Crazy neighbor’s SECRET caught on camera
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2022
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Can we just appreciate this man stood out in the middle of a road just to tell us this story
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Ikr true legend
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Haha thanks 💪
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Insanity. All I can think about is his mom texting him, “K I can :)” completely unaware that her son is plotting her murder and her husband is already dead. Gives me chills.
@Witty Witty okay buddy
@Witty Witty as a famous tweet says : You can say “I like pancakes” and somebody will say “So you hate waffles?”.
Insecure much, dude?
@Witty Witty bruh, the person was saying the context of the text is chilling given the background behind it.
@Witty Witty that’s literally not what she said clown 🤡
That got to me too, it's the same sort of thing my mum would say if I was to ask her to grab me something.
Also @Witty Witty wtf?
“K, i can :)” actually made me so sad, she sounded like such a nice woman
i thought the same thing.
This is exactly how
I would have responded. Even if I was tired from a long day at work or the grocery store was out of the way.
The thought that my son would be at home plotting my death is just unfathomable. Poor woman 😢
@mkultra42 Yes!! I'd do anything for my babies! (They're grown now - 18 and 21 but still!) Like what a horrific, blood chilling story 😢
@@msangie101183 (((hugs))) Me too. Mine are 16 and 12 now and they’re still my babies. I do joke with them though and say - Hey, if you flunk out of college and feel some way about it, please write me a letter or something. Don’t hit me over the head with a frying pan or anything in my kitchen.
We have a weird sense of humor like that ;)
During the testimony hearing his ex start crying anrd her interrogation around the case when she she mentions theyd all play mario cart and just the little detail she always made the yoshi sound, made me sad.
The older I get, the more and more these types of stories bother me.
I couldn’t fathom taking advantage of my parent’s trust like that. Just seeing the mothers text “k I can :)” breaks my heart. I imagine all the times my own mother has texted me and gone out of her way to pick something up after work… even thinking about using that against her in such an evil way hurts my soul.
Because you’re an empathetic person with prob average to low levels of psychopathy.
this was one of the things that got me the most too. as a mother myself and someone who ADORES their own mother, i can’t even imagine. i really really feel for her and Bart. this was devastating.
I know it hurts me, too, especially because my mom is named Christa, and I often ask her things. Like "Hey can you pick me up a soda?" So it felt kind of personal and made me feel really sad.
I just hope neither of them saw it was their own two faced evil and stupid son..........@@MiloTheBirdLover
A psychopath cannot appreciate anything that comes from the heart. And I believe compulsive lying can make a person psychopath.
First ten minutes: “Poor Chandler, that’s horrible!”
By the 25 minute mark: “Hey wait a minute”
"Chandler then took out a rifle he had hidden by the front door..."
Me: Wait what?
Him and his girlfriend's entire interrogations are available on RUclips. I felt bad for his girlfriend.
Took you a while
mr ballen is a master of getting us wrapped up in the story and the twists
I was thinking Chandler stood out as 'odd' in his photos.
It's incredible how much work Chandler put into not working
So true.
Lmfao!
Oh sweet irony 😂
It's easier to just get a job lol
@@Ub3rpwnage44It seems like it, but the difference (I’m just playing devils advocate) is when if he had a job in real life when he goes to his job, almost all of things are out of your control and I mean you have a boss telling you what to do, etc. But, if you choose to create a life that is a lie, you’re are in the driver’s seat the whole time, yes you are creating this job because you have to jump through hoops for your parents, but you’re in control and for people that have these kind of personality disorders, control is very important.
he cut up his mum and dad in to pieces and tried to burn them, then he failed and then dumped the parts randomly everywhere, its just non imaginable. absolute demon.
The moment i heard "Halderson" my heart sank. This case has always messed me up, Bart and Krista never deserved this. Neither did Mitchell or Kat
It's terrifying that you can raise a psychopath who might eventually kill you, even if you were great parents.
Well when he was born he wasnt a sociopath. He just later turned into one.
There is always a bad and a good
@@koheletsmoger2327 Well actually psychopaths are born, sociopaths (which I think is what you are referencing) are made.
you dont know if they were great parents you dont know what went on behind closed doors
@@harleatyler7411 I was more speaking in general and not about this case specifically, but yes you are correct.
I’m always bewildered by people who think that the best way to avoid being caught in a lie is to kill the people they’ve lied to. They don’t want to be exposed as liars but potentially being exposed as murderers is somehow a preferable outcome.
extremely flawed logic.
Right? At least being exposed as a liar you can potentially come back from that and do better but murder? Never.
@@stevensmith8977 Nicely written!
Yea i didn't think about that..yea that makes it worse then it already is.. dang..
They brainwash themselves into thinking they can actually get away with it. If they really thought they would get caught they probably wouldn't do it.
He could have just been going to school and working some part-time job. That's all his Dad wanted from him. Incredible how stupid people are! What a tragedy 😭
That’s many people’s dream…
maybe this sore loser pathetic chandler envied his older brother because his older brother get his life on track because he's successful, married and have his own house while he is just gaming all day like a moron haha.
Can we get this man some Oscars for being the world's best storyteller???
The way his mom said “K I can :)” after he asked her for something without even saying (please/if you can) just says so much about how kind his mother was . And the dad didn’t even confront him he wanted him to come clean 💔 they were good people
It seems like they saw all of the signs, but didn't want to believe that Chandler was capable of the things he was doing. The way he said, "Pick up soda on your way home" says a lot about their relationship. He used and abused her and she coddled him. It's just totally sick that he robbed his own parents of their lives. 💔💔
yeah that made me sad. my mom would probebly answer similarly. i couldnt imagine doing anything to harm her :( shes adorable and a lovely person.
@@VioletJoy What I’m wondering about (not to vilify that two people lost their lives) is the money? Did it exist? If it did, was this one of the motivations for killing them? Have the money “disappear” along with his parents?
@@Peron1-MC Just out of curiosity, would you actually ask your mom or demand like Chandler did?
@@VioletJoy no i wouldnt
I've never dismembered a body but I'm pretty sure that it is much more difficult than apologizing for lying.
