I thought forsure I had found it around 1:05...😅 I never find anything yet something popped up behind his shoulder and I stopped looking thinking I finally found it. 🤣
I know I just said “2 to 3 times per week” for the first time on this video, but it’s been coming for the last few weeks. Standards are getting higher for stories, and I’m spending more time researching to do a better job telling them. (For reference it takes 20-30 hours for me to create a video, that is then edited by Wes and Tori for another 7-10 hours) Overall I believe the videos are improving, even if they are coming out at a slightly less frequent pace. We love making videos and have no intention of stopping anytime soon so don’t view this “downgrade” as a sign of anything bad on the horizon!!! Thank you all!!!
That poor detective said "So the killer is missing a toe and shot a man with a revolver. The only person I know that's missing a toe and has a revolver, is me..." *dusts off his shirt* "Time to pack up boys, I know who killed this man."
i dont think he felt poor himself, cuz he seems like a responsible guy who knows he was a danger to people when he sleeps, thats why turned himself in.
I feel bad for Robert. He had to deal with the guilt that he had unknowingly murdered someone and was exiled from society for a crime he didn’t even intentionally commit.
I feel bad for the guy who was murdered probably for no reason at all since Robert woke up out of his sleep in the cell and started “shooting” at the guards.
Why sleep with a gun if ur going to unintentionally shoot ppl? Like why not give this to someone else for safe keeping or a safe, like something else but no bitch put the gun under his pillow knowing he shoots ppl in his sleep, I don’t feel bad for the bitch I feel bad for the guy who got shot for no reason.
Jesus that does sounds horrible to deal with. the only personal experience i have with sleep walking is when i woke up and i i was standing in front of my bathroom door. but if cases can get that extreme that you could kill someone ,why not just tie yourself to bed.
I used to sleepwalk up until about 16 years old. but when i did they were moderate a lot of time it was because i had to go to the bathroom and i would pee on the floor in the bathroom or when we were camping i peed in my aunts camper.
@@gospodintokarev The "Brewery Syndrome" chick is the first story. She eats carbs and her body turns it into alcohol. Though Agnes Eriksson biggest fear is killing someone while sleepwalking, since she has the sleepwalker condition.
The sad thing is that so few understand sleepwalking! I did it a few times as a mid-teen but not (as far as I know) until I was in my thirties when I had a bout of it and then several years later. What those had in common were at the times they happened, I was under a lot of stress over which I had no control. If one does not live alone, it can be a non-problem but if we live alone, we have little or no way of knowing it happened. I can remember in my fifties waking up one morning with my legs aching like I had been on a long walk. Though there was no evidence I ever left the house, I will never know for certain. My youngest son sleepwalked when he was around ten. We did not realize it until we heard him open the front door! We then installed a chain lock at the top of the door (beyond his reach) so if he tried to leave the house, we would be awakened. As those who have dealt with it know, it can be a bit scary and can be dangerous as well. The sleepwalker must have ingrown cautions to not put self into dangerous situations such as walking into traffic.
As someone who's a regular sleepwalker, I worry sometimes about doing something illegal or violent. So far, Ive only done harmless, goofy things that only embarrass myself.
Seemed fishy how he just woke up grabbed the revolver and shot immediately. The day of the killing he did other stuff first. Unless… he wants to murder while sleepwalking
I know that story was a little out of theme for his channel, but still was interesting. I guess it meets the "strange" part of " strange, dark, and mysterious"
I feel bad for both Robert, the Detective, and his victim. Robert didn't know what was going on because he was sleepwalking. After catching so many murderers, he caught and turned himself in. He was an honest man. He might have been of continuing use to society if a way was found to stop his sleepwalking. If I were one of the cops watching over him when he was in a cell with a gun loaded with blanks, I still would have jumped 5 feet up just seeing and hearing it. The whole thing was sad.
THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT SUCH A RARE CONDITION!!! My friend suffers from it and she was labeled as a alcoholic by multiple hospitals in her area. Auto-brewery syndrome needs to be talked about more!!! You are amazing for this ❤️
The police weren't smart. They should have kept saying "no" to the death penalty to see if he would confess to any other murders, even though he might have caught on.
They probably couldn’t “legally” do it because for the third confession they had to find a loophole but only that one time, it is sad however we’ll never know of course
But since he wanted to die, it seems the zodiac thing makes sense, he wanted to go to his slaves he amessed in his live. (In 1 of his letters he claimed that everyone he killed, is gonna be his slave after his dead)
I genuinely love how he defines the simplest of terms, like "breathalyzer". The next time I'm talking to someone I'll be like, "I'm going to the mall. A mall is a series of retail stores often times having a theatre or food court or even both.
This comment made me laugh. Laughter is an involuntary response to stimuli which causes the person affected to visibly and audibly erupt in spontaneous fits coinciding with changed breathing, rapid heartbeat, and sometimes even tears.
Man the 2nd story was wild. Talk about sleeping with the enemy. I first heard this story on Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction. Those that sleepwalk are fully capable of eating, talking, driving etc while completely asleep. I myself and my dad were sleepwalkers when younger. My uncle once caught me sleepwalking and about to leave the house. He tried to keep me safe. However I pinned him against the wall and was aware of his presence. He kept tabs on me while I walked around the neighborhood. He's former military and seen things. But said me sleepwalking and overpowering him terrified him. He likened me to a dangerous tiger. I feel for the guy in the second story. The most dangerous enemy is one within.
@@Eli-xf1eni read an article that says your eyes are open, that doesn’t mean you’re awake. when you sleep walk the only parts of the brain that are active are the ones responsible for vision, movement and emotion. the part responsible for memory and rational thinking are not. basically the parts that makes you a sensible human being are asleep, you are just going through the motions. kind of like muscle memory. it’s common for someone who’s sleepwalking to become aggressive when someone tries waking them up or intervening since again, the part of your brain that lets you think rationally is out. a sleepwalker can look just like they’re awake but not be. which is why it’s hard to prove whether or not the person actually was sleepwalking when they committed a murder. they can only look at family history of it, and other factors. they don’t have enough research on it, and it’s very interesting.
What is an ass baguette? How do you know he was eating a whole one? He might have been eating a 1/2 ass baguette. Are those French? Are those the baguettes that are made with way more butter? I never heard them called ass baguettes before. I'm going to order some when I go to the bakery
As a former foster child myself I'm heart broken. That poor kid was sent to that disgusting man for protection and love, but what that poor kid got was torture. The system is broken and so many kids get abused and murdered because they get placed with sick people who only are in it for the money. Foster kids are not a source of income. Don't use them for money. They are human beings that have already been dealt a fucked up life, and they need love. Protection and someone to actually be there for them. Ive heard is many of these stories where the are kids taken away from their families because they were unsafe, just to get put in another place that is unsafe. There are some amazing foster parents out there and I thank you will all my heart for what you do. And for those that take in these already broken children and break them even more hell is waiting for you. And I pray you all get what you deserve! May that poor boy find peace. 😢
I was a foster kid in Florida for 2 years and I gotta say that there wasn't 1 good family. When I wasn't being bullies by black kids for being white I was fighting off peedos from my sister and I. I got moved to 4 separate houses because I wouldn't be a servant to these peoples desires. My sister and I were just a paycheck to these people. I am convinced that peedos work high up in foster care or else something would of been done years ago, I am now 29. I was 9 then. NO hate towards black kids cause they were all fucked up anyways in worse situations but those predators need to be dealt with no one at the offices would even listen to us. Very troubling how a million kids go missing from foster care every year and no one cares
On the flip side, my older sister got into foster care one time with her ex husband. They all did their best for the boy. We all did, extended family and all. He rejected it and threw it in our faces however. This is what troubles me the most tho. There are situations such as yours and the boy that got murdered paired in similar parallel with the boy my sister fostered. Putting that together I think is what makes the foster system as a whole so fucked up. You got these self-righteous assholes who use kids as a paycheck and ruin their minds to a point that when they come to a good home like my sister and my family and I that they don't trust us and end up becoming a mentally ill adult because of it. It really hurts me in the heart hearing this but please know there are good people still out there. Least I know we country folk are 😊 may the boy find peace and may you find peace kind sir. I am proud of u if no one else is for sticking up for your sister and would be tickled as a pig in slop if you'd mssg me back 😁
@Shailon Noelle Sorry to hear that but please don't misrepresent all foster families. My wife and I are foster parents and we care very deeply for all of the kids that have been in our home.
@@zeuxlaught2797 she is speaking in hyperbole, most foster families I know are not doing it for the money. You get like$450 a month. Especially right now, if you are having to get formula and diapers you are probably in the negative. There certainly are problems, but disparaging all foster families isn't right. The majority of them are in it for the right reasons, especially in Florida where the money is only supplemental.
@@PheOfTheFaeI was so interested after this video I read a medical article about it. Apparently, yes, sometimes they need to be put on benzos to prevent withdrawals. What was interesting to me is that even though it's fungus in their gut producing alcohol from carbs, and even after getting rid of that fungus with medications, a lot of patients after going on a low carb diet have really strong cravings for alcohol. Some of them go on to become actual alcoholics after going on a low carb diet. So yeah, basically you have the brain of an alcoholic even without drinking at all.
Thank you for bringing awareness to Auto-Brewery Syndrome. I have a friend who has it, and he can't drive anymore, he can only eat certain foods (to keep the "brewery" in his belly under control), and often has drunk episodes. He hasn't consumed alcohol for years. It's the weirdest thing, and kind of sad, honestly.
