About MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
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.
On the evening of July 2nd, 2000, a local man from Galien, Michigan walked slowly through a wooded area with about 30 other people. A woman had gone missing a few days ago, and the man was part of a large volunteer search party that was searching these woods for any sign of her. Now, it was getting dark, so the man decided to call it. But just as he was about to tell the others, he caught a glimpse of something blue on the ground. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen (https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen)If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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23 Oct 2026
Fan Favorite - "Holiday Fear"
Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 374.One day in mid-December 2003, Detective Mark Kelly walked into a small kitchen at a home in Fort Worth, Texas. The house belonged to a potential suspect in a homicide case, and while his partner was interviewing that suspect in the other room, Kelly was poking around. He wanted to hurry, because the kitchen he was in was disgusting. There was a layer of dirt on the floor, the dishwasher was open, with dirty plates and silverware still inside, dishes were stacked up in the sink, and used pots and rotting food covered the counters. Kelly could hear his partner talking in the other room as he grabbed the nearest drawer and pulled. Instantly, he regretted it. Because when he opened that drawer, about a dozen cockroaches crawled out of it. Kelly gasped and took an instinctive step back, watching the bugs skitter away. He was searching for a weapon, and it wasn’t here. But something about the filth felt like a clue. Kelly just didn’t know what it meant yet. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen (https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen)If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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22 Oct 2026
Born Together
Today’s story is really weird. It’s basically a cross between a medical mystery and a full-blow supernatural story. But independent of what you believe in terms of what actually happened here, what you’re going to hear about is totally bizarre and just inexplicable behavior that was documented over and over again over many years. And so even if you think this is fully rooted in science, I’m telling you there’s not really a great explanation for exactly what went down here.Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:
#1 -- "Born Together" -- When separation became impossible, something unthinkable happened... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDzjbV_g4iI&t=4s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDzjbV_g4iI&t=4s))
You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen" - https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen (https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen)If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
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