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#1 -- "I'm Looking For You” -- 0:52 -- Authorities are faced with a bizarre mystery on a mountain in China
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The second you said that the walnut seller praised and recommended a different seller, I was suspicious. As an Asian, ain't no way that's normal. A street-side vendor will literally claim their product is the best in the universe, not one other seller has products like them, best price, best quality, most handsome walnuts, will cure your hair loss, save your marriage, make your kids doctors. Walnut seller is very suspect. Even if he didn't do it himself, I feel like this wasn't his first time directing people to Tietuo.
Walnut Guy 🚩🚩🚩
make my kids doctor? no way I'm refusing them as an asian
Yeah but he asked about other kinds of walnuts. They were ones the first seller didnt have and doesn't sell.
Some Asian cultures might react very differently as well. Regional differences can vary widely also.
That's what I was thinking. He set him up.
I thought it was a 🚩 too! Also, this comment is hilarious. 😂
I'm glad you told me that that was a real photo of walnuts, I was skeptical.
I’m still questioning its authenticity. There’s no way
Through all my extensive research conducted, I have come to a conclusion that this is somehow a real photo of walnuts.
@m_emetube Well I’ll be damned 👀🧐😅
It always cracks me up when he does that in all of his videos… and it’s always for the most random things. Like he’ll be talking about little Billy wearing a particular pair of shoes or something like that and just throw in a random photo of a pair of shoes just because, for a visual I guess, and it’ll say in teensy little font “not the actual pair of Billy’s shoes” or something like that 😅 Idk, I just find those disclaimers so funny for some reason 🤷♀️😂
@@michellegallia9361 yes! Or it’ll say ”real photo of another pair of shoes” lol
This just further reinforces the fact that you should never hike alone.
As someone who regularly hikes alone, I'd personally say it's more of a "don't change your plans without telling someone" and "don't go off marked trails" issue. (Maybe also a "don't spontaneously hike somewhere you've never gone without researching first" and "carry a weapon even if it's just a heavy stick" issue.)
As a caveat, though, I hike in Colorado, not anywhere in China so idk the cultural/social rules for hiking over there.
The beauty of nature is to be enjoyed alone, through a mind that is unburdened by a need to keep a conversarion either about the weather, sports, or what have you going. Though it's safer in groups, what can ya do!
@@kats9755my brother hikes and hunts alone all the time in the desert and forests in new mexico. He always shares his Google maps location with me while he's on his trips in case anything ever goes wrong I can at least pin point where he was , at least the vicinity he was in. I do the same when I go out on my hikes too.
As long as someone knows where you are and you know what you're doing, hiking alone is not a bad thing. It's the over confidence to do something risky and unknown.
@@kats9755what are some good hikes in CO for beginners?
The hiker who turned and left after seeing the group in the Forrest. He is my spirit animal.
the hiker is a human tho
Plenty of people have little Chinamen as spirit animals. @@lemting2264
The group of people might've been ghosts, as a number of bodies were found there.
@@lemting2264humans are animals
@@lemting2264 Humans are animals tho
I made my wife watch one of your shows one night and she was hooked. So we spend one night each week watching them. We are both in our 70's, so we have a lot of extra time and millions of choices. Thanks for all the good work you all do to make this happen.
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@@firesquad8222 haha
@@hollyperrin7353 deez walnuts
Logically, one should have found it strange how the walnut vendor on the 1st mountain basically sent a customer to a DIFFERENT vendor while singing THEIR praises. GO THERE....gets on the phone = " I got one on their way for you ".
Yup! 💯
That was my thoughts too. Hopefully they investigated them.
Yeah, plus with the missing man's 4pm phone call, it means that somebody lied: Either the walnut guy about him going to the other mountain, the guy from the phone call who said the guy claimed he was coming down the 1st mountain, or the missing man himself lied on the phone call regarding where he was. It's also very interesting how the phone ended up 30 miles away at a bus station.
Most of these schemes are tracked back to the Chinese govt. They won't do anything to the walnut seller unless they need to sacrifice him in order to keep the body parts coming.
