This psychopath finally got caught | Strange but true (Pt. 15)

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  • Prepare to go down some DEEP rabbit holes...
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    You are at the end. Nothing more exists beyond this. Promise.
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    ☠ Found the secret easter egg in today's video? Be the 1st to comment what it is and where it occurs in the video, and you will get pinned!! ☠

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  • @likeness310
    @likeness310 Pƙed 3 lety +4448

    18:53 The Like Button is creeping up on your arm!
    Brilliant video MrBallen, another winner! X

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  Pƙed 3 lety +523

      Job well done! This one was tough!!!

    • @likeness310
      @likeness310 Pƙed 3 lety +119

      Thank you, it took me a few views to find, plus your clue helped 😅

    • @timothygoff9530
      @timothygoff9530 Pƙed 3 lety +104

      How did you see that?! Wow lol

    • @J.C.73
      @J.C.73 Pƙed 3 lety +39

      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. đŸ€Ł

    • @likeness310
      @likeness310 Pƙed 3 lety +118

      I'm not going to lie, the stories are very distracting!

  • @anaryl
    @anaryl Pƙed 3 lety +4757

    "and she could never eat carbs again" ...
    Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying.

    • @natesenter5223
      @natesenter5223 Pƙed 3 lety +282

      Imagine this happened to an Italian

    • @harryxiro
      @harryxiro Pƙed 3 lety +173

      @@natesenter5223 They'd probably overdose on spaghetti and pizza knowing that they'd never be able to eat carbs ever again

    • @t.g.7180
      @t.g.7180 Pƙed 3 lety +96

      That’s a fate worse than death 😂

    • @anaryl
      @anaryl Pƙed 3 lety +62

      @@t.g.7180 You think its a happy ending and then it hits you ... like fridge horror

    • @kkittycatkat1990
      @kkittycatkat1990 Pƙed 3 lety +28

      It's called The Keto diet. Lol
      Include added white sugar to that.

  • @MrBallen
    @MrBallen  Pƙed 3 lety +11185

    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!!!

  • @lmaoitsmitch7388
    @lmaoitsmitch7388 Pƙed rokem +1020

    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.

    • @Cervantesbracetty
      @Cervantesbracetty Pƙed rokem +132

      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.

    • @lmaoitsmitch7388
      @lmaoitsmitch7388 Pƙed rokem +73

      @@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.

    • @deathgrinderb3284
      @deathgrinderb3284 Pƙed rokem +18

      some people have went to jail when a crime wasnt even committed.

    • @gunghoe3230
      @gunghoe3230 Pƙed rokem +17

      @@Cervantesbracetty I feel bad for you, cause you’re not me.

    • @daasocialninja4804
      @daasocialninja4804 Pƙed rokem

      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.

  • @v6phoenix892
    @v6phoenix892 Pƙed rokem +390

    I like how Mr Ballen explains everyday items and doesn't assume you will know. I really appreciate that.

    • @TheDizzyRabbit
      @TheDizzyRabbit Pƙed rokem +11

      Yeah gotta make the disturbing stories very easy to understand for all audiences

    • @icequeen4136
      @icequeen4136 Pƙed rokem +7

      Just like in games, no word here is being said that has no importance to the story sometime later.

    • @ThisIsJ.Nicole
      @ThisIsJ.Nicole Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci +10

      Yes because language barriers, different cultural backgrounds or generational gaps can make it hard to follow. I appreciate his attention to detail.

  • @soggylegos8545
    @soggylegos8545 Pƙed 2 lety +1543

    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."

    • @jamesstreet856
      @jamesstreet856 Pƙed 2 lety +11

      Lol.

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable Pƙed 2 lety +111

      Poor dude, at least he was honest.

    • @delayeddeloy7761
      @delayeddeloy7761 Pƙed 2 lety +59

      I'm surprised he just gave himself up. I guess he knew it wasn't his fault

    • @zeuxlaught2797
      @zeuxlaught2797 Pƙed 2 lety +38

      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.

    • @oscaratriano8534
      @oscaratriano8534 Pƙed 2 lety +15

      @@Cheepchipsable bruh homie was sure that he was spinning out, but he new once it all fell together. Absolute champ of a bloke.

  • @MonsterUnderYourBed.
    @MonsterUnderYourBed. Pƙed 2 lety +8253

    Imagine being such a good detective that you catch yourself doing a crime

    • @iwillsurvive6156
      @iwillsurvive6156 Pƙed 2 lety +141

      I guessed it before, Ballen said it.

    • @lestupidunicorn
      @lestupidunicorn Pƙed 2 lety +173

      that man also discovered the astronaut meme before it was created

    • @blade1527
      @blade1527 Pƙed 2 lety +28

      👀 I didn't do anything

    • @ummwhodidnt
      @ummwhodidnt Pƙed 2 lety +99

      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

    • @Abcd-dz2bn
      @Abcd-dz2bn Pƙed 2 lety +62

      U ruined it for me😂

  • @ESUTERURE
    @ESUTERURE Pƙed 2 lety +207

    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.

    • @MaliciousHavok
      @MaliciousHavok Pƙed rokem +12

      I've definitely made myself a bowl of ceral while sleepwalking, talked to my mom, then went back to bed.

    • @joinrevolution
      @joinrevolution Pƙed rokem +5

      My daughter once made a sandwich, ate it, took a shower- all while sleep walking.

    • @Eli-xf1en
      @Eli-xf1en Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

      How does that work? Are you aware you are doing it in the moment? Are your eyes open partially?

    • @ESUTERURE
      @ESUTERURE Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci +2

      ​@@Eli-xf1enNo one really knows how sleepwalking works. No I wasn't aware. I was completely asleep.

  • @josephdrach2276
    @josephdrach2276 Pƙed rokem +61

    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.