@@MagnificentDevilweird joke ngl.. at least i hope it’s a joke, I don’t wanna see this in a future mrballen video
Nah it's not harder.
@@MagnificentDevil divorce for the sake of ur wifes/husbands life
@@kittymilkyyy lmao
@@MagnificentDevilif you don’t like your spouse enough to make this joke, just get a divorce
I remember hearing this story a while back. I was halfway in when things started to sound familiar, and then I knew exactly how it ended. I think you did a really great job portraying this story. It was a fresh take, and definitely had me going.
I watch True Crime, and it's amazing how often the most minute details will trip up criminals. This kid was not wired right. It's amazing how two brothers, equally cared for and loved, evolved so differently. When I hear things like this, I always wonder if it is possible to be born bad?
Yes, it is, psychopaths are born apparently
Miniscule .. 😊,yeah this a horrible story of two great parents who devoted love, time, money and so proud of their kids, home, life!! They DEFINETLEY did not deserve to be killed because one of their children were so desperate and afraid of the massive spider web of lies that he believed murdering his life giving parents was the correct course to take. My God the mindset you would have to have to set up this web of lies, the time put into the lies... he could have turned around his life easier than what it took to come up with his devilish scheme. I believe his parents spirit is still with the other son and will meet again someday. As for the killer psychopath son.. there is no redemption, he has no remorse, he has no respect and I believe that an event so wicked as this deserves the death penalty. At the least they need to study him while alive and after passing study his brain to maybe figure out what exactly went wrong with this boy. Imagine having this small baby, raising him with love & pride. Helping him up as he trips when learning to walk, helping him through highschool, dating and giving him advice then off to college and monetary loans to help him... then loud bang then darkness, my lord they deserved so much better. RIP❤
Sorry for book😂😂
I share your curiosity
Yes, he could have been "wired wrong". (Aka Sociopath or Narcissist Personality Disorder). But I am thinking more along the lines of: Spoiled Rotten, no accountability, and loving the Deadbeat lifestyle. Makes me wonder...
My sons were 25 months apart. Both born in wedlock, both were sent to a Christian school through 6th grade. Somewhere they diverged...one became a cop, one became a coke dealer. Among other things. He was arrested a few times for misdemeanors but never for the drugs. He finally straightened out. At this point, both kids have great jobs, great marriages, houses, and wonderful kids. So that's my experience. I am grateful.
I feel sorry for Chandler's brother, Mitchell. He lost both of his parents and found out that his own brother is a monster.
@@giakolou2876are you being serious? Chandler faked that..
@@giakolou2876 did you not watch the video before commenting? He just fell accidentally and faked the whole huge concussion and paralysis thing. And that happened way after he had already lied about going to college and having an amazing job. Now that I think about it, he's so good at manipulating people he even made you believe he's not a monster.
@@Nil_Samathat’s cute thanks for the laugh.
It must have been terrible for him.
Do we call those people evil or mental health victims?
What’s also really sad about this is how his dad still had enough faith in him to think he’d simply come clean. He probably had absolutely no idea that his son was capable of this.
His son was obviously all messed up in the head (normal people don't do this). He should've talked to him directly but who knows how that would've ended just as well. Stupid guy, he should/ve came clean and rebuild his life, now its far to late...
Sheesh
Extremely sad
One thing sticks out...
Why would Bart make real appointments with actual counselors?
Why wouldn't he just tell Chandler that he had, and then depending on Chandler's response say, "I know everything..."
Why would he drag Chandler to a meeting just to expose him when it wasn't really necessary?
If Chandler denied it, he could always go back and get proof.
Weird.
@@itsROMPERS... omg I leeeeeove your profile name!!! 😅😂🤣
His girlfriend was in such a tough spot as well, I'm not through this video so I'm not sure if you mentioned her or not, but she testified against him in court. The whole thing is so gut wrenching, I'm heartbroken for his parents, no one deserves this
I barely comment on social media.
This channel …. I’ve been binge watching this channel since I found it ! I love it. Keep it up.
I have not heard a better storyteller ever, I swear this guy could make the directions on a box of shake and bake horrifying.
Morgan Freeman
Shake and bake is horrifying.
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Imagine being the poor brother, Mitchell. Lost everyone all at once. Heartbreaking doesn’t even come close to covering how that must feel for Mitchell.
My goodness, I didn't even think of that till I read your comment. I was too floored by the despicable actions of this incredible coward. Holy shit, both of your parents die on the same day at the hands of a brother you realize you never really knew.
I hope he has close extended family.
I seen this story told a number of ways but this was the best! Such a fascinating, unbelievable and brutal tragedy.
Imagine being Catherine ( Cat) , one day she found out her “ hubby” was a complete fraud, killer and pathological liar. Everything he was telling her in past 2 years was completely fabricated by “ChazzleDazzle” - Chandler’s name on social media apps. 🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼
I know of a family that I knew personally where the brother and the sister murdered their parents and the poor middle sister lost her whole family in one foul swoop.
So weird seeing people say my name and the conversation not being about Mitch McConnell lol
I think the scariest part of this story is that Chandler was otherwise a completely normal human being and (up until his web of lies began unraveling) never gave anyone any reason to believe that he was mentally ill.
It was soo devastating to see this case from "the unaware girlfriends" perspective,she seemed really supportive,like she was still in denial after he got locked up,but awhile after she completely cut him off from her life. I heard from another channel that she apparently got herself a dog,but she has gone into complete "hiding" from social medias,wich i totally understand. She is soo sweet,i hope she manages to recover,move on and become the happy,bubbly and energetic,positive young woman she was before all this. She will probably not trust another guy again just like that,poor thing. But with time hopefully.
This guy seemed soo harmless at first,but oh man......the personality once his guard was down,and all the evidence pointed towards him. Gave me the chills.
The most unbelievable thing about this story is the fact that the dad was able to get all this info from the customer service in 17 minutes
LOL, Sean. Tell me about it. I cannot get a human on the phone for anything anymore!
