Extremely Distressing Missing Person Cases | TOP 3
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#90s #missing #horrorstories
A singing MrBallen was not on my 2024 bingo card but I ain't mad at it, truly made me smile.
I know! I was at work though so I look like an idiot now. 😂
Had me giggling like teenage girl
He totally nailed it. I was at work too when I heard him singing. Lmao😅
Honestly, an underrated talent of his. Also, what happens if you get a bingo??
Nope not mad!
I am glad he didn't show a picture of sex toys that said, "Real photo of different sex toys."
😂😂
😅😅😅😅
😂 yeah the vid probably would’ve gotten clapped
He likely thought about it but knew it could get his video removed
😄😄😄
Have you considered doing a "top 3 songs with disturbing backstories" episode? Because after this i feel like you should
Polly nirvana. Daddy korn. Evil interpol
Good idea
That would be very cool
@@OfficialWilliamHillChannelI thought the same
Oooh. Yeah. I agree
15 years for murdering somebody, for taking someone elses’ life. I’ll never understand it.
Life for a life is fair
15 years for murdering, then dismembering and desecrating the corpse. Huge elephant in the room here.
@@kevindumont2507 Not to mention she DEFINITELY made the croquettes out of that dude’s body, not that the could could charge with it because there wouldn’t have been proof but yeah she did that shit.
Woman privilege as always sadly
For her age it was the rest of her life.
Just had my dad’s funeral yesterday. I needed this video it’s legit my comfort zone 🤧
Sorry for lose
Condolences
I’m so sorry. 💔
Rip
Prayers are with you my friend 🙏
Other RUclipsrs:
“I can’t play the song on the channel”
MrBallen
“I can’t play the song on the channel…so I’ll sing it🎶”
He was even ‘holding’ a mic
He sounded good too😭
Period bc he wants us to experience everything 🤣❤️
MrBallen covers channel when?
He's so awesome ❤
Dude that last story is terrifying . Why did they crash . Wtf happened . Where is that boy now ? Why didn’t he come forward as an adult ? That story is haunting . I really hope & pray he’s found & that’s he’s okay ..
Well if they were asking for the US embassy I'm hoping very much so that they found it
Yea I wonder what happened they killed his parents and kidnapped him??
" Slowed down or stopped 12 different times." Thats going to drain the air reserves of a tractor trailers braking system, and TECHINicall, emergency braking should then come on, BUT, if it comes in at a high speed, and locks, Youre going to get whats described as happened. Heres my take: That white van was 'harassing' Juans families truck, to incite this for some reason...
Dad definitely was into some shady business, wether it was drug related or not (truckers are known to take drugs to go through long shifts). That sudden "let's go across the country on vacation in my tank truck" is weird in itself. Sounds like dad was running away from something and taking his family with him to protect them. Whoever was after him ended up catching up. As to the kid, I dont see how he would have survived if both his parents died. The only thing that comes to my mind is organ trafficking...
@@MikeMandrillDon’t forget that emergency services couldn’t go near the truck for hours, so they could’ve actually been alive upon impact and succumbed to their injuries or just breathing in the acid fumes while unconscious. If they did actually take Juan and the family was still alive, then he would’ve been away from the fumes and could’ve gotten any injuries treated.
Watching creepy videos in the Montana mountains, in a field, at 3 am, and watching cows. DEFINITELY NOT HIDING IN THE COMMENTS. Is the greatest thing ever
Man watchout aliens
that sounds amazing… over here in the California valley I have the sound of hummingbirds as my background during sunset, definitely different vibes haha but the video is still creepy!
Bro watching mrballen while he about to become a mrballen episodec
Do you happen to be near Casey Peak mountain? What you described sounded just like that area. Love it
MrBallen is like a good uncle, he tells you bedtime stories and sings for you. What a legend.💜
Much better than that bad uncle who gets you out of bed in the middle of the night drunk and makes you sit on all his friends laps.
@@bradsanders407 Ummm okay?
@@bradsanders407😂😂😂
@@bradsanders407 jeez dude.
