MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Late one afternoon in the summer of 2014, a pawnshop owner was updating his inventory logs when the bell above the front door jingled. A young couple walked inside and approached the counter. The man said he had a few items to sell, then opened a drawstring bag and dumped the contents onto the counter. A collection of gold chains, rings, and watches spilled out. Many of the pieces were twisted and mangled. And instantly, the hairs on the pawnshop owner’s neck stood up. Because everything about this interaction – from the large quantity of damaged jewelry to the careless way the pieces had been thrown in a bag together – told him that these items were stolen. And this made the owner extremely nervous, because he had cash in the register and didn’t know what the thieves might be capable of. He needed to get them out of the store quickly, without revealing that he was on to them. So, he told the couple he didn’t have enough cash to buy the jewelry now, but would send some pictures to his broker to see if they were interested. The couple agreed and let him take the photos. As soon as they were gone, the owner called the police, and it soon became clear he’d stumbled onto something much bigger than theft. Because this jewelry was linked to a murder case that had rocked a small, suburban community and baffled police.  For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Today’s podcast will feature 3 horrifying stories that will make you wonder who or what may be lurking in the forest. 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, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "Pound Cake" -- Girl takes a "shortcut" on the Appalachian Trail (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf9ahZB9yfY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf9ahZB9yfY]) [https://youtu.be/5-DiRM4CFPI?feature=shared)] * #2 -- "The Dream" -- 3 hikers attempt a rugged hike in bad weather (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNpctf6WJx8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNpctf6WJx8]) * #1 -- "Big Footprint" -- A mysterious set of footprints are found in a marsh (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZCCCxnSMxs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZCCCxnSMxs]) For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen [https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen] If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

On a morning in 2002, a man in Indianapolis, Indiana woke up in a cold sweat. His hands shook as he tried to block out the images he’d seen in his sleep, but he knew these images would not just go away – they would keep haunting him until he did something about it. He got out of bed and walked to his phone. He dialed 9-1-1 and said he needed to talk to a detective, because he was having dreams that showed him everything that had happened during a horrific murder all the way back in 1989. The dreams this man claimed to have would help reopen an unsolved murder case that had shocked Indianapolis thirteen years earlier. But these dreams would not answer the questions police had been wrestling with for years, and it would take them another decade to finally track down the killer. For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

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, previews & links to original YouTube videos: * #3 -- "Doctor WHO?" -- A family's dark secret is revealed in a fire (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaa53S-8lDM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaa53S-8lDM]) [https://youtu.be/5-DiRM4CFPI?feature=shared)] * #2 -- "Drunk" -- Police ask a woman on the side of the road if she has been drinking. What happened next was so rare, it was documented in scientific journals. (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJJmwCKgHAQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJJmwCKgHAQ]) * #1 -- "Identical Strangers" -- A chance encounter connects two long lost relatives, but that's only the beginning of this insane story (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIvIBKiQhVM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIvIBKiQhVM]) For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen [https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen] If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

This is a special bonus episode of "You Can't" I’m going to tell two stories about two very different haunted places. And even though these stories take place decades apart – and involve wildly different people – the message of both is the same… crossing paths with ghosts can kill. For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].