What Happened in Room 348!? -- SOLVED Mysteries, Episode 1

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  • Опубликовано: 11 янв 2025

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  • @legofilms1003
    @legofilms1003 4 года назад +16292

    9:58 the like button is trying to get to the hotel room 348

  • @umyes4944
    @umyes4944 3 года назад +5504

    That detective is worth every penny, regardless of what he charges.

    • @softspoketello8895
      @softspoketello8895 3 года назад +303

      Yeah he dosen't concern himself with the extra work or possible backlash but rather finding out the cold hard truth when he told a top medical examiner you're wrong and the veteran cop he missed the details.

    • @paulanthony5274
      @paulanthony5274 3 года назад +25

      @@softspoketello8895 He's like the exact opposite to George Oldfield.

    • @chernobylsurvivor2398
      @chernobylsurvivor2398 3 года назад +37

      Fr what a badbutt

    • @GamerCheatsForAll
      @GamerCheatsForAll 3 года назад +18

      @@chernobylsurvivor2398 badbutt?

    • @chernobylsurvivor2398
      @chernobylsurvivor2398 3 года назад +128

      @@GamerCheatsForAll bad a-word I’m a kid I can’t cuss

  • @nickjohnson9564
    @nickjohnson9564 4 года назад +53100

    Who randomly found this channel one day and cannot stop watching

    • @redbeardjohnson2570
      @redbeardjohnson2570 4 года назад +653

      Me...just now...I can’t stop watching...help..lmao

    • @kennyp9217
      @kennyp9217 4 года назад +356

      Bump into it jst strolling threw and now its my all time FAV chan.

    • @hope-ch3lc
      @hope-ch3lc 4 года назад +65

      Me for shor

    • @Westrument
      @Westrument 4 года назад +40

      If you like mystery like this, you should definitely check out nick rowley or nick Crowley (i think that’s his channel)

    • @archangel5627
      @archangel5627 4 года назад +131

      That’s me. I just found Mr. Ballen’s channel and I definitely can’t stop watching. He’s a great storyteller!

  • @pwill6138
    @pwill6138 4 года назад +6177

    Mr.B tells these stories like he was in the corner transcribing the whole situation moment by moment lol. A true king.

  • @DollfaceKim
    @DollfaceKim 2 года назад +511

    Thank God for good detectives like these that don't quit so easily. My thoughts and prayers to Greg's wife and family!

    • @thomasschwarting5108
      @thomasschwarting5108 Год назад +4

      Makes ME think of the tv series Monk. Those real small details.

  • @Samurai78420
    @Samurai78420 3 года назад +4127

    Dude this Private Detective is an absolute beast. Who in TF would have figured that out? And everyone makes mistakes, but that medical examiner really fkd that one up

    • @PurrfectMedia
      @PurrfectMedia 3 года назад +182

      Agreed I mean how did he miss that?! Just seems odd. Definitely fire or retrain that duder

    • @ChesterJoseph
      @ChesterJoseph 3 года назад +86

      @@PurrfectMedia he said he was one of the best in texas n all

    • @tiffanynakara8296
      @tiffanynakara8296 3 года назад +225

      The real question is where the bullet ended up. It didn't go all the way through, or there should be a second hole, and the doc obviously didn't find the bullet.

    • @ODA-OPerator
      @ODA-OPerator 3 года назад +231

      @@tiffanynakara8296 if all his organs exploded like they said the bullet must have broken up into small pieces either way after a gun is fired the bullets no matter what caliber is not even close to the size of the shell it’s literally just the tip of the bullet that gets fired so it must have broken up and they never performed an x-ray on him since he was dead but it’s just crazy how do they miss an entrance wound...how did the medical examiner not follow the organs that were exploded to the point of entrance but the PI IS A BEAST

    • @Thehuntinghillbilly2
      @Thehuntinghillbilly2 3 года назад +111

      A 22 caliber round is so small and does not have enough “power” to usually enter and exit a body in a straight line but instead ricochets off of the bones causing devastating damage. Strangely enough one of the ore deadly weapons to get shot with in the body cavity.

  • @juicewar3805
    @juicewar3805 3 года назад +3384

    Dude the private investigator is literally Sherlock Holmes that's so wild how he figured all that put

    • @sg-ds6qg
      @sg-ds6qg 3 года назад +151

      That too in ONE day?!!

    • @1WilliamJackson1
      @1WilliamJackson1 3 года назад +42

      You literally do not know what the word literally means

    • @confusedkoala694
      @confusedkoala694 3 года назад +4

      It’s a fake story

    • @willybilly2712
      @willybilly2712 3 года назад +10

      @@confusedkoala694 is it?

    • @confusedkoala694
      @confusedkoala694 3 года назад +5

      @@willybilly2712 you can sort of tell because of how oddly specific things get

  • @chrislawson7622
    @chrislawson7622 3 года назад +663

    That detective is AMAZING AT HIS JOB!!! TRUE SHERLOCK!!!

  • @danielle4919
    @danielle4919 Год назад +289

    Suzy clearly loved her husband so much that she carefully notes all those little details about him ❤

  • @moxiemaxie3543
    @moxiemaxie3543 3 года назад +6575

    Can we appreciate that his wife was a REAL WIFE!! She knew all his habits down to what hand he used to smoke. Her love and devotion in marriage helped solve a case

    • @Moralityoverconsistency
      @Moralityoverconsistency 3 года назад +133

      I believe so if she didn’t know that it could’ve possible been still confusing

    • @AmazingAmazing12345
      @AmazingAmazing12345 3 года назад +26

      Typical, only a woman would say that smh.

    • @morbidmax7064
      @morbidmax7064 3 года назад +27

      Or a obsessive stalker

    • @heidih3048
      @heidih3048 3 года назад +331

      I thought that was normal for a wife, or husband, or even just a friend that you spend a lot of time with, to notice details like that.

    • @moxiemaxie3543
      @moxiemaxie3543 3 года назад +241

      @@heidih3048 it should be normal but it's often overlooked these days, especially with the decline of long lasting relationships. The wife's knowledge showed so much about their relationship. Ive seen marriages with the couple ignorant to eachother personality and habits. She even knew what hand he smoked with ❤. She probably paid attention so hard that she knew he put his shoes on left foot first lol. So sweet

  • @botjksd8292
    @botjksd8292 3 года назад +3846

    cigarette: on different hand
    ac: not turned on
    privite detective: *oh yeah, its all coming together*

  • @slothqueen6520
    @slothqueen6520 2 года назад +1697

    Not going to lie, when he kept describing everyone and all of the guys in detail I was like “okay the fact that the PI wears shirts to show his muscles is going to be very important to solving what happened”. Love this guy

    • @stephaniecaneschi627
      @stephaniecaneschi627 2 года назад +39

      I have lived in Long Island and literally every guy dresses like that so for me that detail was everything I also loved how MrB said gawdy chain lol

    • @BBakerStreet-ku1gf
      @BBakerStreet-ku1gf 2 года назад +12

      Did I miss this reference because I'm not from States so I don't even get if there was a reference related to it?! Can any of you explain what did it meant ...it did?
      I thought the fact that he described the electricians interview and how they were so helpful to even share mail-id😂😂 I thought oh there got to be some black spot this doesn't seem right but I didn't knew it was that 😬

    • @moirahill6397
      @moirahill6397 2 года назад +35

      It helps with visualising the characters especially for people like me who have a very vivid, visual imagination.

    • @Arezoo.darvish
      @Arezoo.darvish 2 года назад +3

      😂😂😂

    • @parsnips366
      @parsnips366 2 года назад +5

      @@moirahill6397 Yeah, a story telling technique. Part of the exposition.