Shoutout to Omar 😂
Ya customer service is never that fast
😂🤣 damnnn
yeah and these days (or at least at every school I've gone to) they won't just hand that information out to you. They will make you verify your identity, you can't just ask for transcripts and then get them
To think that someone would go to this extreme just so that he could fulfill his desire to live the life of a deadbeat, is absolutely appalling!
He was about to be exposed as a looser and a huge fraud. I guess he didn't want to confront that fact and didn't think far ahead enough to understand that he was about to ruin the rest of his life anyway by murdering his parents.
Right?! Imagine if he'd just put that effort into really doing something?
Probably a saint for the "let it rot" movement.
They wouldn't. This is far too much work for a "dead beat".
All the elaborate accounts, characters, phones, and then killing them and disposing of their bodies would've been a lot of work, just imagine the effort of hacking an adult into pieces, then another, then sitting by a fire for days slowly trying to burn them up... He's obviously emotionally dead, but it's still a tremendous amount of work.
So he definitely didn't do it to be a slacker. He must have some very serious mental deficiency like psychosis or schizophrenia.
It's nothing like a normal person who decided to do this for some perceived gain. He's not that human.
No kidding, something that could have been rectified so simply turned into this senseless murder of your parents. And it sounds like they would have been happy if he just would have went and got a job at 7-Eleven. Thanks for your great comment 😊
Actually, this is the second time I've listened to you tell this story... I just realized how big a sociopath this kid was. He wasn't stupid... but like so many other killers, he never thought past making people dead, and he really didn't care about his family he just wanted to make a bad situation go away without being honest.
I love how he tells stories in the way he does. Not letting us know what’s REALLY going on until ITS TIME to tell us! LOVE IT!
I feel so bad for Mitchell. I can't imagine the heartache he's going through.
I feel like people don’t mention this enough when covering this case, the poor guy lost his parents and his brother (mentally/emotionally) all at once. So awful. I hope he’s got a good support system
Yes, I can't even imagine how difficult this must be for him. He must feel like he is going to wake up and this was all a nightmare.
@@ellybean5868 Seriously. I can't imagine how he could even begin to process such a horrible thing. All we can do is pray for him and his remaining family members. 💔🙏🏽🕊️
I hope he has help and a good support system around him. I feel so bad for him as well.
@@gwendolyn2442 I can't help but wonder if anyone, friends or family, had an inkling that this kid was not quite "right." It's quite scary to think that someone could hide that kind of personality in such a close knit family.
I pray that his brother gets the long term support that he will surely need after being orphaned by his own sibling.
The thing I love about Mr Ballens stories is that you never see what's coming. As he narrates the story - you find yourself trying to guess what happened and trying to work out what happened & who or what was involved. But, because Mr B is such a great story teller, you never see it coming... He's the Alfred Hitchcock of social media stories 👏👍
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So damn true.... I've seen two awesome deep dives on this case and I still hung on his every word. The way he tells stories is magic.
Even if you’ve already heard it!
I have noticed how his storytelling is getting more creative like that. This evolution is Impressive and pretty damn cool.
So true I'm always like what's next 😂
This is that moment where you realize. Youve watched all of mr. Ballen's content and are on the second loop. 😅
I swear every time I listen to one of your stories, I realize it's a story I've already heard before, sometimes more than once. I can't tell exactly what the story is until near the end because you tell the story so differently and so well. You are an amazing story teller and I am HERE FOR IT! AYYYYYYYYY!!!! Lololol keep it up! I listen to your podcast too!
As a true crime connoisseur, I recognized this story immediately, but it was so interesting how you were sharing it from Chandler’s false perspective that I kept watching! Very creative story-telling, well done.
Right! I was like nooo that’s not the truth, but I waited until the end. It was like he filled in holes from the other true crime podcast.
Me too
Yeah, he always follows the "suspect's narrative," before giving us the "real narrative" of what happened. Keeps that tasty suspense and mystery. Ballen's a great storyteller.
This is the main reason why I follow this account 🎉 Amazing storytelling ❤
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Your storytelling has turned every single one of my hikes into life-threatening excursions filled with wrong turns, murderers and cougars. Thanks a lot, dude.
What kind of cougars? The animals or the women?
@@brandontaylor6677 - Cougars are felines. Women are not "cougars." They are human beings.
I used to say I was always worried I’d end up on an episode of dateline, now I say I’m worried I’ll end up on an episode of Mr Ballen lol
@@kdphotos4691 You maybe wanna inform yoursef about what he was actually saying.
You still hike after Ballen? You're very brave. 😆
Man he really picked a good day to tell this story outside. Absolutely no wind 👌👌👌👌
this is hilarious 😂
I've heard this story half a dozen times but NOBODY tells it like MrBallen! Thank you🙏
This is exactly why pathological liars are extremely dangerous, I like how in the beginning of this story you kind of even felt bad for Chandler... Until the truth was revealed... I’ve never seen anyone legitimately put that much effort in order to be lazy.
Literally! Mr. Ballen is such an amazing story teller! I've never seen anyone so good at it as him
@@rmsiq148isstruggling3 this absolutely had nothing to do with what was said. So why reply and speak the obvious as well. And yes pathological liars are quite dangerous due to their need to up hold their sense of reality.
the sad fact, he put more effort to be lazy than to be productive. If he would have only took have the initiative to actually do something with himself that he did in order to be lazy and live like a bum, he would have done just fine and then all the troubles that he had would have actually never happened ... its so insane
@@rmsiq148isstruggling3 lol this has nothing to do with the original comment. I hope you don’t think you have a 148 IQ 🤣
@@tyronedelaney174 100 bucks says it’s a bot.
This is insane. Imagine how much easier his life would have been if he just admitted to his parents after that first semester he was struggling with school. I don’t see how people get into these huge spiraling lies that don’t possibly hold up under scrutiny
ikr his parents were nice they probablay would have helped him
Probably because he's a narcissist: can't accept responsibility ; the lies, probably because he's a sociopath: lies to everyone starting with himself.
It's possible that he was planning to kill himself. I allowed all kinds of things to get out of hand for a while because there was "no point in trying" because I was not planning to stick around.
Ikr even if he had come clean about everything on the day of the meeting with the college and his dad it still wouldn’t have been that bad for him. I can’t understand how some people can be so stupid.