@@bradsanders407this sounds like personal experience
'Real photo of a different Oldsmobile'
I love Mr Ballens use of photo descriptions
“Real photo of different croquettes” was hilarious 😂
I wouldn’t be surprise if it’s because artificially generated images. 🤔
clearly stated that it's a REAL photo, just of different croquettes. :) @@colarinart
Same with the older videos where the descriptions are like, "Real photo of a trailhead (not the actual trailhead)." 😂
It's the real Oldsmobile
When I first heard "The Way", I remembered thinking that part of the lyrics where it goes "they won't make it home, but they really don't care, they wanted the highway, they're happier there today" seemed so weird. That's when I looked up what the lyrics were about and the song took on a whole different meaning to me at that point. I still feel like it's a happy song, even after you realize the darkness surrounding it, it's still a charming song about an elderly couple at the end of their lives that set out to take a trip on their own terms.
And ended it in their own terms. True love story...❤😊
My grandfather was missing for 3 weeks before he was found in a wooded area, deceased. Nowhere near where his car has been found abandoned. It's never been determined exactly what happened. They ruled his death as natural causes
That’s terrible to he😢.Might want to send this to Canam missing project!
@@gutnickgutnick5066 never heard of it? But this was also years ago that this happened
😢he shouldn't have been alone... sorry for your loss.
Did he have any kind of dementia? That's my first thought.
My condolences to your family for your loss of your grandfather. Rest in Peace Sir im sure you are at the final Heavenly place for eternity.😅❤💪😇🙏💕💯🌻⚘️💐😊🙋♀️👍🙏😇
Thank you, Mr. Ballen, for singing to us. You are a true hero in many ways!
I heard that song so many times in my early 20's and never knew what it was about - would never have guessed it was about this true story
Agree. Thank you, Mr.Ballen. Please sing to us more often❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰
Loved the singing 🎶🎶
Yep, excellent voice!
That 3rd story is bizarre... That poor boy... He was so excited to go on that adventure... 😞
What makes it so bizarre is the amount of really strange information none of which adds up.. two bright-blonde man and woman with bright blue eyes, a blind persian woman, what actually happened to cause the truck to crash, how the people in the van got their hands on Juan in the first place (unless it was him who the woman somehow picked up from inside the cab), who the people even were.. so bizarre
Thank you for talking about depression after transitioning from the military to civilian life as I served for 18 years with a tour of Iraq (Royal Australian Air Force). For many years my depression got so bad that I couldn’t function however with the help from friends, family and DVA I started seeing a Psychiatrist. I had suppressed many disturbing memories regarding my operational deployment and it took one very special Psychiatrist a matter of only 3 sessions to draw those memories out into the open. Once we knew what I was dealing with he decided that cognitive therapy wasn’t working and we started rebuilding my life from the ground up and haven’t looked back…he literally saved my life. Now I can tell war stories without rehashing the awful stuff…just the good memories. Since then I have also used my experience to help others including a wonderful man that served in the US Army in Afghanistan. Thank you for your service MrBallen 🙏🏼🇦🇺❤️
Thank you for serving. Big prayers who can find some peace.
Me too,82nd lrrp,medic,translator,pathfinder...letters of non disclose end soon. Everyone's gone..besides a (ghostwriter). I wonder...will I make it?GTE. CALIFORNIA. THANKS FOR THE FUN READING. ltr.
Army. Mortuary Affairs. I empathize, and am glad u r doing better
I remember reading about "The Way" many years ago and the band mentioned that they thought the old couple might've ran away on a romantic getaway and leaving everything behind to start a new carefree life or to escape their current one or something. So, they composed the song. Then they saw the updated news about finding their bodies. It's heartbreaking. Next time you guys listen to the song, pay close attention to the lyrics. Chilling when you know the backstory of it.
My mom is currently in the hospital with her liver failing. While she's made some improvements, its been a long, unbearably stressful time. She's a retired soldier. 55. The only thing that has been able to take my mind off things and keep my brain busy for a little while has been your videos and podcast episodes....
Y'all should watch together ❤
Your poor mom. I'm so sorry to hear this 😢 I really pray she improves and recovers. Sending love to you ❤
alcoholic?
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 for you 💖
My mom is going threw the same situation it comes from years of drinking 😢
200k views in 2 hours.. I’ve been with you since the beginning. So glad for your success my man💪🏼
#ballenforever
Same!!
