The success of this channel proves that people are still moved by substance over styling and content over hype. No flashy edits, no click bait.. just good, solid content.... in story form.
I agree. I wonder if he willed his mind into it. He was'nt happy and i thought he used that storm to fake his Death. But he so strongly believed that he was Fritz and he even had created memorys of a childhood he never had. The mind is a Strange thing, maybe he was able to erase and create a new life all by himself?
As someone who suffered from depression, i can say the mind does things to cope with trauma. In short, since his life was so bad, his mind had created a "safe place" where everything did go right. Every situation is different, but perhaps his safe place had a different name and lifestyle. These thoughts dont just occure, they can span from childhood to present day. Which would explain why he remembered childhood memories. He probably did hit his head during the accident, and when he woke up his "safe place" memories went from coping thoughts to being real to him. I suffered from this coping method, only i never took those thoughts real.
I know Yesenia's accident was a freak accident, but freak accidents are why safety practices exist. They shouldn't put anything on you at all until everything is connected first. And people shouldn't be able to jump without a staff member clearing them. And they shouldn't have two people up there at the same time if they aren't ready at the same time and the verbal communication isn't totally clear with two-way understanding confirmed. ANYONE could misunderstand when a staffer says "ok jump!" to someone else, that is WAY too broad to say at a BUNGEE JUMPING business I'm so sorry for her boyfriend, you can never stop seeing something like that
Like they should have the staff place a hand on her shoulder, and then when she's truly cleared for jumping, give it a slap and there'd surely be no mistake that it's a signal to jump.
#2 is why there should ALWAYS be a call and response procedure to verify safety. Especially when you're dealing with people that may not have done anything like that before. Repelling, zip lining, climbing, bungee jumping, and everything else similar are supposed to have a call and response before action.
Exactly! I hope her boyfriend or family sued this particular Bungee Jumping outfit. It makes zero sense how they would just say 'jump' without confirming they are talking to the right person. Even saying 'Yecenia, jump' or her boyfriend's name and 'jump' would be better. I understand Yecenia was panicking but even if she wasn't she may have made the same error. it's not her fault, it's theirs.
@@albanian2902this has nothing to do with man or women, and you’re disgusting for saying that. Accountability is necessary, and they shouldn’t sue because of her own contribution to the mistake. Just like You need to take accountability for being a gross human being.
Where in my comment did I say anything about women and accountability? I said that it wasn’t her fault and that they should sue that company. You okay?
@@ItsNeverAManequin Huh? I did not say you said it. I said it. Take accountability for your actions. As simple as that. It's not anybody's fault but her's. How can you argue with that?
@@josip1912 it’s good to encourage people to do things especially if it’s there fear she had a choice he didn’t make her do it he encouraged there’s a difference
@@iceeeuuuu yes I agree its the good thing, but in this case they were in line for hours and she rly become to much anxious about it and fear ate her to the point she couldn't even think straight, see or hear anything and it's not like you are afraid of the dog and you just encourage or talk into pet it. Now I don't wanna blame the guy for her death but he could just said ok we can come some other time when it will not be as busy. Again its not his fault, it's company fault for poor safety measures in first place.
@Sunshine&Sunflowers...my feelings exactly. Mr. B's stories almost always deeply affect me but most of it is the never-sleeping-again kind.... like HIS OWN ghost story... but some of them make me hurt and occupy my thoughts the rest of the night and this was one of them.
I find it hard to believe Larry's boat simultaneously capsized in a storm and then he gets amnesia, but is able to produce papers showing his new identity a few days later. It seems more likely he wanted a new life, and just refused to admit who he really was 8 years later.
That's what I thought too and I think that more than likely the psychological methods we had to determine fugue states were greatly decreased at that time
But honestly I was just glad that he found happiness somewhere and it seemed like even if his wife and kids were able to find happiness after his disappearance in some way shape or form... it seems like his "discovery" brought more pain than anyting
The fact Marie was also doing the speaking in tongues thing when the affair was called out just makes me assume Michael thought of something on the fly and Marie caught on and then he just ran with it
I definitely believe in demonic possession, but then why was I thinking that it was intentional as well? If she was speaking in tongues, just after he started, then why wouldn't they then try to do an exorcism on her too & odd that she conveniently came up with the idea. Then happens to kill his wife right after. 🤷 It was almost like they planned it how to cover if they got caught. 🤔
Yeah I don’t know. 8 hours in a chair writhing away from prayer until exhaustion but it’s just acting? I think the world is more strange than we’d like it to be. I wholeheartedly believe this man was possessed by a demon. And I genuinely believe Marie was the devil. A wolf in sheep’s clothing just waiting for someone who needed her presence. His pain was gone only when with her. After a lot of time behind closed doors the second he is confronted by his wife his demons showed themselves
Right? Instead of confronting and sitting down to talk about the affair after his wife found out. He decided being possessed by a demon and having an exorcism was a better way to approach the situation. Crazy.
My mom was supposed to go sky diving with a friend in college, but she chickened out at the very last minute. She was supposed to tandem jump with the instructor. The guy who went in her place, and the instructor died after both of their parachutes failed. In conclusion, you are so right.
💯 Soooo true! Usually your gut feeling is almost always right. I was always taught to listen to that & I've told my kids the same. That bungee jumping story is so sad & super scary. When I was young my oldest cousin (19 at the time) went to Canada for a fun night with friends. (Living in Michigan, only like 20-25 mins away-- it's almost a right of passage to go drinking in Canada since the legal drinking age is 19.) Sadly, her friend that drove had no business driving. My cousin, seated behind the driver, passed away on impact from getting crushed between seats. Even though it's been many years I can still remember what one of her best friends said at the funeral. I guess my cousin had begged her to come out with them that night. She was in college & busy studying, so she declined. I guess being persistent my cousin & friends stopped at her house on the way for one last begging attempt. She didn't end up going & she said it wasn't so much the studying keeping her home, but a terrible gut feeling. She was beside herself at the funeral & kept repeating how she KNEW something bad was gonna happen.😢 So, to make a long story even longer, lol, ALWAYS listen to your gut people!!!!
@@kitkat5620 According to the Washington State Twin Registry, identical twins may share similar characteristics of their fingerprints, including the loops and ridges. So its possible he had an identical twin. That would also explain his identification documents and only knowing himself as who was with his wife.
Actually, in the Story of Larry Bater, there is this effect called a, "Confabulation". A confabulation, basically, happens, when your brain tries to recall something, like a memory, draws a blank and then just decides to produce something that fits the bill. Happens a lot in dementia cases, especially early ones, but also to people with ADHD. Our brain is quite apt in doing so and, for some, this ability is the core reason we can be creative.
I’m confused how “Fritz” would have gotten documentation saying who he was in order to get that job in Omaha. Sounds more to me like he ran from his life & had a second identity created.
I know it can be confusing to how Fritz got documentation to start a new life but this took place in the late '60s so a lot of that kind of stuff was a lot easier to get. There was no Home or business computers, time when a lot of stuff was done on paper a phone call or fax or something so it was easy to start a new life in a sense. Computers and other technology is what really made it easy to track people and make that stuff harder Plus I think it's like regulations of the federal government states working more together.
@@minnesota_fats7344 yes but why did he think he was Fritz and did he just walk to the DMV one day with his wet clothes and go "I need a new I.D my name is Fritz and they were like " okay Fritz of you say so, here is your I.D and social security card have a nice day with your new name" like wtf lol
@UCr0AL37NuZJJHrwRsQQ65Dg pretending he was “as confused as everyone else literally ruined his new life”. Not getting that finger print would have been better for him no matter what backlash he got.
Yesenia’s story is heartbreaking. Can’t even imagine what she felt and thought of right after her jump. Life is already like extreme sports. No need to look for more risks and trouble (
Hard to tell exactly what happened there. I don't know shit about bungee jumping, but it seems wrong to let a person unattached on the verge of a cliff, even if they were going to attach her to a harness seconds or minutes afterwards.
And the fact she didn’t want to jump as is, it’s just awful. It’s okay to back out of things if you can’t do it, but she panicked so hard she died because of it.
Based on the fact that he had the "paperwork" saying he was, in fact, John Johnson as soon as he got to Oklahoma makes me think his entire story is bogus and he knew exactly what he was doing the whole time. I'm not too sure I'm buying the "amnesia theory." When someone gets into an accident and loses their memory to amnesia, they aren't going to have another identity ready to go within a couple of days and/or weeks. Sounds to me like he was just embarrassed to admit that he walked out on his former life by faking his own death.
Dammmm. Lary only had one year left to live anyways and they showed up and ruined it for him. Lost his job, his wife and his own sense of self all before cancer getting him. That sucks
I don't feel bad at all he just abandoned his kids, if he really had amnesia how did he suddenly get documents with a different identity a few days after his accident?
@@TK-km7uz ........ He paid off their fucking debt through his insurance. There is NO abandoning here. That was rather selfless in many ways. Everything turned out good for everyone there. Gave Larry, a fresh start to life, and gave his family enough money to carry on with theirs. I FEEL BAD!!!
@@AlexBen-v7yi kinda get why he did it but he left his kids (that he decided to have) to grow up without a father and let his whole family grieve him. if the amnesia story is true then no one is at fault, obviously, but i feel bad for both
@@pureasalamb "Let his whole family grieve him", that's true, but once past this phase, in the longer run they live a pretty fulfilling life specifically because of THAT. They very likely got millions... There's literally NOTHING to gain, exposing his identity 20 years after this, in front of the whole world. If anything, made matters worse for EVERYONE.
