MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Traffic Stop (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

April 13, 2026·31 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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PREMISE
The podcast recounts the true crime story of Kim Medlin, a 26-year-old waitress and horse enthusiast from North Carolina, who vanished in the early hours of March 29, 1997, after her red Jeep was found idling on the side of Old Charlotte Highway. The episode explores how a seemingly ro

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People

Kim MedlinBridger MedlinAssistant Chief Bobby HulkCaptain David SimpsonOfficer Josh GriffinOfficer Roger Griffin

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Thorogood Company

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismMissing PersonsSerial KillersTrue Crime

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