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Today’s podcast will feature 4 stories that prove the line between life and death can disappear in an instant. The audio from all four stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• 4 -- "This Is It, Baby" -- They found the final recording from inside the cockpit (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCAXfw9MDxg)

• 3 -- "Don’t Touch The Water" -- A seemingly innocent looking body of water (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDJ8_VFtexw)

• 2 -- "Out Of Bounds" -- A boy jumps a fence to retrieve a basketball (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JtAN6PS59o)

• 1 -- "The Knocking" -- A nature photographer faces a nightmare situation (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQROGpQqsQI)

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Today, we have three stories about people who found a really amazing pastime that they thought had changed their lives for the better, but ended up realizing that actually, it was for the worse.

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In the fall of 2010, a detective dug through a dresser in a bedroom near Paris. He was looking for evidence, and when he pulled open the last drawer, he found five cell phones hidden inside. He powered one of them on and checked the call history and messages – then he opened the photos app and froze. He swiped to the next photo, then the one after that. There were dozens of them – and they all showed the same thing.

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Welcome back to the Campfire! I have a great story to tell. It's a classic ghost story – and not only are the elements in the story quite unnerving, but it also has a high degree of believability. There are quite a few people in this story who, independently, witnessed and experienced these events.

Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel on Friday, August 21st!

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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about divers who underestimated what was waiting for them beneath the surface. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• 3 -- "The French Pass" -- A small stretch of water in New Zealand that kills (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-ywxRasv5s)

• 2 -- "The 4th Chamber" -- 2 cave divers explore a deep underwater chamber... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgBXb3W71DY)

• 1 -- "Don’t Let Go" -- Number one rule in cave diving, NEVER let go of the dive line (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceXSZtJlAGA)

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Today, I'm going to share four stories about people who took big career risks in order to be as successful as possible. But, in each case, the risk did not pay off.

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In January 1988, the clerk of a sporting goods store in a small town in Canada looked up as a man walked into his shop. It was below freezing outside, but the man wasn’t wearing a coat. Just sneakers, ripped pants, and a thin, plastic rain poncho. The man grabbed a pair of ski pants off the rack, paid in cash, then hurried out of the store. But after he left, the clerk turned on the radio... and heard a breaking news report about a murder up the road.

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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 346. On a cold winter night in 1999, a man drove down a dark street towards his house in a small Iowa town. Suddenly, he saw something glowing in his headlights, and he slammed on the brakes. He got out of his car. And there, in the lights, he saw a dog standing all by herself. And she was making this soft squeaking sound like she was scared. The man slowly approached, talking to the dog as he walked. He knew everyone who lived in his neighborhood, and he’d never seen this dog before. He knelt down and kept trying to calm the dog. She didn’t look hurt and she didn’t have any tags. Slowly, the man coaxed her to follow him into his house. And over the next few weeks, he would try to locate her owner. But the man had no idea that this dog hadn’t just wandered off… and that she was the key police desperately needed to solve a gruesome murder. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 4 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all four stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #4 -- "A Miracle" -- A woman in rural Mexico feels a sudden an excruciating pain in her abdomen (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR3S8dvTc50) * #3 -- "The Simulation" -- A man enters a flight simulator for routine training, you won't believe what happens next if there wasn't footage... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0cDk9ee_o) * #2 -- "Deja Vu" -- After a doctor's office calls a patient for an upcoming surgery, a series of events unfolds that is truly stranger than fiction (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xBPT9pl_qA) * #1 -- "The Silk Hat" -- A woman answers her front door in the middle of the night and sees someone wearing a black silk hat (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9M_rANk5Es)

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Today, I am going to tell you three stories about people who were just trying to do their jobs... and ended up facing an extremely unexpected – and dangerous – professional hazard. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On a cold night in November 2013, a woman sat in a hospital waiting room, wondering if her new husband would survive until morning. It was a cruel reversal – just months ago, she’d told him she was dying. And in fact, it was her terminal diagnosis that defined their marriage from the start. But now, it looked like she was the one who’d be making funeral arrangements.

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Welcome back to the Campfire! I have two awesome stories to share tonight. The first is about a woman in Japan in the early 2000s who has a totally bizarre occurrence on a train, and she documented the entire thing on social media. And the second story is about this really creepy creature who lives in the mountains of northern Thailand, and a village has a horrible encounter that has become a legend over time.

Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel on Friday, August 7th!

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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about people who are willing to do just about anything to get what they want. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• 3 -- "Whatever It Takes" -- A couple are devastated when they find out they can't have children (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1iibEUe5Wk)

• 2 -- "The Audition" -- A struggling actor goes to extreme lengths to land a role he believes was meant for him (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBZpzvJG9j0)

• 1 -- "The Contest Winner" -- Two men meet each other at a hockey game, little did they know this chance encounter would change the course of both of their lives forever (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NucFAGE1li0)

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Today, we have three stories about people who are absolutely sure they’ve found the solution to all of their problems – but they are wrong, and other people have to face the consequences.

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One morning in early November 1888, an engineer drove a steam train through the woods outside Chantilly, France. Everything was business as usual, until he noticed ahead, next to the tracks, there were two maintenance workers waving at him and frantically pointing at something on the ground in front of the train. The driver squinted, and as soon as he saw what they were pointing at, he lunged for the brakes.

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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 324.

On a cold winter day in 2013, police officers rushed through the dense woods outside of a small town in Kentucky. They weaved their way through the trees, keeping their eyes peeled, and finally, one of them shouted out. He saw what they were looking for in the distance. The other officers quickly followed him into a clearing, and there, they saw a man with a long gray beard sitting in a large self-made camp. It looked like the man had been living out in the woods for months. The officers stared at him, and they almost couldn’t believe it, because they had finally tracked down the man who they thought could help solve a murder that had taken place a year earlier in a town 150 miles away.

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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about inventions you’ve definitely heard of, but I guarantee you’ve never heard the strange reasons they were actually used or why they were created. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• 3 -- "The Spectacle" -- In 1939, a bloodthirsty crowd gathered in France (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MpR4k3-edc)

• 2 -- "A New Technology" -- A doctor's savage invention that helped save mother's lives during childbirth (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aviVsRAnMR8)

• 1 -- "Healing Hands" -- A doctor invents something that would change the medical industry forever (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad9hnxRPFkc)

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Today, we have three stories about people who have a lot of experience in a particular area. But their confidence is exactly the thing that causes them to make a disastrous mistake.

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On a morning in 2012, a young man was looking out at his backyard in West Virginia. A few days of heavy rain had opened up a sinkhole in the garden, and he was trying to fill it in... when suddenly, he noticed something plastic. He knelt down and pulled a plastic grocery bag out of the mud. He opened it, and as soon as he looked inside, he dropped it and backed away.

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Welcome back to the campfire. This story took place in Malaysia in the 1970s. And even though when you first hear it, it's almost going to sound like urban legend. But it's not.

Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel on Friday, July 24th!

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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• 3 -- "Escalation" -- You'll never feel safe on an escalator again (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eHMOFfHKDw)

• 2 -- "Volunteer" -- After a swimmer goes missing in a lake, a local man is called to help (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3rccx8oyEk)

• 1 -- "The Messiest Place" -- A routine hospital stay turns into a disappearance no one can explain (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWsSQgn0h-0)

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Today, we have three stories about people who went to great lengths to make themselves look good. But in each case, this completely backfired. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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One early morning in April 2012, a man hurried through some woods in coastal France. He lived nearby, and had seen a column of smoke coming from this area. So now he was there to make sure it wasn’t a brush fire or something. And when he finally found the source of the smoke, he relaxed. It was just the smoldering remains of a bonfire. But as he approached, he smelled something that wasn't just burnt wood. And when the man finally saw what was in the fire, he felt sick. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Tonight, I have two awesome stories to tell you. They are both of the strange variety. In both stories, we're going to talk about a tragedy, but it is not the tragedy that is the reason we remember these things. We remember these events, or we still talk about these events, because in both stories, there are elements that just nobody can fully explain. These are truly unexplained phenomena that are fascinating – that are terrifying – and I know you're going to love it. Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel on Friday, July 17th!
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Today, I’m going to tell you the story of one of the most talked about mysteries on the internet. And I think part of the reason this story is so mysterious and so intriguing is because there’s this really unsettling audio recording that sort of confounds the whole mystery and really forces you to take a stance about what you think really happened. So, I’m going to tell you this story, and towards the end I’m going to play you that recording and you can decide what you think really happened. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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In December 1988, a young woman was having coffee at her friend's house in the city of Tours, France. She excused herself to go to the bathroom, and when she opened the lid of the toilet, she saw two small, gold objects floating in the water. They looked like beads, or maybe broken pieces of jewelry. She leaned down to get a closer look – and then she realized what they actually were. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 315. On a day in 2001, a veteran homicide detective put on his gloves and stepped into a cluttered bedroom. He’d been working a murder case for months, but he still had no clear evidence pointing to any of his suspects. But a tip from an informant had led him to this bedroom, and he hoped he would find something useful. The detective searched the room, but nothing stood out to him amidst the mess – until he saw a piece of notebook paper sitting on a nightstand. On the paper was someone’s list of goals they wanted to accomplish in life. The detective scanned the list. Most of the goals on the list were pretty standard stuff, but one goal immediately jumped out at the detective. Because one of the things on the list the writer wanted to achieve was to “Kill somebody and get away with it.” You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories that show we may not be alone in this universe. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #2 -- "Flying Solo" -- An Australian pilot vanishes over a strange area in a bizarre series of events (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KLTog6DltQ) * #1 -- "It Hovers" -- One of the most credible paranormal stories that proves we may not be alone in this universe (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcJA02_Im_k)

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Today, we have three stories about people who each have one big thing in their life that brings them a lot of happiness and purpose. But it also winds up being the thing that ruins their lives. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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In December 1990, a worried father paced his kitchen, hoping his daughter would call. But the phone stayed silent, and an anxious pit formed in his stomach. He was worried his daughter was in trouble – and afraid that he, himself, had just accidentally done something to make things worse. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 311. On a morning in 2002, a man in Indianapolis, Indiana woke up in a cold sweat. His hands shook as he tried to block out the images he’d seen in his sleep, but he knew these images would not just go away – they would keep haunting him until he did something about it. He got out of bed and walked to his phone. He dialed 9-1-1 and said he needed to talk to a detective, because he was having dreams that showed him everything that had happened during a horrific murder all the way back in 1989. The dreams this man claimed to have would help reopen an unsolved murder case that had shocked Indianapolis thirteen years earlier. But these dreams would not answer the questions police had been wrestling with for years, and it would take them another decade to finally track down the killer. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories that many people believe couldn't have happened by chance alone. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #2 -- "Bleeding Out" -- You couldn't have planned this even if you wanted to (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Zr0gqa1yk) * #1 -- "Three Hangings" -- This story might be one of the most compelling cases of divine intervention (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNDWVv-faiI)

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Today, we have two stories about some friends that just want to have a fun night out. But at some point during the evening, things take a disastrous turn. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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In October 1999, a 911 dispatcher in Austin, Texas was nearing the end of a long night shift when a strange call came in. The man said his guts had blown out of his stomach. The dispatcher asked him to explain what happened, but all the caller would say was that he just woke up and his guts were coming out. He was holding them in with his hand. And he needed an ambulance... now. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Tonight's story is a classic scary story. It's so unbelievable that I think a lot of people are going to have a hard time believing it, but when this happened in Hong Kong, this story got picked up by many major outlets and was covered extensive – so that suggests there's some real credibility to this story. But ultimately, it's up to you to decide what you actually believe. Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel on Friday, June 26th!
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Today, I’m going to tell you two stories about people who found themselves in hopeless situations. But they made an unexpected choice that changed their lives – for better or worse. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On a chilly February night in 2005, a young woman in Chicago was sitting down for dinner when her phone rang. It was her mom, who lived a few blocks away, and she told her daughter to come home... now. The young woman asked what was wrong, but her mom wouldn’t explain. She just said, RUN. And that’s when the young woman realized – the thing her family had been afraid of for so long… might have finally happened. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 291. In January of 2012, a police truck parked on a trail in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California. A member of the K-9 Unit opened the door, and a police dog named Indiana Bones jumped out. Indy quickly caught a scent and led his handler to a mound of dirt just off the path. Indy pawed at the dirt and revealed the top of a plastic bag. The dog’s handler reached into the dirt with her gloved hands, pulled out the bag, looked inside, and saw two dismembered human feet and a hand. Indy’s discovery would launch an investigation that would lead two L.A. detectives into the most insane case they’d ever worked – a case that would involve everything from Mexican drug cartels to a Canadian cannibal. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about unexplainable phenomena. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #2 -- "Two Faced" -- A man is filled with a deep sense of foreboding after a ghastly sight in his mirror (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6m1ImVG1MQ) * #1 -- "Make It Rain" -- An inmate has an incredibly weird ability (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXd2m_4oBuY)

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Today, I have 3 really good stories that all, in their own way, demonstrate that sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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One night in December 2011, a man sat in an internet cafe, anxiously staring at the words he’d just typed into a chat window. He was about to share his darkest secret with someone he’d only ever talked to online. It was the kind of secret that could destroy him, and he knew sending it was a mistake – but the loneliness was unbearable, and he had to tell someone. So after a long pause... he hit send. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Tonight, I have a great story to tell you. It reminds me of when I was a kid, I used to go camping with my family out in western Massachusetts – we'd sit around a campfire, and my parents would tell me and my sisters ghost stories. It was unclear how true the stories really were, but they were all terrifying. And this story that I'm going to share with you is from Japan, and it happened over 50 years ago. And over the last 50 years, it's been shared many times, and there are many versions of this story, so it's up to you to figure out how much you believe is really true here. But it's a genuinely frightening story. Also, according to some versions of this story, once you hear it, you only have three days left to live, unless you follow really specific instructions... which I'll give you at the very end. Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel on Friday, June 12th at 2:00 p.m.
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about people who went to disturbing lengths to carry out their plans. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #2 -- "The Last Tenant" -- He told them he wasn't going to leave... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aviVsRAnMR8) * #1 -- "The Good Reverend" -- A reverend and a vagabond walk into a church... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2CYr8aqdzI)

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Today, we have two stories about individuals who go above and beyond to make sure investigators have what they need. And in both instances, this turns a case that should be straightforward into something completely shocking. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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One night in the summer of 2003, a man approached a drug dealer on a corner in Rochester, New York. The man stepped close to the dealer and whispered that he was a cop... but he wasn’t here to bust the dealer, or to buy from him. Instead, he had a request: he wanted the drug dealer to help him catch a killer. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 285. On a summer morning in 2001, a woman in Alabama woke up in a cold sweat – like she’d just had a nightmare. But the woman knew what she saw while she was sleeping was not a bad dream – it was real. So she grabbed her phone and made a frantic call. Later that morning, police arrived at an old wooden house on the outskirts of a small rural town. They stepped inside, and they were absolutely shocked, because the woman really had led them to a horrifying crime scene. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 hiking horror stories that are still shrouded in mystery. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "Stephen Thomas" -- A hiker leaves his tents to confront someone or something... and he doesn’t return (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODIGopvDSXA) * #2 -- "Just Curious" -- Boy Scout goes missing seconds after being seen (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7iRyj6pvJE) * #1 -- "Into The Forest" -- A woman is recorded on CCTV entering an infamous forest in China, but that might be the only part of this story grounded in reality... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E4Vb_HVi-I)

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Today’s story is about a simple family living a simple life on a simple farm in England. And even though that might sound really nice, this simplicity is actually the exact reason that everything goes wrong. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On an evening in September 2017, a woman in Massachusetts came home from work to an empty house. Her boyfriend was gone, but she saw that his wallet and phone were still right there on the counter. And on the kitchen table were three envelopes. She opened them. One was his last will and testament. The second was a note for her. And the third... was a letter addressed to the family of a woman who'd been murdered 25 years ago. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Tonight, I'm going to tell you a very famous story from Thailand. The story was recommended to me by a fan, and I had never heard of it before. And the second I started looking into it, I knew – that I had to tell this one sitting in front of a campfire. As you listen, you might think you can guess what’s going to happen next – but I had never heard anything like this before, and I bet you haven’t either. Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel next Friday, May 29th at 2:00 p.m. ET
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about people who made grave mistakes. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "The New Member" -- A church witnesses something horrifying as their pastor begins a ceremony (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3rccx8oyEk) * #2 -- "Robinhood" -- He looked at his phone and knew his life was over... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-upHQYZbTs) * #1 -- "The Sailor’s Diagnosis" -- A doctor begins to lose his mind after declaring one of his patients dead (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_v2HPbi5hM)

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Both of today’s stories are about people who made big choices that they thought would improve their lives. But neither of them took the time to learn exactly what they were signing up for, and that led to disaster. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a completely NEW retelling of a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 382. The audio has been newly recorded and edited. On the morning of May 17th, 2014, a detective wrote furiously as she sat next to the hospital bed of a mortally-injured 77-year-old woman. The woman had been in a coma for the last ten days, and the detective had been desperately working to figure out who had tried to kill her. Now that the woman had woken up, the detective was finally getting the chance she’d been waiting for – to ask her victim directly. But the woman was afraid. She told the detective she had a lot to say, but she couldn’t say it here, at the hospital – because she was still in danger. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "Inkling" -- A homicide detective stumbles upon a picture he can't believe is real (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1D-WfCQ7Fs) * #2 -- "The Nosebleed" -- A woman's scary nose bleed just won't stop after she returns from a vacation (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt5j9VFQotk) * #1 -- "James 3" -- A toddler has a vivid recurring dream, so his parents begin to dig... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhAi2A2dABU)

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Today we have two stories about people who had close brushes with death, and were absolutely certain that they had escaped harm and could move on with their lives. They... were wrong. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On an afternoon in December 1991, a woman in small-town Utah opened her mailbox. Inside was a credit card bill, addressed to her husband, who'd disappeared a week ago. The woman found this strange, because she didn't even know her husband had a credit card. And when she ripped open the envelope and read over the charges, she realized that her missing husband had been keeping an even bigger secret from her. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Tonight at the campfire, I'm going to share one of the most credible alien abduction stories ever. Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel on Friday, May 15th at 2:00 p.m. ET!
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Today’s podcast will feature 4 stories about how a single decision changed the lives of the people in these stories, as well as millions of others lives around the world. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #4 -- "The Debt Game" -- A man in South Korea becomes inspired by his favorite manga (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gGIgbHF51U) * #3 -- "Hospital Rhythms" -- A young boy in a hospital finds solace in music (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0wF_-kt_bg) * #2 -- "Storming the Castle" -- A young singer takes a huge leap of faith (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygVx6sVMqCY) * #1 -- "Imposter Syndrome" -- An actor hits rock bottom, but then the unthinkable happens (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygVx6sVMqCY)

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Both of our stories today start with people who are just looking for a solution to their problem. But finding that solution… ends up being the worst thing that ever happened to them. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On an evening in August 2000, a city council candidate stood behind a podium at a high school in small-town Alabama. He was speaking about why he'd entered the race, and he said he wanted a platform to discuss an important issue – the unsolved murder of a local school district employee. Right there, in front of all the news cameras and microphones, the candidate said he knew who committed the crime – because it had been revealed to him in a dream. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 392. In the early hours of Thursday, February 21st, 2008, a six-year-old girl woke to a creaking noise down the hallway outside her bedroom door. It was a blustery night in rural Nevada, so she figured it was just the wind bending frozen tree branches in the yard. But then another creaking noise filled the house, this time even closer to her bedroom. She pulled her covers tight around her and stared out through the crack in the door. An uneasy feeling settled over her as the light in the hallway shifted. She could almost see the outline of a person standing outside her room. She squinted, trying to make out a face, wondering if it was one of her parents checking in on her. But as quick as the shadow appeared, it vanished into thin air. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about dark secrets that were hiding in plain sight all along. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "Dating Game" -- A reality show contestant isn't who he says he is... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y156BNu3S5Y) * #2 -- "Something Scratching" -- Two brothers make a discovery 2 decades after their mother disappears (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eklLi4LdTWk) * #1 -- "Be Still, Their Hearts" -- A mystery at a medical center unveils a deadly secret (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcOLoqotMhs)

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Both of today’s stories are a reminder that even the most joyful events or celebrations can take a horrific turn, if just ONE tiny thing goes wrong. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On a Monday morning in February 2003, a man in suburban France got a phone call from a number he recognized. He answered it, but all he heard on the other end was static and muffled voices in the background. He could just barely make out a conversation between two women. They were talking about a murder, and one of them said they needed to come up with an alibi. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Tonight, I have two stories to tell you. And what makes these exceptional is that they're both just excellent stories to be told around a campfire. Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel next Friday, May 1 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped - with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "A Crush on a Cruise" -- A cruise ship's unexpected catastrophe... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaSQ4ou05dc) * #2 -- "The Gauge" -- A critical error leads to a horrifying fate for these saturation divers (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3e5nxOx0XA) * #1 -- "Teapot" -- A freak accident turns a vacation into a nightmare (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTrEzqm6dCE)

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On the evening of August 10, 2005, a man in New York City answered the phone at the office where he worked. A woman’s voice came over the line, and she asked to speak with one of the man’s employees. He replied that that employee actually hadn’t shown up for their shift that afternoon. That’s when he heard a shift in the woman’s tone, and she told him in a trembling voice that she needed to hang up right now and call 911. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that sound impossible – moments so unlikely, they shouldn’t exist… yet somehow, they do. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "Scooped" -- After a tragedy at sea, a truly unbelievable discovery is made (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzMwI_KMjr8) * #2 -- "One For The Road" -- A man's drunken walk home would end in a nightmare (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Nf7E6y8UA) * #1 -- "Her Face" -- A woman wakes up in the middle of the night from a nightmare, but her dreams soon begin to blend with reality (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZZY_nT7KYs)

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Today we have two stories about people who finally got to attend an event that they’d been working toward for years. But in both cases, actually going – would turn out to be the biggest mistake of their lives. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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One evening in April 2006, a person sat at their kitchen table, frantically cutting up the page of a newspaper with some scissors. They were working on an important project, and it was almost done. They finished cutting the final letter from the page and pasted it onto a sheet of paper. Then they leaned back to read the message they’d assembled from the scraps. It was a warning. Andthey were sure it would have exactly the effect they were hoping for. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 388. On a September afternoon in 2000, an FBI forensics analyst stood in her lab in Quantico, Virginia, staring into a microscope in confusion. She was looking at two strands of hair that were evidence in a murder investigation. And something wasn’t right. She checked the label on the evidence bag the sample came from, then looked back into the microscope. She definitely wasn’t imagining it. The label was wrong, which meant that the detective who had packaged the hairs and sent them over for analysis – had not understood what he was looking at. And this wasn’t a small mistake. Because if the analyst was right about what the hairs really were – then the whole investigation she was working on was about to change. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature three stories that remind us the most dangerous threats are oftentimes the ones you can’t see. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "Underwater Building" -- Friends investigate odd structure in middle of ocean (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toswhS4ehRw) * #2 -- "A Tribe’s Feast" -- A tribe in Australia believes they've been blessed by a bounty from god, but it ends up being a curse from hell (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0cDk9ee_o) * #1 -- "A Stiff Drink" -- You won't believe the ending of this story until you see the photo (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3e5nxOx0XA)

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Today we have two stories about people who craved attention or status – but instead of glory, they got absolute carnage. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Before dawn in March 1997, a police captain was patrolling the outskirts of a small town in North Carolina. He saw a Jeep parked on the shoulder of the highway with its headlights on. He pulled over, and as he walked closer to the Jeep, he heard the engine running. The driver's side window was rolled down, and there was no one inside. But just then... a cell phone on the passenger seat started ringing. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 384. One afternoon in January of 1998, a prosecutor for the state of Georgia sat in the very back row of seats in a courtroom where a divorce trial was unfolding. The prosecutor was not involved in the divorce case – he handled murder trials. But he had come here today, because he had gotten a very surprising phone call about an unsolved case he had worked on a year and a half earlier. The caller had told him that the testimony in this divorce – could solve that murder. Now, in the courtroom, the prosecutor felt his heart rate pick up, as the witness he had been waiting for took the stand. And as soon as the witness started talking – the prosecutor knew: he had solved the murder.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 horror stories with completely unexpected endings. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "After The Riot" -- A man's son goes missing during a prison riot (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eklLi4LdTWk) * #2 -- "Falling Treasure" -- A politician in Malaysia calls upon a shaman to bestow upon him riches and power (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xBPT9pl_qA) * #1 -- "A Son’s Nightmare" -- Police visit a small village after a man's recurring nightmare about his mother makes him question reality (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ8wjf8d8ds)

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Our two stories today are about people who believed in something so strongly, that it informed every single choice they made. And unfortunately for them – those choices led them down a very dangerous path. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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In June 2005, a customer at a gas station in Derry, New Hampshire carried a prepaid cell phone to the counter. They paid for it in cash, then they went out to their car and cut open the packaging. They dialed a number to activate it, but when the customer service rep asked for their name, they hesitated. The whole reason they'd bought this prepaid phone was so that no one could trace the calls back to their real identity. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On today's Campfire episode, I have a great ghost story. Be sure to WATCH this episode on YouTube next Friday, April 3 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that seemingly break reality. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "The Friend" -- Paranormal enthusiasts will enjoy this one (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSiHjKIckNM) * #2 -- "The Midnight Man" -- A woman wakes up in the middle of the night to see a man in her room... but that's just the beginning of this spooky story (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aviVsRAnMR8) * #1 -- "From The Field" -- A man gets into a freak accident while riding his motorcycle, but no one can explain the series of events that happens next (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ8wjf8d8ds)

You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Both of these stories are about two people who do not feel safe in their homes. And authorities can't help either of them until the situation spirals out of control. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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One night in March of 2016, two friends sat on a couch in Lunel, France, watching a true crime show on TV. The episode hit close to home – literally – because it was about a missing person who had vanished just miles from where they lived. Suddenly, in the middle of the show, one of the friends stood up and started pacing around the room, muttering to themselves. The other friend asked what was wrong… and they were not ready for the answer. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 359. One September afternoon in 2003, a woman in Tucson, Arizona, heard a knock on her front door and answered it. She was surprised to see a Tucson police detective standing on her front steps, and even more surprised when the detective started asking a bunch of questions about her next door neighbor. The woman was a law-abiding citizen, and she didn’t know anything. The detective gave her his business card and asked her to call him if that changed, but as she closed the door, she was pretty sure she would never have any reason to talk to him again. That was until a few days later, when she looked out her front window and saw two sweaty men jump out of a van and walk up the steps into her neighbor’s house. She watched for a few minutes, with her heart racing, realizing that what she was watching might very well be the coverup of a murder. She let the curtain fall and ran to her purse, to dig out the detective’s business card. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that make you realize, not everything is as it seems. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "On The Prowl" -- A local urban legend turns into a nightmare (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNbRksDBLHw) * #2 -- "Call Your Mother" -- A mother is devastated after her son disappears one day (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwtXGiWSkQY) * #1 -- "The Red Ghost" -- A horrifying creature terrorized people for years on the Arizona frontier (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7MaT5XFeoU)

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One day in January of 2018, a police officer walked through the woods near the town of Gray, France, following a trail of blood. It led to the body of a person who had been shot in the head. It seemed to be a suicide, but the police officer had some questions. Because this wasn’t the first body they had found here in the past few months. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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I'm back by the fire, and I have an epic survival story to tell you. Be sure to WATCH this episode on YouTube next Friday, March 20 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Both of today's stories are about just how hard it is to really know someone, and the consequences of assuming you do. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On an early morning in December 1991, a woman woke up to pounding on the door of her home in Largo, Florida. She could hear a woman outside screaming for help. She rushed out of bed and opened the door – and saw her neighbor on the doorstep, drenched in blood. Her head was covered in gashes. Her throat had been slit. But before she could say a word about what had happened to her, she fell back and collapsed on the front lawn. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 300. On a dark fall night in 2010, two detectives stood in the street in an upscale suburban neighborhood outside of Boston, Massachusetts. In the middle of the road – lit by their flashlights – lay the body of a teenage boy. These were two veteran detectives, but neither of them had ever seen the type of brutal violence that had been inflicted on this young man. His legs look shattered, his jeans had been shredded, and his face was bruised and broken. The detectives felt sure this young man had been murdered, but because he had no ID on him, they didn’t know who he was. But when they did finally discover his identity, this case would take a totally bizarre turn. The detectives would find themselves 1,000 miles away from their crime scene, sifting through reported sightings of their victim that defied the laws of physics, and grasping at an insane theory that they hoped could somehow tie it all together. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "What’s Wrong with Mommy?" -- Christmas day becomes a nightmare (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JPEtNglQ4o) * #2 -- "Stealing a Slice" -- A standoff in a Domino's takes a wild turn (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6bh7mhT1Lk) * #1 -- "Peak Experience" -- A man wakes up after an avalanche in a life and death situation (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6m1ImVG1MQ)

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Both of today's stories are about people who actually achieved their big career ambitions... but at an extremely high cost. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On June 20th, 2004 a restaurant manager stood at the host stand of a seafood spot in Orange County, California. It was the dinner rush, and he was on take-out duty. So when a customer came in to ask about their to-go order, the manager hurried off to grab it. He found the order, and carried it back out. And as he rang the customer up, he could tell they were in a hurry. They kept looking over their shoulder and tapping their fingers on the counter. So the manager tried to finish up the sale quickly, and ran their credit card. And after everything was done, the customer basically ran out – which was a little strange, but the manager quickly got distracted again with another order coming in, and shoved the signed card receipt into the register like he always did. He had no idea that he’d have to find it again in just a few days… and hand it over to the police. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 281. On a fall evening in 1996, a young detective sped through the streets of Tucson, Arizona towards an upscale country club. All he knew was that someone had reported an explosion in the area, but he didn’t know what had caused it. Minutes later, the detective pulled into the country club parking lot and as he got out of his car, it almost felt like he had stepped into a war zone. Car alarms were blaring, shattered glass covered the ground, and nearby he saw a car with its roof completely ripped off. The young detective quickly got to work searching the scene – having no idea that he would spend the next 13 years of his life trying to close this case – which would span across the United States and all the way to Europe. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s story has a very surprising ending, and I do sort of tip off what actually happens early-ish on in the story, but I’d be very surprised if people actually pick up on it and put it together before I reveal what actually happened. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #1 -- "Do Not Disturb" -- Two sisters take a vacation to Thailand, but the strange events that happen next would turn this into a nightmare (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Wf0qKZ5fg)

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Today's stories are about how sometimes doing what you think is the right thing... can actually be the most dangerous choice you can make. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On an evening in March 1974, an investigator in Salt Lake City, Utah sat across an interrogation table from a man who claimed he had psychic powers. The deputy had been skeptical… but now this self-described psychic was giving him a bunch of incredibly specific visions about the case. It was enough to make the deputy wonder… was this man really a psychic, or was he actually the killer? You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 269. On a spring night in 2009, a middle aged married couple was closing up the local pizza place they ran in a small Virginia mountain town. The husband walked to the back of the restaurant and grabbed a large bucket of ice. He carried the bucket out the back door, and dumped the ice into the grass. He stood up and felt the cool breeze on his face – it was a nice change from the hot pizza ovens he’d been working around all night. But then, he heard screaming coming from inside the restaurant. Without thinking, he dropped the bucket, and rushed back inside. But when he discovered what was happening, all he could do was turn around and run for his life. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "A Friendly Wave" -- A girl on her newspaper route notices a man waving in a very peculiar position (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7BBtU-IJCE) * #2 -- "Lookout" -- A submarine runs into some issues (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtEfMtdnjo0) * #1 -- "Wrong Button" -- A man makes a horrifying discovery in an apartment building (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KLTog6DltQ)

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Today’s stories are about people who try to control fate… and end up causing historic levels of destruction. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On the morning of December 10, 1995, a detective walked into a house on a quiet street in the suburbs of Tucson, Arizona. An officer led him down the hallway to the bedroom – and when he looked inside, he froze. He'd seen a lot of crime scenes before, but this was one of the worst. There was blood all over the walls, the floors, and the mattress. It looked like this should be the scene of a murder. But there was one problem: there was no body. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 251.On the afternoon of September 10, 2009, an art student walked inside her off-campus apartment in Dallas, Texas, and immediately began making herself a late lunch. Her roommate didn't come out of her bedroom to greet her, but to be honest, this wasn't totally unusual. The two of them, despite being roommates, were not actually very close at all. After eating their food, the student studied for a while, then watched some TV, and then went to bed. All the while, still never hearing a sound coming out of her roommate's bedroom. But again, this was normal. That is, until the next day, when the student received a call from their school telling her to go back to her apartment to check on her roommate. Because, apparently, the roommate's mother was very concerned about them. The student was annoyed, but went back to the apartment. And when they walked into their roommate's bedroom, they would see something that would haunt them for years. And it would instantly explain why their roommate would not come out of their room. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about people who headed into the extreme cold, and never returned. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Over the Horizon" -- A morbid discovery was made on an oceanic voyage in the 1800s (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V61B4JTczJM) * #2 -- "Rite of Passage" -- A family decides to do a famous ritual all on their own (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Nf7E6y8UA) * #1 -- "Under the Tarp" -- They discovered pure NIGHTMARE FUEL in the wilderness… (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GQTLCAwZpI)

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Today, I’m going to tell you two stories about people who wanted to do something impressive – and came up with a really ambitious plan. But they overlooked one crucial detail that became the difference between life... and death. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Just after midnight on May 12, 2006, a man woke up in his quiet London suburb to the sound of pounding on his front door. He answered it and found his neighbor standing outside, looking shocked. The neighbor said something had happened to the man’s sister. The man immediately ran down the street, towards his sister’s house. He was afraid of what he’d find, because he was always warning her to be more careful, but she never listened. And when he arrived, he found a trail of blood running down his sister's driveway. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that will make you wonder how many monsters you may have encountered in your life. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "The Home Gym" -- A family gets ready for a normal Friday, but little did they know their worlds were about to come tumbling down (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQMMgU2c69U) * #2 -- "120 Times" -- This could have happened to anyone (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFV6R9GgPy4) * #1 -- "To Save His Soul" -- What begins as a bible study in a motel, turns into one of the most disturbing cases ever (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQMMgU2c69U)