Netflix is like $20 a month now if you want to watch in Hd lol. They are out of their fucking mind. I occasionally would sign up for a few months and binge watch the newest shows but after seeing the most recent price increase im going to have to not do that anymore. I can afford the $20 but at what point do we all just say this is too fucking much. It used to be under $10 a month for full HD and multiple screens.
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@@aerostrafe1075 Yeah, I don't mean to say that he failed her. Just that he hurried to take his gear off & go the other way down, to try and save her if he could. But that was futile
When the video title doesn't say "3 stories" and the entire time you think that the first nice guy who suffered from amnesia after a horrible accident is a demon psycho😂
The first story, honestly, hear me out. His niece ruined his life. I understand needing to know, but he had a new family, an amazing job and was probably taking chemo for his eye. Then the niece had to bring everyone’s attention to him. He lost his family, he lost his job, and he definitely was beyond poor after the insurance company went after him so he wouldn’t be able to afford chemo. And he had amnesia the whole time. It would be different if he was an ass trying to get out of the first family. It’s sad. Truly
I walked into a small store the other day in my city and the girl in charge had Mr. Ballens stories playing over the stores speakers system.. lol. You know you’ve made it big and people love you when they would rather hear you, instead of the radio’s top 20 😎. You sir, are awesome. 🖖🏾
@@MrBallen It's true, your stories are highly addictive! Or maybe its just your style of storytelling, regardless they are amazing and kill boredom on a daily basis!
Okay, but Larry most likely passed away so incredibly lonely. Surrounded by strangers that claimed to have known him as someone else, while completely shunned by the people he’s known all his life. That’s incredibly upsetting. It’s hard to imagine that anyone of his family or friends (new or old) walked out of that situation unscathed.
I don’t understand also if they were his brothers why don’t they just leave him alone let him be happy with his new life. Why drag him into his old life where he had to pay for the insurance and also lose his new family and new succesful job.
At least they gained a bigger family. Hopefully everyone was able to cope and get along. I also don’t get where the paperwork came from, feels purposeful.
@@jogonyachickennugget4911 agreed. It sounds like he knew he was screwed and decided that the only way forward was to double down as hard as possible. It's weird that he would agree to go be fingerprinted with his brothers, he had to have known that he was going to be exposed that point. But there's no way he just 'accidentally' got paperwork under this fake name. That had to have been an intentional act.
Nosy niece and friend: Rips off eyepatch and fake mustache and exclaims you're not Fritz Johnson you're uncle Larry! Larry Bader: And I would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids!
When you tried listening to others also doing this type of content, you will appreciate mrBallen more. The way he tells the story, it's so emphatic and free of judgement even though some of the featured people on the stories are downright deserving hate or sometimes mockery. He is very respectful. This makes you realize that anybody can tell a story but no one could make it as engaging and entertaining as mrBallen.
I love the details and wording he uses in the stories he tells. Little things like "She got out, she took a deep breath, she made her way to the front of the church, and she stormed inside." I mean, that easily could have been just "She got out of her car and followed him into the church." The way he tells these stories builds up so much suspense so it feels like he witnessed it firsthand.
Hahaha that's funny about being his kids lol and yes I like how he explains everything in great incriminate details makes you be able to picture it in your head clearly
I also like the stories and all, but it would sound better with not that many "she/he", imo. cut the amount used in half and it would sound more natural, as opposed to something that is being read from a script.
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@@sheryl1173 ua-cam.com/video/aH0NGNUGGp0/v-deo.html its about H A M P T E R it's about H A M P T E R put in the H A M P T E R and take the H A M P T E R
OMG. How horrific! That poor woman! And knowing how freaking dangerous Michael was, HOW did he only get four years of psychiatric care and then is free to live out his life being dangerous? Does anyone else think it would have been harsher punishment in the US or would he get the same punishment? I was just really, really horrified with this case. I watch true crime all the time, but when I heard what he'd done to her, I had to rewind it and I audibly said "oh my God". That says a lot. This guy is dangerous.
So, without knowing the exact medical details, I can explain how that happened. If he was found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity, he is not criminally culpable. There's is no criminal sentence. In the UK, the judge can however issue a hospital treatment order. This basically says "you had no mens rea, not criminal intent, because you are mentally unwell and that is not your fault. However, your illness means you pose a significant risk to the safety of yourself and/or others and therefore you are ordered to be detained in hospital until such time as you have been treated to the degree that you are no longer a threat" Michael would have been detained to a mental health hospital and been under the treatment of psychiatrists. He would not be allowed to leave hospital until deemed well. 4 years is the average length of stay at a high secure mental health unit, in medium secure its about 2 I think.
I found Mr. Ballen last year while confined to the bed after a near fatal motorcycle accident. He definitely helped pull me through that tough time. Thanks man!
As for the first story, I remember this happening back in my day. Apparently the psychologists performed very interesting tests on Larry, one of which involved a method which, to this day, is highly controversial. They put him in a room with a firepit, a tent and a flashlight. A doctor would then knock on the door, slowly peak his head in and ask "Do you know how to get to Bell's Canyon?"
@@PatrickSwayzeOnDbol same here. Remember though that there r children who might not have learned what bungie jumping is . Or perhaps a person who has never learned what it is either due to language barriers , or slang difference. Sometimes people have different label titles for the same subject . Who knows. But yeah. ..
@@PatrickSwayzeOnDbol I only know what Bungee Jumping is on a very "hear - say" sort of thing. I've heard of it, and I know what it does, just not much about how it operates.
It's the combination of a lot of things that makes his storytelling so unique. The emotion he conveys through his face, movements, images shared when telling the story is a huge part of it. Another large part of it is the telling of the story through the first person's perspective.
My eyes are glued to the screen each time i am watching an MrBallen episode. You truly have a way of connecting to your audiences and quite impressive.
It's kind of sad because she had the fear of doing this the whole time (for obvious reasons). Boyfriend must have felt so terrible as she probably only stayed for him...
The dude ripped off his wifes face. Idk abt demons but i do believe he was not in his right mind either way. No person could just out of no where conjure up the ability to do that to another person. Something happened to him thats fs. If it happened to him it could happen to you to. We all the same species
I assumed that Larry Bader deliberately went missing so he could start a new life, and perhaps so his wife and kids could collect the insurance money. The amnesia story is plausible, but the question remains... how did he suddenly show up in Nebraska with "Fritz Johnson" documentation??
Planned on faking his death in the storm which ended up being way stronger than expected. When he woke up maybe all he knew was that he was John Johnson. The real question is how does anyone assume the name of John Johnson? It sounds almost made up
Oh yea. How did he have the documents? Maybe he did leave his family and forged them. I mean did he ever visit his parents? Im sure his second wife wondered where "Fritz" family was.
Because legally he was already married. Simple as that. All he had to do was divorce. And I've never heard of that kind of amnesia. He could have been faking it all along.
@@moonspun4evr divorce and be in poverty, the family enjoyed millions. He should have not shown up the second day and take a break on that activity for a while until they ignored him
It is really sad that Fritz had a happy, full life, but as Larry, he was miserable. Then here comes his original family finding him, and now Fritz's life is turned upside down. It's such a weird turn that a family member happened to be over in Chicago, a full seven-hour drive from Akron, and just happened to be in the exact place that Fritz was doing a demo so well that a crowd had gathered, thereby drawing the attention of his family member. Life is so odd sometimes, isn't it?
@@connorlancaster7541 no. I mean I believe anything is possible but there's no proof any any one specific God so I like to keep my mind open to the possibility that any of the gods could be real or none of them. Who knows, we'll all figure it out eventually though.
I think what makes Mr. Ballen an effective storyteller is that he is not trying to be dramatic with scary voices etc. He is just a guy speaking to us in the same tone he would describe something normal, like what happened on the way to the grocery store. It lends his stories a sincerity and realism you don't find in other scary storyteller channels.
I fully agree. It will turn me off a channel very quickly if there is a goofy dramatic voice when there are such heavy real events at play. Some things deserve respect when spoken about and it feels like Mr. Ballen gets that.
What I love about the way he tells stories is that he does it without any ego attached (he makes sure all of the focus is on the story and not himself). He also shows respect and communicates empathy when the story calls for it.
@@jasonstateman9093 how many times did her fear tell her to turn around while she waited in line? Or not to go in the first place? There is no reason to bungee jump if you don’t want. Too much silly pressure to swallow your fear. I’m afraid of heights and when my brother and sister bungee jumped and tried to pressure me, I told them fkn kick rocks 🤣I get that too much fear in some situations can be bad as it is in most, but it’s also helpful too to avoid unnecessary stressful situations. I mean c’mon dude you’re watching Mr Ballen, how much would paying attention to fear save so many folks from meeting an unfortunate end?
@@autrythegood and how many walk right into their death because of a fear response? She did. Using the show is not the best cross section of examples XD You were right to tell your friends to kick rocks, peer pressure is not a good thing since it tries to disregard that spur of the moment risk assessment and even autonomy of the target. However there is something to conquering a fear that can remove associated blocks, but I'm sure as any professional therapist would advise though *never when it's an acute phobia so powerful it can induce a myocardial infarction.* She was a story in knowing and accepting ones limits.
@@UlshaRS I agree with some of your point, but I definitely still believe that fear is more helpful than harmful and its innateness has allowed humans to survive. And accepting one’s limitations would also have been her listening to her instincts (fear) that told her not to go. But yes, too much of anything is bad. I wouldn’t let my fear of heights stop me from getting on a plane to travel because that’d be allowing my fear to control me IMO but thrill seeking - Never. And what comes to mind from MrBallen is all those scuba diving stories where people pass numerous warning to turn around if they’re not a professional, noting others have died and stating that the trip isn’t worth death, but they push on and perish tragically. And I can’t help but think if they listened to that fear response when reading those signs that most of them would have turned around and saved their own lives.