Narcissists don't see how their lies effect those around them or themselves.
I have never seen your channel. I have seen this story before, but the way you told it made it so I didn't realize it was that story until close to the end. It was fantastic the way you told it!! It gave me an "OMG!" moment and was very intriguing and interesting and almost mysterious. Great job! Thank you!
Ah, Chandler Halderson. I’m familiar with this case but the way you told it was so compelling.
Also, IMO the most tragic part of this case was his mom’s final “K I can :)” text. His parents loved him so much and did so much for him, and he would rather kill them than admit the truth to them.
Like button needs to have a word with you.
a lot of words
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The like button has some animosity towards Mr ballen
Cringe af,’
I don’t understand why he always picks on me 😡
I'm terrified of having kids...even if you do the best you can...you can't control who that person will become. It's scary.
Compassion is the key ingredient for raising children. You have to teach them compassion by the time they're 8 years old. Having a consistent routine and at least one person in their corner is also essential and minimizing trauma as much as is possible. The one thing you can't really control is if they are born with psychopathy and there are ways to tell early on and there are psychologists and psychiatrists that can help the child not turn into a criminal - but psychopathy is pretty rare. Odds are you will not have a child with psychopathy which is basically a type of brain damage/disorder they are born with.
@@litehold1144 have to get it pretty early of course, because sociopaths lack the natural empathy that all social animals (like rats and humans) have
I’d say that his parents created this monster- it’s unfortunate but true that all of their actions & inactions throughout his life whether early life trauma or what but their raising of him led to their son using them until he couldn’t use them anymore. The nail in the coffin was the shame of them finding out he’s a deadbeat all this time, which most likely sent their son into a manic survival mode & instead of owning up to his lies- he decided to throw his parents (which were merely a means to an end) to the side (by killing them) & instead of facing the now, ultra shame- he decided to do what he does best- & that’s to continue the lying & keep his facade going as long as possible. I’m not an expert- this is only my analysis from the story.
As long as your children understand that nothing is as valuable as life then they should turn out fine. Sadly, Capitalism teaches them otherwise
There's nothing more frightening than having children, and yet it will be the biggest, most fulfilling thing you'll ever do. Sounds like a cliche, but it's entirely true
I am hooked on listening to your podcast. You have replaced two that I used to listen to daily. All the stories are so interesting and you do a great job telling them. 👏
After all these years you still manage to make me laugh with your ways to tell us to hit that like button,your content is amazing you totally deserve a like for every video you put out
That story totally broke my heart. His parents sounded like amazing people.
I heard one from My Ballen the other day that makes this seem like a Valentine's day party.
These other people weren't lucky enough to be shot to death.
I wish I hadn't seen it.
@@itsROMPERS... which case are you talking about
@@itsROMPERS... What case?
@@divyangverma9880 a young woman whom a couple had helped raise as a child when her parents threw her out came back when she was a young adult with some friends, robbed the old people and then, for no reason at all, slowly buried them alive.
They found dirt in the people's lungs from the woman throwing dirt on their faces and laughing and they were covered and still screaming before they died.
Why put people through such agony and terror for no reason, especially when they had been kind to you?
Maybe rob them, maybe even kill them, but why be so brutal?
Clearly she was insane, but still.
She and her accomplices were caught and convicted.
Yes. Completely broke my heart too.
As a PARENT, This type of thing just scares the crap out of me! To think the precious baby you poured all your love into, could turn into a MONSTER that murders you, dismembers you, and just go on like NOTHING is wrong! Its mind-blowing!
Great Job telling this story John! You are truly the BEST story teller in the WORLD!!!
Yeah it's sick. Craazy!
It’s terrifying right?? I can’t even imagine! How ??
Horrific
@@hellsbelle7533 The kid was on drugs.
@@COlson-rh3dg Have any proof? Because he had to be on something, or just had mental issues to begin with.
I love how Mr. B uses his body to communicate! Italian by chance? Lol. I am, and I talk like he does. 😂
My ex used to lie to me about absolutely everything from pets he had as a kid, (which his mother called out as lies), to most notably would lie about being at work and then something would always "go wrong" with him receiving his paychecks including a staged robbery he did to himself by breaking car windows and stuff. That was a wild ride that I'm glad is far in the past.
😌 It's great you're not with this person anymore. You deserve someone better.
Your ex sounds similar to my brother's ex. She could lie and I felt bad she took advantage of my brother but thank God they're not together.
@@LilyZerep yeah. I found the most wonderful man I've ever met and I've been with him now 18 years. The best 18 years of my life thus far.
Drama freaks…. Psychos
I'm glad you're not in any of Mr Ballen's video, but wow, that could've ended so badly if he's that much of a compulsive liar
@@haphuongnguyen3358 I came very close on more than one occasion. He looked me in the eyes as he choked me and i saw his eyes turn black as I passed out hearing my baby cry thinking it was the last thing I'd ever see and hear. Only to wake up hours later and frantically have to search for him and my child. It's a part of my past I'm glad is over
This story made me gasp out loud several times. People who live double lives are the most selfish individuals. Imagine spreading the body parts of your parents around town and then pretending to be concerned for them... Wow.
You really need to research cte research on the brain. Funnily enough it makes you commit actions you wouldn't usually do.
@@Micfri300 I am familiar with CTE, but Chandler had been living a double life long before his supposed injury.
@@notthegoodgirl look up the chris benoit murder case. Cte is a thing and both cases are strikingly familiar. Injuries to the brain are something that you wouldn't want to wish unto your worst enemy.
jah that is an insane amount of lying, only ever lying.. so crazy
talking about cte though kids get whacks to the head all the time, can't be good during developmental period
Lowest of the low. It's bad enough to do that with anyone but to your own parents you need to don't have a soul at all.
The fact he refuses to take responsibility is really chilling. After everything, he still is trying to maintain a lie. This is beyond sad for everyone involved. Great stuff as usual Mr. Ballen!!
Exactly. At his sentencing hearing he asked for any good lawyers to help him appeal tge conviction and that he was totally innocent. The boy is delusional
MOST kids are like this. These days.
