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#3 -- "High Stakes” -- 0:39 -- Sometimes what might seem like a “harmless” dare, can have disastrous consequences
#2 -- "Family Dinner” -- 3:50 -- In 2013, a man was preparing dinner for his family, when he realized he was missing a key ingredient for the meal
#1 -- "Head of the Family” -- 13:19 -- Recently separated man decided he needed to do something really special for his estranged wife
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15 years for an intentional act that killed so many is an insult to the victim's.
He got released after 6 too
@@rowe024 UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE!!!
@@quilmesdaveyeah😢
@@rowe024What! That's obscene!
That guy only got fifteen years for killing like 70 people .
Imagine getting ready for dinner and the next thing is abruptly losing all your family members. That's one hell of a big trauma for Maria for the rest of her life. I hope she scales through.
Lots of these stories are old so she’s probably a grown up now and moved on unless this was recent. She probably has her own trauma but you know maybe she grew up and has a beautiful life and family now.
@@tylerthomas7763 it happened in August of 2013. Hopefully Maria is doing well.
@@Blissfulnessence 10 years probably a teen or adult now. I hope she’s doing well. What a tragic thing to happen hopefully she ended up in a good home.
Totes off topic, but.. Your name caught me, thats perfect way to describe what art making sometimes is; problem solving & figuring out new ways to do things. From now on Im going to tell my husband to scramble or shut up, Im artivating :)
@@tylerthomas7763did you even listen to the story? Clearly says she’s 13 and it happened in 2013. So it’ll make her 23-24.
I appreciate you clarifying that the picture was of real potatoes. I was worried they were computer generated or fake potatoes, but my worries were alleviated.
😂😂
Yes, those damned potato fumes
hahaha
It was the real potato’s that killed them
@@raggamuffin2682 does this mean I have to throw my expired instant mash out?!
I actually grew up hearing the story of Stephen and Gregory. My dad and uncle were both stationed at Sickles in Fluda when this happened. My uncle talked about how he had actually met one of them in passing a few days before the incident happened. The scariest part to me was when he set the head down infront of her he said something along the lines of “here you go now you and Greg can sleep together all you want. But I don’t think you will be sleeping much any more” It’s crazy that I’m 27 now and I’m watching a Mr. Ballen video about a story I heard as young as 5 or 6.
Oof poetic.
bro broke the code he had it comin
i love all human beings, but i wont feel bad for dian and gregory. steven was the real victim. they shouldnt have tortured him. they turned him into that. i hope more women grow up and develop a heart and not become sociopaths like dian and gregory, not having any sensitivity or concern for the loving angels they torment like steven, because he was a loving angel they tormented until they twisted him into that. real talk. they owe it to themselves.
uhhh get help
@@ashcloud87 hahaha bro I’ve been getting help.
The Alexander Kluiyev story gets even more infuriating when you take into account the fact he only served six of his sentenced fifteen years. For an inexcusably reckless "hey, watch this" prank that cost 70 people their lives.
I don't know whether to feel sad or angry at this complete morons actions. Should have at least got a life sentence.
Yeah but every Russian prison year is like 5 American ones
@@Nerobyrne 70 lives lost. Their families devastated. I don't care if the russian prison he was in is worse than an American prison. Those idiots decided to goof off in a way that put innocent people at risk. Completely unnecessary risk. He could have been tortured for the entire 6 years and I'd still say he should stay in prison.
@@p5eudo883 oh yeah he should be there for the rest of his life
What I don't get is how none of those family members did 6 divided by 70 and then with that number in mind, killed that prick and told the instance that is how long he should stay in prison.
I like to not watch this channel for a solid 2-3 months, and then i make a week-long marathon watching all the videos i've missed in a row
SAME
Same!!!
Same here😅😅
Thought we all did that lol
I usually watch the videos during exercise and when ever I stop I pause so I make a video last a whole week maybe even long cuz I've seen all the rest
I've never heard of being killed by potato fumes. I will be so much more careful in the root cellar. Thank you for sharing this sad story 😢
Potatoes are Poisonous as are Tomatoes. Potatoes even when not rotten and are just unripe can be deadly toxic. Vice Versa Tomatoes that are unripe unless they're literally Green Tomatoes can make you sick or poison. Tomatine and Solanine poisoning theyre both of the NightShade family. The Green in the UNripe Potato is basically Visible Solanine.
They died from Solanide Gas... Fumes from rotten potatoes that sit in a non-ventilated area
Imagine having a bag of potatoes take out your entire family? Rough.
Also never store perishable potatoes and onions in contact with one another, in the same place (90% certain this the forbidden combination that I'm trying to recall). Their individual spoiling patterns somehow act as catalysts for each other and you end up with both unsalvageable much sooner than with only potatoes or only onions separately…
@@valeriunichitean302 wtf i never knew that. I always keep em together. In their own bags of course but def same place in the cupboard.
My grandma raised her own potatoes in a co-op with a few other people. She also had a big cellar, so she stored some for people who didn’t have room. I never understood why she’d open all the windows in the house, open the cellar hatch, and we would go outside to do; what seemed to me at the time; useless little putting around for 15 minutes. Then she would go down with a burlap sack and get a bunch, after telling me to stay there and tell her a story. I didn’t realize at the time that the potatoes were the reason for all these precautions. When I wasn’t there, she’d get a neighbor or potato co-op member to come and shoot the town gossip while she gathered some.