  • @kmersmann8040
    @kmersmann8040 Год назад +51

    Tommy Brown did my father's autopsy in 1991. Fast forward to 2001ish...I was doing some investigating regarding my father's death and had a bunch of questions, so I called the local coroner where I was living at the time (happened to be in Guam) The coroner asked if I would come in and bring my paperwork and he would be happy to answer any questions I had. I went immediately and the first thing he said when he saw the name (Tommy Brown) was that he had actually trained Tommy Brown years and years prior...what a coincidence! And then as I was asking questions about things (specifically clouded cornea and blanched lividity) and told him I thought the death time frame was wrong- he came to the same conclusion, and said he didn't know how Tommy could have missed that. So it sounds to me like there are a few things that Tommy Brown could brush up on...because thoroughness is essential in that business when aiding in any kind of a death investigation. It's been so long now that others, in my dad's case, have died and taken secrets to their grave. We will never know what really happened with my dad...lots to do with pre-conceived suggested ideas before the actual investigation. Sad how that happens..but I'm glad the wife in this case did not give up and was able to get answers.

  • @persephoneblack888
    @persephoneblack888 3 года назад +2573

    That dude literally solved all of this case so quickly. Who would ever think to look for a small gunshot in the wall? Also, what kind of coroner thinks a hole in the heart isn't weird?! The hell.

    • @RevCode
      @RevCode 3 года назад +145

      My daughter was born with a hole in her heart. Ok, it closed by itself by the time she was 4, but maybe there are conditions where that doesn't happen. So if the hole was small enough to not be debilitating in life, maybe he thought that that's just what was going on there: a condition he was born with. Then again, the shredded internals should really have risen a concern.

    • @thenutstealer
      @thenutstealer 3 года назад +13

      @rev ok? cool?

    • @RevCode
      @RevCode 3 года назад +167

      @@thenutstealer I was telling her story because of the question of this thread's OP, about why anyone would look into a small hole in someone heart's wall. So that's why: Because it might be a condition that the person was born with.

    • @LannasMissingLink
      @LannasMissingLink 3 года назад +49

      My uncle had a hole in his heart. He waited on a transplant his entire life but he never got one and he died.. so yeah its possible but it's not good

    • @elinakciukas4863
      @elinakciukas4863 3 года назад +48

      @@RevCode there is a difference between a small hole in the septum, usually a remnant of foramen ovale in the atrial septum, and a hole that ia going through the outer heart wall. The first one allows the blood to mix inbetween the hearts sides, which isn't exactly good per se, but isn't deadly, whereas a hole in the external wall is a sure way to die without immediate surgery. The medical examiner wouldn't have called the prior a hole, that would have been noted as an anatomical anomaly

  • @Eskii_NZL
    @Eskii_NZL 3 года назад +630

    I've never been a "scary story" guy but the way MrBallen explains the story's is so captivating. He really helps you visualize the situation the way he explains it

    • @lordnnarat
      @lordnnarat 3 года назад +3

      Same

    • @FoxC_33
      @FoxC_33 3 года назад +8

      Exactly! I'm not much of a scary story person either. But he explains so well its amazing!

    • @lucastucker63
      @lucastucker63 3 года назад

      The one with the three different stories first one about a skydiving issue second a mexican narco issue and third a Chinese rooftop guy fell to his death i it was the only one that made my heart beat slower
      edit for me it depends on the story

    • @joanneberg8093
      @joanneberg8093 3 года назад

      @@lordnnarat he's really good

    • @checksyllabus4062
      @checksyllabus4062 3 года назад

      He’s really good at this cause regular scary story channels would just put creepy music up at all times, talk weird, and if the case was solved just ignore that part. he actually gives all the details

  • @evo2542
    @evo2542 3 года назад +2372

    Id love to see Kens process of thought when figuring cases out. Most people wouldnt know where to start but this guy obviously has a gift for reasoning these things out.

    • @StrapedWitMyGloc44
      @StrapedWitMyGloc44 2 года назад +137

      He probably kills it when playing Clue

    • @augusthoglund6053
      @augusthoglund6053 2 года назад +68

      Perhaps he had a better look at the laceration, knowing it was a gunshot wound. Ken has probably seen a fair number of gunshot wounds over the course of his career.

    • @roadArt132
      @roadArt132 2 года назад +41

      Also has good gut instinct.. interviewing the guy who was innocent 1st and therefore more likely to confess

    • @annarchy665
      @annarchy665 2 года назад +15

      Ken watches a LOT of Columbo...

    • @elizabeth8085
      @elizabeth8085 2 года назад +9

      Ken has definitely played Mind Trap

  • @victoria.4321
    @victoria.4321 2 года назад +151

    Ugh. That’s so freaking sad. I can only imagine how sudden and shocking that was for Greg to die like that. He didn’t even know as he was dying what happened. How completely heart breaking for the family. More than once, because you know it wasn’t any easier once they found out the truth behind his death.

  • @gawieduplessis8555
    @gawieduplessis8555 4 года назад +1568

    Well im starting to believe 4 to 5 time a week is now not enough as this is addictive

    • @BH-fe9xn
      @BH-fe9xn 4 года назад +31

      Hahaha weekends come around and I keep looking to see if by chance he posts hahaha

    • @dawnsoltes6660
      @dawnsoltes6660 4 года назад

      Your not wrong

    • @classyB100
      @classyB100 4 года назад

      Right!?!?

    • @KenKen-nq4pk
      @KenKen-nq4pk 4 года назад +3

      He doesn't upload 4 or even 5 times a week.
      Idk why he says he does.

    • @christiangraham4579
      @christiangraham4579 4 года назад +1

      I agree lol

  • @wrAIth-AI
    @wrAIth-AI 3 года назад +2070

    One of the most horrifying is a doctor that missed a gunshot wound. "I wonder why his heart had a hole in it." Lord.

    • @AdDeRidder
      @AdDeRidder 3 года назад +59

      Yeah, maybe open the heart and see if there is something inside that caused the hole...?

    • @nikoletamarlais
      @nikoletamarlais 3 года назад +118

      How did they not find the bullet in his body 🤯

    • @marklola12
      @marklola12 3 года назад +60

      @@nikoletamarlais exactly he said he had a bruise or marks on groin as well as his head...surely they would see a bullet entry hole lol

    • @jhtsurvival
      @jhtsurvival 3 года назад +60

      A bullet entry wound is usually the size of the bullet. The exit wounds are big holes cuz of the change in energy of the projectile when it exits. If a bullet doesn't exit the body and blows out your heart instantly then the only wounds the size of the bullet and no blood cuz the heart instantly stopped pumping

    • @bigchungus4215
      @bigchungus4215 3 года назад +8

      Well their job isn’t to say what it means their job is just to say what it is. detectives should’ve realized

  • @williamstokely9589
    @williamstokely9589 4 года назад +1376

    That private detective is something else. Like how does one even begin to think to look for a bullet hole.

    • @ponc3au
      @ponc3au 4 года назад +80

      A smart detective, aka
      Brain size: MEGA

    • @williamstokely9589
      @williamstokely9589 4 года назад +4

      @@ponc3au for sure

    • @NotSoCrazyNinja
      @NotSoCrazyNinja 4 года назад +66

      Some people have a gift for attention to detail and pattern recognition. I seem to have this gift, but I can only really use it if I'm genuinely interested in what I'm looking into. I can totally understand how he could put two and two together and think of scenarios that others missed. What probably got his eye is the crotch wound mixed with essentially the internals being badly damaged but not the externals. That sounds like a possible bullet wound with no exit. Then you would follow that lead to see if it leads anywhere.

    • @williamstokely9589
      @williamstokely9589 4 года назад +12

      I get all that and if im interested in something enough im like a blood hound. You have to realize what this guy had to work with though. Its an amazing thing that he could even start to piece it together let alone solve it. May sound easy but trust me this guy pulled off a miracle pretty much.