Well done you!!🤔
the tiktok days!! 🥺 so happy to see how far this channel has come !
@@MissSeaSeaI liked your comment! Bet that took alot of time to translate your message!!
I love you Mr. Ballen. You not only tell amazing stories but now you’re singing too! I can’t get enough. Your wife is a very lucky lady. You are my definition of “that guy’s really cool!”
Mr.Ballen is the equivalent to Mr.Rogers and Bob Ross for our new messed up generation and I'm all for it
I love how animated Ballen is when he talks (doing knocking motion, cutting vegetables etc.) it’s nothing crazy but it really makes the story come to life in front of the viewers eyes. Awesome work
That's what makes him a great story teller. If only teachers at school had of been like that, how interesting school would have been.
It's not he. I know they're brilliantly edited.
Why do I remember it's his mom?
Enthusiastic singer too! 🙂
I always think this too!!
So true😊
Only 15yrs? I swear the judicial system is ridiculous.🤦♂️
She literally chopped his head off. I’m sure that’s another tempering charge so yeah, 15 is a joke.
In the US 15 is for attempted. Actually doing it is usually 25 or more. Some are never let out bc they don't belong in civilization with the rest of us.
It seems like they could've found out if she put his "meat" into the food too, but didn't even bother to try to find that out.
Europe frequently insults the US justice system (I'm not saying there aren't problems) but if you look at their justice system they barely sentence these ppl (take a look at the UK) so they have no room to insult any other country.
Their biggest complaint abt the US justice system is it's "too harsh." Really? And there's "too many." Maybe that's bc many of ours are actually sentenced to sentences they deserve. Ijs
Europeans comfort in living among murderers is quite disturbing. Its almost like they look for any excuse to let them out early.
US isn't the only countries with a bunch of freaking "Justice System" clowns.
@@Rulya-HaShem-Morrigan As an Australian, I wish the justice system here was even 1/3 as Harsh as the US justice system is! We have so many people who get 25 years and then released, but are serial killers or gang murderers/hitmen and same with people who commit sexual crimes.
8:45 Look at that, MrBallen not only can tell stories, but he also can sing. Man of many talents!
I'm blown because Lela and Raymond's song plays at my job every single day as part of the loop. I never would've known not only that it's about them but also the context if I hadn't seen this, and now I can not forget it.
Do you work for Lowe's, too? lol
Yeah, I just heard that song Friday in my towns, local radio station they play it all the time
The thing is about Denzel Washington is his way of acting seems very very real @@lefthook3324
Thanks for singing for us, John!! Loved it!! You have a great voice.😊❤
😂
@@MrBallenI cried it was beautiful 🥲😂😂
@@MrBallenyou taking up a new career? 😄
@@MrBallenthis is the correct response. 😏
Someone send him a karaoke machine!!!! IN CAMO 😂
I especially like when he gracefully bows while seated as he’s thanking everyone
I don’t know the song but appreciate you singing it for us😂😂
Nice. Glad you sang brother, had no idea what song it was. You brought back the music memory. As always great story telling.
Oh my goodness I love this song never know who sang it and it was so long ago. I'll bet they'll get wind that you sang it on your show and maybe they will donate to the Ballin Foundation❤
@@cherialbaugh1741 the song is by Fastball and its called The Way
It's a great song and very popular for GenX.
@@melisasmith303Millennials too. We were in middle school when it came out.
@@somethingelse4424 A song to bring the two best generations together! I love that!
That first one literally gave me chills. Not only did I grow up hearing that song, but I now live only about 45mins away from Hot Springs AR...
Same here!
Weird
Small…. World.
@@abbeyboeckman6315omg twins!
Same here
I also just listened to the first story and love how you sang “the way” yourself. I have been an elementary school teacher for 24 years and speaking to adults is still terrifying to me but you sang for everyone who views this and that takes so much courage and I love your vulnerability. You are the story teller I never knew I desperately needed in my life! Thank you again Mr Ballen for your time, energy, enthusiasm, knowledge and also for your years of service. I’m Canadian but LOve the US so much. You’re a GEM 🎉
Your voice is so captivating and lulling. You easily pull us into your stories even when not watching the video. Great job!