RIP Grandma. You were my favourite person!
I had no idea either
A military personnel who killed his bestfriend for betraying him gets life imprisonment, while a bored pilot that indirectly killed 70 people gets 15 years!? WTF!?
two different systems of govt and law- one american and one soviet- if that was an american pilot he wouldve seen a much harsher sentence
And he only served 6 of the 15 years
It's just ruZZia. To get a life sentence he'd have to insult their dictator.
They have a saying (supposedly coined by Stalin) „Ludiei u nas mnogo", which means "We have plenty of people", meaning human life is expendable and not worth a dime.
@@winstonknowitall4181Damn!!😢
One crime was stupidity, arrogance, and negligence that led to an unintentional mass-casualty incident.
The other was unhinged, possessive, primitive rage that led to an intentional murder and the intentional traumatization of another person, because this dude couldn't just cut his losses and walk away from both people with dignity.
One of these cannot be allowed to walk the streets again, not even in broad daylight, because he clearly can't be relied upon to consistently act like a human being instead of a chimp in heat. The other simply shouldn't be allowed to drive or pilot any form of mass transportation ever again.
As soon as you said “I can make a bet” I knew exactly what stupid crash this was, I still cannot believe the Captain could ever make such a stupid decision knowing he was responsible for everyone’s safety.
What an asshole, like wow, being bored, so he decides to just risk the lives of a ton of people… and the copilot agreeing on the bet instead of telling him how absolutely horrible of an idea that is? Just no
Same, I knew it was going to be about Aeroflot Flight 6502.
@@tezzanoiayeah I really do not understand why the copilot didn’t say “that’s a bad idea” or take over the controls, he just… let it happen?!?!?
And he got 15 years😂 while the guy that killed a snake got life smdhhhh
@@Redbeef0 apparently he only served 6 years and he's roaming free now. That's outrageous. He's no different from mass murderers imo yet he only got a slap on the wrist.
Its so nice that Steven found a prelabeled bag for the present he brought his wife ❤
Ikr ironic that the bag was made for the gift
It was a very thoughtful gift.
How generous 🌚
😂😂😂
i love that too , i love all human beings, but steven was the real victim.
Story #3 is a perfect example of how MrBallen sets up stories to make them more engaging.
15 years for being responsible for 70 deaths. That’s despicable
Oh please. Your country let's pedophiles go WITHOUT jail or prison sentences AFTER they are caught in sting operations. So don't even open your cock hole about this.
Should of been 1 year for each person on the plane
Should've been 70 life sentences.
Klyuev actually appealed and got his sentence reduced to just 6 years!
@@justrad19u mean 1 life sentence for each person? if so then yes
I feel so sorry for Maria 😢 She lost her whole family in one day over such a sad situation like leaving old potatoes in the cellar.
Because of this story I know a way out thank u Maria :)
@@Sayyourmum bro what
@@MaeRose26Way out of the closet.
@@MaeRose26 Maybe he's got a diabolical plan to end a relationship, or he has figured out how to avoid that same fate.
@amnotmemeZ Um, ok...😒 Whatever the hell that's supposed to mean.
I knew about the 3rd case from when I was younger. My dad was in the army so I basically spent my whole childhood in Germany esp at that same time. Plus my dad was also a cook in the army & the guy who he killed was also a cook, that’s why he went to the mess hall/Dfac (dining facility) & found him near the pay phones by the mess hall.
I always appreciate your honesty about your mental health struggles. And im so glad you found this new path of storytelling as we all benefit from that!!
I love that he throws in things like “picture of real potato.” 😂
Thank god he did! I was so worried that they might be fake!! 🗿
And......"different" rotten potatoes too!😂😂
Visuals are better for us to process, story becomes more engrossing
"NOT a real picture of the burning onions" made me chuckle
He is doing that bc ppl can sue him for false information. As stupid and dumb as that is ppl have done that before. And yeah you can get in trouble for not labeling the picture as not real photo of whatever it is he’s showing.
I hope Maria is doing okay. I can’t imagine how she felt losing her entire family all at once.
What I don't get is why EACH person went down to the basement even though no one was coming up!
@@cdes1776hindsight is only 20/20. Even as a first responder myself, my first instinct would be to go and check on my family because they could be hurt.
@@cdes1776 Because you've got hindsight, and that just doesn't happen, or make sense to people.
@@cdes1776there are unfortunately many instances of this happening. Its because some gases are able to knock a person unconcious in only 1 or 2 breaths, so the person sees the other incapacitated people and starts trying to help them, then faints and eventually dies.
@@Bloink You are right ✅️
The exact same thing happened to me when I unexpectedly got medically retired after 10 years. I spent years in a pit of depression! It encouraged me to see you thriving. I will be there one day!!😊
Lots of respect to Mr. Ballen for talking about his mental health struggles and attempting to help others.
My 6-year-old broke his collar bone on Friday at recess. At the ER the "comfort show" he asked to watch was Mr Ballen. Meant enough to me I had to share. Thank you for being such a good storyteller and giving us this content as often as you do.
That's a cool kid!