@@autrythegood I definitely agree!! Our fear response was hard wired into our brains for a reason!! That’s why humanity has lasted aslong as it has!! Kind of like when people get that “felt it in my gut” to do or not do something! Fear is what keeps us alive in many situations! And yes ppl can have an over response of fear,or issues with fear, but I’m talking about mentally healthy individuals as I’m sure the good witch 🧙♀️ is as well!! Never ignore your “gut feeling” or your fear. I’m glad the poor girl died of a heart attack instead of cracking open like an 🍳 egg…out of all the outcomes..I’m so sorry she passed, but we should all hope to go quick and fast… 🙏
This is, hands-down, the only person I can listen to for 30+ minutes at a time. Amazing story-telling. Also, I have always been afraid of bungee jumping & as he’s telling the story, I feel my heart beating rapidly & getting shaky & nervous. He really puts you in the story (which is frightening, but good). Not many people can do that.
My life has been a complete and total misery ever since Bigfoot stole my precious girlfriend in the middle of the night.😒 He even took all her clothes and the T.V.
Larry story was so weird. I figured during his accident on Lake Erie, he probably hit his head pretty good which made him suffered from amnesia, but to become someone else immediately with no backstory how that came out to be is just bizarre..
@@A.S.N444 This proves to me that it was premeditated. He was likely spending his "weekend fishing trips" establishing this other identity in preperation of leaving his current situation, i'll bet he was just a great actor when he got caught.
larry’s case could just be a very rare coincidence where their fingerprints matched and they looked identical or it could be that lightning struck larry, causing the amnesia
Rare case? You mean the first case ever because no two people have EVER had the same finger prints. If their finger prints matched they are most certainly 100% the same person
"Its just a rare case where they look exactly the same and have the same fingerprints, and one of them has gone missing and been found in a different town very close to their previous home!!!" LMFAOO honey... no
It's incredibly stupid and reckless that they had her in position where that COULD happen. Even without the possibility of that mistake, why would they put someone in a position where they aren't connected to the cord and could lose their balance or any number of things and fall to their death? It sounds to me like those people need to be handled the same way as the guy with the skydiving service/business or whatever. Having someone's life in your hands should be treated as such.
This is what I'm baffled about. If she didn't have the rope connected to her yet why was she in a position to jump? Why didn't they have her wait behind?
It's INSANE to me that she was at the edge .... THEY LET HER AT THE EDGE UNSECURED..... I can't.... I'm terrified at the thought of bungee jumping but I thought the people were trained and had safety protocol!
from what I read, the bungee jumping company didn't even have permission to operate in that place. It was illegally operating there, attracting a lot of people and authorities did nothing to stop it.
The bungee jump story was so damn sad. The part that got me was when MrBallen showed the image of her just as she lept from the bridge. Knowing that was her last few seconds before she died gave me a feeling of immense sadness and a strange other feeling that I cant quite describe
@@onb6098 Well it is possible for something like that to happen and she could have died from a heart attack on her way down. However my theory is that she was having the heart attack and was still alive when she hit the ground below. Its terrible to think about it. Either way, that's just a f**ked up way to go
It was probably a mercy for the poor girl who jumped to die of a heart attack on the way down, but that was such a sad story. And the poor boyfriend probably never forgave himself.
Yesenia’s story is so heartbreaking. Can’t imagine what she felt and thought of right after her jump. Life is already like extreme sports. No need for more risks
@@BranqonBoom don’t blame him. It’s her fear that made her lose focus. I’m not blaming her but blaming the dude isn’t right either. It’s no one’s fault. Just a freak accident.
People often pass out or suffer a panic attack right before attempting their first bungee jump. I was an EMT in an area with a bungee jump location nearby and firsties not being able to get their first jump over with because they freak out and need medical assistance is common. Yecenia's tragic end is the result of negligence. It's standard protocol for staff to not have the jumper be on the platform until harness and rope are secured. Once on the platform, the jumper must be held on to by at least one staff member until they clearly state that yes, they do want to go through with this. Clearly, neither of these things happened. RIP Yecenia.
Michael's a genius. Pretending to be possessed to avoid the confrontation for being cheating. Really commited to it too with the whole murder thing. I'm stealing that
5 million subs and the man doesn’t mention it or brag. That’s a humble and good human being. We love you Mr Ballen!!! Not only for your talent, but for your humble way of being! ❤️
it's all part of the act! He studied how to get followers & how to keep them... Seriously, just do a bit of research on how & why he started his UA-cam career... He's good but, he learned how to be good & how to be likeable... I like him, but he created his likeable, humble persona.... He nailed it, in fairness to him...
When you’re actually a good person, everyone else will notice and congratulate you without bringing it up. Just really goes to show how different he is from other you tubers. He doesn’t care how many subs he has, I mean I’m sure in a way he does but not in a negative way, like you said...he is humble. Just thankful for people listening and that he can make a living doing what he loves and we love too! I just stumbled on his video not long ago and can’t stop watching now!
Second story made me feel sick. My fiancé went to Las Vegas for a business trip and there’s a tower that does something similar to bungee jumping, all his coworkers wanted to go and since he’s the youngest, they convinced him to try it and he agreed. After leaving, he ends up calling me to tell me how he will never do anything like that ever again. Because when he was up there, they were strapping on his gear, and told him to move forward on the ledge, kind of like walking the plank but it had bars to hold onto from the sides and the instructor literally says “okay” but GRATEFULLY my fiancé actually ASKS “so can I jump?” And the instructor literally says “NO! You’re not hooked up yet!” My fiancé put a death grip on those side bars so quick…. All the courage he had built up because he is very afraid of heights, it all disappeared when he realized how close to death he was, he got weak in the knees and started blacking out…. I love heights and used to tease him about it…. Never again.
Oh wow! Omg.... no way! I would totally pee myself! I'm terrified of heights, even seeing on screen my palms and feet sweat people being up high. I'm glad nothing happened to him
Yo, this reminds me of that girl who jumped cuz she thought the guy(can't really speak English) told her it was ok to jump when she's not even hook properly. I think the guy said something about waiting?? Or maybe something similar to yours and the girl jumped, and many people are saying the guy should have said no or wait like they're not specific, Idk it's scary and specially in a sketchy bungee jumping place like this, I wouldn't ever try it
The Larry and Fritz story absolutely baffles me. Of all of the stories I've heard from you, this one is the most baffling. Where did the childhood memories of Fritz come from? How did he have documents verifying he was Fritz? It's very confusing. Also, I can't imagine how hard losing your loved one twice would be. It's bad enough that they thought he died/went missing in a storm, but them to find him, and have him tell you he doesn't even know you would be heartbreaking. Then you prove to him that he is in fact your loved one and he's back in your life, only to lose him to cancer a year later. ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING.
His having documents makes me doubt it was amnesia. Between the accident and potentially a brain tumor at the time amnesia seems possible. But if you have documents it makes it sound planned
Im so addicted to this mesmerizing story teller and his obscure but fascinating true tales. Thank you Mr B. for your authenticity and commitment to your craft.
The way this story was phrased made me laugh so hard. Like “Excuse me, are you my Uncle Larry?” “Of course not! I’m clearly John Johnson, famous for my eyepatch and big mustache”
Mr B has trained me to avoid spoilers by going “full screen” and ignoring comments until the end…Something I never used to do. A testament to his story telling skills.
Oh my god, the bungee story breaks my heart. I can't imagine how bad the employees felt... I feel like they shouldn't have told one person to jump until both were secure, just in case of things like this. But when it's your job and you do it every day, it's easy to make simple mistakes that can have devastating consequences. She literally scared herself to death. RIP, what a beautiful, brave girl 💔 I hope her boyfriend was able to recover from that experience
@@minitea4315 if the organisers couldn't handle it , they had no business doing this thing. This is not selling lemonade. You can get people killed and they did . Criminal negligence. They should be in prison.
The employees should be in prison . They showed criminal negligence. They are supposed to guide people , are responsible for safety precautions. They didn't care. The sob s
Second story is so sad. I read about it a while back but had no idea she died of a heart attack halfway. That sounds really unlikely. There are 3 seconds between jumping and impact. Not enough time to have a heart attack and die. Sounds to me like the lawyers for the bungee jumping company were using that to limit their liability and negligence.
The sadest part of this entire story is that the last year of his life was horrible and had those girls not seen him in the store.. he would have died with a good reputation and wife and two kids that loved him. Instead he died not knowing he was, a mountain of debt and divorced…
He was a liar that's why the doctors found no cause for his amnesia. Amnesia doesn't just come out of no where. He made a huge lie, lived it and he died paying for it. Why do people feel so bad for him? Gullible
This is why most kids hate their dad's. They abandon them and then other men like you give the dad the benefit of the doubt. This is why courts never trust dads
@@janedee6126 with the boat found after the storm, I would think he may have hit his head and that caused the amnesia. It does not explain how he had documentation to prove he was someone else
@@janedee6126 Because he was happy and had a good life. His old wife had life insurance that fixed her financial problems. Better than him staying in a family he doesn't love with no money. His ex wife could meet someone who loves her just as he did. Instead he died alone and she was left having to pay back the insurance money. Who wins there?