Is it just me or are murder sentences getting more lenient? 15 years for murder is not long enough!
Unfortunately, this is the case in EU countries. In Germany, for example, most criminals are no longer afraid of punishment because in most cases they are far too harmless or the perpetrators are not prosecuted anyway. Furthermore, our prisons are almost as comfortable as hotels. I recently saw a TV report about a German prison where the prisoners even had a PS2 in their cell. They are also allowed to smoke there, receive visits from their partners in a private room with a bed and buy cigarettes, snacks and other food in a prison supermarket...
Criminals dont mind going to jail bro its kinda a reset for them or just time to chill and be safe for some years they still get cell phones tvs all that shit and drugs alot of them just keep doing business well in through other people making bank
Also keep in mind that she was like 80 years old so even a 15 year sentence probably means she’s gonna die in prison
Europe is a joke! People that abuse kids hardly even get any time at all these days. Recently in the UK an Afghan migrant only received community service for repeatedly abusing a 12 year old girl!
@@davidfinsterwald8022 Bruh... me living in a 3rd world country haven't had a console in almost 20 years. Also sometimes even miss meals. Yeah, your prison conditions over there sound comfortable enough. lol
I love the fact that Fastball's song "The Way" was based on Leila and Raymond's story. Of course, it was a fanciful musing that was penned before the couple were found deceased. I believe that one of the bandmembers said something about giving them a happy ending that they didn't get, which I think is lovely.
Listening to it now, after hearing the story, makes me think that even after they were found dead, the song still tells their story just the way it happened. They got up and left, their car broke down, and they went to walk the golden highway in eternal summer far up in heaven above. That's beautiful to me.
That's pretty much what the band said, in interviews: "We gave them the happy ending they deserved", or something like that. Can't remember the exact words.
...but it was written before they were found.
@@Krangkus
Came to the comment section(as he was talking) to see if I could find confirmation that this was indeed the Fastball song, thanks!
That is lovely thank you for sharing that. I didn’t know about their story or the story behind this song til now, so I’ll think of them fondly when I hear it.❤
@@chicgal3 Yes, I think knowing the backstory completely changes the context of the song.
Loved your rendition of "The Way" - well done. Cool tune, too.
I found out the background behind "The Way" a couple years ago, and it makes the song a hundred times more emotionally intense. Now every time I sing the chorus I feel like crying.
Juan's story is truly heart breaking,he was obviously kidnapped by the people who planted the heroin in his father's truck,& iam pretty sure that woman is part of the kidnappers,that's why she quickly disappeared with Juan after realising that the driving instructor had suspected that something is off...Poor Juan,hope his alive & may God keep him safe..
but how he can understand farsi language its kinda feel like black magic has involved in this case
This case was so devastating to hear! I thought for sure Mr. Ballen was going to say they eventually cracked the case and Juan had been found. Such a sad story. I cannot imagine how his relatives and friends must feel. Like a piece of their lives is just missing and they have no answers for it. That would be so frustrating, how do you move on from something like that? 😢💔
Regardless of what happened or how, I’m really disappointed in the driver instructor. Why would you take your eyes off of a missing child? He could have just as easily sat there and called the police or brought the boy back to the office to show him the poster.
What are you talking about he worked for the cartel dude
@@KPl-xz4gztruth is, you never really know how you’re gonna react in a situation like that. He probably thought he was doing whatever he could
I'm from Spain and I'd never heard of those cases/stories. So weird!
Does anyone think maybe the first couple planned this, not wanting to go on living with declining health?
I was thinking that as well... it's really sad but if they were struggling with their cognitive function, they might have a period of lucidity and decided to end it.
It's weird that they wouldn't watch the show first though.
Op no I think "declining function" means dementia. Unfortunately alot of older people don't take diagnoses like dementia and laziness very seriously. If she was driving at night in Arkansas (ive been there i can attest) that those roads are very scary and hard to see sometimes. She may have driven off on accident but it definitely was not on purpose. If you want to see more interesting info about this I recommend watching Adeventures with Purpose. A great Chanel about missing persons cold cases.
Whatttt, the singing!!! What a nice surprise, lovely voice!