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Today's story is about a fiction writer who used her own life as inspiration – until her life took a tragic twist that no one would believe if she wrote it in a book. It’s a reminder that some stories... are better left untold. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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In the early morning hours of March 27, 2003, a four-year-old boy was lying in bed in rural Ohio, when he suddenly heard his door open. He assumed it was just his great-grandparents checking in on him, and he pretended to be asleep. He heard the floorboards creaking as someone stepped into his room, and approached his bed. The boy peeked his eyes open just a tiny bit... and he saw a huge, green monster standing over his bed – pointing a shotgun at him. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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In today’s episode, we are doing something a little different. For the first time ever, I’m taking the "Strange, Dark, and Mysterious" stories outside to a literal campfire to bring you a tale that is as unsettling as it is historic.Hundreds of years ago in what is now Richland County, Wisconsin, a search party from the Ho-Chunk Nation followed the tracks of three missing hunters deep into a remote ravine. What they found was a dark cave and a haunting sound echoing from the depths—a sound that signaled they were no longer alone.Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel!
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about acts so strange and unsettling, they blur the line between devotion and madness. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Exit Interviews" -- One of the most infamous cult cases in history... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw9UOmib5hE) * #2 -- "A Family Ritual" -- A family performs a sickening ritual (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V61B4JTczJM) * #1 -- "The Helping Hand" -- After a hand washes up on a shore in Florida, a mysterious case begins to unravel (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eHMOFfHKDw)

You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today, I’m going to tell you two stories about people who unknowingly risked everything to travel to their dream locations – and didn’t realize they were in danger until it was too late. Their stories remind us that careful planning is not always enough to keep us safe when we travel far from home. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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In December 2005, a young woman walked down a sidewalk in New York City. There were Christmas decorations on all the buildings she passed – but as she walked by a newspaper stand, she saw something that was so shocking, she literally stopped in her tracks. Because right there, on the front page of multiple newspapers — was a picture of the one thing in her life, that she’d hoped she would never see again. Looking at it now, she knew she had to call the police right away. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 318.This story is about a woman who goes missing from a psychiatric hospital in 1900. Now at first, this story will seem like a pretty ordinary missing person case. That is, until you reach the very end. Lets just say, this story has one heck of a plot twist. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories of missing people that we just can’t explain. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "The Yellow Smoke" -- A bizarre series of events leaves a family without any answers (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eklLi4LdTWk) * #2 -- "The Bennington Triangle" -- Hunters goes missing in haunted forest (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Kvc3wbSfw) * #1 -- "Incommunicado" -- A man staying an extremely remote cabin stops communicating with his friend (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KLTog6DltQ)

You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today, I’m going to tell you two stories about people who communicated with the right intentions, but didn’t fully think through the risks of what could happen when their message was heard. These stories remind us that sometimes, our zeal can lead us down a path we can’t turn back from. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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One morning in May 1993, a man living outside Chicago, Illinois, stepped out onto his front porch – and froze. There was a shoebox sitting there, with a note that said “To Sandra” – but no one named ‘Sandra’ lived at his house. The man’s heart started to race. There was a bomber on the loose, and the whole city was on edge – so he called 911. The box on his porch would turn out to be nothing, but until the bomber was found, nobody knew what the next box would contain. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Joining me is the amazing Rosie Grant! Rosie is the creator behind Ghostly Archive on Instagram & TikTok, where she researches and re-creates recipes found on gravestones.
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Whether it's fame, fortune, or the thrill of adventure — none of it comes without a price, and today's 3 stories demonstrate that.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Surge" -- A couple's dream vacation turns into a nightmare (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9en1PDgpAI) * #2 -- "Stowaway" -- A runaway wants nothing more than to see the world (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHkpDWBmRO8) * #1 -- "The Path Less Traveled" -- A discovery in a forest would have devastating consequences (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk9ijAskoRY&t=1s)

You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On July 4th, 2018, a paramedic was hurrying through a hospital in England when his supervisor flagged him down, looking worried. She asked if he had been one of the paramedics on a specific call a few days ago. Surprised, he said yes. The call had been pretty typical, so he didn’t understand why she was asking. But his supervisor said she’d explain in a minute – first, he had to take off all his gear right now. Because there was a chance – that what he was wearing, could kill him. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 344.In 1984, in a small city in northeastern China, a security guard stood outside of a warehouse, working an overnight shift. The guard heard a noise coming from some bushes nearby, but he didn’t think much about it. This was a safe town, and usually the hardest part of his job was staying awake. But suddenly, two thieves in ski masks emerged from the bushes, and rushed the guard. They grabbed him, and slammed his head against the outside wall of the warehouse, and the guard fell to the ground in a daze. One of the thieves quickly gagged the guard, bound his hands and feet, and said he needed to keep his mouth shut if he wanted to stay alive. Terrified, and struggling to keep his eyes open, the guard watched as the two thieves opened the warehouse door and ran inside. This robbery would shake the local community, but it was nothing in comparison to the horrific crimes it would set off, and the gruesome discovery the police would soon make on the outskirts of town. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about how a single decision changed the lives of the people in these stories, as well as millions of others lives around the world. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "One Man’s Trash" -- A woman finds something in her husband's office trash can that would change their lives forever (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1qXHn2O7cY) * #2 -- "Accidental Superstar" -- This person had a full blown "normal" career when something totally random made them an A list celebrity (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPfcCindxhg) * #1 -- "The Shiner" -- A man gets into a fight at a McDonald's the night before his big job interview (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXUyvt2tUGQ)

You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today, I’m going to tell two stories that highlight how the world around us – and even people’s own eyes – can play tricks on them. Sometimes, what people think they seeisn't what's really going on at all.But once people have convinced themselves of something, it can be hard for them to change their minds... and that can lead them into deadly situations. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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One night in December of 2009, a man dug through a pile of papers and photo albums inside an RV parked in Texas. This man had recently bought the trailer after its previous owner had died, and it was full of junk that he was now trying to sort. As he rifled through documents, he stumbled on a stack of old notebooks. He opened one, and started reading – and as he did, he felt his heartbeat pick up. Because the notebooks were diaries – and they were full of handwritten rantings about demons, monsters, and a deal with the devil. But that wasn’t what really scared him. What really scared the man... was the writer’s horrifying confession. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 335.In 2011, a police officer spotted a woman on a busy street in Japan, and he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He looked at a photo on his phone, and then back at the woman, it was definitely her. He’d been tasked with finding this woman and bringing her back home, it was a pretty basic task, but he’d managed to complete it way faster than he thought he would. The officer rushed down the street, greeted the woman, and she confirmed she was the person he was looking for. He led her back to his car, drove her home, and that was that. But what the officer could not have possibly have imagined, was that locating this woman and bringing her home was about to unravel 25 years of unimaginable horrors – and lead to one of the most bizarre cases Japanese investigators had ever seen. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that sound impossible – moments so unlikely, they shouldn’t exist… yet somehow, they do. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Just a Bit Cramped" -- A horrifying accident that has a very unlikely outcome (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN512apbI8o) * #2 -- "Scenic Route" -- A woman gets into a car accident on her way to work (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQMMgU2c69U) * #1 -- "Out With a Bang" -- A funeral ends with a deafening roar (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6bh7mhT1Lk)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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In the early morning hours on a Saturday in 2013, a man dressed all in black hid in the shadows on a side street in downtown Antwerp, Belgium. The man had lost track of how long he’d even been there, but he didn’t care. He’d hide in the shadows for as long as he had to, waiting patiently for the right moment. Finally, he heard stumbling footsteps, and he felt a jolt of energy run through his body, and he crouched down, ready to lunge. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On the afternoon of September 30th, 1991, an investigator in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania walked carefully through a college chemistry lab – that was also a potential crime scene. The room was a complete mess, with construction debris all over the place and lab equipment strewn across the countertops. It was so cluttered that the investigator hardly knew where to begin. But then he noticed something laying on a nearby counter – it was a soiled rag with a handwritten note sitting next to it. And when he read the note, he gasped. Because he realized that he could be the next to die. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 medical horror stories. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Injection Site" -- A man's worst nightmare begins when he experiences severe pain in his shoulder (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt5j9VFQotk) * #1 -- "Clocked Out" -- After a man falls ill at work, doctors find that his condition is so rare that it has only been documented 3 times in the last century (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLfmex7hEQU)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On a chilly evening in early February 2010, a group of friends gathered around the table at a restaurant in a French ski resort. They had been out on the slopes all day and were warming up with mulled wine by the fire. A cell phone buzzed, and one of the friends looked down and frowned. They excused themselves and stepped away from the table to talk. When they came back, they were pale and their hands were shaking. The others asked what was wrong, but they just shook their head and grabbed their coat. They had to leave, right now. Someone they cared about very much needed their help. For 100s more stories like this one, check out my YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen
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In today's story, a family uncovers a secret on a laptop. And after that, everything spirals completely out of control.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #1 -- "Family Values" -- Family uncovers a secret on a laptop (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlAFCb1rBA8)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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A young man was watching the local news while he ate breakfast one day in 2004, when a story about a savage murder came on. At first, the young man wasn’t paying close attention – the murder happened more than 100 miles away – but then a picture of the victim flashed across the screen. And the young man froze in shock. Slowly, he put down his spoon, abandoned his breakfast, and ran to his computer. He booted it up and started frantically searching through the chat logs of an old conversation. And after a few minutes, he found it. The young man printed the logs out, and called the police. For 100s more stories like this one, check out my YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen
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Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Don’t Mess With Doug" -- They picked the WRONG house (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzMwI_KMjr8) * #2 -- "The Ring" -- Something is trapped inside the box... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK6MIl28b-8) * #1 -- "Strange Calls" -- A fishing trip turns into a nightmare for 4 men (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0E0Br_PY28)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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In the early morning hours of September 21st, 2009, a man woke up in his bed in New Orleans with a start, to the sound of metal clinking in the dark corner of his room. The man’s heart raced as he peered into the shadows. And then he gasped – because there was someone standing in the corner, staring at him. As the figure stepped forward, the clinking sound got louder. And the man realized this person was wrapped in heavy, metal chains. And suddenly, he understood. What he was seeing was a ghost – and he knew exactly who had murdered them. For 100s more stories like this one, check out my YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 totally unbelievable stories from the battlefield. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Last Stand" -- If there is the one war story everyone needs to hear at least once, it's this one... it is both absolutely horrific and utterly inspiring (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svkc8tA4bwU) * #1 -- "Cloak & Dagger" -- There are many unbelievable stories that have come from WWII, but today's story might be the single-most influential event that happened in the entire war (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfc5_s5eYyQ)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On April 29, 2002, in the small town of Pataskala, Ohio, a social worker sat on the floor with a two-year-old girl. The little girl's mother had been murdered in their kitchen the night before, and police thought she might have witnessed the crime. The girl clutched a stuffed animal to her chest while the social worker asked her if anyone else had been in her house the night before. The girl nodded – and uttered a name that would turn her family's lives upside down. For 100s more stories like this one, check out my YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen
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Today’s podcast features 4 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio from all four stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #4 -- "Frozen in Fear" -- A landlord makes a grisly discovery (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-OLxaEnFJc) * #3 -- "Runaway" -- A student runs away, then a CCTV camera locates him (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ8EGOEc7uw) * #2 -- "Balloon" -- A fun tourist attraction turns deadly (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCAXfw9MDxg) * #1 -- "The Package" -- A recent story about the dangers of old elevators (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=242QjjilqIE)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Around 3:00 AM on September 5th, 1981, a woman drove through a housing development in Lakeland, Florida. She was with two of her friends, who had agreed to spend the night at her duplex. And this was a huge relief to the woman, because yesterday there’d been a violent murder in their neighborhood. So the woman was terrified at the thought of sleeping alone, and was really grateful that her friends were going to keep her company. As soon as she parked in front of her home, though – she froze. The front curtains were open, and through the window she could see a figure moving around inside her home. But before she could say or do anything – that figure yanked the curtains shut. For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 horror stories that are just pure nightmare fuel. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Face" -- Mother & daughter want to help a lost child (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k402yukZAxE) * #2 -- "Just Teeth" -- A gruesome discovery is made on a farm (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7BBtU-IJCE) * #1 -- "Hell on High Water" -- This story has been told many times throughout history, but this original version is by the far the creepiest... because it really happened (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hZENhFWTmU)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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On December 30, 2016, a woman sat down at her computer in her New Mexico home and pulled up the video feed from her surveillance system. Everyone in her neighborhood was terrified. There was a killer on the loose, and the police didn’t seem to have any idea who it could be – or what their motivation was. She scrolled back two days, and then started going through the footage frame by frame, looking for anything suspicious. For a while, nothing interesting happened. Her neighbor came home from a trip, and then some time passed, and then he left again. The woman was starting to think that what she was doing was pointless – when all of a sudden, in the corner of the screen – a dark figure appeared.
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Joining me is a man you've probably seen all over the internet, the great Oz "The Mentalist" Pearlman. WATCH the full video here: https://youtu.be/Qx6A6rCZNKU?si=l7BaWymzcCv0kabi
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories that reveal we may not be alone in this universe. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Face Peelers" -- People in Peru are adamant that their government is wrong about this... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNdH8xStQ5Y) * #1 -- "The Window" -- This case prompted a full-scale military investigation into a subject that can only be classified as "paranormal" (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh32FcLCdv4)

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One afternoon in February 2007, a man walked across an icy parking lot to the front door of a police station in Merrillville, Indiana. Next to him was an officer, whose job it was to make sure the man actually went insidethe station. The man was very nervous – there was a warrant out for his arrest on a drug charge, and he’d been brought here to get questioned and then processed. But he hoped he’d get to leave again right away, because he had information about a four-year-old murder case, and he intended on trading that information for his freedom. And he was sure this would work, since what he knew wasn’t just a tip – it was a bombshell. Still, his stomach was in knots as he took a deep breath and opened the station door.
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You think you’re safe at home, but today’s 2 stories prove you’re not. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Who’s Out There?" -- A woman's worst nightmare unfolds at a cabin in the woods (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFQzByJkbko) * #1 -- "Denver Spiderman" -- Police discover a secret inside a locked house (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z07gs6D9E8)

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In the early hours of Thursday, February 21st, 2008, a six-year-old girl woke to a creaking noise down the hallway outside her bedroom door. It was a blustery night in rural Nevada, so she figured it was just the wind bending frozen tree branches in the yard. But then another creaking noise filled the house, this time even closer to her bedroom. She pulled her covers tight around her and stared out through the crack in the door. An uneasy feeling settled over her as the light in the hallway shifted. She could almost see the outline of a person standing outside her room. She squinted, trying to make out a face, wondering if it was one of her parents checking in on her. But as quick as the shadow appeared, it vanished into thin air.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 spooky stories about messages from beyond. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Old Souls" -- A mother in China makes a wild discovery (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7MaT5XFeoU) * #2 -- "More Than A Feeling" -- A woman wakes up in the middle of the night with a strange feeling (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCdzzoB7jrQ) * #1 -- "A Thousand Tortured Souls" -- A cemetery in Scotland with a dark history (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onSDRLNWCF4)

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One morning in September 2016, a person sat in their home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, holding a business card. Like always, the sight of it made their stomach twist into knots. The card had been given to them years ago by a detective, and it was worn and faded from all the times the person had turned it over in their hands, agonizing over what to do with it. The detective had been looking for leads in a murder case, and at the time, the person said they had nothing to share. But that was a lie – they actually did have information about that murder, and had kept it a secret for years. Now, over two decades later, they’d finally decided to tell the truth. But they were scared. Because they knew when they did – nothingwould ever be the same. For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.When a woman gets sick with a mystery illness during the height of the COVID pandemic, she fears her holiday season will be ruined. But as her entire family starts getting sick one by one, a lousy Christmas is the least of her worries.Listen Now: Wondery.fm/MBMM
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On a September afternoon in 2000, an FBI forensics analyst stood in her lab in Quantico, Virginia, staring into a microscope in confusion. She was looking at two strands of hair that were evidence in a murder investigation. And something wasn’t right. She checked the label on the evidence bag the sample came from, then looked back into the microscope. She definitely wasn’t imagining it. The label was wrong, which meant that the detective who had packaged the hairs and sent them over for analysis – had not understood what he was looking at. And this wasn’t a small mistake. Because if the analyst was right about what the hairs really were – then the whole investigation she was working on was about to change.
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This story is about a 3-year period in France where people were going missing at an alarming rate and no one knew why. Eventually it was discovered, and let me tell you, it is absolute nightmare fuel.Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:* #1 -- "The Beast of Gévaudan" -- A small village in France is terrorized by a beast (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Mm1tJm_Z0)

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On the morning of July 11th, 2009, an elderly woman grabbed a coffee and sat down at her kitchen table in Pensacola, Florida, to read the local paper. The news was a big part of her day – she had lived in her neighborhood for 60 years, and liked keeping tabs on everything that was going on in her community. Which was usually a lot – Pensacola and the surrounding county had some of the highest crime rates in Florida. So she wasn’t surprised when she opened the paper that morning and saw a police bulletin about a homicide in the area. The message asked residents of Pensacola to be on the lookout for a red van. But when she saw the grainy photo of the vehicle, she gasped and almost knocked over her coffee. Because she’d seen that van. And she knew exactly who it belonged to.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about mysterious disappearances. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Lava Tubes" -- 1100+ miles of underground lava tubes in this park... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNpctf6WJx8) * #2 -- "Stay in the Car" -- Two people go missing after a car crash (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=eOxeX1MkcWo) * #1 -- "What Just Happened?" -- Woman repeatedly calls 911 then vanishes... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vARuVoqbQL0)

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Today’s podcast will feature 4 stories about adventures… that go wrong. The audio from all four stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #4 -- "Bungee" -- A couple decides to go bungee jumping, but someone panics and the result is caught on video... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfnbgIkT_jk) * #3 -- "Geocaching" -- 4 young people explore an underground tunnel (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtDAo7jS8Z4) * #2 -- "127 Hours" -- Man is forced to make a horrifying decision (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kODsF75lAJY) * #1 -- "Head Count" -- A group of boys go for a hike. They’re having a great time, until one of them takes a picture... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaSQ4ou05dc)

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On the morning of May 17th, 2014, a detective wrote furiously as she sat next to the hospital bed of a mortally-injured 77-year-old woman. The woman had been in a coma for the last ten days, and the detective had been desperately working to figure out who had tried to kill her. Now that the woman had woken up, the detective was finally getting the chance she’d been waiting for – to ask her victim directly. But the woman was afraid. She told the detective she had a lot to say, but she couldn’t say it here, at the hospital – because she was still in danger.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories where things are not what they seem. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Deer Crossing" -- A man's drive home from a night out turns into a nightmare (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgeDUqyCgqE) * #2 -- "Ancient Beast" -- A security guard searches for a dangerous criminal at the Canadian border (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l74_VQPdxjU) * #1 -- "Stay Forgetful" -- A man wakes up on the side of the road with no idea of who he is or how he got there (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcWArGuE1Os)

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Late on a June evening in 2000, a detective with the Easton PA Police Department sat in his car on a darkened neighborhood street, surveilling a house nearby and waiting patiently. After what seemed like an eternity, someone emerged from the house, carrying a couple of bulky trash bags in their hands. The detective tensed up– but he didn’t move. It wasn’t the person that he was waiting for. The detective kept watching as the person placed their trash bags on the curb for pickup in the morning, and then walked back inside the house. And that was when the detective flung open his car door. As quickly as he could, he darted across the street and grabbed the bags. He then ran back to his car and stuffed the bags in his trunk. As he drove away – he knew he was about to solve his murder case.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that will make you wonder how many monsters you may have encountered in your life. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Mercy Road" -- A sinister secret hides in a nightly news report (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKeWsdjvnGc) * #2 -- "The Woman in a Wrinkled Dress" -- A security guard searches for a dangerous criminal at the Canadian border (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miq7GLDrgVg&t=1s) * #1 -- "Striking a Discord" -- The line between fantasy and reality is blurred for a group of online gamers (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcWArGuE1Os)

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One evening in the summer of 1998, homicide detective Danny Payne sat in a dark room in a Tennessee suburb police station. He was focused on a TV screen where some surveillance footage played. The recording was bad quality, all blurry and pixelated. But it was still clear what the camera was pointed at – which was a nighttime scene of a McDonald's. On the screen, the shape of a person moved toward the restaurant door and disappeared inside. The video was too low quality to make out any identifying details... but the person wasn’t what Payne was watching. He was focused, instead, on a car parked at the far end of the McDonald's lot. Payne had watched this video probably 30 times, but he’d never noticed the car before. Now that he saw it, though, he realized that nothing in this case, was what he had thought it was.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 chilling horror stories that serve as a stark reminder – we’re not always at the top of the food chain. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "The Hand That Feeds" -- A man has a deadly secret in his apartment (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_jD-95RhWo) * #2 -- "Modern Day Dinosaurs" -- Man sneaks into a predator’s territory (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8swB7qMU7gk) * #1 -- "Cat and Mouse" -- A hunter encounters something terrifying in the Russian wilderness (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZA7BqNO-YU)

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This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.During the COVID pandemic, a boy starts experiencing sudden, inexplicable bursts of pain. At first, his symptoms seem psychological – but then doctors say he may need brain surgery to fix the problem. That’s when the boy’s mother turns to a cutting edge technology to help her figure out what’s wrong with her son.Listen Now: Wondery.fm/MBMM
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Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Family Dinner" -- In 2013, a man was preparing dinner for his family, when he realized he was missing a key ingredient for the meal (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUoex49Yzng) * #2 -- "Table for Two" -- A woman spots something very odd about her neighbor’s dinner party (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWOMY0JQdFs) * #1 -- "Lucky Day" -- A man stumbles into two highly unlikely scenarios when he goes surfing in Africa, and it may sound made up, but it's not (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLT32AR5c68)

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One day in mid-December 2003, Detective Mark Kelly walked into a small kitchen at a home in Fort Worth, Texas. The house belonged to a potential suspect in a homicide case, and while his partner was interviewing that suspect in the other room, Kelly was poking around. He wanted to hurry, because the kitchen he was in was disgusting. There was a layer of dirt on the floor, the dishwasher was open, with dirty plates and silverware still inside, dishes were stacked up in the sink, and used pots and rotting food covered the counters. Kelly could hear his partner talking in the other room as he grabbed the nearest drawer and pulled. Instantly, he regretted it. Because when he opened that drawer, about a dozen cockroaches crawled out of it. Kelly gasped and took an instinctive step back, watching the bugs skitter away. He was searching for a weapon, and it wasn’t here. But something about the filth felt like a clue. Kelly just didn’t know what it meant yet.
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Today’s podcast will feature two medical mysteries that sound like they are straight out of a horror movie. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Gasp" -- A very scary thunderstorm foreshadows a mysterious, unexplained disaster with horrific consequences (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09A7pjC3zhY) * #1 -- "All in Their Heads" -- A mysterious disease almost wipes out an entire tribe, but where this disease comes from will make you squirm (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk_JTdngG9k)

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Just after 7 p.m. on June 16th, 2010, an employee at the Palmdale, California Sheriff’s Department tapped his fingers on his desk and sighed. The department was usually pretty busy, but it had been slow that night, so the shift was dragging. As the employee aimlessly moved around some paperwork, he heard something that made him look up at the front doors of the department. The sound came from outside, and it was muffled, but it sounded like someone yelling. Seconds later, a young woman charged through the front doors. She was frantically screaming for help… and she was covered in blood.
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Today’s podcast will feature two claustrophobia inducing stories about cave explorers. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Into the Dark" -- A man faces a nightmare in a bat cave (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-OLxaEnFJc) * #1 -- "Last Wish" -- An explorer tries to find a new undiscovered chamber in a cave (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjyZeVb8ct4)

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On a crisp fall morning in 2007, a small airplane took flight over the forested town of Graham, Washington. The pilot was a detective with the Pierce county sheriff’s department, and he was flying a somewhat unusual mission. He wasn’t looking for a lost person, or chasing a fleeing suspect. Instead, he was circling the sky above the scene of a double-murder case that had him – and his whole department – stumped. The detective had run out of ideas on the ground. So he’d decided to take flight. He always thought better in the air – and he figured he would literally get a new perspective on his evidence this way. He circled over the house where the homicides took place. And that’s when he noticed something – from the sky, it became obvious in a way that he never considered from the ground. With a rush of adrenaline, he turned his plane back toward the airfield. He had a hunch – and if he was right, he’d just cracked the case.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories of journeys that promised adventure, but led somewhere far more sinister. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Headlights" -- Father & son get lost in the woods during a hunting trip (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZCCCxnSMxs) * #2 -- "Into Infinity" -- Mountaineering student in Alaska walks where he shouldn't (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32Nwh9sq7DI) * #1 -- "The Signal" -- A man's trip into the arctic wilderness takes a turn for the worse (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQJUDgQtRNI)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballenSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Today's episode is something completely new! But don't worry, it's in addition to the regular episodes!For the first time ever, I am interviewing a guest. Joining me is superstar comedian, Tom Segura. Tom and I discuss storytelling, share some stories, and I tell Tom a brand new strange, dark & mysterious story I've never told before. It's one that defies logic and belief. You won't want to miss this story, or this discussion!
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In September of 2021, a young woman named Anna Moriah Willson – who everybody just called “Mo” – stood in front of a cheering crowd at the end of a long outdoor bike path in Idaho. Mo had just finished a grueling gravel race, which is a cycling race on difficult terrain. And it was clear to everyone in the crowd who was cheering that not only was Mo one of the best women cyclists in the country – she was quickly becoming the face of the sport. Like all the competitors, Mo was a highly-trained athlete and in peak physical condition. But that brute athleticism was offset by a bright smile, her long auburn hair, and a true love for talking to anybody and everybody. It was this combination of her athletic skill, outgoing personality, and her natural comfort in front of cameras and on social media that made her the perfect ambassador for the growing sport of gravel racing. And there was one particular person at the race in Idaho who just couldn’t take his eyes off her. He was already one of the most famous male gravel racers in the world, and as he made his way through the crowd to meet her, Mo’s face lit up, and she could feel her heart racing a little. Before long, the two top riders were introducing themselves to each other and having some nice small talk… not realizing the horrible chain of events this encounter would spark.
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Some people will lie, cheat, and steal to get ahead, but today’s podcast features two wild stories where those so-called “master plans” fall apart in the most unexpected ways. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Sign Here" -- A routine trip to the bank has a sinister backstory (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNbRksDBLHw) * #1 -- "A Carefully Laid Plan" -- An undercover cop witnesses something in a fast food restaurant that cracks his case wide open (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbGz9Ayf9Hs)

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On the afternoon of March 24, 2006, an employee at a moving truck rental company in Ohio opened his desk drawer and grabbed a wad of cash. It had been a slow day, so the employee was using his downtime to organize a few recent payments. The money he’d just grabbed was from an all-cash deal that had happened a few days ago. At the time, the employee had been super busy, so he’d just taken the cash from the customer, flipped through it quickly to make sure the amount seemed right, then shoved the money in the drawer to deal with later. Now, he was actually counting it properly – and he really hoped the customer hadn’t shorted him, or he’d have to track them down to collect. But as the employee counted the bills, he paused. Not because the amount wasn’t right – but because there was something on the money that caught his attention. For a second, he wasn’t sure what it was. So, he looked closer. And then, all at once, he understood what he was seeing. He stopped counting the money and started flipping through it as quickly as he could – and he kept seeing the same thing on almost all the bills. With his heart racing, the employee dropped the money, grabbed the phone, and called the police.
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Today’s story is one I told several years back on YouTube, but in 2024 during my live tour, I brought this one back out and gave it a complete overhaul and ended up telling it live, and the audience absolutely loved it.Story name, preview & link to the original YouTube video:* #1 -- "What's in the Basement?" -- A family starts hearing tapping in their walls, but their horrifying story only begins there (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=dR3ThBE7Cj4)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballenSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In June of 1980, a car jolted to a stop in a parking lot on the outskirts of a small Utah suburb. The car door opened, a man stepped out into the darkness, and he stumbled across the parking lot towards the large building where he worked. He’d been drinking, and he was feeling it. So he stood outside of the building for a minute, and tried to collect himself. He knew this might be the last moment of peace he – or anyone in his community – would have in a long time. Because he knew something that nobody else inside that building would even imagine. He knew that someone had just committed the first murder ever recorded in this safe, quiet Utah town.
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This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.No Reservations:A Spanish marathon runner develops a mysterious obsession with gourmet food. But what seems like an innocent new passion may be more dangerous than he thinks.The Game:After going through her normal morning routine, an otherwise healthy woman finds herself at death’s door. In a mad rush to save the woman’s life, her doctors try to understand why her body is suddenly shutting down with no explanation.Listen Now: Wondery.fm/MBMM
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On a morning in early-1986 in Arizona, someone sat hunched over a desk, furiously writing a letter. And almost every line of this letter included a direct threat of violence this person was going to inflict on the recipient. They kept writing, embellishing every horrible thing that they wanted to do. Finally, they finished writing and read over the letter—it was explicit and terrifying, just as they’d hoped. They put the letter down, glanced at a cardboard box sitting on the floor, and smiled. Nobody would ever suspect that the contents of that plain box would soon help them carry out the bizarre murder plot they’d had running through their head for months.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 hiking horror stories that are still shrouded in mystery. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "The Overlook" -- He turned around and couldn't believe what he saw... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhOpd5lJU4Y) * #2 -- "One Sock" -- A Boy Scout walks down a populated trail, but doesn't come out the other side (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR5ZTc9ZwxU) * #1 -- "I’m Looking For You" -- Authorities are faced with a bizarre mystery on a mountain in China (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI_rbrVhAG0)

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One September afternoon in 2003, a woman in Tucson, Arizona, heard a knock on her front door and answered it. She was surprised to see a Tucson police detective standing on her front steps, and even more surprised when the detective started asking a bunch of questions about her next door neighbor. The woman was a law-abiding citizen, and she didn’t know anything. The detective gave her his business card and asked her to call him if that changed, but as she closed the door, she was pretty sure she would never have any reason to talk to him again. That was until a few days later, when she looked out her front window and saw two sweaty men jump out of a van and walk up the steps into her neighbor’s house. She watched for a few minutes, with her heart racing, realizing that what she was watching might very well be the coverup of a murder. She let the curtain fall and ran to her purse, to dig out the detective’s business card.
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Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "The 15th Floor" -- Something truly disturbing is found in an apartment in China (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xaLEHXC6Is) * #2 -- "Rabbit Hole" -- A hunter sees something on the ground and goes in for a closer look (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bvMIHUVkVE) * #1 -- "My Brother’s Keeper" -- A very famous street has a very dark history (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFd0mDwKc_I)

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Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail: she wasn’t human.Lily Rose is an AI companion. A digital soulmate designed to be everything he ever wanted. She listens without judgement, supports him through his darkest moments, even explores his deepest desires, all while fitting neatly into his pocket. Before long, Travis realizes something strange, even absurd, has happened - he’s fallen in love.But then one day, Lily Rose’s behavior takes a disturbing turn. When alarming reports pour in from across the globe, Travis discovers he is part of something much bigger. Soon he finds himself pulled into a confrontation with a mysterious Russian visionary behind Lily Rose’s creation.From Wondery, comes a true story of love, loss and the temptations of technology. Can an algorithm truly replace human connection? And what happens when a corporation controls your deepest emotions? Suruthi Bala and Hannah Maguire, hosts of the hit podcast RedHanded, explore the dark side of AI love.Listen Now: Wondery.fm/FleshandCode See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In December 2007, a lab technician sat at a table covered in dozens of evidence bags. The technician wasn’t sure where to start, because the bags didn’t contain the kind of evidence the lab normally tested. They were full of tinsel – which is a shiny, ribbon-like strip of material that’s used to decorate during the holidays. The samples had been collected from various homes in Burlington, North Carolina, and now, they had to be tested against a different, specific piece of tinsel. This specific piece of tinsel was thin and silver. And it was very important, because it had been found at a crime scene. When the technician looked at the evidence bags, they realized they could immediately eliminate some of the samples because there were obvious differences between them and crime scene tinsel – like the color or thickness. But beyond that, the technician didn’t know how to determine if two pieces of tinsel that looked the same were actually identical. They’d never analyzed tinsel before – and they didn’t even know if it was possible to confirm a match. But the technician took a breath and started sorting through the bags anyway. Because they knew if they could figure this out… they could help solve a murder.
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 horror stories about manipulative people who twisted others’ faith into fear. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "The New Nanny" -- A busy family tries to bring in a new nanny for their daughter (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/o7BBtU-IJCE?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Take My Soul" -- A man found on the side of the road leads detectives down a dark rabbit hole (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/1iZgnAIoYG0?feature=shared)

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On a chilly night in March 2012, a wiry, 56-year old man with a patchy beard trudged through a backyard in rural Iowa with his coat pulled tight, dragging something heavy behind him. He reached the fence and paused, scanning the darkness to confirm that he was alone. His gaze fell on the trailer home on the opposite side of the fence. The lights were on, and he could hear the young couple inside arguing. The sound made his jaw clench. He turned to the thing he’d been dragging – which was a days-old carcass that was starting to reek. Holding his breath and clenching a pack of zip-ties in his teeth, he lifted it against the fence post. He worked quickly, using the zip ties to string it up. And when the carcass was secure, he stepped back, shot a final look at the trailer, then turned to walk home.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 medical horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "All In Her Head" -- An infant is rushed to the ER, what they discover will leave you stunned (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUhNYVTuLM) * #2 -- "A Mouthful" -- A woman is walking down the street when her life suddenly changes forever (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUhNYVTuLM) * #1 -- "Only You Can Save Her" -- A puzzled surgeon tries one last crazy effort to save his patient's life (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qz4U3bh-eE)