I heard "refuses to take responsibility" and my first thought was, "of course he won't, he's an entitled POS."
@@kess6698 yes! I almost believe he killed them so he could keep living in his delousion, i dont think he killed them because he was caught but just because he wanted to stay in his bubble
Well he is obviously a sociopath-psychopath. No empathy but totally self absorbed
I love how you tell story’s. The plot twist is always crazy
I really like listening to your stories, while on clinical rotations I work full-time as a Travel Nurse, so a lot of these stories hit home to me.
As a father of 2, these stories can be really difficult to get through, but John's delivery, attention to detail and respect for the victims makes it impossible to not be riveted until the end.
May you can learn from it.
Not a native English speaker.
But the father made a big mistake. He didn't confront him with the proof right away. A good old father son interaction. Stop! its okay. To break the house of lies...
@@sanfransoho the son is obviously sick in the head and was a grown adult making the choices he did. Regardless of how the father chose to confront the situation. Not like he could’ve ever imagined his own son was going to murder him over it. And I think the plan to go to the meeting was a good idea. And would’ve taught the son a lesson, had he been any other normal person instead of a crazy killer.
@Ju Gru You know what, that IS a good point, that it may have helped the situation. Maybe, maybe not, though.
His son is a psycho-killer. I don't blame anyone but him, but usually stopping the pressure and tension and expectation is a good idea with psychos.
Chandler would have lied some more, of course, might have followed through anyway, sure, but at least odds would have been smaller.
I don't know what the dad was contemplating; Maybe just knew he would get lied to and oh-so tired of his son's b.s....
But I definitely don't blame him. The parents seemed like rarely wonderful people to keep a house in order, which is not something many of us bother to do with what we own, ourselves.
For real, I have 4 girls, watching these stories makes me paranoid about them being away from me
100% agree!
This story just continues to baffle me, no matter how often I hear it. These were 2 loving people who raised you and loved you-why would you do this? So sad.
The answer is an evil heart.
Desperate times called for desperate measures
see the problem is we dont know what kind of parents they were behind closed doors. My parents were very abusive both emotionally and phyiscally but if you ask other people in my family or people outside the family they will tell you that there were loving caring supportive etc when thats not the case at all. Its sad but it happens
Personality disorder
I guess they were completely uninvolved in their kids' lives... no other way Chandler's constant lies could work for so long.
and that means they probably didn't 'raise' them in a normal sense.
I have heard this story... a Lot.. THIS was one of the best tellings that I have heard. Thank you Mr. Ballen
anything attached to mrballen is great
The saddest thing about this is knowing his parents would've helped him to the utmost even after lying all those years
The kid was a loser. His parents would not have helped him to the extent of supporting him the rest of his life while he played video games. So I suppose he killed them thinking he could keep the house and maybe get some insurance money.
@@gooddoggo3547 if the parents were really that great, he wouldn’t be such a terrible loser to begin with.. so no
@@mantecastotch4260 - What an awful thing to say. What sewer did you crawl out of?
@@dantegood2195 your mama room. It was pretty trash I can’t lie
@@mantecastotch4260 I don't agree with you
If he put as much energy in to making a life for himself as he did covering up his lies he would of made something of himself. Such a waste of lives for no good reason.
This story was so well executed it had my attention on every word. Great talent Mr Ballen!
psychotic people and people with mental illiness sometimes do not function well in society
Waste
@@SSJacksWolf bad cop-out.
@ Drew so besides giving up, what's your solution then?? It comes across like that's what your saying.
@@SSJacksWolf sounds like someone got rug-pulled on their crypto coin investment
Yea, this is one of dem! I subbed yesterday. Bros channel is lit💯💯
God..the length that some people will go to avoid being a responsible adult is absolutely incomprehensible. Truly fascinating stuff.
I remember hearing this story before.
I'll never get how anyone can ever feel okay with murdering someone let alone their own family that has cared for them their whole life.
The familicide cases really bother me more than the regular random murders. It's basically taking selfishness, entitlement and back-stabbing to the most extreme.
Murdering your own parents is sick. On a whole other level
Your right, it’s sick to go after your own family. All murder is grotesque but there’s a particular perversion to kill those who gave you life and helped to sustain you when you were vulnerable as a baby and child.
I can't get past the horror of dismemberment, let alone the relationship with the victim. I find it alarming the number of people who appear to be capable of doing something like that.
I have heard and re-heard most of these stories. I think that with 6.5 million subscribers, our beloved Mr. Ballen would think that we are smart enough to know that we remember the stories that he keeps telling over and over again. Nobody tells a story well enough to make me want to hear it recounted so many times that I can say, “NOT AGAIN!
You know. . .something like this has got me wondering about someone that I went to HS with. His mother was super sweet and open-minded. The last time that I saw her was when I was working and she came into the store to buy some new shoes(Payless). A few years later her bones were found(dumped) outside of Fiesta Texas Six Flags. The weirdest thing about him was that her death is highly questionable. He landed up living at home and helping his mom out because his dad left him and his brother to care for her; regardless something isn't right about the whole story. He also had is aggressive girlfriend move into the house, though his description of her was that she demanded she was to move in. I dunno the rest. . .but from what I remember. . .Body Language has "tell-tell signs".
Making all of those emails and keeping up with all of those lies sounds like way more work than just getting a job
Man’s just wanted to play a bit of video games innit
yeah... same with gangs. Those f**kwits run about doing all kind of bs and then get killed at a young age in a violent shoot-out: when most janitors will have a long life with millions in the bank.
and doing well in school
but he got to WFH, doubt spaceX would let him
Right!! Like all that creative stuff he did just to lie could have been put to good use on a amazing job. BUT NNOOOOO
I’ve heard this story before, but the way you presented it made me not even realize it was the same thing until nearly 3/4ths of the way through. Great job! Yours was much better
I'm a daughter, a wife, and a mother and, for the life of me, will never understand Chandler's thinking!! This story is bizarre! Poor Kat and Mitchell, this had to have blown their minds!! RIP Mr. and Mrs. Halderson.❤
I love how he actually explained about what is 4th of July for Americans. There are many non American audiences out here. Thank you 💓
I'm an American and I love this! ❤️
I’m American and I didn’t know what July 4 was I only know what July 14 is which is my birthday, thanks.