Completely preventable too. What kind of bungee jumping place has people jumping without making sure the jump area is clear? It shouldn't have been possible for someone to make that mistake
I hear that hospitals always appoint an arrival-by-ambulance a "DOA" (dead on arrival) to avoid lawsuits. Maybe this is one of those cases. Instead of her dying from the fall, she "died before impact" which probably released the bungi jumping company from any liability.
Hate to say it but that’s a Darwin right there… I’ve been scared and nervous af when bungee jumping but heck, I still paid attention and made sure that the bungee jumping staff securely tethered me to ropes and the crane from where I was jumping off of. I’d like to think that when you’re that scared, your instincts make you more hyper aware and vigilant of your own safety.
@@echo.charlie looking at it this way, I feel better about my “freeze” response to heights. I once wanted to make myself jump off a rock into a river (like many others had safely done in front of me), and yet was totally frozen. I simply could not make myself do it. I guess that’s a good survival trait, in some instances.
MrBallen, US Coast Guard vet here and I just have to say that I have listened to everyone of your stories and I look forward to new ones every week! I never make comments on anything online but I just have to say keep these posts coming. Also lots of respect and admiration for all you have done for our country.
One thing that stuck out to me about the first story...how did Larry Bader just HAPPEN to have documentation saying he was John "Fritz" Johnson? Given that he seemed utterly convinced that he really was Fritz, the only thing I can think of is that he had actually planned to abandon his life due to the debt and not being able to start a business, and start over elsewhere. Except, something happened to him in the attempt, presumably a traumatic head injury of some kind, that caused him to actually lose his memory, and as he had documentation with him, he just assumed it was real and presented it as such. It is a bit odd that he didn't have any point of missing or foggy memories as Fritz that would point to the time in which he'd presumably suffered the head injury and become Fritz. Like...you'd think there would be some kind of gap in his memories between when he left his first family and when he walked into town and applied for job. Even if he assumed he'd been robbed, or something, there had to be a point in which he woke up and didn't recall where he was or how he got there. Very strange.
That literally is the only thing that makes sense unless something like he saw something he wasn’t supposed to etc but yeah it does seem he did plan to abandon his life lol
Yeah, sounds like he set things up to leave and then didn't know how messed up the risk was. He might have planned the traumatic event too but ... it worked.
I have a theory... but it's just a wild theory. He had a plan to help his family to make it out of debt, and the only way was to trick insurance company that he's dead. So... he needed to start a new life, but he knew he'll miss his family too much if he ever decides to do so, so he made a secret plan. He somehow obtained fake documents, and then took a hypnosis session to make him forget his former life, but also start a new one without missing anything from before. Also, being actually convinced that you are another person comes with a benefit of being able to pass any lie detector, because you are actually not lying, so it's a perfect way to shapeshift into another man.
Perhaps It was a case of a long lost , kidnapped or given up for adoption identical twin . Identification methods back then were far from perfected and at times not particularly reliable which would explain why he had identification paperwork was cooperative with police and had no gaps in memory that he was aware of.....
He could have also suffered from MPD or the new name for it is dissociative identity disorder. Due 2 his depression and need to be away from his family on the weekends Etc. It could mean that he must have suffered some type of psychotic break probably when he was a child and you'd be surprised how easy that happens. the documentation of three faces of Eve and some documentation written by psychologists who have suffered this themselves and then it been diagnosed in their adulthood turns out that it doesn't take much to cause this but the person has an extremely high IQ it appears that people with extremely high IQs can suffer from MPD or DID can have this because mainly childhood trauma does not require sexual can be physical and verbal abuse, excessive moving from chapter study into child custodian or child neglect, having cancer could have caused it. My brother had the starting of it because of the abuse we received as children. He completely lost his mind as to who he was and the other personality took over as he was dying from a brain injury that caused lesions on the brain almost like brain tumors and they found that Aziz medical condition worse than slowly my brother himself disappeared and the other personality took over mainly because my brother was unable to face his death that was being caused by the child abuse we had received. He was a brilliant young man who was able to complete in three years to Bachelors of Science degrees wow putting himself through University working full-time and being extremely ill the last year. However, by the end of his life and the seizures were so horrible that he moved back and forth between the personalities with these and slowly my brother himself began to disappear. Yet the new personality had a a full background and the people who knew the other personality well that guy had no sister had no family he was an orphan that it's been the last two years of his life in foster care as his parents died when he was in junior high. Yet these were people who also lived in the same Community as my brother and our family lived. Nobody knew that my brother had a real family a real personality that sadly his brain injury had taken him away from us. It broke my heart to realize the new personality that took over my brother didn't need a sister. Maybe it made it easier to die I don't know. When he died from his brain injury at age 32 he had two Social Security numbers two valid driver's licenses and left behind a heartbroken family. Yet the core person who my brother was a very kind and sweet person was in both people.
Michael’s story reminds me of the time I pretended to be sleepwalking when my mom caught me trying to sneak out. She didn’t buy it should’ve tried speaking in tongues.
The bungee jumping story reminds me of my mom. She was supposed to go sky diving in college with a friend, paid for all the courses, completed everything and was literally preparing to walk into the plane. She had a MASSIVE panic attack while boarding the plane. Not because she was worried about sky diving, but my mom has insanely bad claustrophobia and just physically couldn’t bring herself to get into the small crowded plane. My moms friend called my grandma to come get my mom, making fun of her calling her a buzzkill, telling her she wasted her money, trying to get my mom to go, but my mom just wouldn’t. About 4 hours later my mom gets a phone call from her friend. My mother was supposed to tandem jump with the instructor. Not only did the guy who took my moms place, but also the instructor died after both of their parachutes failed. Trust your gut.
Ok but how did Fritz get to Omaha with "documents" proving who he was with his new name?? It was mentioned he wasn't very happy and that's why he would leave weekends to be alone and that makes me think he actually wanted to "forget" about his past life.. he wanted a new life?
Sounds to me like it was all pre-planned. He picked the stormy weekend on purpose to fake his own death and not feel guilty for leaving his family because they’d get insurance money.
The bungy jumping story: At first I thought I read about it when it happened, but then the details didn't match, and looking at the dates in the articles, this story is several years more recent. It appears it happens from time to time that someone misunderstands a cue and jumps too early. This should be preventable.
@@Concreto1984 I don't understand if he was going to jump first, why didn't they either wait to put her on the gear and let her wait behind or wait until both are tied to the rope to send one of them jump. Or let the one who doesn't have the rope wait in a small distance behind after putting the gear on. This type of miscommunication has happened several times and could be easily avoided.
Honestly it's on the person who jumps before ensuring that the rope was even attached to them. For obvious reasons they put the harness on you ahead of time so it's a freak accident made by a very nervous person. It's a terrible shame but I can't find fault on the company, at some point personal responsibility has to come into play....
something about your smooth story telling helps my depression, no matter how deep into i am... your videos really help me, whether you see this or not... i just wanna say thanks 💕
With the bungee jumping story, someone should go to jail. Why was she even on the edge and unsecured before she had the tether attached. Utter stupidity on the part of the event staff.
Yeah and you would think they would be more specific because people like her do panic, like hold onto the person and say okay “name” you go. Or have multiple people working to get people ready at the same time just incase of an early jumper.
That top story reminds me of the story line of one of the most recent Conjuring movies. It was based on a true story about this young boy named David Glatzel who was being possessed by a demon. David's older sister's boyfriend, Arne Johnson, decided to provoke the demon and caused it to leave David and possess Arne. Arne then went and committed a murder. It was the first known court case in US history where the defense claimed demonic possession as the cause for Arne's actions.
That second story horrified me. Imagine deciding to face one of your fears only for the worst possible thing to happen. Safety was definitely lax. People should only be allowed near the edge when all of the gear is ready. If I ever get to do something potentially dangerous like bungee jumping, I'm checking out all of the safety procedures and equipment ahead of time. Edit: I am in no way saying "it was her fault for not checking the equipment nor the venue beforehand" or "I would have done better." What happened was tragic. I am just sharing what I learned from her story: be very cautious and check out all the details of a place before you go.
@@letitbeenow I think North America would be fine. The equipment will be in order and the people will have proper training. But i would still prefer to do it in a country like germany or switzerland.
Its actually a genius way to get out of the confrontation. Too bad it wont work in the modern age lol. Because now you have to prove the devil exist first before you can claim that its doing the possession.
Doing multiple bungee jumps at the same time, with "jump" being the command, makes me think of negligence more than accident. It was 100% avoidable if they had some form of process that could be considered safe.
100% negligence! Idiots!! When we went sky diving they made sure the harness were on BOTH my husband and I with our jumper (tandem) before opening the door.
Rule of thumb I go by that has kept me safe so far - I never, EVER engage in extreme sports (bungee jumping, skydiving, etc.) in South American countries.
She was already panicky, and the harness she had on was the only thing that comforted her with the courage to be ready (not necessarily to jump but to BE READY) …think about it, and try to put yourself in her state of mind. Already reluctant on the idea of bungee jumping, the only thing she could do was comply to the command of who, in her panicking state of mind, as the experts of what she’s afraid of doing- Plain & Simple! Therefore with her harness comforting her, instead looking back to make sure she’s hook up with the bungee, she heard a command and went for it head on. So you can’t really blame anyone for this quick, untimely circumstance, it was all just really unfortunate mistake.
I swear I thought it would be the repeated use of the same bungee all day that weakened it and ultimately caused it ripping and failing. This surprised me
Bungee company 100% to blame, what morons. Don't say jump if everyone is not secured. Also I wonder if she would have lived if she had not been so afraid, probably not.
