The Case of Mariah & Za'Riah Thomas

The Misery Machine

This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Kansas City, Missouri, to discuss the case of Za'Riah Thomas, and adorable baby born to mother Mariah Thomas on December 14th, 2023. Sadly, Za'Riah would never see her first birthday because her mother "accidentally" put the little girl in the oven and turned it on...

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.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/10/baby-missouri-dies-nap-oven

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/baby-in-an-oven-one-grandparents-idea-of-a-practical-joke/article5173656/

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article296816954.html

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article286227830.html

https://archive.is/oyT3l

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article285331992.html

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article285694316.html

https://www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1497

https://www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com/DocumentCenter/View/2351/MariahThomas_Redacted

https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-city-woman-accused-placing-infant-oven-faces-additional-charge/63140624

https://www.kcgoldengate.com/obituaries/zariah-thomas

https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/CXqlvOezSueVFyepFmS0

https://soundcloud.com/tubaob/you-are-my-sunshine-instrumental

https://www.cherished-prints.com/2015/01/30/the-fallen-limb/?srsltid=AfmBOoqb0Rem2FhOZvShMTWrPA6sWfuTNOVNmWnWtSueBg1s0s6t4m7F

https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/jury-trial-for-mariah-thomas-mother-charged-in-infants-death-set-for-january-2025

https://abc7.com/infant-dies-in-oven-kansas-city-missouri-mariah-thomas/14412195/

https://www.kmbc.com/article/judge-reduces-bond-mom-charged-infants-death/46870270

https://www.kctv5.com/2024/02/09/kansas-city-police-investigate-death-child/

https://www.kctv5.com/2024/02/10/kcpd-1-month-old-infant-allegedly-died-after-being-put-into-oven-instead-crib/

https://people.com/mom-who-accidentally-put-infant-in-oven-charged-with-manslaughter-8759426

https://www.jacksongov.org/Government/Elected-Officials/Jackson-County-Prosecutor

https://fox4kc.com/news/woman-charged-for-allegedly-putting-baby-in-oven-killing-the-infant-prosecutor/

https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/mom-claims-she-accidentally-put-050923077.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/friend-says-mariah-thomas-mom-who-baked-baby-zariah-to-death-had-mental-illness/

https://archive.is/SzkDJ

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13070183/Missouri-mom-baby-killed-oven-accidentally-crib.html

https://www.findlaw.com/state/missouri-law/missouri-child-abuse-laws.html#::text=Class%20C%20felony%20%2D%20up%20to,years%20to%20life%20in%20prison.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090689867173

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12EyKB8LV7C/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/185ZU3cU2d/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24152-postpartum-psychosis

https://people.com/parents/doctors-moving-postpartum-appointment-3-weeks-not-6/

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2018/05/optimizing-postpartum-care?utm_source=redirect&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=otn

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/newborn-dead-after-mom-mistakenly-bakes-baby-in-oven/id1193068130?i=1000645214263

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/i-accidentally-put-her-in-the-oven-mom-placed-infant-daughter-in-scorching-kitchen-appliance-instead-of-crib-cops-say/

https://theshaderoom.com/mariah-thomas-manslaughter-baby-oven/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kansas-city-missouri-mother-baby-oven_n_65ca3fe4e4b067c6b73dc441

https://wegotthiscovered.com/true-crime/what-happened-to-the-woman-who-mistakenly-put-her-baby-in-an-oven-instead-of-a-crib/

https://www.16thcircuit.org/division-26-judge-r-travis-willingham-1

https://www.courts.mo.gov/cnet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=2416-CR00777-01&inputVO.courtId=CT16

https://www.16thcircuit.org/division-9-judge-joel-p-fahnestock-

https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/mother-children-in-over-killed-murder-life-in-prison-kids-sons-son-mom-toddler-baby-heat-burn-death-jail-arrest-police-atlanta-williams-dead-head-into-kitchen-911-heat

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-mom-accused-murdering-sons-oven-convicted-all-counts-sentenced-life

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-l-robinson-a9024954/

https://nuscimagazine.com/opinion-how-the-united-states-wrongfully-criminalizes-postpartum-psychosis/

https://ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?name=100-0574&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=1764&GAID=14&Session=

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