MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
One suspect SMILED when he heard she was dead
A brutal murder in a quiet French suburb leads police down a path of misdirection before a tiny, frail, and seemingly impossible suspect is revealed through DNA evidence.
He gave his lawyer $10K to solve his own murder
A successful dentist, convinced he would be murdered, paid his lawyer $10,000 to investigate his death, only for his killer to be a trusted state trooper.
Police thought the murders were a Mafia hit
A double murder initially suspected as a mafia hit due to the victims' construction business ties unravels into a shocking tale of betrayal and obsessive love, orchestrated by a seemingly innocent neighbor.
Sunshine State KILLER was there the whole time...
A mother's murder goes cold for decades, only to reveal a shocking truth: the killer was a trusted figure in her son's life, hiding in plain sight.
She had a second chance at life, but the DEVIL had other plans...
A man discovers a horrifying murder confession in a diary inside an RV, unraveling a brutal 1987 cold case and revealing the killer to be someone close to the victim.
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