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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories, page 3
by Ballen Studios · English
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories is a true crime and mystery podcast that presents strange, dark and mysterious content delivered in story format. The program is hosted by John Allen a.k.a. MrBallen. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes 7-days early and ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
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Divine InterventionEpisode “Divine Intervention” presents two remastered true-story accounts of events framed as impossible without supernatural help.2 Jul 2026 · 32 min · 10 chapters
Boys' Night Out (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)Two “boys’ night out” stories that turn disastrous—one involving a suspected ghost during China’s Ghost Festival, the other involving extreme drunken driving in Georgia.1 Jul 2026 · 32 min · 8 chapters
Holding It Together (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)In Austin, Texas (Oct 1999), 75-year-old Steve Beard is shot with a 20-gauge shotgun in his bedroom; his wife Celeste and their teenage daughters are initially suspected, but the case hinges on…29 Jun 2026 · 35 min · 14 chapters
Full Stomach | Campfire Stories with MrBallen“Full Stomach” (Hong Kong “ghost takeaway” case). A frail-voiced older woman repeatedly orders delivery to an apartment but only opens the door a crack, pays with “ghost money” (Hong Kong counterfeit…26 Jun 2026 · 29 min · 9 chapters
Point of No Return (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)Episode “Point of No Return” (exclusive) contains two true-story narratives about people making unexpected choices in seemingly hopeless situations.24 Jun 2026 · 30 min · 11 chapters
Safe House (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)A double homicide in a Chicago home on Feb. 28, 2005, involving Judge Joan Lefkow’s husband Michael Lefkow and her elderly mother Donna Humphrey; the FBI investigates a possible link to Joan’s…22 Jun 2026 · 36 min · 12 chapters
Fan Favorite - "Head for the Hills"A dismemberment homicide in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, where a police dog finds a plastic bag containing a severed head, feet, and a hand; detectives ultimately determine the killer was the victim’s…19 Jun 2026 · 39 min · 17 chapters
Defies Explanation Vol. IIEpisode “Defies Explanation Vol. II” presents two remastered true-phenomena stories. Story 1, “Two-Faced,” follows Abraham Lincoln (then a 51-year-old U.S.18 Jun 2026 · 29 min · 12 chapters
Lived Once, Buried Twice (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)Three true-crime/true-oddity stories about how “truth is stranger than fiction,” plus a final supernatural-leaning twist; no guest interviews.17 Jun 2026 · 26 min · 8 chapters
Killer Profile (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)The murder of Diane Zaleski in Union Township, NJ (Nov 17, 2010), the chaotic, evidence-contaminating crime scene, and how investigators ultimately identified her neighbor’s son, Arnell Yearwood,…15 Jun 2026 · 40 min · 19 chapters
Teke Teke | Campfire Stories with MrBallenThe Japanese legend “Teke Teke” (also called “Tiki Tiki”), about a train accident in 1970s Hokkaido where a woman’s body is severed and her animated upper half later hunts survivors along the tracks.12 Jun 2026 · 27 min · 11 chapters
Deadly PlansTwo true-crime stories about people carrying out “deadly plans” and the aftermath.11 Jun 2026 · 30 min · 8 chapters
An Unlikely Witness (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)The episode contains two true-crime stories about “unlikely witnesses” whose unexpected evidence helps solve cases in surprising ways.10 Jun 2026 · 31 min · 9 chapters
Too Much Blood (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)A 2003 Penfield, New York murder of Tabitha Bryant, initially treated as a burglary gone wrong, later reconstructed as a staged “dirty work” killing.8 Jun 2026 · 33 min · 10 chapters
Fan Favorite - "The Lipstick on the Wall"The June 19, 2001 double homicide of Debbie and Billy Triplett in Clay County, Alabama, marked by gruesome blood spatter and a lipstick message reading “NARC,” later solved through DNA, fingerprints,…5 Jun 2026 · 35 min · 12 chapters
A Trail of Questions Vol. IIEpisode “A Trail of Questions Vol. II” presents three hiking-related horror mysteries, remastered from earlier YouTube uploads. Guests: none; the episode is narrated by Mr.4 Jun 2026 · 32 min · 7 chapters
You Next (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)In 1984 England, dairy farmer Graham Backhouse receives escalating threats (“You next”) and finds a severed lamb’s head on his fence, then his wife survives a bomb meant for her car.3 Jun 2026 · 27 min · 11 chapters
Closing Time (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)The 1992 abduction, sexual assault, and murder of 24-year-old Lisa Ziegert in Agawam, Massachusetts, and how a cold-case investigation spanning decades finally identified her killer via DNA…1 Jun 2026 · 38 min · 20 chapters
The Devoted Wife | Campfire Stories with MrBallenA Thai war return home turns into a haunting when Mok’s wife, May Nok, seems to be hiding deadly rumors and then performs an impossible act—her arm stretches through the balcony floor to retrieve a…29 May 2026 · 25 min · 6 chapters
The MistakeThree true-crime/true-story segments about “grave mistakes” with remastered audio: a church baptism electrocution, a teen’s catastrophic options-trading debt after a platform “mistake,” and a doctor…28 May 2026 · 32 min · 11 chapters
Stuck (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)Two true-crime/mystery stories about people making life-changing choices without fully understanding what they were signing up for.27 May 2026 · 29 min · 12 chapters
Fan Favorite - "The Monaco Matriarch"A remastered true-crime story about the May 6, 2014 attempted assassination of Helene Pastor, Monaco’s richest woman, and her driver Mohamed Darwitch, followed by the investigation that traced an…22 May 2026 · 40 min · 11 chapters
Stranger Than Fiction Vol. XIV“Stranger Than Fiction Vol. XIV” presents three remastered true-crime/true-story segments: a gang-related murder “confession” tattoo, a persistent nosebleed caused by a leech, and a toddler’s…21 May 2026 · 29 min · 10 chapters
Safe for Now (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)Two true-crime/near-death stories where people survive an initial catastrophe but later die or are destroyed by hidden danger and revenge.20 May 2026 · 30 min · 14 chapters