failed-emily-pike/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/05/01/emily-pike-sexual-assault-case-has-law-enforcement-clashing/83334435007/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arizona-governor-signs-emilys-law-alert-native-americans-go-missing-rcna206692
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/04/15/emily-pike-san-carlos-apache-tribe-homicide-investigation/83016994007/
https://www.azcentral.com/videos/news/local/arizona/2025/03/16/emily-pike-candlelight-vigil-san-carlos-apache-tribe/82464367007/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/03/29/slain-teen-emily-pike-honored-san-carlos-memorial-service/82697107007/
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/03/12/exclusive-manager-emily-pikes-group-home-responds-questions-regarding-teens-murder/
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/03/01/arizona-mom-speaks-tearful-interview-after-daughters-remains-found-dismembered/
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/new-reports-emily-pike-didnt-want-to-return-to-group-home
https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/mesa-group-home-where-arizona-teen-emily-pike-went-missing-history-missing-persons-reports/75-3dd493d7-8325-4d9d-b0a8-ed468b17d6fd
https://www.kjzz.org/tribal-natural-resources/2025-03-04/san-carlos-mourns-tragic-death-of-apache-teen-dismembered-along-arizona-highway
https://medium.com/@nikyoung/she-just-wanted-to-go-home-9990bd1a8d85
https://archive.is/UZ1nj
https://www.facebook.com/jlumfox10/posts/fox10-has-obtained-the-other-three-missing-persons-reports-for-emily-pike-these-/1236885774468910/
https://www.12news.com/article/news/crime/emily-pike-mesa-teen-found-dead-gila-county-arizona-grandmother-speaks/75-40615561-d29a-4f95-839e-79bcbaa730ed
https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/dcs-opens-licensing-inquiry-into-mesa-group-home-where-murdered-teen-was-living#google_vignette
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2025/04/02/volunteers-search-area-where-emily-pikes-remains-were-found/82769576007/
https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/we-have-to-bring-her-back-volunteers-plan-to-search-for-emily-pikes-remains
https://azmirror.com/2025/03/17/apache-strong-mural-honors-slain-teen-emily-pike-as-community-demands-justice/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/05/21/hobbs-signs-turquoise-alert-bill-named-in-honor-of-emily-pike/83747821007/
https://nativepartnership.org/how-the-death-of-an-11-year-old-navajo-girl-helped-expand-amber-alerts-to-tribal-lands/
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1050734470197915&id=100057841159023
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084510554222
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BtF1KtyQx/
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid037QcjxZBtBYhVcWPYJ4JubVTUnxjGb91cjpzDDGVu5J9gWzUVnu9tJWHMMtTijD4ql&id=61559735435358
https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56Leg/2R/laws/0146.pdf
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https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/phoenix/news/emily-pike-investigation-reward
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XR_ouDMNCgLoDlXyCmeezyZvurZzXfes/view
https://amberalert.ojp.gov/amber-alert-indian-country
https://www.bia.gov/service/mmu/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-crisis
https://www.scat-nsn.gov/
https://crimetimelines.com/emily-pike/
https://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-for-emily-pikes-final-farewell
https://www.geoforward.com/san-carlos-olivine-peridot-minerals/
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=d8cc6752d7fc5bba&hl=en-US&sxsrf=AE3TifPxdmh3v_b_CvMPtbXrNbfu8Q2qWQ:1748572485866&si=AMgyJEtREmoPL4P1I5IDCfuA8gybfVI2d5Uj7QMwYCZHKDZ-E8uHMdBXBbe8L1BGudtJF2PyQdnie2Hb4dYNEsqprgyZS0P_uM-xcozgZaEcV96Uka8uGHHfm6drZEIUCG25RRVoUKPq9SUpQwspaFmHxQkKEbxQqg%3D%3D&q=Sacred+Journey+Inc+Reviews&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8j4mPlMqNAxW3goQIHSI-AUMQ0bkNegQIKxAD&biw=1148&bih=682&dpr=1.25
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sacred-journey-inc
https://rancholapuerta.com/special-events/modern-day-foraging-with-twila-cassadore/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr4VtMyW05E
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34:54
The Case of Gavin Peterson
This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Utah to discuss the case of Gavin Peterson, a 12-year-old boy who was murdered at the hands of his father, stepmother, and adult brother. Gavin was locked in a room without bedding or blankets, and monitored with multiple CCTV cameras. While the other siblings had carpeted floors, Gavin’s room had painted plywood. Tape was laid out in the shape of a box on the floor, and areas in his room were covered with black vomit. The box on the floor was supposed to be his bed. Gavin was starved for days and refused water despite begging for it. He consumed his own waste in an attempt to stay alive. In the end, Gavin died from sepsis, dehydration, and malnutrition. The torture he endured was so horrific that it brought the judge to tears.
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Source Materials:
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/dad-stepmum-and-brother-charged-after-12yearold-allegedly-starved-to-death/news-story/5aae06113ac33bc74daf8de437a9efee
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/gavin-peterson-obituary?id=55648723
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/dad-stepmum-and-brother-charged-after-12yearold-allegedly-starved-to-death/news-story/5aae06113ac33bc74daf8de437a9efee
https://www.ksl.com/article/51113947/new-documents-confirm-reports-of-abuse-inside-of-gavin-petersons-home
https://dhhs.utah.gov/featured-news/capta-statement-gavin-peterson-october-10-2024/
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/07/3-family-members-arrested-accused-of-causing-death-of-emaciated-12-year-old-utah-boy/
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/the-lessons-of-the-gavin-peterson-tragedy/
https://www.standard.net/police-fire/2024/jul/19/community-pays-tribute-following-death-of-west-haven-boy/
https://www.leavittsmortuary.com/obituaries/Gavin-Peterson?obId=32356022
https://kesq.com/cnn-regional/2024/07/25/the-system-is-broken-cafeteria-worker-speaks-out-in-death-of-12-year-old-boy/
https://youtu.be/F-uI82VdKdM?si=djxp4lcP3iWEWn_o
https://www.reddit.com/r/AllThatIsInteresting/comments/1kh2bya/female_judge_breaks_down_in_tears_as_she/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ_62ZF70q0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcIXLZYcGV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObBznA6pLL8
There’s a problem with True Crime.
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