It doesn't have to be sad. Many people don't drive and can't eat certain foods. As long as he has good people like you to support him, he is fine, that is what truly matters in the end.
@@RM-ed1if your comment is actually pretty valid I mean I may hv it u may hv it and dont even know it 🤷♂️ we may think the way we feel is normal but we are drunk all the time🤷♂️ lol I laugh but it's really not funny tbh imagine really having it..
Ikr. You know what I like about his coverage? Is that when he tells the story, he does it in a way that makes it seem like you're being told something new only to find out in the big reveal at the end that it was a story you were already supposed to be familiar with. Am just like "woah, how did it I not see that coming?"
@@jasonjuneau As old as he was, I doubt he would of rot in prison. He still died of natural causes. I was hoping natural causes in prison would been stab or hang.
Imagine being such a good detective that you find out you murdered someone in your sleep and being a decent enough person to actually turn yourself in and not pin it on someone (or let it go unsolved)
He's a con artist! He knew all he had to do was pretend to sleepwalk again in order to get out of the crime! He brilliantly incepted into everyone's imagination the idea of it occurring due to sleepwalking. After that first visit to the scene he realized there was no easy way out so he went home and took a bath while thinking about how he would weasel out of the murder. It's like a killer participating in a search party for one of their victims.
@@en16ma_music You're just plain wrong. You can do a lot while sleepwalking. I lived in a multi-story house when I was a kid. My mom said I walked downstairs one night in the middle of the night, had a conversation with her, and then went back upstairs to sleep. It wasn't the only time and my dad "woke me up" several times in the morning where I was still asleep. I actually woke up later and asked him why he didn't wake me up. There's even an episode of Forensic Files that proved a man killed his wife while sleepwalking, too. It makes no sense to implicate yourself in a murder when you could have easily let it remain unsolved. Get a clue.
@@carltonthepug i dunno , the fact he was barefoot on the sand at nighttime (which was probably a cold night since its near the beach gives it credibility) the moment he started acting weird and just went and sat down i was like bam it was him! haha
MrBallen, please talk about the recent serial killer case we had in Brazil, one man was able to hide in the woods for 20 days with 200+ cops looking for him after commiting murder, rape and other crimes his name was Lázaro Barbosa.
You could combine it with other stories about Brazil ... the cannibal bakery case (Jorge Beltrao Negromonte da Silveira) is probably the most horrifying. Our housekeeper at the time actually knew one of the victims.
@@faithisindemand unfortunately we have plenty of cases like these, just mentioned Lázaro because he might bring new people to this channel since it happened recently.
.08 and higher is a dui in Minnesota. BTW you're my favorite streamer by far. I love how you keep us glued to what you're saying. You're a very gifted individual. Kudos. I've been watching your videos all day everyday for 3 or 4 days. I really hope I don't run out of video to watch. You're story telling is over the top elite. I am surprised Netflix hasn't tried to get you you're own special on there. Baffles me. Keep up the good work buddy. Thank you
Been having a really hard time lately. Dealing with the loss of my son. Once I got to work, I checked out your channel and saw you uploaded this and got super excited. Thank you mrballen for being yourself. And having a good time doing it. You have saved me from a very dark place
I don't know what the whole secrecy was about. I mean, if you want the death penalty, and you're willing to confess as much as it takes to get it, then why not confess to everything? What does he gain out of keeping quiet? It's not like he wanted freedom... and after confessing to multiple murders, it's not like he was trying to save any relationships. I thought it'd be even better for his rep to be the most notorious serial killer or something. Obviously I'm wrong, but if anyone can shed some light as to why, I'd appreciate it. I just don't understand why he'd be dumb to confess to the rest. Why not go out "proud" and rack up the numbers for his own twisted glory, so to speak?
He probably enjoyed The feeling of all those murders never getting solved. Or he knew it didnt matter because he was about to end it all and The victims were already dead.
I remember being in first or second grade in 1972/73 and we had a teacher who told us this story about the footprints in the sand guy. She was interested in weird things like this and collected books, newspaper and magazine articles and shared them with her students. I remember the entire class being captivated by this tale, and I was worried for a while afterward that I might sleep-walk in the night and do something terrible.
That detective was a man of honor. As soon as he realised it was himself that committed the murder he turned himself in even though he could high tail it. Very honorable
@@bogdan1213 They are needed to have proper testosterone or free testosterone, can't remember. More Plates More Dates talks about it with Joshua Fluke, who was having testosterone issues while on keto. I think it takes quite a few months for that to happen though.
His daughter thinks he's not reformed and is still just a criminal. "He reformed into a motivational speaker." Hmm, yeah... I think I believe the daughter.
@@minergate677 He started looking for his diving line and once he found it, started swimming to a decompression stop, but as he was swimming up the line stopped, it was inside of a wall. He had a horrifying thought knowing that the cave just caved in. He grabbed out his grease pen and wrote something to his team diver…
The Robert Story was featured on Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction. I remembered it as you were telling the story. They changed some details like the victim being a woman but ultimately it was the exact same story. Love your content super hooked
Oddly enough: I was thinking that it'd be interesting if there was a movie about an investigator looking into a killing, but then discovering that he was the killer.
After having read the book about Ed Edwards, that was meticulously researched by a former homicide detective, I have to admit, the case for Ed Edwards, from his family members living on the block of one of the Zodiac's victims, to his former cellmate who was the one that Ed was trying to frame for the Zodiac killings, to previous wives and proven innocent victims who were framed and executed for crimes that Edwards probably committed, Edwards was totally capable of being the Zodiac and planned on taking credit for the crimes once he had a confirmed unshakable date for his own execution. He wanted to go out in a blaze of public fascination. He always wanted the recognition, but not the consequences. He was deprived of both by age and disease. But, the book is a fascinating read.
@@RedNeon98 I looked it up. Gary Francis Poste was not confirmed as the killer. A team of 40 independent investigators tied it to him but there is no admissible evidence to support it.
@@lovinitall6639 But he never specifically grabbed any of those, and a gun is the most dangerous, even having a knife it gives the victim time to run away as he's probably too tired to even chase after them, same goes with other things you mentioned
Exactly! To be extra safe, they could have made arrangements to have him sleep in prison. In fact, this kind of punishement exists in Germany, it's called "offener Vollzug", and it means that during daytime, people can go to work and all that, but they spend their nights in prison.
Petra they have that here in Michigan it's called"work release" here they also have where some ppl are sentenced to time but only go on the weekends and then during the week day are free to do as they please 😲
You gotta be super lucky too, I’m sure these guys just skip through most of the video to find it because they get it too fast sometimes! But I’m also sure they go back and watch the videos.
I have heard most people who have Auto-Brewery Syndrome unless they avoid yeast and sugar all together they end up feeling hung over almost 24/7... poor people.
No you are not the only one. I used to wait for the videos to come out so I would be able to have a chance. I would be notified of a new video that HAD been posted usually within 15 minutes, watch it, go to comments and it would already be found. One day I went to my subscriptions and saw a MrBallen video appear saying 354 people watching. I selected it and it started in the middle of the story. I rewound to what I thought was the beginning but it was a Test Pattern for 2-3 minutes prior to the story. I said to myself this is my chance for GLORY. I quickly forwarded to find the beginning and watched the 21 minute video and still spaced out looking for it. I went to the comments and it had ALREADY been found 20 minutes earlier!! That's being found and posted by the time the story is done. If I didn't stand a chance with all of that going for me, minus the spacing out, which impossible for a MrBallen story by the way, you don't stand a chance either but that's just my opinion.
All the time you spend reading and researching for your stories.... thank you. You are a very talented story teller. I listen after a long day and when I have things weighing heavy on my mind. It takes me away just like a good book.
Thank you for that story about the woman with the rare condition of carbs converting into alcohol. I've never been a heavy drinker, also had a high tolerance to alcohol. I was recently diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. Also I had all my teeth removed and stopped eating bread due to my change in diet I have noticed that I am feeling a lot better. This information may explain my health problems.
Yeah, he actually reads this stuff. He gets to see his fans have "big" imaginations, I bet we entertain him just as much as he entertains us. I love reading these comments.
I wanna hear mrballen tell those “glitch in the matrix” stories, where people are losing time or accidentally walking into a parallel dimension. Those always make me question our reality
Great show as always... the moment you opened up on #3... I had never heard of this and I would have thought I would considering I was born in 76. So I paused your presentation... found a copy of that episode and I will not give any spoilers... I invite everyone to do the same... pause it before hearing the rest of the story and watch that show... there are several on YT. I guessed correctly... I wont say any more as it might spoil it. For me its validation on trusting my gut. Best of Regards and Blessings all!
I love that he does his homework, is not full of himself, keeps to the facts, doesn't drone on and on just wanting to hear his own voice, and does not change his voice or cadence in speaking as others on here do. Great and informative narrator.
One of the things that I love about MrBallen's story telling is the fact that he always take the time to explain things like distance, depth, time and all the details that might confuse his subscribers and on this story he really explained the alcohol level so well that I understand where the story is going.
