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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!! ☠︎
There’s also a lesson here for employers. NO employee, especially a young girl, should be left alone at your shop, and again, especially at night. I worked at a small garden center for years, and the owner insisted that at least two or more employees worked the shift and closed together. If a second employee was not available, he worked the shift himself with the other person. And no one, male or female, was allowed to walk to their car alone.
That is very considerate!
I love this! My co workers are the exact same way! They walk me to my car every night!
Especially in anchorage alaska. One of the highest crime rates in the US. Weird to think of a place like alaska being this way. I live a few hours south of anchorage.
That is a good, decent employer. All of them should be that concerned.
I only work at my store at night when we are already closed alone doors locked and all
Man if you’re getting kidnapped and the person tells you that if you try to escape they will kill you, just try to escape and if you die, you die. I’d rather die fighting than die in some basement.
Yes me to I would rather go down in a ball of flames. That said she was a young female, on her own. Quess we never really know how we act until your in that situation, hopefully it's something that never happens.
Amen.
Yes If they're robbing you let them but if they trying to kidnap you run or fight for your life its better because you have more chances to live than being tied up in a small place with nowhere to run.
Facts
yea fr and like there’s even a slight chance they won’t kill u
This is why my dad told me "Never go with them. Even if they have a gun. No matter what. Your odds are safer fighting."
It’s very true fight them where you are if you’re shot and killed or wounded that’s one thing but if you get in the car with them you’re dead 100% dead so you have no chance you have a chance when you’re fighting them in the parking lot before they pull you in their car
yeah absolutely, I've always thought th same thing! Or u could end up hearing " It puts th lotion on its skin or it gets th hose again!" I say th gunshot wound sounds pretty good in comparison! 😅🍻
She tried to get away when he was walking her to his car, and almost did, but he caught and overpowered her.
@@toddhaines4733 That was my reasoning. My grandparents went through a lot of crap; fighting in WWII, lethal car wreck, Vietnam War. I figured if they made it through all that, I have the genes to take a bullet so as long as it's not directly in the vitals.
@@kylecreed2748 It doesn't look like she put up much of a fight. Granted she was scared, but judging by the dude's statement, she had a few opportunities to run away. She also didn't hit the panic button, which would be the first thing I would do.
I can't believe how sick some individuals are. Poor girl, may she rest in peace.
It’s mostly men that are sick individuals. This is why existing in this world is terrifying for us women. Men have no clue what we go through.
We’re all struggling, sick or disturbed…. To someone out there. Thats why religion and faith are needed- to help fight against all of this- and for a better future.
@@daydreamdirtyhe was a Zionist called Israel
Demons are real
No one should close a cafe, restaurant, gas station or any retail place alone. Ever.
Worked at a a gas station you see meet and see a lot of crazy people.
@@annoyingkid1993 That reminds me of a story I saw where a man killed his pregnant coworker while on a business trip with her and then further abused her corpse. He jumped off a bridge or tried to drown himself failed so he then walked into a gas station sopping wet and asked the cashier to call the police telling her he murdered someone. Anyone who worked at a gas stator more than a few months would barely be surprised.
@@ashgreen3574 I’ve seen the video of this story.
In the 90's there was no leaving a single person to lock up people have gotten dumber
@@whateverisclever730 yes there was people closing up in gas stations in the 90s don't know where I r from but it was routine in the 90s in my state if it wasn't a 24hr place
From an early age I was taught never to let an abductor take me anywhere. My mom said, "Make him kill you right there, because if he takes you away, a lot worse will happen to you."
Harsh...but realistic...
That's a horrible thing to say to your kids but very true. I'm going to tell mine the same thing because it's true and can save them from much worse.
Sam is one of my best friends niece's, unfortunately my kids went through this story in real life and know the reality of what can happen.
Yeah, my mom was pretty graphic about what could happen, if I let anyone take me anywhere. She Also taught me never to get within grabbing range of a stranger. I thought she was too brutally honest, but now I know she was right. It's a shame mothers have to warn children about the handful of evil people out there. But it's necessary.
@@naromecuas8635 Sounds like what my dad told me. Only difference is that he told me that I should make sure the abductor leaves the murder scene looking at the grave himself.
@@bestoftwoworlds9925
My mother spared me the gory details, but it was great advice.
I think the most disturbing thing is that he was checking in on his daughter,waking her up,making her breakfast all while doing that to someone else's daughter. So sick and so sad
There are a lot of hypocrites.
Ask an average american and they probably condemn massacres. Quote them The Bible and they will be pro-massacres in no-time. Scary as hell, but that's how humans operate.
If you were with her, would you have stopped that kidnapping? God was there, but did nothing. You know, the free will and all. Given that we should NOT press charges or try to prevent acts like these. Why, you may ask. Because of the free will, of course.
@Amor Fati Momento Mori Don’t think so. It’s like leaving an open jar of cookies in a room with a young kid there and not telling them if they can or can not have it. You know what that they will eat the cookie but you didn’t tell them to nor did you control them into eating the cookie.
@Amor Fati Momento Mori Hmm interesting point. Though I have to say that predetermined and all I wound don’t go hand in hand. You see for something to be predetermined it must have been made to happen before hand, while knowing everything simply means knowing what will happen beforehand.
At least hes burning in hell now.
@@Alwaysatom so God thought it made more sense for her to die in order for him to get caught rather than him being hit by a bus or having a heart attack?
The fact that this monster had a young daughter is horrible. And then she went on a long trip with him not knowing he’d just murdered someone😞
Rest in Peace Samantha, you’ll always be loved and remembered❤️
I feel bad for his daughter
yea, it could be anyone. Your waiter, your pastor, your friend, your dad, your wife, your husband, your son, your daughter....anyone. How well do you think you know someone?
That almost brought tears to my eyes.
My father, a retired NY detective, taught my brother and I growing up to NEVER get in the car with the abductor. It is better to take your chances attempting to survive a bullet or knife wound than endure whatever your abductor has planned to do to you or invents as he’s got you in his custody. This video is the terribly sad and disturbing reason why. Monsters walk amongst us wearing human faces.
@jake lament Real shit, my dude.
That's why you must be a monster as well. I'll get in that vehicle without hesitation, I don't know if it will be a bullet or a fixed blade that I'll use on them. (It wouldn't be my first time) welcome to Juarez
Good advice. I'll remember that. Thanks.
He tought you well, the chance of survival is "not getting abducted", once they got you they will do as they please, better to die trying to escape then by his twisted mind plans.
@@conrradotorres4653 YAAAASSSSS!!!!
I remember when I worked at Home Depot and nights they would literally watch us walk to our cars and if we had no ride they would ask us to sit in the break room until they arrived. I was young and thought it was a unneeded thing but boy was I wrong! I’m blessed that they did that for us.
Thats good. I work in a family owned restaurant and every night we walk our servers/hostesses to their cars or rides.
' It's better to be safe than sorry '
I work graveyard shift at Home Depot here in British Columbia, my job is getting orders and a lot entail lumber. Whenever we go outside to grab lifts of lumber, we’re never allowed to go alone.
My wife used to be a manager at Home Depot. While they did exactly what you describe during nightly closings, there was another side I really didn't like. If the alarm went off, they would call one of the managers to go check it out. This happened twice to my wife during her time with Home Depot. Both times I went with her despite my having to work in the morning. If I hadn't gone, she would've been alone checking on the alarm. Luckily, both times this happened it was a malfunction with the alarm system, but I cringe to imagine what could have happened.
Now a Home Depot fan. Remember my lil' sis had a job where the only place hiring was a porn shop, no security. Used to drive & sit in the plaza lot if she closed making sure she'd get in her car & go without her knowing since, "she can take care of herself" & each car I saw I just thought, "definitely belongs to a potential rapist/murderer"
Active Self Defense always says “NEVER GO TO A SECOND LOCATION, DIE FIGHTING WHERE YOU STAND, BECAUSE DEATH WILL BE WORSE AND SLOWER AT THE SECOND LOCATION•
*unless dealing w/ the cartel
@@hereallyfast if the cartel are involved you may aswell end it there and then
More people need to understand this, it’s not talked about enough
@@eeooooee2234 The cartel will make your death what they want it to be regardless of location. Those guys are on demon time.
PS: No offense, I'm sure some of them are nice people.
that guy is a pudgy fuck that carries all his survival gear including first aid kit and spare batteries and bear mace, just to check his mail box.
This is by far the most disturbing serial killer case I've ever heard. The fact that he had kill kits and targeted anyone at random and had a wife and daughter. Wow.
Israel Keyes doesn’t get the press that Bundy or Dahmer got but he was one sick puppy. His kill kits still make me shudder!
the golden age of serial killers ended, the press probably stopped giving them so much attention. Israel Keyes does feel kinda... old school in a way, but adapted to make his horrible desires play out in a modern society
oh. you may then be curious to learn about Pichushkin.