I hope ur son feels better soon x
Wishing him a speedy recovery!! ❤🙏
Get Well Soon young man xx
Sorry to hear about your son's injury. I have a 6 year old as well, and frankly, I'm surprised he hasn't broken any bones yet (grateful, but surprised). I broke my collar bone many years ago, and it's a very uncomfortable injury, but thankfully, kids tend to bounce back much more seamlessly than adults. Best of luck to you and your son during his recovery.
I never knew potatoes could be so deadly. I hope that little girl is doing alright. How horrible to lose your whole family in seconds…
I've never heard that before either and I just turned 50 this month. As soon as MrB revealed the cause of the family's death my first thought was I wonder how many lives he just saved from future potatogeddons as a result of him sharing this little known fact. I've left unused potatoes go bad in the pantry plenty of times. We usually buy a bag of them bc they're cheaper that way even though we don't make them very often. Not doing that anymore!
@@birdflipper When I was studying to become a veterinarian, our farm animal nutrition teachers sternly warned us not to mess with potatoes! And beets. Sugar beets. It needs to be soaked, but God forbid you soak it for too long...
@@birdflipper I remembered hearing this story told by another youtuber some time ago, and they mentioned it most likely being because the potatoes were exposed to sunlight. So keeping them in the pantry would probably significantly reduce the risk of something like this happening. Unlike a basement where light might be able to shine on the potatoes through windows. Its still a good habit to throw away food that's gone bad to prevent stuff like this.
@Itsmylife77777
😮 that's seriously scary. I need to tell my sister. She's top comfortable eating stuff
solanine gas.
Hi ya. Hey thank you for opening up and talking about your transition problem when you left the force that was very brave of you and , I'm certain it took a great deal to talk about on your video. I feel quite confident when I say I believe in just few words, you will have helped many people to understand and deal with their issues.
Once again, thank you.
This is really concerning considering the increase in people homesteading and gardening--many people have basements and root cellars where they are storing tons of potatoes. I hope they know about this sort of thing. How horrible to lose your entire family especially as a young girl!
Problem was that the fumes had nowhere to go it's not that toxic..
I had to go back and make sure I heard right. 15 years is not enough for being responsible for the death of over 70 people. Second story is heartbreaking, losing your entire family like that is crazy and third one I just knew he was gonna say he cut his head off.
That "pilot" only served six years for this atrocity! All those lives gone from something that was totally preventable! Hubris!
That b*ch was responsible for that
3 story i thought Stephen had cut off a different body part
In my opinion the justice system should be "eye for an eye"
@@thesansthataskedCheating on your spouse used to be a crime, probably should still be.
I was living on an army base in Germany as an army wife in 1993, and we heard the story of the “crazed GI” who had found out his wife was having an affair and had delivered the boyfriend’s severed head to her at the hospital. This was pre-internet so we were never sure how true the story was. I had almost forgotten about it until hearing this episode today. As soon as Mr. Balkan started the story, I remembered the stories we had heard back on 1993. It’s amazing to learn 30 years later that they were all true.
I'm guessing she miscarried with the shock.
What he did was obviously wrong but women need to stop acting like whores. Getting pregnant by someone other than your husband is despicable. Too many cheating pieces of garbage out here, and that goes for men and women. Is it really that hard to be faithful to the person you pledged your life to? If so, you shouldn't be married. Whores aren't meant to marry. They're meant to be passed around.
Women want a guy to go all in emotionally. When he does, that creates a responsibility for the woman not to do something that's going to annihilate him emotionally.
A woman always has the right to end a relationship for any reason or no reason at all, but just as a man doesn't have the right to assault a woman, she shouldn't have the right to destroy him emotionally. That doesn't justify murder, but it does make it less surprising that it happened. Of course, the manner in which it happened was bat-shit crazy and made her leaving him look like a wise idea. The manner in which she did that however, makes her an evil, twisted bitch who deserves no sympathy whatsoever.
@@NickTaruSpeaking as a guy, you're insane
@@NickTaru The pronouns are easily interchangeable.
Thank you for having pictures again, it adds so much to the story!! You are the BEST!!
As for Diane, have a happy time raising that baby and explaing to him/her what happened and why !
Also have an excellent time telling the relatives of your husband what had happened and why.
Who told you she's going to tell him/her what happened. He/she might decide to not tell her nothing u dummy.
Frl!! All 3 of them are in wrong and Dianne caused it in the first place and im don't think she even has remorse for it
@@natsumi_mayaro5471
I agree 👍
I know woke morons on tiktok these days like to use the term PTSD but for soldiers this is/was a very very real, brutal & tragic thing. Any traumatic event a soldier experiences post-war has significant potential to literally drive them completely insane. Even the "Rambo" movies tried to touch on this and it seemed to go over many people's heads.
You're blaming the victim. They weren't even together anymore when this happened. People have the right to leave relationships. They also have the right to form new ones with whoever they please. I can understand the fact it was his best friend being a betrayal, but she got honest with him about it. And even so, it doesn't come close to an excuse for chopping someone's head off and serving it to someone else.
Please put things in perspective, and stop blaming women for everything.
The potato story is so sad but once you mentioned old potatoes I knew where it was going. One time I didn’t notice a potato fall out of a bag, so it sat in a cupboard for a while. One day I noticed a stench coming out from that area, I thought it was the nearby garbage bag, but once I took it out it still smelled. I eventually found the potato and the smell didn’t leave me for hours. I have never smelled something so disgusting, it was horrific. That was one potato, I can’t imagine having a bunch of them in that condition.