  • @rykerkaufman4388
    @rykerkaufman4388 Pƙed 3 lety +1969

    I wonder what kind of hangover Olivia had when she changed her diet.

    • @stephenc2481
      @stephenc2481 Pƙed 3 lety +84

      get a slice of bread every time she gets into one of those withdraws.

    • @oddguys178
      @oddguys178 Pƙed 3 lety +74

      "IT FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN DRUNK FOR FOURTEEN YEARS! AND I'VE JUST STOPPED DRINKING!"

    • @rmr1754
      @rmr1754 Pƙed 3 lety +34

      Shaking off sugar and simple carbs is like an addition

    • @carolewilson1311
      @carolewilson1311 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Miserable I should think...upside slice of bread and happy

    • @TheKyleman999
      @TheKyleman999 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      😂

  • @pestrat_
    @pestrat_ Pƙed 2 lety +2159

    As a sleepwalker, that second story is my biggest nightmare. No pun intended.

    • @prodbysnb00
      @prodbysnb00 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Knaas

    • @zeuxlaught2797
      @zeuxlaught2797 Pƙed 2 lety +9

      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.

    • @WulfNSpice
      @WulfNSpice Pƙed 2 lety +23

      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.

    • @alantonix213
      @alantonix213 Pƙed 2 lety +18

      @@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.

    • @GlennaVan
      @GlennaVan Pƙed 2 lety +16

      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.

  • @jasonjuneau
    @jasonjuneau Pƙed rokem +47

    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"

    • @myyoutube129
      @myyoutube129 Pƙed rokem +4

      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

    • @jasonjuneau
      @jasonjuneau Pƙed rokem +1

      @@myyoutube129 Possible. He just wanted to die, not rot in prison.

    • @adrpals2324
      @adrpals2324 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@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.

    • @jasonjuneau
      @jasonjuneau Pƙed rokem +1

      @@adrpals2324 Agreed. He deserved much more punishment

    • @cdes1776
      @cdes1776 Pƙed rokem

      "What's wrong with this picture?" :)

  • @PerverseMilk
    @PerverseMilk Pƙed rokem +114

    Imagine the hangover from sobering up after being some kind of drunk for your entire life 😂

    • @nursenicole222
      @nursenicole222 Pƙed rokem +9

      That would be some wicked DTs

    • @PheOfTheFae
      @PheOfTheFae Pƙed rokem +7

      I was thinking that too, did she have to go to detox I wonder?

    • @greatwargaming2924
      @greatwargaming2924 Pƙed rokem +3

      Makes me want a beer just thinking about it

    • @vivianloney
      @vivianloney Pƙed rokem +4

      ​@@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.

  • @angrymannumber1
    @angrymannumber1 Pƙed 3 lety +3051

    I’m a fan of the normal, bright, and obvious delivered in interpretive dance format, but I still love MrBallen.

  • @susanhamptonva4203
    @susanhamptonva4203 Pƙed 2 lety +1695

    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.

    • @fernandobasua762
      @fernandobasua762 Pƙed 2 lety +138

      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

    • @AldoSchmedack
      @AldoSchmedack Pƙed 2 lety +85

      They can lie in interviews, legally.

    • @krittikabiswas8500
      @krittikabiswas8500 Pƙed 2 lety +173

      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 "

    • @flowerpower8722
      @flowerpower8722 Pƙed 2 lety +24

      That would be the court system. the police don't hand down sentences. Apart from that, you're right.

    • @nothing2chere324
      @nothing2chere324 Pƙed 2 lety +35

      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)

  • @reginamachamer821
    @reginamachamer821 Pƙed 2 lety +47

    I've had a problem with sleep walking my entire life and honestly, going off of what my family has told me I've done over the years and me having absolutely NO memory of any of it.. I feel like it is definitely possible.

    • @gerardwayseyelash
      @gerardwayseyelash Pƙed rokem +2

      I walked into my sisters room and stared at her for a bit and then peed on her bed 💀

    • @reginamachamer821
      @reginamachamer821 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@gerardwayseyelash lmao I had a friend in high school who's brother sleep walked into her room in the night, opened her closet door, peed in the closet, shut the door and left 😂

    • @gerardwayseyelash
      @gerardwayseyelash Pƙed rokem +1

      @@reginamachamer821 My sister has full on conversations in her sleep and it's hilarious. She'll scream sometimes and it's like she's possessed 💀

    • @MaryLoveJane
      @MaryLoveJane Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +2

      ⁠@@gerardwayseyelashmy fiancĂ© sleepwalks and not too long ago I woke up and see him facing our closet doors with his pants down, and just as I asked “what are you doing” I hear him start to pee 🙈
      He then turned around and somewhat aggressively said “I am peeing on THE MAT” like it was something he supposed to be doing 😂
      I was half asleep and so confused by his tone that I was just like “uhm oh
.okay” and then he left the room.
      We don’t know what “mat” he was talking about either, nothing was on the floor đŸ€ŠđŸŒâ€â™€ïž
      And then a few weeks ago he woke up standing in the bathroom and realized he peed on the mat by our sink. In the 10yrs we’ve been together, these are the only times peeing has been an issue when he sleepwalks at least 😅Usually he just raids the kitchen or just ends up in the living room.

  • @virginiaramirez1096
    @virginiaramirez1096 Pƙed rokem +28

    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??

  • @dinospumoni5611
    @dinospumoni5611 Pƙed 2 lety +1634

    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.

    • @makthevelociraptor8866
      @makthevelociraptor8866 Pƙed 2 lety +17

      Agreed

    • @y.p.4490
      @y.p.4490 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Yea but he shouldn't have gone back to sleep.

    • @ashleyfranco80
      @ashleyfranco80 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      I agree 100% with u bud

    • @oliverrch5370
      @oliverrch5370 Pƙed 2 lety +64

      @@y.p.4490 he was sleepwalking, he was technically asleep the whole time

    • @CrankyBarista
      @CrankyBarista Pƙed 2 lety +63

      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.