@@luis4210 how on earth would you not know what 4th of July is if you are American? thats like a major holiday dude.
@@AsTheWheelsTurn because every year on July 1st I go to Europe and come back august 1 to Florida
@@AsTheWheelsTurn right its Independence day a very important day!
It gets to a point when you follow multiple true crime channels you hear of the same cases, yet any time you tell a story I’ve heard or know the outcome of it’s like I’m hearing it for the first time all over again and it’s incredible. So much talent and enthusiasm, us strange dark and mysterious folk sure appreciate you!
Yes! A few weeks ago I watched the video where he was talking about a strange kid at a prom and eating cheeseburgers, and some weird happenings at his apartment a couple of years later… my brain recognised the story and thought oh this sounds like a Dahmer copycat. No, he was actually talking about Dahmer but the way he told it had me convinced until the last minute it was a copycat lol. MrBallen is very good at weaving the details into a cohesive engaging story form.
Watch the trial the work the on this case is incredible.
I've noticed a few stories that were the same as well but can never really tell til the end
Amen
I totally agree, same here! I spend sooo much time watching true crime stuff, and I’ve watched videos on this case before but its always like hearing it for the first time until the very end!
I’ve heard this story before but you did such a good job telling it I listened all the way through. What a shame. That boy put so much effort into his charade. Imagine what he could have done with his life had he put that same effort into something good. 😊
Wow, crazy story! Thank you for your awesome story telling.
I love the way you tell this story from Chandler's irrational alibi. It really illustrates how implausible his story and how delusional a person he was.
Was plausible enough to fool everyone in his life for a while. Sounds crazy after the fact.
Yes ... the volunteer scuba police diver thing sounded totally fake 🤔but Mr Ballen charged ahead with such a good story that i dismissed my disbelief 🥴
This case literally takes the "in order to hide one lie you have to say a thousand" to a whole new dimension. Also the parents did not deserve to die.
A web of lies
Who would think they did?
wouldn't it be better to hide a thousand lies with one lie?
@@callumkristofer7793 apparently, a few people here do. At least, they think the parents were negligent and/or abusive
I love your mysteries and your humor. You're the best!!!
This is so far my favorite of the True Crime category of Mr Ballen. As the shocking twist caught me completely by surprise! I never heard of this case before so the long detailed way Mr Ballen explained the familys background and history since the 90s kept me unsure where it was really heading. Brilliant storytelling B!
There's no better feeling in the world then sleeping in on a Saturday and getting a notification from Mr Ballen, what a great way to start the weekend.
Dude you rock.. 😎
I wish I could sleep in watching his videos but making my day at work better while sititing in this quiet office 🤣
I don't usually sleep in till 4 in the afternoon but timezones are weird like that
@@alexiaacuna975 u wrote this comment twice kid
@@groggywater2006 it's 8am here
@@drowz9825 you go to every comment and just argue with people. Typical loser
The image of the poor mum walking into her beautiful home she and her husband made, expecting to see her adoring husband and son waiting for her, only to be shot dead by one of her children in cold blood had me shedding tears. Neither she or Bart deserved this.
It’s so sad that her last memory of being on this earth is being killed by her own child
Talk about betrayal
@@Canigetahooyah3400 I really hope she never saw him & that he came up from behind... and I hope that piece of trash sees them every night in his sleep and all day, every day, in just the same way they looked after he'd cut them up, I hope he never has a moment's peace.
Imagine being so worthless & lazy that you get caught deceiving two good parents for over 4 years & you think you MIGHT, just MIGHT get kicked out (at 23 dang years old!!) so your solution is to murder the only 2 people who care about you, who love you...and when your murdering them will only mean you'll still end up homeless within a few months when the mortgage & bills are not paid (by the people who did work and pay those bills) because you mercilessly and ignorantly killed them??
No wonder he couldn't pass one semester of college, he's a total ingrate & moron without aconscience. He knew he'd stolen thousands of dollars from his parents, telling them he was going to college & stealing the tuition money they gave him; to just sit on his butt doing nothing..
You're blessed to create an image in the listeners mind to follow your story telling. I wish you could tell my life story.
I have heard this story a few time before…but there’s something about the way he tells a story that makes me not skip this video..a true storytelling master
The worst thing about Mr Ballen is that he doesn't do enough stories! He is so goooood!
Obviously there are hundreds to catch up on!
Haha hes putting the graft in credit due
He used to put out 3 a week, now only one. Sometimes I get MrBallen withdrawals.
@@jamescook6564 hes got a little kid i get the priorities! What i laughed at in the past was one advert would be for mental health the next followed by like some burger advert
If he did more, it'd probably stand to reason that there are more stories to tell. Which would lead to the inescapable conclusion that the world would have to be a worse place.
Personally, I'd be inclined to blame the Like button. 😛
This case is particularly tragic! The need to constantly lie to avoid embarrassment and responsibility is just unbelievable. How narcissistic and deranged do you have to be to resort to murder to cover up your lies?? Great job as always Mr. Ballen!!
I was thinking that too. Why did Chandler feel like he had to lie to his parents and why did he go to such great lengths to continue his lies?!? I'm also curious why his Dad felt the best way to confront his son after discovering he didn't go to school was to back him into a corner for a public humiliation at the school. It just all seems like such a weird family dynamic. I'm sure there is more to the story that had been building for years but what exactly?!? I'm just a curious person wondering about the details. 🤔
@@TheOfficialTarynTots Dude is clearly a psychopath. Lies, manipulation and over the top schemes rather than just going to school and getting a damn job lol. Backed into a corner, he ended up killing both his parents and dismembering their bodies?? Crazy stuff.
thing is this happens way too often, MB has a couple that turn out this way, spoiled brats.
I honestly wonder if he has narcissistic personality disorder. So convinced of his greatness even the thought of not being great is unbearable so he has to fabricate greatness and to expose it as a fabrication, unbearable.