I work in the hospital and have smelled AWFUL smells. But rotten potatoes will haunt you. Def top 3 of the worst things I've ever smelled
smart
Lots of people don’t know about poisonous gas rotten potatoes produces. However there are some other that produce even deadly!
Someone once told me that a bag of really really old rotting potatoes is what a dead human body smells like
I showed my mom that story right when she told my dad to throw the old potatoes that looked like they were spoiling 😂
The moment Mr Ballen said the pilot "could practically land it in his sleep" I knew the accident he was going to talk about. How can somebody do such an unimaginably idiotic thing is beyond my comprehension.
Because he's a Russian who got bored.
I know! I know! An idiot person.
Oh no, I said, surely he's not going to put everyone's life in danger bc he's bored 😢
It’s Russia, human life has no value there
@@RadenWAyour armpit of the goats value has no you balloon! Hey siri
Thank you for being so open and sharing your story during the ad read.
It's definitely nice taking a break then coming back to a whole bunch of episodes your videos helped me break down my theory on why so many crazy things happen to ppl in different ways but how it can be linked together still. Explaining this to the ppl would be a dream.
The second incident is so frightening, can't imagine how that must have felt like for the poor little girl..
That one blew my mind. I had no idea something like that could happen.
That's insane how potatoes can be that deadly if not dealt with properly reminds me of sulferic acid smoke.
I an never leaving potatoes in an enclosed room now
@@bnsz8704 they say you are not suppose to but I keep mine in the fridge.
A fridge is just a small, cold, enclosed room tho lol. Might be where the saying came from @@susanryan3479
I worked as potato importer before and potato came in cargo container for my country. In my training, we have to open the container door briefly before start transporting out the potato because some bad potatoes started to rot during freight and releasing toxic gas called solanine gas.
Glad for good training!! Also thanks: I wanted to know what “rotting potato gas” is exactly. 😅
100 TIMES more likely to die of CO2 than solanine... AND it can be found at any rotting vegetation... especially in confined spaces... NOT that the training to air out containers is off, though... That works for ANY gaseous build up. Solanine is over-rated... and requires sunlight to be produced... not heat... not bacteria... not necessarily moisture... SUNLIGHT... ;o)
@@alexiswilliamsinc i believe its actually h2s gas that the potatoes produced, not solanine, h2s occurs when organic matter decomposes in an oxygen deficient atmosphere, h2s (Hydrogen2 Sulfide) actually smells like rotten eggs, due to the sulfur, and in low concentrations it's easily noticeable however when its concentrated it actually paralyses the olfactory nerves and you lose the ability to smell, at sufficient concentrations it instantly causes unconsciousness and paralyzes the lungs causing death to oxygen deprivation, h2s is also known as sewer gas as it can occur in septic tanks and sewer systems as waste decomposes without sufficient oxygen in the atmosphere.
@@201doom Rotting potatoes smell like death, not eggs. Had some go bad in my kitchen a while ago and had me looking for a dead rat.
Learn something new, generations of my family stored potatoes in their cellars.
Thank you for your honesty on reaching out for help…talking with others is very powerful for making one feel better;) not every day is sunshine and rainbows, BUT raindrops can bring beautiful flowers for tomorrow ❤
The sentence of the pilot is by far a more scary story than any of the MrBallen's stories😢
The tragic death of Maria's family is exactly how my volleyball teammate's family die. It's a common thing to keep potatoes in the ground in Russia, but everybody knows the rule that you need to ventilate the cellar before entering it. Always. Unfortunately my mate's mom forgot to do it and three lives were taken. Such a tragedy.
What's more amazing than his story telling, is how he never runs out of ideas to terrorize the like button.
😂
I swear 😂😂😂 my husband was like "Did he say take the tabs off?!" He wasn't even listening to the stories 😂😂😂
If his mom is still helping that explains a lot of it. She is an amazing help. He showed their creative processes in a video once I believe.
He needs to animate them as YT shorts. Would do sooo well.
😂 right
I am so glad your therapist help to I'm very happy about that. God bless you and your family
I know a lot people comment about what a good story tells you are but it's more than that! The way you set the scene and put us into the persons shoes and tell the story in a way not revealing certain things till the end is really engaging! Thanks keep up the stories!!! What will my life be like when you run out of stories!!!!😮
I was in the military, in Germany, when the beheading occurred. Let's just say, soldier's mental health when returning from deployment to their families became a BIG DEAL.
Don't lose your head over this, man.
💔 that was so sad.
Scary too.
I heard about it to while stationed on an Air Force base in Greece. The guy I heard it from was such a gossip, I wasn't sure it was true. I can't believe this story was featured as a MrBallen story 30 yrs later.
Most people don't take being cucked by their best friend well.
@@psyxypher3881 Deserved it both of them
In regard to Alexander Kliuyev, I don’t know what the _HELL_ Aeroflot was thinking by allowing him to fly a commercial aircraft. His blatant disregard for safety and reckless behavior cost almost _75 PERCENT_ of the plane’s occupants their lives, yet he’s a FREE MAN today!! Still a MASSIVE injustice for the victims’ families, if you ask me…
*Edit: Kliuyev’s sentence actually got reduced to just _6 YEARS IN PRISON_ so he was released early and is a free man today. Absolutely disgusting.