Man it feels like I’m listening to a friend tell me a whack ass story and I’m fully engaged. The way you talk helps me really create an image in my head of everything you’re saying
true, the way he talks like the other popular RUclipsrs, just in a clear voice where every word is understandable..... Examples like InfographicShow or Kurzegusomething or even HalfAsInteresting
I enjoyed All 3 Stories Mr.Ballen. You Narrated the STORIES Very Well, and Gave us all the Important Parts of Each Story. Thank You for All Your Hard Work and Research that goes with each Story!!!
@@choochoopicklepie you know the best part about that scene was it wasn’t in the script and Jack came up with it in that moment. Everyone’s looks of confusion are actual reactions. I just love that sm
My friends got invited and they just came i always talk about mr ballen the legend, now we all are going to have the best day cuz of this video. Ur a legend ❤❤
I love the “If you’re a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format then you’ve come to the right channel bc that’s all we do” intros
It is unfortunate for him, truly, but on the bright side at least he wasn't sent to prison. Ik being isolated like that CAN be a prison in itself I just think I would probably prefer that than going to prison for a murder I didn't even mean to commit
@@MelonieG85 while you are right he still solved the crime, told them it was himself when he easily could have fled. But instead reported himself and his findings and was willing to pay the consequences. If somebody is behind the wheel of a car fully paying attention and not intoxicated in anyway accidently hits a Jay walker or kid running out in the road they should go to jail? I believe the amount of mental punishment he gave himself was just as bad if not worse than going to jail. His passion was helping people and accidentally took an innocent life. I can only imagine how much he was upset with himself.
He prob would’ve used other stuff like knives, and if not he still is a detective, which is a dangerous job and is probably in more danger without one. Just trying to throw out some ideas don’t get angry at me please
I wonder if Mr Ballen literally reads every single comment 🤔... Either way he's the awesomest guy ever he just has this great way of grabbing your attention for hours on end... Thanks Mr Ballen for your time. I appreciate you so much you got me through the horrible time of my COVID sickness. Sending much love and positivity
Pammytime : "I wonder if Mr Ballen literally reads ever single comment?" Me : "No he doesn't" You : "wtf is going on here..." Are you brain dead or something? What's not to understand
Mr. Ballen, not only do you tell the most fascinating stories in a clear, intelligent and concise way, you motivate others to do good deeds. Because of one of your stories, I was inspired to donate monthly to Stronghold, a charity I think does tremendous good for people in need. I think you and your stories ROCK! Keep up the good work and stay humble.
I remember driving so intoxicated that I had to hold a hand over one eye to see to stay on the road. Only when I became a dad did I fully understand how absolutely stupid, reckless, and inconsiderate this was. Seriously, get a DD. Everyone on the road is loved by someone. I’m so incredibly sorry to everyone I ever put at risk.
@@youngsterofficial7680 I was afraid because of alcoholism in my family so I didn't even drink any kind of alcohol until I was almost 27 year old. Tried wine. Hated it. I still do.
Oh god... didn't think about that. Poor woman. I was in the hospital for ...well actually we don't know yet, in January. Half my symptoms looked like alcohol withdrawals, one being a slightly fatty liver... but my blood work came back with levels that were inconsistent with alcoholism. Over the course of 1 day & night in the ER I was rotated between 4 different docs... 3 of them CONSTANTLY badgering me about how much I drink. I'm sitting there with tremors, nausea, w/ discomfort in my chest, unable to keep food down for almost a week straight, puking over taking a sip of water or random gag coughing... trying to explain that I USED to drink quite a bit at night while gaming online with friends, but that was more than 2.5 years ago and I 'd stopped. Despite my consistent answers all but one seemed to take me seriously and I saw him early on the day prior... once. I was released next day with no answers after taking in about 4-5 bags of IV fluid and with 3 docs thinking I'm a heavy alcoholic with severe dehydration... despite not being the former. The latter was probably due to my constant throwing up.
When I cut carbs I lost energy and layed in bed more than usual. Now I'm a skinny person from lack of bread. One thing I miss is sandwiches though. I think its time i take a visit to Boar's Head... 😋
@@fyre9123 did they check your iron levels? There's a disease called hemocromatosis and it's essentially iron overload. Its nicknamed the "celtic curse" because Irish people are often plagued with it. Women usually don't show signs until they go through menopause because that naturally filtrates our blood. But Please if they haven't checked ask about it
@@fyre9123 Well what the fuck happened, then? How are you still here after only being given saline, and, I assume, anti-emetics? Did your symptoms just randomly cease or something?
Unconscious behavior (or whatever the broad term is for being mentally asleep but physically doing things) is fascinating to me. Robert is not the first case of sleep killing I've seen. I've also seen a video of someone sleep eating. If I remember the backstory correctly, the man's wife was frustrated with food being eaten and she accused her husband of eating them, and he refuted it, so she set up a camera and recorded him eating, or at least making a sandwich, while asleep.
wow, definitely a more PG comment than I thought it was gonna be. Maybe I have been watching too much Ballen lately but I thought you were gonna say the husband ate the wife in his sleep hahaha
I sleep eat. More accurately I sleep cook. One morning I got up and couldn't find my pillow. I went in the kitchen and there was a frying pan with half-eaten bacon and eggs with a fork. My computer mouse, which I never unplug, was sitting in a puddle of grease on the stove. I turned around and found my pillow - hanging halfway out of the microwave. Thank God I've never started a fire.
@@Kepi_Kei That gave me anxiety just reading. Impressive that you can cook in your sleep (some people can't cook while fully awake) but yeah, that sounds dangerous.
My parents had a neighbor who would bake in her sleep. She and her family would get woken up by the smoke alarm because she'd put a cake or cookies or something in and then went back to sleep...
@@hail_karMa my husband does this all the time. Drives me nuts. After 11 years I pick up on if he's sleep talking but there's still times I have to confirm if he truly heard me. Annoys him like crazy but if we're talking AND he's snoring but if he insists he's conscious ill ask him 3 times if he remembers what he just said-if he hasn't fully fallen asleep again after the 2nd time then he's accountable for his part in our conversation. Lmbo. Ironically he is fiiiiiiiiinalllly going for a sleep study soon.
@@dislikemyvideos7993 When I was around 7~8 I had frequent night terrors (different than nightmares) which typically causes a child to sit up and scream/thrash around in their sleep but I had a unique spin on mine because I also slept walk simultaneously, this caused me to FULL SPRINT up and down the hallways screaming at the top of my lungs in the middle of the night. Needless to say this scared the shit out of my family and they nearly called a priest to exorcize me. It always blew my mind that I never tripped, slipped or ran into anything during these episodes. Later on in my early teenage years this type of sleep walking briefly returned except instead of sprinting I was walking up to my moms room and clawing at the base of the door. My older brother found me, asked what I was doing and I responded "mom is in the floor" which properly freaked him the hell out. I can still remember all of these things happening but while it was happening I was more or less just watching it unfold like a dream, as if my ego wasn't present (I was asleep after all). I've also experienced plain old sleep walking where I have no memory of it and I simply relocated in my sleep, one of my favorite times was falling asleep in the basement where my room was and waking up in the living room which I would have to of gone up 2 sets of stairs, we had just recently moved in too so it was still somewhat unfamiliar terrain. Moral of the story, people can do some INSANE things in their sleep.
Listening intently: "Two teenagers enjoying each other's company" Me: that was tactful. "In Kentucky, where he was living" Me, who grew up there in the 80's and 90's: "What?!😱 Why did I never hear about this!"
Isn't it ridiculous, how the media doesn't talk about stories like that but would rather talk about a "lady or man, walking out of a gas station stealing some chips". 🤨😑😒
I love how Mr. Ballen films himself sat down telling his nail biting stories with the occasional pictures. He's such a brilliant story teller, that I see an entire movie play out in my mind. Once he's finished the story and I go about my day, I'll be able to remember what I saw in my mind during his storytelling. Such an amazing RUclipsr. Mr. Ballen, I wish you the best in your future projects, you deserve to be recognised by all. Bravo! 👏
Society breeds this Stuff. Dont just COMPLAIN: Go support RUclipsrs like Illuminaughtii, Some More News, Aron Ra and so many more, who tackle these Issues and try to better Society.
Believe it or not they don't really do a lot of checks because there are too many kids in the system that need somewhere to go... I grew up in the foster care system and let me tell you it can be downright terrifying... All types of abuse and I was also in one where my foster mother was into Satanism and black magic... Its really sad
Danny wasn’t a foster kid of Ed’s he was a foster kid at another home but that person unexpectedly died . Danny was close to Ed’s boys age and were friends and He really admireed and looked up to Ed and actually had Ed adopt him but I think he was already over the age of 18 . When he died or should I say was murdered by Ed his legal name was Danny Boy Edwards, not his birth name Danny Glockner.
18:53 The Like Button is creeping up on your arm!
Brilliant video MrBallen, another winner! X
Job well done! This one was tough!!!
Thank you, it took me a few views to find, plus your clue helped 😅
How did you see that?! Wow lol
I thought forsure I had found it around 1:05...😅 I never find anything yet something popped up behind his shoulder and I stopped looking thinking I finally found it. 🤣
I'm not going to lie, the stories are very distracting!
I know I just said “2 to 3 times per week” for the first time on this video, but it’s been coming for the last few weeks.
Standards are getting higher for stories, and I’m spending more time researching to do a better job telling them. (For reference it takes 20-30 hours for me to create a video, that is then edited by Wes and Tori for another 7-10 hours)
Overall I believe the videos are improving, even if they are coming out at a slightly less frequent pace.