@@nostalgicbliss5547 Oh, I wasn't defending him in anyway. I was just curious about the family dynamics leading up to that point. I didn't mean for it to sound that way if that is how you took it.
Just wanted to let you know that your one of the best story teller's and im hooked!!🎉🎉🎉❤❤
Amazing storytelling, I am hooked on Mr. Ballen's RUclips channel!
That little smiley face on his mothers message, replying about the soda... That killed me. That tiny little thing made it feel all too real to me. My mother puts those on messages too.
i really couldnt agree more malady, i hardly have any feelings but when i saw that it pulled the little i have left right out of me, sad times we live in today and im scared to see the sad times to come in the future.
He's basically the male version of Jennifer's solution
Sure I would to if I'm making millions of dollars literally. For telling stories kidding me.
@@kjc1878 good sir i can assure you a higher percentage of his money goes to wounded veterans, deceased veterans and other charities that are associated with that topic then what he pockets, im not saying he isnt making good money but unlike the other 500k youtubers hes trying to make the world a better place for tomorrow, dont criticize this man for something as petty as money cuz im sure theres something more important u can put ur attention into right?
Yesss. Like I think this story is so messed up because it’s crazy relatable. Like those parents could be mine… they loved their children, my mom was and is kinda a hovering mom no matter old I am and my dad has always gone out of his way for me and the there for sure was a total fear of disappointing them so my brother did great and was also an Eagle Scout and I struggled and then got it it together. Neverrr in a million years could I imagine doing what this kid did and it’s just like scary and disconcerting and heartbreaking because he has the type of parents that would’ve been mad about his lies sure, but they would’ve gotten over it because they loved him but he couldn’t deal with disappointing them so he just murdered them and chopped them up… that’s messed up
This is a crazy story, I've had cousins that lied about going to college. Which probably happens more often than most think. But this kid took it to the next level, he deserves everything he will endure for the rest of his life.
I know people who lied to their family that they work after they got fired. Get up and leave every morning as if they still work. But this is mainly because they fear he will lose his family's respect when they found out.
Guaranteed he’s someone’s gf at some point
There is very little help in America for people suffering from mental illnesses, including severe anxiety. Why do you think he did this? Poor self-esteem and anxiety.
@@mannylugz5872 Exactly! It's an esteem/self-esteem issue. Americans invest too much in the idea of success.
@@oneoflokis There's also negativity against individuals that have mental issues. Or lack of empathy or understanding.
As a GenX we had very little supervision but to much discipline to be open and honest w our parents. When i was 10 my sister who was 13 wasn’t paying attention to me and so i left on my bike at 8pm to blow off steam. About 30 min into my ride a man pulled up and asked me where a certain trailer park was. I thought i knew and before i knew it i was in his car w my bike in the back. He immediately got on the freeway and took me about 7 miles away. When he exited the freeway he drove up a dirt road to a clearing. He parked the car close to a cliff. He kept asking if i knew what he was capable of and was i scared. I was. I told him that I wasn’t bc he was a nice man and he wouldn’t do such things. After a couple hours he decided not to assault me. We got back in the car and he started driving back towards where he picked me up. Along the way he offered me money to sit closer to him (bench seat) i said politely “no thank you” soon we reached where he picked me up and said he was a college student who was doing a study and he had also taken a older woman before also and he didn’t harm her either. He got my bike out, handed me $2 and told me to stay quiet. I rode my bike home so so very fast!! My sister was on the phone still and hadn’t noticed i left at all. My mom came home from her bartender job about 3 am. I was still awake worried that she knew. She didn’t and i kept absolutely quiet not telling anyone until i was about 22. Crazy!!
What the entire fuck? Have you ever seen the dude again?
@@AliceOlsen-iw8wt yes. He worked at the local Pizza Hut. When I had to go w the family I was terrified!! I knew he knew who I was as he stared at me the entire time!!
Thank you for telling this very sad & horrific story, by keeping the honor, of these two beautiful people, Bart & Krista..
....all the reporting of this story, I've heard, has been all about the lil creep Chandler..
I can't imagine how the brother must feel. All of a sudden his entire family is gone and it's his brothers fault. It really makes you believe that some people, no matter how loved and well cared for, are just evil at their core.
Yo! Spoiler alert!
SELFISH, LAZY, and SPOILED. Makes delusional TRASH feel entitled.
Of course!!! It is a combination of the usual suspects genetics and birth to 3 yr.old environment. Parent, nursery school teachers and community members recognize something off with a toddler need to let someone know.Early intervention sometimes makes a difference. This the main reason I find “family secrets” so toxic and dangerous.I often wonder what percentage of Ancestry, DNA generational family trees have identified a family relation in the last 7-15 generations do not find someone with serious problem. To me it does add up.
Kudos ‘Jonathan’!Very creative idea, beautiful execution. we could emphasize with what his parents and brother felt when they realized the truth, because we , as your audience,w a smaller degree, but the same
I didn't even think about that. I wonder how the brother is doing now? I wonder if he communicates with him in prison. I personally think it's better to forgive (for ones own self) then to harbor all the negative feelings that go along with resentment and hate. Just curious.
@@dansweda712 Why are you reading comments before watching
i feel like Chandler worked harder trying not to work than just actually working...
Some of us are extremely busy being lazy
@@bellboy4020 Lmao
I feel like your post was a total spoiler. It was the top post and you can see it when you hit play so of course I saw it and read it and I knew it was Chandler that Chandler was involved so I still listened to the story to see who Chandler was and what he did.
@@joystrawnhill since discovering this chanel ive trained my eyes to not look down at the comments & just quickly hit full screen mode.
@@joystrawnhill Ya, it is, along with lots of other spoiler comments..That's why I stay out of the comments until After I finish listening to the whole story..LoL
Your channel has helped me get through the nights thank you
Crazy that I’ve heard this story so many times but it took til 23 minutes in for me to recognise it. That’s story telling! Never heard it from this perspective before. Absolutely brilliant
The full trial is on YT. The way they proved what times he was burning them in the fireplace was based on a neighbors camera. It's barely a few pixels wide, but they matched the window from the fireplace room frame by frame that night and you can see the fire build up, and die, and build up again and then burn out of control before going out. That's when the fireplace glass shattered. Their fat cells were rendering out and having fans blowing in caused an "oven fire" or "grease fire". He tried to throw water on it but we all know what happens when you throw water on a grease fire.