I was thinking the same thing!!! I see you! 😊
I'm a native Chinese speaker. The first two words of the last sentence on his note actually mean 'entrust' instead of 'loved' (the two Chinese characters can look very similar), so the whole sentence reads: 'I entrust (my life) to anyone that passes by.' The fact that it was written in the third person perspective doesn't really register as an oddity in Chinese, as least to me.
From unverified sources (local villagers), those bones belong to the people killed by Japanese soldiers in the Sino-Japanese and their bodies were dumped across the area.
My guess is Ren accidentally fell into a ravine or a ditch on his way to seek help and is never recovered.
Maybe, but the contradicting stories say otherwise. The phone call, the campsite, his phone turning on in a train station etc. makes you think it was something more.
well we always want it to be something more. and especially so being on this channel, it primes us for a twisty mystery.
Sometimes, I will skip Mr. Ballen videos, so if I am having a really bad week, I can watch a new episode halfway through it to get me by.
Lol I did same thing few months back cuz I was planning to go on a trip and then I watch all videos together on my journey 😅
The searchers face grew pale because on the piece of fabric it read "Im not a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious."
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You won the best YT comment of the day award.
Sad to think of his poor mother, in her 90's, worrying about her son; never enjoying his anticipated arrival and sharing her birthday again. 😢
It must be the saddest thing for a family to never hear from their beloved ones, especially when the echoes of their absence resonate through every cherished memory and every moment of longing.
@igor-xadrezxadrez8541 okay Edgar Allen Poe, pop off with your poetry
It's the NOT knowing that is so terrible. If they'd found his body they could at least, have some closure and be able to put him to rest 😔
It’s my birthday today
@@lea-anne9133not knowing gives space for wondering, and our creativity is really creative.
I wouldn't like to know if something horrible had happen, though.
Im talking having already been through that.
But thats me, everyone is different
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If I had to guess, I would say the guy selling walnuts could be a suspect.
•They are from the area
•They recommend that people go to the other mountain, but leave out that people go missing there
• Could have stolen the man's things, read about him tying paper to trees in the news and then staged the other mountain to look like he was there
• Came forward with info after a month, plenty of time for them to stage the other mountain and cover their tracks. Why didn't they come forward with info when everyone was there searching the mountain?
Idk, there could be more links, but that's just my take from the info in the video. Thanks for the content Mr. B!
this is my theory as well
And me! Anyone know if it was looked into? 👀
Interesting, I really didn’t give it that much thought but now I’m starting to rethink that entire scene
Right Differently a Serial Killer or The guy went missing.Crazy story
Yep...was thinking along same lines.
This sounds more or less like a serial killer situation.
What we know)
1. Ren's phone was confirmed to be at the location he said he would be at around 4pm.
2. The note was in his handwriting but was not written in a way that reflected his typical way.
3. The last person who saw them was the person who supposedly directed him to the other location. (Walnut vendor)
It could be that Ren was forced to write that letter and it isn't uncommon that a person under those circumstances would write it in a way that is not like them. Their abductor wouldn't know, but the victim knows those close to him would notice the oddity.
It also isn't uncommon for serial killers to play with authorities. Perhaps the real killer had led them there because he got something out of the police finding his trophies.
I think he may have been the opposite if you get my drift....
Serial killer(s) seem one of the likelist situations, I was thinking the same thing with the note--though I don't think it's so much that the abductor wouldn't know. Writing in third person with a grammatically broken final line is pretty blatant. But in that scenario they might've thought it was the best they were going to get. For all we know, Ren was barely conscious already as he wrote
Could also be organized crime, same principle. Concealed gambling debts or the like leading to the same outcome, with even better resources available for the people making him disappear
I think the officials should gather those hiker that saw a man with axe saying "are you alone" to the first mountain where there was the "walnut vendor" and see if they look alike. 🤔👀.....
makes sense. maybe it's the walnut vendor
I think the most obvious sign that there's a serial killer is the fact there's a collection of human bones in an area where several people have gone missing
I just want to praise your pronunciation of all the names. The respect you give the people you talk about. You’re so captivating. Been watching you for years now. Congrats on your success it’s well deserved
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I remember watching his videos since in june of 2020. And i remember watching my first video of him is about the the skinwalker in utah aliens and the big wolf story thing.