  • @orionthehunter217
    @orionthehunter217 Pƙed 2 lety +1833

    *_"...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!!

    • @henrryyobanyrodriguezlopez3617
      @henrryyobanyrodriguezlopez3617 Pƙed 2 lety +50

      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"

    • @Psycho-Thinker
      @Psycho-Thinker Pƙed 2 lety +42

      Welcome to Keto

    • @nathanielroberts7282
      @nathanielroberts7282 Pƙed 2 lety +41

      @@henrryyobanyrodriguezlopez3617 Not only is it a little out of theme but weird to include in a video titled "This psychopath finally got caught".

    • @lillym5908
      @lillym5908 Pƙed 2 lety +24

      I know right, possibly the most horrifying story on mrballen's channel 😭

    • @pavin8757
      @pavin8757 Pƙed 2 lety +15

      welcome to diabetes

  • @brindlebucker4741
    @brindlebucker4741 Pƙed rokem +10

    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.

  • @NayeonsDog
    @NayeonsDog Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +3

    No wayyyyy when you said Watertown my heart dropped! My mom knew that couple and their family, and I grew up hearing about the murder as a cold case but I never knew it was finally solved! You blew my mindđŸ˜Č

  • @hilaryginger8467
    @hilaryginger8467 Pƙed 3 lety +1355

    Imagine partying with your friends and while they drink alcohol you eat a whole ass baguette

    • @johnhansen6009
      @johnhansen6009 Pƙed 3 lety +38

      I do that alot to weird people out.

    • @Jenacide
      @Jenacide Pƙed 3 lety +52

      It's certainly a lot cheaper.

    • @Daveravenall94
      @Daveravenall94 Pƙed 3 lety +47

      "Taking shots Mary?"
      Mary: "nah I've got some warbotons extra thick to stick in the toaster mate" đŸ™‹đŸŒâ€â™€ïž

    • @juliemarshall7913
      @juliemarshall7913 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      @@Daveravenall94 You can't beat a bit of toast mate. Especially with Warbotons. 🙌

    • @cowboydan507
      @cowboydan507 Pƙed 3 lety +27

      Cop sees half empty container of muffins. “Sir have you been drinking tonight?”

  • @SupportMensMentalHealth
    @SupportMensMentalHealth Pƙed 2 lety +2341

    I feel really sad for Robert the detective, I imagine being so revered then exiled for something that was not his fault must have been close to torture

    • @88Kimberly888
      @88Kimberly888 Pƙed 2 lety +106

      Yeah I thought that was really sad. Strange story but sad none the less.

    • @DariyaSaharnaya
      @DariyaSaharnaya Pƙed 2 lety +25

      thought exactly the same

    • @SilverGhxst
      @SilverGhxst Pƙed 2 lety +66

      I thought the same thing! I can't imagine being forced to live in that shack for the rest of my life. But than again back than medicine wasn't as it is today so I don't think there really was much resources or even knowledge to help this poor man.

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable Pƙed 2 lety +18

      That or the death penalty. He could have still done many other things, and probably did have visitors...just no sleepovers.

    • @Aquascape_Dreaming
      @Aquascape_Dreaming Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @Digimon Monsters except this happened in France, not America.

  • @disableddragonborn
    @disableddragonborn Pƙed rokem +12

    When it was mentioned that he recognized the foot prints, I immediately knew how the case would turn out.

  • @dianabattle3465
    @dianabattle3465 Pƙed rokem +14

    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

  • @lyndsiteachout4518
    @lyndsiteachout4518 Pƙed 2 lety +2058

    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 ❀

    • @ameliastencil6058
      @ameliastencil6058 Pƙed 2 lety +70

      You're right. Honestly I had never heard of it

    • @jenniferruth812
      @jenniferruth812 Pƙed 2 lety +50

      I first learn about it because of the Diane Schuler case. It's such a bizarre disease.

    • @voyageeats1409
      @voyageeats1409 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      What

    • @abibb27
      @abibb27 Pƙed 2 lety +15

      Yes I’ve heard of this! People really need to be educated of this condition!

    • @Ironbattlemace
      @Ironbattlemace Pƙed 2 lety +63

      Mee too. *Hides the massive liquor storage under bed*

  • @IknowIamkindagreat
    @IknowIamkindagreat Pƙed 3 lety +304

    "Drunk on bread" is my new go-to court defense.

  • @Ziggy__Z
    @Ziggy__Z Pƙed rokem +44

    This guy makes me living alone a little scary ... He also makes me scared of getting a roommate. - Oh well, next episode please.

    • @null-person
      @null-person Pƙed rokem +2

      you already have a roommate. im in your walls :)

    • @gerardwayseyelash
      @gerardwayseyelash Pƙed rokem +1

      ​@@null-person Wait, I thought you were the roommate I've been watching...

    • @null-person
      @null-person Pƙed rokem

      @@gerardwayseyelash but that is impossible, i have been watching you too

  • @artwithmamafairybreadd
    @artwithmamafairybreadd Pƙed rokem +36

    I’ve only watched 2 minutes, and am gobsmacked that Olivia can socialise with her husband for 6 hours. That’s how much I have accumulated in 22 years
.

    • @joanntourville4857
      @joanntourville4857 Pƙed rokem +2

      LOL, maybe they were newlyweds.

    • @TheAngelArrow
      @TheAngelArrow Pƙed rokem +18

      maybe you married the wrong person

    • @DopeioThePhoneBoi
      @DopeioThePhoneBoi Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      Are you seriously making it public knowledge that you have a shitty marriage????