In the bungee jumping accident - that poor woman's death was entirely preventable if the company had had literally THE MOST basic and common sense safety measures. I'm shocked more people aren't commenting on this. 1) You don't let people be on the ledge unless they're attached to the cord. 2) You don't use nonspecific terms like "ok jump!" that don't clearly specify who is supposed to jump. She had no control over the extent to which her automatic flight or fight system gave her panic and tunnel vision. She wouldn't be the first to have that reaction to bungee jumping! Safety measures should prevent accidents regardless of whether the person jumping is scared or not. I'm sorry, but that's just total incompetence.
Agreed. I went bungee jumping two separate locations in New Zealand and it is made extremely clear when to go, as well as not being anywhere near the edge until secured. How horrifying.
So true!! I can also see how she or any one of us could have made that mistake as they already put the safety harness on her but not the actual bungee cord. While she was waiting there for her turn and the adrenaline was pumping once she heard "ok, jump!" toward her direction she must have instinctively felt all the necessary equipment was already in place. Putting that harness on someone but not the actual cord is much much worse and misleading than not putting anything on until everything is ready and then putting everything on all at once.
Very true,she had the right intuition but ignored it , We have to listen to the little voice in our head, but she was overly influenced by her bf ,( Sad for her loved ones )
i don’t hear very many people talking about the first story (obviously because the rest are so amazing and well told as well) BUT one detail stood out to me so hard that i had to wake my sleeping fiance up to tell her. How does a man with seemingly no memory (or false memories) randomly show up in a town thousands of miles away, with documentation proving he is a man who he wasn’t. A man who, by all accounts, never existed. And it may have been decades ago but this documentation was good enough to get him employment at not just a restaurant, but also as a sports broadcaster on live television, as well as allow him to adopt a child and have a bank account and get married??? It is truly baffling
He wanted out of the first marriage but didn’t want to go through divorce. I’m pretty sure he had it planned. I could obviously be wrong but the fact he could prove he was who he said he was, at least well enough to get a job, stuck out to me too.
He definitely wanted to escape his old life. Picked the most dangerous time to go in the water to make it seem more likely he died. With the documentation too and no reports of an incident that caused the “amnesia”, I’m almost certain he was just lying. He had terminal cancer and figured this was his one shot to live the way he wanted and faked his death and started a new life. I don’t even understand how it has been a mystery seems so clear.
@@abelle5859 I think a mystery means there’s no exact evidence to support what has actually happened. What you just stated is only a theory. Even if it seems likely to be true, it still doesn’t fully prove the case. And by the way I do agree with your theory, it makes a lot of sense.
I was wondering the same things. And where did he live? I thought it was going to come out that he had faked his death to get life insurance payout. That was a really strange one.
That Bungie jump one is exactly how I'd have gone too if I ever tried it. I'm really clumsy, take things literal that aren't meant to, and often think someone is talking to me when they aren't. Plus having constant falling to my death dreams all my life doesn't support my desire to do those kinds of activities.
I was thinking the same thing.. I’ve had those dreams all my life as well. I do believe that’s how I’m going to die though. I’ve dreamed it too much not to be.
Damn, that bungee jumping story is so terrifying! The fact that she had a heart attack before hitting the ground. . .she must have experienced an emotion so horrifying
I know right? I like to think it's a defence mechanism from the brain though, there's no way to prove it but maybe she didn't consciously know what was happening but her brain subconsciously hit the "self-destruct button" so to speak before hitting the ground to spare her the pain from impact. I feel so bad for the boyfriend, that must have been so terrible to witness. I just hope he doesn't blame himself for what happened.
Mrballen has become an addiction. There's something about the way he tells a story like you're just having a conversation with a buddy. Keep up the great work. We all appreciate it for sure.
@@wwfera00 With what? Watching it on a bigger TV? I'd rather see someone addicted to Mr. Ballen videos and having something to look forward to in their week than be addicted to illegal drugs, gambling money, caffeine, sugar, nicotine, etc. Do you need help with your addiction?
I was in the army with the kid who suffered a brain injury. He got amnesia. Most of his memory came back, but at first he thought he was still 16 years old and living with his parents in Chicago. Eventually he remembered everything up until the middle of when he was in boot camp. He never regained his memory of his life after that, approximately 2 years of memory gone forever. I was friends with him and he didn't remember me at all, it was really sad. Our friendship was never rekindled
In the last story it seems pretty odd that Marie spoke in tongues immediately after Michael, yet no one thought she would also need an exorcism. It had to be planned, like if we get caught in our infidelity let's speak in tongues and blame the devil. Then he kills his wife to be with his mistress and pleads insanity to beat the case. I guarantee they got together after he was released.
Ppl dont just start doing that shit for nothing. Possession isnt like the fuckin movies. You dont just become a fucking creature. It simply eats away at a persons life and character. Their personality diminishes and they kill themselves. Ppl that use possession in violent cases are completely fraudulent.
i feel bad for Fritz/Larry. How damn confusing and freaky would it be to have your whole reality unravel around you like that? what a mystery as well, that his identity changed (in his mind). Unless he had some type of weird D.I.D. And then for him to realize he was going to leave the earth before the mystery got any kind of solution.
The insurance company totally sucks for making Larry pay back the life insurance money. He wasn't trying to commit insurance fraud. It was just unfortunate. Greedy bastards.
@@pollypockets508 how do you think he came up with his new identity? Where did Fritz come from? He forged a new identity for himself, as many others have done, abandoning his family and a life he no longer wanted.
Tbh this story smells like a hoax. He just wanted to start a new life and he almost succeeded. The mistake is : never do a job where you can be publically seen by a lot of people who can potentially recognize you.
@@oranda2000 I feel like if he was truly faking he wouldn't have agreed to do fingerprinting. It's totally acceptable for a person to deny an unknown group of people that have this immediate obsession with you to have your prints.
Larry faked his own death and had planned to start a new life as Fritz, with papers and an elaborate backstory. He pulled it off, everything is well and good, it all goes even better tham expected. He's living it up as Fritz, and after a while, he has completely absorbed his new persona and barely even thinks about his previous life. Later, he develops cancer of the eye, and the tumor begins to affect his cognition / memories, but no one around him really takes notice, because the first major symptom is that he forgets his previous life. Slowly, over time, he literally loses the ability to recall Larry's life. If this sounds far-fetched, spend some time around people suffering from dementia or similar afflictions -- they have trouble recalling things unprompted but are very open to suggestions. Normally, their loved ones help them remember what actually happened. But what if someone suffering from a similar neurological condition was surrounded by people (unwittingly, but nonetheless) reinforcing false memories? The false memories would become the only memories; they would, from Larry / Fritz's point of view, simply become "the truth." This would be basically impossible for doctors to detect -- if the tumor was mainly affecting long term memories, it would be completely invisible to doctors treating him -- literally no one was around from his previous life as Larry, so nobody contradicted him. He invented Fritz's childhood memories less than a decade before, and could therefore recount them "accurately" (as far as anyone could tell) -- but his ACTUAL long term memories of his life as Larry faded away. By the time he was confronted in Chicago, he 100% believed he was Fritz, and had lost his long term memory so much that he did not even recognize the name "Larry," nor his own brothers. He humored their request to get fingerprinted, and was truly, legitimately shocked to find out he wasn't Fritz. This ended up ruining him, even before the tumor that took him memories, also took his life. And so, for all intents and purposes, an innocent man -- Fritz -- was punished for the crimes of another person, who just so happened to also be him.
@@adambrunswick5420 Larry was never punished (in any sense of the word) and no one was brought to justice before a court of law. But if you buy my hypotheses, what Fritz went through was horrible. His entire life was completely destroyed due to what he did as Larry (about which he had no recollection). I would consider that quite punishing! You can call it "karma's punishment," if you believe in that sort of thing.
I just recently watched a few videos explaining how dementia affects a person. And according to those, a person's day to day memories are more affected than long-term memories. They're able to recollect things from their childhood or many years prior more than what happened recently. So the opposite of what you're saying is true in this case.
That first story, what a terrible thing all round. I feel so sorry for Larry/Fritz and his wives and children. He did nothing wrong and his whole life exploded twice (although he was oblivious to the first one) His wives must have been distraught and then the poor man dies of cancer before he can ever get answers and resolution. So sad
The first story was just so tragic, so many people lives affected and no real answers. I hope his children found peace and that Larry wasn't alone when he passed.
@@DewTime He didn't remember that he had that family. He had amnesia. And the niece destroyed his marriage, got him fired for no reason and ruined his last year of life.
I feel 5he same way about alot of my channels on UA-cam it sounds crazy but it can help you value your life hearing about incredible people and tge struggles they faced and many times overcome. Your blessed to be alive as its a miracle in its self and God must have a plan for you. Pray and have faith.
I got a bad flu on December 1st.... I was sick for 39 days. During this time, while I was laying in bed trying to recover and rest , I watched about 45 + of your video's. Thanks for helping me relax during this difficult time.
Larry must have went into a portal and Fritz must have came out. The most reasonable explanation for his "amnesia" is probably that they were doppelgangers
My grandparents lived in Wakefield just down the road from Ossett, and I remember my nana telling me about that guy. It was a huge shock to the community. He was a butcher apparently too, which made his wife's murder all the more chilling. No one believed the affair though, nana said marie was far too smart and pretty to go for a man like him, and that she was just manipulating him probably for cash. I think the story was that she actually refused his advances towards her and thats what sent him into his rage.
@@Rattlsnke I can see why his wife thought so. A previously non-religious husband suddenly wants to go to church all the time and gushes endlessly about the woman running it? I'd be suspicious too.