"Real photo of walnuts" crushed me 😂😂😂
I “cracked” up.
I’ll see myself out.
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A complete nutcase of a post! 😆🥜🥥
I really thought the axe man was going to say, "Do you know how to get to Bells Canyon?!"
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Ha, that’s what I was thinking!
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I'm thinking maybe the walnut guy sold him some laced walnuts that had him thinking unreasonably. He could have been high and under the influence hence the letter written unusually but in his hand writing. Sent him to the walnut sellers near Tietua Mountain who sold laced walnuts too. Maybe they are all connected in the sadistic act of Ren's disappearance. Sent him up that Mountain to his death. This doesn't sound like cannibals in the wild but it does sound like ritualistic organized cannibalism. Bones clean as a whistle tied up in pants hanging from a tree like an ornament, haven't found a trace of his body to this day....😢
Even if thats the case why would the walnut dude testify? Leading the investigators to the mountain where all those dead bodies were found? Wouldn't that make him sus?
It would've been better if he just didn't say anything or nah?
they musta been laced with something good!
"i just realized i love walnuts! where can i find more?!"
I really appreciate how you make such an effort to pronounce everything correctly, Mr B. Its very respectful.
he's pronouncing Ren wrong . I know it's not easy to pronounce correctly, but he's way off.
I was thinking the same! It's not easy to pronounce Chinese names! I think he did pretty great!
@@lorenfulghum2393 Out of curiosity, how does one pronounce it? Does it involve sounds westerners generally can't make? If so, are they the ones he's missing or is there more to it? As an Arabic speaker there are about 8 or so letters they can't pronounce.
@@ladansemacabre2394His name in Chinese is 任, you can copy and paste this onto Google translate to see how its pronounced
@@ladansemacabre2394 It's the "R" sound...it's a sound that westerners CAN pronounce, but it's not one that's used in english at all.
It's like halfway between an "R" and a "ZH" or soft "G" sound...or the "J" in french "jour". Almost a "Y" sound but not quite. Like go to pronounce an "R", but put your tongue forward slightly. Listen to a chinese speaker say it. If you just hear it without having studied any mandarin, it's easy to misinterpret the phoneme. It's a voiced retroflex sibilant.
It also depends on what part of china you're in. In the north it's more like a regular "r" sound. In the southern mandarin speaking regions it's more like the "zh". In cantonese it's more like a "y".
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I would hope not
Glad I'm amercian.
What a goofy comment. Nope - the bear would just eat you. Stop letting the media dictate your thought like a sheep.
jesus christ people... why does this bear thing rile everyone up? im pretty sure OP is just making a joke
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-Missing Enigma
I lived in Mainland China for years, I lived in remote country towns. I was warned by locals that murderers would hide in corn fields patiently waiting for prey. At night in the countryside, a lot strange things happen there. There’s not a lot of police there (公安，派出所）so it can be dangerous
Are guns legal in China?
Lmao bro they're communist, what do you think ?@@atsylor5549
Of course not!你在想啥呢老铁😂@@atsylor5549
Organ harvesters
@@atsylor5549 not now, only for police officers.
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I’ll never see your videos the same again. I always just thought you did RUclips, but that couldn’t have been anymore wrong. Never again will I see you as MrBallen the RUclipsr, but John the absolute hero.