Every time I hear The Way by Fastball play on the radio, I tell whoever is near me that it's about an old couple who went missing. No one ever finds it as interesting as I do, so thank you for covering this so that people who *will* care can hear about it!
I always found that interesting too.
I find it interesting. It's not every day that a good song has a creepy history
This is why I am so cautious about accepting food from people I don't know extremely well. I need to see them eat it first ... Lol
But what if the person who made the food is a cannibal . They wouldn't have a problem eating with you lol 😂
Not even if they eat it first 😂
@@LEVENEGRANT3 big facts . Smart girl
Thank you for your scary videos you post every week, I been listening to them since day one on 2020
Singing along with you, Mr. Ballen!!!! I absolutely LOVE that song (especially the mod Pulp Fiction style guitar work). There's a great interview with their family somewhere online and, surprisingly, they like the song!
"The Way" I kept listening to the song repeatedly. I truly loved it; just listening to it or thinking about it gives me the chills, too. I love how you explained the story. I'm super glad my dad showed me your channel.
Your dads epic😂
Just drove from Florida to Washington state and listened to MrBallen podcast the entire time. One of the greatest storytellers I've ever come across. Much love Brother.
Holy fuck thats a drive. Something i would love to do. Theres so much out there to see
Unfortunately, no matter how good he is at telling stories, I cannot condone this channel anymore, his sponsors are scams..proven scams...and anyone who knowingly accepts money to promote a known scam, is NOT a good moral person....if he'd get rid of these sponsors, fine...but he doesnt...sooooo
Money changes people
But the people paying him mean nothing without us… ya know
@@legopotter8295 What scams and scammers? Can you explain that please?
@@user-io9ie5cs8j I don't see ads I've listened twice. So what you talked about Willis??????
You just made my day Mr. Ballen. Thanks for the song 🥰
Thank you so much for the connection with that tune, You are awesome
Blown away by Mr. Ballen's melodious singing voice!
Same here Mr ballen has a voice to be a singer..
Lol he's not that great at all guys
@@Townesvanwaitsyou can't sing so you can shut it
Sure, maybe not a career-change-worthy singing voice. But compared to most of the people I know, including myself he preformed it well enough to recognize and not make my ears bleed @Townesvanwaits
@@PspspSpooky someone with more IQ finally
Figured #2 had at least a part of the dude's body in the box pretty early.
These 3 stories entries constitute the bulk of your best output for sure!
❤Mr. Ballen excellent episode. Thank you And May God bless you and your family always ❤️💯🙏
Really needed you today thank you from Australia xx
I really wish you wouldn’t continue advertising Better Help! They sold HIPAA data (mental health data) for marketing without anonymizing it for massive profits, and the therapists they “employ” don’t get any employee protections bc they’re all considered individual contractors! People would be better served finding free or low cost local or federal resources than becoming a product for Better Help. :(
He obviously doesn’t care. People are commenting this from the start, there is no way he is not aware. So if it’s true (don’t have experience myself) it’s pretty disappointing mrBallen still has them as a sponsor. Mental health is no joke.
@@dinidilitiyea it is a joke. Everyone's a victim now
Maybe he uses it and likes it. They must a sponsor. It is his channel guys
@@dinidilitiif it was no joke, there wouldn’t be cross dressers or gays.
@@zerotodona1495whomp whomp
Holy crap john...youre over 8 mil now! Youre rockin it. Rad
Seriously!!? Wow. That’s crazy how some people just have that connection to the people.
Coming from a subscriber back when he was brand new on RUclips(-200k subs). It is astonishing how fast this channnel grew. This was his second career calling
So excited to see the podcast will be available everywhere again! I've been with you from the start and I was gutted when it went exclusive. Massive binge time! 😁
I listen to your podcast at work! I love it. ❤❤ thank you for making it free!
I just found your channel today and I’ve been binge watching your videos for the past few hours. Your story telling abilities are a rare sight. Thank you Mr. Ballen!
He's great. Enjoy the binge watching.
i did the same when i first discovered his channel!
Welcome to the club. Many of us found him during th pandemic lockdown when he first started. Being a mrballen fan is kind of like checking into Hotel California. But in a good way lol.
@@gloriannek7143haha yes this 😂
Oh that’s awesome! You’ll have so much fun listening to it all!
