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 be ... Show More
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Shiny Veneers (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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/MrB ... Show More
35m 6s
Jul 20
The Bouncer (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 ... Show More
31m 50s
Jul 17
The Last Bus/In the Mist | Campfire Stories with MrBallen
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, becau ... Show More
32m 56s
Feb 2025
The Sting (Somaya Hussein Ahmed)
<p>After a young woman is found dead, police are quick to identify her killer. Gathering the proof wasn't quite as fast. A phone, a camera, and a police informant would prove pivotal to this case.</p><p> </p><p>View source material and photos for this episode at: <a href="https:/ ... Show More
54m 12s