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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories, page 6
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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Cops and Robbers (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)The May 11–12, 2006 murder of 29-year-old hairdresser and special constable Nisha Patel Nasri in Wembley, London, and the investigation that led to a hired-hit plot involving her husband.16 Feb 2026 · 42 min · 21 chapters
Monsters Among Us Vol. VThree true-crime “monsters among us” stories about deception, abduction, and religiously framed violence.12 Feb 2026 · 28 min · 12 chapters
Inspired By (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)Nancy Crampton Brophy, a self-published romance writer in Beaverton, Oregon, uses her life as inspiration—until she’s implicated in her husband Dan Brophy’s murder after a shooting at the Oregon…11 Feb 2026 · 25 min · 13 chapters
The Green Monster (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)A rural Ohio double murder (Jack and Linda Myers) on March 27, 2003, and how police identified the killer after a 4-year-old witness described a “green monster.”9 Feb 2026 · 39 min · 14 chapters
The Death Song | Campfire Stories with MrBallenA Ho-Chunk Nation legend about a cave that “swallowed” warriors and teenage hunters, later linked to a 1930 discovery of human remains inside the same cave.6 Feb 2026 · 26 min · 6 chapters
DevotionThree true-crime/horror stories about devotion turning into madness: Heaven’s Gate mass suicide, a Taiwanese family’s demon-possession ritual, and a Florida hand-murder/voodoo case.5 Feb 2026 · 28 min · 13 chapters
Desperate Measures (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)Two true-crime survival stories: (1) a woman hidden in a suitcase is found dead at LAX, traced to an Iranian couple and a fatal smuggling attempt; (2) a Soviet Antarctic expedition doctor performs a…4 Feb 2026 · 42 min · 12 chapters
Dancer in the Dark (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)The episode “Dancer in the Dark” follows the murder of 21-year-old Catherine Woods in New York City on Nov. 27, 2005.2 Feb 2026 · 36 min · 9 chapters
Fan Favorite - "You Can't Leave That Way"Carrie Selvidge, a 43-year-old patient at Union State Hospital in Indianapolis, disappears in March 1900; her case is reopened after a body is found in 1902, then overturned in 1920 by the discovery…30 Jan 2026 · 30 min · 10 chapters
The Unexplained Vol. IIThree remastered “vanishing” true-crime/unsolved stories: The Yellow Smoke (Brazil), The Bennington Triangle (Vermont), and Incommunicado (Alaska).29 Jan 2026 · 32 min · 8 chapters
Panic Attacks (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)Two true-story “strange and dark” tales: a staged alien-invasion radio broadcast in Ecuador (1949) that triggered real panic and violence, and a seance performer’s death in Massachusetts (1851) that…28 Jan 2026 · 41 min · 5 chapters
The Preacher's Fiancée (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)The May 22, 1993 bombing that killed Kem Wenger in her Bloomington, Illinois home, and the investigation that ultimately led to her ex-boyfriend Dale Fosdick.26 Jan 2026 · 35 min · 10 chapters
Storytime with MrBallen | Rosie GrantRosie Grant (Ghostly Archive) discusses her viral project of finding and recreating recipes engraved on gravestones, and uses it to explore death, mortality, and the “death-positive” idea that…23 Jan 2026 · 43 min · 15 chapters
For a Price“For a Price” presents three true-crime/true-story episodes about fame, fortune, adventure, and what people pay for chasing them.22 Jan 2026 · 33 min · 8 chapters
The Happy Couple (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)A couple in Salisbury, England, is poisoned by a rare nerve agent (Novichok) hidden in a dumpster, triggering a hospital emergency and a counterterrorism investigation.21 Jan 2026 · 34 min · 11 chapters
Fan Favorite - "The Red Sandals"A 1984 northeastern China murder case initially mistaken for suicide after a woman’s charred body is found by the Wei Jin River; investigation links it to a long-unsolved warehouse steel-pipe robbery…16 Jan 2026 · 37 min · 12 chapters
OriginsThree remastered true-story episodes about a single decision that changes lives: “One Man’s Trash” (Tabby King rescues a discarded manuscript), “Accidental Superstar” (Harrison Ford’s casting after a…15 Jan 2026 · 27 min · 7 chapters
When Your Eyes Deceive You (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)How perception errors and misread signals can lead to deadly outcomes; includes two true-event stories about mistaken assumptions.14 Jan 2026 · 25 min · 8 chapters
The Devil's Diary (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)A Texas woman, Susan Woods, is murdered in 1987; the case is reopened decades later after fingerprint databases and an unidentified palm print finally connect the killer to a “round table” social…12 Jan 2026 · 47 min · 20 chapters
Fan Favorite - "The Piranha"A Japanese police investigation into the 2011 discovery of Kazuko Oe’s body inside an unmarked metal drum, leading to the revelation that a “kind old woman” (Miyoko Sumida) orchestrated multiple…9 Jan 2026 · 41 min · 18 chapters
UnrealEpisode “Unreal” presents three remastered true-crime/strange stories. Topic: improbable accidents and deaths that still happened.8 Jan 2026 · 31 min · 9 chapters
Shipwrecked (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)Disappearance and death of Odey Eguilus, a 23-year-old computer engineer in Antwerp, Belgium, after being mugged twice on Oct 19, 2013; later discovery of his body under the Bod Boat floating pool.7 Jan 2026 · 29 min · 14 chapters
Touch Me and Die (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)The 1991 poisoning and death of Wilkes-Barre electrician Bobby Curley from extreme thallium toxicity, initially misdiagnosed as Guillain-Barré syndrome, later reconstructed as months-long poisoning…5 Jan 2026 · 43 min · 21 chapters
Vital SignsTwo medical horror stories. “Injection Sight” follows a man whose COVID vaccine visit triggers necrotizing fasciitis after a disguised intruder poisons him.1 Jan 2026 · 29 min · 14 chapters