Holy cap, I’ve loved that song for so long and I’ve always told my wife how deep it is when you actually listen to the lyrics. And now this! Full circle! Mind blown 🤯
Mr Ballen changing lives.
*crap
How would you have known its depth when you didn't even know what the song was about 😅
@@theemirofjaffa2266because regardless of not knowing the real back story if you actually listen to the lyrics and what it’s saying it’s a deep song. Now that I know it’s factual it makes it even deeper. 😅
Yes! Just heard it the other day, after living it for decades. Always wondered what inspired the lyrics. Now I know.
The first story brought tears to my eyes, those poor couple, its so sad. Ty.
I love the song and Mr. Ballen singing gave me goosebumps!
I appreciate that you talk about mental health for veterans. My son was US Army 11 Bravo and served two combat tours; Iraq and Afghanistan. When he decided not to re up after his Afghan tour, he was transferred to Korea for 6 months, then Stateside for 6 months. I think that gradual decompression helped him a lot. I can't imagine how mind blowing it would be to get dumped into civilian life straight from combat ops.
I'm from Canada but I thank your son and you.
@@seanfisher6936 I'm from you but I thank Canada and your son
Going civilian straight from active sucks… The freedom is overwhelming and civilians seem feral. Feels like you have to start all over in the world.
@LoneStarStinger The government started that crap with the Vietnam War. My uncle who fought in the European theater of ww2 was still in Europe for 6 months after combat operations ended, before being sent home. It was still a shock, but not as bad as being in combat in Vietnam one day and being home that same week.
The last one gave me chills
You such a phenomenal storyteller 👍🏽💗💗💗
I love the way. I listen to it often at work. I’m happy to hear the story it’s about bc I told my coworkers that I’m pretty sure it’s about a couple who died.
I can’t wait. I been sitting here looking at every notification coming in. Lol
Me too!!!
Lol me too 😅
Me too.
FAx
Rightttt it gets hectic on Sundays
The Way is such an underrated song, I had no idea it was inspired by an actual tragedy. If you are watching this and haven't heard it before you need to go and listen to it! I am going to relisten to it now that I know the backstory!! Thanks Mr Ballen for giving an already awesome song such depth and context! Love you and your channels!! Keep up the incrediblly amazing work!! Also, who knew you could sing so well!
There’s some clues in the music video, except there the couple travels in RV instead of sedan (at least if my memory is even a lil bit right). The couple was lost for few months, so everybody sorta hoped they just left on their on volition and were happily traveling to see the country. But the reality was different, my only silver lining is how they get to die together. Not much, but something.
The Way is one of their best songs, easily
@@janemiettinen5176I think it was the silver lining to a Cloud NINE, SEVENTH HEAVEN, GOLDEN MARRIAGE!! 💖💗💓💕
@@kelsielovesbbu Yeah, but let's not sleep on the fact that they're very good in general.
@@kelsielovesbbu I don’t think I have ever heard anything else that they have released, do you have any recommendations?
Love your singing! I always liked that song and wondered what it was about.
Loved your singing! Listened to that song a ton and had no idea of its back story…
All 3 stories were expertly told.
It's just incredibly immersive
Sad, shocked, and hopeful at the end.
Me, seconds into the first story: ANYONE CAN SEE THE ROAD THEY WALK ON IS PAVED IN GOLD
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I don’t get how that song relates to the story
@@Bdot773it was written about that couple….?
@@KDu400 then why is the road gold when they died driving off the road ?
@@Bdot773Pretty sure he wrote the lyrics when they were just missing, before they were actually found dead.
Love your story telling, but the singing was the cutest!
You made sure we had a great visual of this tale. Thx for that!
That was one of my favorite songs in the 90s. Never knew there was a backstory to it. Always thought the beginning was kind of haunting but this is crazy. Thanks for sharing!
the idea that Carmen's neighbor might have eaten some of Jesus in that croquette makes me shudder.
related to that, you think people would go to church more if they started serving croquettes for communion instead of those wafer things?