We love making videos and have no intention of stopping anytime soon so don’t view this “downgrade” as a sign of anything bad on the horizon!!!
Thank you all!!!
Great video mrballen
Okay!
MrBallen please do an episode on the unsolved mystery of the Setagaya family.
Thank you for taking time out of your week to entertain us all😊
Just builds the anticipation more. 🙏
"and she could never eat carbs again" ...
Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying.
Imagine this happened to an Italian
@@natesenter5223 They'd probably overdose on spaghetti and pizza knowing that they'd never be able to eat carbs ever again
That’s a fate worse than death 😂
@@t.g.7180 You think its a happy ending and then it hits you ... like fridge horror
It's called The Keto diet. Lol
Include added white sugar to that.
That poor detective said "So the killer is missing a toe and shot a man with a revolver. The only person I know that's missing a toe and has a revolver, is me..." *dusts off his shirt* "Time to pack up boys, I know who killed this man."
Lol.
Poor dude, at least he was honest.
I'm surprised he just gave himself up. I guess he knew it wasn't his fault
i dont think he felt poor himself, cuz he seems like a responsible guy who knows he was a danger to people when he sleeps, thats why turned himself in.
@@Cheepchipsable bruh homie was sure that he was spinning out, but he new once it all fell together. Absolute champ of a bloke.
I feel bad for Robert. He had to deal with the guilt that he had unknowingly murdered someone and was exiled from society for a crime he didn’t even intentionally commit.
I feel bad for the guy who was murdered probably for no reason at all since Robert woke up out of his sleep in the cell and started “shooting” at the guards.
@@Cervantesbracetty Oh yeah, I definitely feel bad for the guy too, was murdered by someone who wasn’t even awake. He likely had a whole family.
some people have went to jail when a crime wasnt even committed.
@@Cervantesbracetty I feel bad for you, cause you’re not me.
Why sleep with a gun if ur going to unintentionally shoot ppl? Like why not give this to someone else for safe keeping or a safe, like something else but no bitch put the gun under his pillow knowing he shoots ppl in his sleep, I don’t feel bad for the bitch I feel bad for the guy who got shot for no reason.
I’m a fan of the normal, bright, and obvious delivered in interpretive dance format, but I still love MrBallen.
🙃🙅🏻♀️🥴
U just improved the quality of my life
🤣 love your comment
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As a sleepwalker, that second story is my biggest nightmare. No pun intended.
Knaas
Jesus that does sounds horrible to deal with. the only personal experience i have with sleep walking is when i woke up and i i was standing in front of my bathroom door. but if cases can get that extreme that you could kill someone ,why not just tie yourself to bed.
I used to sleepwalk up until about 16 years old. but when i did they were moderate a lot of time it was because i had to go to the bathroom and i would pee on the floor in the bathroom or when we were camping i peed in my aunts camper.
@@gospodintokarev The "Brewery Syndrome" chick is the first story. She eats carbs and her body turns it into alcohol.
Though Agnes Eriksson biggest fear is killing someone while sleepwalking, since she has the sleepwalker condition.
The sad thing is that so few understand sleepwalking! I did it a few times as a mid-teen but not (as far as I know) until I was in my thirties when I had a bout of it and then several years later. What those had in common were at the times they happened, I was under a lot of stress over which I had no control. If one does not live alone, it can be a non-problem but if we live alone, we have little or no way of knowing it happened. I can remember in my fifties waking up one morning with my legs aching like I had been on a long walk. Though there was no evidence I ever left the house, I will never know for certain.
My youngest son sleepwalked when he was around ten. We did not realize it until we heard him open the front door! We then installed a chain lock at the top of the door (beyond his reach) so if he tried to leave the house, we would be awakened.
As those who have dealt with it know, it can be a bit scary and can be dangerous as well. The sleepwalker must have ingrown cautions to not put self into dangerous situations such as walking into traffic.
Mad respect to Robert for confessing, he could've easily gotten away with it. And if the story is accurate it wasn't really his fault.
Agreed
Yea but he shouldn't have gone back to sleep.
I agree 100% with u bud
@@y.p.4490 he was sleepwalking, he was technically asleep the whole time
As someone who's a regular sleepwalker, I worry sometimes about doing something illegal or violent.
So far, Ive only done harmless, goofy things that only embarrass myself.
I like how Mr Ballen explains everyday items and doesn't assume you will know. I really appreciate that.
Yeah gotta make the disturbing stories very easy to understand for all audiences
Just like in games, no word here is being said that has no importance to the story sometime later.
Yes because language barriers, different cultural backgrounds or generational gaps can make it hard to follow. I appreciate his attention to detail.
Imagine being such a good detective that you catch yourself doing a crime
I guessed it before, Ballen said it.
that man also discovered the astronaut meme before it was created
👀 I didn't do anything
Seemed fishy how he just woke up grabbed the revolver and shot immediately. The day of the killing he did other stuff first. Unless… he wants to murder while sleepwalking
U ruined it for me😂
*_"...AND SHE WOULD GO ON TO JUST STOP EATING CARBS ALTOGETHER."_*
Noooo. No!! Stop it, stop it! It's horrifying, I can't take it anymore!!
I know that story was a little out of theme for his channel, but still was interesting. I guess it meets the "strange" part of " strange, dark, and mysterious"
Welcome to Keto
@@henrryyobanyrodriguezlopez3617 Not only is it a little out of theme but weird to include in a video titled "This psychopath finally got caught".
I know right, possibly the most horrifying story on mrballen's channel 😭
welcome to diabetes
I wonder what kind of hangover Olivia had when she changed her diet.
get a slice of bread every time she gets into one of those withdraws.
"IT FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN DRUNK FOR FOURTEEN YEARS! AND I'VE JUST STOPPED DRINKING!"
Shaking off sugar and simple carbs is like an addition
Miserable I should think...upside slice of bread and happy
😂
I feel bad for both Robert, the Detective, and his victim. Robert didn't know what was going on because he was sleepwalking. After catching so many murderers, he caught and turned himself in.
He was an honest man. He might have been of continuing use to society if a way was found to stop his sleepwalking.
If I were one of the cops watching over him when he was in a cell with a gun loaded with blanks, I still would have jumped 5 feet up just seeing and hearing it.
The whole thing was sad.
THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT SUCH A RARE CONDITION!!! My friend suffers from it and she was labeled as a alcoholic by multiple hospitals in her area. Auto-brewery syndrome needs to be talked about more!!! You are amazing for this ❤️
You're right. Honestly I had never heard of it
I first learn about it because of the Diane Schuler case. It's such a bizarre disease.
What
Yes I’ve heard of this! People really need to be educated of this condition!
Mee too. *Hides the massive liquor storage under bed*
The police weren't smart. They should have kept saying "no" to the death penalty to see if he would confess to any other murders, even though he might have caught on.
They probably couldn’t “legally” do it because for the third confession they had to find a loophole but only that one time, it is sad however we’ll never know of course
They can lie in interviews, legally.
Or they could've simply said " Confess to as many as you can/did and we'll try our best to get you the death penalty "
That would be the court system. the police don't hand down sentences. Apart from that, you're right.
But since he wanted to die, it seems the zodiac thing makes sense, he wanted to go to his slaves he amessed in his live. (In 1 of his letters he claimed that everyone he killed, is gonna be his slave after his dead)
I genuinely love how he defines the simplest of terms, like "breathalyzer". The next time I'm talking to someone I'll be like, "I'm going to the mall. A mall is a series of retail stores often times having a theatre or food court or even both.
This comment made me laugh.
Laughter is an involuntary response to stimuli which causes the person affected to visibly and audibly erupt in spontaneous fits coinciding with changed breathing, rapid heartbeat, and sometimes even tears.
Lol
Hahahahaha!
simplest of terms? We have to put on boxes that microwaves cant be used to dry babies xD
@@beecees410 lol common sense. It's fleeting these days...
Man the 2nd story was wild. Talk about sleeping with the enemy. I first heard this story on Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction. Those that sleepwalk are fully capable of eating, talking, driving etc while completely asleep.
I myself and my dad were sleepwalkers when younger. My uncle once caught me sleepwalking and about to leave the house. He tried to keep me safe. However I pinned him against the wall and was aware of his presence. He kept tabs on me while I walked around the neighborhood. He's former military and seen things. But said me sleepwalking and overpowering him terrified him. He likened me to a dangerous tiger. I feel for the guy in the second story. The most dangerous enemy is one within.
I've definitely made myself a bowl of ceral while sleepwalking, talked to my mom, then went back to bed.
My daughter once made a sandwich, ate it, took a shower- all while sleep walking.
How does that work? Are you aware you are doing it in the moment? Are your eyes open partially?
@@Eli-xf1enNo one really knows how sleepwalking works. No I wasn't aware. I was completely asleep.
@@Eli-xf1eni read an article that says your eyes are open, that doesn’t mean you’re awake. when you sleep walk the only parts of the brain that are active are the ones responsible for vision, movement and emotion. the part responsible for memory and rational thinking are not. basically the parts that makes you a sensible human being are asleep, you are just going through the motions. kind of like muscle memory. it’s common for someone who’s sleepwalking to become aggressive when someone tries waking them up or intervening since again, the part of your brain that lets you think rationally is out. a sleepwalker can look just like they’re awake but not be. which is why it’s hard to prove whether or not the person actually was sleepwalking when they committed a murder. they can only look at family history of it, and other factors. they don’t have enough research on it, and it’s very interesting.