Again, thank you for your service and all the extraordinary experiences you’ve been through. I just.. had no idea. Hope this finds you well, have a great day/night 🤝🏼🫡
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Given all the information laid out (especially the report of several suspicious people standing inside the woods up on Mt Tietuo,) it seems possible that there is a Killing Cult centered around Tietuo Mountain, the original walnut vendor being complicit, and wanting notoriety without getting caught. Perhaps the vendors conversation with Ren was a "tip off" to others near-by, indicating that Ren was to be followed as their next target. Sounds like Ren fell prey one of these folks on his original hike, who, under duress, took him back down the mountain (explaining his early descent and the location of the cell at that time) Was then taken by a cult member and hiked up Tietuo, forced to write the fake note, and then executed, likely ritualistically. Thus explaining the strange profusion of bones found up along that ridge. One of the cult members had Ren's phone when it came on for a few seconds at a train station a few days later. Ren's body is likely still up there somewhere, in some odd place. If it were me, I would be looking up into the trees for more suspended "trophy bundles"
But then what would explain the newspaper tied to trees on the 2nd mountain?
If you’ve been to China, you know that there’s cameras even in the forest. It would be very difficult to have a hidden cult the woods that close to Beijing.
@@rinlo1424 And rens friend said he talked to him at 4 after he came down from the mountain hmmmm
@@rinlo1424 so lets imagine he was walked down the first mountain. perhaps they noticed his habit of placing his tied paper and made him repeat that on tietuo for many reasons to make this murder even harder to solve. thats what i think but yea
@@lonminati2752 well his friend said ren was coming down not that he had already come all the way down so idk
This has to be one of the creepiest stories you’ve shared. The fact that they found piles of human bones is so unnerving.
It’s more that they are being placed into sweatpants then tied up onto trees that’s the real creepy part! Gives the eerie feeling that the person or ppl are so advanced in their crimes that they aren’t scared of getting caught. It takes time and effort to kill the person, clean the bones, stuff them in sweatpants, climb up a tree, then tie it up there securely… Not only is that brave to do out in the open in a field where many others are hiking, but to put it up on display in a tree?!? 😳 If they didn’t want them to be found, they would’ve buried them or threw them in a cave or something, but surely wouldn’t put them up high in a tree for everyone to see out on display?!? Now THATS the terrifying part!!
I took a break from your vids / podcasts for a while but you’re still on top of your game. Thanks for what you do Mr. Ballen.
My dad went to a mountain to get firewood once...he came back home late with the heaviest tree trunks, couldn't remember how he got them or how he loaded them in the truck,he just said he remembered going through the same bridge three times and it seemed like he was going in circles.He couldn't remember what he did before getting home and when he came home he started doing what he did in the morning as if he was reliving the day he had all over again but if you asked him what he did in the morning he would say "i dont remember".I didnt sleep i kept watch of him all night and he kept repeating the same bridge story like he forgot he told us before.It was a weird night i will never forget.The next morning he was fine and five years later we never spoke of it and its as if it never happened.
😮 woah
Maybe he got a head injury? Hitting his head on the steering wheel or something similar can absolutely give you problems with your short term memory 🤔
I was doing my long drive home from Sydney one night, which is like a 3 hour drive.
I remember being on this road at 9:30pm, and I kept ending up back on that same road until 12am before that trance was broken, not knowing how I kept ending up back on that road.
So I spent 2 and a half hours trying to get home, and continuously going in circles or something ending up back on this road.
It was really, really creepy, because I didn't know what was happening, and I have never forgotten that night.
@@LittleKikuyuhe was probably feeling pretty stumped…
sorry, I couldn’t help myself.
On a serious note tho maybe he hit his head on one of them big ass logs.
My mom had a concussion when she was little and she said she just acted normally but then later at night, she would start screaming. She “woke up” out of her trance 3 days later and doesn’t remember a thing except for falling off her bike and hitting her head.
The look in your eyes when you were talking about the "Are you alone" ax man was so scary. It was like you were embodying the horror. That was awesome. Thank you, John!
He did do that a little too well, didn't he? lol... Imagine him as a Navy Seal coming across an enemy that has spotted him and his cover is blown: "ARE YOU ALONE?"... lol
This is why you should ALWAYS be armed. Not only that, ALWAYS be on your guard. If someone like that comes up to you, make sure you're several feet away and are shouting communications and that you will defend yourself.
Don't fall into the trap of just aimlessly walking like the world is a wondrous place with no dangers.