    • @bl4acksnake
      @bl4acksnake Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

      It's such an unbelievable premise that I had to stop watching and check the comments to see if someone else felt the same way

    • @jeremygreen2439
      @jeremygreen2439 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

      aw honey i'm so sorry

  • @tonerenewedminds
    @tonerenewedminds Pƙed 3 lety +277

    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.

    • @amthatdad3450
      @amthatdad3450 Pƙed 3 lety +87

      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.

    • @missgennn675
      @missgennn675 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      Lol

    • @ryanborys2310
      @ryanborys2310 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      Hahahahaha!

    • @beecees410
      @beecees410 Pƙed 3 lety +23

      simplest of terms? We have to put on boxes that microwaves cant be used to dry babies xD

    • @ryanborys2310
      @ryanborys2310 Pƙed 3 lety +11

      @@beecees410 lol common sense. It's fleeting these days...

  • @popump2617
    @popump2617 Pƙed 2 lety +883

    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)

    • @sowsow6677
      @sowsow6677 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      How

    • @FasterthanSpeed414
      @FasterthanSpeed414 Pƙed 2 lety +29

      Why do people say “imagine” and then just type what the story is 😂. There’s like 50 every video

    • @en16ma_music
      @en16ma_music Pƙed 2 lety +12

      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.

    • @winborn14
      @winborn14 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      Dude just had a good plan to get hooked up with a farm

    • @encycl07pedia-
      @encycl07pedia- Pƙed rokem +44

      @@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.

  • @arabelladenine8566
    @arabelladenine8566 Pƙed rokem +5

    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.

  • @Tsiri09
    @Tsiri09 Pƙed rokem +27

    I grew up around real alcoholics. Had nightmares about dying in a drunk crash into my 30's. I will leave a date who drinks and intends to drive after. i won't drive after 1 beer. I don't hunt with anyone who drinks a single beer. i am not better than anyone, i just hate alcohol that much.

    • @Wondrous_Unicorn
      @Wondrous_Unicorn Pƙed rokem +4

      I hate alcohol as well; grew up in an alcoholic household as well. I detest the shit. No one needs to be able to consume a beverage that can impair one’s ability to such an extent as alcohol, and it can be bought while you take your kids to Chuck E. Cheese (beer)
      We’ve accepted it to be okay as a society. You cannot go to a lake without watching people drinking and swimming. None of that would be acceptable to do on cocaine or heroin “people might not understand the risk they run”. That’s a load of bullshit. Our society has made it ACCEPTABLE, not tolerable, but ACCEPTABLE and NORMAL to be impaired from alcoholic beverages. But ohhhh no, the guy down the street gets caught with two joints just in his possession, not even smoking them, and not being impaired and that guy gets “intent to distribute” (this is a true story). I had two rolled joints on me and they tried to say I was a drug dealer. I was at a bar, I was not drinking, I hadn’t even smoked ANY marijuana all day. So it’s okay for everyone to be stumbling out of the bars and to their cars. I was designated driver. I had the two joints rolled for when I got home to relax. I just forgot I had them in my bag still. I rolled them prior to going out that night. I didn’t even plan going out. Someone called and asked if I wanted to shoot some pool. I said yeah. You guys have a few beers. I’ll drive.
      Took three years in the courts to finally get the damn charge thrown out

    • @dubiousinformation1756
      @dubiousinformation1756 Pƙed rokem +2

      I actually hate the taste of beer more than vodka or whiskey. (Not that I like those much either.)
      It just tastes like moldy bread to me.
      Honestly though, If I'm gonna drink, I'll drink something that tastes good.
      Like a margarita.
      And I'll drink it at home, cause home is a lot more comfortable and relaxing than a sketchy bar.

    • @RichPianasOilPump
      @RichPianasOilPump Pƙed rokem

      You want a cookie?

    • @kellysong2256
      @kellysong2256 Pƙed rokem +1

      You are a very wise person, Tina! Keep doing what you are doing 😉

  • @meltingpointcreations1457
    @meltingpointcreations1457 Pƙed 3 lety +268

    Can you imagine finding a murderer, and realizing YOU are the murderer?!

    • @Matty80822
      @Matty80822 Pƙed 3 lety +11

      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

    • @patriciajin6206
      @patriciajin6206 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@Matty80822 4 shore.

    • @weldunsirloin5370
      @weldunsirloin5370 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      @@Matty80822 shutter island have the same scenario i think

    • @carltonthepug
      @carltonthepug Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Crazy huh?
      Just not sure how accurate that experiment was as anyone can fake that.

    • @TopGgamingclan
      @TopGgamingclan Pƙed 3 lety

      @@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

  • @Lapeno456
    @Lapeno456 Pƙed 2 lety +193

    The sleepwalking one is straight up cosmic horror, imagine living in fear everynight you may end up killing someone without realizing.

    • @schm3schma901
      @schm3schma901 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      I read a short story by Stephen King in high school. Similar premise. It was interesting. It's called Strawberry Spring.

    • @joelschmierer3544
      @joelschmierer3544 Pƙed rokem +1

      don't know why he didn't just put bars over his windows and door or just toss all weapons he owns

    • @dougieforreal7906
      @dougieforreal7906 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@joelschmierer3544 mans was moving like moonkinight

    • @gerardwayseyelash
      @gerardwayseyelash Pƙed rokem +5

      ​@@joelschmierer3544 Because he didn't know???

    • @Overgas45
      @Overgas45 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci

      If you believe he was sleep walking youre a fool he just got away with second degree murder😂

  • @disableddragonborn
    @disableddragonborn Pƙed rokem +42

    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.

    • @dylanklein3872
      @dylanklein3872 Pƙed rokem +5

      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

    • @kepigal
      @kepigal Pƙed rokem +5

      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.

    • @disableddragonborn
      @disableddragonborn Pƙed rokem +1

      @@kepigal 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.