I see why she was suspicious. Although it isn’t uncommon for someone to turn to religion suddenly and begin devoting much of their time to it. I have seen it happen with atheists several times. As an atheist myself, who has just lost my grandparents this year who were my mom, my dad, and my best friends, and then my father having killed himself in the last month, I see how desperate, hopeless, and alone a person can become. I can imagine finding a community and support system like that could be very intoxicating and helpful. He started going to all of the meetings as well as spending as much time as he could with her, a very religious group leader. I am not surprised that he would be talking about her a lot when she was this newfound guidance in religion and way of life. As the original poster said, if she really was just using him for money, then that plays into it even more. I believe religion plays into it massively as well as mental illness when he breaks and begins speaking in tongues. If it was as simple as him being angry at Marie refusing his advances I don’t believe he would have had a psychotic break that involved religious elements. I didn’t see why his wife burst into the prayer group instead of catching them individually either. That felt off to me, it’s not exactly how you confront a cheater. This is me just theorizing somewhat.
For the 3rd story - during his outburst at the church group, Marie was also speaking in tongues. Makes me wonder why she didn’t have an exorcism performed on her too. Seems like she needs to be looked into further. Who knows what weird stuff happened during their “alone time”? Perhaps it was more sinister in nature than just an affair…
I figured the same. How is it she spoke in tongues and no one ever brought that up again. Seems like the group was more "cult" in nature. She most likely hypnotized/brainwashed him being he was so susceptible due to his immense pain.
@@michoacan55 its one thing to pretend to be possessed to cover up an affair... its a whole different thing to rip your wife's face off and cover yourself in her blood... I mean by all accounts their 'plan' would have been working, next day he could fake the exorcism once more and they'd have gotten away with it
Well I’m not a priest and am only giving my answer based off what I’ve learned in my life as a Christian. But tongues is a language only the “supernatural” can understand, when I went to church my pastor would break out into tongues for maybe 1 to 2 minutes and then it would die down and he would go back to prayer, this was not every Sunday only during deep prayers or sermons, the idea is the holy trinity, which is basically saying god is one person but with 3 parts, (God the father), (God the son), and (God the Holy Spirit). The Holy Spirit is where tongues comes from, when your in a state of pure faith and the love of god is flowing through you and u proceed to speak a language only god, angels, and demons can understand. Do not fully believe this though because I am not positive if this is accurate this is just a base on the way I remember it. If your curious ask a local Christian pastor for guidance.
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I thought that was just a part of the image lol
@@thepeoplehunter0523 same
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Almost sad that Larry's relatives found him. It sounds like he did much better as Fritz than he did as Larry.
I agree. I wonder if he willed his mind into it.
He was'nt happy and i thought he used that storm to fake his Death. But he so strongly believed that he was Fritz and he even had created memorys of a childhood he never had.
The mind is a Strange thing, maybe he was able to erase and create a new life all by himself?
@@anyathepanther7977 maybe the storm caused him to have severe head trauma? I just don’t know
@@Ik2hl yeah since the boat had damaged my guess is he got injured while on the boat during the storm.
As someone who suffered from depression, i can say the mind does things to cope with trauma. In short, since his life was so bad, his mind had created a "safe place" where everything did go right. Every situation is different, but perhaps his safe place had a different name and lifestyle. These thoughts dont just occure, they can span from childhood to present day. Which would explain why he remembered childhood memories. He probably did hit his head during the accident, and when he woke up his "safe place" memories went from coping thoughts to being real to him. I suffered from this coping method, only i never took those thoughts real.
It was pretty sad for everyone all round.
I know Yesenia's accident was a freak accident, but freak accidents are why safety practices exist. They shouldn't put anything on you at all until everything is connected first. And people shouldn't be able to jump without a staff member clearing them. And they shouldn't have two people up there at the same time if they aren't ready at the same time and the verbal communication isn't totally clear with two-way understanding confirmed. ANYONE could misunderstand when a staffer says "ok jump!" to someone else, that is WAY too broad to say at a BUNGEE JUMPING business
I'm so sorry for her boyfriend, you can never stop seeing something like that
Like they should have the staff place a hand on her shoulder, and then when she's truly cleared for jumping, give it a slap and there'd surely be no mistake that it's a signal to jump.
Agreed, total incompetence
Not specifying who's cleared to jump seems like such a huge oversight, that's just baffling
Haha Hindsight
@@A_Black_Sheep94 exactly. It was the end of the day after a hundred jumpers too.
#2 is why there should ALWAYS be a call and response procedure to verify safety. Especially when you're dealing with people that may not have done anything like that before. Repelling, zip lining, climbing, bungee jumping, and everything else similar are supposed to have a call and response before action.
Exactly! I hope her boyfriend or family sued this particular Bungee Jumping outfit. It makes zero sense how they would just say 'jump' without confirming they are talking to the right person. Even saying 'Yecenia, jump' or her boyfriend's name and 'jump' would be better. I understand Yecenia was panicking but even if she wasn't she may have made the same error. it's not her fault, it's theirs.
@@ItsNeverAManequin women and accountability... tell me, why do you never take accountability for your actions? Just ONCE, man... LMFAOOOOOOOOOO
@@albanian2902this has nothing to do with man or women, and you’re disgusting for saying that. Accountability is necessary, and they shouldn’t sue because of her own contribution to the mistake. Just like You need to take accountability for being a gross human being.
Where in my comment did I say anything about women and accountability? I said that it wasn’t her fault and that they should sue that company. You okay?
@@ItsNeverAManequin Huh? I did not say you said it. I said it. Take accountability for your actions. As simple as that. It's not anybody's fault but her's. How can you argue with that?
That poor girl. My heart goes out to her boyfriend who witnessed her last moments, knowing he could do nothing to stop it. Devastating.
Brutal right nothing he could do ..once she jumped.
He could actually listen to her the whole time and not talking her into a jump so yeah, he could stop it.
@@josip1912 it’s good to encourage people to do things especially if it’s there fear she had a choice he didn’t make her do it he encouraged there’s a difference
@@iceeeuuuu yes I agree its the good thing, but in this case they were in line for hours and she rly become to much anxious about it and fear ate her to the point she couldn't even think straight, see or hear anything and it's not like you are afraid of the dog and you just encourage or talk into pet it. Now I don't wanna blame the guy for her death but he could just said ok we can come some other time when it will not be as busy. Again its not his fault, it's company fault for poor safety measures in first place.
@Sunshine&Sunflowers...my feelings exactly. Mr. B's stories almost always deeply affect me but most of it is the never-sleeping-again kind.... like HIS OWN ghost story... but some of them make me hurt and occupy my thoughts the rest of the night and this was one of them.
The knowledge that it's possible to literally scare yourself to death is scarier than whatever it is you're scared of.
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“”The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself!””
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, inaugural Presidential speech 1932
Stupid boyfriend.
not really cos it's under my control.
What if I’m scared to death of the fact that I’m so scared of sharks, that I may be literally scared to death if I see one.
I find it hard to believe Larry's boat simultaneously capsized in a storm and then he gets amnesia, but is able to produce papers showing his new identity a few days later. It seems more likely he wanted a new life, and just refused to admit who he really was 8 years later.
That's what I thought too and I think that more than likely the psychological methods we had to determine fugue states were greatly decreased at that time
But honestly I was just glad that he found happiness somewhere and it seemed like even if his wife and kids were able to find happiness after his disappearance in some way shape or form... it seems like his "discovery" brought more pain than anyting
Seems like he had been planning on it for awhile
That’s what I thought too .. maybe he went fishing with a man with that name ? Who knows lol
are use all forgetting he agreed to go to the police station to be identified ,y would he do sutch if he new he had left his old life
The fact Marie was also doing the speaking in tongues thing when the affair was called out just makes me assume Michael thought of something on the fly and Marie caught on and then he just ran with it
I thought the same thing.
I definitely believe in demonic possession, but then why was I thinking that it was intentional as well? If she was speaking in tongues, just after he started,
then why wouldn't they then try to do an exorcism on her too & odd that she conveniently came up with the idea.
Then happens to kill his wife right after. 🤷
It was almost like they planned it how to cover if they got caught. 🤔
Yeah I don’t know. 8 hours in a chair writhing away from prayer until exhaustion but it’s just acting? I think the world is more strange than we’d like it to be. I wholeheartedly believe this man was possessed by a demon. And I genuinely believe Marie was the devil. A wolf in sheep’s clothing just waiting for someone who needed her presence. His pain was gone only when with her. After a lot of time behind closed doors the second he is confronted by his wife his demons showed themselves
They planned the murder out and knew they could get away with it and they did
Right? Instead of confronting and sitting down to talk about the affair after his wife found out. He decided being possessed by a demon and having an exorcism was a better way to approach the situation. Crazy.
The way she was so scared to bungee jump this whole time, to only die from a heart attack when she realized she jumped too soon. Heartbreaking.
Nice pun!
😂😂
Can't tell if this was a genius joke...
And ironic
Hilarious 😂
The bungee jumping story is a perfect example of "listen to your gut feeling!"
Very sad story
My mom was supposed to go sky diving with a friend in college, but she chickened out at the very last minute. She was supposed to tandem jump with the instructor. The guy who went in her place, and the instructor died after both of their parachutes failed. In conclusion, you are so right.
💯 Soooo true! Usually your gut feeling is almost always right. I was always taught to listen to that & I've told my kids the same. That bungee jumping story is so sad & super scary.