I had to look away 😆🥵😧💀👻
I noticed that too.
Thanks!
The way u deliver ur stories is top notch, u perfect set it up for us to stay to the end, never change
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I'm looking forward to Wednesday so I can watch this without being at work
It's Tuesday in New Zealand 🇳🇿
As an introvert who loves their job, I see Monday as an absolute win 😂
I vastly prefer the videos with you actually narrating them in person. Your facial expressions and enthusiasm really add to the experience.
There are a lot of fake mr ballen RUclips channels that upload only audio, usually stealing from his podcasts or even these videos.
@@judyshinohara Damn false prophets (joking, here)
Yes!!!
Thankyou Mr Ballen, best story yet i reckon. Cheers
I'm from Massachusetts and had a very disturbing incident while at in a building on the Tewkesbury state hospital that was corroborated by a roommated. Still haunts me I was only 27 it happened in 2018
What happened?
Can we take a second to appreciate that this man stood out in the high desert mountains just to tell us this story?
He didn't stand he floated. He's beyond our comprehension. Maybe he's the one who's kidnapped Ren.
The podcasts are great, but there's nothing better than seeing MrBallen "in-person"! Thank you, Sir.
I totally agree. Watching him is a whole experience in itself🤗
@@KizzleCakes-cq4itWhich is why I watch the video more than the podcast. I love to see MrBallen in person.😊😊😊
Yes I enjoy watching his hand gestures and I also like to see what color plaid shirt he’s wearing.
he couldnt talk if he sat on his hands...
Mr. Ballen, you are one of the GREATEST storytellers of all time!
Please do a video about all the scary-ass hauntings goin' on at Nellis Air Force Base!
This is the first Sunday video in a long time , where u our your whole ballin into it , I love it , this is what for me stuck on your videos
Atleast his wife got to say i love you and goodbye. Most of us dont get that chance to say goodbye to ones we love.
Not trying to be argumentative but I would venture so far as to say most people do get a chance to say goodbye, because most people these days die aged or sick in hospital beds, not in terrible accidents or horrible crimes 😅
Exactly why I don't say goodbye or I love you to my wife or kids. I've read too many news reports about widows who explained to investigators that their husband acted strangely on the day they died by saying goodbye or I love you because they have not said that in a long time. It some sort of premonition. So if I said that I'll be signing my own death warrant.
My grandma and I love listening to your videos, she’s almost blind so she enjoys just listening. Shes currently in the hospital and we’re passing the time by listening to them together ❤
Cheers! And God bless you both. 💕
He's got even more on spotify, there are exclusive stories that he doesn't have on yt. His Medical Mystery series is also insanely good but probably not the best choice while your grandma is in the hospital. I hope she gets better soon^^
Poor guy. Mr. Ren seems like such a lovely guy, may peace be upon him. Also, beautiful nature out that way. I can see why he loved hiking out there.
That was one of the first videos in a while that actually frightened me. 👍🏻
Man. I really wish it was a part two to this because I want the authorities to find him. And I really hate what happened to all those people up that mountain.
I agree. If there are any updates please do an update video, Mr Ballen. This is very sketchy and the note he left definitely shows something weird was going on.
Cannibalism, He is gone
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So I got to thinking, Mr. Ballen has so many subscribers, and has covered so many stories where the killer was never caught, I start to wonder if who ever got away with one of these crimes has ever listened to his own strange, dark and mysterious story?
Now that right there’s a strange, dark and mysterious question! I’d love to hear the answer told in story format 😉
hmmmmm
Yes 🧐
With the law of averages being what it is, probably several.
Even more, if any of those perps sent him a letter...
Awesome video as always dude
I'm so glad I can still look forward to a new video each week. Perfect distraction from the chaos that is my life right now
I hope life is better now mate
Great storytelling!
On a side note, thanks for saying a date, along with how much time elapsed from an event...helps me keep it straight in my head
Gotta give that context! Thanks!