Imagine partying with your friends and while they drink alcohol you eat a whole ass baguette
I do that alot to weird people out.
It's certainly a lot cheaper.
@Dave Ravenall 94 You can't beat a bit of toast mate. Especially with Warbotons. 🙌
Cop sees half empty container of muffins. “Sir have you been drinking tonight?”
What is an ass baguette? How do you know he was eating a whole one? He might have been eating a 1/2 ass baguette. Are those French? Are those the baguettes that are made with way more butter? I never heard them called ass baguettes before. I'm going to order some when I go to the bakery
"Drunk on bread" is my new go-to court defense.
Same 🤣
lol 😂🍻🥖
Shit, I just got some killer Rye and a little gluten free crap.
Anyone know what I can eat to get 420?
@@N3M3SYS73 bleach
As a former foster child myself I'm heart broken. That poor kid was sent to that disgusting man for protection and love, but what that poor kid got was torture. The system is broken and so many kids get abused and murdered because they get placed with sick people who only are in it for the money. Foster kids are not a source of income. Don't use them for money. They are human beings that have already been dealt a fucked up life, and they need love. Protection and someone to actually be there for them. Ive heard is many of these stories where the are kids taken away from their families because they were unsafe, just to get put in another place that is unsafe.
There are some amazing foster parents out there and I thank you will all my heart for what you do. And for those that take in these already broken children and break them even more hell is waiting for you. And I pray you all get what you deserve!
May that poor boy find peace. 😢
I was a foster kid in Florida for 2 years and I gotta say that there wasn't 1 good family. When I wasn't being bullies by black kids for being white I was fighting off peedos from my sister and I. I got moved to 4 separate houses because I wouldn't be a servant to these peoples desires. My sister and I were just a paycheck to these people. I am convinced that peedos work high up in foster care or else something would of been done years ago, I am now 29. I was 9 then. NO hate towards black kids cause they were all fucked up anyways in worse situations but those predators need to be dealt with no one at the offices would even listen to us. Very troubling how a million kids go missing from foster care every year and no one cares
On the flip side, my older sister got into foster care one time with her ex husband. They all did their best for the boy. We all did, extended family and all. He rejected it and threw it in our faces however. This is what troubles me the most tho. There are situations such as yours and the boy that got murdered paired in similar parallel with the boy my sister fostered. Putting that together I think is what makes the foster system as a whole so fucked up. You got these self-righteous assholes who use kids as a paycheck and ruin their minds to a point that when they come to a good home like my sister and my family and I that they don't trust us and end up becoming a mentally ill adult because of it. It really hurts me in the heart hearing this but please know there are good people still out there. Least I know we country folk are 😊 may the boy find peace and may you find peace kind sir. I am proud of u if no one else is for sticking up for your sister and would be tickled as a pig in slop if you'd mssg me back 😁
@Shailon Noelle
Sorry to hear that but please don't misrepresent all foster families. My wife and I are foster parents and we care very deeply for all of the kids that have been in our home.
@@crock30able she is not misrepresenting, she just addresses the alarming issue in foster care system.
@@zeuxlaught2797 she is speaking in hyperbole, most foster families I know are not doing it for the money. You get like$450 a month. Especially right now, if you are having to get formula and diapers you are probably in the negative.
There certainly are problems, but disparaging all foster families isn't right. The majority of them are in it for the right reasons, especially in Florida where the money is only supplemental.
Imagine the hangover from sobering up after being some kind of drunk for your entire life 😂
That would be some wicked DTs
I was thinking that too, did she have to go to detox I wonder?
Makes me want a beer just thinking about it
@@PheOfTheFaeI was so interested after this video I read a medical article about it. Apparently, yes, sometimes they need to be put on benzos to prevent withdrawals. What was interesting to me is that even though it's fungus in their gut producing alcohol from carbs, and even after getting rid of that fungus with medications, a lot of patients after going on a low carb diet have really strong cravings for alcohol. Some of them go on to become actual alcoholics after going on a low carb diet. So yeah, basically you have the brain of an alcoholic even without drinking at all.
Thank you for bringing awareness to Auto-Brewery Syndrome. I have a friend who has it, and he can't drive anymore, he can only eat certain foods (to keep the "brewery" in his belly under control), and often has drunk episodes. He hasn't consumed alcohol for years. It's the weirdest thing, and kind of sad, honestly.
It doesn't have to be sad. Many people don't drive and can't eat certain foods. As long as he has good people like you to support him, he is fine, that is what truly matters in the end.
And to think- a lot of ppl spend a lot on something this condition renders for free
My friend clem has autobrewery, he has known about it since he was young. He eats a strict diet and has limited to no incidents
Makes you wonder how many people have it and don't know they have it. Might explain a lot of crazy behavior.
@@RM-ed1if your comment is actually pretty valid I mean I may hv it u may hv it and dont even know it 🤷♂️ we may think the way we feel is normal but we are drunk all the time🤷♂️ lol I laugh but it's really not funny tbh imagine really having it..
I really don't care how many stories you are able to do per week - You are still the best storyteller of all time! Thank you, Mr. Ballen!!!
I’m such a true crime nerd, but one thing I love is that MrBallen hardly ever covers cases that I already knew of..
Ikr. You know what I like about his coverage? Is that when he tells the story, he does it in a way that makes it seem like you're being told something new only to find out in the big reveal at the end that it was a story you were already supposed to be familiar with.
Am just like "woah, how did it I not see that coming?"
After confessing to a murder
"We won't kill you"
Confesses again
"We still won't kill you"
Confesses yet again
"Ok, now it's wrong"
I’m wondering if it’s because the victim was a child and in his foster care, those likely would’ve added additional charges to the crime
@@myyoutube129 Possible. He just wanted to die, not rot in prison.
@@jasonjuneau As old as he was, I doubt he would of rot in prison. He still died of natural causes. I was hoping natural causes in prison would been stab or hang.
@@adrpals2324 Agreed. He deserved much more punishment
"What's wrong with this picture?" :)
Imagine being such a good detective that you find out you murdered someone in your sleep and being a decent enough person to actually turn yourself in and not pin it on someone (or let it go unsolved)
How
Why do people say “imagine” and then just type what the story is 😂. There’s like 50 every video
He's a con artist! He knew all he had to do was pretend to sleepwalk again in order to get out of the crime! He brilliantly incepted into everyone's imagination the idea of it occurring due to sleepwalking. After that first visit to the scene he realized there was no easy way out so he went home and took a bath while thinking about how he would weasel out of the murder. It's like a killer participating in a search party for one of their victims.
Dude just had a good plan to get hooked up with a farm
@@en16ma_music You're just plain wrong. You can do a lot while sleepwalking. I lived in a multi-story house when I was a kid. My mom said I walked downstairs one night in the middle of the night, had a conversation with her, and then went back upstairs to sleep. It wasn't the only time and my dad "woke me up" several times in the morning where I was still asleep. I actually woke up later and asked him why he didn't wake me up. There's even an episode of Forensic Files that proved a man killed his wife while sleepwalking, too.
It makes no sense to implicate yourself in a murder when you could have easily let it remain unsolved. Get a clue.
Can you imagine finding a murderer, and realizing YOU are the murderer?!
I could write a whole movie on that story. 20 minutes of which is a stupid overdrawn over film techniqued shit of him on the shore. for shore
@@Matty80822 4 shore.
@@Matty80822 shutter island have the same scenario i think
Crazy huh?
Just not sure how accurate that experiment was as anyone can fake that.
@@carltonthepug i dunno , the fact he was barefoot on the sand at nighttime (which was probably a cold night since its near the beach gives it credibility) the moment he started acting weird and just went and sat down i was like bam it was him! haha
MrBallen, please talk about the recent serial killer case we had in Brazil, one man was able to hide in the woods for 20 days with 200+ cops looking for him after commiting murder, rape and other crimes his name was Lázaro Barbosa.
@UC6rm5hUiMdzyjK6XtsNtNsQ It is really recent but since the criminal ended up dead I guess there wont be a lot of new information.
You could combine it with other stories about Brazil ... the cannibal bakery case (Jorge Beltrao Negromonte da Silveira) is probably the most horrifying. Our housekeeper at the time actually knew one of the victims.
@@SLKRR yo Brazil tough 😂😂
@@faithisindemand unfortunately we have plenty of cases like these, just mentioned Lázaro because he might bring new people to this channel since it happened recently.
You told the spoilers already amigo
.08 and higher is a dui in Minnesota. BTW you're my favorite streamer by far. I love how you keep us glued to what you're saying. You're a very gifted individual. Kudos. I've been watching your videos all day everyday for 3 or 4 days. I really hope I don't run out of video to watch. You're story telling is over the top elite. I am surprised Netflix hasn't tried to get you you're own special on there. Baffles me. Keep up the good work buddy. Thank you
The sleepwalking one is straight up cosmic horror, imagine living in fear everynight you may end up killing someone without realizing.
I read a short story by Stephen King in high school. Similar premise. It was interesting. It's called Strawberry Spring.
don't know why he didn't just put bars over his windows and door or just toss all weapons he owns
@@joelschmierer3544 mans was moving like moonkinight
@@joelschmierer3544 Because he didn't know???