    • @PrimalRenegade17
      @PrimalRenegade17 4 года назад +14

      The whole in his heart and the small injury on his groin. I can see why they would think bullet but to know what room it came from and exactly where on the wall the hole would be is insane to me

  • @maineguitarists
    @maineguitarists 2 года назад +318

    I've been on a ballen binge for weeks now! Not just the best stories i have never heard but told by a real master whom becomes characters in the stories! MT

    • @DRAGONFLAIR2008
      @DRAGONFLAIR2008 2 года назад

      Ballen but at what cost

    • @j24ish
      @j24ish 2 года назад +1

      Every video gets a like just on his plug asking for a like alone.
      Content is wonderful as well.

    • @doneldamacdonnell8602
      @doneldamacdonnell8602 Год назад +1

      The stories are incredible, but the storytelling is simply amazing !!!

    • @lisajones2412
      @lisajones2412 Год назад +1

      yes, I love his voice, I listen to him on earphones at work!! :)

    • @mudpuppin3tt3s
      @mudpuppin3tt3s Год назад

      'WHO'

  • @cdd4248
    @cdd4248 3 года назад +867

    I have seen Ken Brennan interviewed and summaries of cases he has worked on- you know how some people are just born gifted; a gymnast; a pianist; an artist or whatever, some people appear to be born with a gift. This is Ken B., he is a gifted detective with a unique gift for putting pieces of a puzzle together.

    • @mannylugz5872
      @mannylugz5872 3 года назад +50

      The real Sherlock Holmes!

    • @paridhi_d9167
      @paridhi_d9167 3 года назад +36

      @@mannylugz5872 When I read his vanishing blonde case I swear it felt like it came legit out of a detective novel. The way everything came together as if it was meant to be from the very beginning. It was just fascinating to read.

    • @Pathfinding-earth
      @Pathfinding-earth 3 года назад +8

      @@paridhi_d9167 is it on youtube?

    • @CarmineLupertazi
      @CarmineLupertazi 3 года назад +5

      Who's this guy Colombo?

    • @missladybob4208
      @missladybob4208 3 года назад +6

      Columbo, And I love Columbo

  • @samb6325
    @samb6325 3 года назад +1649

    I’m loosing an average of 3 hours of sleep a night watching this man.
    “Losing”

    • @encyclopediabrown1334
      @encyclopediabrown1334 3 года назад +17

      Shits good for you son

    • @deebree5327
      @deebree5327 3 года назад +12

      Lol me toooo

    • @rosiered3403
      @rosiered3403 3 года назад +22

      Found the channel yesterday. Of course, I watched it in the quiet, eerie dead of night and only slept 4 hours.

    • @PookieStealer
      @PookieStealer 3 года назад +6

      That's how much sleep I get...

    • @glorializ15
      @glorializ15 3 года назад +4

      I found this channel 4 days ago and can’t stop watching it!

  • @centin9315
    @centin9315 3 года назад +941

    Damn that private investigator just played Ace Attorney in real life

    • @bennytennyson
      @bennytennyson 3 года назад +41

      yeah lol nobody founds out what happened till the main character arrives

    • @bennytennyson
      @bennytennyson 3 года назад +13

      but i think he played ace attorney investigations miles edgeworth lol

    • @midnight-user12
      @midnight-user12 3 года назад +26

      The investigator deveres getting paid for his job. Not like others that quickly quit.
      “Cigarette on the other hand”
      “AC is turned off”
      Detective: *Oh yeahhh, it’s all coming together now*

    • @nauriss34
      @nauriss34 3 года назад +2

      More like Erkil Puaro.

    • @andrecolon1469
      @andrecolon1469 3 года назад +2

      More like Ace Ventura

  • @jobee1
    @jobee1 2 года назад +59

    I remember hearing about this case in a gun safety class I took after purchasing a gun for personal safety. The class was 10 hours, 2 hours a day for 5 days and taught by a police officer. I learned how to dismantle and put my gun back together, how to clean it and fire it ect. It was when we came to the safety part that I started to feel ambivalent, once I heard all the stories and found out all the things no one tells you about owning a gun that I realized I was very uncomfortable with that much responsibility and would sell it back. I’m not against others owning guns as long as they are doing so safely, this story illustrated what an irresponsible gun owner looks like and haunts all my future hotel stays.

  • @libra7.063
    @libra7.063 3 года назад +718

    He's the same detective that solved "the woman in the suitcase" in Florida. He's awesome

    • @terryvarta9306
      @terryvarta9306 3 года назад +11

      yup amazing guy. just brilliant

    • @nina_summers
      @nina_summers 3 года назад +4

      No wayyy

    • @Allups50
      @Allups50 3 года назад +5

      how can i search this case? thank you

    • @libra7.063
      @libra7.063 3 года назад +18

      @@Allups50 Type in 20/20 The woman in the suitcase......google or youtube

    • @shahadahazizah7622
      @shahadahazizah7622 3 года назад +1

      Wait…the woman that was found by the kid that were using the Randonautica
      App.

  • @gomboc5146
    @gomboc5146 3 года назад +662

    This made me look up Ken Brennan. That man is literally Sherlock Holmes, there is a Vanity Fair article about him and the room 348 case isn't even the craziest case he's solved.

    • @atmywhitson
      @atmywhitson 3 года назад +70

      His attention to detail and just overall high IQ is really pretty damn incredible! Seems like a good person as well.
      Good on him for putting cases to rest which would otherwise still be ice cold.

    • @kutthroat2735
      @kutthroat2735 3 года назад +29

      Yh I was actually surprised when I searched him up after this video that he was the same detective who solved “the woman in the suitcase” Case

    • @Krullmatic
      @Krullmatic 3 года назад +8

      Yeah this is rare, because you see this all the time on tv shows and movies, and I've always said there couldn't be anyone that smart, but I guess there is!

    • @markdaniel8740
      @markdaniel8740 3 года назад +5

      I thought that he is a real life Adrian Monk.

    • @fbiagent3998
      @fbiagent3998 3 года назад

      @@kutthroat2735 oooo I remember that one, it was really disturbing

  • @ashleygosse13
    @ashleygosse13 3 года назад +749

    One mans stupidity causes another man to lose his life. How sad. Greg was just in his room minding his own business and he’s killed. His poor wife. Thinking it was his bad diet and smoking that killed him is one tragedy but knowing someone else killed him in such a senseless way, is probably the worse feeling. Prayers to her. That detective is brilliant also, gosh what incredible work.

    • @returnofbeaux
      @returnofbeaux 3 года назад +7

      Maybe God was using our dude to stop that creepy electrician's other crimes.

    • @sharonhaywood2818
      @sharonhaywood2818 3 года назад +13

      The sad thing about it is that that doctor that did the autopsy did not see the hole in his heart that is their everyday job to check that stuff it just seems to amaze me how people just don't care anymore

    • @ashleygosse13
      @ashleygosse13 3 года назад +2

      @@sharonhaywood2818 yeah exactly. You and me both. It’s astonishing how people just ignore obvious signs and act like it’s no big deal. This world is really sad sometimes.

    • @maddi66515
      @maddi66515 3 года назад +3

      @@sharonhaywood2818 he could have deduced that the tear in the heart was caused by the broken/shattered ribs… that would definitely do it

    • @Lorelaiv9
      @Lorelaiv9 3 года назад +4

      @@sharonhaywood2818 The coroner saw and acknowledged the hole in his heart. But he only considered the groin injury an "abrasion" as opposed to a GSW. (gunshot wound).

  • @maeleighbarron9569
    @maeleighbarron9569 Год назад +16

    Poor Greg, the way he led his life reminds me of my Dad so much it breaks my heart. I feel for his family, rest in peace sir

  • @theapplianceguru
    @theapplianceguru 3 года назад +1108

    This one got me the most dude was just trying to eat candy and watch a movie and died in a horrific freak accident

    • @bentonrp
      @bentonrp 3 года назад +68

      All because some idiot somewhere was fooling around with a loaded gun.
      I was honestly hoping it wouldve been the candy bar, like the vending machine was never changed and the candy was from 1996 or something.

    • @virgomoons
      @virgomoons 3 года назад +37

      At least he died eating candy and watching Ironman 2.

