logo
episode-header-image
Dec 2023
45m 35s

Open Wounds (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Ballen Studios
About this episode

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.


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

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Up next
Yesterday
Follow the Leader
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 name ... Show More
28m 53s
Jul 7
Bad Blood (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 fel ... Show More
37m 47s
Jul 3
Diagnosis Vol. III
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 ... Show More
33m 25s
Recommended Episodes
Jun 2024
Jackson "Trash"
On November 8, 2016, 26-year-old Brittany Southwell was holding her 7-month-old son in her arms, while inside her basement bedroom with her fiancé Tyler, in Jackson, MI. It was like any other Tuesday inside the home located in the 400 block on Jefferson St…until Tyler’s father no ... Show More
1h 1m
Feb 2024
John O'Keefe - 557
January 29th, 2022. Canton, Massachusetts. Boston police officer John O’Keefe was found dead in a fellow officer’s front yard after his girlfriend Karen Read dropped him off in the early morning hours. Karen Read is accused of hitting John with her vehicle and leaving him to die ... Show More
49m 27s
Sep 2023
ENCORE: Desperate Housewife
There’s a lot that’s happened to Jen Shah since this episode originally aired in August 2022. The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star was sentenced to more than six years behind bars, and earlier this year reported to Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas. But before all that, ... Show More
43m 37s
Feb 2024
The Dark Watchers
Rodney takes a writing trip to a secluded cabin in Big Sur, but is unsettled by what he learns happened to the last writer who visited that eerie place for some inspiration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
31m 38s
Feb 2024
Linda Dancer
The case of a beloved Kenosha social worker's murder resurfaces nearly a decade after leads run dry when an odd call from another state reveals the gruesome truth about a vengeful pack of killers. Season 30 Episode 03Originally aired: October 31 2021Watch full episodes of Snapped ... Show More
43m 21s
May 2024
Episode 6 - The Hitman
After going public about the reopening of the Billy Halpern murder investigation, Detective Danny Smith receives a mysterious call from someone who claims to have insider knowledge about Billy's murder and other related homicides. This caller unveils the dark underbelly of the So ... Show More
38m 15s
May 2024
#494 - Gossip & Brain Bashing - Cherryville, North Carolina
This week, in Cherryville, North Carolina, multiple couples are beaten to death, in their own homes, in as brutal a way possible. This sends the town into hysterics, with burglar alarms, and guns, flying off the shelves. Gossip, and police pressure drive one suspect to madness, b ... Show More
1h 13m
Jul 2022
#389: Murder in Slow Motion™️: Connie Dadkhah
Connie Dadkhah lived alone in her Rancho Penasquitos condo and had neighbors who cared about her. When they saw an angry man pounding on her front door, tampering with her electrical box, breaking into her balcony window and heard what sounded like a violent fight, they placed 12 ... Show More
43m 11s
Apr 2024
#485 - Adopting Murder - Cape St Claire, Maryland
This week, in Cape St Claire, Maryland, a couple tries to build a family, by adopting children, who come from rough beginnings, but when they are brutally killed, in their own home, the suspicion falls on the adopted teenage sons. Was it the one who they kicked out of the house, ... Show More
2h 48m