15 years for a large loss of life due to a deliberate disregard of other people’s safety is crazy
Trust in the force did not go well
@@FreedomHero4 It ended up being reduced to _6 YEARS_ actually so it added salt to a gaping wound
won't be a free man for much longer when someone finds him, reads his background and pulls out their piece to remove him from earth and straight to hell
I don't believe the copilot was in on it as that garbage pilot was most likely the only testimony. The chances of two people agreeing to this are incredibly low.
You told the head story with such enthusiasm. Love it!!
Thank you for your service!!!!
She lost her entire family to potatos....
That is literally horrible.
Ok, now I am curious. What would be something that is figuratively horrible then?
@@unschuldshascherl what are you even on about???
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What is your purpose here? Other than to attempt to think you've done something.
It's a comment.
On youtube.
And almost a month old.
🤔
@@arielx31 Calm down, I am just wondering, even a month later, what you would call figuratively horrible since there must be such a pendent if there is a need to say you mean it in its literal meaning. No need to pee your little girls panties over a genuine question.
@unschuldshascherl wondering after a month later? Girl, find a hobby. 🤣
Also, im a grown adult. It's weird to even say "little girls pants" and all this other crap. It's gross.
And lastly, it's a comment. Move on with your life. There is no "figuratively" or whatever the hell you're on about. People like you just ruin everything or put meaning where there really isn't any. 🤣
@@unschuldshascherlI’m not involved but let me just say: losing your entire family to old potatoes is horrible, period.
Does anybody else miss him doing 3to 4 or 5 stories a week?!
Yes!!!
Very very much BRING IT BACK PLZ OR AN EQUIVALENT 😢😢😢
Yeh me I miss the good old days of 3/4/5 uploads a week
Yeah but he a bigger a channel now that have more responsibilities to fulfill
He also does a podcast with weekly original stories so he’s still putting out the same level of content really
Thank you for telling the story of Steven and Gregory. I heard this story when I was stationed in Germany in the early 90's. I never heard that the bag was made by head though, which adds to the story of why he chose his method.
Thank you for sharing that with us. We never really get to see different sided of you here on UA-cam!! You're great! God bless you and thank you for serving our great USA! 💙
That second story is heart breaking holy moly. That poor child, i hope she gets the help she needs because the trauma from that would be astronomical.
That was a wild story I feel for that young girl..
I know right! I can't imagine having to grow up knowing I was the kid of a lying cheating mom and a guy who screws his "best friends" wife behind his back.
My heart literally broke for that poor wee girl.
@@tattoomaniacsalina? They're talking about the poor girl whose entire family was killed by the rotting potatoes.
The guy deserved it, and the mom was a cheating hore, got off easy
When I heard the first story, all I kept thinking, was please tell me there’s no one else in the plane. It just baffles me as to why so many justice systems are incredibly warped because if it was their own family members that this happened to, it would’ve been a different story, they would fight harder. And then you get people that are locked up for petty things that spend decades of their life in prison, meanwhile, murderers et cetera get the bare minimum.
I always remind myself that these are “legal” systems, not “justice” systems. Satisfying the letter of the law is the priority, not delivering justice. I hate that it’s the case, but it helps temper my expectations when it comes to crime and punishment. Sometimes justice is achieved, or at least a ruling is fair, but I think most of the time the scales are left grossly imbalanced.
@@schwaaardit’s Russia what do you expect 😂
Thank you for your service Ballen I'm sorry you suffered from those mental problems and therapy helped God bless.
Excellent job Stephen! 🎉🎉
The cellar/old potatoes story was very moving...imagine, your whole family gone in a matter of minutes, from toxic fumes from old potatoes! That's truly sad. RIP to the family. Prayers for the surviving little girl.
💙💙💙💙🙏🙏🙏🙏✝️✝️
Very sad, but sort of beautiful how they all went together painlessly. Besides the girl of course. 😢
Roll Tide Shannon!!! 🙏🏻🐘🏈
My uncle died cuz of wine fumes in the same way in a cellar and my dad had a heart attack but was taken out of there fast enough so he recovered. When I heard the story and how the were closing the door behind them and not coming back I though the same story...
Happens all the time it just happened to 3 young hunters from Florida in Texas they fell into cistern and all three died one after another trying to save each other . Hydrogen Sulfide is real and everywhere .
@@BamaFanUSMCwhoa....crazy...i saw the Bama A therefore came here to say "Sweet Home Alabama," then i see your name & thought it was wild due to me being a Marine Corps vet that loves Bama as well!
Damn a broken heart and betrayal of your loved one with your best friend can bring the worst out of people.
I mean it wasn’t right to kill his best friend but i do feel his pain. I felt it myself more than once.
Military marriages never work 😂
Right? This s#&$ was some straight up savage, ironic revenge against the supposed friend and wife who betrayed him...tho obviously way overboard. How crazy that he brings her the dude's actual head in a "Head" gym bag...smh. 🤦♂️
@@savagesmoker5774I can picture him pacing about and then looking down at the bag. Reading it and then thinking yea that's what's going in there.
You've been cheated on by your man and best friend? eesh that's a rough one to go through twice, sorry to hear that. Hope your able to move on quickly and trust again 🙏
@alalverson1603 Yea, he probably really did do it that way. Because I doubt it was planned exactly like that. Like u mentioned he most likely just spotted the bag and thought of the irony...as twisted as it is.