    • @disableddragonborn
      @disableddragonborn Pƙed rokem +1

      @@dylanklein3872 I was going to try to find the video of it, but I don't see it.

    • @hprotz6600
      @hprotz6600 Pƙed rokem +1

      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...

  • @Zachary.999.
    @Zachary.999. Pƙed rokem +5

    .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

  • @darabhaqnazar3952
    @darabhaqnazar3952 Pƙed 3 lety +781

    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

    • @vikingrobot4179
      @vikingrobot4179 Pƙed 3 lety +50

      I wonder how many more crimes he committed and never realized it.

    • @Moonlakes
      @Moonlakes Pƙed 3 lety +34

      @@francevenezia then he wouldnt be a famous detective bc he would never catch anybody, if it was himself all the time.

    • @Moonlakes
      @Moonlakes Pƙed 3 lety +10

      @@francevenezia im not sure if you entirely understood what i said

    • @krisshaw9464
      @krisshaw9464 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Thanks for ruining it for me

    • @gwendolyn2442
      @gwendolyn2442 Pƙed 3 lety +40

      @@krisshaw9464 don’t look at the comments before finishing the video if you don’t want things spoiled. it’s common sense

  • @linbat6148
    @linbat6148 Pƙed 3 lety +60

    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!!!

  • @catherinemerrill5511
    @catherinemerrill5511 Pƙed rokem +5

    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!

  • @annalucy89
    @annalucy89 Pƙed rokem +16

    What I find extremely "strange" about the first story is that they stayed at a restaurant for 6 HOURS! Who does that!? That sounds unbelievable in and of itself!!

    • @pappazmurf
      @pappazmurf Pƙed rokem

      It was probably a bar. I've done it myself plenty of times

    • @annalucy89
      @annalucy89 Pƙed rokem

      @@pappazmurf Being at a bar is completely different than being at a restaurant, and Ballen described it more like a restaurant with all the food they were eating and shit like that. But it does however make way more sense that they were sitting at a bar for hours rather than a restaurant.

    • @zombieparrot2606
      @zombieparrot2606 Pƙed rokem +3

      As someone who worked in the service industry for twenty years, it’s not that uncommon haha. We called them “campers.” They’re not well liked unless they compensate the server whose table they are taking up appropriately (a lot of them don’t).

  • @angelaengle12
    @angelaengle12 Pƙed 3 lety +267

    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.

    • @hugoakim4364
      @hugoakim4364 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      like he was that dumb

    • @MrFungus420
      @MrFungus420 Pƙed 3 lety +10

      "...should HAVE..."

    • @joesmith7185
      @joesmith7185 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      Guy definitely wasn't that dumb

    • @brandyjoiner9575
      @brandyjoiner9575 Pƙed 3 lety +14

      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?

    • @Billetheexplorer
      @Billetheexplorer Pƙed 3 lety +9

      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.

  • @sm1i1thy47
    @sm1i1thy47 Pƙed 3 lety +239

    I’m such a true crime nerd, but one thing I love is that MrBallen hardly ever covers cases that I already knew of..

    • @raulsalcedo8332
      @raulsalcedo8332 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      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?"

  • @pamelatenn2890
    @pamelatenn2890 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

    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!!!

  • @PlaneReality
    @PlaneReality Pƙed rokem +3

    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!

  • @JackieBaisa
    @JackieBaisa Pƙed 3 lety +160

    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.

    • @fabricaderisadass
      @fabricaderisadass Pƙed 3 lety +21

      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.

    • @tofty17
      @tofty17 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      And to think- a lot of ppl spend a lot on something this condition renders for free

    • @johnd8471
      @johnd8471 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      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

    • @RM-ed1if
      @RM-ed1if Pƙed 3 lety +9

      Makes you wonder how many people have it and don't know they have it. Might explain a lot of crazy behavior.

    • @paulriversred738
      @paulriversred738 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@RM-ed1if your comment is actually pretty valid I mean I may hv it u may hv it and dont even know it đŸ€·â€â™‚ïž we may think the way we feel is normal but we are drunk all the timeđŸ€·â€â™‚ïž lol I laugh but it's really not funny tbh imagine really having it..

  • @SilverGhxst
    @SilverGhxst Pƙed 2 lety +552

    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. 😱

    • @shailonnoelle7175
      @shailonnoelle7175 Pƙed 2 lety +47

      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

    • @dannyhensley8306
      @dannyhensley8306 Pƙed 2 lety +18

      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 😁

    • @crock30able
      @crock30able Pƙed 2 lety +12

      @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
      @zeuxlaught2797 Pƙed 2 lety +19

      @@crock30able she is not misrepresenting, she just addresses the alarming issue in foster care system.

    • @crock30able
      @crock30able Pƙed 2 lety +3

      @@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.

  • @christinepettett9138
    @christinepettett9138 Pƙed rokem +13

    To many of his stories hit home, I have auto brewery, I don't drink, never liked it, it wasn't until I was talking to my doctor one day and said the reason I never liked drinking is sometimes just out of the blue I feel drunk without drinking, there had just been a man in Seattle that had this happen and it had been on the news my doctor put 2 and 2 together.

  • @bethanmiles5126
    @bethanmiles5126 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +1

    As a prolific sleep walker, who has been hospitalised for awful injuries, broken many bones & who is now locked up night, imagining committing a crime in my sleep terrifys me...

  • @bartolirodrigo94
    @bartolirodrigo94 Pƙed 3 lety +260

    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 LĂĄzaro Barbosa.

    • @bartolirodrigo94
      @bartolirodrigo94 Pƙed 3 lety +9

      @UC6rm5hUiMdzyjK6XtsNtNsQ It is really recent but since the criminal ended up dead I guess there wont be a lot of new information.

    • @SLKRR
      @SLKRR Pƙed 3 lety +19

      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.