Knowing that he is still alive makes me flinch
@user-ld3ol5kr9nWhat exactly do you mean? What was in said kit?
@@John5.56did you watch the video orrrrr
The father learning that it was a picture of his daughter dead, instead of alive must have been absolutely horrifying.
Just awful 😔
I agree, that was extremely fukd up. False hope as bad as possible.
No doubt
It would literally change a man forever.
@@Wherethewindblows524 My god what a horrible experience that must have been for u og ur family.. Mental illness is No joke. I Hope ur doing fine today ❤️
When your security cameras are only concerned about your employees taking things and not protecting your employees you end up with a camera only facing your employee behind the counter which is ridiculous
My exact thoughts why there is no camera outside!!! Poor girl may she rest in peace 😢💔
Cool....
Thats by greedy owner who just cares about employees stealing money
@@el_italo_rd9955 ?...you made that up what if they only had enough money for one camera why would it be on the outside it should be on the inside because almost everything will happen there
@@bako9237 yes but facing out
There is a self defense rule that says to NEVER allow yourself to be taken to a second location. If you get killed for not cooperating, that sucks but something much worse was awaiting you. Run, fight, yell, whatever but do not cooperate with someone trying to abduct you. There absolutely IS such a thing as fates worse than death. Better be murdered than have horrible things done to you and then be murdered.
Very sad story. Brave girl though.
You're 100% right. & many times the kidnapper gets frightened when the victim screams, yells for help & runs in public & therfore will take off. But yeah, NEVER cooperate with being kidnapped, much better to be shot or killed right then & there, then the long dragged out torturous fate that awaits most victims.
I don’t think that’s a self defense rule and it doesn’t have to be a secondary location you never heard of the Night Stalker?
also piss, puke or relieve yourself, anything you can do to make your kidnapper feel disgusted, do it... as long as it leads to you not being taken away
Excellent point. Thank you for telling people. This is sound criminology.
I agree, it seems she was too kind a soul to fight or maybe really just scared. I do know though, especially as a female I would fight as soon as I realized I was being abducted at my best chance. If you think how hard a cover up is with a release, then you should start thinking of to fight because you are probably not getting released
There's almost 32,000 comments on this video, so I highly doubt you will ever see mine, but I just want to give you kudos for telling this story from the viewpoint of the victim and not the piece of filth who killed her (and others). That means a lot.
I see your comment if that helps xD
It's the second come t on here
@@devinitschner3471comment*
sorry I had to
I saw your comment too 🌷
We all did and we are all here with you. 🤗
I tell my kids constantly, especially my teenage daughter, never allow yourself to be taken under any circumstance. Fight with everything you have. Feign compliance, wait for an opportunity, but fight. And Never trust someone who is threatening you with violence to keep their word.
Scream make as much noise as you can, kick ,punch, bite....gouge the eyes out if you can lol
Thanks for this. I’ll be discussing the same thing with my daughter later. You just never know!
@@amberlaplante6210 Screaming doesn’t always work so don’t rely on it!
My big brother (a cop) said the same, scratch, bite, kick, scream. Poke your fingers in his eyes and hurt him with everything but never ever be compliant, they won’t let you go because you’ve been a good girl.
Scream 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Usually gets people's attention. If somebody predatory wishes you dead. Then that's exactly what will go down. All that advice us fruitless when the killer composes him or herself.
This guy's channel proves that reality is much more terrifying than fiction.
No cap!
no shit. what do u think fiction is based on
@@underthetalltrees 🏊♀️
well yeah, you can actually imagine these things happening to you. not some imaginary creature that shapeshifts chasing you through the woods
It's a double-edged sword with this channel, on one side it's extremely interesting, riveting and compelling story-telling and on the other side is the nature of the content itself, very depressing and sad...you've gotta be a glutton for punishment in order to endure the constant barrage
He made breakfast for his daughter immediately after. That poor kid is going to spend her life in therapy.
Wait
OR, she might just follow in his footsteps, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. She does have his disturbed DNA.
@@JamesSmith-jq2jc I don’t think that’s how it works lol
@@JamesSmith-jq2jc that’s not how dna works
@@JamesSmith-jq2jc that guy was broken. But you also have to remember that it's only been the last 100 years that people have been fairly civil. Life was a lot tougher and everyone was desensitized to death and hardship compared with modern people who aren't. Basically we all have killers somewhere along are genetic tree, And sadly every human being has the capacity to be evil.
It baffles me this man would do this if he has a daughter. No one but a parent could ever understand the pain of losing a child. But he just took away someone else's.
A true psychopath
All i can hope for is hes paid back in jail
@@chazlabreckhe killed himself in jail
@@kaylamarcotte4078 fitting end to a waist of flesh.
He is a psychopath so not really baffling. If we taught the basic pathology of psychopaths to the general public we could catch these type of people in their childhood and prevent the tragedy that follows when they remain among us untreated.
If the kidnapper shows you their face and even their place of residency then you best be ready to fight for your life because they've shown more than enough personal information to you.
Makes me wish that every woman and child be armed.
@@buzzlaw oof good idea let’s give every child a weapon
@@kdburner7356 yes what is problem in that ?????? in old times every kid was trained by their father to protect them selves from kidnappers psychopaths killers rapists every man and woman have knife or sword so they can protect themselves and their family simple as day ?????? there was soldiers but they were same as today they serve and protect only kings government and politicians officials not the people and in history you can check these soldiers killed and rape women and man they are all psychopaths and killers ?????? and write tickets to ordinary people and government is not allowing people to have guns like it is apocalypse to have one to defend your own family from thief's and killers when cops are minutes away to help you and that is a fact ???? because cops are there for nothing they dont protect and serve anyone or have time to react ?? so why we have these enforcers ??? oh yes to serve and harass Innocent people and give them tickets and many times innocent end up dead because majority of cops are Ego maniacs on their power and psychopaths and love to shoot and kill and then tie you up for their own safety .....
@@derim006 hahahahahahah no ones reading that my man
@@kdburner7356 that just show how much bran people have these days :((( no capacity loss of attention to read more then one sentence even that is too much sad world we live in :(((((
An old girlfriend from a few years ago worked at a frozen yogurt shop and closed alone at night often. One night she told me she went to take out the trash and a car full of "scary-looking" guys was out there looking at her and she was very frightened. From that night on, I would come into the shop and stay with her while she closed up and take the trash out for her. Never saw that car again but I wasn't about to let something happen to her... This type of story is why I'll never hesitate to do that.
My husband ( then boyfriend) used to do the same for me when I was working at a bakery.
The bakery closed pretty late and I had to walk home.
There were a couple of old men that were really creepy towards me and some harassment too ( I was a highschool student then - around 17) and he started to come to get me every night because he felt I wasn't safe.
I then had an aunt comment on how innapropriate it was for us to spend so much time alone at night... But she didn't offer to come and get me.
I guess it would be better to be at the mercy of luck...
That is awesome. Thank you. As a mother I would for sure be grateful for that so thank you
I live in the area of the city with the highest crime rate, it's dangerous to be out after dark for any gender but everyone knows how it is for girls. Anyways, I sometimes have the nightshift and have to go home at midnight and it's so scary. There's a guy who works down the street and goes on the same bus as me. He'll stand with me at the bus stop and will sit beside me in the bus to make me feel safe. It's so appreciated. You were an awesome boyfriend for doing that, says a lot about the kind of person you are an how you value your loved ones safety.
That's one thing that is so scary to me. You never know who is really watching you and learning your routine to be able to do something to you.
Thank you. You never know. And just because you didn’t see them didn’t mean they didn’t see you and not attempt anything. Thank you.
As someone who’s a waitress and has worked a late night closing shift I can tell you this is why we usually have 2 or 3 closers and 3 managers there. The owners of this coffee shop failed to protect their employees by putting them in a position that makes them extremely vulnerable.
Exactly!
Agree 100%
I worked at a bar and grill and was closing 3 times a week alone. It was scary in general, but then I had a wake up call closing. I found myself alone with only the bar lights on with an intoxicated male patron who didn't want to be cut off and was also way too interested😢. He was also bringing up his interests in weapons and such. Its hard to describe but there was all sorts of red flags about the guy, what he said and his mannerisms, in addition to being alone which he was also very aware of, and I felt like... prey. I was nervously moving things around looking like im working and I sent a quick sneaky text that I had a SOS situation to a coworker who lived on the same road and thankfully they came right away and got the guy out of there. He may have not had a bad bone in his body, but I listened to the hair raising feeling that it was not a good situation. I told the owner the next day no more of that and he was pretty annoyed with me that I wouldn't close alone anymore and wasn't able to handle the situation.
3 managers, you're emotional right now😂
This is all speculation but the guy said he found his next target while in the drive thru and he'd done it many times before it wouldn't have happened right there but there's a good chance he'd have stalked and grabbed her later anyhow its a doomed situation.