    • @brentfarvors192
      @brentfarvors192 3 года назад +6

      @@bentonrp If ONLY he liked cheating on his wife...? Could have been in another room with his side chick, instead of dying while watching a movie...Some guy's! /S Seeing how skinny he was, I thought the wife had something to do with it...

    • @anthonyalvarado6465
      @anthonyalvarado6465 3 года назад +5

      It's Not really a Freak Accident when it was caused by some Pathetic Idiot Playing with Something whose Only Purpose is to KILL!

    • @brentfarvors192
      @brentfarvors192 3 года назад +17

      @@anthonyalvarado6465 Same can be said about looking at your phone while driving...At that MOMENT, the vehicle becomes a WEAPON..."Funny", how cars kill TWICE as many people every year that guns do, yet, no one wants to BAN THEM...?

  • @DragonQueen78
    @DragonQueen78 3 года назад +519

    That detective is like Special Agent Pendergast, the type of man who can solve a case when no other person can figure it out. Wow.

    • @sebastiansebastian5270
      @sebastiansebastian5270 3 года назад +2

      Yeah

    • @AVSgirl1985
      @AVSgirl1985 3 года назад +3

      I've read every Pendergast book 4+ times. Almost time to read again!! So satisfying!!

    • @DragonQueen78
      @DragonQueen78 3 года назад +2

      Yea girl! Lol I’ve read my favorite “still life with crows” like 4 times already

    • @robertperel7836
      @robertperel7836 3 года назад

      @@AVSgirl1985 obsidian chamber was the last one I enjoyed. By City of Endless nights I was pretty much done. I dont think im going to do verses for the dead or crooked river.

    • @redtime701
      @redtime701 3 года назад +3

      Hello i am L

  • @nancysmith2295
    @nancysmith2295 3 года назад +563

    He's a terrific story teller. Addictive.

  • @fuggenell
    @fuggenell 2 года назад +228

    Seven million addicts sat round a fire listening to Ballen tell us stories.

  • @propbraker
    @propbraker 3 года назад +638

    Obviously good job for the private detective, but also good job for the Officer who turned over every stone on this case and who wasn’t afraid or didn’t have a big ego to suggest that his wife could bring in a fresh set of eyes to help out.

    • @yvette_is_Mamacado
      @yvette_is_Mamacado 3 года назад +15

      Congrats to the toothpaste to for holding up thru a full CSI scour.

    • @ispartacus1337
      @ispartacus1337 3 года назад +9

      @Gem Rose that's only in TV and movies. All too often law enforcement agencies work together to figure shit out. That whole "my crime scene" or "my jurisdiction" is just played up for dramatic effect. It doesnt happen often lol

    • @kiljaedyn
      @kiljaedyn 3 года назад +2

      you watch too much made for TV drama. detectives dont really have an ego stereotype irl.

    • @Aki-bp7kk
      @Aki-bp7kk 3 года назад

      The private detective is Sherlock Holmes son.

    • @mid.life.crisis2955
      @mid.life.crisis2955 3 года назад

      Such a great point. Some detectives would mock a P. I. from out of town instead of accepting his/her help. RIP to this guy. Seems like he was a good man.

  • @Janelegant
    @Janelegant 2 года назад +880

    This is such a crazy story. I'm glad the PI was able to solve the case. I really wish drunk people wouldn't play with weapons like they're toys.

    • @romystumpy1197
      @romystumpy1197 2 года назад +34

      Thats quite pathetic grown men with a gun in a room like that.i think its really sad case .

    • @jessemorrow9711
      @jessemorrow9711 2 года назад +10

      Alcohol will fuck you up. I almost died drinking and driving when I was 26. I'm 44 and some days wish I would have died that night

    • @realityvanguard2052
      @realityvanguard2052 2 года назад +27

      This also shows you how bad normal cops are at "investigating". Somehow missing a bullet hole in the wall... Also that doctor was bad.

    • @yoshijb9428
      @yoshijb9428 2 года назад +13

      Trust me as an alcoholic ive never once been tempted to fuck with a weapon/tool that could seriously injure me. In fact thats the thing when im drunk im more paranoid some accident will happen. So i just walk away or avoid sketchy situations all together. Why this man was messing with a loaded weapon drunk is shameful

    • @yelyahat
      @yelyahat 2 года назад +19

      i really wish deadly weapons such as guns weren't even available to the public so incidents like this would never happen. no ordinary citizen should ever need a gun to defend themselves

  • @jessicaxhanning2111
    @jessicaxhanning2111 3 года назад +171

    My husband showed this channel to me, im at home on bed rest with my pregnancy, and I have been here for two days now lol

    • @v.kipgen8732
      @v.kipgen8732 3 года назад +8

      Congrats and best wishes from a stranger🙋🏻‍♂️

    • @canceryahhh
      @canceryahhh 3 года назад +9

      Hi👋 name the baby Ballen Jr 👶

    • @rosegold973
      @rosegold973 3 года назад

      Omg girl you really have to be careful about the things you expose yourself to when you’re pregnant.. your sweet little baby absorbs everything

    • @rosegold973
      @rosegold973 3 года назад +3

      @@spookycorner.stories I’m so, so sorry 🥺💔 children are the most precious gift that this life can give us and not everyone deserves the honor of experiencing parenthood.. you deserve a happy and healthy life. I hope that you continue writing and do everything and anything that brings you joy

    • @kylecarey934
      @kylecarey934 3 года назад +2

      Gl with the baby!!!

  • @zackmedlin7089
    @zackmedlin7089 Год назад +11

    Listening to mrballen stories is so relaxing and soothing. And then you start thinking about them later into the night and can’t sleep lol

  • @furanduron4926
    @furanduron4926 2 года назад +812

    This guy is so good that he knew who killed the guy when even the killer did not.

    • @margaretgoodridge7564
      @margaretgoodridge7564 Год назад +6

      Amen praise Jesus name my rock and salvation

    • @hana.the.writer5074
      @hana.the.writer5074 Год назад +3

      @SuperNostalgia. You got it All wrong my friend. You’re in the dark. Correct me if I’m wrong on judgment day but oh, then it’d be too late for you to make up for it.

    • @reddragon771
      @reddragon771 Год назад

      ​@@hana.the.writer5074 One more clown who thinks that he is blessed and powerful enough to hand out justice to others on a made up day he read about in a mythological book that tells him the story of a made up mythical guy he calls god. This deluded guy thinks that he can predict the fate of people just by looking at their comments. I mean we need to be in awe of this guy the reason being that unlike other delusional astrologers and palm readers he does not even need to meet the guy whose fate he is predicting

    • @AntonioDavid-qu3zq
      @AntonioDavid-qu3zq Год назад +4

      @Angela-vu9tt I don't see any pitch. You're confusing a happy customer with a salesman.

    • @stefanscopoulis9732
      @stefanscopoulis9732 Год назад +9

      I thought he got electrocuted when the electrician turned the power back on and made everything in his body collapse never ever would have guessed he was shot

  • @nataliesuper5836
    @nataliesuper5836 3 года назад +2349

    This guy gives such detail. I'm surprised he didn't tell us what kind of candy bar Greg ate and what kind of cigarettes he smoked.

    • @eviehowlett2535
      @eviehowlett2535 3 года назад +98

      honestly he probably would have if it was in the case file

    • @taniafernandez9834
      @taniafernandez9834 3 года назад +18

      Trademark . thats why

    • @malbenfield4207
      @malbenfield4207 3 года назад +5

      Ahahahajahhaaa so funny

    • @allosch9
      @allosch9 3 года назад +19

      And somehow still fits it into a 20min video! Love it!

    • @dsmith377
      @dsmith377 3 года назад +14

      he didn't mention the caliber of the gun...

  • @SheBeast-OG
    @SheBeast-OG 4 года назад +392

    “Iron Man 2: good enough”
    The accuracy of the shade!

