In early January of 1956, Glasgow police received a phone call about a break-in at the home of the Smart family. The scene they walked in on however was something far more sinister. Peter Smart, his wife, Doris, and their 10-year-old son Michael had all been shot dead at point-blank range in their beds.
It was clear to detectives that the Smarts had been ... Show More
Nov 13
Robert Wone - Forensics, Fetishes and Fluids: Part Two | #425
<p>In our final episode on the murder of Robert Wone, we examine the most shocking autopsy we’ve ever come across. Complete with what they found on and inside Robert…</p><p>Which together with the nightmarish sex toys discovered in the DC townhouse, painted a new and even more bi ... Show More
1h 30m
Nov 6
Robert Wone - The Dead of Night: Part One | #424
<p>Just 79 minutes after Robert Wone arrived at the fancy Washington DC townhouse of his College pal, 911 received a call that he was dead.</p><p>Was it a drug-fuelled gay orgy gone wrong? A horrific rape and murder? An opportunistic burglar? The scene, Robert’s injuries, the sur ... Show More
1h 39m
Jul 2022
Austrian House of Horrors
<p>Today’s podcast features two separate, unique stories that share a theme: stories that are so messed up they sound fake, <em>but,</em> they are actually true. The audio from these stories has been pulled from my YouTube channel, which is just called MrBallen, and has been rema ... Show More
44m 17s
Sep 2022
Bathroom Man (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
<p>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 he ... Show More
51m 54s
Jan 2024
An Insignificant Man: Episode 374
St Mellons is an eastern suburb of Cardiff. When 15 year old Claire Hood, who lived in St Mellons with her mum and sister, was not in the house when her mum Pam arrived home from work one day, Pam knew something was wrong. But she can't have imagined for one moment the horror tha ... Show More
28m 19s