I attended the anchorage police youth academy years ago and the lead detective of this case walked us through the whole thing. Showing us evidence, the plans, and what the detective was going through. Really crazy case.
The thing that gets me is how he could go back and forth from normal family man to killer so easily.
He was never a normal man to begin with much less a normal family man
I have seen a couple documentaries about this!! The "Kill Kits" he had were buried in MULTIPLE states! He would bury them a year or 2 before with no specific person in mind! When he returned to that state he would dig it up and randomly try garage doors to see if he could open them! He did this to an elderly couple in one of the states! He is the reason I yell at my husband when he leaves the garage door cracked after he smokes and forgets to close it before bedtime!! If you can find any of the documentaries he is terrifying to listen to! By the way my husband watched either 48 Hours, Dateline or 20/20 with me when they aired an episode about him and was freaked out but he still sometimes forgets to close the garage door!
I'm a FBI member this guy freaked me out
And I am a ex navy seal
@@vorelordjr9019 Yes! Not to discount ANY murderer but he is right up there with Richard Ramirez and the Manson Family! I say this because all of their victims were in the place they should feel the safest and some random intruder takes their lives in the most vile way! Those are the scariest kind!
The security camera was focused on the employee. That tells me that the only thing that owner cared about was if the employees were stealing.
This is pretty unfair. It's just a practical thing to worry about. Over 30% of retail theft is employee shrink. If you have a store where employees are left alone with *your* money for long periods of time, it is foolish to not have a camera present to keep an eye on your money and store. As we saw with this video, pointing a camera at the cash box can help (in theory) if the store gets robbed. They evidently had a camera facing the parking lot outside the coffee shop, as they could see this monster load her into a white pickup truck.
Plus, from how the story was explained here, unless it was just a coincidental timing, it sounds like the owner didn't even immediately report the robbery. It wasn't until police called the store owner that the owner reported their employee vanished and the money was gone. The logical assumption the store owner would have is the employee robbed them before quitting the job and running.
well it is also a small shop and u can see at some parts that that one camera takes up pretty much the whole shop
@@HumanPerson_final so have cameras to protect your precious money from the apparent creeps working for you AND have cameras to protect THEM and the rest of your store from the other 70% of stealers unsupervised in the store
@@Thatsokayiwaswrong Cameras aren’t protecting anyone. It looked like a tiny shack with maybe one room and, presumably, a small bathroom. There was a camera facing the parking lot. Not a lot of room for more cameras. Idk why you people seem intent on finding a villain in the shop owner.
@@HumanPerson_final Yes cameras don't protect, they provide evidence after the fact.
I can’t imagine how her dad felt having that picture of his daughter and probably seeing it as his one line of hope, only to hear she was already dead when it was taken and he was actually looking at his daughter’s corpse. Chilling stuff, my God.
Exactly what I was thinking. It honestly makes me so sad, and sick to my stomach because that explains why she had that "far off" expression and wasn't looking directly at the camera.
😭😭😭💔💔💔
I hate this so much right now this world is cruel
@@void7940 ..it is
@@void7940
Not the world just the people in it
Sheeesh id go to prison myself just to off that guy if she was my daughter 💯💯
You're an incredible story teller my friend, how long did it take you to become so eloquently sound? Your flow does not stop, no stutters, no umm's no ahh's, absolutely flawless. Huge props for your work.
I lived in Anchorage when this happened, you couldn't walk anywhere without seeing hundreds of flyers. My heart cried for her dad, he was out there constantly putting up flyers and asking people if they had seen her. :( It was so sad. You could tell that he loved his daughter very much and that they had a great bond. My heart still goes out to him.
So fricking sad.i hate him.its horrible when things like this happen so close to home.
Poor dad, poor girl. Truly awful human being.
I live in homer Alaska I go to anchorage a lot and it’s terrifying to hear about something like this so close to home, especially because at 4:30am every morning I go to my job and work alone for hours. Terrifying
@@simonlopez3194 , It certainly is a scary world that we live in.
Absolutely awful 😞
I’ve seen this story before but NOBODY tells it like Mr. Ballen. No weird voices, more background info, no artificially slow cadence- I’m here for it! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Never poop where you pee PAL!!!
There’s so much more to this story. If you listen to podcasts I highly recommend True Crime Bullshit by Josh Hallmark.
@@justsumguy492 I like watching scary videos and I always forget his channel name so I click on one of his videos accidentally and when I hear the voice I immediately click away lol.
Right!! I like his story telling 😎😎
He's an absolute legend.
Man this is horrific. One thing I'm learning from all these stories is never allow yourself to be taken to a second location.
YES! Nothing good ever happens at the second location. I once heard a detective say, fight like your life depends on it at the first location.
lol
If you have to fight like your life depends on it, then your life depends on it, and it doesn’t matter how little strength you have, you need to force all your strength out
There are fates worse than death, and as much as I fear death, I’ll take it over those fates any day
Rule is give them belongings but nothing else, nothing good ever happens once you’re taken away and fight for your life. Probably a better death there than the second location anyway
Ok but what’s considered the 2nd location? His truck or the garage?
It is so hard for most of us to accept the fact that there are such truly evil people in the world. We see them on TV, but we never really know how many of such people we have interracted with. Every crazy nut in the country buys gas at a gas station, shops for groceries at a grocery store or Walmart, pays rent or buys a place, and may even go to church. Scary to think such evil is among us and that we have probably come across it more than once.
@@The_Real_Uncle_Ruckus Yeh, that's my fear. It reminds me of the old Bette Davis line, "Fasten your seatbelt, everyone. It's going to be a bumpy evening."
@@The_Real_Uncle_Ruckus Unfortunately, I have an astigmatism that renders the Second Amendment useless for me (trust me, you don't want me carrying anything more than a pea shooter). Also, unfortunately, the Second Amendment must have been written by, and approved by, Founding Fathers while under the influence of alcohol (grammatically, it is incoherent). Besides, even if the Second Amendment means what we would like it to mean, it wouldn't be much use against the invisible and distant forces that render our freedoms impotent. Their goal is for us all to turn on one another.
@@timward3116 would you elaborate on those distant and invisible forces?
@@hllyenaylleth9576 I have had interractions with two noticeably evil people, both of whom turned up in the news about a year later. One appeared opaque and dead in the eyes and tried to cheat me out of money; he was later arrested and convicted for killing and robbing a local prominent businessman who used to be a late-night fixture on local television commercials. The other appeared intensely evil - sort of the opposite of the "deadness" of the first guy. A neighbor got a gun and I called the police, but the guy disappeared before the police arrived; the guy turned up on the news a year later for silently strangling a woman on a city bus (they were the only two passengers).
I would not call the forces "distant and invisible," though. One can reasonably deduce that they do buy gas, interract with people, and even buy gas.
@@hllyenaylleth9576 I wrote a comment and went back to edit it, realizing what your comment was in response to (sorry). However, it is not appearing so I can't edit it. Regarding those distant and invisible forces, follow the money (as they say). Who profits from g***cide? Who controls the narrative? If they weren't distant and invisible, we'd know for sure, wouldn't we? Seems strange, as I look at the string of comments, that there appears to have been responses to some comments that had nothing to do with this video. I'm confused.
He took one daughters life when he has a daughter of his own. That man doesn’t deserve a family for what he has done. Condolences to the family
He took _several_ daughters' lives, actually. I believe they've confirmed the deaths of at least 4 women, but they suspect he is responsible for a _lot_ more. And I imagine, in a sense, he's done a ton of damage to his own daughter and girlfriend- I can't imagine how guilty you'd feel knowing that happened just feet away from your own home, while you were there, and you were totally oblivious.
Even moreso I'd say for the 'mother' that slew her NINE children...
@@veng3r663 But... that's not what this video is about? Also I don't know who specifically you're talking about. So. I'm... confused, personally. Though I think the same can be said for any serial killer
@@mackenziedesire7515 My point is that there IS an agenda to vilify all things White Male. THAT is why you all will never hear about such horrid cases(emphasis on the plural) of the females being the mass murderers, especially when their prime victims are the children...
@California Dreaming So kind of like the Clinton Chronicles then..?
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Always kick and scream no matter what… my moms always told me as a kid, “Bite, kick, scream and scratch… what they do to you in private will be far worse once they get you.”
Absolutely. Try to do as much damage as possible, by scratching them you also will get their skin cells and thus their DNA under your fingernails.
Also, I would suggest that any female who is left in the unfortunate situation where they might have to be alone closing a store or just alone anywhere, should at the very least consider learning self-defense tactics...though personally I know that for me at least, the women close to me in my life will be armed and capable defending themselves. Better to take the chance at pissing off your employer--one who is allowing you to be in a dangerous situation to begin with--by being legally armed than the alternative if you find yourself alone with a man or several men. *Always be aware of your surroundings and if you are going to be alone or are concerned that you might be in a dangerous area, let someone else know where you are going.*
@@dieselbaby2398 It sounds like the killer threatened Samantha with a gun, which made her duck twice. Had she been armed and a gun range enthusiast, he would have been dead before he got to her. (Gavin Newsome, California's governor, can go suck a serial killer's _ _ _ _ .)
