The Case of James Dunklee Cruz

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to New Mexico to discuss the horrifying case of James Dunklee Cruz. James was an adorable little boy who lost his life because CPS failed him repeatedly. Child Services in New Mexico ignored 13 different reports of abuse in his home. In the end, poor James' cause of death was blunt head and torso trauma, caused by multiple fatal blows involving different parts of the body. 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.documentcloud.org/documents/21575265-dunklee-fatality-summary-report https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/autopsy-shows-history-of-abuse-in-james-dunklee-case https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/arrest-made-in-4-year-old-boys-death/ https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/man-still-seeking-answers-in-grandsons-death/ https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/judge-to-decide-if-man-accused-of-killing-4-year-old-will-stay-behind-bars/ https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/family-of-deceased-4-year-old-boy-questions-home-placement/ https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-mother-speaks-out-at-vigil-for-4-year-old-son/ https://www.koat.com/article/third-person-convicted-in-four-year-olds-death/45867780 https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/cyfd-releases-investigation-report-on-4-year-old-beaten-to-death/ https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/cyfds-broken-system-part-1-the-death-of-4-yr-old-james-dunklee/ https://www.koat.com/article/lawsuit-alleges-cyfd-deleted-information-regarding-childs-death-in-2019/40232288 https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/mother-pleads-guilty-in-role-of-4-year-old-childs-death/ https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/cyfd-accused-of-covering-up-records-in-death-of-4-year-old-boy/ https://www.abqjournal.com/news/state-cyfd-settle-wrongful-death-case-of-4-year-old-for-4-9-million/article_dd4e0ae2-ba19-11ee-8551-0f8bc4632a48.html https://www.abqjournal.com/news/local/suit-alleges-cyfd-inaction-led-to-boys-death/article_6e38248e-9d69-58ba-a49f-ff99fa07d336.html https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/man-sentenced-for-role-in-4-year-olds-death-in-2019/ https://da2nd.nm.gov/mother-pleads-guilty-to-her-part-in-4-year-old-sons-beating-death/ https://www.abqjournal.com/news/mother-pleads-guilty-to-child-abuse-in-sons-2019-death/article_3ec34bbc-4d0e-11ee-91ff-03c70e33be3e.html https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/albuquerque-man-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-for-killing-of-4-year-old/ https://news.meaww.com/krista-cruz-mom-sentenced-to-10-years-for-failing-to-protect-4-year-old-from-getting-beaten-to-death-by-roommate https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215627051/james-riley-dunklee https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/new-mexico-child-welfare/ https://www.facebook.com/april.cruz.92317?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo3NjgwOTYxMTMyMTg1MTBfNzY4MDk5NDc2NTUxNTA3 https://www.facebook.com/Roonsan https://www.facebook.com/sandra.lowe.5872 https://www.change.org/p/new-mexico-cyfd-justice-for-james-riley-dunklee https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=112704310681750&set=a.101807648438083 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215627051/james_riley-dunklee/photo https://www.facebook.com/amber.lowe.86 https://www.facebook.com/justiceforjamesdunklee/ https://citydesk.org/2024/you-knew-what-was-happening-to-your-son/ https://www.koat.com/article/911-call-details-frantic-moment-when-mother-calls-for-help-for-her-4-year-old-son/30462608 https://www.koat.com/article/disturbing-details-emerge-in-4-year-olds-death/30247787 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=110353320715318&set=pcb.110355590715091 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=110352434048740&set=a.101348998282417 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=703459614116044&external_log_id=20915892-59a9-4bc7-9b3d-a4f2949ba077&q=zerrick%20marquez%20and%20pamela%20esparza https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=101348978282419&set=a.101348998282417 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=100422175041766&set=pcb.100422208375096 https://www.facebook.com/cindy.cruz.5243?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxMTAzNTU1OTA3MTUwOTFfNDQ0MDc3MDA3MzQyOTQ2 https://www.koat.com/article/cyfd-proposed-solutions-problems-new-mexico/43934472 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5827730783921659&set=pcb.5827745360586868 https://www.cd.nm.gov/offender-search/ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=703459614116044