Cannibalism is my guess, would explain the bones and the people sighted up there. No Ren as he was eaten
Damn 😮
thats exactly what i thought. even commented before i saw this
Same
Yep! There’s a feral human group; they probably weren’t done with his bones yet.
@@jennachester5588yep they probably boiled them to get the marrow and made bone broth
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I forgot this channel existed and now I’m back to binge what I’ve missed
Mr. Ballen, I have an incredible true story suggestion that would make for a gripping episode - the harrowing tale of the Manjummel boys and their adventure in the Guna caves. In 2006, a group of friends from the Manjummel village in Kerala, India went on a trip to the famous Kodaikanal hills. While exploring the vast Guna cave systems, one of the boys tragically slipped and fell into a 600-foot deep pit.
What followed was a remarkable rescue effort by his friends who refused to give up on him. Against all odds, they managed to get him out alive from the depths of that treacherous pit cave.
This real-life incident made national headlines in India at the time and is considered one of the most incredible cave rescue stories ever. With your skill for dramatizing true events, I can already envision the tension and triumph you could capture. I hope you cover this incredible story on your channel...HUGE FAN HERE❤
Oh wow! Maybe part of the "places you can't go & people who went anyways" stories!
A fellow malayali Mrballen fan rooting for this story ♥
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Mr. JB Allen, I really appreciate your chosen line of work , not many have your gift. The best storyteller I have ever heard. Keep on trucking!
Hello ❤😊
Thank you, MrBallen for all you do!
I'm from China! This is an amazing retelling of Ren's story. However, I would like to point out "Ren" is pretty much pronounced "ren". I was confused as to what he was called for a bit haha
Thanks for this! And ya, I realllly struggled with Ren
“Real photo of walnuts”, thanks Mr. Ballen, love your subtle humor. 😊
So well explained, great video!!!!
this one actually had me a little unnerved!! you did at capturing the spookyness of the axe man!! 😱
Spoiler alert Mr Ballen is an axe man. Its the flannel that gives it away 😉
“Real photo of walnuts” thanks I had no idea! 😂
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My oldest son loves you! He's only wearing plaid and wants to be a RUclips story teller just like you. Thank you John ❤ he idolizes you so much
I hope he becomes the next Mr.B... if he creates a channel.. tag me, send a link or something.. I'm gonna subscribe for sure.. bless his heart ❤️ love from Maldives 🇲🇻
Hold on a second. You mean to say that your youngest son DOESN'T love Mr. Ballen?!?!?! What is wrong with your parenting style?!?!?
@dima76 my youngest son is 8 so?????? Lol I think the channel would scare him
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26 minutes just to hit us with "no one knows where he is as of today"😂
this story gave me chills! Great vid, Ballen! Thanks!🤟
Imagine hiking along and finding multiple pants tied up in trees full of bones 😵 Nightmare fuel for life 😵
If I were hiking and saw some pants on a tree I seriously doubt I’d even touch it.
My Sunday has just been made!
Same. I clicked super fast!!😄
Same here 😂🎉
Brother I have to tell you I've been listening to your stories for awhile now. You've helped me through so much you don't even know about. Thank you not only for serving our country but for serving all of us with your videos and genuine love for your community. ❤
Strange story great video as always Mrballen ❤
Epic content, thank you for your service 🇺🇸🦅
I got this to work on my Xbox finally. So I'm in a recliner with a blanket watching Mr. Ballen. Life is good.
Love this for you!
Baffles me, that such an amazing odd story, and yet all the comments I saw were just about how fantastic Mr. Ballen is. What a weird group of groupies.
Yeah I was kinda frustrated too, like don't get me wrong I absolutely love Mr Ballen stories and the way he tells them, but on every single video of him, the majority of comments always relate of his story telling instead of the case/story. Is weird.
@@fionahireland Totally, I was so excited to read the comments and see some discussion/theories of what could've happen, but nope. Pretty few talked about the case.
Yeah. It’s a bit annoying.