    • @newundead3364
      @newundead3364 4 года назад +3

      Lol

    • @trashagades911
      @trashagades911 4 года назад

      It’s alright

    • @robinmcinarnay7827
      @robinmcinarnay7827 4 года назад +9

      Oh. My. Glob. You look fresh 2 death with your new dress n purse!
      | (• ◡•)| (❍ᴥ❍ʋ)

    • @halfofmyheart3167
      @halfofmyheart3167 4 года назад +1

      Haha... Got to love all of the extra little details put into the story.. Especially accurate shading lol

    • @davesmith2187
      @davesmith2187 4 года назад

      I confused

  • @leslieramirez996
    @leslieramirez996 2 года назад +8

    I found mrballen's channel one night, I then watched all his episodes in less then a month, now I like to listen to his podcast, re-watch his stories and always wait to watch his new amazing stories.

  • @largefactory
    @largefactory 3 года назад +389

    Holy fuck that is easily the greatest detective work I’ve ever heard of. That PI Ken is insane

  • @arthuranstey7286
    @arthuranstey7286 4 года назад +317

    I'm a massive fan of the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story format!

    • @mnnative7790
      @mnnative7790 4 года назад

      Hahahaha.....

    • @jasonwebb1882
      @jasonwebb1882 4 года назад +7

      Me too. I never thought about listening to stories before I ran across this channel a couple days ago. My wife said I'm no longer allowed to watch in bed while she is sleeping. Lol

    • @Baba_Wawa
      @Baba_Wawa 4 года назад

      Me too! 😝

    • @UrDasSideTing
      @UrDasSideTing 4 года назад +2

      I'm also a fan of the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story format!

    • @danielmiller7157
      @danielmiller7157 4 года назад +1

      Especially when u get to torture that like button multiple times a week.

  • @encyclopediabrown1334
    @encyclopediabrown1334 3 года назад +332

    This dude is a phenomenal storyteller. I bet the guys in his unit loved listening to him..

    • @1969Cyndi
      @1969Cyndi 3 года назад

      Yes☺

    • @danielamaksin2934
      @danielamaksin2934 3 года назад

      What unit?

    • @Zach-h2l
      @Zach-h2l 3 года назад +12

      @@danielamaksin2934 he's said a bunch of times and made a couple videos mentioning he was a navy seal

    • @abfranchi
      @abfranchi 3 года назад +1

      I've thought the same thing, I wish he had been one of my leaders⚓

    • @domochase4854
      @domochase4854 3 года назад +3

      @@danielamaksin2934 he is a retired navy seal

  • @factssquad7996
    @factssquad7996 Год назад +23

    It is proved that death can find you randomly when the time comes no matter what you do or wherever you may be? Such an unfortunate death of Greg!

  • @Bhoneyb355
    @Bhoneyb355 2 года назад +305

    My grandson had me watch an episode and I’ve never stopped watching, I am totally hooked. He is the best storyteller I’ve ever heard and he looks good to lol.

    • @jacobgarvia1065
      @jacobgarvia1065 2 года назад

      Damn granny you a lil freak this man 1/3 your age when you was 18 he still wasn't born I bet ya mouth opens wide Like a anaconda damnnnn that a be crazy go for it

    • @mixalisdemetriou6879
      @mixalisdemetriou6879 Год назад +5

      ​@@jacobgarvia1065bro wtf 💀

    • @Ooh_PieceOfCandy
      @Ooh_PieceOfCandy 10 месяцев назад +2

      😆😆

    • @Jay-oi1vl
      @Jay-oi1vl 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@mixalisdemetriou6879bro i think its his nan, not grandad!!😂 that would be wierd!! Shes got a lil crush bless her!😊😂

  • @Idktbh245
    @Idktbh245 4 года назад +101

    Mrballen should teach classes on how to tell a story like it's real. Because Mrballen is an amazing storyteller, people need to know him. Very underrated!

    • @eryzule287
      @eryzule287 4 года назад +27

      A growing sub count nearing the 1m marker. Think he's rated like any normal cult leader. ALL HAIL BALLEN!

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 года назад +17

      @@eryzule287 😂

    • @MrSkullVA
      @MrSkullVA 4 года назад +1

      agree

    • @RoverIAC
      @RoverIAC 4 года назад +2

      @@MrBallen I could possibly get you a paid trip to Australia to give a two-three class training course.

    • @audreejamie4873
      @audreejamie4873 4 года назад +1

      He’s also the BEST at doing research because even if I’ve heard the story before I get way more details when he tells it and the stories are better. He is definitely very talented and puts a lot of effort into his work.

  • @camt5899
    @camt5899 3 года назад +267

    Loved this story. I’m so glad the wife hired a PI! She knew something wasn’t right and I’m glad the detectives did Their job to bring justice to this man.

  • @deevair7137
    @deevair7137 2 года назад +25

    That is absolute incredible work from that private investigator!!!! RIP Greg. X

  • @jamesbarker5254
    @jamesbarker5254 3 года назад +61

    I love how this channel each title is never clickbait and every time I watch the video I always mean to look for the secret but I end up so enamored with the story that I completely lose track of looking for the secret. I just discovered this channel a couple days ago and wow can he ever tell a story.

  • @michellewinninger202
    @michellewinninger202 4 года назад +390

    Who just stays up to like 5 am whatching this channel completely paranoid whith you're light on😆😆😆

    • @myassisdragon1558
      @myassisdragon1558 4 года назад +15

      🙋🏻‍♀️ I randomly found this channel and started binge watching! I got so caught up in all his videos that I didn’t really pay attention to the title. I live smack dab in the middle of the sticks so you can imagine my surprise when he starts in on all the forest stories and I’m outside at 3am and I kid you not, a pack of Coyotes start howling😩 it never bothered me before until I found his channel🤣🤣🤣

    • @DB-xo6xh
      @DB-xo6xh 4 года назад +4

      @@myassisdragon1558 🤣 Just heard of him from a makeup tutorial story here on YT. I dont know if I should be worried.....😬

    • @myassisdragon1558
      @myassisdragon1558 4 года назад +2

      @@DB-xo6xh, 🤣🤣🤣🤣that’s exactly how I ended up here too! I had just watched a Laura Lee video....talk about random right?!?

    • @cheetahnala6120
      @cheetahnala6120 4 года назад +1

      Nope i thrive on stories like these

    • @jayy2949
      @jayy2949 4 года назад

      Yes

  • @Phillyphil21512
    @Phillyphil21512 3 года назад +981

    Anyone else think theses story's should be made into a Netflix series. 30min shows reacting each story?? I'd watch it.

    • @bradg5823
      @bradg5823 3 года назад +15

      No!

    • @cloutdaze
      @cloutdaze 3 года назад +35

      No! Because Netflix will just get some awful narrator instead of someone like OP!

    • @jcolterh
      @jcolterh 3 года назад +8

      No way. Netflix is even worse than RUclips.

    • @kaybombshell
      @kaybombshell 3 года назад +20

      ONLY IF MR. BALLEN NARRATES IT! Like CC'S Drunk History format

    • @ro4eva
      @ro4eva 3 года назад +9

      RUclips could collaborate with Mr. Ballen and create a 'Forensic Files' type/format show. Something I think would be a win-win for both RUclips and Mr. Ballen.
      The unique feature of this hypothetical collaborative TV Show would be the fact that it covers "the strange, dark, and mysterious in story format." Heck yes I'd watch such a production! Disturbingly a lot.

  • @lesliebblack
    @lesliebblack Год назад +7

    This must be one of the best mysteries!! Quite a twist at the end. Excellent presentation Mr. Ballen!! 👏🏻

  • @solitas5636
    @solitas5636 4 года назад +402

    Wow, that’s such a complicated case, and he solved it so quickly, wow

    • @redheadwithafierytemper5668
      @redheadwithafierytemper5668 4 года назад +29

      I am from Lafayette,Louisiana and this case wasn't as cut and dried as it seems. Unfortunately when the investigation was going on the police received his phone records and according to the records the police said he had frequented prostitutes. Anyone and everyone knew that he and his wife were totally devoted to one another. His family knew that wasn't how he was and were tired of being told these things and started to look for a private investigator. It was eventually found that the records weren't actually his and when they finally looked at his records he was in fact the devoted husband that everyone said he was.It's really sad that he died so senselessly.