    • @escapethematrix10
      @escapethematrix10 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      @@SLKRR yo Brazil tough 😂😂

    • @bartolirodrigo94
      @bartolirodrigo94 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      @@escapethematrix10 unfortunately we have plenty of cases like these, just mentioned LĂĄzaro because he might bring new people to this channel since it happened recently.

    • @sujaabraham9348
      @sujaabraham9348 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      You told the spoilers already amigo

  • @gdawg4ever119
    @gdawg4ever119 Pƙed 3 lety +604

    Am I the only one who ALWAYS forgets about the secret bc I get caught up in the stories ??? 😣

    • @cassiereroni
      @cassiereroni Pƙed 3 lety +17

      Nope. You're not alone. He's so good at storytelling I don't want to be distracted by any thing else.

    • @shirleymorisi2854
      @shirleymorisi2854 Pƙed 3 lety +13

      I don't know how you could find anything, as when he speaks, I become entranced

    • @douglasnyquist2933
      @douglasnyquist2933 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      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.

    • @Jamie-so5ei
      @Jamie-so5ei Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Definitely not alone! I always forget to watch for the secret!

    • @MsSandraCGL
      @MsSandraCGL Pƙed 3 lety +4

      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.

  • @bilqisamidu5599
    @bilqisamidu5599 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Robert is an honourable man for turning himself in. ❀

  • @NavyWife
    @NavyWife Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I enjoy the stories that you tell on your channel. Hopefully others like myself have discovered your Podcast.

  • @chrisp7825
    @chrisp7825 Pƙed 2 lety +361

    They shoulda never admitted “okay you have the death penalty now” the detectives or whoever shoulda just lied forever till he stopped admitting things

    • @ErnolDawnbringer
      @ErnolDawnbringer Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Ikr

    • @Babidi111
      @Babidi111 Pƙed 2 lety +27

      - that would probably lead to a lot of false confessions though

    • @smartalex995
      @smartalex995 Pƙed 2 lety +23

      @@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

    • @screamingfrog984
      @screamingfrog984 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      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

    • @bankait_rex1860
      @bankait_rex1860 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      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.

  • @CalebsChannel04
    @CalebsChannel04 Pƙed 3 lety +1666

    Please stop bullying the like button. Him and his friends just beat the crap out of me right in front of the cinema đŸ˜„

  • @pammytime777
    @pammytime777 Pƙed rokem +31

    I wonder if Mr Ballen literally reads every single comment đŸ€”... 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

    • @chrisb2038
      @chrisb2038 Pƙed rokem

      aw you caught the common cold? how cute. Did you get all 6 vaccines to make sure you never catch that cold again?

    • @Jay-cn3js
      @Jay-cn3js Pƙed rokem +2

      If u think he's got time to read every comment on every vid he's done ur cra cra

    • @nalini7186
      @nalini7186 Pƙed rokem

      Wtf does that even mean?

    • @Jay-cn3js
      @Jay-cn3js Pƙed rokem

      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

  • @rhcplvr1953
    @rhcplvr1953 Pƙed rokem

    hahaha! you don't skip a beat when you throw some random idea, off the wall! love it!

  • @braedondavies9592
    @braedondavies9592 Pƙed 2 lety +1360

    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.

  • @Daveravenall94
    @Daveravenall94 Pƙed 3 lety +191

    "Are you drunk Mary?"đŸ‘ïžđŸ‘„đŸ‘ïž
    "I ate the glazed doughnuts!" 👀😭

    • @LuxuryBeatsMusic
      @LuxuryBeatsMusic Pƙed 3 lety +3

      ...and a slice of bread (oooopPPPPiiieesss)
      now my BAC is 0.33% and it's 11 in the morning....
      can't wait for lunch!

    • @Daveravenall94
      @Daveravenall94 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@LuxuryBeatsMusic 👀

  • @MrSeekaywhy
    @MrSeekaywhy Pƙed 2 lety

    I think this is my favorite channel.. and there are way too many seriously awesome ones.. this one by far is the best.

  • @TNTboyz1997
    @TNTboyz1997 Pƙed rokem +1

    I find it funny that instead of just taking his guns away, they just banished Robert to the middle of nowhere.

  • @crackle317
    @crackle317 Pƙed 3 lety +401

    The detective story is like being a side character when the main character figures everything out.

    • @luminvader8911
      @luminvader8911 Pƙed 3 lety +10

      Yeah it was like watching a detective movie with a twist ending !

    • @peturadunga
      @peturadunga Pƙed 3 lety

      Where is the information about the detective story coming from? I tryed to Google it

    • @bentonrp
      @bentonrp Pƙed 3 lety +8

      Sad that that guy on the beach wouldnt've gotten killed if the detective wasn't brought in to investigate those missing sailors.

    • @scalemodelandrestomodproje3925
      @scalemodelandrestomodproje3925 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      sleeper agent

    • @gator9339
      @gator9339 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I still want to know what happened to those missing sailors

  • @bingonamo7520
    @bingonamo7520 Pƙed 2 lety +1439

    The detective didn't need to live in exile. He just needed to live with no access to a gun.

    • @lovinitall6639
      @lovinitall6639 Pƙed 2 lety +103

      But there are always,knives,rocks,a lead pipe,a baseball bat .....

    • @njay4399
      @njay4399 Pƙed 2 lety +80

      @@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

    • @Petra44YT
      @Petra44YT Pƙed 2 lety +126

      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.

    • @brittanyhilton9876
      @brittanyhilton9876 Pƙed 2 lety +32

      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 đŸ˜Č

    • @michellekassman487
      @michellekassman487 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      That's what I was thinking

  • @leedeweese5611
    @leedeweese5611 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

    I found Mr. Ballen a few months ago and have been watching all of his old videos. I watched this one a couple days ago, and then I saw this case on cold case files and didn't even realize it was the same person until the end. Great job at telling the stories.