@@dieselbaby2398 any intelligent man would cut the fingers off after they were scratched.
EYES - DIG OUT BOTH EYES WITH THUMBS - ATTACK OVER..!!!
Cary a gun take saftey lessons
Never comply with a criminal who shows his face, they can't risk you being a witness!
That’s a sinking feeling, one I fear above all others, it’s something that can make you sick within seconds of feeling it
It’s a horrifying realization that “I’ve seen too much for them to let me live, it doesn’t matter whether I comply or not, my fate is already secured, I’m dead”
Fighting is the only option
"No hokey religion can replace a good blaster at your side kid"
-Han Solo
Killer climbed through the coffee shop window..she didn’t comply with him..he forced his way inside.....
Nervous Accountant: Are you going to shoot me? Anton Chigurh: That depends. Do you see me?
You have no idea what you are talking about
My dad actually remembers this story. He saw Samantha the day before. I was seven at the time and was sleeping less than five miles away. My dad felt so bad for this girl when he heard the story.
The fact that he literally fed her false hope into thinking she’s going get released just makes me sick to my stomach
I wanted to be a profiler once, because as a child I was under the mistaken impression that their job was literally to hunt and kill monsters like this. Admittedly, this was likely driven by films like Silence of the Lambs and others that glorify the work of ending monsters.
When I found out that this was not the case, I promptly lost interest.
When we worry about rights for things like this creature, our country is in a really bad place.
@@nathanjones6638 There’s a reason we worry about the rights of monsters, it’s one of the most important pillars of this country. Everyone deserves the right to due process, even the most despicable people, and without that there cannot be justice. It’s a slippery slope whenever you start taking anyone’s rights away, no matter how awful they may be. They deserve to be punished under the full extent of the law, but that does mean you can strip them of due process.
And false hope to her dad, her friends, and the community. Very cruel.
@@hollyperrin7353 ikr
@@nathanjones6638 I have no well wishes and pure hope people like this go through the worst things to be experienced as well but if I want a fair trial if I ever had to be in court, I'd assume so should everyone. They're monsters but it's about equality, justice is supposed to be blind to some degree. Whether you're rich or poor and so on, you should get a fair trial but at the same everyone should be punished the same if found guilty. I think we're too lenient with the punishments though.
I will never understand how *anyone* ever finds the "secret" in Mr. Ballen's videos. As soon as I click "play" I'm so engrossed in his storytelling and how he expresses every little detail, I can't take my eyes away to look for anything else.
They probably put in on mute?
Let's be honest I would still get distracted an probably wouldn't be able to resist putting it on speak again...
I Agree, I Completely Forget To Look
I watch it on an old sh-tty computer monitor and can never find the secret. On my hdtv I see it immediately.
I also will often put it in the bg while playing games
Secret? I’m new to his channel?
The saddest part is she had so many opportunities to get out of there, but believed he'd honour his word and just did as she was told, so sad :(
Is it a movie ? Pls tell me name
Ropes and chains aren’t always physical. Mental bonds are just as effective on innocent minds. No match for a seasoned and evil manipulator. It’s like you or me lying to a three year old to get them to do something. I hate this demon as much as I hurt for Samanthas dad. But in the end Samantha was braver and stronger than that demon ever was over her.
That's fear
The irony of this statement and the state of the entire world right now. Just comply and they’ll let you go ;)
@forest rin that is so true about shock and fear fight or flight and in some cases freeze it is a very basic primal instinct that is how a vet can handle an otherwise aggressive animal and do a through exam because of the fear
RIP Samantha. I’m sorry that happened to you and others. Rest in peace.
Once he untied her and let her think she was going to live, only to tie her up again, that's when she realized he was a sadist and knew if she begged for her life, he would enjoy it. That's why she stayed so quiet when he was murdering her. If she was going to die, she wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of enjoying her begging. She didn't go quietly because she was weak, It was the opposite. I feel that in my bones, her strength. He took her life but couldn't touch her warrior spirit. Good for her!
Plausible . I like your spirit never say die
Well, I do not know if warrior spirit is what I would call it. She had so many opportunities to escape or be rescued and failed every single one of them. Any adult who does not know that if you are being taken from one spot to another by an assailant you are in a fight for your life. Being compliant is not going to "win your attacker over".
@Mike G no point in judging the victim.
@@Wayneraltman Get back with me when it happens to you, then you' can talk. Otherwise, you just think you know what you would do. It's not her fault she got kidnapped and murdered, ffs. That's entirely on her killer. HE chose that, not her.
@@JG-cj6pc well as luck would have it I have been held at gunpoint and told to get in a vehicle. The fact I did not comply is why I am not with the woman in the video.
At no point did I excuse the jack off the video was about. At no point was I rude to anyone either.
I feel really bad for the boyfriend whos last real conversation with her was a big fight.
I would never forgive myself
That’s why I never leave mad or go to bed mad at my husband!
Or show up late to pick her up
Seemed like he was cheating on her, so he's either feeling doubly guilty or not guilty at all.
Hugh Mad Bro legit my gf and I never go to bed angry at one another if we get into a fight we sorta it out immediately so we make up before we sleep
#1 thing that you learn from true crime cases is NEVER willingly go to a 2nd location. 2nd location is a death sentence in almost every situation.
I always told my kids "Never get in a car, never go with anyone, no matter what he threatens to do. Whatever that person has planned is worse than death."
@@andrewclover1462 and it's so sad that we have to teach this to our children. My oldest turns 11 next month, and I still have her in my line of sight if she's playing outside. Way different from when I was a kid
@@yoshilulu2321 That's true.
@@yoshilulu2321 its sad that even as an 18 year old i have to yell im a minor bc i frequently get checked out by old men :/ i dont look my age but even if i did AT NO AGE IS THAT OKAY!!! Never ever okay to cat call or stare at someone’s body like that. Its weird asf that grown men will view me in a sexual manner bc i still look like a preteen lol
@@ticrific Absolutely! No one likes to be yelled at that way, uninvited. People are crap 😠
I just got off an overnight shift. I worked alone. My store has been robbed more than once. Our corporate makes it impossible to have a second employee. I'm quitting soon.
If your dad/boyfriend has a shed where the music plays loudly for DAYS including during the nights he just might be a murderer
My neighbors shed has a terrible odor, I could smell it over our garbage earlier when I went to take it out. OMG I wonder how many bodies get thrown away in the literal trash and are never found 😰 I mean, it's not as if anyone is sifting through, especially when you expect it to stink. And people usually keep the trash cans next to or inside the shed/garage too so they already have the easy access..
True true!!
Why is it a boy hmm? It could be a girl
@@kims7287 dead bodies have a significantly different odor than regular trash. Somebody would definitely know if there was a dead body in the trash unless the killer did something to mask it which is Probly unlikely cause most murderers aren’t that smart.
I guess a woman can't commit murder lol
If only the coffee shop had set up their camera to keep an eye on customers rather than their own employees smh.
when you run a businesses and every dollar counts, your not going to pay for a security cam that watches the street or outside the business. ideally they could have both but someday VERY soon there will be cameras on every corner like in china. its already happened where i live in canada. EVERY intersection has video cameras so no matter where you go you can be tracked. zero privacy
@@Curtis.Carpenter you can get a decent surveillance cam these days for 20 bucks. Opinion discarded.
@@TheNightRichard You don’t know what you’re talking about, for a business surveillance system they use IPCCTV which requires a static IP paid for to your ISP, that in itself without even yet purchasing a camera is more than $20. Opinion discarded.
@@Curtis.Carpenter privacy in public? What privacy do you need in public? Are you plotting to commit a crime is that why you are so scared of surveillance on the streets? If they had surveillance like in China, Samantha would have been saved already.
@@jaym9170 Wrong. I run a business and have several cameras all looking outward to protect employees and they cost 120 each with zero paid monthly to anyone. There is a local pc recording video for free. Opinion discarded.
Videos like this remind you you can never be too paranoid about your safety, especially as a young girl
Mind really isn't playing tricks on you. Warning you.
I agree that all people can't be to careful. I just wanted to say it makes me sad that people need to think like that.
Yesss. Keep them close to you when you go shopping or anywhere, there are traffickers that stalk young girl's & they will grab them as soon as they have an open opportunity. I am afraid of myself if I catch anybody abusing a young girl or kidnapping one, death might be inevitable for those demonic scum of the earth. We need to teach children certain hand signs & strategy's to reveal escape or get someone's attention, all people need to be aware of these signs. It is sickening we have to even consider this horrific possibility.
