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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories is a true crime and mystery podcast that presents strange, dark and mysterious content delivered in story format. The program is hosted by John Allen a.k.a. MrBallen.
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- Yesterdayconversational57 min5-min read
Sometimes the Vanished Never Return | Campfire for a Cause
This special episode of Mr. Ballin's Strange, Dark, and Mysterious is a private campfire show hosted for Liana, a young fan from Virginia battling leukemia, whose family has been deeply impacted by her illness and her father’s prior ALS diagnosis. The host dedicates the night to telling three chilling stories — one about a ghostly hand at a Mahjong game in 1950s Hong Kong, another about a family vanishing into a time portal at the Little Bighorn battlefield, and a third about a teen haunted by a tall figure during a snowstorm at a remote Oregon cabin — all while honoring Liana’s courage and raising funds for her medical care.
- 2 days agonarrative27 min5-min read
Reality Glitch Vol. II
Two chilling, reality-bending stories are recounted: one of a doctor who sees the Grim Reaper before being diagnosed with terminal cancer, and another of a woman who returns from death speaking as a murdered niece reincarnated in her body. These tales blur the line between the supernatural and the real, leaving listeners questioning what lies beyond life.
- 3 days agonarrative27 min5-min read
Brutal Mercy (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
This episode of the MrBallen Podcast recounts four astonishing true stories where people faced seemingly insurmountable odds—lightning strikes, infant choking, impossible radio signals, and a mysterious doctor—and survived through sheer luck, physics-defying phenomena, or unexplained intervention. Each story underscores how reality can be stranger than fiction.
- 5 days agonarrative29 min4-min read
On Patrol (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
A small-town Arkansas police officer is ambushed and murdered in his patrol car, and the investigation hinges on a cryptic license plate number scrawled on his hand. Despite false leads and alibis, the killer is ultimately exposed when an anonymous tip delivers the murder weapon.
- 1 weeks agonarrative37 min6-min read
Fan Favorite - "The Receipt"
This episode recounts the brutal 2006 double murder of Karen and Jim Divalbliss, a well-known Ohio couple, in a robbery gone violently wrong. The investigation ultimately uncovered that their handyman, Eric Hockman, and his girlfriend Heidi Kidwell murdered them for money, using stolen bloodstained cash to rent a moving truck—leading police straight to them.
- 1 weeks agonarrative26 min4-min read
No Way Out Vol. XII
This episode of the MrBallen Podcast presents three harrowing true stories of people trapped with no escape: a fatal DIY oven repair, a father wedged in a children’s cave play area, and urban explorers discovering a man crushed by a casket lift in an abandoned funeral home. Each story underscores how ordinary decisions can spiral into irreversible tragedies.
- 1 weeks agonarrative27 min4-min read
Warnings (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
This episode of the MrBallen Podcast presents four chilling true stories where individuals misjudged their circumstances with fatal consequences, from a condo dispute that ends in murder to a man inspired by a self-help article who meets a gruesome end. Each tale underscores how desperation, delusion, or poor judgment can spiral into tragedy.
- 1 weeks agonarrative29 min5-min read
Murder In Marseilles (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
A 1988 murder of a Marseille clinic owner initially blamed on a rival tycoon was actually orchestrated by his own disgruntled administrator, revealing a hidden betrayal within the victim’s inner circle. The case was cracked two years later when a suspect walked into a police station, leading to a confession that exposed a hitman-for-hire scheme.
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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories is a true crime and mystery podcast that presents strange, dark and mysterious content delivered in story format. The program is hosted by John Allen a.k.a. MrBallen.
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