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On the morning of January 13, 2010, two twin girls nicknamed Tas and Jas stood at the kitchen counter in their home in Conyers, Georgia, writing notes back and forth to each other in a little notebook, and giggling. The girls were late for school, and they were writing instead of talking because they didn’t want to wake their mom up and get yelled at for missing the bus. They finished their notes and closed the notebook, then started getting ready to leave. When they would return home that afternoon, they would find their quiet home in this gated community in Georgia soaked with blood, and an unspeakable horror waiting for them in the master bathroom.
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Today’s story is about a group of friends who travel to this supposedly haunted abandoned town up in the mountains in Spain, and when they get there, the town totally lives up to the hype.Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:* #1 -- "La Mussara" -- An abandoned town in Spain has a dark secret (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RakLojMzLVE)

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Start listening to Audible today when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at https://www.audible.com/mrballenJoin my sister and me as we dive into the art of storytelling in this never-before-seen Live Podcast Recording Presented by Audible!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.In the late 1800s, a young man in rural New England comes down with a deadly illness known as “the White Death.” When his doctor can’t help, the man’s neighbors propose a bizarre treatment… that involves the supernatural.Listen Now: Wondery.fm/MBMM
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 camping horror stories. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Pelican Valley" -- A beautiful camping spot with a dark secret (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/o-ywxRasv5s?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Blood on the Mountain" -- A middle-aged fisherman cast his line out into the creek’s waters when he started to hear a voice from the woods. The hair on the man’s neck instantly stood up – because, to him, they didn’t sound friendly. (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/hn-sLWFe13w?feature=shared)

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At around 2 p.m. on March 23, 2015, a 911 call came in to the Vallejo, California police department from this man who sounded totally drunk or high on a drug, claiming that his girlfriend was missing and she had been kidnapped. But his story just didn't make any sense. When the officers got to this man’s house, he looked deranged, and his house looked totally off and had this weird chemical smell. And then when they asked him to give them some information, he would launch into this bizarre story about men in wetsuits with lasers on their hands. But the police would follow up and actually launch an investigation, because this guy’s girlfriend really was missing... and they would uncover a story that was even more bizarre than the 911 caller’s story had been.Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:* #1 -- "Wetsuits & Lasers" -- After a man calls 911 to report that his girlfriend was kidnapped, police would have a hard time believing his wild and bizarre story - but that was just the beginning (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/DCQ6jq5mcDM?feature=shared)

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There are some truly dangerous people in this world whose intent is to mean harm to others, and today’s podcast features 2 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Head of the Family" -- Recently separated man decided he needed to do something really special for his estranged wife (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/pUoex49Yzng?feature=shared) * #1 -- "The Snowball Effect" -- This story is a stark reminder that there really are truly dangerous and unstable people who walk among us (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/btzFaCuKUjg?feature=shared)

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This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.A young woman working on a fishing vessel in Alaska begins experiencing a strange burning sensation in her eye. What she finds inside her eyelid makes her skin crawl.Listen Now: Wondery.fm/MBMM
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On a cool, spring evening in Green Bay, Wisconsin, a man burst out of a bar and started running down the sidewalk, chasing a woman who had suddenly stormed outside in the middle of their conversation. The guy grabbed the woman’s arm, and she spun around to look at him with a furious expression on her face. He asked her what was going on, and she slurred her words as she said that she didn’t want to talk about it. The guy asked her to please come inside — it was dark and she shouldn’t be walking alone at night. But this just made her even more upset. She started pounding her fists into the guy’s chest and screaming at him to leave her alone. The man backed up so she would stop hitting him, and he asked her again to just calm down and come back into the bar. But she refused. She turned around and started speed-walking away from him. The guy didn’t know what else to do, so he went back into the bar by himself. But what he learned the very next day would keep him awake at night for years, wishing he had tried to chase the woman down a second time.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 horror stories that will have even you questioning your own identity. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Bamboozled" -- The odds of this ever happening again, are basically zero (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/vj_auGTlcLA?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Lucky Shot" -- A shot in a famous episode of a hit TV show has massive ripple effects (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/M1D-WfCQ7Fs?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Familiar Face" -- One selfie changed 2 girl's lives forever (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/XxrnuiotrN0?feature=shared)

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Today’s podcast features 3 stories that will make you wonder how many monsters you may have encountered in your life. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Granny Ripper" -- Crazy plot twist... (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/5-DiRM4CFPI?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Reign of Terror" -- The implications of this story are massive and will take you down a deep rabbit hole (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/aJJmwCKgHAQ?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Inside Scoop" -- One of the most unbelievable revenge stories ever, but you won't realize it's a revenge story until the very end (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/sVwIOVFdpxM?feature=shared)

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Today’s story is really, really weird. And just know going into this that a lot of what happened in the story has never been fully explained, so we did our best to make this make sense. But I'm sure many of you at the end of this story are going to be like, “what did I just hear?” And if that's you, I would encourage you to just Google the case yourself, because it's totally wild.Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:* #1 -- "Masterwork" -- At the end of the story, some of you may be left thinking, “what the heck did I just watch?" And if that's you, I would encourage you to google this story yourself (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/MclMKi4zDBw?feature=shared)

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Today’s podcast features 2 stories that will make you think twice before leaving the trail. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Dinner" -- Solo hiker makes a big mistake (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/NYbUTIwWdNI?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Rattlesnake Canyon" -- Two people find themselves in a totally hopeless situation. As the story unfolds, ask yourself… what would you do? (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/LC8xgfT7uoI?feature=shared)

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On an early June morning in 2012, a successful luxury car salesman slept soundly in his bed inside of his high rise apartment. The man was a heavy sleeper, so he didn’t wake up when someone walked into his room, walked across to his bed side, and then just stood there, standing over him watching him sleep. Almost two days later, the sleeping man was found still lying in his bed, but with a blood-spattered bedsheet pulled up to his mouth. His family was left in complete shock, and a young detective would spend over a year trying to figure out why the man had never woken up.
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This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 55.In the fall of 1994, a 52-year-old woman pulled into the driveway of her home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and then turned her car off. As she sat there for a minute, chatting with her daughter on her car phone, she was suddenly startled by someone running up and knocking on her window. When she turned to see who it was, she saw this big guy standing in the driveway who she didn't recognize. But when she rolled the window down just a couple of inches, and she was able to hear what this guy was saying, the woman relaxed. Then she got out of her car, shut the door behind her, and then led this guy into her home with her… That man would later be dubbed, “The Bathroom Man,” and he was there to do something horrific to that woman.
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On the morning of May 26, 1990, Marlene Warren was at home inside of her mansion in Florida when she heard a knock on the door. Marlene was busy and was hoping that her son might go answer the door, but when she looked over to the living room, she saw her son was watching TV and didn't seem to have even heard the knock on the door. So, Marlene just sighed and walked over to the door and opened it up herself. And to her surprise, it was a person dressed up as a clown holding flowers and balloons. Marlene loved clowns, and it had been her birthday recently, so she was thrilled – figuring this must be someone's gift to her. But after the clown handed Marlene the flowers and balloons, there was this loud popping sound inside the house... and then Marlene fell to the floor, blood pouring down her face.
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories that show we may not be alone in this universe. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Exposed" -- A horrifying discovery in Brazil was hidden by their government, but when photos were eventually leaked, it sent people into a panic (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/BIBvkpT03iw?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Jelly" -- Today's story is often cited as proof that we are not alone in the universe (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/T0C9d8anDT4?feature=shared)

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Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Inconspicuous" -- A chilling discovery in an unassuming place (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/NMQ6qTht1bo?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Digging Sounds" -- 2 police officers investigate a house in England that was making strange sounds (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/oon2bSZoGVs?feature=shared) * #1 -- "The Mayor" -- A town’s mayor goes missing, where they are found is just… well, you’ll see (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/oon2bSZoGVs?feature=shared)

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One night in October of 2001, a young woman named Amy, and her friend whose name was Eric, were at a dance club in Portland, Maine. Amy was having fun, but Eric wasn't. He seemed bored and maybe a little annoyed. Amy tried to convince him to come out onto the dance floor to dance with her, but Eric wasn't interested. So, Amy wandered off to the dance floor alone. Eric watched her for a moment, then left for the bathroom. However, when he came back, Amy was gone. And 72 hours later, just about everyone in the state of Maine was asking the same question... where did Amy go?
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In late July of 1988, two hunters were walking up this steep mountain trail in Colorado looking for a place to set up for the day. As they were walking, they eventually left the trail and began meandering through the trees looking for a clearing. At some point, they spotted one up ahead, but in this clearing was this really bright white thing at the base of one of the trees. So the two hunters walked up to see what this white thing was, and when they saw it, they both knew immediately that this was something no one was supposed to see…Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:* #1 -- "Into the Woods" -- Two hunters in Colorado stumble upon something no one was ever supposed to see (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/JsDQD4AmwQY?feature=shared)

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On May 13, 2015, a police officer in Michigan named Gary Wilson rushed to the scene of a double suicide. When he got there, he went inside the dark house and made his way to the bedroom where the two bodies were located. Wilson took a look at one of the bodies and then turned to check on the other, and when he did, he immediately noticed something. Something that was so surprising the officer nearly fainted from shock. However, this crazy discovery was only one small aspect of one of the most bizarre cases this officer would ever investigate.
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This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 48.In 2004, a woman living in Nashville, Tennessee, was sitting up in her bed one night trying to get some homework done for a Bible study class. As she sat there, she started to feel tired and so she decided to call it a night. She bookmarked the page she was on, and leaned over to put her Bible on the bed side table, when she suddenly froze. The house was supposed to be empty, her family was out for the night... but now, standing at the foot of her bed was a person, just staring up at her... and this person was dead.
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From Ballen Studios, welcome to Bedtime Stories. From the paranormal to the supernatural, unsolved mysteries, strange deaths, cryptids, and the most disturbing of true crime, we’ll bring you stories from around the world, all told in a unique and bone-chilling way. New episodes every Wednesday.
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The man’s cousin had been gunned down just two days earlier in a double homicide that shocked the little town of Mountain City, Tennessee. And now, on February 2, 2012, the detectives wanted his help. But the man just slouched in his chair, muttering one word answers and never even taking off his sunglasses. The detectives stared at the man for the longest time, waiting to see if he would tell them anything useful. Finally, the man started looking all around him like he was searching for a hidden camera and said something startling: “Is the CIA here?” The detectives had no idea why the American spy agency would be interested in a Tennessee murder case. But now they needed to find out.
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There are some places we just aren't meant to go, and today we have 3 stories that each give us a stark reminder to just "stay away." The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Not So Lazy River" -- A pair decides to float on a unique body of water (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/fMaWaiWRs_4?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Out on a Limb" -- A search party stumbles onto a morbid discovery (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/XxrnuiotrN0?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Pope Lick Monster" -- A couple goes looking for a monster in Kentucky (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/mLPGMZvqxV8?feature=shared)

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In the middle of the night on January 25, 2014, 80-year-old Peggy Nadell was sound asleep in her second-story bedroom. But then suddenly her phone began to ring. Peggy woke up startled and looked at the clock – it was after 1 a.m. – and to be getting a call at this house could only mean one thing… bad news. Nervously, Peggy answered the phone and quietly said "hello?" But that phone call would prove to be far worse than anything Peggy could have imagined, and moments after getting that phone call, Peggy would be fighting for her life.
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Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that all involve terrifying encounters in the wild. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "A Walk In The Woods" -- Two women head into the forest to collect sap, little did they know there was a monster waiting for them (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/S7VtahvTLH4?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Grizzly Man" -- Bear expert pushes limits (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/AGjdQlwzbkk?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Exposure" -- This story is about a man and his quest to get the perfect photo, he would eventually get it - but it would cost him dearly (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/JXDrZnrjzm0?feature=shared)

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Out of the terrifying mind of Rodney Barnes comes RUN, FOOL!, a weekly compendium of grisly and harrowing tales guaranteed to make you scream. Pull up a seat at the campfire and lean in for a new breed of modern ghost story. If you get too scared... RUN, FOOL!https://smarturl.it/RunFoolSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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One night in November 1999, a deputy was driving along a remote mountain road in Southern California when he spotted a car pulled off to the side of the road. The car’s engine was still on, and the passenger side door was open, but there didn't appear to be anyone inside the car. Now this was a very remote road, so the deputy assumed that the driver must be having some sort of car trouble, otherwise, why stop here? So the deputy pulled over his cruiser and began walking over to the car to see if they needed help. But before he reached the car, the deputy noticed something dangling out of the passenger side door. He reflexively put his hand on his holster and walked the last few feet up to the car. And when he finally could see into the car, he just froze. It looked like a set from a horror movie. Except this was not fake.
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10,000 feet up, deep inside of the beautiful Austrian Alps, lies a very unique and not well-known tourist destination. The only way you can get to this destination is to ride a gondola, or if you’re feeling really motivated, you could in theory hike up to it, but very few people do that. Once you reach this tourist destination, you walk over to this string of buildings, and right away you start to see all these warning signs about this area. Telling you that while, of course, it’s stunning and beautiful, remember, it’s also very dangerous. Today I’m going to tell you a horror story that happened at this unique location. And make sure you stick around until the end, because there are actually two plot twists in this story. The first one you might see coming... the second one, you won’t.Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:* #1 -- "Ice Man" -- Today's story involves a very unique location in the Austrian Alps, and make sure to stick around to the end for the 2 crazy plot twists. (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/BqboEgA4EgA?feature=shared)

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On March 25, 2009, Sergeant Jimmy Edmunds responded to a robbery call at a house in a quiet suburban neighborhood in Georgia. Edmunds thought he was going to investigate a routine break-in, but inside that house, he discovered the most violent crime scene he’d ever witnessed in his law enforcement career. For the next three days, Edmunds would barely sleep, but he would eventually uncover the truth about what happened in that house. And let's just say the truth was not what anyone expected.
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about people whose disappearances are still shrouded in mystery. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "The Jamison Family" -- A family's truck is found tucked away in a forest.. it contained their emaciated dog and $32,000 cash... but what they discover next is truly horrifying (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/PWlUUs4bKQQ?feature=shared) * #1 -- "The Siberian Cabin" -- 4 friends stay the night in a cabin in a forest in Russia (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/h7hl1WmPbR8?feature=shared)

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On a cold day in January 2008, a woman named Judy got out of her car and hustled across the parking lot toward a church. When she reached the side door, she fumbled around in her pocket for the keys. Once she found the right one, she slid it into the lock, but discovered the door was already unlocked. The woman was immediately annoyed, because these doors were meant to stay locked, so clearly someone had forgot to do that. She pushed the door open and right away noticed the church office door on the other side of the building was open a crack. So she walked right over to see who was in there and to remind them to lock the doors. But when she walked into that office, the locked door quickly became the last of her worries...
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Our stories typically have really big plot twists at the end, and today’s story is no different. However, the plot twist today is so unexpected, so abrupt, so horrifying… that it will keep you guessing until the end.Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:* #1 -- "The Curse" -- The plot twist in this story is so horrifying and unexpected, it'll keep you guessing until the end (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/vs936bysimI?feature=shared)

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Just after 11 a.m. on a fall day in 2003, a crime scene analyst named Anna Cox was standing in the middle of a horrific crime scene inside of an apartment near Tampa, Florida. At her feet was a dead body in a pool of blood, and moving all around her were dozens of police officers and other investigators taking photos and collecting evidence. But none of those things or those other people stood out to Anna, because right now, the only thing she could think about was what she saw on the wall. She had never seen anything like this before... well, except for in movies, but no, sure enough, when she walked up to the wall, she realized that the thing that was on the wall was very real. And very, very disturbing. Possibly more disturbing, at least psychologically, than the dead body nearby. And it would be this discovery on the wall that would lead police to one of the coldest killers in Florida history.
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Today's podcast features 3 "underwater diving" horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Leaf Blower" -- A diver is contracted to raise a sunken boat (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/242QjjilqIE?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Swiss Cheese" -- Divers explore an underground lake (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/ZUkAkMJ9c18?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Berth #6" -- This story is physically uncomfortable to listen to (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/RF1syl8x6kU?feature=shared)

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One November night in 2004, in a tiny town in Alaska, a state trooper was responding to a call about a potential car accident. He eventually reached the isolated logging road where the accident supposedly happened, and sure enough, he saw a smoking vehicle that had clearly gone off the road. The trooper quickly got out of his vehicle and rushed down to the car to see if there was anyone he could help. But when he go there and looked inside the car, at first he was just confused. But then, he looked into the backseat, and he recoiled in horror. This was no car accident. This was something else...
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There are places on this planet that people are not supposed to go… however, some people ignore that and just go anyway, and oftentimes, it doesn't end well. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Final Descent" -- 28 people were canoeing in Slovenia when they suddenly realized they had a big problem (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/K97vxBCpwx8?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Dead Hang" -- A daredevil takes his stunts too far (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/MUyBjJciy80?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Death Valley" -- If you don't respect the environment here, it will kill you (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/gJCY3JaCZAw?feature=shared)

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On April 26, 2002, a man was walking to his apartment in Raleigh, North Carolina when he noticed something moving around in the bushes. The man looked closer, and to his horror, he saw a "Peeping Tom." A person was literally standing there staring in the window of this young girl's bedroom. The man yelled aggressively at the person, which sent them running for their life. When word spread about this incident, residents of the apartment complex were hopeful that the Peeping Tom was so scared from getting caught, that they would never do it again. But unfortunately, the residents would be wrong, because that Peeping Tom was not just being creepy – no, they were also planning something... something evil.
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This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 58.In 1996, an 18 year old college freshman named Diane, began acting strangely. She would suddenly break down and start crying hysterically, and then a second later, she'd get extremely mad, and then a second after that, she'd be fine again, as if nothing had happened. For a while, her classmates thought her erratic behavior must be tied to her just really missing her boyfriend, who went to another school. But when Diane's classmates finally approached her and asked her what was going on, she gave them an answer that at first sounded so unbelievable, they assumed it was a joke. But Diane wasn't joking, and she had the scars to prove it. Horrified, Diane’s classmates left her bedroom and ran to tell school staff.
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In February of 2000, a police officer in a small Missouri town stepped into an apartment where a man had just taken his own life. The officer felt bad for the guy, but at the same time, when he walked in there, he fully expected this to be a pretty straightforward case… man commits suicide, the end. However, after walking over to the body, the officer spotted something odd laying on the ground near the dead man's head. It was a book, and it was open to a page with writing on it. The officer knelt down and read what was on the page, and it sent shivers down his spine. Clearly this writing was meant to be found. But before the police officer could flag this to anyone at the scene, another discovery was made. A video tape was found in the dead man’s trash can, and when the police watched it, lets just say they were not prepared for what they saw.
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When a charismatic young doctor announces revolutionary treatments for cancer and HIV, patients from around the world turn to him for their last chance. As medical experts praise Serhat Gumrukcu’s genius, the company he co-founded rockets in value to over half a billion dollars. But when a team of researchers makes a startling discovery, they begin to suspect the brilliant doctor is hiding a secret. From Wondery, the new season of Dr. Death: Bad Magic is a story of miraculous cures, magic and murder. Hosted by Laura Beil.
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Today’s podcast features 3 crazy stories about political assassinations and professional hits. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Bug Bite" -- A reporter feels a pain in his leg and assumes its just a bug bite (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/ny_s07D-LT8?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Professional Job" -- This needs to be a movie (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/phJD8mb0Tfs?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Dispatch" -- One of Japan's darkest moments, caught on live TV (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/vj_auGTlcLA?feature=shared)

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In the summer of 2014, a man named Mark Porter sat in the small lobby of a quick service oil change garage. As he waited for his oil change to wrap up, he sipped a cup of coffee and looked out the window. But a minute later, a strange man walked into the shop and despite there being plenty of empty seats, the man sat down right next to Mark. Mark thought this was odd, but he tried not to over think it and just kept on sipping his coffee. The strange man started talking to Mark, just small talk, and Mark responded politely. But when his car was finally done, Mark was very relieved to grab his keys and get out of there. As Mark drove home, he couldn't help but feel like that strange guy was off in some way, there had to be a reason why he just randomly sat down next to Mark despite the open seats, and then why had he tried so hard to strike up a conversation? It all just seemed very odd but by the time Mark got home, he had forgotten about the guy. However, the guy had not forgotten about Mark, because Mark was right to be suspicious. That strange man had a very specific reason for doing what he did, and it was about to have massive ripple effects.
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Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Crush Injury" -- 3 brothers discover a secret staircase in the woods (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/sx14YtiLFIM?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Long Lost Daughter" -- An unbelievable coincidence in London (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/sj1nh-qnv0E?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Sparks Fly" -- Even more bizarre than the event that nearly killed this man, is what happened afterwards (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/dIcBvNbHKTs?feature=shared)

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On July 16, 2011 in Colusa County, California, 7-year-old Fabian Ayala sat in his father's truck while his dad worked on a farm nearby. Suddenly, the ground starting to shake, and the windshield inside the truck shattered, sending glass flying onto Fabian. Fabian closed his eyes and tried to protect himself with his arms, and then finally when all the shaking stopped, he leapt out of the truck and looked around to figure out what had just happened. But when he looked down the road in front of him, he saw something on the ground that at first he just couldn't believe was real. But as he got closer, he realized it was, and he knew what he was looking at would haunt him for the rest of his life.
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This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 8.On Christmas Eve in 1992, an 18-year-old woman named Danita Gullette stepped outside of her place of work into the freezing Dayton, Ohio night air, and began walking toward her mother's house. After a few minutes, Danita decided to call her mother to ask her something that couldn't wait until she arrived. So Danita stopped at a payphone, slipped a few coins into the phone's coin slot, then dialed the number she knew by heart. At her mother's house, the phone started to ring, but when Danita's sister picked up the receiver, the phone was silent. Around the same time, the Dayton police received a call about a disturbance at a payphone in town. This would be the start of one of the most incomprehensible crime sprees in American history.
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Far and away the two scariest parts of this story are one, when Jason brings the Dybbuk Box home and he goes to bed that first night, and then two, the following night what Jason sees in his living room is just horrifying.Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:* #1 -- "Dybbuk Box" -- The famous 2003 Dybbuk Box event (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/Bf_9w1vpq50?feature=shared)

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Have you ever had the overwhelming feeling that something or someone was watching you? Well, today’s podcast features 3 stories that will have you checking your house for intruders before you go to sleep. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Never Alone" -- A father notices writing in his daughter's closet (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/8z07gs6D9E8?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Awful Routine" -- Man finds something unexpected in his attic (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/vARuVoqbQL0?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Stripes" -- One of the most popular "spooky" stories on Reddit (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/W5U1vyQr_IY?feature=shared)

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On the night of August 22nd, 2004, in an extremely affluent neighborhood in Florida, millionaire lawyer John Sutton dragged himself across the floor of his bedroom. He couldn't see anything, and his head was in agonizing pain, but somehow, someway he still managed to pull himself up to his feet, and then he staggered his way through the house and made it out the front door to safety. However, there was still someone else in the house behind him. Moments later, a Miami SWAT team entered John's house, and they would make a horrifying discovery in the guest bedroom – one that would stun the wealthy South Florida community, where John and his family had lived and worked for over four decades.
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There are certain stories that legitimately just seem too strange to be true, and today’s story is definitely one of those. But when you get to the end of the story, you will see that a major American educational institution fact-checked this story really aggressively, and it held up... it really happened. So, go into today’s very wild story with an open mind.Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:* #1 -- "Beyond the Veil" -- Some stories legitimately seem too strange to be true… and today's story is definitely one of those (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/21pIWH_Kspg?feature=shared)

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Late one night in the spring of 1937, a young woman stumbled into her apartment building, drunk after a long night of partying with friends. She made her way up the steps, and reached her apartment door. And after she opened it up, she stepped inside, and her little dog ran up to her and she gave it a little pat, and then she walked toward her bedroom. But the moment she stepped foot into that pitch black room, something felt off. It was too quiet. But before she could figure out what was going on, something heavy came flying out of the darkness and hit her on the face. For a moment, the woman just stood there stunned. Then a second later, hands emerged from the darkness.
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Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Shattered Glass" -- One of the worst disasters in sports history (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/oon2bSZoGVs?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Minivan" -- How quickly things can go wrong (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/WWWWMdm9ZY4?feature=shared) * #1 -- "The Tomb" -- The worst way to die (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/7JPEtNglQ4o?feature=shared)

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One summer day in 1978, a man came home from work to his house in a nice neighborhood in Illinois. He went inside the front door and called out to his wife, but she didn't call back. The man looked around the house and was annoyed that it was so dirty. His wife had said she was going to spend the day cleaning, and it seemed like she had not. But after searching the house, he had not found his wife yet, and so he stared to wonder if she was okay. The only place left to check for her was in the basement, so he opened the door and began walking down the stairs. When he got down there, he would come face-to-face with a nightmare.
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Today’s podcast features 3 mysterious stories with uncrackable clues. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "John Doe" -- Man stays home alone to watch the Super Bowl... what he does next is hard to believe (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/phJD8mb0Tfs?feature=shared) * #2 -- "Single Blow" -- Man thinks someone is out to get him (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/phJD8mb0Tfs?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Riddle Me This" -- The FBI has a world-class code breaking team, but sometimes the riddles they come across are impossible to crack, so they appeal to the public for help (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/Kv2wCsWqrNs?feature=shared)

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What happens when armed home invaders break into a residence thats owned by a man who has a black belt in karate, he keeps hundreds of guns stashed all throughout his house, and he also has a doomsday shelter specifically in case somebody breaks into his house? Well, the result might surprise you.
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Today’s podcast features 3 stories about people who, by all accounts, should have died… but didn’t. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Harrison Okene" -- Fisherman is in the bathroom when boat capsizes (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/qO6EAw8kVpA?feature=shared) * #2 -- "I Got This" -- A woman wakes up in a death trap (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/yPE84ZJBJWk?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Candy" -- Girl somehow survives 2 horrific ordeals back to back (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/U36jtuJVBjQ?feature=shared)

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At around 9:00 PM on September 13th, 2006, a college student walked towards her friend’s apartment in the small town of Valley City, North Dakota. She walked up the steps and was about to knock on her friend's door, when she was hit with this really powerful chemical smell. She looked around wondering where the smell was coming from, and that's when she realized it was coming from her friend's apartment. More confused than worried, the friend knocked on the door, but there was no answer. So she reached down and tried the handle, and it was unlocked, so she opened the door. And when she looked inside, she began to scream.
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Some of the world’s worst killers are not human, and today’s podcast features 2 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "A Few Drops" -- A seemingly meaningless event turns into a nightmare for one world renowned chemist (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/q86aQiINdyo?feature=shared) * #1 -- "Unknown Unnatural Hazard" -- As scary as it sounds, the most terrifying part about it, is that it could happen again somewhere else at any time (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/aZt-5czd6cA?feature=shared)

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From Ballen Studios, and master storyteller Rodney Barnes, comes RUN, FOOL!, a weekly compendium of grisly and harrowing tales guaranteed to make you scream. Episodes every Tuesday.Listen Now: http://smarturl.it/RunFoolSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In the winter of 2001, inside of a Southern California police department, a fax machine in the corner of the room suddenly came to life. A moment later, a few pieces of paper fell into the tray, and an officer walked over and began reading them. As he did, his eyes went wide. The fax was a gold mine of evidence for an ongoing murder investigation that had begun to stall, so this fax was a major breakthrough. But as officers rushed over to see the fax for themselves, they all started to feel like something was off about the fax – it just seemed too good to be true. But regardless, the police followed up on the contents of the fax, and sure enough, it led them to their killer. However, let's just say the killer was not who anyone thought it would be.
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Today’s podcast is a very special episode in honor of Veterans Day. It features 2 stories about war time legends. The audio for both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "A Very Brave Kid" -- This kid did something so epic, the leader of his country personally congratulated him (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QiSJMGDF1A) * #1 -- "Just a Knife" -- If you Google "craziest war story of all time," today's story will show up. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z7b1l5YQ-Q)

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In the early morning hours of February 9, 2014, 17-year-old Lexi Sachs was asleep in her bed, inside of her parents' mansion in San Juan Capistrano, California – one of the nicest and most affluent neighborhoods in the country. And as she lay there, suddenly there was a loud bang on her door that woke her up. Instinctively, Lexi just pulled the covers up over her head like she did when she was a little kid and was scared. As she lay there, she held her breath, hoping the sound she just heard was in her dream, and not in real life. But then, she heard her little brother screaming in the hallway. At that point, Lexi threw off the covers and ran out of her room. And what she found at the end of the hallway would not only turn her life upside down, but it would also leave one of the wealthiest communities in Southern California in complete shock.
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Today’s podcast features 2 stories about dark religious rituals. The audio for both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Final Act" -- Something horrible was discovered on a farmer’s property in India — when police came to investigate, they thought they were looking at a shrine of some sort, but the truth was much darker (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzWxP18uyMw) * #1 -- "The Metamorphosis" -- There are many extreme religious practices and rituals out there, but there may be none more extreme than the Buddhist monk practice of "Sokushinbutsu" (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxTkDA6DVc8)

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Tristan Redman is a journalist who doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in his teenage bedroom – weirder than normal. When, years later, he discovers subsequent occupants of his family home were haunted by the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s curious. Because by a strange coincidence, it just so happens that the house Tristan grew up in is right next door to a murder scene - where his wife’s great grandmother was killed by two gunshots to the face. Could there be a connection? Tristan decides to investigate and soon finds himself where no son-in-law should ever be: delving deep into his wife’s family history, asking questions no one wants answered. Wondery and Pineapple Street Studios present Ghost Story — a seven-part podcast series about family secrets, overwhelming coincidences and the things that come back to haunt us.
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At around 9 a.m. on March 6, 1963, a woman living in a nice neighborhood in Minnesota heard her doorbell ring. So, she got up from her seat at the kitchen and began walking toward the door. But as she got closer to the door, the doorbell rang again. Ruth was annoyed – thinking it was probably some salesman being really pushy – but when she opened the door, she could tell this was no salesman, this was an emergency. Minutes later, police were swarming the neighborhood, guns drawn.
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One night, four young brothers were sleeping in their bedroom in their little house in Tennessee, when they started to hear what sounded like a rat gnawing on one of their bedposts. So, the two oldest brothers climbed out of their bed to go find this rat, but the second their feet touched the wooden floor, the gnawing sound stopped. The boys checked the room, they checked the bedposts, there was no sign of any rat. And so eventually, the two oldest brothers just kind of shrugged it off and got back in bed. But when they closed their eyes again, the gnawing sound filled the room again. Except this time, it was louder and more frantic. Little did they know, these sounds were just the beginning of a multi-yearlong nightmare that they and the rest of their family would have to endure. Their terrifying story is known as “The Bell Witch Haunting,” and it is considered to be one of the most frightening documented hauntings of all time. And today, I’m going to share their story with you. Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:* #1 -- "Bell Witch" -- One of the most terrifying documented hauntings of all time (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdHe0m4OtKw)

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Late one night in the summer of 1993, an 11-year-old boy climbed into his bedroom through an open outdoor window at his house in Port Hueneme, California. And when he got into his room, he was startled to see his 4-year-old little brother just standing there, motionless. Then, before the 11 year old could even ask what was going on, the 4-year-old just raised his arm and pointed to the bedroom door that led out to the hallway, and he said, “Mommy has a band-aid on her face.” A day later, police would discover the meaning of the little boy’s bizarre statement, and they would step into a crime scene that felt like it was straight out of a horror movie.
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Today’s podcast features 3 medical horror stories. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Green Needles" -- Man goes to the ER with extreme chest pains (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/auz4tq50xZ0?t=1000) * #2 -- "Midnight Stroll" -- The idea that this ACTUALLY happens to people is truly terrifying, both for them and for the people around them (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/fLs9za4X08E?t=787) * #1 -- "Trauma Room 1" -- A woman arrives at a hospital, seconds later it was evacuated (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/7gFlFR1NBFE?t=727)

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Follow MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge the first 8 episodes, early and ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today.
The human body is a miracle. But when it’s not working, it can be the stuff of nightmares. On this new series from master storyteller MrBallen, we’re sharing medical horror stories and diagnostic mysteries that are surgically calibrated to make your blood run cold.
From bizarre, unheard-of diseases and miraculous recoveries to strange medical mishaps and unexplainable deaths — you’ll never hear the phrase “heart-stopping” in the same way again. MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between MrBallen and Wondery, the award-winning company behind Dr. Death.
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Just after 1:30 AM on May 12th, 1994, a young girl ran from her home in rural Maine out into the rainy night. Barefoot and terrified, the girl went door-to-door screaming for help, but no one heard her. Finally, after running nearly 2 miles, she arrived in her little downtown and flagged down a restaurant owner. The owner would help her call 911, and within minutes the police would arrive at the young girls home. And what they would discover was one of the most horrific crimes ever committed in that small town, not only because of its sheer brutality, but also because of who committed it and why. We tried to make this story make sense, but sometimes the truth is just stranger than fiction.
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Today's podcast features 3 classic scary stories. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Turn Around" -- This is why you should never explore abandoned buildings (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/auz4tq50xZ0?t=1000) * #2 -- "The Witch" -- Wildland firefighter finds a strange looking cabin (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/fLs9za4X08E?t=787) * #1 -- "The Woman in Black" -- Sleep paralysis or a haunting? (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/7gFlFR1NBFE?t=727)

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At around 2 a.m. on May 12th, 2007, a 20-year-old woman named Maggie woke up totally confused in her bedroom. As she sat there looking around her dark room trying to get her bearings, she suddenly became aware of high pitched screaming coming from the room next door – her brother's room. Then she heard loud crashing and banging sounds, like the sound of people wrestling each other. Maggie was terrified, but she climbed out of her bed and walked over to her closed door. And then after taking a deep breath, she opened it up and stepped into the hallway. Moments later, local police would arrive at Maggie's house, and at first when they searched the home, it was still and quiet. But when they went upstairs, they discovered something so horrible, that trying to use words to describe it doesn't really do it justice. And so, fair warning, this case is not for the faint of heart.
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In 1967, a man was digging for gold in a forest in Canada, when behind him heard this sudden commotion. It sounded like geese getting really startled and flying off in different directions. And so he put down his pickaxe, stood up, and turned around. And what he claimed happened next is referred to as the “Falcon Lake” incident, and it’s considered to be one of the most credible, paranormal stories of all time.Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:* #1 -- "Checkerboard" -- One of the most credible “paranormal events” ever (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5t2XNO8ZH0)

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On the morning of June 14, 1929, two teenage boys walked through an open field outside of Columbus, Ohio. Suddenly, the boys stopped, because up ahead they saw a swarm of flies hovering over the tall grass. They couldn't see what was below the swarm, so the boys slowly walked a bit closer to get a better look. When they finally could see what was on the ground, both boy instantly began screaming for help. When the police arrived, they were horrified by what they saw, but it seemed like a pretty straightforward crime of passion. However, their investigation would take a totally bizarre turn that would involve rare recreational drugs, hidden bank accounts, secret lovers, secret apartments, and an Olympic gold medalist.
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This is the newest Monday episode of the MrBallen Podcast. You can listen to all episodes of the MrBallen Podcast, available exclusively on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. If you're not a Prime member, you can still listen to the MrBallen Podcast by subscribing to Amazon Music Unlimited in the Amazon Music app.www.amazon.com/MrBallen-PodcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Today’s podcast features 2 true stories that inspired legendary horror movies. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #2 -- "Woman Suit" -- An infamous serial killer who inspired countless horror films (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4MGIA0A5VM) * #1 -- "Candyman" -- This story inspired a popular horror movie, and when you get to the reveal - you'll understand why... nightmare fuel (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5jGBKT2V-4)

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From Ballen Studios, welcome to Bedtime Stories. From the paranormal to the supernatural, unsolved mysteries, strange deaths, cryptids, and the most disturbing of true crime, we’ll bring you stories from around the world, all told in a unique and bone-chilling way. New episodes every Wednesday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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On April 18th, 1992, a person in California turned their shower on and waited until the steam was rising up out of the stall before they stepped inside. Once under the water, this person grabbed a can of shaving cream and applied it to their entire body, and slowly, they began shaving off every hair on their body, except for the hair on their head. After they were done, they hopped out of the shower, toweled off, got dressed, and then began the next phase of their prep – packing their backpack with things like latex gloves and plastic sheets. After they were done, they climbed into bed and set their alarm for very early the next morning. They were nervous about how the next day was going to go, but they were confident they were ready. 24 hours later, what this hairless person did was all over the news...
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Today’s podcast features 3 stories that detail crimes caught on surveillance cameras. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "Safe Neighborhood" -- Woman captures something awful in her backyard (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l74_VQPdxjU) * #2 -- "Killing Time" -- Security footage of a killer before they attack (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUXHUjsb6O4) * #1 -- "Eye in the Sky" -- Critical evidence is discovered on CCTV footage in London (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5jGBKT2V-4)

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At 4am on a winter day in 1993, a 50-year-old man named Joe walked down a dark hallway inside of his farmhouse in Kentucky. As he moved, he did his best to be as quiet as possible, so as not to wake up his wife or son who were sleeping nearby. But when Joe got about halfway down the hall, he happened to look into the family room, and he thought he saw something moving inside. He strained his eyes to see who it was, thinking maybe it was his wife or son, but he just couldn't tell. But as Joe stared into the darkness, he heard the sound of floorboards creaking inside the family room. And then before Joe could do anything, the thing he had seen moving was now rushing straight towards him. Hours later, Kentucky State Police would arrive at Joe's house, and what they would discover there was a monstrous crime that literally had never been committed before in this part of Kentucky.
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Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:* #3 -- "27 Years" -- A motion detector picks up something strange at a summer camp (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l74_VQPdxjU) * #2 -- "Guardian Angel" -- A strange set of circumstances leads to a break in a case (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUXHUjsb6O4) * #1 -- "The Missing Patients" -- Startling discoveries made in 2 hospitals in South Africa (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5jGBKT2V-4)

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When Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the authorities suspect he was eaten by alligators but the true predators who took Mike may lurk much closer to home. The mystery of Mike’s disappearance might have faded from memory, if it wasn’t for one woman’s tireless crusade. From Wondery, comes a new season of Over My Dead Body; a story about an obsessive love affair, a scandalous secret and a mother’s battle for the truth. Follow Over My Dead Body: Gone Hunting on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app. Listen to Over My Dead Body: https://wondery.fm/_OMDB

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This story is about a baffling disappearance that happened in 2020 in a forest in California. The most unique aspect of this case is not the disappearance itself, but rather the incredibly spooky development that happened in 2021. A development that the Madera County sheriff's office, who is in charge of investigating this disappearance, is still trying to wrap their heads around.

