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
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Warnings (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Today, I’m going to tell you four stories about people who thought they had a handle on the situation they were in, but found out – way too late – that they’d really misjudged things. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called " ... Show More
27m 7s
Sep 21
Murder In Marseilles (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
One morning in January 1990, a man walked into a police station in Marseille, France, clutching a newspaper. He went up to the desk, and said he’d seen a sketch of a murder suspect in the paper that morning – and he knew who it was. He unrolled the newspaper... and held it up nex ... Show More
29m 35s
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