I am so very thankful that you have become a professional story teller. I love your content because I love the dark mysterious and creepy. I love much more that you are such a strong person to recognize issues within yourself and take care of them for yourself and your loved ones. Sometimes the toughest battle , the most difficult tour; is a struggle from within. I respect you immensely for being a good man. Most men, and actually people will not try to become the best they can. (Side note.. any seal who's but hurt about your success is a d bag)
Massachusetts says hello.
Peace brother. ✌
Thank you for your content.
Thank you for your service mrballen
Me: “I can’t wait to see the photos MrBallen has with this week’s amazing video. I love the immersion that seeing the actual photos provides his stories.”
MrBallen: (REAL PHOTO OF POTATOES)
Me: 😊
Same ! 😂😂😂
Came here for this comment 😂
I think we've all seen old potatoes with those growths in them lol. But now I'm going to look at those with terror!
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According to what I’ve read, Schap burst into the room and after pulling out the head and holding it in front of Diane he said “Look Diane, Glover’s here! You can sleep with him every night now. Only you won’t sleep, because all you’ll see is this!” Then yelled at doctors to not cover the head, and calmly waited to be arrested while sitting in a chair in the corner of the room. Fuckkkkedddddd.
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
@@garygood6804 Her lie cost the life of an innocent person, and turned a loving, trying guy, into the villain, a murderer. Why can't people just, not lie in adult scenarios...jeez.
@@Keima97his friend is just as bad. They got what they deserved.
@@Keima97wtf is wrong with you? If your reaction to a loved one moving on is killing their lover, you really need to get some help.
OMG shocking that last story ... I'm speechless.. Great stories as usual mr. Ballen ❤❤❤
I really respect MrBallen's honesty about his struggles ❤
On the 3rd story. I knew this story before you even told it. I was stationed at USDB Ft Leavenworth when inmate Schap arrived and was assigned to my detail. I do know you tried to make it family friendly by changing what he said to her when he pulled the head out, it was way more sinister than what you said. Plus you left out how many times he had to kick his head to get it off the body because his knife could not cut all the way through his spine. I read his trial transcript, as I did with all inmates being assigned to my detail. I enjoy your content and look forward to it every Sunday. I hope one day you will tell the story of Jackie Dacusin, a 13 y/o girl who was murdered at Ft Drum in 1992. It was a tragedy that I have never seen covered by anyone. I was unfortunately the MP who was dispatched to the area to locate her, as we thought that just maybe the person that reported it was lying, we were wrong.
Im deeply sorry you had to experience that. Truly some demented people walk among us
If you look up the second comment above yours the guy was stationed at Leavenworth and Schap was part of hos detail. What a small world.
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I am so sorry you had to witness that in Fl.
What did he really say when he pulled the head out?
@@williamwallaceoftheus8033 Yeah that guy's wife was really horrible. Poor dude.
@@WreckedRover Don’t know the full story but the whole ‘I don’t feel loved so I’m leaving you’ is so horrible. Not excusing the murder but I don’t pity her that much
Man, one thing I REALLY miss about when MrBallen first started is that almost every video eventually ended up becoming 3 stories, but in recent times it's usually 1 story per video. So, naturally, when we get the occasional 3 story video, that legit makes my day, I love this channel. This is the only UA-cam channel I watch regularly for every new upload.
(I do love the 1 story vids too, it gives MrBallen more time to give more detail and information. Plus, I know that if every video was 3 stories, it would be easier to run out of material for new vids. But still, this just made my night!)
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3 stories cheapens them individually IMO. At the same time not all of them need to be 25 mins each. It’s a balance and I don’t think one is necessarily Better than the other.
Also in the beginning alot of Ballens content were famous strange/dark/mysterious stories already in story format. His best work that he seems most excited to do are stories HE basically is introducing to a wide audience that is lesser known.
At the same time stories I’ve heard a million times like the bell witch were amazingly done so again I think it’s just a preference thing.
I Honestly like both because the longer stories really make you think and keep you engaged like a good mystery show
I know how you feel, this guy is a class storyteller 👌
Back in the "we upload 4 or 5 times a week" era.
Those were the days
I really appreciate your service and your stories sir, charismatic!
Perfect storytelling!💯💯
That first story is wild to me. Reminds me of the pilots who let their kids have at the controls, and they proceeded to slam into a mountainside. Boredom is not an excuse to endanger and ultimately end dozens of lives.
My wife said the same thing.. we thought it was that story at first
That really happened?
The second one is truly saddening, I really hope the girl is okay now, wherever she is. 😔
Good for Steven
That was kind of poetic justice
Thank you for your service MrBallen~We all need to respect and support this great Democracy we are a part of.♥ I'm addicted to your stories~ Much love to the great effort you've put into your channel.
Theres something eerily good about how amazing this man is at telling stories... Like he be telling the most derranged messed up stories and still make you feel like a warm and fuzzy campfire story because his delivery is so on point...