He was proven guilty more detailed than anyone else I have ever seen. Day by day and hour by hour for a whole week he left evidence EVERYWHERE.
So... what is your opinion on the conspiracy theory (joke really) that Chandler ate his parents?
He was absolutely one of the dumbest people I’ve ever witnessed~ let alone trying to cover up a double homicide!
I feel so sad for his brother, ex-girlfriend & extended family.
Some people question Bart & Christa’s parenting. I honestly believe they were loving, caring, supportive parents. Perhaps naive and a little too soft, but in no way abusive.
And considering Kat’s testimony, I don’t think she had ANYTHING to do with it or knew about it, no matter how many people may think she did.
@@VenraeLOL People think that?! Wow! 😳🤯🤢
I’ve watched quite a few videos about the murders & trial but I’ve never heard that.
I doubt it, BUT, tbh, considering the horrific things that he did, it wouldn’t surprise me. 🤷🏻♀️
Thank you John for sharing these pieces
@@VenraeLOL I’m still convinced he took a nibble and that his girlfriend was in on it. No prosecutor will spend 2-3 minutes saying how you didn’t know anything and had nothing to do with it unless you actually did.
Knowing that the first half of the story was Chandler's fallacy the entire time made listening to it even harder. I really feel for his family, Bart and Krista truly loved him and only wanted the best for him. I still can't believe people will go _this far_ to protect lies. I'd much rather be known as a liar than a murderer, I don't get the logic.
Psychopath don't think like normal people. They don't feel like normal people. Look it up. He is a dumb one. Just fooled his parents wich loved him. Other psychopath run whole countries and smash them. Like it is happening now.
I had to skip ahead on the buildup
I was over here like im 28 wish I was doing that good in life i guess I truely am
Well, he was stupid enough that he thought he would get away with the murder because everyone would just think his mom and dad disappeared on their visit up to their lake house. Therefore no one would know he was a murderer AND no one would know he was a liar because he killed his dad who he was sure was the only person who knew he was a liar. So he would be known as neither. He would just be this super neat, super smart, super successful person he pretended to be.
@@mazdaspeedg2380 This was the come up we needed
I saw that picture of Bart and thought there is no way this man is in his early 20s. 😭😂😅🤦🏽♀️🤓🤣
This one was really good Thanks!❤
I watched this trial. It was horrific. He picked the right kind of girlfriend that would believe everything he said, even once the trial started. He never once showed any feelings. Another creepy sociopath that ruined many lives. Everyone loved his parents. 😞
Well a normal person wouldn't suspect her boyfriend killed & burned & dismembered his parents when he says they're out of town.
Was he ever tested for schizophrenia?
jettsoma The fact that he was still living in the family home at 23 was a bit of a clue.
@@pagejames8754 I get your thoughts but Normal? What is normal? Normal is a setting on a washing machine other than that everyone's normal is different. I would say Average or typical are better words to describe a large entity or mass of people thinking alike. No arrogance intented Peace, I just hate the word normal.
@@ticketyboo2456 buddy I didn't get to move out until I was 30 and so did a lot of my friends, housing is just scarse these days 😂😂 were not all about to kill our parents
*Chandler is just one of those people who puts all their effort and energy into **_not_** having to do things/work. While ironically putting in even more effort to avoid having to do whatever, rather than just simply doing it.*
*The type of person that would rather die (or kill) than have someone tell them how they should live their life.*
Thank you! That's what made me so mad. He had all this energy to make fake emails and stuff, you could've put all that planning into getting a job.
You don't know chandler. I know chandler.
@@barneyronnie go find the nearest high building, go to the roof, get a running start and.......jump.👍
He’s living the Cush life in prison. Gets fed. Doesn’t have to work. It’s like his dream come true
@@camilleshearon5120 maybe, maybe not, he definitely can’t sit and play video games all day anymore and now there’s big black dudes that will rape him so lol
Your stories are chilling and captivating. And I get mesmerized by your presentation. Thanks much!
Love your content and thank you for your service.
Well, now Chandler can be as lazy as he wants as he rots in prison.... I can't imagine how sick a person has to be to not only kill but cut up their parent's corpses.... Dang 😳😬
yeah cut up and burn body parts is next level sinister
We can never even remotely think about killing someone, as normal thinking persons. But taking it t a step further, killing your own family which was your whole life kind and loving. But to add some more unbelievable steps forward: to cut them into pieces and burn them? He had no issues with his parents. They weren’t treating him bad so he must have a bad feeling about them. How can you do this? This must me an undetected psychopath. Sure his life was about to fall apart but he had the chance to do a restart. Loosing all the thrust but trying to make out a living, it wasn’t too late. But with his actions he truly destroyed his and his families life.
Well fuck. I read the comments too soon
Thats what entitlement does. Instead of admitting their incompetence and wrong doings, they'd rather blame it on someone or kill someone .
@@asmallhick Welcome in the Club! I „must“ always read while listening to the video, getting spoiled.
I LOVE how you tell the stories from everyone's points of views, telling the lies as part of the truth. So we don't know the truth until the end!!!! You are the BEST story teller on RUclips!!!!
John is SO impeccable and beyond impressive at story telling!! It's a lost art in this tech driven timeframe.. where communication and expressiveness is getting sketchy. This experience gives the joy of when stories were told centuries ago - which was their modern day entertainment. I just love it. I've always been intrigued by true crime and human interest content.. so even when I'm aware of the subject matter, I still love to have it from his perspective with the info and highlighted details that made it intriguing and interesting enough for him to present. I just think this is a home run and super smart, savvy and innovative based on alternative options. I am so enthused bc I just did not expect to be such a huge fan, as soon as I found this; this now being most of the content I get on RUclips for.
YOU are Such A Great Storyteller !!! Just Awesome !!! Thank You, I love these Videos !!