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Story name, preview & link to original YouTube videos:

• 1 -- "Blue Haired Woman Terrifies Authorities" -- Baffling disappearance from 2020, takes a spooky turn in 2021 (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrbKAiNcrYI)

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1) Sandra Hughes blog post -- https://disappearedblog.com/sandra-hughes/

2) "Family Gets 'Goosebumps' After 3-Year-Old Claims He Sees a Dead Woman Who Needs Their Help" -- https://cafemom.com/news/toddler-ghost-sighting-california-woods

3) "The Sandra Johnsen Hughes disappearance in Sierra National Forest" -- https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/sandra-johnsen-hughes

4) "Sheriff investigates reported ghost-like sighting in California mountain range" -- https://katv.com/news/nation-world/sheriff-investigates-reported-ghost-like-sighting-in-california-mountain-range

5) "Missing Hiker Alert 7/5 Sierra NF (Unresolved)" -- https://www.highsierratopix.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=20718

6) "Woman missing in Sierra National Forest: Authorities find 'disheveled' campsite, apparent car crash" -- https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Woman-missing-in-Sierra-Sandra-Johnsen-Hughes-15402837.php

7) "Missing 411- The Hunted free on Amazon Prime, Two Missing People in the Central Sierra's in July." -- @Canam Missing Project -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2NbgugcbUE

8) Various updates from Sandra Hughes' niece Ashley Macus on Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/ashley.macus

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Today’s podcast is about "places you CAN'T GO, and people who went anyways..." This will be a "top 3" style episode, so you’ll hear three unique stories back to back to back, with each story being more intense than the last. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have all been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• 3 -- “The Happiest Place on Earth" -- One of the most horrific ways to go (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K97vxBCpwx8)

• 2 -- “Water Closet" -- A wrong turn after a bathroom break puts someone in a very unfortunate predicament (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErNOKNxoHQ8)

• 1 -- "The Maze" -- A man goes missing in a very unlikely area (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx14YtiLFIM)

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#3: The Happiest Place on Earth

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Sings

2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XshwhhyiKh0

3) https://opinionfront.com/the-infamous-death-of-debbie-stone-at-disneyland

3) https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/deborah-gail-stone-disneyland/

#2: Water Closet

1) https://au.news.yahoo.com/son-suing-holiday-resort-woman-dies-trapped-airing-cupboard-225646456.html

2) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5862867/Care-worker-60-died-getting-trapped-naked-airing-cupboard.html

3) https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/inquest-hears-of-former-new-zealand-womans-harrowing-death-while-on-holiday/NIN5JHT2CKO57O5ZRBJD2LY6DQ/

4) https://www.vaillant.co.uk/homeowners/advice-and-knowledge/airing-cupboard/

5) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-45882998

6) https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/woman-dies-after-getting-trapped-14804764

#1: The Maze

1) Write up about coroner report -- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-21/tasmanian-bernard-gore-stairwell-death-coronial/13002014

2) Writeup on what happened -- https://7news.com.au/news/crime/misadventure-ruling-in-sydney-mall-death-c-1794832

3) Another writeup on the case -- https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/death-by-misadventure-inquest-rules-on-man-found-dead-in-mall-stairwell-after-missing-for-3-weeks/5QZDMW7ZNRU66QBQPFBHODKSXU/

4) Another writeup -- https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/nightmare-in-westfield-how-bernard-gore-died-after-being-trapped-in-westfield-shopping-centre-stairwell/news-story/d06bc0b1917e88059015eab73e9c2867

5) Daily Mail coverage of the story -- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9066937/Death-elderly-man-stairwell-Westfields-Bondi-Junction-result-misadventure.html

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In 2008, a teenager was hiking through a forest in California when he decided to stop and set up camp for the night. He walked several hundred feet off the trail into the woods where he found a small clearing in the trees, and set up camp there. A few hours later, the teenager woke up suddenly and thought he heard something moving outside. It was the middle of the night, so it was pitch black outside, and he had no windows on his tent anyways, so he just laid still for a second, and listened. A few moments later he heard the unmistakable sound of footsteps slowly moving toward him.

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Story name, preview & link to original YouTube videos:

• 1 -- "The People in White" -- Teen solo hiker lives a nightmare in California forest (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx6YxG8SD_A)

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1) This story, which is on Reddit, can be found by googling the following "Hunted on the Pacific Crest Trail reddit". YouTube flags Reddit links which can get the whole YouTube video taken down, this is why there is no hyper link here

2) Official website of Pacific Crest Trail -- https://www.pcta.org

3) Pacific Crest Trail Wikipedia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Crest_Trail

4) Chris McCandless Wikipedia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandless

5) "How Chris McCandless Died" -- https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-chris-mccandless-died

6) Different regions of the Pacific Crest Trail -- https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/pct/home/?cid=stelprdb5304733

7) "The Mysteries of Mount Shasta" -- https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-mysteries-of-mount-shasta-83ba652fa020

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In February of 1985, a couple (a man and a woman) were sitting inside of a car chatting about their relationship, when the woman finally just turned to the man and said, “OK, you have to tell me, it’s now or never.” The man looked at her, and could see she was serious, and so after a long pause, the man sighed and then leaned across the center console of the car, and whispered something into her ear. Little did he know, she was not the only person who could hear him.

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Note about content:

We do not do any original reporting. The stories we tell are based on events that we research and describe using existing source material.

While we make every effort to use the best quality sources we can access within our production deadlines, and while we make every effort to verify facts through multiple sources, we do make occasional mistakes, and we cannot verify the accuracy of the source material we use.

Please note that creative liberties have been taken in the creation and presentation of the material on which we have based this podcast.

HIGH QUALITY:

Ray v. State:

https://www.leagle.com/decision/19881170764sw2d40611109

Inmate record of David West: https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/viewDetail.action?sid=03823868

Custodial death report of Cynthia Ray Campbell:

https://oagtx.force.com/cdr/VIPForm__VIP_FormWizardPDF?id=a2Ct0000003BbtMEAS&templateId=a2x5A000001M2UWQA0

Obituary of the Campbells

https://www.newspapers.com/image/208611613/?terms=james%20virginia%20campbell&match=1

BOOKS:

Olsen, Jack. Cold Kill: The True Story of a Murderous Love New York: Atheneum, 1987.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON WEB:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/02/26/true-confessions/718e2739-0997-4ac0-a551-d860a9f51b7f/

https://apnews.com/article/b5ec69c275b56b9382fd387709f6caac

Rookie PI cracks the case

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-27-mn-8692-story.html

SUBSCRIPTION NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:

February 1985:

Woman faces charges for mother’s murder (2/25)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/589027873/?terms=%22james%20campbell%22%20%22virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

Woman charged in hired killing of her parents (2/26)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/590279017/?terms=%22james%20campbell%22%20%22virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

Romance snares suspect (2/27)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/299544756/?terms=cynthia%20ray&match=1

March 1985:

Relatives sue woman accused in slayings of her parents (3/2)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/758207750/?terms=%22james%20campbell%22%20%22virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

Bond set for daughter in hired killing of parents (3/5)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/36354544/?terms=%22james%20campbell%22%20%22virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

Private eye will probe case broken by another detective (3/8)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/760076696/?terms=virginia%20and%20james%20campbell&match=1

Detective who romanced man into confession would do it again (3/14)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/590271414/?terms=%22james%20and%20virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

Woman no-billed in mother’s death (3/15)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/590271650/?terms=%22james%20campbell%22%20%22virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

Woman’s son plays key role in made for tv murder case (3/24)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/59250277/?terms=%22james%20and%20virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

December 1985:

Girlfriend taped murder confession (12/2) https://www.newspapers.com/image/639087164/?terms=%22james%20and%20virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

Tape of conversation may not be admissible (12/2)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/590302550/?terms=%22james%20and%20virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

Murder trial is set for suspect in slaying of Houston couple (12/2)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/758236437/?terms=%22james%20and%20virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

State tapes confession of suspect (12/2)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/589193588/?terms=%22james%20and%20virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

Private eye’s tapes prompt guilty plea (12/12)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/612496001/?terms=%22james%20and%20virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

Alleged hit-man confesses; will tell who hired him (12/12)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/759887779/?terms=cynthia%20ray&match=1

The loophole (12/19)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/8392418/?terms=%22james%20and%20virginia%20campbell%22&match=1

July 1986:

Jury deliberates in murder trial of Cynthia Ray (7/3)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/209909841/?terms=cynthia%20ray&match=1

Mistrial declared in Cynthia Ray murder case (7/6)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/209930736/?terms=cynthia%20ray&match=1

April 1987:

Ex-investigator who helped solve murder case is happy with verdict (4/19)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/760487278/?terms=cynthia%20ray&match=1

Ex-houston private eye now living quiet life in St. Louis (4/17)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/358486880/?terms=cynthia%20ray&match=1

REAL ESTATE RECORDS:

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8901-Memorial-Dr_Houston_TX_77024_M76195-20710

DOCUMENTARIES:

(Oxygen) Snapped season 27 Episode 25: Cynthia Ray Campbell

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12915454/

INTERNET ARTICLES:

https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/david-west-confesses-cynthia-ray-campbell-parents-murder

OTHER:

Campbell’s home

https://www.morbidtourism.com/locations/id/614603fc4123371e32175a60

News clip reporting arrest of West. Paris interviewed

https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc914101/m1/

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Today’s podcast is about "places you CAN'T GO, and people who went anyways..." This will be a "top 3" style episode, so you’ll hear three unique stories back to back to back, with each story being more intense than the last. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have all been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• 3 -- “Luge" -- Teens try their luck on a dangerous race course… after hours (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnPVedz7NQ4)

• 2 -- “The Loner" -- Police discover House of Horrors in Texas (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46zxGu-y_4A)

• 1 -- "Ruahine Range" -- Mystery disappearance solved 15 years later (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJCY3JaCZAw)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen

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#3: Luge

1) https://globalnews.ca/news/4131988/inquiry-2016-bobsled-track-deaths/

2) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/canada-olympic-park-bobsled-track-crash-evan-jordan-caldwell-1.3961869

3) https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/twins-killed-in-sledding-accident-were-straight-a-students-with-bright-futures

4) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-luge-accident-1.3437074

#2: The Loner

1) Chron coverage of the story -- https://www.chron.com/houston/article/Heights-remains-identified-as-Mary-Cerruti-12519428.php

2) Ultimate Unexplained coverage -- https://ultimateunexplained.com/mary-cerruti/

3) The Sun Graphic images -- https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5708274/mary-stewart-cerruti-death-texas-remains-skeleton-house/

4) Houston Chronicle profile of Mary -- https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/bones/

#1: Ruahine Range

1) "Mystery of Ruahine death solved" -- https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/hawkes-bay-today/20200713/281500753548906

2) "How a conversation between two doctors helped solve the cold case mystery of a fit and healthy shearer, 25, who was mysteriously found dead in a forest" -- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8513909/Jason-Chase-mystery-death-Ruahine-Ranges-New-Zealand-solved.html

3) "The Mysterious Death of Jason Chase" -- https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/08/the-mysterious-death-of-jason-chase/

4) "The strange hiking death of Jason Chase in New Zealand's Tamaki Reserve" -- https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2020/7/13/jason-chase

5) "Jason Chase death: Pathologist solves cause of death after chance encounter" -- https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jason-chase-death-pathologist-solves-cause-of-death-after-chance-encounter/AK475AZTW7J4ZALO7GHQJ3IN74/

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Late one night in November of 1975 a man came home from work and parked his car at the end of his driveway, which looped around the back of his house. After sitting in his seat for a minute, he turned his car off, and then stepped outside into the cold night air. From there, he walked toward the side of his house where there was a path that led around to his front door, but before he could reach his front door, he heard a voice call out to him from somewhere off to his right. The man stopped and stared into the darkness, wondering if he really had just heard a voice at all, but then as he stared, the voice called his name again. Confused, the man walked to the fence at the edge of his property, and looked over it to see who was there. Little did this man know, he had just walked into a trap.

For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen

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We do not do any original reporting. The stories we tell are dramatizations based on events that we research and describe using existing source material.

While we make every effort to use the best quality sources we can access within our production deadlines, and while we make every effort to verify facts through multiple sources, we do make occasional mistakes, and we cannot verify the accuracy of the source material we use.

Please note that creative liberties have been taken in the creation and presentation of the material on which we have based this podcast.

HIGH QUALITY:

Official records (including court records, inmate records, obituaries, police reports)

Washington V Pleasant 1978

https://www.anylaw.com/case/washington-v-pleasant/court-of-appeals-of-washington/08-21-1978/k81uYWYBTlTomsSB6ZC0

Talmadge Glynn Moore find-a-grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152584504/talmadge-glynn-moore

Morris Blankenbaker find a grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69073654/morris-ray-blankenbaker

https://www.sysoon.com/deceased/morris-blankenbaker-237

BOOKS:

Rule, Ann. A Fever in the Heart : And Other True Cases. New York, Pocket Books, 1996.

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SETTING:

Calendar 1975

https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=1975&country=1

Fashion in 1975

https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1970-1979/

Yakima, WA

https://www.yakimawa.gov/visit/about/

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:

Collection of old news articles–excellent source:Bonnie’s Life of Crime Blog

https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/tag/morris-blakenbaker/

SUBSCRIPTION NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:

The case of the agitated athletes by Ann Rule

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RH4qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A1cEAAAAIBAJ&dq=gabby%20moore%20murder&pg=4446%2C2992638

OBITUARIES AND DEATH RECORDS:

Talmadge Glynn Moore find-a-grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152584504/talmadge-glynn-moore

Morris Blankenbaker find a grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69073654/morris-ray-blankenbaker

https://www.sysoon.com/deceased/morris-blankenbaker-237

REAL ESTATE RECORDS:

210 6th street Yakima WA (Morris Blankenbaker house)

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/210-N-6th-St-Yakima-WA-98901/23702469_zpid/

HISTORICAL WEATHER:

Weather underground: Yakima WA

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/wa/yakima/KYKM/date/1975-11-21

DOCUMENTARIES:

INvestigation Discovery: Betrayed: Down for the count Season 1; episode 7; October 4, 2016

Investigation Discovery: I’d kill for you: Wrestling with the devil Season 1; episode 4 2016

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To donate to the Blodgett family charity called, "The Love is Greater Than Hate Project," click this link: https://www.theloveisgreaterthanhateproject.com/donate/

Today’s remastered audio was pulled from “The MONSTER in her bedroom was real…” which is a very popular video on our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen."

Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:

• 1 -- “The MONSTER in her bedroom was real" -- The tragic story of Jessie Blodgett (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpMKwvLxys4)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen

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#1: The MONSTER in her bedroom was real

1) "Obsession" Season 23, Episode 21, of @Dateline NBC -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4477218/

2) "Wisconsin’s Jessie Blodgett case: Gifted musician-actress found dead in bed" -- @True Crime Daily -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52_taNUr7tQ

3) The Love is Greater Than Hate Project website (Buck Blodgett's charity for his daughter) -- https://www.theloveisgreaterthanhateproject.com

4) Official criminal complaint against Daniel Bartelt -- https://www.theloveisgreaterthanhateproject.com/wp-content/uploads/PDF/LOVEISGREATERTHANhateCRIMINALCOMPLAINT.pdf

5) Buck Blodgett victim impact statement -- https://www.theloveisgreaterthanhateproject.com/victim-witness-impact-statement-buck-blodgett-jessies-dad/

6) "Inside the murder of Jessie Blodgett: Teen found dead in bed by mum" -- https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/human-interest/inside-the-murder-of-jessie-blodgett-teen-found-dead-in-bed-by-mum--c-5179138

7) "Daniel Bartelt charged in death of Jessie Blodgett, Richfield assault" -- https://www.fox6now.com/news/daniel-bartelt-charged-in-death-of-jessie-blodgett-richfield-assault

8) "Jessie Blodgett" -- https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/jessie-blodgett

9) "The Murder of Jessie Blodgett" -- https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/the-murder-of-jessie-blodgett

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In March of 1990, a detective in Florida, who was investigating a missing person case, decided to search for them in a forested area near a busy highway. The area had been searched before, but this detective just had a hunch that something could still be in there. And so he stepped into the thick rows of trees and began walking deeper and deeper into the forest. Eventually he reached a point where it was so thick in front of him, he didn’t know if he could physically get through. But he decided he would just keep on going a little bit further. And after only a few minutes, he reached a clearing, and in the middle of it was something huge.

For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen

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Note about content:

We do not do any original reporting. The stories we tell are dramatizations based on events that we research and describe using existing source material.

While we make every effort to use the best quality sources we can access within our production deadlines, and while we make every effort to verify facts through multiple sources, we do make occasional mistakes, and we cannot verify the accuracy of the source material we use.

Please note that creative liberties have been taken in the creation and presentation of the material on which we have based this podcast.

BOOKS

Rule, Ann. You Belong to Me : And Other True Cases. New York, Pocket Books, 1994.

HIGH QUALITY:

Official Records:

Tim Harris inmate record

http://www.dc.state.fl.us/offenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=139009&TypeSearch=AI

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I-95:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_95_in_Florida

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL:

https://www.flhsmv.gov/florida-highway-patrol/about-fhp/

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON WEB:

Orlando Sentinel (1990) FHP must spend life in prison

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-09-29-9009290972-story.html

Sun Sentinel (Murder victim had love for life

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-09-30-9002160980-story.html

2019 upcoming parole hearing

https://archive.tcpalm.com/news/ex-trooper-who-assaulted-murdered-motorist-on-i-95-in-indian-river-county-to-get-parole-interview-n--343029412.html/

SUBSCRIPTION NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:

Lawmen seek clues in woman’s slaying

Vero Beach Press Journal (Vero Beach, Florida) · Sun, Mar 11, 1990 · Page 4 Downloaded on Sep 15, 2022

Trooper slaying victim had zest for life (p1)

South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) · S un, S ep 30, 1990 · Page 1 Downloaded on Sep 15, 2022

(con’t. p16)

South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) · S un, S ep 30, 1990 · Page 16 Downloaded on Sep 15, 2022

Lorraine Hendricks search results

https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=%22lorraine%20hendricks%22&p_province=us-fl&dr_year=1990-1990

OBITUARIES AND DEATH RECORDS:

Find a a grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49614675/lorraine-marie-hendricks

CALENDAR:

https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=1990&country=1

HISTORICAL WEATHER:

Wunderground.com

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/fl/jacksonville

INTERNET ARTICLES:

Prezi: slide show on chronology and highlights of case

https://prezi.com/3os1vqofqoqt/lorraine-hendricks-murder/

ARRIVE ALIVE:

https://www.flhsmv.gov/safety-center/arrivealive/

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Today’s podcast features 3 separate, unique stories that share a theme…. cannibals. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• 3 -- “Big Fire" -- A couple visits an abandoned island... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rWMEiC43pM)

• 2 -- “Monster Among Us" -- Man can't control his twisted urges... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rpQ3VP9-Mc)

• 1 -- "Female Hannibal Lecter" -- The judge in this case, handed down a sentence never before seen in Australian history (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na4Rlu_LBbY)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen

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#3: Big Fire

1) https://www.gq.com/story/arihano-haiti-stefan-ramin-murder-french-polynesia

2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4oo5BKz3f4

3) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2050916/Stefan-Ramin-missing-Nuku-Hiva-islanders-prefer-eating-hot-dogs-people.html

#2: Monster Among Us

1) https://allthatsinteresting.com/issei-sagawa

2) https://filmdaily.co/news/issei-sagawa/

3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issei_Sagawa

4) https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sagawa-issei.htm

#1: Female Hannibal Lecter

1) Wikipedia page for Katherine Knight -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Knight

2) All That's Interesting coverage of the story -- https://allthatsinteresting.com/katherine-knight

3) Murderpedia page for Katherine Knight -- https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/knight-katherine.htm

4) Daily Mail coverage of story -- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10241673/Katherine-Knight-skinned-decapitated-lover-cooked-head-pot.html

5) Ranker facts about case -- https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-australian-cannibal-katherine-knight/cat-mcauliffe

6) News coverage general -- https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/cops-horrific-discovery-inside-wa-home-still-haunts-them/news-story/73553ade114298cf8bfda4730d845e5b

7) More general news coverage -- https://7news.com.au/news/crime/katherine-knight-butchers-husband-john-price-then-boils-his-head-and-plates-him-up-c-1852824

8) ABC news 20 years later reflection on case -- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-29/katherine-mary-knights-john-price-murder-remembered-20-years-on/12006996

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In late December of 2003, a 32 year old man named Russel drove along scenic back roads on an island off the coast of Washington State, until he arrived at his destination, a house tucked way back in the woods. After driving down the property’s long driveway, Russel pulled into a parking spot and came to a stop. After turning off his car’s engine, Russel went to unbuckle himself, when he stopped. Because right in front of him, in the tree line, he saw a figure moving in the shadows. As Russel leaned forward and strained his eyes to see who it was, the figure suddenly emerged and began walking quickly toward Russel's car. At first Russel thought he knew who this person was, but as they got closer, he knew that he didn't. But before Russel could do anything about the situation he was in, the stranger from the forest had arrived right outside of Russel’s car door and had begun staring down at Russel through the glass. As they did this, Russel turned to look at them… and what he saw was so shocking he just froze in terror.

For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen

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We do not do any original reporting. The stories we tell are based on events that we research and describe using existing source material.

While we make every effort to use the best quality sources we can access within our production deadlines. While we make every effort to verify facts through multiple sources, we do make occasional mistakes, and we cannot verify the accuracy of the source material we use.

Please note that creative liberties have been taken in creating and presenting the material on which we have based this podcast.

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HIGH QUALITY:

Official records (including court records, inmate records, obituaries, police reports)

Appeal:

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2652070/state-of-washington-v-james-edward-huden/

ABC:

Photos of principals in case:

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-russel-douglas-murder-investigation/14/

Island county probable cause documents

https://www.islandcountywa.gov/prosecutor/documents/ThomasChargingDocuments.pdf

Charges against Peggy Sue Thomas

https://www.islandcountywa.gov/Prosecutor/documents/PeggyThomaschargedandarrested.pdf

Court of Appeals–summary of facts in James Huden case

https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/692275.pdf

James Edward Huden inmate/custody information

https://vinelink.vineapps.com/person-detail/offender/355239

BOOKS

Rule, Ann. Practice to Deceive. New York, Gallery Books, 2013.

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MAGAZINES

Seattle Weekly

https://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/news/marked-for-death-a-south-whidbey-record-report-on-the-douglas-murder-investigation/

Seattle Weekly

https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/peggy-sue-thomas-drop-dead-gorgeous/

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON WEB

Oxygen True crime (Season 8 E4 Snapped: Killer couples)

https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/circle-of-deception-where-is-peggy-sue-thomas-jim-huden-now

ABC Dangerous Beauty

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peggy-sue-thomas-how-did-a-former-ms-washington-end-up-at-the-heart-of-a-murder-case-2/

The Mirror (UK)

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/man-lured-death-beauty-queen-7031203

Seattle times: Peggy Sue sentenced to 4 years

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/ex-beauty-queen-gets-4-year-sentence-in-killing/

OBITUARIES AND DEATH RECORDS

Russel Douglas obituary

https://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/obituaries/douglas-russel/

REAL ESTATE RECORDS

6665 Wahl Road

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6665-Wahl-Rd-Freeland-WA-98249/60907927_zpid/

HISTORICAL WEATHER

Historical weather

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/wa/oak-harbor

DOCUMENTARIES

Oxygen season 8 E5: snapped, killer couples

https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000011539_01/1cd9351c-b73a-375a-a744-bfe413ccbe0b

Dateline 48 hours: Dangerous Beauty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZZkz7bovis

Various clips and interviews

https://militaryjusticeforall.com/2003/12/26/navy-veteran-peggy-thomas-and-friend-jim-huden-murdered-russel-douglas-huden-sentenced-to-80-years-in-prison-and-thomas-sentenced-to-4-years-2003/

INTERNET ARTICLES

Meaww

https://meaww.com/how-did-russel-douglas-die-peggy-sue-thomas-lured-him-to-his-death-james-huden-brenna-wife-abusive-525760

Cinemaholic: Where is Jim Huden now?

https://thecinemaholic.com/russel-douglas-murder-where-is-jim-huden-now/

Cinemaholic Where is Brenna Douglas now?

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-brenna-douglas-now/

Cinemaholic: Where is Peggy Sue Thomas now?

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-peggy-sue-thomas-now/

Military justice for all

https://militaryjusticeforall.com/2003/12/26/navy-veteran-peggy-thomas-and-friend-jim-huden-murdered-russel-douglas-huden-sentenced-to-80-years-in-prison-and-thomas-sentenced-to-4-years-2003/

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Thank you Michael, Jenny, Braden, Bennett and Ty for allowing me to share your family's story.

Today’s podcast is Michael B. Wright's powerful first hand account from inside the Twin Towers during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in NYC. The audio from this story was pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and was remastered for today's podcast.

Story name, preview & link to original YouTube videos:

• 1 -- “9/11" -- Michael B. Wright's first hand account from inside the Twin Towers on 9/11/2001. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0azXES3MKew)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen

Charities that support 9/11 victims, their families, and first responders (I have donated to all of them):

1. The FDNY Foundation -- Though the FDNY Foundation predated 9/11 — it was established in 1981 — it serves the city's firefighters, who were crucial in responding to the attacks. The FDNY Foundation buys them high-tech equipment, funds training efforts, and helps with fire and life safety education initiatives.

Give here 👉 https://www.fdnyfoundation.org/donate/

2. Tuesday's Children -- Formed as a result of 9/11, Tuesday's Children aims to make sure "families who have suffered losses due to the events of 9/11, post-9/11 military service or other acts of mass violence and terrorism always have a comforting place to turn to," according to its website. Programs include grief and career counseling as well as youth mentorship.

Give here 👉 https://www.tuesdayschildren.org/how-you-can-help/donate-now/

3. Families of Freedom Fund -- Since Scholarship America created it in 2001, this fund has given nearly $180 million to over 3,700 students whose parents and/or spouses died or were permanently injured in 9/11. Beneficiaries of people who were on the airplanes, in the World Trade Center, in the Pentagon and involved in rescue efforts during and after the attacks are all eligible.

Give here 👉 https://www.familiesoffreedom.org/donate/

Main Sources:

1) Michael Wright's 1st hand account as told on @Esquire -- https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a2038/esq0102-jan-wtc-rev/

2) Big Questions with Cal Fussman podcast, "Michael Wright: Surviving on 9/11" -- https://www.calfussman.com/podcasts/2018/9/10/vqndv3rxtikmdypfg4oo98z37sigfv)

3) @msvfreak94 -- Pictures from inside the Twin Towers -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzFwBqoDQY

4) Diagram of the WTC complex -- https://sites.google.com/site/themattprather/911/five-minute-explanation-of-the-inside-job

5) Smoke in hallways inside North Tower -- https://www.wtcflashback.org/911.html

6) Where remains were found near the towers -- https://www.quora.com/Did-all-the-9-11-jumpers-or-say-9-11-leapers-land-on-the-ground-or-did-some-land-on-the-roof-of-other-buildings

7) Reflection of Millennium Hotel -- https://dailyjournalonline.com/news/national/remembering-9-11-in-53-photos/collection_2a0ebecd-5e3c-556a-a165-bf6cab033127.html#13

8) Images showing the white dust: https://d3at0mnwuyeh75.cloudfront.net/content/dam/jems/PDFs/911-0911.pdf

Recent video of michael wright: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/911-survivors-remember-first-responders-who-changed-their-lives-2019-07-23/

9) 9/11 facts -- https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/9-11-attacks

10) @Channel 4 Documentaries -- Footage of smoke cloud plus inside WTC7 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnneC0tviTE

11) @The Atlantic -- Compilation of 9/11 photos -- https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/09/911-the-day-of-the-attacks/100143/

12) Details on who the deceased people were in the plaza: https://www.bendsource.com/bend/escaping-the-north-tower/Content?oid=15345679

13) Info on the dust -- https://theconversation.com/9-11-survivors-exposure-to-toxic-dust-and-the-chronic-health-conditions-that-followed-offer-lessons-that-are-still-too-often-unheeded-166537

14) @National Geographic -- When the Towers Fell -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieIFtjnBfJU

15) @The Telegraph -- One Day In America | National Geographic -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSiTyeJP9I8

16) @CBS News -- 9/11/01: The towers are hit -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eTzV7HvKHU

17) @CNN -- Student shoots video of WTC on 9/11 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qiVBOqNiOs

18) @TSA -- 9/11: As Events Unfold -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEogeIIOJzU

19) @TIME -- The Falling Man | Behind The Photo -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMDkvJRHaNM&t=3s

20) @AP Archive -- Video of WTC 2nd tower collapsing -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2KaGLC6NF4

21) @VoiceOfTheTurtle -- CNN 9-11-01 WTC North Tower collapses -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MgRP2T6FJU

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In the fall of 1994, a 52 year old woman pulled into the driveway of her home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and then turned her car off. As she sat there for a minute, chatting with her daughter on her car phone, she was suddenly startled by someone running up and knocking on her window. When she turned to see who it was, she saw this big guy standing in the driveway who she didn't recognize. But when she rolled the window down just a couple of inches, and she was able to hear what this guy was saying, the woman relaxed. Then she got out of her car, shut the door behind her, and then led this guy into her home with her… That man would later be dubbed, “The Bathroom Man,” and he was there to do something horrific to that woman.