Every.single.week
Not real comments
Hi John Wow what a story that's really strange. How sad for the family not knowing what happened 😢. Thanks for sharing with us. Love to you as always Tracey England UK 💕💕💕💕💕
Been FEINDING for Mr ballen content 👹👹
Wow it’s so cool to actually hear you tell a story about the mountain that I’ve actually been to! The Miaofeng mountain definitely has breathtaking sights but I never thought it would have such a creepy story. I went indeed into a rabbit hole researching on this case on Chinese internet, it’s just fascinating. The Tietuo mountain has abandoned villages and mines, people believe that the remains they found were from WW2 and lost villagers who got trapped in the mountain. A lot of people find it hard to believe though, that the Japanese soldiers in WW2 would hike deep in the mountains to kill a few villagers. Thank you for sharing and Tietuo mountain will definitely be my next hiking spot!
oh wow, that's fascinating! My thought was that there might be feral people living up there, which could explain the bizarre behavior of the ax man and others that hikers have encountered. Maybe some families hid so deep in the forest and mines during WW2 that they just never left, and their descendants have taken to killing anyone they find hiking alone in order to steal their supplies, or even cannibalism. The strange note and the walnut story are the most perplexing parts, though. The note could be explained as something he was ordered to write by his captors, and he worded things strangely in order to hint at that fact, which a group of feral people might not be able to read or realize how unnatural it sounded. But that doesn't explain why he went all the way there in the first place, because walnuts.. is really not a logical explanation. 30 miles on a whim like that is way too eccentric. But even if the walnut guy abducted or lured him, that's a point against the feral people theory. So damn strange...
"abandoned villages and mines" Oooooh (shudder)
If you do go, go armed and don't go alone.
If it's your next hiking spot, go with a decent group. It's not sensible to check on such a thing alone.
I was one of those kids who hated school, so Friday night was the happiest part of my week and Sunday night the most depressing. Despite being grown up now and not working a Monday-Friday kind of job, I still feel Sunday evening depression, but the release of new Mr. Ballen every Sunday is starting to change that!
I know what you mean - particularly Sunday afternoons. A blank greyness compared to the sense of excitement and freedom on Friday night and Saturday.
Now I am retired, weekends have become meaningless! It’s great!
I always loved Fall and Winter. They have always been my favorite seasons. I too, absolutely hated school. I struggled to finish high school. When I was younger, 60's and early 1970's, the new shows and TV seasons all started in the fall. It was a mixed blessing because school did also, along with all the homework my teachers loaded us down with. I hated school and the homework.
In my early twenties, as an adult working and earning a living, I still loved Fall and Winter, yet each Fall, I had a terrible sense of dread. I could not figure out why. When I was about 23, it finally hit me. I was dreading the start of school. Once I consciously figured that out, the dread that engulfed me each Fall went away.
Dont have children and a spouse yet and you can have as much freedom as you want.
Something “historically” to note is that a lot of phones will still ping a signal after it dies. This occurred 2022 and onward as a Trend for phones to follow.
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Dayoom. I wasn't ready for this one.
The Killer change his dialogue from 'are you alone' to 'you want to buy some walnuts'.
Yeah I think walnut guy had something to do with his disappearance.🤔
So, let's say there's a tribe of people in those mountains. Depending on certain details, to them, that mountain may be considered a sacred location. Based on that idea, they don't like outsiders and try to either scare them or potentially kill them if they feel the area was tainted or disrespected.
I'm guessing every country has crazy mountain people.
Anyone else forced to scroll through the comments after the video is over to get some theories on what happened?
You're such a legend mate
Mr Ballen on a rainy Sunday afternoon is the best!!
It's not raining everywhere. No rain in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada!!!
It’s raining in VT, and I love it.
Mr. Ballen on a rainy Sunday afternoon is DEEZ NUTZ!
Snowy here ... 😏 and enjoying story as well ..