Samantha was working alone in a place that was a set-up for a robbery, at the very least. Poor, poor girl. I feel for her father.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
The way some criminals sexually assault, kill and dispose of someone is one of if not the most revolting actions to me. I'm appalled at how often these primitive lunatics seem to follow this thread of crimes - even animals would never do this, it's far lower than anything imaginable and I don't know what to say to the victims. Just, God.
Dolphins SA other dolphins and torture their food
Animals do this shit, and as far as we can observe, for a very similar purpose. Social performance of masculinity, and sadistic personalities...
"even animals would never do this-"
That's not even remotely true.
- Male seals have been known to rape (this includes young offspring)
- As someone mentioned, male dolphins do this too and gang rape the females
- Apes have also been known to sexually assault
- Male lions will kill their sons to take out competition for potential mates (apparently the lionesses find this arousing)
- Mother pandas will kill their kid if they can't take care of all of them (same for Tasmanian devils and certain birds)
- Killer Whales will sometimes just kill for sport
- Clown fish will change their sex and mate with their son if the situation arises
- Found this online "In Tasmanian Devil mating season, the male has to beat the female into submission. If he fails, the female beats the male up"
- Tiger sharks eat each other in the womb
- Male Otters are necrophiliacs
- Wallabies discard their joeys if they are being chased
- Female penguins steal babies while male penguins will rape them
- Black widows and female preying mantis will eat their mate after sex
- Domestic male cats have a hooked penis that hurts the female cat which hurts her but also triggers ovulation
Those are just a few.
And to think, it’s proven people escalate with violence and crime. We let so many sexual predators out of prison only to harm another innocent party. We should never let them out.
Lifelong Anchorage Alaska resident here. Samantha was a friend of mine and I remember the day she went missing so vividly. Her boyfriend and Dad were so confused and so heartbroken and literally every person of Anchorage Alaska for the next like 2 weeks looked everywhere we possibly think to look for her. Especially after seeing the photo. we had absolutely no idea she was already passed in it. that was really tough. Thank you for sharing her story mrballen.
I am so sorry for your loss, I am just learning about Samantha's story today. Absolutely heartbreaking for such a beautiful young woman.
I am so sorry for your loss.
how awful. sorry for the loss of Samanther ❤ this is why i support the death penalty. Regards from England .
@@traceyhateley3925 We all need to bring back the rope.
@@321scully I dont know if you heard of a female prime minister in England the late Margaret Thatcher. ( conservative) UNFORTUNATELY she died a few weeks before there was a vote to bring capital punishment back in My country England.. how can these malignant monsters have the luxury of LIFE .. when they have taken life .... kerp safe Scully 😁
Remember people, NEVER let yourself be taken to a secondary location. If you are the victim of a crime the likelihood of your survival plummets if they take you somewhere else. So it's worth fighting like hell when they try because more often than not you're going to die anyways.
Edit: I want to be clear I'm not victim blaming in any way. She acted in the way she believed would preserve her life. Beyond that there is no "right answer" anyone who tells you there is one is arrogant or ignorant.
My statement is for those finding themselves in similar unfortunate situations. I want to inform people so they can make a good decision on what has a better chance of creating the outcome they want.
And that information is that you have an equal chance of dying after being kidnapped as you do if you resist being kidnapped in the first place.
Do everything and anything possible to leave as much evidence behind if you're overpowered.
Evan Lucas
Agree, NEVER, nor get in the trunk.
Hell yeah!👍
Basically, be an unwilling victim. Look for every chance to disable your assailant by whatever means are available.
My uncle who’s a cop told me this exact same thing. Also to leave ANY kind of evidence you possibly can . always stay vigilant!!!!
Imagine being Dwayne. He probably blamed himself for being late, that’s just sad man.
@ Bobby’s Mac Blaine Keyes was armed and more than likely would’ve shot Dwayne on the spot had he shown up on time. Either way the situation wasn’t good. But I agree with you he must feel absolutely terrible. That would be extremely hard to get over.
Dwayne also witnessed Keyes rifling through his truck at his home stealing Samanthas ID and debit card. He claims he saw this, after him and her father had been up worrying for hours, did nothing to deter the man, and went back to sleep!! What the actual fuck? Either Dwayne gets a terribly bad wrap in this story or he is a careless moron. I hope the latter is true.
@@tommycash4080 is that true?
@@user-ws1ob2hs5s that’s what it said in the book “American Predator” Yep.
This is why every business should have a gun. This is exactly the reason. Especially if you there alone you should have unprohibbited access to said firearm. Just fire some buckshot mini slug combo out the window. Robber, potentially worse delt with.
Plus, that was the last Americano coffee, peanut butter snickers, and cigar that man would ever get to enjoy before he died and went to Hell to forever suffer.
💯
My now husband used to come to read/ sleep in our work lunchroom whenever I worked the night shift alone at 7-11. (They don’t allow people to work overnight alone anymore.). I can’t count how many times I was asked if I was afraid to be working alone overnight. I used to answer with No, I’m not afraid because I’m not alone. My boyfriend is reading at our break table. I can call out if you’d like to meet him. They’d say nope and leave. It didn’t hurt that his truck was parked out front. I was only 18 and looking back who knows how many times my boyfriend kept me safe. As soon as we were married I left that job.
He's a keeper for sure.
@@pjeffries301 I’ve kept him for 45+ years now! Still going strong! :)
There was a girl in my old hometown in Indiana who was kidnapped by three men and murdered. She was working alone at a 7-11 like store called White Hen Pantry. The details were absolutely terrifying. No one should have to deal with that. She was 19 years old.
@@lisak603 That’s for sure!
My mom met Ted Bundy while working an overnight alone at a 7-11 in Rifle, CO. She said he was very nice to her, but that she couldn't help being afraid of him when he bought his nachos and large Dr. Pepper. He was later found to have had the body of a woman hidden in a stolen VW that night, when his picture was on the news and she told my dad, "OMG that's the scary guy from work!"
My sister used to work closing shifts alone as a barista. Her bosses knew she had a creepy stalker, who would come to the place and harass her, but did nothing about it. Fortunately for her, she had family and a boyfriend who would sit with her as she closed up shop, so she wouldn't be in danger. (Pretty sure my parents were packing heat too.) But it's pretty F-ed up that they thought it was acceptable to make teenagers work closing shifts alone. That should be illegal.
I agree
Years ago, this was common practice. My daughter was left alone to close a burger joint regularly when she was 15.
I went in , and told the owner she was NOT to EVER do this again, or we'd insist she quit immediately.
They never left her alone to close again. Furious did not begin to describe how I was feeling.
Money over life, that’s the mantra apparently.
@Sarah W yeah, you’ve just gotta let it happen though. It’s clear the human race does not want to heal, it only destroys. Best to let things take their natural course.
@@reneet5858 Karen Wins - Bad end
*If a kidnapper get you in a vehicle to leave the 1st location to go to a 2nd location, it’s only like a 25% chance you’ll survive. DO NOT GO TO THAT 2nd LOCATION WITHOUT A FIGHT!*
Straight up
Absolutely!!!
NAH NAH NAH, SISTER. YOU'RE NOT GETTING ME TO NO SECONDARY LOCATION
Another good reason sane women should get their CCW permit
TRUE!
It makes me furious to hear that he seemed proud of her for being so brave. I had a gun put to my head one time, when I was 12, and I remember becoming completely content with the idea of dying. Opposite of that though, I became almost belligerent with the person holding the gun. Being so content with the end, left me fearless, and I found it easy to say whatever I wanted to say. With no reservations. They put the gun down and walked away. Something I said, apparently got to them.
I'll take things that never happened for $100 Alex
Where do you come up with this crap? No one would go out of their way to point a gun at you without wanting something. They’d either commit kidnapping, robbery, or
murder.
@GP.Records or they're mad and want to feel like a big person, so they pull a gun. Plot twist, tell them to go ahead and pull the trigger because you've got nothing to live for, and you've already tried 3 times, and please fo the love of God, put me to sleep end the misery. Dude was like, want to talk about it over a beer?😂
Spaces parents would have been alert if this was a dangerous neighborhood so the person letting space live would have been impossible in a situation where space says it occurred forced to talk what a terrible liar.
@@ryanwalsh2651lol
The only thing that'll terrify the FBI is the amount of stories on Mr. Ballen's channel.
Onggg
Yep
Real and True
@@MrSaYsAlOt onggg?
@Grayson Huggins sameee Been here since the early days!! Now its over a mill views each video.... CRAZYYYYY
No parent should experience this. Hats off to him for keeping it together and doing everything he could.
Ikr.
Rep your colors
This one triggered me
Makes me worry for my daughter and my wife when I’m not there to protect them
Fuck this guy.
@ron stone5 Or maybe we teach our sons accountability
@@Big_nike make sure they know self defense and ALWAYS CARRY!!!🔫🔫
THE GREAT EQUALIZER!!
