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 search ... Show More
Nov 9
On the Line (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
One night in August 1992, a sheriff’s deputy raced down an empty road in a rural part of Tennessee. A local woman had been kidnapped that morning, and right this very second, the kidnapper was making a ransom call. That call had been traced to a payphone just up ahead, and the de ... Show More
38m 3s
Nov 6
Guided by the Dead (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Today, I'm going to tell you two really unbelievable stories that, realistically, we don't know if they 100% happened. But in each story, there's pretty compelling witness testimony that something really bizarre actually happened. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcas ... Show More
31m 2s
Mar 2022
Buried in the Basement (Mark Koster)
<p> A new homeowner discovers a missing man’s body in the house. A cryptic note and, surprisingly, a Pomeranian dog send investigators on a cross-country hunt for a killer. </p><p>For episode information and photos, please visit <a href="https://anatomyofmurder.com/.">https://ana ... Show More
47m 39s
Nov 2022
EP. 87 ILLINOIS - John Wayne Gacy (PT. 2): The MURDERS
It was the height of the 1970s and dozens of young men from the Chicago area started going missing. 33 young men, to be exact. By 1978, 29 of the 33 missing young men would be found, dead, in the small home on Summerdale Avenue in the Chicago suburbs. Some were buried in the back ... Show More
1h 41m