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Bruh, I've watched enough Mr. Ballen to read between the lines and it is clear to me that Jien (Ren) is a serial killer. The mountain he frequently hikes is his burial ground and is not likely to be his hunting ground, since nobody had really gone missing in the mountain before (not 10+ people.) That all the bones were stashed in sweatpants from trees is obviously pointing to a pattern of a repeated killer. He writes about himself in the 3rd person and slips grammar at the end as if schizophrenically shifting personalities. His interaction with the walnut vendor shows his mental instability and break from reality. The phone shows his getaway at the train station when he switched his phone back on. Seems like Ren could be anywhere... even standing right behind you... o.O
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just made a comment just like yours, woops.
Yep, this was my first thought too. Although looking at his picture I don't get a bad guy feeling but if he has multiple personalities that could be explained.
I think that the person who saw all the people was actually witnessing the spirits buried up there. They were asking for help so their souls can rest.
They need a medium and to be set free.
That is a plausible theory. Bravo.
please people finally learn that schizophrenia is NOT multiple personalities. thats is Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Chur brother, well done. That took serious 🏈⚾️🎾🏀. Love the honesty, Kia kaha.
It's possible to get into that system but it's possible that that the possible thing is that nuclear stuff and that's an excitement hands ❤
Love your stories!! I really miss your paranormal stuff though! When will we be getting those back?
"Real photo of walnuts," 😂
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Almost laughed out loud.
Sike, it’s cake.
Xen be coming down the mountain when he comes
Hey MrBallen love ur content and I enjoy listening and watching u give me some peace of mind when I travel with my work as a construction worker in Canada
Love Ballen.Within a few weeks i listened to all of his podcasts i could on Pandora. I have tinnitus in my ears so i also go to sleep listening to his stories on RUclips
Excuse me sorry to interrupt, but does anyone know how to get to bell’s canyon?
Are you alone? ARE YOU!?!
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There was supposedly an update to this case as well in 2023, Ren’s family found a note that read, "I'm looking for you," while sorting through his belongings, just like the title. Sparks up more lots of more mysteries
Got it. MrBallen is the serial killer.
You are by far the BEST storyteller!!
I love how stoked you are about your tee shirt ❤
There was that one time around 3 yrs ago when you said we should give a warm hug to like button because it's been through a lot on your channel and I think it's about time like button got another warm hug 😊
Facts
Maybe one of us needs to solve the dark mystery of why Mr. Ballen has such a vendetta against the like button. Is it because his mommy and daddy didn't love him enough? I don't have a clue.
I forgot what vid tho
At this stage in the game I feel that the Button would say, "I'm suddenly supposed to trust all this new affection?" ...and promptly run away far
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Easiest way to get through my shifts. I just throw in my earbuds in and grind away while pleasantly listening to strange, dark, and mysterious stories. 🤘 You're the best John.
Hearing other people retelling "what they saw" reminds me of that scene from monsters Inc where the monsters say what they saw in the restaurant. "It shot laser beams from its eyes", "it picked me up and shook me like a doll". The stories held no similarity to each other and were most likely just made up.
"Dear Mr. Ballen,
Please bring back the *scary diving series.* Your videos always inspire me and give me hope. I dream of becoming a detective and telling stories about my discoveries of different crimes, much like the captivating tales you share. Unfortunately, I have to drop out of college, but I trust in God that one day my dream will come true.
Thank you for your amazing content and for being such a positive influence in my life.
There's a deep hole or cave underwater. It's either unexplored or has a sign warning off drivers not to enter or venture any further. There's a guy, or group of guys that are either very experienced or diving with novice experience and either way think they're good enough to survive and they just HAVE to go see this dumb hole in case it's somehow incredibly interesting or maybe they think it's the gateway to Narnia so they gear up and swim into the darkness. Someone gets lost or stuck. They either panic or calmly accept their inevitable fate, air runs out, they drown. Either someone retrieves their body or it's so dangerous they leave it there. People put up a warning sign, maybe a locked gate to warn off future divers and it mostly works until the inevitable cocky diver comes along again....
There, that covers pretty much Every. Single. Diving. Story. EVER.
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You’ll do great work. Just keep putting your faith in our Lord and Savior.
@@kathydavenport4422 Hail satan!
@@kathydavenport4422 thank you