This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Timothy Ferguson of Michigan, a 13-year-old autistic boy who lived with his mother and stepfather, Shanda and Adam Vander Ark, as well as his older brother, Paul Ferguson. But when Adam suffered a serious of medical events that caused him to be placed into the care of his parents, Shanda and Paul turned Timothy into a literal prisoner in his own home... locking him in a closet, monitoring him with cameras and motion sensors, depriving him of both sleep and food (aside from hot sauce bread), and making him take ice baths until his 69 pound body could suffer no more.  Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/muskegon/norton-shores-mom-accused-of-torturing-killing-son-faced-similar-allegations/69-6eb7f1b1-198e-41c9-a8ba-c719618a1df3 https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-man-sentenced-to-prison-in-starvation-death-of-his-disabled-brother/#:~:text=Paul%20Ferguson%20and%20Vander%20Ark,died%20from%20malnourishment%20and%20hypothermia https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-woman-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-in-starvation-death-of-son/ https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2024/03/muskegon-mom-who-killed-son-by-torture-appeals-convictions-wants-parental-rights-back.html https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2024/03/man-watched-michigan-torture-case-on-tv-he-traveled-from-wisconsin-to-befriend-the-suspect.html https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2024/02/man-didnt-want-brother-go-to-prison-for-torturing-their-sibling-to-death.html https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2024/01/the-worlds-a-darker-place-without-him-siblings-of-boy-tortured-to-death-by-mom-say.html https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/muskegon/shanda-vander-ark-sentencing-siblings/69-09a50d76-8efd-4224-b32a-fbc957e7ea40 https://lawandcrime.com/crime/we-know-who-you-are-judge-and-victims-siblings-call-out-mom-who-starved-and-tortured-special-needs-son-to-death/ https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2023/12/mom-on-trial-in-sons-starvation-death-vomits-on-witness-stand-when-shown-boys-photo.html https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2023/09/michigan-mother-went-from-law-clerk-to-murder-suspect-after-son-found-tortured-to-death.html https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2022/07/teen-was-restrained-with-shackles-and-weighed-69-pounds-at-time-of-death-records-show.html https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/muskegon/norton-shores-mom-charged-in-sons-death-doesnt-show-up-to-court-friday-after-heated-testimony-the-day-before https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2022/07/brother-charged-with-child-abuse-in-teens-death-a-week-after-mother-charged-with-murder.html https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2022/07/ice-baths-denial-of-food-led-to-teens-death-by-mothers-hand-muskegon-prosecutor-says.html https://www.woodtv.com/news/muskegon-county/woman-sentenced-for-systematically-torturing-child/ https://people.com/mother-vomited-court-shown-photos-son-tortured-weeks-later-sentenced-prison-8550045 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13136159/Timothy-Ferguson-mom-LOST-custody-torture.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248980161/timothy_richard-ferguson/photo https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2023/07/a-year-after-a-teen-was-found-tortured-to-death-mom-and-brother-await-trial.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvd4WkmEeAs https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/mi-shanda-vander-ark-charged-with-murder-and-child-abuse-of-son-15-norton-shores-2023.657529/page-4 https://www.nist.gov/how-do-you-measure-it/how-do-you-measure-heat-pepper#:~:text=The%20amount%20of%20heat%20is,dilutions%20for%20that%20to%20happen. https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/grandrapids/name/adam-vander-ark-obituary?id=44541