When I was young my oldest cousin (19 at the time) went to Canada for a fun night with friends. (Living in Michigan, only like 20-25 mins away-- it's almost a right of passage to go drinking in Canada since the legal drinking age is 19.) Sadly, her friend that drove had no business driving. My cousin, seated behind the driver, passed away on impact from getting crushed between seats. Even though it's been many years I can still remember what one of her best friends said at the funeral. I guess my cousin had begged her to come out with them that night. She was in college & busy studying, so she declined. I guess being persistent my cousin & friends stopped at her house on the way for one last begging attempt. She didn't end up going & she said it wasn't so much the studying keeping her home, but a terrible gut feeling. She was beside herself at the funeral & kept repeating how she KNEW something bad was gonna happen.😢 So, to make a long story even longer, lol, ALWAYS listen to your gut people!!!!
Agree with you 💯%
This is real I’ve been threw it myself u want to know more give me a chat
Bc
Frtiz having documentation for his current alias that's the part that gets me most. Amnesia doesn't usually also produce official documents.
I feel fritz was an identical twin
@@bella548 but the fingerprints..
@@kitkat5620 According to the Washington State Twin Registry, identical twins may share similar characteristics of their fingerprints, including the loops and ridges. So its possible he had an identical twin. That would also explain his identification documents and only knowing himself as who was with his wife.
@@bella548 but having 2 other brothers who doesnt know u had twin all this time? doesnt add up
@@K9L_IA it actually does. Many babies get separated at birth for different reasons and their parents arent aware .
Actually, in the Story of Larry Bater, there is this effect called a, "Confabulation". A confabulation, basically, happens, when your brain tries to recall something, like a memory, draws a blank and then just decides to produce something that fits the bill. Happens a lot in dementia cases, especially early ones, but also to people with ADHD. Our brain is quite apt in doing so and, for some, this ability is the core reason we can be creative.
As someone with ADHD and a terrible memory this is very concerning news
I know, right?!
That's freaky, and funky, all at the same time.
@@rylanyoung2018same
I’m confused how “Fritz” would have gotten documentation saying who he was in order to get that job in Omaha. Sounds more to me like he ran from his life & had a second identity created.
doesn’t explain why he would consent to being finger printed though
I know it can be confusing to how Fritz got documentation to start a new life but this took place in the late '60s so a lot of that kind of stuff was a lot easier to get. There was no Home or business computers, time when a lot of stuff was done on paper a phone call or fax or something so it was easy to start a new life in a sense. Computers and other technology is what really made it easy to track people and make that stuff harder Plus I think it's like regulations of the federal government states working more together.
@@minnesota_fats7344 yes but why did he think he was Fritz and did he just walk to the DMV one day with his wet clothes and go "I need a new I.D my name is Fritz and they were like " okay Fritz of you say so, here is your I.D and social security card have a nice day with your new name" like wtf lol
Honestly something had to happen during the storm like he probably was thrown and probably hit his head In away he came up with a new identity
@UCr0AL37NuZJJHrwRsQQ65Dg pretending he was “as confused as everyone else literally ruined his new life”. Not getting that finger print would have been better for him no matter what backlash he got.
Yesenia’s story is heartbreaking. Can’t even imagine what she felt and thought of right after her jump. Life is already like extreme sports. No need to look for more risks and trouble (
Hard to tell exactly what happened there. I don't know shit about bungee jumping, but it seems wrong to let a person unattached on the verge of a cliff, even if they were going to attach her to a harness seconds or minutes afterwards.
She felt a sharp pain in her chest.
And the fact she didn’t want to jump as is, it’s just awful. It’s okay to back out of things if you can’t do it, but she panicked so hard she died because of it.
@@Jade_1872 I'm definitely not down with talking someone into doing something death defying.
@@gabrielvinicius2409 also weird to yell jump, surprised there haven’t been more accidents with people who think they’re good to go.
Based on the fact that he had the "paperwork" saying he was, in fact, John Johnson as soon as he got to Oklahoma makes me think his entire story is bogus and he knew exactly what he was doing the whole time. I'm not too sure I'm buying the "amnesia theory." When someone gets into an accident and loses their memory to amnesia, they aren't going to have another identity ready to go within a couple of days and/or weeks. Sounds to me like he was just embarrassed to admit that he walked out on his former life by faking his own death.
That is a good theory 🙌 interesting
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I was thinking that too like how tf did he come up with fake paperwork if it wasn't planned already
But there were doctors claimed and proved that he had amnesia.
Il fu mattia pascal
Dammmm. Lary only had one year left to live anyways and they showed up and ruined it for him. Lost his job, his wife and his own sense of self all before cancer getting him. That sucks
I don't feel bad at all he just abandoned his kids, if he really had amnesia how did he suddenly get documents with a different identity a few days after his accident?
@@TK-km7uz ........ He paid off their fucking debt through his insurance. There is NO abandoning here. That was rather selfless in many ways. Everything turned out good for everyone there. Gave Larry, a fresh start to life, and gave his family enough money to carry on with theirs. I FEEL BAD!!!
@@AlexBen-v7yi kinda get why he did it but he left his kids (that he decided to have) to grow up without a father and let his whole family grieve him. if the amnesia story is true then no one is at fault, obviously, but i feel bad for both
@@pureasalamb "Let his whole family grieve him", that's true, but once past this phase, in the longer run they live a pretty fulfilling life specifically because of THAT. They very likely got millions... There's literally NOTHING to gain, exposing his identity 20 years after this, in front of the whole world. If anything, made matters worse for EVERYONE.
@@AlexBen-v7y 8 years...
MrBallen has officially replaced Netflix for me. I never got stuck into a channel for so long.This guy could bring world peace with his story telling.
Netflix is like $20 a month now if you want to watch in Hd lol. They are out of their fucking mind. I occasionally would sign up for a few months and binge watch the newest shows but after seeing the most recent price increase im going to have to not do that anymore. I can afford the $20 but at what point do we all just say this is too fucking much. It used to be under $10 a month for full HD and multiple screens.
He’s replaced porn.
@@benjamin6460 Naah not yet.
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@@tburr7502 join the seven seas me matey 🏴☠️
that bungee story is my literal worst nightmare, I feel so horrible for that poor girl and everyone else who was affected.
there was a guy that forgot his parachute when skydiving, im so serious i would've died from a heart attack too
The bf should've jumped immediately (cause they gave the ok for him) & tried to grab her body mid-air... A long shot but the only chance.
But wouldn’t she still have died from the heart attack?
@@dyawr I wouldn't cast that kind of thing on the BF personally.
@@aerostrafe1075 Yeah, I don't mean to say that he failed her. Just that he hurried to take his gear off & go the other way down, to try and save her if he could. But that was futile
When the video title doesn't say "3 stories" and the entire time you think that the first nice guy who suffered from amnesia after a horrible accident is a demon psycho😂
Lmao 🤣
The whole time, I was waiting for a plot twist where the guy disappeared and changed his identity because he was a serial killer or something.
IKR!!! had me going for a moment lolol
SAME 😂
Ha the whole time I was waiting for the story to turn and fritz be a murderer and that’s why he was “missing”
The first story, honestly, hear me out. His niece ruined his life. I understand needing to know, but he had a new family, an amazing job and was probably taking chemo for his eye. Then the niece had to bring everyone’s attention to him. He lost his family, he lost his job, and he definitely was beyond poor after the insurance company went after him so he wouldn’t be able to afford chemo. And he had amnesia the whole time. It would be different if he was an ass trying to get out of the first family. It’s sad. Truly
I agree 100000%
But he was an ass trying to get out of the first fam l ol
Yeah. I agree it's f'ed up he did that but like....girl he ran away for a reason. I was actually a little annoyed she kept insisting
Maybe he had a cancerous tumor pushing on his brain, causing the memory loss?🤷
but if he wasnt trying to get away from his family, where did he get documentation?
I walked into a small store the other day in my city and the girl in charge had Mr. Ballens stories playing over the stores speakers system.. lol. You know you’ve made it big and people love you when they would rather hear you, instead of the radio’s top 20 😎.
You sir, are awesome. 🖖🏾
That could either be really cool or really creepy, depending on the type of store.
@@PongoXBongo 😀 ,true
That is really amazing!
This is awesome!
Anything is better than current music
Never craved content more than MrBallens.
Thank you!!!
Hahahaha literally the truth right there your not the only one guilty right here
He's pretty much the best storyteller on UA-cam.
@@MrBallen It's true, your stories are highly addictive! Or maybe its just your style of storytelling, regardless they are amazing and kill boredom on a daily basis!
@Brian Marr what ?
I was never going bungee jumping but now I’m never EVER going. What a terrifying story!
Don’t go in us or asia
@@chewbaca6971 Why specifically those places?
Well you could go and just look down and see your attached to the bungie. It would be extremely obvious
Audible should hire Mr.Ballen to voice audiobooks, he has the enthusiasm of a true storyteller.
oh god yes! If he could also voice Anne Rice's sleeping beauty series *swoon*
Yes he is a Great story teller
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It could happen.
i saw this comment and just thought about how awesome it was! stopped literally everything else going on in my brain for a moment there!!!
Okay, but Larry most likely passed away so incredibly lonely. Surrounded by strangers that claimed to have known him as someone else, while completely shunned by the people he’s known all his life. That’s incredibly upsetting. It’s hard to imagine that anyone of his family or friends (new or old) walked out of that situation unscathed.
He went through with getting false paperwork he knew what he was doing
I don’t understand also if they were his brothers why don’t they just leave him alone let him be happy with his new life. Why drag him into his old life where he had to pay for the insurance and also lose his new family and new succesful job.