As a Australian who wears flannel for comfort, durability and fashion all i can say is these stories are a excellent way to showcase your extensive and impressive collection
I should start keeping track of them cause I'm pretty sure he's got a different shirt each video
Track the hat colors too.
Mrs Ballen: what would you like for Christmas?
Mr Ballen: These dark and mysterious stories are getting to me , so maybe some watercolors and a few canvases
Mrs Ballen: ok more flannel shirts it is 👍
an*
same here
Thank you mr. Ballen for ur story telling. My dad also told stories thoroughly as you do. My dad is a navy veteran. I hear you intensingly telling a story and it takes me back 20yrs. As intense as the story he would tell, his voice sounds just like yours......"sane".
I have that habit as well but my family has 0 patience and always interrupts me just want hear how it ends 🙄😂
OK, so security companies, hear me out: What if--and this is kind of wild but--you guys created surveillance equipment that produced clear enough images to actually serve the purpose that the equipment was intended for? I know, it's crazy but I'm innovative af, what can I say?
Back to minecraft loser
Many places do the problem is the cost that companies don’t want to pay. So I’d place more responsibility for that on the employer
@@angelfinley6244it regards to the camera quality.... tbh it's EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE to run HD, just 720-1080p security cameras and storage for say just 1 week, let alone more. It's a tough cost for small businesses (but even some big companies do this, which is a shame), and especially for low crime areas. I'm not sure of Anchorages crime rates, but I'm guessing it's not insane, but who knows...that winter environment is rough on people. I suggest more and better placement for those small businesses just trying to make it.
LEO have pretty sophisticated technology to be able upscale the quality(Hollywood grade to above Hollywood grade tech...and some of the greatest at doing this kind of stuff), then also a lot of other evidence of similar cases across the country to create a trail.. to still get a match if some of the face is shown...if his face was so covered up, not much anyone can do except use info from this catch, run it through advanced national databases at the FBI to find similar cases as a lot of serial killers do things one way over another...a little thing such as telling if the guy is left handed can eliminate millions of suspects...then maybe his/her tying/roping technique could trim it to thousands and so on. They also have extremely talented people who can cut the list down shorter to maybe hundreds, then other processes from there.
It's a long process unfortunately, but it's either low unemployment/small businesses/etc.. and higher suicide rates, more crime, etc from low unemployment. It's a trade off.
Large enterprises should have higher standards, but MOST serial killer have thought their methods through so even the best security cameras resolution can be nulled by just putting on a Hoodia, a hate pushed down low, keeping head down, and add in the fact the people who do this know where the cameras are unless hidden well, means they can be identifiable even with say 1080p to higher resolutions.
a lot of these small businesses are REQUIRED by their insurance company to have these, so even though insurance companies are trashy a lot, they really put in good measures using scientific data and actuarial science for their security to get business insurance policies (becausethey really do want to keep people safe because if not then they are dulling out large sums to incidents like these to the small business, which is bad for insurance companies. They have minimum requirements, so most businesses go with limited just because the cost of running a business is high itself...otherwise, we'd look worse than the coronavirus shutdown where stores are closing left and right duets high overhead...leading to more unemployment, gdp, suicides, mental health (which can lead to being a guy like keyes), etc...
@@TM-bn8pv Firstly I think you replied to the wrong person. But that wall of text would also kill someone if it fell on them, please be more responsible and summarize, kthxbye
@@TM-bn8pv I paid about 40 bucks for 2 cameras that record in 1080p and records sound. I can talk back and forth through the camera, and enable alarm on it. I ALSO pay less than 3 bucks a month (I pay $35 for yearly) for 30gb of cloud storage. I COULD get a 512gb storage chip to put in it as well for only 30 bucks on Amazon.
So to say the security is "not available" is pure bull. My cameras have motion detection AND auto night vision features. I can watch every second in 1 minute clips on the app and delete in bulk to save space as well. Any company, big or small, can easily afford a good enough camera to cover every spot in their store with clear picture.
I would never understand how we have immense powerful cameras that can photograph space while the security cameras are this shitty
Modern cameras can take 4k hd vids but back in 2012 doubtful a small mom and pop store in Alaska was going to have anything better than this. Crazy as it seems most security cameras at that time probably did 320p as a standard option.
Even modern security cameras are quite limited in quality and it's mostly due to storage limitation, not the camera itself. All well n good having that 4k goodness but if it's taking 2-5Gb up for every hour of footage storage becomes an issue real quick. Even compressed 720 is 200-300mb per hour. Run that 8-12 hours 5-7 days a week and it mounts up.
@@MoA-Reload... And that is per camera. Most places have several.
Modern cameras can be in HD. A lot of places do not replace their cameras until they have to. Its why you get clear doorbell and dashcam or home security cams looking crispy and decent to good footage but a store's security footage looks like its 1992 again--could be the last time they updated it.
@@lyman17 LOL yeah that is likely a huge factor, but I do have a friend that used to put in cameras and he said storage was the big issue. So I dunno. Although storage is getting cheaper all the time as well.
My son is 13, and stays with his mom during the week. He’s starting to get brave and venture into town on his own, and it absolutely terrifies me. There’s nothing worse than the fear of something happening to your child, and you not being able to do a damn thing to stop it.
Man do I feel this. And you can't stop them either, you won't always be there to protect them, they have to be able to navigate the world on their own. It's a crazy feeling to literally make a whole person, watch them do a bunch of crazy shit for all those years, then you just have to let them into the world? Sigh.. And I have a daughter 😐
@@nicoleowens2318 Let me give you advice from a fellow teenager. i don't know if your daughter is an adult or teenager but my advice is to let them do what they wish to do, but of course, still check in once in a while. when parents let us live freely it gives us a sense of joy that we are allowed to be our own person, its the best feeling in the world. your daughter will be the happiest if you just lay back a little.
Be careful with that info because based on that innocent post I can tell you your child is unattended during the week and in what town.
Muay thai and Brazilian jiu jitsu, the rest is just being a good paren, teaching your child how to carry themselves and hoping for the best🤷♂️ I mean if you're in America surely you can just buy him a gun and take him to a shooting range?
@@relivestudios7073 great point. I’m editing it.
How can you tell these stories everyday? Even after your own personal trauma, respect to you, mental health is important.
My Mom told me to always see your friends get into their cars safely, and make sure that they watch YOU, TOO, until everyone gives the thumbs up. The other girls at work laugh at me a bit at work because I insist that we all go out together, but I hope it becomes a forever habit for them and I hope they pass it on.
Watching out for each other is what I call "cheap insurance." It only costs a bit of time and attention, and it could save you from harm, beyond anything that money could pay for.
"Cheap insurance" I like that 👍
THAT IS so TRUE
Dad is encouraging me to own a gun for protection. I’m starting to like that idea.
@@snowbird1381 lol if you were Samantha with a gun you'd be dead. He still has the gun drawn first and if he saw you reach towards your waist holster or pocket he'd shoot
I remember having to do this at the supermarket I worked at in high-school. We sometimes had weird people hang around so me and the other boys had to walk the girls to their cars. We also moved their cars closer to the exit
The fact he had a family is enough for me to never trust another human in my life than myself
Agreed. You never truly know anyone.
Well this is just one you get to hear about. Things like this have always happened. They just happened to catch this one.
Naw dude, humanity is generally good natured.
I can ask my neighbors for a cup of sugar. They most likely could ask their neighbors the same. On and on.
Just look at the outpouring of hearts in the messages of condolences.
These super predators think outside the box to commit the things they do.
That should’ve been old news. But I agree
@Tommy London Amogus
This shows that serial killers have zero empathy for the suffering of others. I can’t imagine how a father could abduct a girl and keep her in a shed And then proceed to go in his house and hang out with his own daughter.
Exactly.
It’s the devil and psychopathy.
@@LP-lk4wv nah it’s just humans
Yep. That’s what makes them serial killers.
@@reecez0zr regular people don’t do this shit.
The blue in your shirt is glowing!😬🟦
this man is disgusting. the fact that he messed with her body to make her look alive sends chills down my spine. the fact that he had a girlfriend and a child is so disturbing to me. I feel so sorry for the people involved in this case.
your best chance to get away is right at the very beginning when they first try and get you
Me too, it's unbelievable that someone could be so cruel, the poor girl and her family, I can't think how they've coped with this.
Why didn't he take the photo while she was alive? So messed up
@@sour3000 it's a sick joke to him . he did that after her death so he probably violated her dead body as well. This video does start by saying all the details are not revealed.
@@danischannel Woah. this whole thing is actually too much. It's distressing. How someone can do that to another human being, I cannot begin to comprehend.
Imagine how Keyes' daughter feels, knowing her own father did all this, and just a few yards away from her.
Poor Captain Keyes. Miranda is so upset :(
@@PopADoseYo
Well she doesnt really feel anything circa 2007
Everyone my moves on, not sure what kind of a person her mom would that she got along with a person like Keyes
And then took her on a cruise
Not just his daughter - his gf and family too. He used them all as pawns and alibis for his crimes. Wish he was still alive to the FBI could profile him.