  • @loveitpretty
    @loveitpretty Pƙed rokem +1

    I love this. You are original! We listen to you all the time. Thank you

  • @mrpaulu1
    @mrpaulu1 Pƙed 3 lety +42

    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

  • @angelaanglin6762
    @angelaanglin6762 Pƙed 3 lety +252

    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 himđŸ€­

    • @jamieepic666
      @jamieepic666 Pƙed 3 lety +14

      Same!!! I have never seen one.

    • @jluchette
      @jluchette Pƙed 3 lety +11

      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.

    • @jluchette
      @jluchette Pƙed 3 lety +9

      @@jamieepic666 I’ve only seen them from following the timestamps. I’d never find one!

    • @tandraluckett7132
      @tandraluckett7132 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@jluchette you can't do that usually... Once found mrballen removes them from everywhere.

    • @robg8203
      @robg8203 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      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.

  • @flylikeabutterfly951
    @flylikeabutterfly951 Pƙed rokem +2

    That’s so sad about Robert! Kudos to him for coming forward though 😱 Honestly if only he would’ve gotten help for his disorder - he may have been having night terrors â˜č

  • @lisahinton9682
    @lisahinton9682 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Fascinating as always, MrBallen. I do wish you had expounded on why it is thought Ed Edwards may be the Zodiac killer, though.

  • @hondusspa
    @hondusspa Pƙed 2 lety +300

    Imagine if they just kept telling Ed that it wasn’t enough for the death penalty and he just kept confessing crimes.

    • @null-person
      @null-person Pƙed rokem +54

      "... i also killed 826 more people." "that's not enough for the death penalty."

    • @bhargavipba
      @bhargavipba Pƙed rokem +8

      Maybe he could have confessed to being the Zodiac Killer but who knows.

    • @cypherpunk6417
      @cypherpunk6417 Pƙed rokem +17

      It's so surprising that the judge or the police officers didn't immediately think of this.

    • @Zeroxylon
      @Zeroxylon Pƙed rokem +20

      ED "i also did 9/11 i was the zodiac killer, jack the ripper, and hitler and i invented aids"

    • @Pickle-tickler145
      @Pickle-tickler145 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +1

      ⁠@@cypherpunk6417 I don’t think they are allowed to say that

  • @shanxiety
    @shanxiety Pƙed 3 lety +709

    Why'd they exile him? They could've just made sure he couldn't have a gun, he seems cooperative

    • @IbeachI
      @IbeachI Pƙed 3 lety +118

      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

    • @skylinesquid
      @skylinesquid Pƙed 3 lety +96

      @@IbeachI đŸ˜ đŸ˜ĄđŸ˜ĄđŸ˜ĄđŸ˜ĄđŸ€ŹđŸ€ŹđŸ€ŹđŸ€ŹđŸ€ŹđŸ€ŹđŸ€ŹđŸ˜ĄđŸ˜ đŸ˜ĄđŸ€ŹđŸ˜ đŸ˜ đŸ˜ĄđŸ€ŹđŸ˜€

    • @skylinesquid
      @skylinesquid Pƙed 3 lety +47

      Jk lol

    • @IbeachI
      @IbeachI Pƙed 3 lety +7

      @@skylinesquid oh boy time to hear a rant 😁

    • @susangarrett5808
      @susangarrett5808 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@skylinesquid đŸ€ŁđŸ˜‚đŸ˜…đŸ˜†đŸ˜„

  • @beautifulsunset4071
    @beautifulsunset4071 Pƙed rokem +4

    It's so sad that he was exiled to a type of solitary confinement. Too bad he couldn't leave during the day and only be on the little island at night when he was actually dangerous. At least then he could still have helped solve cases. 😕

    • @Wizzz2288
      @Wizzz2288 Pƙed rokem

      Brilliant & Honest Detective. Tragic Story

  • @gloriaglassford6311
    @gloriaglassford6311 Pƙed rokem +1

    Wow
 best episode ever! How sad for the detective that killed while sleepwalking, and how interesting the Ed Edwards story is!

  • @Aliandrin
    @Aliandrin Pƙed 2 lety +121

    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.

  • @Be_Bop
    @Be_Bop Pƙed 3 lety +123

    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.

    • @joab757
      @joab757 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Omg! That’s a literal curse

    • @Be_Bop
      @Be_Bop Pƙed 3 lety

      @@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

  • @incognito1783
    @incognito1783 Pƙed rokem +1

    ''Why aren't you eating the garlic bread?''
    ''Oh, I don't want to get drunk.''

  • @OlliGarch
    @OlliGarch Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci

    Thanks for the stories you tell. You are very good at what you do. I don’t know how you find all of these wild stories. ✌✌✌

  • @meinsouza
    @meinsouza Pƙed 2 lety +629

    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

    • @bogdan1213
      @bogdan1213 Pƙed 2 lety +9

      shes on keto for life now :)) carbs are unhealthy anyway.

    • @timexcape7961
      @timexcape7961 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @@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.

    • @fbiagent3998
      @fbiagent3998 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      I'm literally crying and shaking rn

    • @deborahgale
      @deborahgale Pƙed 2 lety

      next serial killer episode...

    • @amskeels
      @amskeels Pƙed 2 lety +4

      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.

  • @nekkobat6876
    @nekkobat6876 Pƙed 2 lety +147

    “she would go on to stop eating carbs altogether”
    scariest part of the whole video

  • @bleepindeadalienbody
    @bleepindeadalienbody Pƙed rokem +2

    that last bit reminded me, has MrBallen ever covered what happened to Dorothy Kilgallen? She was a regular panelist on What's My Line in the 50s-60s as well as a journalist covering the Kennedy assassination who died unexpectedly and was ruled a suicide. The circumstances surrounding her death are suspect and really didn't sit right with a lot of people. What's My Line had to carry right on filming just a week after her death, so one episode she's there and the next they're mourning her.