    • @anthonybernard92
      @anthonybernard92 4 года назад +16

      To be honest, I’d be kinda embarrassed if I was the coroner on that case. You find a hole in someone heart and you really can’t deduce what could cause that?

    • @wvrjl
      @wvrjl 4 года назад +3

      I've seen him solve other cases. He's pretty awesome.

    • @wvrjl
      @wvrjl 4 года назад +2

      @@anthonybernard92 - It's because it went through his body vertically from the crotch, which he probably never saw before. No obvious entry or exit wound, and a vertical trajectory from the bottom up. Yeah, I doubt he ever saw that before.

    • @timbergaddis9409
      @timbergaddis9409 3 года назад

      Ogunquit

  • @wendychen2419
    @wendychen2419 4 года назад +191

    The moment he said "far away dock", I had immediate anxiety.

    • @derekbradshaw9040
      @derekbradshaw9040 4 года назад +2

      underrated comment

    • @angeliquebenham9795
      @angeliquebenham9795 4 года назад +5

      I'll NEVER swim to a far away dock again, thanks to Mr Ballen!

    • @_shawn_2435
      @_shawn_2435 4 года назад

      whats "far way dock"

    • @derekbradshaw9040
      @derekbradshaw9040 4 года назад +5

      @@_shawn_2435 it’s a reference to a previous video he posted. The far away dock had a sinnister story

    • @elinb
      @elinb 4 года назад +5

      I just saw that video yesterday and today I'm just haha I got that reference. Poor like button.

  • @ShockwavesFTW
    @ShockwavesFTW Год назад +2

    This story gave me chills because of how unreal that Long Island detective was. Seriously, never judge a book by his cover. That dude is a literal legend.

  • @Havanakilo
    @Havanakilo 3 года назад +294

    Had the pleasure of knowing Ken for a while. Dude is such a badass lol. Everything you've heard about the guy is probably true. Guy was nice enough to help me train my dog!

  • @Iwalkalonebegood
    @Iwalkalonebegood 2 года назад +1553

    So when I went to get my EMT certification in Texas a paramedic that was teaching 90% of the class was from Louisiana. He told us about a case that he got called out on out in the country where two vehicles were in opposite sides of the road in the ditch. One was facing one way the other one was facing the other way and their cars were literally within a hundred feet of each other, so it looked like they just were driving along and one went off in the ditch one way and the other one at the same time went off just on the other side, but, they were both dead and their whole face and skull was just smashed like somebody took a huge hammer and just hit them as hard as they could on the face and the whole face was just smashed in. They didn't have a clue what had happened. So they cleared the scene and he went back to the station and it was very confusing to everybody. There were no storms but they started looking at the humidity in that area and they went back out and found neighbors that lived in that area and come to find out that early morning it was extremely foggy and at that time both drivers had their head out the window looking ,trying to see the road and when they went by each other they were so close their faces and heads collided with each other killing them instantly. They just kind of slowed down and went off in the ditch at the same time.

    • @AngelSearle
      @AngelSearle 2 года назад +303

      That's insane.

    • @sagearbor9414
      @sagearbor9414 2 года назад +272

      Omg I never expected that ending… what are the chances? How does the investigator even think to check the weather for that day? This story is nuts lol

    • @captainsquiggles5958
      @captainsquiggles5958 2 года назад +47

      Ah yeah, ive heard that story before! quite an insane one

    • @Whodis_newphone
      @Whodis_newphone 2 года назад +109

      Wow, I wonder how fast they were going? If it's that foggy, you'd think they would drive slowly.

    • @youngminpark3173
      @youngminpark3173 2 года назад +201

      @@Whodis_newphone Even if they were both going 20 mph they were moving in opposite directions, so when they hit each other it was like they hit at 40 mph. If you've seen what 40mph does to a human body with no airbags, seat belts, or crumple zones, that answers your question.

  • @infinitebrownie436
    @infinitebrownie436 4 года назад +49

    That's some seriously impressive detective work. Like, wow. "Wait! There's more!" linking all the pieces together.

  • @KatouToast
    @KatouToast 2 года назад +30

    This is my guess SO FAR, but I'm only at 11:59 in the video.
    My guess, the poor victim was enjoying his night and watching the movie. While eating his popcorn or his candy bar (or both), and smoking, he coughed and accidentally inhaled some of his popcorn or candy bar and began choking. He leapt to his feet at the end of the bed and began holding his throat or whatever while he was choking, but he accidentally careened into the television. The TV fell onto him while he was still choking, and this is where his crushing injuries came from. He was still panicking while partially choking, maybe he was no longer choking, and he managed to push the TV up off of himself. And, then, he succumbed to his crushing injuries/maybe still choking right there.
    I know I'm barely over halfway through the video, but so far that's the only thing I can guess at, and maybe everyone pointing back to the fact that the room was hot instead of cold is just a red herring in the story...? I guess I'll find out! But that's my guess. I'll edit this comment after I finish watching and absorbing and I'll laugh at myself, I'm sure, at how wrong I was.
    EDIT after finishing the video: I was really far off and didn't suspect a bullet or the neighboring electricians or drunk fuckerey or anything like that at ALL. And the bullet entering, shattering, and spraying all around inside of him makes perfect sense now, that could easily have blasted all of his guts around inside of him. That's freakin crazy.

    • @gavinelesban
      @gavinelesban 2 года назад +2

      The actual ending to this one seemed unbelievable compared to your theory.
      Your theory does make sense about the crush injury, especially if the TV was at a lower level, and the way the victim was decribed as rough and tough... yes he would have been able to push it off himself.
      The reason i feel the actual story seems a bit off is the lack of bleeding from gunshot wound. If it had the velocity to male its way fron the groin to the heart, then multiple vessels would have been damaged.
      In short why wasnt there any bleeding?
      (You would make a great novelist)

    • @soconoha
      @soconoha Год назад

      @@gavinelesban Good point on the bleeding, one would think there'd be some.

    • @bobt219
      @bobt219 Год назад +1

      @@soconoha My guess is because the bullet made a hole in his hear it killed him instantly. No heartbeat means no blood pressure means no bleeding.

    • @MoustacheMedic
      @MoustacheMedic Год назад

      I thought it was some kind of gas leak caused by the outage , some kinda gas that could have ruptured his internal organs in high enough dose especially given the skin color and apparent sudden death. But it seems maybe the bullet entered his body and bounced around his insides..... Either way the medical examiner is dumb as shit, the fuck do you miss a BULLET HOLE? seems suspicious if you ask me.

    • @jessicaellina3878
      @jessicaellina3878 7 месяцев назад

      Oh well...l thought that maybe he had been electrocuted by the malfunctioning microwave...🤔🙁😔

  • @jenn7464
    @jenn7464 3 года назад +309

    I love the fact he tells the stories, without dragging on and on... Currently binge watching!!

  • @mikebrennan8415
    @mikebrennan8415 3 года назад +798

    I accidentally ended up doing the Russian Sleep Experiment on myself by binge watching MrBallen's videos.

  • @saikizuckerberg5004
    @saikizuckerberg5004 3 года назад +136

    "Ma'am, did your husband have a secret life you don't know about?"
    "...repeat that again, but slowly."

  • @Kitxxkat30
    @Kitxxkat30 Год назад

    I found you like 3 weeks ago and you’ve become a part of my daily routine! I cook, clean and go to bed listening to you share these crazy stories! Thanks !!

  • @alphagator2175
    @alphagator2175 4 года назад +258

    Greg: sleeps in really cold temperatures
    Me: My guy!