Watching this video exactly 10 years to the day this poor girl lost her life. I cannot imagine the horror and pain Samantha endured. May her soul Rest In Peace.
Idk about horror but pain yes
@@lawliet2263 She must’ve felt pure terror especially at that point, when she realized that Israel was going to kill her. Her last moments were, I’m sure, extremely agonizing. Poor girl. Her life robbed from her at such a young age. May she Rest In Peace. Edit: corrected, a typo occurred.
@@roosaas idk why Israel would perform a bdsm on that girl 🤔
@@lawliet2263 Why are you trolling about such a serious topic? Maybe you think like Israel?
@@roosaas tbh i see nothing wrong in what Israel did, idk i just don't feel sad for the girl instead i can imagine how pleasurable it would have been for Israel performing bdsm on her, her pain and suffering adds up to the pleasure too
"Lung" written under the smiley face below the panic button at 5:26
You know someone's evil when the FBI gets creeped out and doesn't release the entire interrogation.
Do you really expect the FBI to release full details of anything though?
Lol. The FBI doesn’t get “creeped out.” They are very intelligent people who do everything strategically. They come across these cases on a regular basis. So if they don’t want you to know the full story, it’s for a sophisticated reason which is meant to serve their own interests. Not because they don’t want you to wet your bed at night...they could care less.
@@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627 did you know it's actually the FBIA the last letter has remained anonymous for decades
The FBI is creepy as hell too
I think they didn't to discourage copy cats
The most disturbing part is stitching the eyes open for a picture.😭
This guy was a monster
That's more disturbing to you than him chopping off and dismembering her body parts to bits and pieces? lol ok
@@Blue_Kryptonite we hear about that all the time. We never hear about stitching a victims eyes open for a ransom picture. So yep
I don't like how he said she still looked "very lively."
@@choper1337 he’s sick. And to put the family through that, thinking she’s still alive is just horrible
wheres the pic
You never willingly go to a second location with someone. The likelihood of you dying goes up significantly if you do. You fight for your life in the original location.
Yup...
Kill me here Fkr!! See if you can do it and get away.
And leave as much evidence at the scene if possible and even the car of able finger prints are a big one
Exactly, and preferably go wherever you may be with a suitable gun on your person at all times, and know how to use it properly and (most important of all) have the will to use it when push comes to shove.
She was on a busy street where the coffee shack was. The more noise she would have made, the better her chances were it would have been a different ending.
You never go anywhere with anyone you don’t know willingly ? What likelihood are you talking about ?
What’s crazy is that I have already seen this story told by two other big time crime UA-camrs and I was going to just click out of it and watch one of MrBallen’s other videos of something that I had never heard of before. Then I got roughly five seconds into it and I was thinking okay, this is worth watching because he tells stories way better than these other people lol. It’s obviously the charm and absolute talent he has at telling stories but also he uses a vernacular that is unparalleled. My husband and I binge every night after our two year old FINALLY falls asleep lol. Thank you for the temporary relief to just close our eyes and picture the story on your podcast or watch a UA-cam video because we love the sound effects and hand gestures. You deserve your success!
my middle school's principal actually almost got murdered by Israel Keys. He was driving on a highway in the midwest with 3 college students when their van broke down. They flagged down cars until they eventually got picked up by Keys. He said Keys was a very regular and well spoken man, and made him feel comfortable until they were taking turns that didn't seem like they were being led in the right direction. He took them to a rural dead end before stopping, hesitating, turning around and continuing the drive. They got dropped off and he thought nothing of it until he recognized Key's face in the news headlines. Man really did it when he felt like it, morbid shit.
Jesus. That’s terrifying.
@Vendetta I carry concealed almost everywhere. I will never get a license. The lack of that piece of government permission won't stop me from protecting me and mine.
Kinda scary anyone can get a gun
@Vendetta freedom!
@@deecee4644 a year minimum behind bars if you get caught with one in australia
Everyone gives me so much shit for being paranoid, but my paranoia has kept me out of situations like this.
literallly
Like I often say because of my own experiences, a bit of paranoia is good for ones health and safety.
Nyx Lanche
I don’t know you personally, however I wouldn’t label you as paranoid. You are, as all decent people should be at all times, AWARE. Stay safe.✌🏿
Same
@Nyx Lanche "Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you." - Henry Kissinger
That poor man saw his daughters corpse and didn’t even realize
Sauce
Wow...i did not even think of it that way!!! How horrible n 2 have 2 live w that!! Wth is wrong w ppl!!!!! 😭
Exactly, how awful
@Ande Crayke 2 = to, basically.
Nope.2 = two.Definitely
I used to watch a lot of true crime, but I stopped after a while because I feel it’s just bad for the spirit consuming too much. I’ve come to hate it, but your storytelling is incredible. I can only tolerate this content from your channel. I’m at work djing and I’m hooked. Keep up the great work!!
After seeing way too many horrible kidnapping scenarios, I’ll just take the bullet in the parking lot. I’m not going anywhere with anyone.
Very likely chance u wont even take bullet serial killers or any killer are weak minded people. When they see resistance they shake in fear if they dont shoot you in that rush of adrenaline they will probably just run away.
Carry a gun, don let anyone get the jump on you.
Yeah, chances are high they wouldn't shoot you anyways
People who are scared scream, but terror silences them. You told this young womans' story so well and in sequence easily enough to get the fear of all concerned. Poor girl, horrifying.
There are endless storys, horror beyond imagine. This is like a watermark, echoing why we feel such self loathing, never quite sure of why.. theyre all much of the same... to many, its just a game.
I’ve been there!!!!! I tried to scream when someone was outside of my window staring at me but nothing came out.
@@ninanickel3103 I'm so sorry that happened to you, it would have been terrifying. You would really understand what I mean.
I'm a 42 year old grown man and this brought tears to my eyes. Poor girl
I am 41 year old man with a wife and 7 year old daughter and this hit home hard for me.
Dude wtf is wrong with people? Like seriously what’s going through they’re head as they wake up an just decide to kill someone for they’re satisfaction.. like oooooh today is nice out, hmmm might go for a drive an kidnap someone and end their life. Fucking horrible to do that to someone’s family members WTF 🤬
It's totally okay to be a grown man and cry.
I’m not even grown yet I still feel bad. Hope she rests well.
@@VINTAGE_SASA0627 It's like what Brad Pitt asked the killer at the end of seven.
Everyone saying someone with Samantha closing the cafe would've stopped Israel Keyes clearly aren't familiar with Israel Keyes.
Serial killer for sure
@@imonyourside8376 and the fact that he's been known to abduct couples and there is reason to believe that he surmised he'd be abducting both that night. Unless it was two or more full grown men I don't see it effecting any difference.
My son and Samantha were friends, they thought it was cool having the same last name yet being unrelated. Her death was a horrific day.
I’m so sorry Al :(
Wow that's crazy
And you found this on youtube. I'm sorry for your loss.
My deepest condolences to both of you... she was in a sense family to you..
May God bless you and give you peace
@Sour Lemon I didn’t know Samantha, my son did. People started calling me, asking if she was a relative or if I knew her. Of course with the number of calls I began to field, my son’s friendship, and my expanding awareness of the incident, it did, in a very real way, become personal, but nothing like the loss of her family, her everything.
If your s/o is going to an outside shed over & over and doesn't come back smelling like weed, you need to investigate!
Especially if they tell you you can't go out there for any reason what so ever and there is always music playing, whether your s/o is there or not!
At that point you could be the next victim. Planning to check the shed after he was gone would have been smarter. But this guy did this when his family was sleeping… Truly the stuff of nightmares.
Exactly. I always felt like ppl like that should be charged as accessories because they know full well they're helping hide something awful
My ex-husband is like this. He waited till I would go to sleep and get up and start cruising around the house, on the computer etc😳 then he tried to kill me. I filed a restraining order against his father because I didn't know where my ex had gone when he left that night....my father in law then tried to Murder the Deputy serving the Restraining order. Last year. People who get up and toodle around when you're asleep is a BAD SIGN.
@@reachingcoldmountainbeforeyou idk if you're telling the truth
My middle daughter told my youngest daughter that if anyone attempted to abduct her, she should make sure she scratches them as deeply as she can.
She said "Make sure you take his DNA with you."
My middle daughter wanted to be a Forensic Psychologist. She had all kinds of tips. Mostly make sure that if you can't get away leave enough evidence so they get your killer.
That's amazing your daughter is extraordinary and a gift from God
Unfortunately and to my deepest sorrow, my daughter was killed in a car accident 4 years ago. But I do take some pride that there are a lot of young woman in Northeastern MD who know how to kick out tail lights, to tuck rug fibers and their assailants hair in their cheeks if they can, rub exposed skin on any porous or fabric surfaces available, and if possible, make themselves bleed, so there is as much DNA evidence as possible, because she taught all of her friends.
