Disturbing memories, scrawled in cursive books meant for kindergarteners: "My mother made my sister strip in the bathroom... My mother thinks I am impotent. She wanted to see me develop a relationship. This is why she used to send a maid servant to my room to excite me." The inscriptions, incongruous with the whimsical books in which they were found. The mot ... Show More
Aug 2023
98. The Death of Geetika Sharma
Over the last decade, India has been home to a slew of unexpected, scandalous and devastating suicides with sinister back stories. These suicides, those of Jiya Khan, Pratyusha Banjerjee, Sushant Singh Rajput, Tunisha Sharma and more, weren’t just stories of people who gave up on ... Show More
45m 41s
Oct 2022
Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Today’s podcast features 3 separate, unique stories that all involve highly dysfunctional families. 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, ... Show More
36m 11s
Jun 2021
Episode 33: True crime junkies - what intrigues us about violence, fear and gruesome death?
It’s the most popular genre for book lovers, podcasters and even documentary makers, with a growing audience who love all things true crime.
But what is it that intrigues us about violence, fear and gruesome death and why are women the biggest consumers of all when it comes to mu ... Show More
45m 2s
Apr 2023
The Geylang Bahru Family Murders | 1979 | 1/2
In the morning of January 1979, Tan Kuen Chai and his wife Lee Mei Ying would leave for work but return home to a horrifying scene. Their 4 children, Tan Kok Peng, Tan Kok Hin, Tan Kok Soon, and Tan Chin Nee, would be found lifeless and piled upon each other in the bathroom, in w ... Show More
17m 51s
May 2024
#355: Man Kept A 9-Year-Old Girl In His Room For 10 Years Without His Mom Noticing
That was it. He was going to kill her. Sato, a bachelor, a young man who still lived with his mother terrorized her within the walls of her own home.Sure, she could still go out, enjoy her life, but Sato had control over the household in a way that made her feel suffocated. Trapp ... Show More
47m 6s
Jul 2022
Walking Among Us: The Senseless Murders of Kanika Powell, Sean Green, Chad Maurer, and Elizabeth Barraza
This week's episode tells the stories of young people who's lives were tragically cut short--but it was no accident. It was cold-blooded murder.
Kanika Powell was a smart, successful, and career-driven young woman. She had no criminal record and had a deep connection w ... Show More
32m 52s
Jun 2023
Episode 307: Why are we all so obsessed with true crime as entertainment?
The true crime genre is one of the world’s most popular in books, podcasts, tv shows and films but what is it that makes us so drawn to violence and and all things criminal?Nicola is talking to author and columnist Sarah Weinman whose latest book Evidence of Things Seen, an antho ... Show More
50m 3s
Jul 2021
L'affaire Ramsey, le cold case qui hante les Etats-Unis (rediffusion intégrale)
Dans Home(icides), Caroline Nogueras, journaliste depuis plus de 15 ans, nous raconte ces tueries familiales qui l'ont bouleversée, et qui en bouleversent encore certains aujourd'hui. Quelle folie meurtrière peut pousser un être humain à tuer la chair de sa chair, la femme de sa ... Show More
40m 32s