    • @maui7040
      @maui7040 4 года назад +3

      I cant even get sleep without the room being cold

    • @aerielblair8333
      @aerielblair8333 4 года назад +1

      Same!

    • @doesntmatter4477
      @doesntmatter4477 4 года назад +1

      Yes lol! window cracked with the fan on in winter time guy right here

    • @oliviagrahammake-upservice7480
      @oliviagrahammake-upservice7480 4 года назад

      I'm the exact opposite, I need to be on fire or I can't sleep. I live in a very hot part of Australia. I sleep with an electric blanket and the heater on and sleep with so many blankets, I can't even turn over with the weight. I am certifiably insane. Everyone here thinks so 😂

    • @Lusoph1933
      @Lusoph1933 4 года назад +1

      @@maui7040 same

  • @fixhersworld
    @fixhersworld 3 года назад +114

    Ken and Apple. Brilliant name for a detective series.

  • @romerivera4504
    @romerivera4504 4 года назад +97

    I was quiet the whole video, at the end all i could say was "Damn... He's good."
    That P.I. earned his fame

    • @rufust.firefly2474
      @rufust.firefly2474 4 года назад +3

      How is it there was no blood, then? I wish that he didn't realize that the corner was incompetent? And why does everyone think that Amelia Earhart disappeared when we've known that her bones were found on an island shortly after the plane went down?

    • @gilrouvan-kanok5969
      @gilrouvan-kanok5969 4 года назад +2

      @@rufust.firefly2474 22lr caliber is small and its gunshot wounds may not bleed, and bullet going through wall and most of intestines probably lost even more in size stopped IN the heart, leaving only really small entering hole, which confused the coroner.

    • @rufust.firefly2474
      @rufust.firefly2474 4 года назад

      @@gilrouvan-kanok5969 thank you for verifying that. I didn't want to assume that it would be true

    • @djg34djg
      @djg34djg 4 года назад +2

      He solved another crime that had to do with luggage. He saw something that no ones did and went with his gut.

  • @sawmteicv
    @sawmteicv 2 года назад +4

    So captivating and vivid, I'm totally tuned in, and yes smitten too, at 3:00 am IST 😊

  • @brooklynanderson3625
    @brooklynanderson3625 4 года назад +650

    By this point im friends with the strange dark and mysterious in story format

  • @phoeberaymond8781
    @phoeberaymond8781 2 года назад +91

    Honestly that's the best detective work I've seen in a story like this

  • @phoenixfire2578
    @phoenixfire2578 4 года назад +609

    It seems weird to ask the wife if the husband had a secret life... wouldn't secret life imply that she wouldn't know about it? Lol.

    • @cloudy_5916
      @cloudy_5916 4 года назад +9

      That's true but what if maybe she was acting like she didn't know and was planning to confront him sometime soon 😶 lol probably not 😂

    • @strueskills
      @strueskills 4 года назад

      trust issues too right i mean

    • @cloudy_5916
      @cloudy_5916 4 года назад

      @@strueskills yeah

    • @phoenixfire2578
      @phoenixfire2578 4 года назад

      @@cloudy_5916 it wouldn't be a secret anymore.... more like a double life. 👀😲

    • @whyjnot420
      @whyjnot420 4 года назад +19

      There is a concept called an open secret, when people pretend that something that they know of is actually a secret and simply do not talk about it. This can be something like an affair, all the way to something like who actually runs a country.

  • @ardythburger7088
    @ardythburger7088 9 месяцев назад

    I can't stop watching on my days off from work. Thank you John Ballen for your storytime.❤❤❤❤

  • @misanthropicmusings4596
    @misanthropicmusings4596 3 года назад +363

    Ken Brennan is a badass -- there's another case which involved a woman being stuffed in a suitcase to be removed from a hotel room that he solved. It was featured on of those network crime shows (Dateline or 48 Hours I believe) as was this one.

    • @sunshinepurple1043
      @sunshinepurple1043 3 года назад +28

      I saw that episode. Brennan solved it by watching security footage of the perp carrying a rolling suitcase into and out of an elevator. The evidence was less than 5 seconds long.

    • @bobsaturday4273
      @bobsaturday4273 3 года назад +6

      ruclips.net/video/VS00v3G-4EU/видео.html

    • @WorkoutintoThe5D
      @WorkoutintoThe5D 3 года назад +1

      @@bobsaturday4273 thanks for posting the link. What a horrific story! Can’t believe the guy got only 2 years in prison for that atrocity!? 🤯

  • @calliepeach7242
    @calliepeach7242 4 года назад +65

    Mr ballens videos are always so interesting. He’s such a good story teller.

  • @spoonshouse9542
    @spoonshouse9542 4 года назад +1780

    Who else doesn't even look for the'thing' hidden in these vids?

    • @thebeanlady6670
      @thebeanlady6670 4 года назад +60

      Im not good at finding those things xD

    • @greenarcher8181
      @greenarcher8181 4 года назад +29

      Guess its just six of us

    • @janeg1889
      @janeg1889 4 года назад +82

      Not me. I'm too interested in the story

    • @giantdanio
      @giantdanio 4 года назад +39

      I can’t multi task.

    • @veljkoilic6098
      @veljkoilic6098 3 года назад +61

      Idc about those things, i'm Here for the creepy story.

  • @muddytweed
    @muddytweed Год назад

    Love that MrBallen tells a roundabout story about a detective who told a roundabout story. Pure frustration, good story!

  • @naomisedore2231
    @naomisedore2231 3 года назад +77

    My favourite part of watching these videos, is reading everyone's comments after. Makes me laugh everytime. And im glad to know im not the only one in love with these vids.

  • @mdmdmdmd9808
    @mdmdmdmd9808 4 года назад +24

    You have a real passion on telling stories, you make them spooky but not to chilling, so people who struggle to watch horror movies can still watch these spooky stories :)

  • @hildagrace7211
    @hildagrace7211 2 года назад +203

    Love the way he explains without dragging the story out could listen to him all day

    • @jenbervis4352
      @jenbervis4352 2 года назад +4

      Literally the best true crime channel in the world

  • @cherianneherriott4723
    @cherianneherriott4723 2 года назад +1

    I stumbled across Mr ballin have not takin me eyes off his chanel since, u tell a mean story Mr ballin luv ya work 😊

  • @eviltwinsinc4095
    @eviltwinsinc4095 4 года назад +32

    Even though i only heard this story a couple of days ago and knew the ending, the way it is told by Mr Ballen in so much detail made it worth listening to all over again.

    • @victoriawilliams2786
      @victoriawilliams2786 4 года назад +1

      Same. No one can tell a story like John!!!

    • @jodidavis5764
      @jodidavis5764 4 года назад +1

      I actually studied this case while in school and recognized it right way but the way he tells a story literally sucks you in. Amazing talent!

  • @sbrends47
    @sbrends47 3 года назад +293

    I swear in the last five weeks I’ve seen his follower count jump 250,000+, get this man a Netflix special

    • @prepperthehusky8840
      @prepperthehusky8840 3 года назад +5

      yeah and mr nightmare needs a netflix special too.

    • @pedrogonzalez1833
      @pedrogonzalez1833 3 года назад +4

      Started watching when he had 200k followers and it seems like it’s really been ramping last few months. But he’s great in his gift of story telling.

    • @PocketGatoSleeps
      @PocketGatoSleeps 3 года назад +3

      His reels have been getting a lot of impressions, the algorithm is starting to favor him and he deserves it. I wasn’t expecting someone from reels to actually be good but I’m super impressed w how skilled he is at helping put you at the scene w the details

    • @tmcgee1614
      @tmcgee1614 3 года назад

      NETFLIX SUCKS.

  • @sweetwilliam49
    @sweetwilliam49 3 года назад +117

    The medical examiner who did the autopsy screwed up badly! He should’ve recognized the bullet pathway and hydra shock to internal organs almost immediately!