If you believe he was sleep walking youre a fool he just got away with second degree murder😂
Been having a really hard time lately. Dealing with the loss of my son. Once I got to work, I checked out your channel and saw you uploaded this and got super excited. Thank you mrballen for being yourself. And having a good time doing it. You have saved me from a very dark place
Bless you Sir
❤❤❤
Prayers God be with you now
So sorry for your loss
My condolences to you
Damn, that cop interviewing him should of told him the only way he could get the death penalty was to confess every crime he committed.
like he was that dumb
"...should HAVE..."
Guy definitely wasn't that dumb
I don't know what the whole secrecy was about. I mean, if you want the death penalty, and you're willing to confess as much as it takes to get it, then why not confess to everything? What does he gain out of keeping quiet? It's not like he wanted freedom... and after confessing to multiple murders, it's not like he was trying to save any relationships. I thought it'd be even better for his rep to be the most notorious serial killer or something.
Obviously I'm wrong, but if anyone can shed some light as to why, I'd appreciate it. I just don't understand why he'd be dumb to confess to the rest. Why not go out "proud" and rack up the numbers for his own twisted glory, so to speak?
He probably enjoyed The feeling of all those murders never getting solved. Or he knew it didnt matter because he was about to end it all and The victims were already dead.
I remember being in first or second grade in 1972/73 and we had a teacher who told us this story about the footprints in the sand guy. She was interested in weird things like this and collected books, newspaper and magazine articles and shared them with her students. I remember the entire class being captivated by this tale, and I was worried for a while afterward that I might sleep-walk in the night and do something terrible.
That detective was a man of honor. As soon as he realised it was himself that committed the murder he turned himself in even though he could high tail it. Very honorable
I wonder how many more crimes he committed and never realized it.
@@francevenezia then he wouldnt be a famous detective bc he would never catch anybody, if it was himself all the time.
@@francevenezia im not sure if you entirely understood what i said
Thanks for ruining it for me
@@krisshaw9464 don’t look at the comments before finishing the video if you don’t want things spoiled. it’s common sense
Been a long time subscriber of this channel and the "she could never eat carbs again" sent shivers down my spine like no story you've told before
shes on keto for life now :)) carbs are unhealthy anyway.
@@bogdan1213
They are needed to have proper testosterone or free testosterone, can't remember. More Plates More Dates talks about it with Joshua Fluke, who was having testosterone issues while on keto. I think it takes quite a few months for that to happen though.
I'm literally crying and shaking rn
next serial killer episode...
You will die without carbs. You need 56 carbs per day to maintain a medium body weight of 170 lbs. Below 56, you start to starve to death.
This is the ONLY channel I immediately hit the like button before the video even starts. Quality every single time.
Same.
Yes. I also hit the like before watching.
Meee tooo!!!!
Why don't they use DNA from other cases and ask the daughter if they were living in other areas where there were unsolved murders??
They shoulda never admitted “okay you have the death penalty now” the detectives or whoever shoulda just lied forever till he stopped admitting things
Ikr
- that would probably lead to a lot of false confessions though
@@Babidi111 thats true he could just been saying just to get what he wants but. Then the detectives could have asked him to show proof and evidence
Ya police cant keep you for over how ever many hours of of interagtion b4 the indo is consider false due to the stress of being interagated
Exactly, I would had been like there is a number of murders for that death penalty deal we will tell you ones we reach it.
His daughter thinks he's not reformed and is still just a criminal.
"He reformed into a motivational speaker."
Hmm, yeah... I think I believe the daughter.
Kid: Daddy Ballen please tell me a bedtime story
Ballen: There once was a cave diver who decided to dive into a cave
… Quickly into his dive he noticed that the cave was pitch black and he could could not use his flashlight because of all the silt he had kicked up…
@@Tjejify he noticed he was now lost and his oxygen tanks are running low….
@@Tjejify 🤣
@@minergate677 He started looking for his diving line and once he found it, started swimming to a decompression stop, but as he was swimming up the line stopped, it was inside of a wall. He had a horrifying thought knowing that the cave just caved in. He grabbed out his grease pen and wrote something to his team diver…
@@Tjejify anyway, everyone died.
The Robert Story was featured on Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction. I remembered it as you were telling the story. They changed some details like the victim being a woman but ultimately it was the exact same story. Love your content super hooked
Oddly enough: I was thinking that it'd be interesting if there was a movie about an investigator looking into a killing, but then discovering that he was the killer.
Watch American Horror Story: Hotel lol
"23" is roughly along those lines, kind of. The movie itself is pretty odd.
Isn't that the plot of "Momento"?
There are enough mysteries with this plot to constitute a sub-genre.
@@poetcomic1 that would be a subgenre full of spoilers
After having read the book about Ed Edwards, that was meticulously researched by a former homicide detective, I have to admit, the case for Ed Edwards, from his family members living on the block of one of the Zodiac's victims, to his former cellmate who was the one that Ed was trying to frame for the Zodiac killings, to previous wives and proven innocent victims who were framed and executed for crimes that Edwards probably committed, Edwards was totally capable of being the Zodiac and planned on taking credit for the crimes once he had a confirmed unshakable date for his own execution. He wanted to go out in a blaze of public fascination. He always wanted the recognition, but not the consequences. He was deprived of both by age and disease. But, the book is a fascinating read.
On October 6th 2021 they found out who the zodiac killer actually was and he died in I think 2018
@@RedNeon98 I looked it up. Gary Francis Poste was not confirmed as the killer. A team of 40 independent investigators tied it to him but there is no admissible evidence to support it.
@@RedNeon98 what if there were two
@@RedNeon98 wait... What??who??
@@carnuatus i think Gary something. i remember him getting made fun of for his name after people found out.
The detective didn't need to live in exile. He just needed to live with no access to a gun.
But there are always,knives,rocks,a lead pipe,a baseball bat .....
@@lovinitall6639 But he never specifically grabbed any of those, and a gun is the most dangerous, even having a knife it gives the victim time to run away as he's probably too tired to even chase after them, same goes with other things you mentioned
Exactly! To be extra safe, they could have made arrangements to have him sleep in prison. In fact, this kind of punishement exists in Germany, it's called "offener Vollzug", and it means that during daytime, people can go to work and all that, but they spend their nights in prison.
Petra they have that here in Michigan it's called"work release" here they also have where some ppl are sentenced to time but only go on the weekends and then during the week day are free to do as they please 😲
That's what I was thinking
''Why aren't you eating the garlic bread?''
''Oh, I don't want to get drunk.''
"Two teenagers on a dead end road … enjoying each other's company." You win the prize for euphemism of the year!
I will NEVER win the "where's the thing Mr ballen hid" because I am so enthralled in his story, that I can't take my eyes off of him🤭
Same!!! I have never seen one.
Don’t feel bad. I dunno how people find them so fast. The comment will be there within a couple minutes (if that) of posting.
@@jamieepic666 I’ve only seen them from following the timestamps. I’d never find one!
@@jluchette you can't do that usually... Once found mrballen removes them from everywhere.
You gotta be super lucky too, I’m sure these guys just skip through most of the video to find it because they get it too fast sometimes! But I’m also sure they go back and watch the videos.
I have heard most people who have Auto-Brewery Syndrome unless they avoid yeast and sugar all together they end up feeling hung over almost 24/7... poor people.
Omg! That’s a literal curse
@@joab757 Right? I went to school with a guy who they said had it and we were all stoners and he was still the most sluggish guy in the school xD
These stories were great! Not too scary to keep me from going back to sleep now at 1:30 a.m. Thanks for the bedtime stories!
Am I the only one who ALWAYS forgets about the secret bc I get caught up in the stories ??? 😣
Nope. You're not alone. He's so good at storytelling I don't want to be distracted by any thing else.
I don't know how you could find anything, as when he speaks, I become entranced
No you are not the only one. I used to wait for the videos to come out so I would be able to have a chance. I would be notified of a new video that HAD been posted usually within 15 minutes, watch it, go to comments and it would already be found. One day I went to my subscriptions and saw a MrBallen video appear saying 354 people watching. I selected it and it started in the middle of the story. I rewound to what I thought was the beginning but it was a Test Pattern for 2-3 minutes prior to the story. I said to myself this is my chance for GLORY. I quickly forwarded to find the beginning and watched the 21 minute video and still spaced out looking for it. I went to the comments and it had ALREADY been found 20 minutes earlier!! That's being found and posted by the time the story is done. If I didn't stand a chance with all of that going for me, minus the spacing out, which impossible for a MrBallen story by the way, you don't stand a chance either but that's just my opinion.
Definitely not alone! I always forget to watch for the secret!
No you are not, I don't even try, it takes away from the story, when I have done it so I don't do it, so I don't forget, I just choose not to try.
Need a t-shirt that reads "I'm a fan of the strange, dark and mysterious, delivered in story format" I would so buy it
Same!
He has shirts, hats, and stickers. Google mr.ballen merchandise. 😊
I want a blanket.
He has merch that says just that! At bunker branding!
@@Sanchips5967 yup just got mine
I could watch this channel for hours the stories are so captivating
I have been doing this for the past couple hours. Wonderful background for handicraft.
This guy makes me living alone a little scary ... He also makes me scared of getting a roommate. - Oh well, next episode please.
you already have a roommate. im in your walls :)
@@null-person Wait, I thought you were the roommate I've been watching...