😂😂 you speak the truth
I fall asleep to his stories like they’re sweet bedtime stories
It's the flannel shirt ❤
I like his delivery as well but find the hand movements over the top
I guess you like being told bullshit, a large amount of his stories are exaggerated
I'd imagine the like button also has a podcast about all the strange, dark, and mysterious things that happen to him every week
Lmao...underrated commet
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He's got PBSD...post ballen stress disorder
@@Jessica-lh1jjnow overated
missing can tabs is pretty sinister. monstrous.
i figured out the last one before he finished it but they were good stories. I love Mr. Ballen.
I love listening to you Mr Ballen your the best story teller in the world!! 🥰
I was in Germany when the last story happened. It was a pretty big deal. It made it so that any infidelity that came to the attention of the commander resulted in the non military spouse being sent back home to the states.
I think infidelity should be treated way harsher. I was locked up with people that had never committed crimes in their lives until they were cheated on because they were BORING. people or TOO DEVOTED. some people are so stupid they would ditch a devoted person for someone else. Unfortunately I did that to my ex girlfriend for my abusive ex wife. She was heart broken. I'm a woman so both men and women do it and it's so wrong. That woman I left was wonderful I was stupid for leaving her and there is no excuse for people to do that to good people
Adultery in the military is a big no-no. Don't screw your brother-in-arms wife.
@@tomcollins5112 Strictly in the military, though. Civilian wives committing adultery will get no punishment whatsoever.
She and the best friend were horrible people and she should receive a fine for what she did, but I don't excuse any spouse that can't let go. To go to these extreme actions because their spouse cheated on them. He deserves life in prison.
@@somebody700Neither do the men
15 years in prison for taking the lives of 70 people because you felt bored sounds like injustice for victims who all lost their lives .
@@ajetc697 very unfair if you ask me
And apparently he got out after 6...
lol 15 years that's crazy
@@helleaplays140 ...JESUS CHRIST, pay attention....it's in the actual story. Did you need a commenter to actually tell you this?
@@th-sd6ni weirdo
"Not a real photo of the burning onions." Lol
MR. BALLEN IS THE BOMB!!! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS, I'VE BEEN WATCHING FOR A COUPLE YEARS, YOU MAKE IT INTRIGUING!! THANK YOU😊😊😊😊
The scariest thing to me about the second story, is something like this actually happened to me. We had this lazy Susan with potatoes that had gone bad in it. My mother asked me to clean it out, and as soon as I put my head down there, I started gagging, and had to back away. My mother was standing further back, and she thought I was gagging because of the smell. There was no smell, I just started gagging because there was no air, I couldn’t even breath.
Holy shit. That’s terrifying
That's why I keep my potatoes in the fridge.
Breathe*
Not rotten potato related, but I used to work at a crab shack a while back and the health inspector was supposed to be paying us a visit, and we used to keep the spoiled crabs (a few hundred pounds worth) in huge black contractor bags set into plastic bins in a walk in fridge outside the main building in an effort to slow the decomposition process. Well these things had started to rot and become "juicy", and when crabs rot they produce a lot of ammonia, well one of my jobs was to clean all of this mess as fast as I could, so I grabbed the bags and with help from my coworkers hurled them into the back of an old freezer truck we used primarily for that purpose, and then proceeded to hose everything down with a mix of bleach and water, and when I got to those bins is where I ran into problems. I had dumped all the brown liquid out into a grassy part behind the shop and started hosing out the bins with the bleach and water mixture, holding my breath as I did so, and when I got to the patch of grass with crab juice in it, this white smoke started to billow out of the ground there, and my eyes started to burn, which is when I decided I'd had enough.
But yeah, always be wary of what you're mixing or other potential unseen dangers you could be facing because it could save your life.
@@edwhatshisname3562 how that much crabs become bad?
According to Diane's court testimony, when Stephen pulled Gregory's head from his bag he shoved it in her face and said, "Look, Diane - Glover's here! He'll sleep with you every night now. Only you won't sleep - because all you'll see is this!"
I don't think that Diane will be cheating on anyone again. Sheesh!
I have no sympathy for her, she was cheating on him for god knows how long until she was pregnant with someone else's child. She's lucky that Stephen doesn't stab her to death right then and there after showing Glovers' head.
@@boishockyou're downplaying the level of betrayal. She was cheating on him with his best friend.
@@boishockPlease, for the love of God, never go near a woman or child again.
@@boishock I think you need to sign up to this videos sponsor, because you arent right int he head mate.
@@ionastewart8814fake friend who would sleep with his own brother's wife detected
“Real photo of potato’s” lmao love you dude. Thanks for your continuous ability to bless us with these stories!
Du bist immer gut. gucke dich seid 4 jahren. Jetzt ist es nicht mehr langweilig . Dübel qualmt !
Mr. Ballen, from a retired police officer of 30 years, I get the transition difficulties and stress related issues you went through. I’m glad your therapy went well and you can deliver your stories to the masses. You are a positive influence for others to get the help they may need. Thank you for your service and the stories you tell.
Thanks for your service , kind sir.
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Lol
Thank you, sir, for your service. 30 years? I bet you’ve got some stories to tell.
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Thank you, for your service behind the badge.
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So the man in the last video is in prison for life but the pilot isn't? How horrible.
On a different note, I would love to see another Halloween scare-a-thon !
Different countries, different laws.