For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

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Please note that creative liberties have been taken in creating and presenting the material on which we have based this podcast.

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HIGH QUALITY:

Official records (including court records, inmate records, police reports)

Court record with a summary of facts: https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-unpublished/2016/a3943-13.html

Prison record search result: https://www20.state.nj.us/DOC_Inmate/results

Details: https://www20.state.nj.us/DOC_Inmate/details?x=1256055&n=0

BOOKS:

Broken Vows: The Shocking Murder of Rabbi Fred Neulander's Wife (St. Martin's True Crime Library) Eric Francis

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VMWCE0/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title

DOCUMENTARIES:

Arts and entertainment (great profile of Cherry Hill)

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

MAGAZINES:

Philadelphia Magazine

https://www.phillymag.com/city/2014/01/24/carol-neulander-hit-man-len-jenoff-released-prison/

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON WEB:

Courier Post https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2021/08/14/rabbi-fred-neulander-cherry-hill-murder-mkor-shalom/8137669002/

NYT: 2 hit men sentenced

2-hit-men-get-23-year-terms-for-killing-wife-of-a-rabbi.html

Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/08/31/after-losing-wife-and-position-rabbi-emerges-as-slaying-suspect/cfd80572-b013-407f-b1a7-268b8d749c26/

Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/05/11/thou-shalt-not-kill/b045cf16-734b-4205-aed8-3dcc87c4808a/

MURDERPEDIA (contains links to various contemporaneous news articles)

https://murderpedia.org/male.N/n/neulander-fred.htm

SUBSCRIPTION NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:

See articles contained in murderpedia link

https://murderpedia.org/male.N/n/neulander-fred.htm

Len Jenoff:

https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=len%20jenoff&t=3767&p_province=us-nj&dr_year=1994-2003

OBITUARIES AND DEATH RECORDS:

Carol Neulander

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7056640/carol-toby-neulander

Ken Garland (late husband of Elaine Soncini)

https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1992-12-13-2882162-story.html

REAL ESTATE RECORDS:

204 Highgate Lane Cherry Hill NJ

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/204-Highgate-Ln-Cherry-Hill-NJ-08003/38230735_zpid/

HISTORICAL WEATHER:

Cherry Hill, NJ

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/nj/cherry-hill/KNJCHERR43/date/2021-5-1

INTERNET ARTICLES:

A tumultuous fall

https://vanceholmes.com/court/trial_neulander.html

WIKIPEDIA:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Neulander

MURDERPEDIA (contains links to various contemporaneous news articles):

https://murderpedia.org/male.N/n/neulander-fred.htm

JUDAISM:

https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/world_religions/judaism/origins.pdf

OTHER:

Story turned into a musical–painful memories for congregants

https://www.timesofisrael.com/story-of-rabbi-who-murdered-his-wife-to-be-staged-as-musical/

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Today’s podcast features 3 separate, totally wild stories that all involve airplanes. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have all been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• 3 -- “Unnamed Health Issue" -- A man goes from docile to psychotic in just a few hours. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnPVedz7NQ4)

• 2 -- “Diuretic" -- A last second decision changed the course of history. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4GiV8V7xDU)

• 1 -- "Legendary Lifeguard" -- The story of the most famous lifeguard in history, with a plot twist at the end. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pECd0uXB0RI)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

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#3: Unnamed Health Issue

1) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-17-mn-118-story.html

2) http://www.aintnowaytogo.com/runRambo.htm

3) https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-01-18-9001050483-story.html

#2: Diuretic

1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4-EE2hxPSQ

2) https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5591710/ou-professor-attempted-to-save-woman-partially-sucked-out-of-southwest-flight

3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1380

4) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southwest-passengers-tried-to-pull-woman-partially-sucked-out-of-window-back-into-plane/

5) https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/it-appeared-that-we-had-time-how-the-faa-missed-a-chance-to-save-jennifer-riordan/2019/12/02/671d48c2-ef81-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html

6) https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/passenger-dilemma-protect-a-child-or-save-the-person-next-to-you/news-story/09c71cf4641bb00e3f137040eaa26466

Hollie age at time: 42, https://radaris.com/p/Hollie/Mackey/

7) https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/explosive-decompression-what-happens-when-a-plane-ruptures/story-D41ly5zSfWqXdGzrbJaZCJ.html

#1: Legendary Lifeguard

1) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/sully/clint-eastwood-real-life-plane-crash/

2) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/how-clint-eastwood-surviving-a-plane-crash-led-him-direct-sully-947346/

3) https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/clint-eastwood-tells-thrilling-tale-5366227

4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_and_work_of_Clint_Eastwood

5) https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-day-clint-eastwood-almost-drowned-after-crashing-in-a-us-navy-skyraider-off-the-coast-of-northern-california

6) https://www.cracked.com/article_23604_6-celebrities-whose-lives-were-saved-by-absurd-luck.html

7) https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/20/clint-eastwoods-downed-plane-off-point-reyes-subject-of-search/

8) https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/clint-eastwood-once-survived-an-emergency-plane-water-landing-in-shark-territory-everything-went-wrong.html/

9) https://outsider.com/news/entertainment/clint-eastwood-once-survived-crash-landing-heres-what-happened/

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In 1996, an 18 year old college freshman named Diane, began acting strangely. She would suddenly break down and start crying hysterically, and then a second later, she'd get extremely mad, and then a second after that, she'd be fine again, as if nothing had happened. For a while, her classmates thought her erratic behavior must be tied to her just really missing her boyfriend, who went to another school. But when Diane's classmates finally approached her and asked her what was going on, she gave them an answer that at first sounded so unbelievable, they assumed it was a joke. But Diane wasn't joking, and she had the scars to prove it. Horrified, Diane’s classmates left her bedroom and ran to tell school staff.

For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

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Please note that creative liberties have been taken in the creation and presentation of the material on which we have based this podcast.

Main Sources:

HIGH QUALITY:

Official records

Diane Zamora V TEXAS (court care/transcript)

https://casetext.com/case/zamora-v-state-4

Graham V TEXAS

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1007875.html

BOOKS:

Blind love: the Texas cadet murder

https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Love-Story-Texas-Murder-ebook/dp/B005E8AKI0/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=blind+love&qid=1661205067&sr=8-3

MAGAZINES:

Texas Monthly (1992)

​​https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/the-killer-cadets/

DOCUMENTARIES:

Daily motion

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x55pl6t

Killer cadet speaks out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sITCDhYg6JM

Crimebox

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

Human lie detector analyzes Diane Zamora testimony

'Human Lie Detector' analyzes Diane Zamora prison interviewhttps://www.youtube.com › watch

2016 interview with Diane Zamora

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8dAWcdchpg

People Investigates

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.3eac7a44-1e46-512f-e389-7160067a5a37?ref_=imdbref_tt_wo_pvt_aiv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wo_pvt_aiv-20

Mansfield texas in 1995

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON WEB:

Prosecution rest in Diane Zamora trial

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-02-07-1998038053-story.html

Diane Zamora marries fellow prisoner

https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Convicted-killer-Diane-Zamora-weds-in-prison-8955919.php

OBITUARIES AND DEATH RECORDS:

Adrianne Jessica Jones

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7667911/adrianne-jessica-jones

REAL ESTATE RECORDS:

1304 royal crest fort worth TX (Zamora home)

HISTORICAL WEATHER:

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/tx/mansfield/KTXMANSF83/date/2021-6-8

HISTORICAL CALENDAR:

https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=1996&country=1

INTERNET ARTICLES:

Encyclopedia or murderers

https://murderpedia.org/female.Z/z/zamora-diane.htm

Fresh edits

https://freshedits.com/trending/a-pair-of-killer-cadets-the-case-of-adrianne-jones/

Investigation discovery.com crime feeds (Good basic summary)

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/the-texas-cadet-killers-revisiting-the-adrianne-jones-murder

OTHER INCLUDING WIKIPEDIA:

Diane Zamora

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Zamora

Crowley TX

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowley,_Texas

Crowley High School

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/texas/districts/crowley-independent-school-district/crowley-high-school-18889

Mansfield High School

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/texas/districts/mansfield-independent-school-district/mansfield-high-school-19506

Mansfield high school and Mansfield

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansfield_High_School_(Mansfield,_Texas)

US NAVAL AND AIR FORCE ACADEMIES:

US Naval Academy pictures including chapel

https://ourcommunitynow.com/attractions/5-things-you-have-to-see-when-you-visit-the-naval-academy-in-annapolis

US Air force academy

https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-united-states-air-force-academy-founding-a-proud-tradition-teaching-with-historic-places.htm

CITATION GENERATOR:

https://www.mybib.com

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Today’s podcast is about "places you CAN'T GO, and people who went anyways..." This will be a "top 3" style episode, so you’ll hear three unique stories back to back, with each story being more intense than the last. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have all been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• 3 -- “A Harmless Stream" -- A group of young people decide to make a late night hike through a dangerous forest. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bvMIHUVkVE)

• 2 -- “Magellan" -- The worst "death story" on the internet. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx14YtiLFIM)

• 1 -- "Boilermakers" -- A college freshman finds an off-limits door on his campus. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJCY3JaCZAw)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen

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#3: A Harmless Stream

1) Sara Hulphers write up https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=96070&page=1

2) Background info on Sara Helpers https://www.recordcourier.com/news/2001/dec/19/young-woman-remembered-for-spreading-love-and-joy/

3) Friend of Sara Hulphers posted a memorial video @Tim Cash -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyXAT5jiBfA

4) Lawsuit information, Sara Hulphers story https://www.deseret.com/2004/1/30/19809438/yellowstone-burn-victim-s-lawsuit-tossed

#2: Magellan

1) Write up about case -- https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12132620.firm-guilty-after-oilman-is-crushed-to-death/

2) BBC write up on case -- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3041529.stm

3) Detailed research paper on what happened -- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46215038_Business_Organisation_Precarious_Employment_and_Risk_Transfer_Mechanisms_Death_in_the_Offshore_Oil_Industry

4) Wikipedia page on "Jackup Rigs" which is what Magellan was -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackup_rig

5) Wikipedia page on "Roughnecks" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roughneck

#1: Boilermakers

1) This story was suggested by Reddit user: Keesey_bake on our subreddit r/mrballen

2) "Report of Findings" is the official 38 page report on what happened to Wade -- https://www.purdue.edu/uns/x/2007b/070702RimkusFinal.pdf

3) "Body identified as missing Purdue student Wade Steffey" -- https://www.purdue.edu/uns/x/2007a/070320PoliceSteffey.html

4) "Report details Steffey's death, doesn't surprise University officials or family members" -- https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/article_6a475dcf-3ccd-5524-a693-3f96269a443b.html

5) "UPDATE: Officials say missing Purdue student fatally shocked in utility room" -- https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/update-officials-say-missing-purdue-student-fatally-shocked-in-utility-room/article_27294988-dfce-5b38-b9bc-1438fbc087b9.html

6) "01/13/07: Wade Steffey, 19, West Lafayette, IN" -- https://footprintsattheriversedge.blogspot.com/2007/04/011307-wade-steffey-19-west-lafayette.html

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In 2016 a woman had just pulled into her driveway in her quiet neighborhood in Missouri, when suddenly her passenger door flung open and in jumped a man she didn't recognize who was wielding a knife. The woman froze in terror hoping this was just a robbery, but when the man spoke, she knew this situation was much much worse. Ten minutes later the police arrived at the woman’s house, and what they saw in the hallway of the first floor shocked them. However, the real shocker came a week later when they realized who this man was, and why he had gone to that woman’s house in the first place. This story starts a bit slow, but then it spirals into madness very rapidly. And that is why this story has become one of the most infamous true crime cases in modern history.

For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

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HIGH QUALITY:

Official records

Judge’s opinion saying Russ is NOT guilty (bench trial/no jury)

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/full-transcript-judges-decision-russ-farias-retrail-n502341

Court transcript with background summary of facts

https://casetext.com/case/faria-v-mccarrick-1

Civil litigation about life insurance going to daughters (info on Betsy and Pam’s employment at State Farm)

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/3f/43fcf81a-c051-57a8-b9a6-e23ea4f5629a/56d881c91dc04.pdf.pdf

Louis Berger’s wrongful death lawsuit against Pamela Hupp (details of murder)

https://burgerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/First-Amended-Petition-File-Stamped.pdf

fox2now with links to evidence and testimony in 2011 case (documents have been removed from sheriff’s website)

https://fox2now.com/news/sheriff-releases-massive-amount-of-documents-in-faria-murder-investigation/

From Joel Swhartz defense firm

https://rsflawfirm.com/Firm-News/Russell-Faria-Acquitted-Of-Wife-s-Murder/

Pam Hupp 911 call

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/pam-hupp-s-911-call-70106181710

BOOKS

Bosworth, C., & Schwartz, J. J. (2022). Bone deep : untangling the Betsy Faria murder case. Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp.

https://read.amazon.com/ref=kwrp_li_rb?asin=B09H3PW5FM&ref=kwrp_li_rb_new_exp

Pittman, R. (2021). Countdown to murder : Pam Hupp: (death “insured”). United States?]: Wonderland Productions Publications.

https://read.amazon.com/?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_pbcb_rnvc00&_encoding=UTF8&asin=B09R92ZVDB

DOCUMENTARIES

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/thing-about-pam/

Chris Hayes Fox news

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62V-wRulUUE

Chris Hayes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoNeXCjE4ko

The true story behind the Thing about Pam TV series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feN__1RUxKQ

MAGAZINES

St Louis Profile of Pam Hupp

https://www.stlmag.com/longform/pam-hupp/

Crime reads

https://crimereads.com/the-bizarre-self-incriminating-confession-of-pam-hupp/

Bazaar

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a39650950/who-was-the-real-pam-hupp-the-killer-at-the-center-of-the-thing-about-pam/

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON WEB

St Louis dispatch timeline of Pamela Hupp and various murders

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/timeline-from-the-betsy-faria-murder-to-the-shooting-death-of-louis-gumpenberger/html_19adbe2c-2b05-53f4-9fa1-234f045a2d19.html

Fox news recap

https://fox2now.com/news/pam-hupp/the-real-truth-about-pam-hupp-3-deaths-2-questionable-investigations-1-woman-at-the-center/

Leah Askey

https://www.newsweek.com/where-are-leah-askey-joel-schwartz-now-thing-about-pam-nbc-1695170

OBITUARIES AND DEATH RECORDS

Betsy Faria

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83086318/elizabeth-kay-faria

Louis Gumpenberger

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229932277/louis-royse-gumpenberger

REAL ESTATE RECORDS

1260 Little Brave Drive OFallon MO.

https://www.trulia.com/p/mo/o-fallon/1260-little-brave-dr-o-fallon-mo-63366--2060254780

HISTORICAL WEATHER

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/mo/o'fallon/KSTL/date/2016-8-17

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Today’s podcast is a Top 3 style episode that will cover the most claustrophobic horror stories I've ever come across. The audio from these stories has been pulled from our YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• Story 1 -- “Tight Squeeze" -- A spelunking trip takes a sudden and drastic turn for the worse (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz6F2rDngvA)
• Story 2 -- "Panic" -- Five men attempt one of the most dangerous dives in the world (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rWMEiC43pM)
• Story 3 -- "The Third Stage" -- There is a small hole in Australia that has killed 16 people (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3yaednyAjI)

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Story 1: Tight Squeeze

1) @Horror Stories -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaIoXN-7FjM&app=desktop

2) https://allthatsinteresting.com/nutty-putty-cave

3) https://www.deseret.com/2014/11/24/20553560/john-jones-died-in-a-cave-but-his-widow-emerged-from-the-darkness#emily-jones-sanchez-with-her-children-lizzie-left-and-john-right-and-husband-donovan-sanchez-at-their-wedding

Story 2: Panic

1) https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36097300

2) https://dynamic.hs.fi/2014/deep/

3) http://divingintotheunknown.com/en

Story 3: The Third Stage

1) https://www.cavedivers.com.au/sites/default/files/TheShaft.pdf

2) http://www.cavedivers.com.au/shaft

3) https://www.cavedivers.com.au/sites/default/files/finder/history/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20South%20Australian%20Cave%20Diving.pdf

4) https://borderwatch.com.au/features/2017/09/07/exploring-the-depths-the-shaft/

5) http://www.swiss-cave-diving.ch/PDF-dateien/SouthAustralianDivingFatalities_1950-2005.pdf

6) https://www.mapquest.com/travel/worlds-10-most-dangerous-dive-spots/

7) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-19/cave-divers-flock-south-australian-farms-what-lies-beneath/6558140

8) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Gambier,_South_Australia

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In 2015, police in New York were alerted to a very strange death; The victim, who was a pillar of their own community, had died suddenly and unexpectedly, and their autopsy showed something very unusual. So the police began digging into the case, and eventually, after a few major twists and turns, they would get to the shocking truth… and the truth could be summed up in 1 word, "EVIL."

For 100s more stories like this one, check out my YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

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Note about our content:

We do not do any original reporting. The stories we tell are based on events that we research and describe using existing source material.

While we make every effort to use the best quality sources we can access within our production deadlines, and while we make every effort to verify facts through multiple sources, we do make occasional mistakes, and we cannot verify the accuracy of the source material we use.

Please note that creative liberties have been taken in the creation and presentation of the material on which we have based this podcast.

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HIGH QUALITY:

Court opinion

https://casetext.com/case/people-v-conley-108

Defense trial brief

https://www.ocgov.net/sites/default/files/distatty/Motions/LL-Trial%20Brief.pdf

Court records from Kaitlin Conley’s trial

https://www.ocgov.net/distatty/KaitlynConley

Trial #1 transcripts

https://www.ocgov.net//oneida/distatty/ConleyTrial1

Trial #2 transcripts

https://www.ocgov.net//oneida/distatty/ConleyTrial2

Testimony of digital forensics expert

https://www.ocgov.net/sites/default/files/distatty/NoteworthyCases/KaitlynConley/A.%20Martino%20Trial%202%20Testimony.pdf

Evidence relied upon by the prosecution

https://www.ocgov.net//distatty/EvidenceProsecution

Videotaped court testimony of Dr William Yoder

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2017/04/kaitlyn_conley_trial_victims_husband_takes_stand.html

Adam Yoder: letters, notes

https://www.ocgov.net/sites/default/files/distatty/EvidenceProsecution/AdamYoder/LL-Adam%20Yoder%27s%20Documents.pdf

BOOKS:

Phelps. (2020). We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder [E-book]. Kensington.

https://read.amazon.com/?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_pbcb_rnvc00&_encoding=UTF8&asin=B086R8SS5Q

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON WEB:

First witness called in Conley case

https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/crime/2017/05/09/first-defense-witnesses-called-in/21082151007/

Conley Trial: Tracking the colchicine

https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/crime/2017/10/24/conley-trial-tracking-colchicine/17421861007/

Conley Trial: victim’s family offers their theories

https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/crime/2017/05/10/conley-trial-victim-s-family/21072794007/

Katie’s appeal

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2021/03/court-denies-kaitlyn-conleys-appeal-that-she-killed-her-former-boyfriends-mom.html

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: SUBSCRIPTION BASED:

New York woman charged with fatally poisoning chiropractor boss

The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, New York) · Wed, Jun 15, 2016 · Page A6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/194369522

Upstate NY woman charged with killing released on bail

Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, New York) · Fri, Jun 17, 2016 · Page A10

https://www.newspapers.com/image/192994131

Hung jury ends trial in boss' death

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) · Fri, May 19, 2017

https://www.newspapers.com/image/301623624

Victim’s husband testifies in deadly-poisoning trial: there was no marital infidelity

Syracuse Post Standard, April 29, 2017,Pg. 3, Syracuse, New York, US

https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-post-standard-apr-29-2017-p-3/

Victim’s son testifies: He thinks Conley tried to poison him

Syracuse Post Standard, October 25, 2017,Pg. 8, Syracuse, New York, US

https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-post-standard-oct-25-2017-p-8/

OBITUARIES/ DEATH RECORDS:

Mary Yoder obituary/tributes

https://www.eannacefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Mary-Yoder-5/#!/Obituary

HISTORICAL WEATHER:

Historical weather/July weather in Whitesboro

https://www.weather-us.com/en/new-york-usa/whitesboro-weather-july

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/ny/whitesboro/date/2020-9-8

DOCUMENTARIES:

Discovery plus: A time to Kill: A Ladies Weapon

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09DD27W9T?autoplay=1/ref=kinw_myk_watch_video_title

Oxygen: Killer Motive: Healthy dose of murder S2E4 (NBC)

https://www.nbc.com/killer-motive/video/a-healthy-dose-of-murder/4308609

YouTube: True Crime Daily: Yoder family split on Conley verdict

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Schiht0ZA

SETTINGS:

Information on Utica:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York

Whitesboro, NY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesboro,_New_York

Mohawk valley

https://mohawkvalley.today/explore-oneida-county-ny/#top

INTERNET ARTICLES:

Cinemaholic

https://thecinemaholic.com/mary-yoder-murder-where-is-kaitlyn-conley-now/

True Crime Daily

https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/10/26/receptionist-accused-of-murdering-chiropractor-boss-with-poison/

Oxygen True Crime write up https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/crime-news/kaitlyn-conley-poisons-ex-boyfriends-mom-mary-yoder

Chillingcrimes.com

https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/mary-yoder

Fox news

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/killer-motive-new-york-woman-poisoning-sons-ex-girlfriend-vengeance

Conley sentencing: self hatred will haunt Adam Yoder forever

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2018/01/11/adam-yoder-kaitlyn-conley-ex-boyfriend-mother-death

OTHER:

Free Kaitlyn Conley

https://www.freekaitlynconley.com

William Yoder (LinkedIn)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-yoder-27070024?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique stories that share a theme: crazy mysteries that were actually solved. The audio from these stories has been pulled from our YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• Story 1 -- “Bat Man" -- A locked room mystery takes a bizarre turn (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4iNqoLQ-1E)
• Story 2 -- "The Weirdest Murder Motive Ever" -- A truly baffling crime on a college campus (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCIZ1mnWAHw)

For 100s more stories like these, check out our YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen

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Story 1: Bat Man

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walburga_Oesterreich

2) https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-married-woman-who-kept-her-lover-in-the-attic

3) https://allthatsinteresting.com/dolly-oesterreich

4) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-20-me-44878-story.html

5) https://malefactorsregister.com/wp/the-man-in-the-attic/

6) https://gizmodo.com/the-bizarre-case-of-the-unfaithful-wife-and-her-attic-1716070695

7) https://www.vintag.es/2016/06/the-strange-and-true-case-of-dolly.html

Story 2: The Weirdest Murder Motive Ever

1) https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.46a9f716-fec5-da82-b6d2-27e589cc4fae?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv-20

2) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-05-13-vw-1584-story.html

3) https://services.library.drexel.edu/static_files/triangle/Drexel-Triangle_1984-12-07.pdf

4) https://listverse.com/2016/04/17/10-unhealthy-obsessions-that-turned-deadly/

5) https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-07-03-9307030398-story.html

6) http://truecrimediscussions.blogspot.com/2017/03/david-dickson.html

7) https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/cold-case-foot-fetish-security-guard-david-william-dickson-killed-deborah-lynn-wilson-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/

8) https://militaryjusticeforall.com/1984/11/30/army-recruiter-drexel-university-security-guard-david-dickson-murdered-student-deborah-wilson-stole-her-sneakers-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-1984/

9) https://services.library.drexel.edu/static_files/triangle/Drexel-Triangle_1995-12-08.pdf

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In 2004, a woman living in Nashville, Tennessee, was sitting up in her bed one night trying to get some homework done for a Bible study class. As she sat there, she started to feel tired and so she decided to call it a night. She bookmarked the page she was on, and leaned over to put her Bible on the bed side table, when she suddenly froze. The house was supposed to be empty, her family was out for the night... but now, standing at the foot of her bed was a person, just staring up at her... and this person was dead.

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We do not do any original reporting. The stories we tell are based on events that we research and describe using existing source material.

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Please note that creative liberties have been taken in the creation and presentation of the material on which we have based this podcast.

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Main Sources:

Pictures of Angela

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20039765/angela-marie-samota

Court transcripts and police report

Bess versus Texas

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2013/ap-76-377.html

Bess versus Davis (more court testimony from Ben McCall)

https://casetext.com/case/bess-v-davis-1

POlice report on Angela Samota’s murder:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/read-orignal-police-report-angie-samota-flna820561

Inmate information

https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/viewDetail.action?sid=01342729

Historical newspaper articles:

Few leads in Angela’s death

Port Arthur News, October 15, 1984,Pg. 8, Port Arthur, Texas, US https://newspaperarchive.com/port-arthur-news-oct-15-1984-p-8/

Possible link to Angela’s murder

Galveston Daily News, October 16, 1984,Pg. 4, Galveston, Texas, US https://newspaperarchive.com/galveston-daily-news-oct-16-1984-p-4/

Probe, reward turn up nothing

Wichita Falls Times (Wichita Falls, Texas) · Thu, Dec 13, 1984 · Page 22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/781958254

Feature article about Sheila Wysocki

The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) · Thu, Mar 8, 2012 · Page A1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/218619734

Feature article about Russell Buchanan

San Angelo Standard-Times (San Angelo, Texas) · Sun, Oct 7, 2012 · Page 30

https://www.newspapers.com/image/791788082

Forensics

Forensic evidence (interactive)

https://prezi.com/p/-bix8axla0ki/forensics-final-mayson-kobell/?fallback=1

Sheila Gibbons Wysocki

BBC article about Sheila (excellent)

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-44470377

TN Ledger on SW

https://www.tnledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=121006

Sheila Wysocki

https://www.sheilawysocki.com/gallery

Sheila and Angela

https://fortworthbusiness.com/government/her-friends-brutal-murder-in-dallas-was-unsolved-for-decades-this-is-how-she-helped-find-the-killer/

Sheila Wysocki:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7MbSCo-QtE&t=322s

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Documentaries

Dateline June 8, 2012

https://archive.org/details/WRC_20120609_010000_Dateline_NBC/start/7020/end/7080

I solved a murder documentary

https://www.amazon.com/Sheila-Wysocki/dp/B00BM2KKFU/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1IOKGAQ9IEUVG&keywords=sheila+wysocki+i+solved+a+murder&qid=1659478968&sprefix=sheila+wysocki+i+solved+a+murder%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-3

Oxygen documentary S2 E11

https://www.nbc.com/murdered-by-morning/video/game-over/9000215639

Internet articles

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Angela_Samota

About angela–book of daniel/name of parents

https://sites.psu.edu/passionblogeliot/2022/03/20/angela-samota/

Sportskeeda article

https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/what-happened-angela-samota-oxygen-s-murdered-morning-revisit-gruesome-1984-texas-murder

The case of Angela Samota: The Medium

https://medium.com/@writermsmith/the-case-of-angela-samota-9ba5a0b9eba6

The criminal JOurnal:

https://www.thecriminaljournal.com/angela-samota-the-murder-of-a-20-year-old-college-student-by-donald-bess-who-stabbed-her-18-times/

Vintage cold cases

https://vintagecoldcases.tumblr.com/post/624366113595211776/tw-crime-scene-photos-angela-marie-samota-was

Death record Frank samota

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/12705965:60525?tid=&pid=&queryId=e39d145203b10ae94b28f24b9ef2f566&_phsrc=lRz1&_phstart=successSource

Betty Samota obituary

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/betty-samota-obituary?id=31718713

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique stories that share a theme: vacation horror stories. The audio from these stories has been pulled from our YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• Story 1 -- “Girl's Trip" -- A mother and her daughters take a trip to Florida (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9qKjIUsCWY)
• Story 2 -- "Bear Camp Road" -- A family takes a wrong turn onto an off limits road (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G8f-AMx9-w)

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Story 1: Girl's Trip

1) https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/11/27/oba-chandler-rogers-family

2) https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/12/10/oba-chandler

3) @Medical Detectives - Full Episodes -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGP-VyAxwNM

4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oba_Chandler

5) https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c1/chandler-oba.htm

6) https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Joan,_Michelle,_and_Christe_Rogers

7) http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/chandler1275.htm

Story 2: Bear Camp Road

1) https://www.oregonlive.com/editors/2013/04/kim_familys_fatal_oregon_journ.html

2) https://abcnews.go.com/2020/kati-kim-tells-heart-wrenching-story-family-ended/story?id=12884927

3) https://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/07/missing.family/index.html

4) https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6602542

5) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ndpOEpo7w8

6) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kim#Search

7) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3NPz2_cpSw

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In the late 1800s, a very strange hotel was constructed in Chicago, Illinois. From the outside, it looked perfectly normal, but the inside of the hotel was anything but. Hallways were a maze of twists and turns, and there were trap doors, sliding walls and secret stairwells everywhere. But the shock factor of this hotel was part of its allure. Walking around and getting lost could actually be kind of thrilling. But, what guests didn't know was that every time they got lost in that hotel, they might never find their way out again...

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Books:

Larson, E. (2004). The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America [E-book]. Vintage.

Selzer, A. (2019). H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil (Reprint ed.) [E-book]. Skyhorse.

Larson, E. (2004). The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America [E-book]. Vintage.

Griffith, W., & Selzer, A. (2011). The Murder Castle of HH Holmes: A Scrapbook of Eyewitness Accounts, Diagrams, and Ephemera: Mini Edition (Chicago Unbelievable 3) (4th ed.). Open Etc.

History, H. (2018). H. H. Holmes: The Life of the American Ripper (Biographies of Serial Killers). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

Holmes), M. H. H. W., Holmes, H. H., McClenahan, J. E., & Clarke, F. (2013). Confessions of the Serial Killer H.H. Holmes (Illustrated) (3rd ed.) [E-book].

Documentaries:

H. H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer

Director: John Borowski

2004 ‧ Documentary/History ‧ 1h 4m

Magazines:

Smithsonian

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/enduring-mystery-hh-holmes-americas-first-serial-killer-180977646/

Various Online Locations:

Library of Congress (timeline)

https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-h-h-holmes

Updated list of victims

https://mysteriouschicago.com/new-master-list-of-hh-holmes-victims/

Shmoop

https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/devil-in-the-white-city

Rebecca Frost Writes

https://rebeccafrostwrites.com/2021/12/21/h-h-holmes-victims-benjamin-pitezel/

​​TIMELINES:

Famous trials

https://hhholmestrial.weebly.com/chronology.html

Famous bios

https://famousbio.net/h-h-holmes-2362.html

Timetoast (interactive)

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/h-h-holmes-27f88852-9cfe-4606-a5f0-a2576fef4158

Key figures/victims

https://hhholmestrial.weebly.com/key-figures.html

Biography

https://www.biography.com/news/hh-holmes-victims

Gilded Age

https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/gilded-age#end-of-the-gilded-age

History of forensic science

https://ifflab.org/history-of-forensic-science/

Chicago Worlds Fair: the Columbian exposition 1893

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Columbian_Exposition

Union stockyard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Stock_Yards

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique stories that share a theme: workplace horror stories. The audio from these stories has been pulled from our YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• Story 1 -- “Hell Fire" -- Workers make repair inside huge industrial machine (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/46zxGu-y_4A?t=1260)
• Story 2 -- "The 9th Compartment" -- A secret note was discovered at the bottom of the ocean (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz5Gw2vBtgs)

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Story 1: Hell fire

1) Tampa Bay Times investigative piece into what happened -- https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/2017/investigations/tampa-electric/big-bend-hellfire-from-above/

2) Tampa Bay dot com about what the company is doing to remediate issue -- https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2021/01/22/tampa-electric-will-retire-one-of-its-coal-powered-generators-early/

3) Story about the voicemail Antonio's mother received -- https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/mom-got-haunting-phone-call-from-son-as-molten-slag-hit-him-in-big-bend/2329703/

4) Confined Space newsletter about worker safety coverage -- https://jordanbarab.com/confinedspace/2017/08/18/workers-lives-tampa/

Story 2: The 9th Compartment

1) Wikipedia page about the Kursk -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_submarine_disaster

2) Popular Mechanics write up -- https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a23494010/kursk-submarine-disaster/

3) Britannica write up -- https://www.britannica.com/event/Kursk-submarine-disaster

4) Radio Free Europe write up -- https://www.rferl.org/a/the-kursk-catastrophe-a-lesson-for-putin-is-fading-from-russian-attention-20-years-later/30778500.html

5) The National Interest write up -- https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/oh-pictures-how-russian-submarine-died-terrifying-175387

6) 19fortyfive write up -- https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/10/kursk-accident-the-scary-way-a-russian-nuclear-submarine-committed-suicide/

7) Wikipedia page for Barents Sea -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barents_Sea

8) Irish Times write up -- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/soaked-letter-tells-last-hours-of-kursk-crew-1.1112366

9) ABC News write up -- https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=82260&page=1

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In 2010, a very successful Nashville, Tennessee music producer turned her car into her driveway, and pulled into her garage. After turning her car off, she was about to click her garage door remote again, to shut the garage door, when she turned and looked out her car’s back window and she saw something very strange sitting there on her driveway. Seconds later, Veronica would be scrambling to get out of her car, and inside of her house, as fast as she possibly could... Initially, this story will seem fairly cookie cutter for a true crime story, however, it is not. There is a very unique plot twist at the end…so stick around to make sure you hear it.

