On a chilly evening in early February 2010, a group of friends gathered around the table at a restaurant in a French ski resort. They had been out on the slopes all day and were warming up with mulled wine by the fire. A cell phone buzzed, and one of the friends looked down and frowned. They excused themselves and stepped away from the table to talk. When th ... Show More
Dec 18
Stranger Than Fiction Vol. XII
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. 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, pr ... Show More
38m 16s
Sep 2024
Talking Dateline: Noises in the Night
<p>Josh Mankiewicz and Andrea Canning discuss Andrea’s episode, “Noises in the Night.” In November 2016, 16-year-old cheerleader Emma Walker was found dead in her Knoxville, Tennessee home. An investigation revealed she was killed by a bullet shot from outside her house that pier ... Show More
20m 27s
Oct 8
The Scream on the Radio: An Event That Haunted Me for Life
When a curious teenager dares to visit a haunted asylum in Illinois, she has no idea she’s opening a door that will never fully close. Over the years, unexplained events follow her across states, homes, and generations from a possessed family campsite to a haunted workplace in D. ... Show More
32m 23s
Feb 2025
EP. 191: GEORGIA - The Child In The Trash Bag: The Disturbing Murder of Amari Hall
In 2021, the body of a young 8-year-old girl named Amari Hall was found wrapped up in a trash bag in a wooded area in Gwinnett County, Georgia. But as investigators pieced together what had happened to her, at the hands of her mothers, an incredibly disturbing story began to unfo ... Show More
2h 5m