@@Mcat78 Ah, that makes sense.
also one was a deliberate murder the other a NSFW (or un safe work practices)
@@SilverMe2004 (not justifying anything) but 70 deaths resulting from a completely unnecessary and stupid “bet” should carry a harsher sentence than murdering 1 person because you were in a crazed state after finding out that your wife was cheating on you and impregnated with your best friend’s child. Both should be punished but everyone can understand the anger over a wife and friends betrayal to your marriage over some guy making a bet.
@@bbb-oq9js I know... He should have gotten enough testosterone to get rid of her and her child too. Cuckold and locked for life over a 'friend' and a prostitute, what a shame.
AMAZING story❤❤❤❤Thank Yoy❤❤❤
A little off topic (video) thank you for your honesty about therapy.
It’s way to stigmatised and is seen as a weakness. So props to you for sharing your story.
Therapy saved my life more than ounce.
That last story, man I know how it feels when you so called friend and your wife decide to run off together. And how that friend tells you about how bad he feels for you while being part of the problem. Just glad I didn't let my anger control me and let karma find them on it's own.
I just told the so-called friend that ran off with my wife he deserved her more than any other person I knew, including myself. She proceeded to almost drive him to suicide. I did not get the opportunity to tell him "I told you so" because he dropped her and I never saw him again.
@@losonsrenoster man, people suck.
Man I’m 19 and I don’t wanna get married bro dating is already hard af and this stuff ain’t helping. Maybe I’ll just be a cool rich uncle instead.
@@Oinker-Sploinkeryou got this
I’m not that strong.
Had a friend tell me that if you served atleast one tour in combat, it will take a minimum of 5 years before you feel like you have adjusted back to normal life. He was right, I did 3 tours in Iraq (Invasion, Sadr City, and Close out) and it took me 5 years to start feeling a sense of normalcy. It's no joke and I appreciate you sharing that company's info brother.
I thank you from the bottom of❤ my heart for your service
Would you mind saying how many civilians were involved? (If any) No offence meant mate I just heard a lot of that was going on
Dont have a number man. The ones I cam across, I protected with my life, and am still friends with to this day. Its a sad fact of war that the innocent will always be the victims, and no offens taken, you asked a respectul question. @@fisty539
Thank you for your service bud you are a hero thank you
That last one a freaking sitcom horror make this into a short horror story PLEASE
I honestly think this guy is the best storyteller on the Internet.
...because he is❤
The captain in the first story had his sentence reduced from 15 years to 6 years. So, he served about a month per life. I wouldn't be able to live with myself.
Some people don’t give a bleep about other’s lives. His actions showed it. 😡
Shoulda been given several life sentences stacked
Agreed. This wasn't an accident. It's manslaughter, at least. @@MrBlorp-sf9ye
Always the best TRUE stories here
Your awesome! I love how you tell stories 😊
25:22 that last story is the harsh truth about jealousy and cheating. The first can turn an unstable person into a homicidal maniac, and the second is the betrayal of the heart. It all spells disaster and tragedy.
In todays society where everything is disposable including partners both (female and male) situations like these are becoming increasingly more common.
that because they invite their best friends home. Your best friends can turn to your worst enemy in a blink.
That 8-year-old that survived her entire family's death really gave a whole lot of crazy detail of that day. She talked about her dad cooking the onions and turning around and pretending to cry and then playfully poking her as he went down the stairs. I'm impressed that she wasn't more traumatized. She was able to just give this incredibly detailed story that you were able to recount here. That's amazing.
Mr Ballen is a story teller and for a lot of these stories VERY few details are real.
@@StrangeHappening-iu4fuThe gist of the story is still right, just not the tacked on details of what the individuals were thinking, saying, blahblahblah.
There are times his team gets some things incredibly wrong (I've looked at the same sources and it's clear someone very lazily skimmed through the source in a rush) but it's not common.
Actually, humans best remember the most emotional moments of their lives. It’s a myth that all extremely emotional or traumatic memories are magically repressed out of consciousness. It tends to be the opposite; you forget moments that aren’t emotionally stimulating. Repression is not a common phenomenon. Just think, have you forgotten the worst moments of your life, or do you still remember them? I still remember mine. The lucky few are those who repress all trauma (although some would argue that repression does not solve anything and that the psychological and physiological aftereffects will be present regardless of conscious awareness).
Could be story telling for MrBallen or core memory for the little girl.
Yeah, you believed that?
I have been listening to you for a couple of weeks now. I want to thank you for your service b4 I
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Asleep. Thank you 🙏🏼 and for the bedtime story. Dang I hate commercials. They wake me back up 👀. Ok. Night night
I haven’t listen to you in like six months due to my notification bell not going off. Love your stories.
Never miss a episode of the best storyteller .
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@@MrBallenYUP same same ❤
Wow that potato story brings back childhood memories. My grandparents had a cellar where potatoes and other veg was stored. They always had tiny windows open and I wasn’t allowed to go down there. They also never closed the door. Now I know why. 😮😢
The decision to keep the area ventilated saved lives, most definitely
I don't know how many of these comments that mister balin sees , but I am glad that he features the mental health segment. I am hoping more people will watch his podcast and other stories to know there's help out there. I have friends that have lost their adult children to Suicide. One in They're 20s and 2 in their fortperiod. Keep up the great work!
15 years is not enough for all the lives that were taken. He disregarded the people who were with him, people who had people waiting for them and just takes that from them. It should be way more than that, waay more. Don't take people's lives so lightly