Giving the head of your murder victim to your neighbour to keep and not coming back for it is both very stupid and very strange. She could have just buried it and never have been caught. Why did she do that? Was she just stuck on giving him to the neighbours piece by piece and didn’t know how to make head cheese? Reminds me of the pig farmer in BC. They think he may have sold the meat of his victims as pork. They do call it “long pig”. By all accounts from people who know, we taste like pork.
@@sorrywrongplanet8873the pig farmer guy, I’m pretty sure he also took some of the remains to a rendering plant, so his victims were turned into gelatin. I might be making that up though lol
@@NO-ek2bu who knows. He might have sold human remains as pork. 🤢
@@lowkeyobsessedngl shut up, what are you even on about 😅
He can Sing too ! Love You Mr Ballen
Started singing the song to myself as listening to the story of The Way. I love that story, and I know that there is speculation as to what happened but honestly it's beautiful. Sad, but beautiful.
Loved hearing you sing
“I’ll look after your secs toys and enjoy your croquettes” is a sentence that was definitely NOT on my Mr. Ballen BINGO card.
That entire story sounds exactly like what someone who uses secs toys would do. Disgusting people.
The Boxxx one was definitely "Meat" i knew it the moment she said - guests are coming over lol no guest would search your wardrobe or drawers or something 😂
Wow great story teller and singer! A man of many talents!!
Great surprise… Mr Ballen singing 🎵
Love watching your videos, the best!
8.6M! i'm so happy you're getting the audience you deserve, thank you for all the incredible stories mr ballen 🖤
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Thank you for singing for us! I’m so glad you weren’t able to play that song😊 it was such a joy to hear you sing.
I can not tell you how much I love that you sang that song! It's one of my favorites and I never knew what it was based on until now :)
I've been following Mr Ballen for years now, never have I heard him sing 😂. A man with many talents.
All Carmen had to do was come grab her box and she’d might of never been caught. I wander why she never came back for it?
Seriously why did she never go back for her "toys"?
That's all she had to do and she would have gotten away with it it's crazy. Smart enough to perfectly hide the rest of his body but that one simple stupid flaw is what does her in.
Its crazy how so many genius killers get away with stuff and have perfect plans but then do one easily avoidable thing that ends up being their downfall
@@RustyNips. It is more common than you think, when killers WANT to be caught. This type of thing is actually really common. The guilt eats away at them, and they end up virtually handing themselves in.
She probably expected her to throw it out.
True, she could've told the friend to throw it away or she probably wanted the police to suspect the friend but that's dumb
That’s why you don’t run back to get a poster…. Just say you calling someone who can help you help them then call the cops
Holy moly. Can't believe the Fastball song. Yeah, thanks for the pics because I will always see their faces but at least they will never be forgotten because of you! :)
9:20 the VERY BEST MOMENT on here and OMG the things we never know about the songs we all know…
Dr. Hook…Sylvia’s Mother…omg! That ballad/song 🎧 and the sentimental music made me cry with goosebumps! 😪🫶
I’ve been watching your channel for about a year now and keep forgetting to tell you, Thank you for your service, dedication and honor. You’re a true warrior and an amazing patriot.
John, thank you for sharing your experience, and for advocating therapy and self-care.
Good job Mr Ballen , i'm happy to have find your Channel which is really full of stories .
a bientôt de France😊
Great job with the lyrics and singing, I knew exactly what song you were talking about!
Congratulations on all of your success!!! You're a awesome story teller!!
when will the like button stop being abused?
we should start a go fund me
But whyyy? It's so much fun!
Never
When smashing it stops being incentivized
Love your videos. I'm literally hooked on watching them. You have a gift in storytelling. Watching from Nova Scotia, Canada..
Im from Nova Scotia too!
That's pretty cool. Hello neighbor 👋
Haha, yeah! I’m in the small town of Antigonish! I imagine you’re in the city?
My Dad was a long haul driver. First thing he did every weekend when he got home was take us kids for a ride, after a long week on the road.
You have a great voice Ballen! Thanks for always telling these stories in such a great and engaging way!
I started thinking of this song before he revealed that that’s this is a backstory for it ,crazy. I work in a place where everybody loves music a little too much and that is one of our most played songs. now I can show them exactly where it comes from. Thanks Mr. B.
Amazing as always!❤
Thanks Mr. B😊
1 reason why dash-cams are so important .
God bless
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