@@gerardwayseyelash but that is impossible, i have been watching you too
All the time you spend reading and researching for your stories.... thank you. You are a very talented story teller. I listen after a long day and when I have things weighing heavy on my mind. It takes me away just like a good book.
Imagine if they just kept telling Ed that it wasn’t enough for the death penalty and he just kept confessing crimes.
"... i also killed 826 more people." "that's not enough for the death penalty."
Maybe he could have confessed to being the Zodiac Killer but who knows.
It's so surprising that the judge or the police officers didn't immediately think of this.
ED "i also did 9/11 i was the zodiac killer, jack the ripper, and hitler and i invented aids"
@@cypherpunk6417 I don’t think they are allowed to say that
The detective story is like being a side character when the main character figures everything out.
Yeah it was like watching a detective movie with a twist ending !
Where is the information about the detective story coming from? I tryed to Google it
Sad that that guy on the beach wouldnt've gotten killed if the detective wasn't brought in to investigate those missing sailors.
sleeper agent
I still want to know what happened to those missing sailors
Thank you for that story about the woman with the rare condition of carbs converting into alcohol. I've never been a heavy drinker, also had a high tolerance to alcohol. I was recently diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. Also I had all my teeth removed and stopped eating bread due to my change in diet I have noticed that I am feeling a lot better. This information may explain my health problems.
Mrballen is one of the few youtubers that actually interacts a LOT with his fans! It means he really cares about them.
Either he has a manager running his Instagram or that’s true cause hell respond to pretty much story suggestion you give
@@bigmac7077 I suggested something on IG & literally w/in a few hrs he responded it was cool
Beside the Dying Fire guy does it too.
Another excellent channel.
Yeah, he actually reads this stuff. He gets to see his fans have "big" imaginations, I bet we entertain him just as much as he entertains us.
I love reading these comments.
Please stop bullying the like button. Him and his friends just beat the crap out of me right in front of the cinema 😥
Hahaha, I'll get him back!
Lol...
@@MrBallen we love you!
@@MrBallen Give him fake winning lottery tickets
I love your profile pic
I wanna hear mrballen tell those “glitch in the matrix” stories, where people are losing time or accidentally walking into a parallel dimension. Those always make me question our reality
YES! Me too!
Agreed!
Yes!
Same!!!
Yes, definitely!
Great show as always... the moment you opened up on #3... I had never heard of this and I would have thought I would considering I was born in 76. So I paused your presentation... found a copy of that episode and I will not give any spoilers... I invite everyone to do the same... pause it before hearing the rest of the story and watch that show... there are several on YT. I guessed correctly... I wont say any more as it might spoil it. For me its validation on trusting my gut. Best of Regards and Blessings all!
I love that he does his homework, is not full of himself, keeps to the facts, doesn't drone on and on just wanting to hear his own voice, and does not change his voice or cadence in speaking as others on here do. Great and informative narrator.
One of the things that I love about MrBallen's story telling is the fact that he always take the time to explain things like distance, depth, time and all the details that might confuse his subscribers and on this story he really explained the alcohol level so well that I understand where the story is going.
Man it feels like I’m listening to a friend tell me a whack ass story and I’m fully engaged. The way you talk helps me really create an image in my head of everything you’re saying
true, the way he talks like the other popular RUclipsrs, just in a clear voice where every word is understandable..... Examples like InfographicShow or Kurzegusomething or even HalfAsInteresting
Absolutely, he has a talent for storytelling
@Cian MacGana huh, please explain how
@Cian MacGana I was wondering where the chat racist was then I stumbled on your post.
@@chackchik please stop taking obvious bait
I enjoyed All 3 Stories Mr.Ballen.
You Narrated the STORIES Very Well, and Gave us all the Important Parts of Each Story.
Thank You for All Your Hard Work and Research that goes with each Story!!!
Everyone gangster until Strange dark and mysterious is put in a story format
I wonder if Jack Sparrow had that same condition? That man was always walking around drunk.
Jack was a secret drunken pirate ninja
“IVe GoT a JaR oF dIrT”
“IVe GoT a JaR oF dIrT”
“AnD gUeSs WhAt’S iN It!”
@@choochoopicklepie you know the best part about that scene was it wasn’t in the script and Jack came up with it in that moment. Everyone’s looks of confusion are actual reactions. I just love that sm
It's his sea legs ahaha
Stay away from the bread!
My friends got invited and they just came i always talk about mr ballen the legend, now we all are going to have the best day cuz of this video. Ur a legend ❤❤
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I think this is my favorite channel.. and there are way too many seriously awesome ones.. this one by far is the best.
I love the “If you’re a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format then you’ve come to the right channel bc that’s all we do” intros
i agree, but i haven't been making too friends in the community of like buttons
Imagine saying "I'm getting f*cked up tonight" as you eat a sandwich 😅
I got crescent rolls tonight dog, were getting trashed
Cheap date 'just buy me a loaf and im down' 🍞 😉🥳
you can only say that when eating a burrito.
Omg you guys have me dying 🤣
@@robertmatthias from taco bell.
I actually feel bad for Robert. He didn't intend to kill anyone. He was a victim of circumstance out of his control.
It is unfortunate for him, truly, but on the bright side at least he wasn't sent to prison. Ik being isolated like that CAN be a prison in itself I just think I would probably prefer that than going to prison for a murder I didn't even mean to commit
@@Ty-1452 or just had someone lock him in a room at night with no guns but a washroom. Problem solved
Yes. Hope you also feel bad for the innocent man who lost his life that night. Ya know, could have been someone's dad, brother, son.
@@MelonieG85 while you are right he still solved the crime, told them it was himself when he easily could have fled. But instead reported himself and his findings and was willing to pay the consequences. If somebody is behind the wheel of a car fully paying attention and not intoxicated in anyway accidently hits a Jay walker or kid running out in the road they should go to jail? I believe the amount of mental punishment he gave himself was just as bad if not worse than going to jail. His passion was helping people and accidentally took an innocent life. I can only imagine how much he was upset with himself.
@Apstore Login no u dont,unless, ur a punk in the first place
When it was mentioned that he recognized the foot prints, I immediately knew how the case would turn out.
Why'd they exile him? They could've just made sure he couldn't have a gun, he seems cooperative
He prob would’ve used other stuff like knives, and if not he still is a detective, which is a dangerous job and is probably in more danger without one. Just trying to throw out some ideas don’t get angry at me please
@@BeachVRC 😠😡😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😠😡🤬😠😠😡🤬😤
Jk lol
@@SkylineSquid oh boy time to hear a rant 😁
@@SkylineSquid 🤣😂😅😆😄
“So please, go find the like button while it’s camping and follow it around for multiple days asking “Do you know the way to Bell’s Canyon?”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes! Loved that episode. So creepy.
i remember that video
The voice doesn't fit with the scenario but that's what I like about it it's just so out of place it's scary
If I ever ended up in a situation where MrBallen did a story time on me, I’d be both honored and probably dead or traumatized
Scary.
@@xenomorph8608
Not really.
True facts period 😂😂😂
then you should go to dangerous places you shouldn't go and survive.
@@uchibenkei perfect idea😂
I wonder if Mr Ballen literally reads every single comment 🤔... Either way he's the awesomest guy ever he just has this great way of grabbing your attention for hours on end... Thanks Mr Ballen for your time. I appreciate you so much you got me through the horrible time of my COVID sickness. Sending much love and positivity
aw you caught the common cold? how cute. Did you get all 6 vaccines to make sure you never catch that cold again?
If u think he's got time to read every comment on every vid he's done ur cra cra
Wtf does that even mean?
Pammytime : "I wonder if Mr Ballen literally reads ever single comment?"
Me : "No he doesn't"
You : "wtf is going on here..."
Are you brain dead or something?
What's not to understand
Mr. Ballen, not only do you tell the most fascinating stories in a clear, intelligent and concise way, you motivate others to do good deeds. Because of one of your stories, I was inspired to donate monthly to Stronghold, a charity I think does tremendous good for people in need. I think you and your stories ROCK! Keep up the good work and stay humble.
dude has a gift 4sure. could turn a lame story interesting
Same here- I signed up for a monthly donation for Stronghold- what an incredible organization!
Hey....Stronghold!!!! Donating!!! Then your buddy indorses it as well. I smell a rat.
Robert: I'm the last person I would have suspected, but it was me the whole time!
It’s like playing Clue. You always have to keep in mind that you may be the killer.
Patrick was a low-key genius
@@ero-samairianto625 Yes.
“she would go on to stop eating carbs altogether”
scariest part of the whole video
Lmfao
I know! Yikes!!!! 😱
Auto brewery Syndrome ... drunk all the time. Some people have all the luck! 😃
I had to lol at that one.
I love this. You are original! We listen to you all the time. Thank you
I am always way to enthralled with Mr. Ballen and his story telling talents to watch for the "hidden gems " in the video.
Killed his own foster son? Jeez that is beyond unbelievable.
I remember driving so intoxicated that I had to hold a hand over one eye to see to stay on the road. Only when I became a dad did I fully understand how absolutely stupid, reckless, and inconsiderate this was. Seriously, get a DD. Everyone on the road is loved by someone. I’m so incredibly sorry to everyone I ever put at risk.