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Court Documents:

State versus Coy (Cory) Cotham

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-cotham-2

State versus Timothy Bozza

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-bozza

Cory Cotham appeal

https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2019/m2017-02031-cca-r3-pc.html

Inmate Records:

Coy Cotham:

https://foil.app.tn.gov/foil/details.jsp

Tim Bozza

https://foil.app.tn.gov/foil/details.jsp

TV Documentaries:

Investigation Discovery channel: Nightmare next door: Season 10, episode 4: Criss-Cross Killer

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B091Y8D4K6/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s10

Oxygen true crime: An unexpected Killer

S2 - E1:Twisted Betrayal: Aired: 01/15/2021

https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/season-2/episode-1/twisted-betrayal

Tom Bozza interrogation footage: Throw Momma from the Train Tim Bozza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rwxKZ9kysg

Police alerts:

About arrest of Cory Cotham

https://m.facebook.com/nt/screen/?params=%7B%22note_id%22%3A1344318572566911%7D&path=%2Fnotes%2Fnote%2F&refsrc=deprecated&_rdr

Summary of convictions:

https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/psycho-for-love-timothy-bozza-hired-cory-cotham-to-kill-his-wife-veronica-bozza-both-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/

Summary of events:

Fresh Edits

https://freshedits.com/spotlight/how-two-men-planned-to-throw-veronica-bozza-from-the-train/

Hollywood Reporter: Throw Mama From the Train scheme

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/two-men-inspired-by-throw-768347/

Summary of movie, "Throw Momma From the Train"

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094142/plotsummary

Pictures:

Details and pictures of Veronica’s house in Bridgewater

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5240-New-John-Hagar-Rd-Hermitage-TN-37076/81061709_zpid/

Veronica Bozza bio:

Veronica Chiaramonte

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LL73-WBD/veronica-chiaramonte-1971-2010

Music producer: the job

https://www.recordingconnection.com/reference-library/recording-entrepreneurs/what-does-a-music-producer-do/

CMT awards show producer 2009 (country Music Television channel/ Nashville TN)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMT_Music_Awards

Veronica’s music production credit (IMDB)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3029951/

Historical weather for Nashville, TN

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/tn/nashville/KBNA/date/2008-6-14

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Today’s podcast features three separate, unique stories that share a theme: they are stories about hitchhiking. The audio from these stories has been pulled from my YouTube channel, which is just called MrBallen, and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• Story 1 -- “The Hitchhiker" -- The most unlikely, and unfortunate, sequence of events (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rucBo9HjMuU)
• Story 2 -- "That Didn't Age Well" -- A passenger on a plane sees something on a mountain, as they fly over it (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxmNm9vUgik)
• Story 3 -- "Five Hacks" -- A brutal cautionary tale for anyone thinking about hitchhiking (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiUo8biy0Ok)

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Story 1: The Hitchhiker

1) https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dorothy_Donovan

2) https://insidious-whispers.tumblr.com/post/121608130842/on-june-22-1991-charles-holden-was-heading-home

3) https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-272822.html

4) https://veritycreates.medium.com/killer-hitchhiker-the-murder-of-dorothy-donovan-b6c5dfc6d359

Story 2: That Didn't Age Well

1) "The miracle rescue of Alan Lee Phillips at Colorado’s Guanella Pass - the man who turned out to be a serial killer" -- https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/alan-lee-phillips

2) "Judge orders trial for 70 year-old suspect in 1982 Breckenridge double murder" -- https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/park-county-cold-case-murders/73-8dff6903-eae6-4071-8cdf-0c83bac319a1

3) "Was A Man Rescued From The Rocky Mountains 40 Years Ago Fleeing A Double Murder?" -- https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/alan-phillips-charged-with-murders-of-annette-schnee-bobbie-oberholtzer

4) "Man Rescued in Colorado Mountain Pass Is Accused in 1982 Murders" -- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/us/phillips-colorado-sos-murder.html

Story 3: Five Hacks

1) Mary Vincent interview on the show “I Survived” @A&E -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA-yk8-ALoc&t=1576s

2) Info on Mary Vincent before the attack -- https://thebulletinboardweb.wordpress.com/2018/06/09/mary-vincent/

3) Info on Lawrence Singleton -- https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Lawrence-Singleton-despised-rapist-dies-He-2886703.php

4) Reference to Mary’s hands above her head after attack -- https://books.google.com/books?id=aKC4i4KwuWUC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=she+has+a+name+roxanne+hayes&source=bl&ots=sOxdtncP27&sig=ACfU3U0_k9uJTy2RGbQm05YeUdMCsl9f2g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi25Lv1uentAhUkvFkKHRjlBMQ4HhDoATAGegQICBAC#v=onepage&q=she%20has%20a%20name%20roxanne%20hayes&f=false

5) Legal aftermath of the attack https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/A-victim-a-survivor-an-artist-1106335.php

6) Hitchhiking info https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/04/08/hitchhiking-america-jack-reid

7) Full case breakdown: https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/mary-vincent

8) Info on why he cut her arms off https://www.scarymommy.com/incredible-fortitude-mary-vincent/

9) Mary Vincent Wikipedia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Vincent_(artist)

10) Lawrence Singelton Wikipedia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Singleton

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In mid July 1977, a 38 year old woman was sitting in her living room talking to her husband, when suddenly, mid-sentence, she stood up, and said very robotically, that she was going to go lie down for a while. Then she turned and walked away into a nearby bedroom. Sensing something was off with his wife, the husband followed her… What he would see, and hear, in that bedroom over the next 30 minutes, would not only scar him for life, but would also become some of the most infamous evidence ever used by police in a real murder investigation.

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Magazine:

Ebony magazine June 1978: Accused of murder by a voice from the grave, by reporters John O’Brien and Edward Baumann who covered the story and later wrote full length book titled Teresita, the Voice from the Grave: The Incredible But True Story of how an Occult Vision Solved the Murder of Teresita Basa

https://books.google.ca/books?id=CM4DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA56&dq=allan%2Bshowery%2Bjob%2Bedgewater&pg=PA26#v=onepage&q=allan+showery+job+edgewater&f=true

Internet Archive:

Haunted detective

Chicago's haunt detective : a cop's guide to supernatural Chicago

by Johnson, Raymond, 1966-

Publication date 2011

Topics Haunted places, Ghosts, Ghosts, Haunted places

Publisher Atglen, PA : Schiffer Pub. Ltd.

https://archive.org/details/chicagoshauntdet0000john/page/56/mode/1up?q=Teresita+Basa

Various Links:

Did Teresita solve her own murder?

https://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-history-cop/2015/02/teresita-basa-killed-today-in-1977-did-she-solve-her-own-murder/

Where are Teresita and Allan now?

https://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-history-cop/2016/02/where-are-teresita-basa-and-allan-showery-39-years-after-her-voice-from-the-grave-sent-him-to-prison/

If the walls could talk podcast

https://ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com/episodes/teresita-basa/

Unsolved mysteries season 2, episode 19 (direct information from Det Stachula)

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

Washington Post article about Dr Jose Chua testimony

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/09/17/voice-from-the-grave-evokes-a-murder-trial/13b6d805-2413-4015-b70a-b9b28ab5d40d/

Unsolved mysteries (links some to Newspapers.com)

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Teresita_Basa

All that’s interesting

https://allthatsinteresting.com/teresita-basa

Medium https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/did-teresita-basa-solve-her-own-murder-bba7259e022

Chicago police department annual report 1977 (crime statistics)

https://home.chicagopolice.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1977-Annual-Report.pdf

Jose Chua obituary

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-06-23-0206230160-story.html

Lots of color about the trances (ONLY for color–not facts)

https://jimharold.com/the-strange-and-sad-case-of-teresita-basa-unpleasant-dreams-17/

Dumaguete: City of Gentle People

https://dumaguete.com

St Scholastica College (Manila, Philippines)

https://ssc.edu.ph/about-us/history-of-ssc/

Archival Newspaper Articles:

Chicago Tribune (Chicago Illinois)

March 5, 1978, page 1

Did voice from the grave name killer?

John O’Brien and Edward Baumann

The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois) · Mon, Mar 6, 1978 · Page 1

Police fail to explain return from grave

Chicago Tribune Service

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) ·

Wed, Sep 6, 1978 · Page 10

Voice from the grave accusation repeated

John O’Brien

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) ·

Thu, Jan 11, 1979 · Page 29

$30 robbery called motive in voice from the grave slaying

John O’Brien

Altoona Mirror, August 31, 1978,Pg. 25,

Altoona, Pennsylvania, US

Dead woman’s voice led investigator to killer

UPI press service

The Pantagraph

Sept. 7, 1978

Chicagoan faces trial

AP news service

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) ·

Thu, Jan 18, 1979 · Page 3

Her spirit spoke through my lips

John O’Brien

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) ·

Sat, Jan 27, 1979 · Page 63

Voice from grave case a mistrial

John O’Brien

Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago,

February 23, 1979,Pg. 4, Arlington Heights, Illinois, US

Surprise guilty plea in murder

Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago,

May 31, 1992,Pg. 310, Arlington Heights, Illinois, US

Unbelievable? Yes! But how else to explain voice from the grave?

Tom Irvine

*For anyone who wants to know more from the Chicago Tribune reporters who covered the Teresita Basa case*. We were not able to get our hands on a copy of this book in time to read it before producing the script, but we were able to find excerpts and we used the newspaper articles written by John O’Brien and Edward Baumann

**Their book:

Teresita, the Voice from the Grave

The Incredible But True Story of how an Occult Vision Solved the Murder of Teresita Basa

By John J. O'Brien, Edward Baumann · 1992

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique stories that share a theme: stories that are so messed up they sound fake, but, they are actually true. The audio from these stories has been pulled from my YouTube channel, which is just called MrBallen, and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• Story 1 -- “This Chatroom Kills People" -- Two teen boys are pulled into a bizarre plot (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vihYdB3SkuE)
• Story 2 -- "The Old Man's Secret" -- A terrible secret was discovered in an Austrian basement (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgL41aUL7tY)

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Story 1: This Chatroom Kills People

1) https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/kill-me-if-you-can/

2) https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2005/02/bachrach200502

3) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/29/crime.uknews

4) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/boy-14-posed-as-spy-to-arrange-his-own-murder-565124.html

5) https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/knife-maniac-stabs-boy-14-1146975

6) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/3057149.stm

7) https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/the-boy-who-used-the-internet-to-plot-his-own-murder.17935841/

Story 2: The Old Man's Secret

1) @Real Stories -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhLuEKZj1oo&t=2346s

2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritzl_case

3) https://allthatsinteresting.com/elisabeth-fritzl

4) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/19/josef-fritzl-austria

5) https://www.the-sun.com/news/2448267/josef-fritzl-elisabeth-girl-in-the-basement/

6) https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/elisabeth-fritzl-natascha-kampusch-found-new-lives-after-abductions

7) https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8684140/josef-fritzl-daughter-elisabeth-52-finds-love-bodyguard/

8) https://www.thefocus.news/health-and-fitness/elisabeth-fritzl-children/

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique stories that share a theme: mind boggling unsolved mysteries. The audio from these stories has been pulled from my YouTube channel, which is just called MrBallen, and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• Story 1 -- “Mommy Is in the Trees" -- A lost little girl has a wild story (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9PCCZwKHE4)
• Story 2 -- "Where Did He Go?" -- The baffling disappearance of Bryce Laspisa (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO28hxU6qjs)

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Story 1: Mommy Is in the Trees

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral,_Washington_murders

2) https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Diana_Robertson

4) Dark5 YouTube channel -- https://youtu.be/W5u2HCxsxjM

5) http://www.truecrimediary.com/index.cfm?page=cases&id=125

6) https://truecrimearticles.com/2018/01/23/the-unsolved-case-of-the-1985-tube-sock-killings/

7) https://unsolved.com/gallery/diana-robertson/

Story 2: Where Did He Go?

1) https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/a-long-drive-to-nowhere-what-happened-to-bryce-laspisa-fdc05eef8db0

2) https://truecrimetimesblog.medium.com/the-strange-vanishing-of-bryce-laspisa-b8f5c6936889

3) https://www.facebook.com/FINDBRYCELASPISA/

4) https://www.vizaca.com/bryce-laspisa-disappearance/

5) https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/bryce-laspisa

6) https://forensictales.com/disappearance-of-bryce-laspisa/

7) https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/disappeared/full-episodes/road-to-nowhere

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Today’s podcast features three separate, unique stories that share a theme: stories that took place out on the ocean. The audio from these stories has been pulled from my YouTube channel, which is just called MrBallen, and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• Story 1 -- “Turtles" -- A very famous survival story (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U36jtuJVBjQ)
• Story 2 -- "El Fausto" -- Strange things are discovered on board a ship lost at sea. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yNVelnkfZo)
• Story 3 -- "El Faro" -- What happens when a ship decides to test mother nature (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS302hMEzxQ)

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Story 1: Turtles

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Salvador_Alvarenga

2) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/07/fisherman-lost-at-sea-436-days-book-extract

3) https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/08/world/rewind-real-life-castaway/index.html

4) https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/04/438-days-lost-at-sea-jose-salvador-alvarenga.html

Story 2: El Fausto

1) https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/unfortunate-voyage-the-enigma-of-the-fausto.803449/

2) https://hermoments.com/lost-boat-note/?nogdprc=1

3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFot9G22UWQ

Story 3: El Faro

1) https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/04/inside-el-faro-the-worst-us-maritime-disaster-in-decades

2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_El_Faro

3) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/12/el-faro-final-hours-hurricane-joaquin/100367564/

4) https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/four-years-have-passed-since-the-loss-of-the-el-faro

5) https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/12/570129286/ntsb-releases-findings-on-what-sank-the-doomed-ship-el-faro

6) https://njmaritimemuseum.org/into-the-raging-sea-the-story-of-ss-el-faro/

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At 10:30pm on June 2, 2000, 15 year old Heather Robinson heard her family’s land line telephone ring, and so she picked it up. But before she could even say, “hello,” she heard her father already saying, "hello" to whoever had just called them; He had picked up the other land line telephone upstairs in his bedroom. Heather was about to hang up, but she got curious when she heard the tense, low tone of the person her father was speaking to. So, she decided to just mute her handset and secretly listen in to her dad’s conversation. What she would hear over the next 45 seconds would not only change her life forever, but it would also make headlines all over the world.

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Books:

Depraved: A True Story of Sadistic Murder in the Heartland Kindle Edition

By John Glatt

Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's True Crime (April 1, 2007)

Court documents

Court transcript with case summary

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ks-supreme-court/1717900.html

Documentaries:

20/20 documentary 10.20.2019 Sole Survivor Season 42, episode 2

https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2019-10/04-sole-survivor

Sins and Secrets: Season 3 Kansas City (Episode: 5)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2374620/

Vanity Fair magazine June issue 2001

Serial killer JE Robinson’s sinister Alter Ego

Inmate record

Kansas inmate record John E Robinson

https://kdocrepository.doc.ks.gov/kasper/search/detail?kdocNumber=45690

Archival newspaper articles:

Attorney attempts to reunite father and daughter

Olathe News (Olathe, Kansas) · Sat, Oct 19, 2002 · Page 1

Knight Ridder newspaper service

Testimony focuses on Stasi

Olathe News (Olathe, Kansas) · Sat, Oct 19, 2002 · Page 2

By Gerald Hay

Robinson's mistress takes the stand

Olathe News (Olathe, Kansas) · Sat, Oct 19, 2002 · Page 1

By Gerald Hay

Robinson's brother tells of adoption

Olathe News (Olathe, Kansas) · Tue, Oct 22, 2002 · Page 1

By Gerald Hay

Robinson found guilty

Olathe News (Olathe, Kansas) · Wed, Oct 30, 2002 · Page 1

By Gerald Hay

Heather Robinson wins lawsuit against John Robinson (prevents him from profiting if he tells his story)

The Manhattan Mercury (Manhattan, Kansas) · 25 May 2007, Fri · Page 2

Other:

Partial list of John Robinson’s known and suspected victims

https://www.findagrave.com/virtual-cemetery/271300

Lisa Stasi grave/memorial (Inscription: A rose in the garden of God)

lisa-stasi

Where are they now? (Donald and Frieda Robinson)

https://thecinemaholic.com/donald-and-frieda-robinson/

Heather Robinson story: That’s a life!

https://www.thatslife.com.au/kidnapped-by-mums-killer-then-raised-by-his-family

Summary:

https://heavy.com/news/2019/10/heather-tiffany-robinson/

Murders in Missouri

https://fox4kc.com/news/kansas-serial-killer-case-to-go-before-kansas-supreme-court/

Prison sentences

Robinson was sentenced to death in the capital murder convictions, along with sentences for the other convictions, including:

• Life imprisonment for the first-degree murder conviction
• 246 months in prison for the aggravated kidnapping conviction
• Seven months in prison for the felony theft conviction
• He was also ordered to pay more than $9,000 in restitution.

Prison libraries

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/524497/prison-librarians

Prison librarian job description

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/careers/2019/06/13/job-analysis-librarian-correctional-facility/

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique stories that share a theme: The terrifying things people will do for money. The audio from these stories has been pulled from my YouTube channel, which is just called MrBallen, and has been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• Story 1 -- “Graphic Content" -- A popular TV show in Brazil reveals their awful secret. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj1nh-qnv0E)
• Story 2 -- "Inside a Nigerian Death Factory" -- A horrible thing was discovered inside of a warehouse in the middle of a Nigerian forest… (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT3y8ZTgrtY)

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Story 1: Graphic Content

1) Britannica entry on Manaus -- https://www.britannica.com/place/Manaus

2) Wikipedia page for Wallace Souza -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Souza

3) The Times UK coverage of the story -- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wallace-souza-and-the-incredible-true-crime-drama-behind-netflixs-killer-ratings-kkwvwd5xt

4) @60 Minutes Australia - "TV host accused of committing murder to boost ratings | 60 Minutes Australia" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu03MpFaHDg

5) BBC article in Portuguese -- https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/geral-48454730

Story 2: Inside a Nigerian Death Factory

This story did not have very good reporting done on it, however I attempted to put together the best/most accurate version of events as possible.

***This story was suggested by Reddit user "-Big-Dazzle" on our MrBallen subreddit "r/mrballen"

1) Twisted Travel & True Crime Podcast, "Forest of Horror, The Soka Forest Ritual Killings" -- https://www.audible.com/pd/Forest-of-Horror-The-Soka-Forest-Ritual-Killings-Podcast/B09KW8FL91

2) Vanguard article, "Disturbing tales from Ibadan forest of horror" -- https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/disturbing-tales-ibadan-forest-horror/

3) New Telegraph Online article, "Forest of horror that throws Ibadan into confusion" -- https://web.archive.org/web/20150704194736/http://newtelegraphonline.com/forest-horror-throws-ibadan-confusion/

4) Punch website article, "Ibadan horror: Victim recounts ordeal in forest" -- https://web.archive.org/web/20150704171649/http://www.punchng.com/news/ibadan-horror-victim-recounts-ordeal-in-forest/

5) BBC News article, "Nigerian 'House of Horror' riot in Ibadan" -- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26721112

6) YouTube channel @SaharaTV "Soka Forest Of Horror In Ibadan - One Found, More Victims Might Be Underground" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVBNCGxMaYI&t=119s

7) Information Nigeria website, "Ibadan Horror Forest: Eyewitness Recounts What Happened [Video]" -- https://www.informationng.com/2014/04/ibadan-horror-forest-eyewitness-recounts-what-happened-video.html

8) The Nation article, "Ibadan forest of horror: Police arrest six suspects" -- https://thenationonlineng.net/ibadan-forest-horror-police-arrest-six-suspects/

9) Ibadan Wikipedia page -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibadan

10) Okada Wikipedia page -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okada_(motorcycle_taxi)

11) Mysterious Universe article, "The Grim Tale of the Ibadan Forest of Horrors" -- https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/02/the-grim-tale-of-the-ibadan-forest-of-horrors/

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Around 2am on April 6th 2018, a mysterious person walked down a snowy suburban street in Wadsworth, Ohio. At some point, this person came to a stop in front of a modest two story home and then looked around to make sure no one was watching them. Feeling satisfied no one was, this mystery person turned away from the road and walked down the driveway toward the backyard of the property. What they did next was unspeakably cruel... and it was caught on camera.

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1. OFFENDER DETAILS -- https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A760295

2. What Gavon Ramsay did to body–interest in working at a funeral home -- https://ohiocsf.com/?page_id=247

3. "Teen gets life without parole for murder of elderly woman" -- https://www.thepostnewspapers.com/area_news/teen-gets-life-without-parole-for-murder-of-elderly-woman/article_63565c65-54f2-5ca3-a7c1-98e3a0c214ff.html

4. Round up of case details (some internal links have expired) -- https://teenkillers.org/juvenile-lifers/offenders-cases-state/ohio-offenders/gavon-ramsay/

5. Gag order and arrest of Gavon Ramsay on 4/`6/2018 -- https://www.thepostnewspapers.com/wadsworth/local_news/gag-order-issued-in-juvenile-murder-case/article_7ce8f674-ce9d-5591-87bf-ee634492c49d.html

6. Oxygen: Unexpected Killer, Season 2, episode 10: Closet Killer March 19, 2021 -- https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/season-2/episode-10/closet-murderer

7. Oxygen story summary -- https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/crime-news/margaret-douglas-murdered-by-gavon-ramsay-for-sexual-thrill

8. Medina county paper on Oxygen episode -- https://medina-gazette.com/news/255601/case-of-wadsworth-teen-convicted-of-murder-recounted-on-national-tv/

9. Akron OH Beacon news story about the Oxygen episode -- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/03/18/new-show-details-murder-wadsworth-woman-hands-teen/4732854001/

10. 2018 news article–killer had met victim prior to crime -- https://www.cleveland.com/medina/2018/06/wadsworth_teen_charged_with_ki.html

11. Mitigation hearing on January 3, 2019 -- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/crime/2019/01/03/teen-sentenced-to-life/6382008007/

12. Fear over new law setting Gavon free -- https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/04/16/family-year-old-wadsworth-woman-killed-abused-by-year-old-fears-new-law-could-eventually-set-him-free/

13. UK daily mail -- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5627113/Teen-arrested-death-98-year-old-woman-closet.html

14. Ramsay’s appeal -- https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/9/2020/2020-Ohio-1203.pdf

15. Layout of 359 Portage St -- https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/359-Portage-St-Wadsworth-OH-44281/34911360_zpid/?mmlb=g,1

16. Historical weather Wadsworth OH -- https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/oh/wadsworth/KOHWADSW37/date/2021-7-16

17. Archival newspaper articles (subscription required)

a) Teen denies murder burglary by Amanda Garrett

The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) · Thu, Apr 19, 2018 · Page B001 Downloaded on Jun 22, 2022

b) Woman’s body found in home by Amanda Garrett

The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) · Wed, Apr 11, 2018 · Page B001 Downloaded on Jun 22, 2022

c) Teen sentenced to life by Stephanie Warsmith

The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) · Wed, Apr 11, 2018 · Page B001 Downloaded on Jun 22, 2022

d) Teen pleads no contest in killing of elderly neighbor by Amanda Garrett

The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) · S at, Nov 3, 2018 · Page A1 Downloaded on Jun 22, 2022

e) Obituary for Donald H Douglas

The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) · 24 May 2000, Wed · Page 42 Downloaded on Jun 23, 2022

1. Obituary -- https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ohio/name/margaret-douglas-obituary?id=14423152

2. Picture of headstone: -- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188977937/margaret-mary-douglas/photo

3. O’Neills department store -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Neil%27s

4. Ohio Match company -- http://www.wadsworthwarehouse.com/history.php

5. This day in history -- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

6. Brains lose far fewer cells than once thought -- https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/1996/10/aging-brains-lose-less-than-thought/

7. Low expectations are secret to happy life says billionaire -- https://stephenguise.com/the-secret-to-a-happy-life-from-98-year-old-charlie-munger/

8. How the very old spend their day; everyday activities as an expression of successful iving

Ann L. Horgas, PhD, RN,1 Hans-Ulrich Wilms, PhD,2 and Margret M. Baltes, PhD3

The Gerontologist; Vol. 38, No. 5, 556-568, Copyright 1998 by the Gerontological Society of America

1. Google search terms: Daily life in very old age AL Horgas pdf

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Today’s podcast is about "places you CAN'T GO, and people who went anyways..." This will be a "top 3" style episode, so you’ll hear three unique stories back to back, with each story being more intense than the last. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from my YouTube channel, which is just called MrBallen, and they have all been remastered for today's podcast.

Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

• 3 -- “The Limpopo" -- There is a waterway in South Africa that locals refuse to go near. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7cwHK5gVR8)

• 2 -- “No Way Out" -- What a worst case scenario looks like in the rugged Top End of Australia. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tul0S0xFzh8)

• 1 -- "Black Water" -- A tale so terrifying, it was adapted into 2 major motion pictures. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQDnwbav-cE)

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#3: The Limpopo

1) A story on the Darwin Awards blog: https://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2010-01.html

2) Wikipedia page for Limpopo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpopo_River

3) Crocodiles feasted on bodies of migrants: https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/crocodiles-feasted-bodies-migrants-1539879

4) Croc victims didn't even scream -- https://www.news24.com/news24/croc-victim-didnt-even-scream-20100104

5) Wikipedia for Crocodile River -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_River_(Limpopo)

#2: No Way Out

1) YouTube channel "Video Dust" uploaded this video about the "No Way Out" story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAusFIi6DBI

2) Dailymail writeup: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4146144/Model-Ginger-Meadows-eaten-alive-saltwater-crocodile.html

3) Fine Fishing writeup: http://www.finefishing.com/1freshfish/aawhereto/australianewzealand/croc.htm

4) AP News writeup: https://apnews.com/article/2ea84bf69308f118cbb1fb4b537ef944

#1: Black Water

1) Most detailed account of the entire event -- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jan/19/weekend.barbaramcmahon

2) Blog article that gives additional color -- https://medium.com/@bmovchris/eaten-alive-five-killer-croc-attacks-b5af9870b41b

3) List of dangers in the Northern Territory of Australia -- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-01/nts-long-list-of-potential-killers/5779022

4) List of similar attacks (this was number 8 on the list) -- https://listverse.com/2015/04/28/10-real-stories-that-became-terrifying-horror-films/

5) Talks about how everything in Top End is trying to kill you -- https://rooftopantics.com/deadly-animals-northern-territory-australia/

6) NBC's coverage of the story, short blurb -- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3791626

7) BBC's coverage of the story, short blurb -- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3342657.stm

8) Wikipedia page for Top End of Australia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_End

9) Wikipedia page for 2007 horror movie "Black Water" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Water_(2007_film)

10) Wikipedia page for 2007 horror movie "Rogue" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_(2007_film)

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On the morning of August 10th, 1991, in a little rural town in Arizona, two women walked across a parking lot toward a Buddhist temple. They were there to prepare a meal for the monks who lived inside. As they walked, the women noticed that none of the monks were outside meditating or gardening, which was strange. And, when they reached the front door, not only was it locked, which was strange, but also, there was also this huge puddle of water forming in front of it which they just couldn't understand. The women sensed something was off, but they shrugged and left the front door, and found an open door on the side of the building and went inside. Minutes later, those women would come running back out, hysterical, screaming for help.

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1. Innocent until interrogated: the true story of the Buddhist Temple Massacre and the Tucson Four

Stuart - The University of Arizona Press - 2020

1. "1991 Buddhist temple murders in Waddell" -- https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/surprise/2014/03/14/1991-buddhist-temple-murders-in-waddell/6419153/

2. Temple floor plan -- https://framedpod.com/pages/temple-layout

3. Framed: Season 2 -- https://framedpod.com/pages/season-two-episodes-and-info?_pos=1&_sid=0603ed70f&_ss=r

4. "Arizona Killing Fields" -- https://tricycle.org/magazine/arizona-killing-fields/

5. "A Place of Peace—A Place of Blood" -- https://www.myazbar.org/AZAttorney/PDF_Articles/0508GaryStuart.pdf

6. "Robbery suspected in temple murders" -- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/08/12/robbery-suspected-in-temple-murders/43a1ed36-5dfe-4a45-82c8-e5efc9a6bace/

7. "Drugs: The Thai connection" -- https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/the-thai-connection-6426011

8. "Dealing with a confessed serial killer" -- https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/dealing-with-a-confessed-serial-killer-6426015

9. "Arizona Murder Probes Put Wrong Men Behind Bars : Crime: Experts say the interrogation techniques used show how the innocent can be pushed into confessions." -- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-13-mn-1343-story.html

10. "Time to remember 1991 massacre at Thai Buddhist temple" -- https://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=64,3025,0,0,1,0

11. "Arizona man gets nine life terms for Buddhist temple murders" -- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-temple-murder/arizona-man-gets-nine-life-terms-for-buddhist-temple-murders-idUSBREA2D0SB20140314

12. "On the 25th anniversary of infamous Buddhist temple murders, community honors victims" -- https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2016/08/06/25th-anniversary-infamous-buddhist-temple-murders-community-honors-victims/88345818/

13. "Montini: Arpaio tweets a reminder about how a mass murder made him sheriff" -- https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/ej-montini/2016/08/08/montini-buddist-temple-murders-sheriff-joe-arpaio/88382642/

14. "27 years later, Waddell Buddhist temple commemorates victims of 1991 temple massacre" -- https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/surprise/2018/08/20/waddell-buddhist-temple-commemorates-victims-1991-massacre-wat-promkunaram/1042642002/

15. UNITED STATESUS 9TH CIR.DOODY V. SCHRIRO, Decided: February 25, 2010 -- https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1509160.html

16. Johnathan Doody court documents -- https://corrections.az.gov/public-resources/inmate-datasearch

17. Archival newspaper articles from:https://www.newspapers.com/image/123198664

18a) Slayings at Buddhist Temple, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) · S un, Aug 11, 1991 · Page 4/5 Downloaded on Jun 14, 2022

18b) Tuscon Four, Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona) · S un, Aug 9, 1992 · Downloaded on Jun 14, 2022

18c) Alibis claimed in slaying of 9, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) · S un, S ep 15, 1991 ·Downloaded on Jun 15, 2022

18d) Temple killings fuel fear and racism, The Age (Melbourne, Victoria, Victoria, Australia) · Sun, Aug 18, 1991 · Page 13 Downloaded on Jun 14, 2022

18e) Day of celebration at wat, Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) · S at, Feb 15, 2003 · Page 325 Downloaded on Jun 15, 2022

18f) Massacre: forgiving not forgetting, Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) · S un, Aug 12, 2001 · Downloaded on Jun 15, 2022

1. "How does a Buddhist monk face death?" -- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/opinion/buddhist-monk-death.html

2. "Death and Dying in Tibetan Buddhism" -- https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tibet/understand/dying.html

3. Buddha monk life -- https://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/wat_m5.htm

4. Wat Promkunaram, Harvard University Pluralism Project -- https://hwpi.harvard.edu/pluralismarchive/wat-promkunaram

5. Forensic ITC services -- https://forensicitc.com/about-us/in-the-news/wat-promkunaram-temple-murders/

6. Historical weather --https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/az/waddell/date/2021-1-1

25.Gardening in Arizona -- https://growinginthegarden.com/vegetable-gardening-in-arizona/

1. Arizona desert sounds -- https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/6821/what-does-the-arizona-desert-sound-like

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique, stories that are both themed around the same thing, strange events that took place in the wild. The first story you will hear is called, “The Russian Death March,” and it’s about an event that was so terrifying, the one person who survived it could not speak when she finally stumbled, bloody and terrified, out of the forest. The second story you will hear is called, “Bells Canyon,” and it’s one of, if not the most, talked about episodes in the entire MrBallen content catalogue; It is about a solo hiker who comes face to face with a very strange nighttime visitor

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from two popular videos on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The first story, "The Russian Death March" is from a video of the same name. (Here is the link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vGtcfJOPOY). The second story, "Bells Canyon" is the top video inside of a Top 3 style video called, "Top 3 SCARIEST true stories | Spooky Stories Part 2." (Link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k402yukZAxE)

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Story 1: The Russian Death March

1) Dyatlov Pass info -- https://dyatlovpass.com/hamar-daban

2) "AUGUST 1993 HAMAR DABAN GROUP KOROVINA. THE MOST MYSTERIOUS ACCIDENTS IN DOMESTIC TOURISM" -- https://zizuhotel.ru/en/registraciya-ip/avgust-1993-hamar-daban-gruppa-korovinoi-samye-tainstvennye-neschastnye-sluchai-v/

3) "Hamar-Daban tragedy (English subtitles)" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnYphRRF71M

4) Wikipedia page for Lake Baikal -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Baikal

5) Wikipedia page for Khamar Daban -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamar-Daban

Story 2: Bells Canyon

1) Reddit post discussing Bells Canyon encounter (User gave written permission to use their story) -- https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsNotMeet/comments/gjr66c/a_strange_man_hunted_me_through_a_national_park/

2) The Reddit post about Bells Canyon was written by -- https://www.reddit.com/user/ValyrianJedi/

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On September 6th, 1988, a middle aged woman named Cindy Borton, was washing dishes in her little house in Shenandoah, Iowa. As she did this, she heard a knock on her back door. She glanced at her watch and saw that she only had a few minutes before she had to get ready for work, and so she just hoped that whoever was there, was not expecting a long visit.… A few hours later, the police would arrive at Cindy’s house and they would discover a crime scene so gruesome, that they had to call in a special investigative unit just to process it.