@Tarsa Dennis Best of luck to your daughter in her studies! My daughter was set on forensics from a young age. She went back and forth on Psychology and Anthropology through high school finally settling on her first love, Psychology. She wanted to study the minds of serial and psychopathic killers.
@Tarsa Dennis Sounds like she has some determination! There needs to be more women in that field. I'm rooting for her!
@@emmarz8934 I'm sorry for your loss but she's in a better place now spreading her happiness and joy
@MrBallen You are By Far, one of my top 3 UA-camrs. First- you Know how to tell a story. 2nd- You are thorough in your research and you bring it all to the table for us to draw a conclusion. 3rd- Topics are always interesting as hell. I'm from Chicago & you've even taught me stuff about my city that I never knew (and I thought I was the queen of Trivial info & all things Chicago).
Thank You for entertaining us with your vast knowledge. 😁
You aught to do like a midnight horseback ride with stories around the campfire.... cuz I would definitely pay for that!
I feel like his home defense weapon is just him randomly telling the robber a bunch of scary stories until they leave from being terrified
.....I would not doubt this. The robbers would just look at him and ask how he knows all of the details so clearly 🤦♀️
A fan of robbery you say? How about a fan of the strange dark and mysterious in story format. *robber grabs popcorn and takes a seat*
Its you again
@@mentallymain1442 *it's*
@@pxxxbxxx1981 dude, it's a joke
It’s crazy how he has a daughter and he’s a father himself but kidnaps someone else’s daughter and lies to her dad like she’s ok
its called Sociopathy.
@@WellStudied what does that mean? I can think someone having a girl friend and be a killer but having a daughter and killing someone's daughter. That sent a shiver down my spine.
@@nayyarrashid4661
Look it up. You are on the internet afterall.
SICK PPL AND MORE OUT THERE!
@@nayyarrashid4661 Not everybody possesses or develops the same emotional connections to situations, other people, social interactions or anything really.
You’re trying to rationalise somebody else’s actions by assuming they have the same level of attachment/empathy as a baseline person. What you appear to be failing to realise is that some people are completely free of thinking of other people as equal to them.
No life is sacred. Life is just existence.
There is nothing deeper. Maybe that’s their thinking? Maybe it’s just as simple of telling yourself what you do is fine?
Tbh, if you really think about the world in general it shouldn’t really surprise you to hear just how fucked up people really are.
This has taught me that regardless of what goes on, never comply with someone attempting to hold you hostage
@@nobody7817 It works but she let herself be tied up twice after he let me go the first time I would have already looked around for a weapon or just off pure adrenaline I'm beating ass
@@nobody7817 but then again male vs female that won't really work out
I agree 100% my wife’s older sister was one of the “Green River Killers” victims and just like 100’s or even thousands of young women, she believed she could nutt up and handle herself with a adult male if needed! So like I tell my daughters and ANY OTHER woman who will listen I don’t care who you are, the second a man makes that decision and crosses that line of no return no matter how tough you think you are, the male will win 90% of the time REGARDLESS!!!!
@@nobody7817 thats not true Police and military teach to fight hard and loud during the attempted kidnapping as once you are taken your chances of survival drop significantly. They do however teach that once you are taken to become submissive and attempt to get a dialog going with your kidnapper , talking about family and your life , this is to make it harder for your kidnapper to dehumanize you and make it more emotionally difficult for them to kill you.
@@nobody7817 you dont need to be an asshole about it , and for the record im an ex British infantryman with 10 years service buddy and although i never took the SAS entrance which includes the escape and evasion exercise a good friend of mine did. What i wrote is what i remember him explain to me ove a beer when discussing his faild attempt at getting into SAS and a discussion about what you do if someone trys to kidnapp you. Maybe i remember incorrectly, its possible as this was in early 2000's but do not talk down to me like im a no good civvy piece of shit thankyou , i may not be a bigshot like you who clearly cant wait to tell everyone how above everyone he is .
It’s crazy to think that if not for the ATM CCTV capturing his vehicle in the background, Israel Keyes may never have been caught.
What a horrible thing to happen to that young woman. I feel so sorry for her dad. Rest in peace .
I can't imagine what the daughter of Israel Keyes went through finding out about her dad.
This coward killed him self because he new what was waiting for him in prison
If anyone pulls a gun on you and tells you to go with them, run like crazy even if your hands are tied! The only reason they have to take you to a secondary location is that they don't feel comfortable killing you right there. Most of those who run live, and most of those who cooperate die.
Fear is gripping. But you are right. I'd rather take my chances on the spot then go to a secluded place to be tortured or slowly killed anyway.
I agree. I would rather run and take the chance of a gun wound then give them the satisfaction of them having power of me. But none of us know how we would act to this Very Unfamiliar event. Poor poor family and sick man. Cant imagine how his girlfriend and child feel now knowing what he was doing to her while all the while playing “daddy” yuck
I would lull them into believing I was their victim and then turn the tables on them. I watched UFC a couple times, so I know what to do when we get to that secondary location. I'm no fool though. My window of opportunity may only come around 3 or 4 times, but I have the patience of a monk. Time to start looking vulnerable....
True. A cop advised this 20 years ago on a crime show. Resist as much as you can.
@@fvckinfool101 you would have a very high chance of running away. Especially in the weather conditions and it being dark out. He had a piston, it would be incredibly hard to place a lethal shot on a running target. Not to mention all the stress and fear he would have been going through.
And the creepy thing is, he's not the only one out there doing things like this.
@Toddy Lane and if any learn of Keyes methods they'll become much more effective killers
@Toddy Lane something to think about...those are the numbers that the fbi wants us to know about...think about all the ones that they don't know about and or ones that are so disturbing that they don't tell people about them at all.
Awful thing was not only did Keyes terrify Anchorage and the surrounding area, he wasn’t the only serial killer we had that year. ( I live in the area).
That’s the creepiest thing of all, also, they’re probably that sick they look for stuff like this on UA-cam, and therefore at least one person watching this is a serial killer. Arrrggggghh, people are so messed up!
Nooo
Mr Ballen fans already know this, but polite reminder: Never let an assailant take you to a second location. Ever.
This boils my blood. In the words of Superman ...
“I understand now. The world needs people in charge who are willing to put the animals down.”
Or at least, let other animals loose to deal with the real bad ones.
Use a monster to kill a monster.
@@nathanjones6638 nah cause then that monster will turn on you and it’s a never ending cycle you might as well get people who are willing to put the animals down and there’s plenty of em.
@@nathanjones6638 Only a man can kill a monster.
@@harrison1743 And only a ghost gun can kill a ghost.
@@thelast344 and only a ghost can eat marinara without soiling the white outfit
My wife and I lived in Fairbanks, Alaska when this happened. Our church and several other churches in the area donated money to help find her. This shocked the State and broke so many hearts.
Heartbreaking and sickening. I’m so deeply sorry for what y’all went through. God is good all the time and He is sifting the earth as wheat and eventually all that awfulness will be locked away from His elect, for eternity. Selah. 🔥🙌🏽🫶🏻🔥💝
See, this is why my parents told me to fight like hell- it was always “make sure to fight hard enough either to get killed or run away... you don’t wanna get taken away, cause you’ll go thru c r a p if you let them take you away”
That’s a really terrible way to put it and it’s so horrifyingly accurate. Another tip (for younger kids) is to yell “I DONT KNOW THEM” bc nobody wants to pay attention to a kid having a “tantrum” in public
@@eileensnow6153 I was told to yell "fire" because normally, people turn their cheek to someone yelling "rape" or "sexually harassed" or to children saying anything and same for women. Yell fire and people usually look.
My dad use to tell me the same thing, he would add, and " leave DNA everywhere and anyway possible, spit, pull your hair out and make sure it gets in the vents and seams of everything, scratch yourself enough to make any skin flakes loose enough to slough off onto the car, " he said " Hell, wipe your snot and boogers on and under the seats. Anyway possible to prove you have been in there house , car, etc. And make sure you fight - don't worry about anything but you getting free and leaving evidence to put that bastard in prison. .Scratch the Hell out of him, digging there skin making sure to have there DNA on you, and under your nails. "
Not always that easy, often they don't get the opportunity, especially children who are easily overpowered by a large adult, but, I totally agree in theory.
If you just leave a mark/ cut /scrape etc on their hands or face, a visible sign of struggle, it leaves some evidence that might get noticed by a trained eye. Go into friggin' berserker/ Tasmanian devil mode and yell, scream, bite, kick, scratch, slap, punch, anything you can manage, you are literally fighting for your life, giv'em everything you've got, you could get lucky. I've read of plenty of kids that did fight back and made it out alive. 👍
@@sitiviajade13 So often people forget that simple trick if other people are within hearing range, you're absolutely correct! If anyone hears that, it's always in THEIR best interest to investigate! 😉