    • @andreykotovsky
      @andreykotovsky 3 года назад +4

      He should go to jail for this expertise.

    • @robertdickson2319
      @robertdickson2319 3 года назад +6

      wonder how many murder vics 'died of natural causes' according to that med examiner?

  • @katlyn_marie55
    @katlyn_marie55 2 года назад +1

    The story is really taking a turn….love your videos! Been binge watching them. Please do more of the 3 places you can’t go and missing 411, can’t get enough!

  • @ronschannel5409
    @ronschannel5409 4 года назад +313

    That’s the worst case of bad luck I’ve ever heard.

    • @808ct
      @808ct 4 года назад

      Same.

    • @kama6sutra1996
      @kama6sutra1996 4 года назад +21

      There happened a hunting accident on a road near a city i live close to. The hunter shot at a hog and hit it, the bullet penetrated the hog and travelled on to the street where a car happened to pass by. The guy on the front right seat (not the driver) had his arm out the window and the bullet hit him in the ellbow and travelled through his right upper arm into his heart where it stopped. The driver said that his friend was dead instantly and he didnt hear a thing. At first he didn't even see any blood and they were mid conversation before he died. You can look it up, the city is called Nittenau and it's located in Germany. You'll find articles if you google something like "Querschlaeger B16 Nittenau" or "Jagdunfall Nittenau", I don't know if there are any articles in English tho. That's the worst bad luck story I have heard so far.
      Edit: English article if you google: Car passenger killed by stray bullet from hunting accident

    • @fleur5291
      @fleur5291 4 года назад

      i’m currently hiding in the comments

    • @NotSoCrazyNinja
      @NotSoCrazyNinja 4 года назад +1

      Getting shot in the meat and/or two veg is not a way you want to go. The pain must have been horrible.

  • @srb2323
    @srb2323 3 года назад +81

    That hotel story was crazy, sad, and amazing how that detective figured it out. WOW!

  • @samanthablount139
    @samanthablount139 Год назад +6

    I've already seen this on forensic files and yes the ending is crazy as heck. It's something that is incredibly hard to even believe much less solve. And the poor man was minding his own business watching a movie and what happened , happened. It's crazy

  • @PureNightmare
    @PureNightmare 3 года назад +1155

    "the best medical examiner, been doing it years"
    Misses bullet hole in crotch...

    • @laisoma0077
      @laisoma0077 3 года назад +55

      Also where was the bullet?

    • @campbell3187
      @campbell3187 3 года назад +100

      And i’m like dude got shot and there was no blood at all where he laid and died? I never heard anyone say there was any blood.

    • @gordonlawrence1448
      @gordonlawrence1448 3 года назад +109

      If someone gets shot laying down in the crotch you can have some seriously weird shit happen. IE there are loads of large blood vessels with areas with almost none between them. Then there are all the muscles/tendons etc. There are enough of those to stop any blood getting out) it only takes about 6PSI to stop bleeding) and they will effectively close up the wound. So it would look like a minor laceration with all the bleeding happening internally.

    • @baileysmith6245
      @baileysmith6245 3 года назад +2

      wow that’s some kinky shit🙃

    • @karlomiguelperez4450
      @karlomiguelperez4450 3 года назад +40

      Probably one of the worst parts you'd get shot on.
      Also, in the medical examiner's defense - maybe he wasn't too keen on looking at his crotch.

  • @davidadausuel4537
    @davidadausuel4537 3 года назад +440

    I must say, that you remind me of the times when I was a little girl, and we didn’t have a television, but we had a radio. I would sit in front of the radio 📻 after dinner 🍲 and listen to the narrator tell stories. I remember that there would be sound effects as well. Thank you for giving me back those memories indeed.

  • @memepixel4510
    @memepixel4510 4 года назад +31

    Hey I just wanna say that your channel is really entertaining and I can watch for hours and never get bored because you really engage me in the stories because there is no music to distract me and you use real photos instead of edited fake images so I really do hope you continue to grow and keep telling stories

  • @christieneBrandt333
    @christieneBrandt333 2 года назад +1

    Love your storytelling style......I have binged on every episode and look forward to the new ones.....cant get enough

  • @jenlauren143
    @jenlauren143 4 года назад +118

    This guy was an incredible private investigator!! I mean he literally solved this in one day! Wow what are the odds!

    • @jenlauren143
      @jenlauren143 4 года назад

      @Beatbox5xasfast yes! That’s just unreal, wow!

    • @jenlauren143
      @jenlauren143 4 года назад +3

      @Exterminence I’m confused, we weren’t referring to Mr Ballen we were actually referring to the Private Investigator that cracked the case lol we know Mr Ballen got this from the internet.

    • @debravail3579
      @debravail3579 4 года назад

      Clever. Remarkable investigative skills.

    • @jenlauren143
      @jenlauren143 4 года назад +1

      @Exterminence of course no one like him but thanks for the recommendation, I’ll check it out ☺️

    • @richmattos
      @richmattos 4 года назад +1

      @Exterminence i know exactly how you feel. When he doesn't post for a day or two, I usually call the police and file a missing person's report.

  • @amberfreeman259
    @amberfreeman259 4 года назад +45

    Mr.Ballen I'm so emersed in your stories I can't even think about looking for the like button. I totally forget. Lol

  • @johnmichaels4330
    @johnmichaels4330 3 года назад +758

    A real smoker doesn't even drop the cigarette when he is dying. John Wayne would be proud.

    • @Lucdy
      @Lucdy 3 года назад +28

      🤣🤣 smoker here...that's probably the one we need most! 🤣🤣

    • @matthewrosenberger987
      @matthewrosenberger987 3 года назад +33

      Might be dying.. but I ain't no quitter.

    • @johnmichaels4330
      @johnmichaels4330 3 года назад +5

      @@matthewrosenberger987 lmao. Great outlook.

    • @larubia-se5800
      @larubia-se5800 3 года назад +1

      Mm?yy

    • @teawill509
      @teawill509 3 года назад +24

      Back in the 80s I had a car accident. Seatbelt laws weren’t a thing yet. I hit three trees head on. I was thrown around the car. Concussion from hitting the passenger side window. When the car stopped I still had my cigarette between my fingers. 😂 I have since quit but you’re correct, a real smoker doesn’t drop the cigarette.

  • @TrevorNetshisaulu-bv2jl
    @TrevorNetshisaulu-bv2jl 7 месяцев назад

    Am very happy because no matter how many times I watched your videos a day I just can't watch them all, they keep coming and am very thankful for that.

  • @justinparrish3704
    @justinparrish3704 4 года назад +181

    I’m a simple man I see mr Ballen post and I click

  • @dvsilverwing
    @dvsilverwing 4 года назад +21

    Still hoping you go back into 411! You're one of the few channels that genuinely went into the books and genuinely gave credit to Paulides!

  • @hosbearanda889
    @hosbearanda889 4 года назад +40

    I’m an avid true crime listener and I’ve never heard this one. It’s CRAZY!!!

  • @lioneljordanyap9826
    @lioneljordanyap9826 3 месяца назад

    i admit your voice is very clear and easy to catch word by word, i am so addicted to your story although my 1st language is chinese, 2nd language indonesia, 3rd english

  • @kojiarakawa6831
    @kojiarakawa6831 4 года назад +162

    This man needs 1 million subs asap

    • @mackenzieday1422
      @mackenzieday1422 4 года назад +1

      YES! He dose he is so awesome

    • @werewolfsaves2179
      @werewolfsaves2179 4 года назад +2

      @Imperial fist Librarian yes 30 million is reasonable for the first year. Happy werewolf.

    • @kojiarakawa6831
      @kojiarakawa6831 4 года назад +1

      @Imperial fist Librarian yea ballen does deserve 30 mil

    • @renerobles3688
      @renerobles3688 4 года назад

      Yes one mil

    • @KreyziLand
      @KreyziLand 4 года назад

      Well he reached it