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1. Court documents Bettis v Iowa -- https://law.justia.com/cases/iowa/court-of-appeals/1996/94-1680-0.html

2. 6park news -- https://6park.news/iowa/james-bettis-killed-cynthia-borton-why.html

3. Oxygen text description -- https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/crime-news/james-bettis-killed-cynthia-borton-why

4. Unexpected KIller: Nightmare in Shenandoah (2021) -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09KCLYVKY/ref=atv_yv_hom_c_unkc_1_2

5. Murder comes to town (2016) -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01A5WO4KY/ref=atv_yv_hom_c_unkc_1_1

6. Transcript of video Murder comes to town -- https://murder-town.com/solved-cases/cynthia-borton-killed-by-james-bettis/

7. Where is James Bettis now -- https://thecinemaholic.com/cindy-borton-murder-where-is-james-bettis-now/

8. Historical weather for Shenandoah Iowa -- https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/ia/shenandoah

9. Famous people from Iowa -- https://www.traveliowa.com/getinspireddetails/famous-people-from-iowa/64/

10. Shenandoah attractions and events -- https://www.sciaiowa.com/attractions.php

11. Life in Shenandoah going back to the 1960s -- https://offenburger.com/index.php/from-shenandoah-iowa-to-paris-france-what-a-trip-harriet-welty-rochefort-has-taken-a-bunch-of-us-along/

12. Farm crisis and church closures in the 80s in Iowa -- https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/caucus/2015/07/05/doak-caucus-lens-distorts-real-iowa/29702067/

13. Farm crisis of the 1980s -- https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2422/farm-crisis-1980s

14. Newspaper articles retrieved from subscription service Newspapers.com/NewspaperArchive

a) The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa) · Thu, Sep 8, 1988 · Page 22 Downloaded on Jun 6, 2022: Shenandoah woman slain; was minister’s wife

b) The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) · Thu, S ep 8, 1988 · Page 10 Downloaded on Jun 6, 2022 Ex-Garwin woman stabbed to death

c) The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa) · Fri, Dec 30, 1988 · Page 2 Downloaded on Jun 6, 2022 Mayor seeks details of probe

d) The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa) · Thu, S ep 8, 1988 · Page 8 Downloaded on Jun 6, 2022 Obituary

e) Cedar Rapids Gazette, February 04, 1989 Pg. 5, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US charges filed against Jim Bettis

f) The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa) · Sun, Apr 8, 1990 · Page 15 Downloaded on

Jun 8, 2022 Six month nightmare ends for Robert Borton

g) The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa) · Sun, Apr 8, 1990 · Page 18 Downloaded on Jun 8, 2022 Six month nightmare ends (con’t)

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In 2008, a young man saw a strange looking dead animal lying on the side of the road. Curious, he stopped his car, got out and began walking over to see what it was. When he got close, he still couldn't tell what it was, so he bent down to get a closer look. As he did this, he heard the sound of something moving behind him, and then everything went black….

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is called "The WORST kidnappers in Australia" (Here is the link to the video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOSr_EXx5SY)

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1. "Case 07: Julian Buchwald and Carolynne Watson" -- @Casefile Presents -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUC4dWpdWmY

2. Square Mile of Murder podcast episode: "34: Julian Buchwald Kidnapping" -- https://squaremileofmurder.com/julian-buchwald-kidnapping/

3. "Nailed, bailed, jailed then derailed. The bush plot that cost a man his country" -- https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/nailed-bailed-jailed-then-derailed-the-bush-plot-that-cost-a-man-his-country-20160427-gofuxd.html

4. "Man who kidnapped girlfriend for sex loses appeal in Oz" -- https://www.deccanherald.com/content/213097/man-kidnapped-girlfriend-sex-loses.html

5. "Satanic Kidnap 'Fake' Claim" -- https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/satanic-kidnap-fake-claim-971587

6. "Gippsland man appeals kidnap sentence" -- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-25/gippsland-appeals-kidnap-sentence/2855750

7. "Wanted German passed himself off as an Indian" -- https://www.smh.com.au/national/wanted-german-passed-himself-off-as-an-indian-20091004-ghhv.html

8. Wikipedia page for Alpine National Park -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_National_Park

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Very late one night in 2004, a woman in Connecticut pulled into the driveway of a house that had just been put on the market for rent. She didn't know if the owner was home or not, but she figured even if they were, they probably wouldn't mind if she just quickly walked around the outside of their property and then left. So, after turning her car off, she hopped out of her vehicle, and began walking down the driveway toward the dark backyard. But, before getting there, she stopped, because something on the ground was staring up at her...

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1. The coldest case (Foreign policy magazine) -- https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/07/the-coldest-case-cold-fusion-eugene-mallove-mit-infinite-energy/

2. Freedom of Information request documents containing crime scene photos and summary of forensic evidence: -- https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/scientists/eugenemallove-fbi2.pdf

3. Go-to collection of articles about Eugene Mallove and cold fusion: -- https://www.infinite-energy.com/genemallovecollection/biography.html

4. Postscript: Cold Fusion’s potential sustains the memory of its advocate -- https://www.thewesterlysun.com/opinion/guest-columns/postscripts-cold-fusion-s-potential-sustains-the-memory-of-its-slain-advocate/article_33900722-28b6-11ec-a6cf-639105e6cca8.html

5. The day: Candace Foster implicates boyfriend -- https://www.theday.com/article/20120419/NWS02/304199425

6. The day: Mallove begs for help -- https://www.theday.com/article/20100525/NWS01/100529803

7. The day: Mozzelle trial underway -- https://www.theday.com/article/20141007/NWS02/141009742

8. The Day: Smiling mozzelle simulates attack -- https://www.theday.com/article/20141017/NWS02/310179952

9. The Norwich Bulletin: M. Brown sentenced to 58 years -- https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/news/courts/2014/10/24/mozzelle-brown-found-guilty-murder/36083789007/

10. The day: Guilty verdict satisfies Mallove family a decade after the murder -- https://www.theday.com/article/20141024/nws02/141029855

11. Legal documents detailing Mozzelle Brown criminal record -- https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-ct/legacy/2011/11/23/09-4991-crUSvBrown.pdf

12. State of CT versus Brown -- https://casetext.com/case/state-v-brown-1282640/

13. Mozzelle Brown prison record: -- https://www.insideprison.com/state-inmate-search.asp?lnam=Brown&fnam=Mozzelle&county=&st_abb=CT&id=2025856429

14. Oxygen -- https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/crime-news/eugene-mallove-scientist-murdered-after-housing-dispute

15. A Genius Murder (purchased from Amazon) -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13949114/

16. Eugene Mallove -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Mallove

17. Advocating for cold fusion -- https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~kowalskil/cf/110politics.html

18. Article about DOE review in EM magazine: -- https://www.infinite-energy.com/iemagazine/issue55/doereview.html

19. DOE review of cold fusion -- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Department_of_Energy_To_Revisit_Cold_Fusion.html

20. Advocating for cold fusion -- https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~kowalskil/cf/110politics.html

21. Article about DOE review in EM magazine: -- https://www.infinite-energy.com/iemagazine/issue55/doereview.html

22. Various subscriber only newspaper articles about the Mallove case accessed from Newspapers.com

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique, stories that are both themed around the same thing, family secrets. The first story you will hear is called, “The Most Terrifying Family You’ve Never Heard Of," and it’s about an obscure cult who admitted to performing a heinous ritual in the 1970's. The second story you will hear is called, “Someone in This Family Has a Secret,” and it’s about a family in Ohio who started noticing some very strange people lurking around the outside of their house at night.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from two popular videos on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The first story, "The Most Terrifying Family You’ve Never Heard Of" is from a video of the same name. (Here is the link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyj8FKZaW0A). The second story, "Someone in this family has a secret" is from a video called, "Someone in this photo has an EVIL SECRET." (Link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC8ZfyNBPu0)

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Story 1: The Most Terrifying Family You've Never Heard Of

1) World Encyclopedia of 20th Century Murder -- ebook purchasable on Amazon

2) English coverage -- https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-western-star/20110208/281754150795400

3) Spanish coverage roughly translated to English -- https://digismak.com/crime-of-the-century-information/

4) Short informative blurb (is number 1 on their list) -- https://listverse.com/2015/10/26/10-disturbing-cases-of-consensual-homicide/

5) @Criminally Listed covered this story (is the top story in their video list) in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOYEFBPRnFA

6) Wiki on Lorber Society -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neu-Salems-Gesellschaft

7) Wiki on Self Denial -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-denial

8) More info on Self Denial in Christianity -- https://www.gotquestions.org/deny-yourself.html

Story 2: Someone in This Family Has a Secret

1) Thank you to L & J for not only suggesting this story, but also providing 1st hand knowledge of the case.

2) Full sentencing video -- @Scales of Justice -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INJNPx044SU

3) Potential motive for crime discussed here -- https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/jeffrey-scullin-to-be-sentenced-for-killing-strongsville-teacher-melinda-pleskovic/95-609067024

4) 911 Audio recording -- https://www.cleveland.com/strongsville/2017/10/listen_to_911_call_of_man_accu.html

5) Local news write up about case -- https://fox8.com/news/man-accused-of-killing-strongsville-teacher-changing-plea-to-no-contest/

6) Full court documents for appeal -- https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/8/2019/2019-Ohio-3186.pdf

7) Additional color on Melinda -- https://www.insideedition.com/teachers-future-son-law-charged-her-murder-after-he-was-pallbearer-her-funeral-37764

8) Writeup on Morbidology -- https://morbidology.com/the-intruder-the-murder-of-melinda-pleskovic/#easy-footnote-1-6292

9) Lengthy writeup that discusses the 2 year lead up to attack -- https://expressdigest.com/man-killed-future-mother-in-law-then-went-to-applebees/

10) @WKYC Channel 3 breakdown of what we know about killer -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08ba-T-Bslc

11) Shows the restaurant where Anna worked -- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5047645/Man-killed-future-mother-law-went-Applebee-s.html

12) Trampoline reference -- https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/future-son-in-law-jeffrey-scullin-arrested-for-murder-of-strongsville-teacher-melinda-pleskovic/95-487594829

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One September night in 2006, a man left his office in upstate New York and walked across the nearly vacant parking lot to his truck. When he climbed inside the driver’s seat, he instantly noticed that the back left of his vehicle seemed to be sagging slightly. But before he could figure out why that was, he thought he saw something moving in his peripheral vision off to his left. Reflexively, he turned and looked out his window into the dark night, and there, only a few feet away from him was a shadowy figure looking right at him. Then, whoever it was began to raise their hands...

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1. "WIRED article by Nadya Labi -- https://www.wired.com/2007/08/ff-internetlies/

2. ABC -- https://abcnews.go.com/US/online-love-triangle-deception-end-murder/story?id=14371076

3. The Daily Beast -- https://www.thedailybeast.com/webs-killer-love-triangle

4. Wikipedia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talhotblond_(2009_film)

5. Online therapy institute -- https://issuu.com/onlinetherapyinstitute/docs/tiltissue11/23

6. Daily Mail (UK) -- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2163757/Tall-hot-blonde-internet-love-triangle-left-man-shot-dead-jealous-rival.html

7. Buffallo News -- https://buffalonews.com/news/love-triangle-killer-takes-plea-deal/article_178b08b7-a2e3-50cf-97b8-b40e4e8d0e09.html

8. New York Daily News: CRIME Internet love triangle -- https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/internet-love-triangle-article-1.311952

9. Guilty Pleas on internet love triangle -- https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/murder-guilty-plea-in-internet-love-triangle/article_b830ed18-879e-5816-9fa3-62201f90782b.html

10. COURTS: Montgomery gets 20 years -- https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/courts-montgomery-gets-20-years-in-internet-love-triangle-killing/article_d124d951-07a1-5d2e-bdae-b15098085262.html

11. About Dynabrade -- https://www17.dynabrade.com/index.html

12. CNN transcript -- https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ng/date/2012-06-28/segment/01

13. Talhotblond documentary (amazon purchase) -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0030949FU?autoplay=1/ref=kinw_myk_watch_video_title

14. Radiogunk -- https://www.radiogunk.com/forums/threads/true-story-time-what-happened-when-talhotblond-and-marinesniper-struck-up-an-online-love-affair.2352/

15. Victims heartland -- https://victimsheartland.forumotion.com/t4552-online-love-triangle-deception-end-in-the-murder-of-22-yr-old-brian-barrett-46-year-old-thomas-montgomery-a-married-father-of-two-poses-as-an-18-yr-old-has-been-arrested-for-barrett-s-murder-montgomery-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique, stories that are both themed around the same thing, deaths that were completely avoidable. The first story you will hear is called, “The Gap," and it is about a terrible, horrible thing that is, amazingly, NOT illegal. The second story you will hear is called, “The Man in Cobb Park,” and it is about a discovery that was made on a park bench in Texas, in 2001.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from two popular videos on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The first story, "The Gap" is the number one story of a "Top 3" style video called, "The most INSANE man on TV." (Here is the link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj1nh-qnv0E). The second story, "The man in Cobb Park" is from a video called, "She made one of the worst decisions ever." (Link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxjVH0HC1Ws)

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Story 1: The Gap

1. Web of Lies TV show, Season 7, Episode 9 "Cruel Intentions" -- Google Play link: https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Web_of_Lies?cdid=tvseason-O9dwjZbdZXQ.P&gdid=tvepisode-qKzevbaYxBo.P&id=39EkRea6Fsc&hl=en≷=US

2. Kiley's True Crime blog about this case -- https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/the-death-of-renae-marsden

3. The Crimeaholic story -- https://thecinemaholic.com/renae-marsden-death-where-is-camila-zeidan-now/

4. Coroner reaction on The Guardian -- https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/20/coroner-condemns-catfisher-over-sydney-woman-renae-marsdens-suicide

Story 2: What Happened in Room 348?!

1. CourtTV Documentary about case -- https://www.courttv.com/title/judgment-with-ashleigh-banfield-tx-v-chante-mallard/

2. LA Times article -- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-08-mn-31784-story.html

3. NY Times article -- https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/28/us/woman-is-sentenced-to-50-years-in-case-of-man-in-windshield.html

4. CBS News article -- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/windshield-aftermath-described/

5. CNN article -- https://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/06/27/windshield.death/

6. People article -- https://people.com/crime/chante-mallard-2017-movie-about-homeless-man-murder-windshield/

7. Murderpedia write up -- https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/mallard-chante.htm

8. Wikipedia write up -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Gregory_Glenn_Biggs

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In May of 2009, someone in Guatemala uploaded an 18 minute long video to YouTube titled, “YouTube Murder." Within hours of it being published, the video had gone massively viral to the point where YouTube’s servers began to crash, and in Guatemala, angry crowds of people began forming up in the streets demanding justice. When the president of Guatemala reluctantly authorized an investigation into what the video actually meant, no one was ready for the insane truth it would reveal. Today's story includes graphic violence, so listener discretion is advised.

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1. The New Yorker article, "A Murder Foretold" -- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/04/04/a-murder-foretold

2. The Guardian newspaper, "The Truth about Guatemala’s YouTube murder" -- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/13/guatemala-murder-rodrigo-rosenberg

3. Guardian news article, "Lawyer in YouTube murder plot video hired his own assassins – UN" -- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/13/guatemala-lawyer-youtube-suicide-conspirac

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1. Article from the Sydney Morning Herald, "YouTube coup in a dirty war" -- https://www.smh.com.au/technology/youtube-coup-in-a-dirty-war-20100201-n7y6.html

2. Time Magazine, "The Guatemalan who ordered his own murder" -- http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1953486,00.html

3. I will be murdered (Documentary) -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2837866/

4. Britannica online encyclopedia, Guatemala -- https://www.britannica.com/place/Guatemala

5. Wikipedia, Rodrigo Rosenberg -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Rosenberg_Marzano

6. Fodor’s Travel, Guatemala City -- https://www.fodors.com/world/mexico-and-central-america/guatemala/guatemala-city

7. Historical weather, Guatemala City -- https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/gt/guatemala-city/MGGT/date/2009-5-10

8. "Luis Medizabal the Tailor of Guatemala" -- https://guatemalachronicle.wordpress.com/2015/09/09/luis-mendizabal-the-tailor-of-guatemala/

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique, stories that are both themed around the same thing, true crime stories that have big plot twists at the end. The first story you will hear is called, “Basketball With Friends," which is about a secret, forbidden relationship. The second story you will hear is called, “What Happened in Room 348?!,” and it is about a crime, or more specifically a crime scene, that made absolutely no sense, until a detective noticed a very small detail.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from two popular videos on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The first story, "Basketball With Friends is from a video called "This girl is about to live a NIGHTMARE." (Here is the link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7j1sSFdsC8&t=540s). The second story, "What Happened in Room 348!?" is from a video of the same name. (Link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI5chSkHjwg&t=526s)

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Story 1: Basketball With Friends

1. "Ashley Reeves case: Illinois teen survives attack, returns to where she was left for dead" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbH6S4z57hE

2. Vizaca write up about the case called "A Miraculously Story of Ashley Reeves Who Survived After 30 Horrific Hours in Between of Life and Death" -- https://www.vizaca.com/ashley-reeves-story/

3. Another Vizaca write up called "Ashley Reeves Life’s Biggest Mistake Was To Be In Relationship With Sam Shelton" -- https://www.vizaca.com/ashley-reeves-and-sam-shelton/

4. Bustle did a story about where Ashely Reeves is today, "Left For Dead Revisits The True Story Of A Teacher-Student Relationship Turned Violent" -- https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/wheres-ashley-reeves-now

5. Oxygen coverage about Sam Shelton and where he is today, "He Left Ashley Reeves For Dead But She Survived Against All Odds. Where Is Sam Shelton Now?" -- https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/where-is-sam-shelton-who-tried-to-kill-ashley-reeves-now

Story 2: What Happened in Room 348?!

1. "The Body in Room 348" -- https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/05/true-crime-elegante-hotel-texas-murder

2. "What Caused This Man's Mysterious Death in a Texas Hotel Room?" -- https://abcnews.go.com/US/caused-mans-mysterious-death-texas-hotel-room/story?id=20656854

3. "Greg Fleniken" -- https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2020/10/20/greg-fleniken/

4. "Update: Lance Mueller gets 10 year prison sentence for shooting" -- https://chippewa.com/news/local/update-lance-mueller-gets-10-year-prison-sentence-for-shooting/article_89fe685a-2218-11e2-ab52-0019bb2963f4.html

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On December 11th, 2006, in a beautiful little town in Italy, two men were out for a walk when they noticed a fire in a nearby second story apartment window. They quickly ran up the outside stairs to get to that apartment, but when they reached it and looked through the open front door, they froze, because what they saw was nothing short of a nightmare. Today's story is about the "Erba Massacre" and it is extremely graphic, upsetting, and it involves harm to a child, so listener discretion is advised.

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1. The Guardian -- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jan/13/italy.mainsection

2. Reuters -- https://jp.reuters.com/article/us-italy-murders-idUSTRE4AP6VE20081126

3. Shock confession -- https://www.corriere.it/english/articoli/2007/01_Gennaio/12/erba.shtml

4. Schematic of the crime scene -- http://www1.lastampa.it/redazione/cmsSezioni/infografica/200802articoli/30227girata.asp

5. Italy ponders the crime -- https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/italy-ponders-lessons-of-killers-next-door-case.29812

6. BBC world news -- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6255433.stm

7. Italian news site -- https://cultura.biografieonline.it/quer-pasticciaccio/

8. Kierkegaardian choice of evil -- https://another-fucking-madman.tumblr.com/post/154640238973/la-strage-di-erba-erba-massacre-erba-italy-11

9. Repubblica -- https://www.repubblica.it/2007/01/sezioni/cronaca/erba-ris/erba-legale-azouz/erba-legale-azouz.html

10. Ciao como newspaper -- https://www.ciaocomo.it/2013/12/11/11-dicembre-2006-erba-cerca-di-dimenticare/32077/

11. Ciao como newspaper: various -- https://www.ciaocomo.it/tag/strage-erba/

12. Scotsman newspaper -- https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/couple-trial-murders-over-noise-next-door-2508751

13. Wikipedia in translation -- https://it-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Strage_di_Erba?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

14. Reflections on the massacre -- https://traccesent.com/2007/01/11/la-strage-di-erba/

15. Weather -- https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/it/erba/LSZA/date/2007-12-11

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique, stories that are both themed around the same thing, people who suddenly just snapped. The first story you will hear is called, “The Horrifying True Story of Katy Perry’s Ex-Boyfriend." Her ex was a famous actor, and what he did will forever change the way you view the shows and movies that he was in. The second story you will hear is called, “This Demon Still Lives Among Us,” and it is about one of the most notorious crimes in English history.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from two popular videos on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The first story, "The Horrifying True Story of Katy Perry's Ex-Boyfriend" is from a video of the same name (Here is the link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYUKVwP-AVQ). The second story, "This Demon Still Lives Among Us" is from a video of the same name. (Link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfnbgIkT_jk)

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Story 1: The Horrifying True Story of Katy Perry's Ex-Boyfriend

1. Billy Jensen (http://billyjensen.com) wrote the article called "The Secret Life of Johnny Lewis" which was used extensively to make today's podcast

2. Billy's article, "The Secret Life of Johnny Lewis" -- https://www.lamag.com/longform/the-secret-life-of-johnny-lewis/

3. Wikipedia for Johnny Lewis -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Lewis

4. "Sons of Anarchy Actor Johnny Lewis Kills Woman, Dies in a Fall: Cops" -- https://people.com/crime/johnny-lewis-of-sons-of-anarchy-falls-to-death-after-murdering-woman/

5. "Three Celebrities Who Became Murderers" -- https://einsteinshrugged-92813.medium.com/three-celebrities-who-became-murderers-60bb6a1d2e82

6. "The Tragic Death Of Sons Of Anarchy Actor Johnny Lewis" -- https://www.looper.com/265779/the-tragic-death-of-sons-of-anarchy-actor-johnny-lewis/

7. "Sons of Anarchy: Why Johnny Lewis' Half-Sack Left the Series" -- https://www.cbr.com/why-sons-of-anarchy-johnny-lewis-half-sack-left/

8. "Did Johnny Lewis’s head trauma turn the actor to mayhem and murder?" -- https://filmdaily.co/news/johnny-lewis/

Story 2: This Demon Still Lives Among Us

1. Michael Taylor Wikipedia page -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Taylor_(British_killer)

2. "DREAD: THE UNSOLVED Takes On The Exorcism of Michael Taylor" -- https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/401927/dread-the-unsolved-takes-on-the-exorcism-of-michael-taylor/

3. "Conjuring 3: Michael Taylor & The Other Demon Legal Case Explained" -- https://screenrant.com/conjuring-3-demon-legal-cases-michael-taylor-true-story/

4. People Pill coverage of Michael Taylor -- https://peoplepill.com/people/michael-taylor-11

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On march 22nd, 2003, a highly intelligent, very successful couple decided to play a strange new game. The game was very involved, and required handcuffs and blindfolds and heavy chairs, but once they were in position, they got the hang of it quickly and thought it was actually pretty fun. But after playing for a little while, something very unexpected happened, and before either of them could comprehend it, a scream filled their apartment, then there was silence. (This story is a wild ride with one of the strangest conclusions we've covered on this show, so make sure you stick around to the end.)

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1. Phelps, M., 2014. Obsessed. [S.l.]: Kensington Publishing Corp. Print edition

2. Obsessed by William Phelps (Internet Archive) -- https://archive.org/details/obsessed00phel

3. Video: documentary Dateline “Obsession” on YouTube (6 parts):

3a. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaNGnrOKgc8

3b. Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk92DvGNwFQ

3c. Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt3JuXl3ijs&t=5s

3d. Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFbBjalbc8U&t=2s

3e. Part 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvQuZMHuMh0

3f. Part 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O_E0p491UE

1. Kaplan V Davalloo--court documents -- https://casetext.com/case/davalloo-v-kaplan-6

2. Court rejects Sheila Davalloo appeal 20219 -- https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-8958/97423/20190424154225943_00000018.pdf

3. Murderpedia -- https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/davalloo-sheila.htm

4. Stamford Courant -- https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Closing-arguments-in-Stamford-murder-trial-3146169.php

5. Ranker -- https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-sheila-davalloo/cat-mcauliffe

6. Your Tango -- https://www.yourtango.com/2019329939/who-is-sheila-davalloo-facts-convicted-female-murderer-oxygen-snapped-behind-bars

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Today’s podcast features two separate, unique stories, that are both themed around the same thing, true Mexican horror. The first story you'll hear is called “The Ritual” and it is about a young man who was in the wrong place at the wrong time during spring break in Matamoros, Mexico. The second story you'll hear is called, “The most feared girl in Mexico” and it is about the horrible thing that a young boy witnessed, when he accidentally stumbled into a cave, high up in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from 2 popular videos on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The first story, "The Ritual" is from "Top 3 stories that sound fake but are 100% real | Part 12" (Here is the link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK6MIl28b-8). The second story, "The most feared girl in Mexico" is from a video of the same name. (Link to that video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNkA9BRRwpY)

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Story 1: The Ritual

1. "Mark Kilroy Abduction: 30 Years Later" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMyGxp9fKII

2. Reddit post with several useful links -- https://www.reddit.com/r/mrballen/comments/ndo4ub/they_must_die_screaming_el_padrino_told_his_flock/

3. "The Believers: Cult Murders in Mexico" -- https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/the-believers-cult-murders-in-mexico-53577/

4. "The Story of Mark Kilroy" -- https://emmalinaalessandrya.medium.com/he-was-tortured-and-sacrificed-for-police-enforcement-protection-3aae6124a163

5. Adolfo Constanzo blog (by invite only to get this link) -- "http://truecrimecases.blogspot.com/2012/08/adolfo-constanzo.html"

Story 2: The most feared girl in Mexico

1. Wikipedia page -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalena_Sol%C3%ADs

2. Blog post -- https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/magdalena-sol%C3%ADs-the-high-priestess-of-blood-1278a81dea48

3. Murderpedia page -- https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/solis-magdalena.htm

4. Ranker article -- https://www.ranker.com/list/magdalena-solis-facts/jessika-gilbert

5. The Sun coverage -- https://www.the-sun.com/news/1470063/killer-cults-prostitute-priestess-blood-human-sacrifices-voodoo/

6. Demographics for La Yerbabuena -- https://en.mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/la-yerbabuena-51/

7. Sierra Madre Oriental Wikipedia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Madre_Oriental

8. YT Channel "Pop Trigger" covered story -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STb2oZZ9fIg

9. People Pill coverage -- https://peoplepill.com/people/magdalena-solis

10. Wicked We coverage -- https://wickedwe.com/magdalena-solis-serial-killer/

11. Dr. Tony Zavaleta spoke about his connection to Magdalena -- https://drtonyzavaleta.com/the-cult-of-yerba-buena/

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On the morning of March 8, 1961, a 13 year old boy living near Seattle, Washington, walked up the front steps of his house, opened the front door and went inside. He called out to see if anyone was home, but it was silent. He shrugged, then dropped his books and walked straight across the dining room and down a narrow hallway. When he reached the end of that hallway, where it led into the kitchen, the boy stopped. Frozen with fear, he just stared at what was in front of him…. (Today’s story has a VERY unlikely ending, so be sure you stick around to the end to hear it.)

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1. The multiple murders of Mary Kelley Campbell: a true story, Stroschein & Campbell - Elk River Press - 2020

2. Reddit story summary -- https://www.reddit.com/r/mrballen/comments/u0cau1/the_murder_of_mary_sunshine/

3. State versus Swenson -- https://law.justia.com/cases/washington/supreme-court/1963/36248-1.html

4. Newspapers from Ancestry -- Daily News (New York, New York) 05, January 1964, Sunday -- https://www.newspapers.com/image/459966253

5. Newspapers from Ancestry -- Longview Daily News (Longview, Washington) 13 March 1961 Monday page 13 -- https://www.newspapers.com/image/575662652/?terms=%22Mary%20campbell%22&match=2

6. Mormonism -- https://www.britannica.com/topic/Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints

7. Historical weather information -- https://www.wunderground.com/history

8. Maps and directions -- https://www.google.com/maps/place/11015+SE+240th+St,+Kent,+WA+98031/@47.3867082,-122.1980942,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x54905ea2707eae2d:0xa4a73b095db4cdcd!8m2!3d47.3867046!4d-122.1959002

9. Child safety seats -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_safety_seat

10. Washington state drivers license 1960 -- https://dannyslicenseplates.com/vintage-drivers-licenses/

11. White Center, Seattle -- https://www.loghousemuseum.org/history/white-center/

12. Burley Idaho -- https://www.cassiacounty.org/cassia-county-history

13. Hypnosis -- https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hypnosis/about/pac-20394405

14. Mind control -- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hypnosis-the-power-trance/201509/is-total-mind-control-possible

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Located in the northwestern section of Canada lies an 11,000 square mile stretch of untouched wilderness called the "Nahanni Valley" (aka "The Headless Valley"). This area is virtually inaccessible, as there are no roads, trails or other obvious access points. It is full of large dangerous animals, steep cliffs and brutal weather conditions. And it is believed to be haunted. Today's episode is based on the first hand accounts of the people who have actually found a way inside this valley and lived to tell the tale. What they saw and experienced is truly terrifying.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is called "The Valley of Headless Men" (Here is the link to the video -- https://youtu.be/wF2fa2nY0oo)

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1. "Mysteries of the Nahinni Park Reserve in Canada" -- https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2018/2/21/mysteries-of-the-nahinni-park-reserve-in-canada

2. "The Mysterious Valley of the Headless Corpses" -- https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/10/the-mysterious-valley-of-the-headless-corpses/

3. "Legends of the Nahanni Valley" -- https://mysteriesofcanada.com/nwt/legends-of-the-nahanni-valley/

4. "Nahanni" -- https://www.nfb.ca/film/nahanni/

5. "The Obsession of Albert Faille" -- https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1962/10/6/the-obsession-of-albert-faille

6. "The Valley of Headless Men -- Nahanni Canada" -- https://buildfutureenergy.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/the-valley-of-headless-men-nahanni-canada-mystery-legend-hollowearth-hmmm-interesting/

7. "Top 10 Lesser Known Mysteries" -- https://listverse.com/2010/09/25/top-10-lesser-known-mysteries/

8. "The strange deaths of David Horesay and Frederick Hardisty in the Northwest Territories" -- https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/david-horesay-frederick-hardisty

9. "Canada: NORTHWEST TERRITORIES: Home of Devils?" -- http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,854301,00.html

10. "Canada, The Valley of the Headless Men" -- https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread787656/pg1

11. "Legend of Deadmen Valley" -- https://spectacularnwt.com/story/legend-deadman-valley

12. "The Legend of Deadmen Valley" -- https://markozen.com/2017/07/24/the-legend-of-deadman-valley/

13. "13 Day Nahanni River Class" -- https://canoenorthadventures.com/adventures/new-nahanni-classic

14. "The Yukoner" -- https://www.yukoner.com/Yukoner11pdf.pdf

15. "The Haunting History of This Canadian National Park" -- https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/canada/experiences/news/the-haunting-history-of-this-canadian-national-park

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In 1995, an 18 year old named Reggie was serving a life sentence inside one of the most violent prisons in the USA. Reggie tried to keep his head down to avoid trouble, but at some point he offended an inmate they called “The Devil”… and when you upset The Devil, you’re doomed. But Reggie wasn’t going to just roll over and die. Instead, he made a plan to save himself... What happened next shocked the world.

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1. Survivors guide to prison – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4323370/

2. Calipatria video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YctyQDiJ9wQ

3. Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipatria_State_Prison

4. Jails in CA – https://www.allprobailbond.com/blog/california-jails/the-best-and-worst-jails-in-california/

5. How prison works – https://templeton1.org/california/state/calipatria-state-prison/

6. Riot – https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-xpm-2014-mar-11-la-me-ln-calipatria-prison-riot-20140311-story.html

7. Rape – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_rape_in_the_United_States

8. 2020 audit – https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/prea/wp-content/uploads/sites/186/2020/08/CAL-2019-PREA-Final-Report.pdf

9. Info Calipatria – https://www.laweekly.com/friends-wrongfully-imprisoned-for-nearly-two-decades-until-the-innocence-project-won-their-freedom/

10. Mass Transfer – https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/1996/sep/15/mass-transfer-madness/

11. Legal materials – https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/1996/mar/15/prison-officials-cant-moot-law-library-suit-by-transfer/#case-1185

12. Electric fence – https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2020/mar/3/lethal-prison-electric-fences-may-violate-international-law/

13. Prisoner assault – https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/1995/sep/15/ca-prisoners-assault-prison-office/

14. Innocence Project -- https://crimestory.com/2021/10/11/ca-innocence-project-reggie-cole-freed-from-15-year-nightmare-of-unjust-captivity/

15. Rolling Stone -- https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/how-a-wrongfully-convicted-inmate-killed-his-way-out-of-prison-153932/

16. LA Times - https://www.latimes.com/local/crime/la-me-0412-lapd-suit-20150412-story.html

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In 2006 a couple found themselves lost in the rugged San Jacinto mountain range in California. Starving, dehydrated, and desperate, they stumbled upon a campsite tucked away in an isolated ravine. They rushed over to it to see if the owner was nearby, but before they could locate them, the couple saw something hidden inside of the tent. This discovery would change their lives forever.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is called "This trail is a death trap'" (Here is the link to the video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PXwLa6mTEA)

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1. "The Death--and Afterlife--of Thru-Hiker John Donovan" -- https://www.backpacker.com/trips/trips-by-state/california-trails/lost-found/

2. I Shouldn't Be Alive (Season 2, Ep 22 "Date from Hell") -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.2ab94e1f-1df8-d1f5-9477-3c03ede4a7fc?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_pvs_piv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_pvs_piv-20

3. "Pacific Crest Trail: Most Diverse - San Jacinto Mountains, CA" -- https://www.backpacker.com/trips/pacific-crest-trail-most-diverse-san-jacinto-mountains-ca/

4. "An overview of the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) Deaths" -- https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/tag/John+donovan+death+PCT

5. "Lost: How a dead man saved two Dallas hikers" -- https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2006/december/lost/

6. "Couple recalls how missing hiker saved them" -- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna127375127) https://www.dailynews.com/2006/06/06/missing-hikers-remains-found/

7. "Missing hiker's remains found" -- https://www.dailynews.com/2006/06/06/missing-hikers-remains-found/

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In 2010, a young tutor stepped inside of her student's apartment. At first it was quiet, then a terrified voice called to her from the back bedroom... Had she known what was waiting for her inside of that bedroom, she would have turned and ran.