  • @baliksupper6043
    @baliksupper6043 Pƙed 2 lety

    Dude,we know what a breathalyser is!keep it moving.Love your output🇬🇧

  • @gregkeener911
    @gregkeener911 Pƙed 3 lety +97

    The real question is how does someone who was once on the fbi most wanted list get a foster kid?

    • @Twiztedhalo
      @Twiztedhalo Pƙed 3 lety +31

      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

    • @joywebster2678
      @joywebster2678 Pƙed 2 lety

      And did he have the foster kid before the AMW?

    • @mikeyd5969
      @mikeyd5969 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      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.

  • @ryanmorrow2453
    @ryanmorrow2453 Pƙed 3 lety +116

    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

    • @xenomorph8608
      @xenomorph8608 Pƙed 3 lety

      Scary.

    • @slim6193
      @slim6193 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@xenomorph8608
      Not really.

    • @raiden3249
      @raiden3249 Pƙed 3 lety

      True facts period 😂😂😂

    • @uchibenkei
      @uchibenkei Pƙed 3 lety +2

      then you should go to dangerous places you shouldn't go and survive.

    • @ryanmorrow2453
      @ryanmorrow2453 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@uchibenkei perfect idea😂

  • @karmamellow4105
    @karmamellow4105 Pƙed 29 dny

    Telling someone they can’t have Texas Roadhouse rolls with sweet butter is a crime 😭

  • @Waya420
    @Waya420 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    it must have been wild when olivia stopped eating carbs and actually got clear headed for the first time in forever, she must have felt so different

  • @robertkozic8107
    @robertkozic8107 Pƙed 3 lety +102

    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

  • @LuckyBadger
    @LuckyBadger Pƙed 2 lety +90

    "Two teenagers on a dead end road 
 enjoying each other's company." You win the prize for euphemism of the year!

  • @chefntoast
    @chefntoast Pƙed rokem +1

    No one should ever consent to a filed sobriety test a car search or a breathalyzer

  • @Bluebougainvillea
    @Bluebougainvillea Pƙed měsĂ­cem +1

    Odd that Robert’s shoes and socks were sandy and damp when the footprints were from bare feet.

  • @jgamez5023
    @jgamez5023 Pƙed 3 lety +307

    I wonder how many other people he killed while he was in "sleep-walk" mode?

    • @afcjim623
      @afcjim623 Pƙed 3 lety +34

      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

    • @dislikemyvideos7993
      @dislikemyvideos7993 Pƙed 2 lety +22

      @@afcjim623 not even that how do they struck up a conversation? Like what

    • @dislikemyvideos7993
      @dislikemyvideos7993 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@hail_karMa oh that’s weird never heard of that happening

    • @kayh9090
      @kayh9090 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      @@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.

    • @introverticalibrated1271
      @introverticalibrated1271 Pƙed 2 lety +10

      @@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.

  • @phyto12
    @phyto12 Pƙed 3 lety +150

    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

  • @colechristensen1909
    @colechristensen1909 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +1

    Wow! That second story was something surreal. Imaging the doctors with armed guards, only visiting Robert’s island during the day, is science fiction type stuff.

  • @OingoDeLaBoingo
    @OingoDeLaBoingo Pƙed rokem

    I watch another channel that covers a handful of some of the stories you have and they do such long videos on them going in depth it's so weird hearing them shortened and also again in general but very neat
    I heard the one about the woman with the woman who was basically drunk all the time on there

  • @Aidenrocks
    @Aidenrocks Pƙed 3 lety +27

    Everyone gangster until Strange dark and mysterious is put in a story format

  • @benjirmcmahon
    @benjirmcmahon Pƙed 3 lety +256

    I wonder if Jack Sparrow had that same condition? That man was always walking around drunk.

    • @tribalroselr
      @tribalroselr Pƙed 2 lety

      Jack was a secret drunken pirate ninja

    • @choochoopicklepie
      @choochoopicklepie Pƙed 2 lety +21

      “IVe GoT a JaR oF dIrT”
      “IVe GoT a JaR oF dIrT”
      “AnD gUeSs WhAt’S iN It!”

    • @hazelrandolph3237
      @hazelrandolph3237 Pƙed 2 lety +10

      @@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

    • @Patricksargentmusic
      @Patricksargentmusic Pƙed 2 lety +1

      It's his sea legs ahaha

    • @Novastar314
      @Novastar314 Pƙed 2 lety

      Stay away from the bread!

  • @coryevert2224
    @coryevert2224 Pƙed rokem +2

    And wouldn't a gun shot at point blank range be enough to wake up even the soundest of sleepers... something sure does sound fishy...

  • @nastynoles1213
    @nastynoles1213 Pƙed 3 lety +184

    This is the ONLY channel I immediately hit the like button before the video even starts. Quality every single time.

  • @guitarguru.3572
    @guitarguru.3572 Pƙed 3 lety +171

    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
      @youngsterofficial7680 Pƙed 3 lety +11

      That's why I'm never gonna drink alcohol because I'm afraid I'll end up costing someone their life or my own

    • @ashgreen3574
      @ashgreen3574 Pƙed 3 lety +15

      @@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.

    • @fagan218
      @fagan218 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      well bless your heart .. at least you came to your senses and realized how "not becoming" it was of you to do such ..

    • @robertcuratolo5339
      @robertcuratolo5339 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      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}

    • @1owkeygaby756
      @1owkeygaby756 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      I won’t forget this comment

  • @AshBloodFox
    @AshBloodFox Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Being born in October, I find it interesting how many of these cases happen in the month.

  • @maggieread5902
    @maggieread5902 Pƙed rokem

    Wonderful Mr. Ballen.....As always, ❀..x