The Misery Machine

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Muncie, Indiana, to discuss the tragic case of Christian Ray Crossland, and adorable little boy who was tortured and starved over the course of 74 days by his mother, Chelsea Lanett Crossland.

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Source Material:

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/live-the-remainder-of-your-years-in-horror-judge-excoriates-mother-during-sentencing-in-74-day-horror-show-torture-death-of-her-5-year-old-son/

https://www.williamsonspencer.com/obituary/Christian-Crossland

https://fox59.com/news/mother-sentenced-to-life-for-murdering-her-son-in-2022/

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https://thecr.com/news/2023/jul/18/testimony-describes-neglect/

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https://mercercountyoutlook.net/2022/07/08/portland-mom-accused-of-killing-son-mental-health-subject-of-court-hearing/

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https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/mother-chelsea-crossland-charged-murder-son-5-years-old-christian-molesting/531-6982de2d-14a7-459f-9e0b-674866933938

https://www.fox13memphis.com/trending_archives/documents-indiana-mother-fatally-beat-her-malnourished-5-year-old-son/article_bfe14742-3c5a-50e8-8b49-e49cc6b0a2f0.html

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https://www.winchesternewsgazette.com/news/crossland-sentenced-to-life/article_de7eec9c-45de-11ee-9e17-d320bbde77e2.html

https://commercialreview.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/news/documents_import/2022/08%20%E2%80%93%C2%A0August/8-6-2022%20full%20PDF.pdf

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/prolonged-74-day-horror-show-mom-guilty-of-torturing-beating-and-starving-5-year-old-boy-to-death-that-she-wished-were-dead/

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https://www.wane.com/news/vigil-for-dead-child-draws-in-portland-community/

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/docs-mom-accused-of-5-year-old-sons-murder-punished-him-by-withholding-food-for-days/

https://www.facebook.com/trevor.dallas.1238/posts/pfbid0iBCNn6dXpKxQAR6rQsJL6ESN7vn77yhrvZVv8VZJTN32dxH5N9z9PnDGmTfkiofl

https://www.facebook.com/trevor.easton.543

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZHT625iymA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI7gT2f8nvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bjY6soVGw8

https://www.facebook.com/chelsea.crossland.9

https://www.facebook.com/chelsea.crossland.1

https://www.facebook.com/lanett.crossland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agZ-XBbQc1g

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0pneXFsyrdFpSEAxWptWvqMBc6P4UY2t2UBy1hW8ujmnuLuh4aWYWhzN82wEFLxuHl&id=100078638326645

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmcod1MK10s

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