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1. Book: Killing for you: a brave soldier, a beautiful dancer, and a shocking double murder, Greenberg - Saint Martins True Crime - 2017

2. ABC: This community theater actor's final performance was a chilling confession to double murder -- https://abcnews.go.com/US/community-theater-actors-final-performance-chilling-confession-double/story?id=63181588

3. ABC Mystery in room 419 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2DsrabOdic

4. ABC 20/20 final act -- https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2019-05/31-the-final-act

5. Dateline 20/20 plot twist (TRANSCRIPT) Internet Archive 10.10.2021 -- https://archive.org/details/MSNBCW_20211010_070000_Dateline

6. Dateline plot twist video episode -- https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000378583_01/e7887f23-f4cd-3b52-ac1e-353a52b3b509?paused=true

7. The Mercury News -- https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/08/19/daniel-wozniak-case-full-story-of-california-double-murder-investigated-on-2020/

8. OC Weekly--actor found guilty -- https://www.ocweekly.com/jury-finds-actor-daniel-wozniak-guilty-in-gory-double-murder-6842327/

9. Los Angeles Times -- https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-xpm-2012-05-25-tn-dpt-0526-wozniak-20120525-story.html

10. Wikipedia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Wozniak_(murderer)

11. CBS -- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/behind-the-scenes-of-killer-performance-covering-the-daniel-wozniak-case/

12. CBS News: sentencing -- https://www.cbsnews.com/video/prosecutor-wozniak-deserves-death/

13. WCBI: Detailed description of crime -- https://www.wcbi.com/prosecutoreven-the-most-demented-hollywood-writers-would-not-have-dreamed-up-an-ending-like-this/

14. Rachel Buffett, an actress and former Disney princess -- https://www.insideedition.com/daniel-wozniak-murder-case-fiancee-rachel-buffett-convicted-lying-police-pleads-innocence-tapes

15. FAST FACTS -- https://heavy.com/news/2019/05/rachel-buffett-daniel-wozniaks-fiancee/

16. Medium: case file -- https://themaverickfiles.medium.com/american-actor-murders-army-veteran-for-62-000-life-savings-c66972ac5b5c

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In 2008 in Canada, a highly controversial movie script found its way into the police’s hands. When they read it, they immediately told the filmmaker that they would not be allowed to produce the script into a movie, and then the police wiped the script from the face of the earth... Except recently I got my hands on an uncensored full version, and I used it, along with several news reports, to tell the highly controversial story that was supposed to stay a secret.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is called "The real life 'KILL ROOM'" (Here is the link to the video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdQujjxb258)

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1. The uncensored script can be found here (have to pay for access) -- https://www.scribd.com/doc/202712564/51755869-WARNING-GRAPHIC-Alleged-Diary-From-Twitchell-s-Computer

2. Wikipedia page for Mark Twitchell -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twitchell

3. Murderpedia page for Mark Twitchell -- https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/twitchell-mark.htm

4. IMDB page for Mark Twitchell -- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2671533/

5. Dateline covered this case (Season 19, Episode 1 -- "Deadly House of Cards") -- https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/dateline-nbc/9060582955933764112?orig_ref=https://www.google.com/

6. YouTube channel "True Crime Daily" covered this case -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQjdf4L7-bs&t=394s

7. Edmonton Journal writeup about Johnny Altinger -- https://edmontonjournal.com/news/murder-victim-johnny-altinger-had-a-lifelong-fascination-with-new-technology

8. CBC writeup about the case -- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/slain-man-called-friend-after-garage-visit-twitchell-jury-told-1.1051080

9. Gilles Tetreault website -- http://theonewhogotaway.us.tempcloudsite.com/index.html

10. The Sun's coverage of this case -- https://www.the-sun.com/news/3429653/the-terrifying-true-story-of-how-one-aspiring-serial-killer-used-plenty-of-fish-to-lure-his-victims-to-their-death/

11. Wikipedia page for TV show Dexter -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_(TV_series)

12. Morbidology covered this case here -- https://morbidology.com/the-dexter-killer-mark-twitchell/

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In 2006, an adult son arrived at his parent’s farm to work for the day. When he got there, he expected to see his father out and about doing chores, but when he looked around the property, he didn't see him. The son decided to go inside the farm house (where his parents lived) to see what they were doing. What he saw on the 2nd floor would haunt him for the rest of his life…

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Main Sources:

1. "Jessica Reid" profile & relevant articles on Teenkillers.org -- https://teenkillers.org/juvenile-lifers/offenders-cases-state/nebraska-offenders/jessica-reid/

2. Murdock, Nebraska Wikipedia page -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdock,_Nebraska

3. Jessica Reid inmate status report -- https://dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/InmateDisplayServlet?DcsId=96350&return=true

4. The Stock's church -- https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/church/?id=71506

5. "When Murder Came to Murdock" -- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/202106/when-murder-came-murdock

6. Case Law "STATE v. REID" -- https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ne-supreme-court/1117250.html

7. Case law "STATE v. FESTER II" -- https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ne-supreme-court/1117249.html

8. Case law "LIVERS v. Tim Dunning, Sheriff of Douglas County, Defendant–Appellant" -- https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1615359.html

9. Wayne Stock obituary -- https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/journalstar/name/wayne-stock-obituary?id=33373310

10. Sharmon Stock obituary -- https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/journalstar/name/sharmon-stock-obituary?pid=17497194

11. Dateline: In The Dead of Night archive of relevant pieces of content -- https://archive.org/details/MSNBCW_20190304_070000_Dateline/start/180/end/240

12. "Was Nebraska Couple's Murder Revenge or Random?" -- https://abcnews.go.com/2020/murder-mystery-killed-wayne-sharmon-stock/story?id=11523512#.UH2dn03R58E

13. Journal Star Article (pay wall) -- https://journalstar.com/news/local/consecutive-life-sentences-handed-down-in-murdock-murders/article_20d5f29f-d1ed-507d-8a94-a9aba1b3bd18.html

14. Omaha World Herald article (pay wall) -- https://omaha.com/news/crime/case-shut-questions-linger-about-investigators-in-murdock-murders/article_77f3e8a8-e422-5cb3-9191-35473dc30a57.html

15. "MATTHEW LIVERS AND NICHOLAS SAMPSON" -- https://wronglyconvictedgroup.wordpress.com/2016/08/08/matthew-livers-and-nicholas-sampson/

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During World War 2, there was a horrific incident that occurred on a small island in the Pacific Ocean. At the time, the details of exactly what happened on this island were made top secret. But in 2004, the US government decided it was time for the public to know the truth. Not only is the story of the Chichijima Incident unbelievable, but the twist at the end will genuinely shock you, especially if you are an American.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is called "This island kept a dark secret until 2004" (Here is the link to the video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB9-eS44A_8)

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1. Blog post: "Chichijima incident-Cannibalism in WWII and George H.W. Bush’s remarkable survival." -- https://dirkdeklein.net/2016/06/30/chichijima-incident-cannibalism-in-wwii-and-george-h-w-bushs-remarkable-survival/

2. 9 News write up: "The Chichijima incident: George HW Bush's extraordinary WWII survival story" -- https://www.9news.com.au/world/chichijima-incident-george-hw-bush-extraordinary-wwii-survival-story/b8edd905-c63b-409f-971b-23f08e533389

3. All That's Interesting write up: "Inside The Chichijima Incident, George H.W. Bush’s Harrowing Escape From Cannibal Enemies During World War II" -- https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-bush-cannibalized-chichijima-incident

4. Inside Hook write up: "Horrors of History: How George H. W. Bush Dodged Cannibalism Death in WWII" -- https://www.insidehook.com/article/history/the-horrors-of-history-the-cannibalism-of-chichijima

5. Find a Grave "Marvelle William Mershon" -- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9206627/marvelle-william-mershon

6. Find a Grave "ENS Floyd Ewing Hall" -- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9204880/floyd-ewing-hall

7. Find a Grave "2LT Warren Earl Vaughn" -- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56134288/warren-earl-vaughn

8. Chichijima Incident Wikipedia page -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichijima_incident

9. "Torture, Execution, and Cannibalism on Chichi Jima, and George HW Bush's Narrow Escape" -- https://www.pacificatrocities.org/blog/torture-execution-and-cannibalism-on-chichi-jima-and-george-hw-bushs-narrow-escape

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In 2017, an aspiring teenage artist was invited to come out to an art college in Florida for a personalized tour of their campus. They told him to bring along some of his best artwork to show the staff, and so the teen decided he would make a special papier-mâché mask just for the occasion. After it was complete, he packed it up, along with his other things, and then he got ready to board a bus bound for Florida. Three weeks later, the police would learn the horrifying truth about what that mask was actually used for.

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Main Sources:

1. TV Show: Killer Motive, Season 2, Episode 9, "The Art of Death" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5H-CtWXGCY

2. Oxygen article, "Woman Forges Art School Email To Lure Boyfriend's Teen Son To His Death" -- https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/crime-news/denise-gay-kills-and-dump-body-of-boyfriends-son-martre-coles

3. NBC 12 article, "Sisters of murdered missing Henrico teen speak out" -- https://www.nbc12.com/story/35155403/sisters-of-murdered-missing-henrico-teen-speak-out/

4. The Roanoke Times article, "13-year-old witness testifies in case where victim was suffocated and stuffed in rubber storage bin" -- https://roanoke.com/13-year-old-witness-testifies-in-case-where-victim-was-suffocated-and-stuffed-in-rubber/article_6e3ac164-5356-553e-87dd-8cbfeadaeae0.html

5. WTVR station article, "Mother and daughter sentenced for roles in killing of teen found in storage container" -- https://www.wtvr.com/2018/07/11/mother-and-daughter-sentenced-for-roles-in-killing-of-teen-found-in-storage-container

6. Manning Live article, "Former Manning resident charged in death of Virginia man" -- https://manninglive.com/stories/former-manning-resident-charged-in-death-of-virginia-man,9172

7. Wikipedia page for Highland Springs, VA -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Springs,_Virginia

8. Martre Coles obituary -- https://richmond.com/obituaries/coles-martre/article_4e314d29-5d25-5038-aaae-3816a3164fdb.html

9. Carina Coles obituary -- https://richmond.com/coles-carina-j/article_26033c81-00e2-5fbb-a7b1-90966858bcf3.html

10. The Cinemaholic article, "Where Are Denise and LaToya Gay Now?" -- https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-denise-and-latoya-gay-now/

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In 1999 there was a rash of disappearances inside of the famous Yosemite National Park in California. When the police couldn't figure out where these people had gone, or who (or what) was behind their disappearances, a rumor started amongst locals that a "monster" must be running loose in the park attacking people. At first, this was just an urban legend, but by the end of the year, police would discover there really was a monster in the park, and they really were behind the disappearances.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is called "This nudist terrified a country" (Here is the link to the video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Ln8V6og-c)

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1. NY Daily News write up -- https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/justice-story-twisted-trail-yosemite-murders-leads-resort-handyman-article-1.1168927

2. Outside Online article about the "Yosemite Horror" -- https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/yosemite-horror/

3. ABC News provides a timeline -- https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-recalls-moment-family-learned-target-1999-yosemite/story?id=60364987

4. North Coast Journal long write up -- https://www.northcoastjournal.com/072502/news0725.html

5. Mirror provides confession details as well as some images -- https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/how-serial-killer-sibling-child-18804818

6. Home Brewed Mojo blog post about case -- http://homebrewedmojo.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-yosemite-murders.html

7. LA Times write up -- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-30-mn-61018-story.html

8. Baltimore Sun write up -- https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-04-08-9904080323-story.html

9. ABC News more coverage -- https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-recalls-moment-family-learned-target-1999-yosemite/story?id=60364987

10. Las Vegas Sun provides more timeline -- https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/oct/21/chronology-of-yosemite-slayings-case/

11. CAVDEF detailed info on case -- http://cavdef.org/w/index.php?title=Yosemite_murders

12. Strange Outdoors write up -- https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/tag/Carole+Sund+yosemite+murders

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In 2012, a man living in Omaha, Nebraska met a woman on a dating website and after dinner, he invited her into his apartment. As they started getting intimate, they heard a knock on the door. Annoyed, the man got up and went to look through the peep hole, and he couldn’t believe who he saw standing on the other side of the door. This story has one of the strangest endings I’ve ever covered. Let’s just say, the plot twist is HUGE.

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1. A Tangled Web -- Rule, L. (2020). A tangled web: a cyberstalker, a deadly obsession, and the twisting path to justice. Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp.

2. Court transcript: statement of facts in chronological order -- https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4552093/state-v-golyar/

3. ABC article with excellent pictures : Horrific stalker turns out to be jealous lover -- https://abcnews.go.com/US/horrific-stalking-case-jealous-lovers-cover-murder/story?id=74431142

4. Dateline documentary: Scorned -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7466836/

5. Dr. Killer podcast: analysis of why Liz Golyar did what she did -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0iav-HqpKE

6. Starcasm Review/preview/summary of datelines episode on Cari Farver: DATELINE Cari Farver Omaha murder unravels bizarre love triangle, identity theft claims against Shanna Golyar -- https://starcasm.net/dateline-cari-farver-omaha-murder-unravels-bizarre-love-triangle-identity-theft-claims-against-shanna-golyar/

7. Iowas cold cases--summary of various news articles and chronological updates on case including Shanna’s appeal (rejected) -- https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/cari-farver/

8. Second Life” twisted woman use of social media -- https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4254755/woman-murdered-love-rival-pose-social-media-shanna-golyar-cari-farver/

9. Heavy: where is Shanna Golyar today? -- https://heavy.com/news/shanna-golyar-today-cari-farver/

10. Inmate record for Shanna Liz Golyar -- https://dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/InmateDisplayServlet?DcsId=99536&showInmateImage=true

11. Where is Dave Kroupa now? -- https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-dave-kroupa-now/

12. Where are Nancy and Max Raney now? -- https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-cari-farvers-mother-and-son-now/

13. Who killed Cari Farver -- https://thecinemaholic.com/cari-farver-murder/

14. Where is Liz Golyar Now? -- https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-shanna-liz-golyar-now/

15. ABC The truth about Dave Kroupa -- https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/truth-dave-kroupas-apparent-stalker-revealed-part-74552807

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In 2012, a West Virginia father knocked on his 16 year old daughter's bedroom door, expecting her to open it up and say, "hello." But after knocking, there was only silence in her room. He knocked a few more times, but his daughter still did not emerge, so the father decided he would go inside and make sure she was OK. Little did he know, what he would discover inside of that room would ruin his life.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is called "These teens have a TERRIFYING secret" (Here is the link to the video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7lytyRgBwE)

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1. Official webpage for the 20/20 episode called "Unfriended" (Season 33, Episode 40) -- https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2014-07/19-2020-0718-unfriended

2. YouTube channel "@Kenneth McDonough" uploaded the ABC News 20/20 episode "Unfriended" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hm2VAZ8-bI

3. Companion write up for 20/20 episode "Unfriended" -- https://abcnews.go.com/US/best-friends-killers-teens-murder-friend-didnt/story?id=24573749

4. Wikipedia page about the case -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Skylar_Neese

5. Write up about case on "allthatsinteresting" -- https://allthatsinteresting.com/skylar-neese-murder

6. Amateur blog post about the case -- https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-murder-of-skylar-neese-stabbed-55-times-fe77b3b0f9d3

7. Write up about case on Vizaca -- https://www.vizaca.com/skylar-neese-story-case/

8. Relevant facts about case on Ranker -- https://www.ranker.com/list/skylar-neese-facts/amandasedlakhevener

9. Website dedicated to Skylar Neese -- https://skylarneesemurder.com

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In 1995, a man was in his basement running on the treadmill when he heard thumping sounds coming from upstairs. He went upstairs to investigate, and at first he didn’t see or hear anything unusual. But when he reached the end of the first floor hallway and looked in the dining room, he saw the source of the sounds and he immediately started screaming.

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1. Chicago Tribune: Domestic Disturbance -- https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-01-20-0201200470-story.html

2. Chicago Tribune: Man charged in two 1995 deaths -- https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-08-24-0108240236-story.html

3. Transcripts of court case -- https://casetext.com/case/winger-v-greene

4. Chilling Crimes Donnah Winger -- https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/donnah-winger

5. ABC 20/20 The Perfect Lie -- https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2021-04/16-the-perfect-lie

6. Invitation to a murder -- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/invitation-to-a-murder-05-09-2009/

7. Forensic files now, Mark Winger -- https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/mark-winger/

8. Forensic files now, Donnah Winger -- https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/donnah-winger/

9. Forensic files now, No Great Catch -- https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2016/09/01/mark-winger-no-great-catch/

10. Medical Detectives (Forensic Files) Season 8, Episode 14 "A Welcome Intrusion" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoAam9Z9ErQ&t=797s

11. Monstrous arrogance--men who kill rather than divorce--common characteristics -- https://paperzz.com/doc/8414064/monstrous-arrogance---university-at-albany

12. Who was Roger Harrington? -- https://thecinemaholic.com/who-was-roger-harrington-did-he-kill-donnah-winger/

13. Case against BART -- https://freshedits.com/trending/mark-winger-the-man-who-almost-got-away-with-murder/

14. Donnah Winger’s Murder: How Did She Die? Who Killed Her? -- https://thecinemaholic.com/donnah-wingers-murder-how-did-she-die-who-killed-her/

15. Where are Donnah Winger’s sisters Now? -- https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-donnah-wingers-sisters-now/

16. Rebecca Simic -- https://thecinemaholic.com/?s=Rebecca+simic

17. Mark Winger The man who almost got away with Murder -- https://freshedits.com/trending/mark-winger-the-man-who-almost-got-away-with-murder/

18. Families torn apart by killer dad reflect on the years they believed he was a hero -- https://abc7news.com/mark-winger-case-abc-2020-the-perfect-lie-rebecca-simic/10522876/

19. Diabolical Deceit: The Murder of Donnah Winger -- https://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/post/diabolical-deceit-the-murder-of-donnah-winger

20. Mark Winger Now: Where Is Donnah Winger’s Husband Today? -- https://heavy.com/news/mark-winger-today/

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One morning in 1983, a truck driver was driving down a lonely Alaskan highway, when he saw a young girl come bounding out of the forest that butted up against the road. The girl ran out onto the highway, turned toward him, and began sprinting in his direction while screaming and waving her arms in the air. The driver came to a quick stop and as the girl got closer, he saw she had no shoes on and had a handcuff dangling from one of her wrists. When she reached his vehicle she threw herself inside and screamed at him to drive. The driver had no idea who she was or what was wrong, but it was obvious she was in serious trouble, so he didn't ask questions and just hit the accelerator. It would turn out this young girl had been kidnapped, and that morning she was being transported out to an isolated cabin in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness to play a "game." She had managed to escape, but before she did, her captor had told her what this game entailed, believing she would die before she could tell anyone about it. But of course, she lived, and after the truck driver brought her home, she spoke to police and told them all the horrible details of the wicked game in the woods.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is called "His victims had to play his evil game" (Here is the link to the video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBOakDDZXaM)

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1. The FBI Files (YouTube channel) covered this case in a video called "Hunter's Game" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tYbcJfxEgA

2. Serial Killer Documentaries (YouTube channel) covered this case in a video called "Serial Killer: Robert Hansen (The Alaska Human Hunter)" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3voOt9JJVRE&t=346s

3. Wikipedia page for Robert Hansen -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hansen

4. Criminal Minds page for Robert Hansen -- https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Hansen

5. All That's Interesting write up on the case -- https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-hansen

6. Talk Murder With Me blog about the case -- https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2019/12/26/robert-hansen-butcher-baker

7. Murderpedia page for Robert Hansen -- https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hansen-robert-victims.htm

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On March 20, 1995, a crumpled up newspaper was spotted lying on the floor of a Tokyo, Japan train car. In Japan, the subways are always immaculately clean, so this newspaper stood out like a sore thumb. As commuters stared at the trash, wondering who would be so inconsiderate to litter, a wet spot began to form at the center of the newspaper, like it was sitting on top of a liquid that was now starting to seep through. As soon as this began to happen, everyone in the train car started to cough. The cough was mild at first, but within minutes it progressed into a violent cough making it hard for people to catch their breath. By the time the train pulled into the Government Center station, the commuters on board the train were clawing at the doors of the car to get off...

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1. The non-fiction book called "Underground" by Haruki Murakami, published in 2003. The wiki for the book is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_(Murakami_book)

2. A Case Study on the Aum Shinrikyo cult -- https://irp.fas.org/congress/1995_rpt/aum/part04.htm

3. This day in history, a general overview of the events -- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tokyo-subways-are-attacked-with-sarin-gas

4. Brittanica coverage -- https://www.britannica.com/event/Tokyo-subway-attack-of-1995

5. Wikipedia page for attack -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack

6. Schematics for cult's headquarters -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack#/media/File:Layout_of_Aum_Shinrikyo_biological_weapons_facility.png

7. Article about execution of Shoko Asahara -- https://www.npr.org/2018/07/06/626434965/japan-executes-cult-leader-responsible-for-1995-sarin-gas-attack-on-tokyo-subway

8. Timeline of events -- https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00243/

9. A 2nd timeline of events -- https://www.nonproliferation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/aum_chrn.pdf

10. Schematics of the 3 subway lines in Tokyo -- http://www.allaboutjapantrains.com/tokyo-metro-chiyoda-line.html

11. Atlantic, what does Sarin do to people? -- https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/05/what-does-sarin-do-to-people/275577/

12. List of perpetrators and their professions -- https://irp.fas.org/congress/1995_rpt/aum/part04.htm

13. Description of Mt. Fuji cult compound -- https://apnews.com/article/ec6204ef1c7091c0a2b54facaa98b30b

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Carol and Reggie Sumner were high school sweethearts in the late 1960s, but after graduation they broke up and went their separate ways. 40 years later, after both of their respective marriages ended in divorce, the pair reconnected through a random unintentional phone call. Within days of this chance encounter, the two were happily going on dates again as if they were picking up right where they left off in high school. The pair would get married and move to Florida where they planned to live out their days, relaxing on the beach and enjoying each other's company. However, shortly after moving to "The Sunshine State" a very unexpected guest would turn up at their front door, who would ultimately change their lives forever.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is called "Her evil plan put her on death row" (Here is the link to the video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8gIahvAcas)

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1. TV show "Your Worst Nightmare" Season 2 Episode 3 called "Unexpected Company" -- Can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maoFMeh_vew&list=ELTJzy3jnp90K_z5-2I5nIcw&index=4

2. TV show "Wicked Attraction" Season 4 Episode 7 called "Good Deeds Punished" -- Can watch here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.b6a9f7a1-8a2c-be89-90b5-ac5a589052fc?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_pvc_truecrime&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_pvc_truecrime-20

3. The Terrible Crimes Committed by Women on Death Row -- https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/the-terrible-crimes-committed-by-women-on-death-row/news-story/609aef00619fe1393f987e90e14c9665

4. Forum discussing the case -- http://www.cncpunishment.com/forums/showthread.php?3193-Michael-James-Jackson-Florida

5. Post and Courier publication, coverage of case -- https://www.postandcourier.com/news/shockingly-evil/article_508fba1e-e979-58ab-abd0-c69da7f93141.html

6. Grave site information for the Sumners -- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61805920/james-reginald-sumner/photo and more here https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61805959/carol-margaret-sumner

7. Florida capital cases information -- http://www.floridacapitalcases.state.fl.us/inmatedetails9682.html?IID=415

8. Court proceedings -- https://casetext.com/case/jackson-v-state-3904

9. Of Myth and Mercy Podcast on YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnVyiamgd4c

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On Christmas Eve in 1992, an 18 year old woman named Danita Gullette stepped outside of her place of work into the freezing Dayton, Ohio night air and began walking toward her mother's house. After a few minutes, Danita decided to call her mother to ask her something that couldn't wait until she arrived. So Danita stopped at a payphone, slipped a few coins into the phone's coin slot, then dialed the number she knew by heart. At her mother's house the phone started to ring, but when Danita's sister picked up the receiver, the phone was silent. Around the same time, the Dayton police received a call about a disturbance at a payphone in town. This would be the start of one of the most incomprehensible crime sprees in American history.

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1. TV Show 'Homicide for the Holidays' Season 4, Ep 2, "Six Slays of Christmas" -- https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000384830_01/fc69497c-1c23-3bee-8a91-07b7383343c3

2. Dayton Daily News: Includes a google map with pins of where the killings took place -- https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/the-notorious-christmas-killings-1992-map-and-timeline/WlhrYt0YPbL8hQ08D7Z3hJ/

3. Dayton Daily News: Includes a lot of photos of "then and now" of the perpetrators along with a basic timeline of events

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime--law/years-after-christmas-murder-spree-will-never-forgotten/qTO7WEbofIreJuaDpSQk2H/

1. Oxygen write up companion for TV Show 'Homicide for the Holidays' Season 4, Ep 2, "Six Slays of Christmas" --

https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/crime-news/dayton-ohio-christmas-crime-spree-explained

1. Laura Taylor to appear for a parole hearing in March 2022 -- https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/W033039

2. The NY Daily News coverage of the case -- https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-metro-justice-story-20181226-story.html

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In 2012, a young man drove his truck into an Anchorage Alaska parking lot and came to a stop next to a small, bright teal colored shack. This shack was a coffee shop, and this young man worked there as a barista. That morning he had a shift, so he hopped out of his truck, went around to the side of the structure and put his keys into the door's lock. When he turned them, he noticed there was no resistance, the door was already unlocked. Confused, he pushed the door open and saw right away the place had clearly been robbed. He called his boss, who in turn called the police, and then they asked to review the shop's security footage from the night before. And when they watched it, they saw they had a much bigger problem than just theft.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from my most popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is titled "This man terrified the FBI" (Here is the link to the video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l65EL29NTjM)

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1. NY Post article about case -- https://nypost.com/2019/06/29/a-chilling-inside-look-at-one-of-americas-most-infamous-serial-killer-cases/

2. FBI releases details of Samantha Koenig's abduction -- https://www.khq.com/news/fbi-releases-details-of-samantha-koenigs-abduction-murder/article_d5077784-11ed-5998-88fa-0042b550d444.html

3. Israel Keyes victims -- https://darkideas.net/true-crime-articles/invisible-victims/the-invisible-victims-of-israel-keyes/

4. Inside Edition covered this case on YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ-nbQgW_dU

5. Baffling Documentaries on YouTube covered this -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a4rMKXNvBw&t=284s

6. Wikipedia page for Israel Keyes -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Keyes

7. Murderpedia page -- https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/keyes-israel.htm

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This is the story of what is, quite possibly, the strangest outcome of a failed romantic relationship ever. In 2013, two young people who met on a dating site, met for the first time in person over a cup of coffee. Immediately the pair hit it off, and within a year they were engaged to be married. But shortly after their engagement had begun, cracks in their relationship formed and they broke it off. It seemed like they both were moving on and building new lives for themselves, until a very strange email arrived in one of their inboxes... then another email showed up.... then another.... and another.... and before long, people were getting attacked and others were getting arrested.

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1. Anaheim Settles Lawsuit by Woman Framed in ‘Rape Fantasy’ Case -- https://www.courthousenews.com/anaheim-settles-lawsuit-by-woman-framed-in-rape-fantasy-case/

2. Department of Justice Public Affairs: Friday, May 14, 2021Deputy U.S. Marshal Charged with Cyberstalking and Perjury -- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/deputy-us-marshal-charged-cyberstalking-and-perjury

3. October 18, 2017, Los Angeles Times Woman is sentenced to 5 years in prison for framing husband’s ex-fiancee in Craigslist rape fantasy plot -- https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-craigslist-sentence-20171018-story.html

4. January 12, 2019, BuzzFeed News (National) A “Rape Fantasy” Plot Sent Her To Jail. Now She’s Fighting Back -- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jtes/michelle-hadley-ian-diaz-angela-framed

5. U.S. Marshal Framed Ex-GF as Rape Predator, Had Her Jailed for Months: Docs -- https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-marshal-ian-diaz-indicted-for-anaheim-love-triangle-plot-against-michelle-hadley

6. Dateline Season 25, Episode 20 "Diabolical" -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6589016/

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In 2004, a retired couple who had been living on a yacht, sailing the California coastline for the previous 2 years, learned they were going to be grandparents. They were so excited about it, they decided to sell their yacht and move back onto the land to live closer to their grandchild. The retirees quickly found a buyer for their boat, and they made plans to meet some of their family members back on land after the sale, but the couple never showed up. It wasn't until someone noticed some very strange things on board the couple's yacht that the mystery of what happened to them was uncovered.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel (Original YT video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SeAJTpOCbo)

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1. ABC News 20/20 episode (broken into parts) called "Overboard" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Pf41ofEQ8&t=4s

2. Official webpage for the 20/20 episode called "Overboard" -- abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2020-01/17-overboard

3. Companion write up for 20/20 episodes -- https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/alonso-machain-details-murders-tom-jackie-hawks-part-68365133

4. Wikipedia page about the case -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Thomas_and_Jackie_Hawks

5. Write up on Heavy -- https://heavy.com/news/2020/01/tom-jackie-hawks-cause-of-death-murder-case-thomas/

6. Amateur blog post about the case -- https://medium.com/dark-aberrations/death-at-sea-the-yacht-murder-of-tom-and-jackie-hawks-ae38db304925

7. Detective describes grisly murder -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_sm0odKVx8

8. Murderpedia about Skylar -- https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/deleon-skylar.htm

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In 1992, a young mother received a package in the mail that had no return address on it. When she brought it inside her house and opened it up, she found it contained a non-fiction murder mystery novel. She didn't know why it had been sent to her, but when she opened the novel up, she noticed someone had gone through and underlined several sections. At first, she assumed this novel must just be second hand copy and so the previous owner's notes were still inside. But when she actually read some of the highlighted sections, she immediately understood that someone was sending her a terrifying message... But this would only be the start of her nightmare.

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1. Oxygen Network TV show "Killer Relationships With Faith Jenkins" Season 1, Episode 3, "Monster-In-Law" -- https://www.oxygen.com/killer-relationship-with-faith-jenkins/season-1/episode-3/monster-in-law

2. Accompanying write up for Oxygen TV show referenced in source 1 above -- https://www.oxygen.com/killer-relationship-with-faith-jenkins/crime-news/jelka-pesic-organized-murder-of-former-daughter

3. National Post coverage of the story -- https://nationalpost.com/news/grandmother-who-hired-hit-man-to-kill-daughter-in-law-seeking-early-parole

4. Vancouver Sun coverage of the story -- https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/jelka-pesic-spurs-more-outrage-over-her-daughter-in-laws-murder

5. Amateur blog with detailed timeline of events -- http://jelkapessic.blogspot.com

6. Wiki coverage of the story -- https://www.wiki.ng/en/wiki/where-is-jelka-pesic-now-alex-pesic-murder-story-on-killer-relationships-with-faith-jenkins-oxygen-870303

7. Show Biz Corner write up on story -- https://showbizcorner.com/alexandra-alex-pesic-murder-where-is-her-killer-step-mother-jelka-pesic-now

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In 1990, two college students, who lived together in an apartment, suddenly stopped communicating with their friends and families. After a few days of silence, the police were called to do a welfare check on them. When the police knocked on the girl's door, no one opened it, so they got a key from the building manager and opened the door themselves. As soon as they were inside, they called out for the girls, but they didn't call back. The police walked forward into the living room, and at first everything looked normal, but then they noticed something horrible on the couch...

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel (Original YT video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTwhTjFgSKk)

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1. Danny Rolling Wikipedia page -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Rolling

2. ATI (All That's Interesting) coverage of story -- https://allthatsinteresting.com/danny-rolling-gainesville-ripper

3. "Biography" website coverage -- https://www.biography.com/news/danny-rolling-scream-killer-gainesville

4. How the perpetrator was caught (from Oxygen) -- https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/how-danny-rolling-the-gainesville-ripper-was-caught

5. Shreveport Times article about how this case inspired Scream movie -- https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/life/2022/01/12/scream-movie-documentary-danny-rolling-serial-killer-gainesville-ripper-hometown-shreveport/9126171002/

6. Slashfilm.com coverage of how this case inspired Scream movie -- https://www.slashfilm.com/736734/the-real-life-serial-killings-that-inspired-scream/

7. Murderpedia page for Danny Rolling -- https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r1/rolling-daniel-harold.htm

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In 2011, a young woman opened the door to her place of work, a sporting apparel store in Washington DC, and immediately realized something was wrong. Too afraid to investigate what she saw and heard, she ran from the store and called 911. When police arrived and entered the store, they heard a sound coming from a hallway in the back, and they began to move toward it…

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1. TV Show "Snapped" Season 9, Ep. 19 -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2429706/

2. Wikipedia coverage -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lululemon_murder

3. Washington Post coverage -- https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-yoga-store-murder-the-shocking-true-account-of-the-lululemon-athletica-killing-by-dan-morse/2013/11/29/36493e46-51fc-11e3-a7f0-b790929232e1_story.html

4. Talk Murder coverage -- https://talkmurder.com/lululemon-murders/

5. Slate coverage -- https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/03/lululemon-murder-a-plot-twist-reminds-us-that-most-crime-isn-t-random.html

6. Film Daily coverage -- https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/true-crime/lululemon-murder/

7. Photos from crime scene GRAPHIC -- https://www.wusa9.com/gallery/news/local/bethesda/photos-bethesda-lululemon-murder-evidence/65-285709001

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In 2002, a very unlikely witness came forward to give the Everett Washington police some shocking information about a missing person. It was the break investigators had been waiting for — and dreading. The information the witness provided would ultimately lead the police to uncover one of the most heartless plots ever devised.

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1. Blog article by Kim L Pasqualini -- https://kympasqualini.medium.com/she-was-forced-to-watch-her-own-grave-being-dug-the-murder-of-rachel-burkheimer-d860d7fae2c3

2. True Crime Daily covered this story in a video on YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqlZ_RHv0MI

3. True Crime Daily write up -- https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/11/07/troubled-romance-with-bad-boys-leads-to-teens-abduction-murder/

4. From blog who pulled form Seattle Post-Intelligencer Report -- http://scaryreality.com/all/The_trail_of_tragedy_that_led_Rachel_Burkheimer_to_her_grave.html

5. News coverage of sentencing phase -- https://komonews.com/news/local/everett-jury-convicts-man-of-2002-murder-of-rachel-burkheimer

6. "Criminal" website coverage -- https://vocal.media/criminal/teen-saw-her-grave-being-dug-before-her-murder

7. Trial coverage -- https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2004/05-22/479402_man_sentenced_to_life_in_ex-gir.html

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Hello fans of the Strange, Dark and Mysterious delivered in story format! Our first podcast episode will go live on the morning of February 14th, and from there on out we will be releasing 2 weekly podcasts!

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