That's why I'm never gonna drink alcohol because I'm afraid I'll end up costing someone their life or my own
@@youngsterofficial7680 I was afraid because of alcoholism in my family so I didn't even drink any kind of alcohol until I was almost 27 year old. Tried wine. Hated it. I still do.
well bless your heart .. at least you came to your senses and realized how "not becoming" it was of you to do such ..
Yeah one time i got caught by the cops and blew in the breathalyzer 3.0.....I guess i ate too much bread.
{Rolling my eyes}
I won’t forget this comment
Ed being linked to BEING the zodiac killer gave me heavy goosebumps for some reason.
Poor Olivia. "Why the hell do I feel shitfaced every time I eat mom's spaghetti?"
@Ll L To be fair, that'd be a pretty awesome trait to have. Free booze on Olive Garden's tab every night? Count me in.
He said she had a really high alcohol tolerance because of this, so I don't think she would be plastered eating spaghetti. Maybe as a kid tho.
And why is there vomit on my sweater already?
So sleepy with my jean buttons open...time for sweat pants
@@theeunknown3988 Yep. That's why I alluded specifically to mom's spaghetti and not date night spaghetti.
Dude imagine killing someone while sleep walking that's fucked up. But good on him for actually coming forward and being honest.
Good way to get away with murder.
@@mojosodope45 yeah but if he wasnt aware it could be deemed insane or something
@@mojosodope45 don't give anyone ideas 😂
I’ll bet she went through some SERIOUS withdrawals when she cut the carbs.
Remember to taper addictions. Withdrawal is seriously dangerous, you may have to be taken to a hospital
Oh god... didn't think about that. Poor woman.
I was in the hospital for ...well actually we don't know yet, in January. Half my symptoms looked like alcohol withdrawals, one being a slightly fatty liver... but my blood work came back with levels that were inconsistent with alcoholism. Over the course of 1 day & night in the ER I was rotated between 4 different docs... 3 of them CONSTANTLY badgering me about how much I drink. I'm sitting there with tremors, nausea, w/ discomfort in my chest, unable to keep food down for almost a week straight, puking over taking a sip of water or random gag coughing... trying to explain that I USED to drink quite a bit at night while gaming online with friends, but that was more than 2.5 years ago and I 'd stopped. Despite my consistent answers all but one seemed to take me seriously and I saw him early on the day prior... once.
I was released next day with no answers after taking in about 4-5 bags of IV fluid and with 3 docs thinking I'm a heavy alcoholic with severe dehydration... despite not being the former. The latter was probably due to my constant throwing up.
When I cut carbs I lost energy and layed in bed more than usual.
Now I'm a skinny person from lack of bread.
One thing I miss is sandwiches though.
I think its time i take a visit to Boar's Head... 😋
@@fyre9123 did they check your iron levels? There's a disease called hemocromatosis and it's essentially iron overload. Its nicknamed the "celtic curse" because Irish people are often plagued with it. Women usually don't show signs until they go through menopause because that naturally filtrates our blood. But Please if they haven't checked ask about it
@@fyre9123 Well what the fuck happened, then? How are you still here after only being given saline, and, I assume, anti-emetics? Did your symptoms just randomly cease or something?
Unconscious behavior (or whatever the broad term is for being mentally asleep but physically doing things) is fascinating to me. Robert is not the first case of sleep killing I've seen. I've also seen a video of someone sleep eating. If I remember the backstory correctly, the man's wife was frustrated with food being eaten and she accused her husband of eating them, and he refuted it, so she set up a camera and recorded him eating, or at least making a sandwich, while asleep.
wow, definitely a more PG comment than I thought it was gonna be. Maybe I have been watching too much Ballen lately but I thought you were gonna say the husband ate the wife in his sleep hahaha
I sleep eat. More accurately I sleep cook. One morning I got up and couldn't find my pillow. I went in the kitchen and there was a frying pan with half-eaten bacon and eggs with a fork. My computer mouse, which I never unplug, was sitting in a puddle of grease on the stove. I turned around and found my pillow - hanging halfway out of the microwave. Thank God I've never started a fire.
@@Kepi_Kei That gave me anxiety just reading. Impressive that you can cook in your sleep (some people can't cook while fully awake) but yeah, that sounds dangerous.
@@dylanklein3872 I was going to try to find the video of it, but I don't see it.
My parents had a neighbor who would bake in her sleep. She and her family would get woken up by the smoke alarm because she'd put a cake or cookies or something in and then went back to sleep...
I wonder how many other people he killed while he was in "sleep-walk" mode?
I’m confused like what are the odds that u sleep walk and automatically pick up a gun from underneath ur pillow and start shooting it
@@afcjim623 not even that how do they struck up a conversation? Like what
@@hail_karMa oh that’s weird never heard of that happening
@@hail_karMa my husband does this all the time. Drives me nuts. After 11 years I pick up on if he's sleep talking but there's still times I have to confirm if he truly heard me. Annoys him like crazy but if we're talking AND he's snoring but if he insists he's conscious ill ask him 3 times if he remembers what he just said-if he hasn't fully fallen asleep again after the 2nd time then he's accountable for his part in our conversation. Lmbo. Ironically he is fiiiiiiiiinalllly going for a sleep study soon.
@@dislikemyvideos7993 When I was around 7~8 I had frequent night terrors (different than nightmares) which typically causes a child to sit up and scream/thrash around in their sleep but I had a unique spin on mine because I also slept walk simultaneously, this caused me to FULL SPRINT up and down the hallways screaming at the top of my lungs in the middle of the night. Needless to say this scared the shit out of my family and they nearly called a priest to exorcize me. It always blew my mind that I never tripped, slipped or ran into anything during these episodes.
Later on in my early teenage years this type of sleep walking briefly returned except instead of sprinting I was walking up to my moms room and clawing at the base of the door. My older brother found me, asked what I was doing and I responded "mom is in the floor" which properly freaked him the hell out. I can still remember all of these things happening but while it was happening I was more or less just watching it unfold like a dream, as if my ego wasn't present (I was asleep after all).
I've also experienced plain old sleep walking where I have no memory of it and I simply relocated in my sleep, one of my favorite times was falling asleep in the basement where my room was and waking up in the living room which I would have to of gone up 2 sets of stairs, we had just recently moved in too so it was still somewhat unfamiliar terrain.
Moral of the story, people can do some INSANE things in their sleep.
Listening intently:
"Two teenagers enjoying each other's company"
Me: that was tactful.
"In Kentucky, where he was living"
Me, who grew up there in the 80's and 90's:
"What?!😱 Why did I never hear about this!"
Kentucky sus
Kuntucky: wut
I’m a full on Kentucky person lived he for all my life and have never heard a thing
Isn't it ridiculous, how the media doesn't talk about stories like that but would rather talk about a "lady or man, walking out of a gas station stealing some chips". 🤨😑😒
Your from Kentucky and didn't know that happened to your brodad and sismom.
@@user-im7jn6ob3g you're* 😂
“The reason he knew all these details is because he had been the killer”
Well that’s a plot twist I didn’t fucking expect
My reaction too 😂😂😂😂
I be down to watch a movie with the same plot as that story
Seemed obvious to me.
Right I had to listen to that again lol
This was on beyond belief
I am absolutely addicted to your channel 😍❤️
I love how Mr. Ballen films himself sat down telling his nail biting stories with the occasional pictures.
He's such a brilliant story teller, that I see an entire movie play out in my mind.
Once he's finished the story and I go about my day, I'll be able to remember what I saw in my mind during his storytelling.
Such an amazing RUclipsr.
Mr. Ballen, I wish you the best in your future projects, you deserve to be recognised by all.
Bravo! 👏
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like Illuminaughtii, Some More News,
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and try to better Society.
The real question is how does someone who was once on the fbi most wanted list get a foster kid?
Believe it or not they don't really do a lot of checks because there are too many kids in the system that need somewhere to go... I grew up in the foster care system and let me tell you it can be downright terrifying... All types of abuse and I was also in one where my foster mother was into Satanism and black magic... Its really sad
And did he have the foster kid before the AMW?
Danny wasn’t a foster kid of Ed’s he was a foster kid at another home but that person unexpectedly died . Danny was close to Ed’s boys age and were friends and He really admireed and looked up to Ed and actually had Ed adopt him but I think he was already over the age of 18 . When he died or should I say was murdered by Ed his legal name was Danny Boy Edwards, not his birth name Danny Glockner.
Only 90s kids remember “3, 4, even 5 times every week”
Can confirm!
No IM TO YOUNG IM NOT THAT OLD I CANT BE
One of my favorite podcasters/RUclipsrs ~ great content.
Two teenagers in a relationship on a secluded road just “enjoying each others company” ok MrBallen…. I see what you did there 😂
What?
@@chasethemaster3440 if you don’t get it then you are too young for me to tell you
@@chasethemaster3440 sex.... they were having sex. They drove and made a stop in pound town. Small town, population of 2
@@seankiesling2054 lol yep, I guess someone had to tell him 😂
@@seankiesling2054 😂😂😂
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Why didn't they just take Roberts gun away from him, and tell him he can't own a gun, I'm sure he would have agreed.
Seems a much more reasonable solution than sticking the guy on an island lol
Because he could harm someone in a different way?
@@jannavarik9447 but but but guns are the problem lmao
@@Kazza_8240 well if he didn't have a gun he'd go for the next best thing
I mean… he did kill someone, intentional or not. And to just go back to life with an “ooops” doesn’t seem too fair probably in public eye.