@@chrisS19019 that’s what I dont understand. If he had amnesia etc. How did u jsut get all the paperwork
At least they gained a bigger family. Hopefully everyone was able to cope and get along. I also don’t get where the paperwork came from, feels purposeful.
@@jogonyachickennugget4911 agreed. It sounds like he knew he was screwed and decided that the only way forward was to double down as hard as possible.
It's weird that he would agree to go be fingerprinted with his brothers, he had to have known that he was going to be exposed that point.
But there's no way he just 'accidentally' got paperwork under this fake name. That had to have been an intentional act.
Nosy niece and friend: Rips off eyepatch and fake mustache and exclaims you're not Fritz Johnson you're uncle Larry!
Larry Bader: And I would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids!
Underrated comment
Massively underrated
I'm just glad Larry wasn't a master in Martial Arts instead.
This is the best comment!
This was my first thought, and I was hoping there was a comment like this🤣🤣🤣
Imagine casually telling someone they had 40 demons in them and there are still some left.(25:57)
When you tried listening to others also doing this type of content, you will appreciate mrBallen more. The way he tells the story, it's so emphatic and free of judgement even though some of the featured people on the stories are downright deserving hate or sometimes mockery. He is very respectful. This makes you realize that anybody can tell a story but no one could make it as engaging and entertaining as mrBallen.
Thank you!
That is so very true.
@@MrBallen no no we thank you 🙏
Anna solves is good as well
I do miss 3, 4 or even 5 times a week but I don't want to ask him to work any harder. I could imagine his family would LOVE having him around!
I love the details and wording he uses in the stories he tells. Little things like "She got out, she took a deep breath, she made her way to the front of the church, and she stormed inside." I mean, that easily could have been just "She got out of her car and followed him into the church." The way he tells these stories builds up so much suspense so it feels like he witnessed it firsthand.
Facts
I'd be scared if I was one of his kids. I'd be like "dad, that nite nite story scared the hell out of me. Too much info" 🤣
Hahaha that's funny about being his kids lol and yes I like how he explains everything in great incriminate details makes you be able to picture it in your head clearly
I appreciate that!!
I also like the stories and all, but it would sound better with not that many "she/he", imo. cut the amount used in half and it would sound more natural, as opposed to something that is being read from a script.
CONGRATULATIONS ON 5 Million! When you see the MR BALLEN notification come through you stop everything you’re doing and watching knowing it’s going to be GOOD!! 💜
Exactly!!
@@sheryl1173 ua-cam.com/video/aH0NGNUGGp0/v-deo.html its about H A M P T E R it's about H A M P T E R put in the H A M P T E R and take the H A M P T E R
Yay~! I’m not the only one lmao 🤣
Why was the ad I got before the video literally your comment but not about mr ballen lmaooo
Facts
OMG. How horrific! That poor woman! And knowing how freaking dangerous Michael was, HOW did he only get four years of psychiatric care and then is free to live out his life being dangerous? Does anyone else think it would have been harsher punishment in the US or would he get the same punishment? I was just really, really horrified with this case. I watch true crime all the time, but when I heard what he'd done to her, I had to rewind it and I audibly said "oh my God". That says a lot. This guy is dangerous.
So, without knowing the exact medical details, I can explain how that happened.
If he was found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity, he is not criminally culpable. There's is no criminal sentence.
In the UK, the judge can however issue a hospital treatment order. This basically says "you had no mens rea, not criminal intent, because you are mentally unwell and that is not your fault. However, your illness means you pose a significant risk to the safety of yourself and/or others and therefore you are ordered to be detained in hospital until such time as you have been treated to the degree that you are no longer a threat"
Michael would have been detained to a mental health hospital and been under the treatment of psychiatrists. He would not be allowed to leave hospital until deemed well. 4 years is the average length of stay at a high secure mental health unit, in medium secure its about 2 I think.
I found Mr. Ballen last year while confined to the bed after a near fatal motorcycle accident. He definitely helped pull me through that tough time. Thanks man!
Hope you’re doing better now!!
Hopefully you made a full recovery :)
Hope you're doing okay ❤️
Little bit of a different story but same result!
Praying you had a complete recovery. MrBallen has been uplifting for many of us❤️
As for the first story, I remember this happening back in my day. Apparently the psychologists performed very interesting tests on Larry, one of which involved a method which, to this day, is highly controversial. They put him in a room with a firepit, a tent and a flashlight. A doctor would then knock on the door, slowly peak his head in and ask "Do you know how to get to Bell's Canyon?"
You've obviously been around for a long time.
😂🤣
lol i know that reference :) not sure if thats a good thing, though...
I was intrigued by the beginning, and then couldn't stop smiling on the end of your comment.
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I love how he explains what bungee jumping is ... That's what makes his story telling unique he really gets into the little details in his story
I’m wouldn’t be surprised that there would be people on this planet that don’t know what bungee jumping is.
@@PatrickSwayzeOnDbol same here. Remember though that there r children who might not have learned what bungie jumping is . Or perhaps a person who has never learned what it is either due to language barriers , or slang difference. Sometimes people have different label titles for the same subject . Who knows. But yeah. ..
And yet annoying at the same time.
@@PatrickSwayzeOnDbol I only know what Bungee Jumping is on a very "hear - say" sort of thing. I've heard of it, and I know what it does, just not much about how it operates.
It's the combination of a lot of things that makes his storytelling so unique. The emotion he conveys through his face, movements, images shared when telling the story is a huge part of it. Another large part of it is the telling of the story through the first person's perspective.
My eyes are glued to the screen each time i am watching an MrBallen episode. You truly have a way of connecting to your audiences and quite impressive.
The second one is so preventable. No one should be out on the exposed platform without fall protection.
Right! Why was she on the edge of the platform in the first place without a secured harness?
smart enough to be a lawyer but too dumb to follow directions
@@pcpolice2518 Someone in the midst of a panic attack is not operating at 100%.
It's kind of sad because she had the fear of doing this the whole time (for obvious reasons). Boyfriend must have felt so terrible as she probably only stayed for him...
@@pcpolice2518 yup not the brightest bulb
I’ve heard about lying to cover your affair, but having an exorcism is some serious long game.
Right!!! Talk about desperate measures
😂😂😂
that is exactly how christianity was made
That Marie was attractive, too. I am sure something was going on.
The dude ripped off his wifes face. Idk abt demons but i do believe he was not in his right mind either way. No person could just out of no where conjure up the ability to do that to another person. Something happened to him thats fs. If it happened to him it could happen to you to. We all the same species
I assumed that Larry Bader deliberately went missing so he could start a new life, and perhaps so his wife and kids could collect the insurance money. The amnesia story is plausible, but the question remains... how did he suddenly show up in Nebraska with "Fritz Johnson" documentation??
Planned on faking his death in the storm which ended up being way stronger than expected. When he woke up maybe all he knew was that he was John Johnson. The real question is how does anyone assume the name of John Johnson? It sounds almost made up
The dumb family really shouldn’t have outed him
Oh yea. How did he have the documents? Maybe he did leave his family and forged them. I mean did he ever visit his parents? Im sure his second wife wondered where "Fritz" family was.
@@zacharyalfano9846 he clearly wanted nothing to do with them. poor guy.
My exact thought!
The Larry Bader story is unbelievable. Bro's entire life got ruined because his pre-amnesia family didn't want to mind their own.
I know! The 1st wife got insurance money and he did better in his 2nd life.
Because legally he was already married. Simple as that. All he had to do was divorce. And I've never heard of that kind of amnesia. He could have been faking it all along.
@@moonspun4evr divorce and be in poverty, the family enjoyed millions. He should have not shown up the second day and take a break on that activity for a while until they ignored him
Oh yeah that """Amensia""" he had. Bro was clearly lying. I don't blame him for it, but yeah he was straight up lying LMAO
Agree..but l was kind of hoping he had an identical twin and they had been separated at birth.
It is really sad that Fritz had a happy, full life, but as Larry, he was miserable. Then here comes his original family finding him, and now Fritz's life is turned upside down.
It's such a weird turn that a family member happened to be over in Chicago, a full seven-hour drive from Akron, and just happened to be in the exact place that Fritz was doing a demo so well that a crowd had gathered, thereby drawing the attention of his family member.
Life is so odd sometimes, isn't it?
Only happens in a simulation
Hello does anyone here believe in Jesus??
@@TortoiseCashFlow matrix
@@connorlancaster7541 not in the way you believe in him
@@connorlancaster7541 no. I mean I believe anything is possible but there's no proof any any one specific God so I like to keep my mind open to the possibility that any of the gods could be real or none of them. Who knows, we'll all figure it out eventually though.
I feel so bad for the first guy he was living a good and happy life before everything got ruined and he didn't even understand why
That was so sad sucked he chose to get it done
His family should have left it alone. Sometimes love means waking away
Yup
Nah. I'm betting he planned it all out while he was disappointed in his "1st" life. Amnesia my ass.
@@carltonbanks5470 Maybe. I guess we'll never kno
I think what makes Mr. Ballen an effective storyteller is that he is not trying to be dramatic with scary voices etc. He is just a guy speaking to us in the same tone he would describe something normal, like what happened on the way to the grocery store. It lends his stories a sincerity and realism you don't find in other scary storyteller channels.
I fully agree. It will turn me off a channel very quickly if there is a goofy dramatic voice when there are such heavy real events at play. Some things deserve respect when spoken about and it feels like Mr. Ballen gets that.
Thanks!!!
Agreed!
What I love about the way he tells stories is that he does it without any ego attached (he makes sure all of the focus is on the story and not himself). He also shows respect and communicates empathy when the story calls for it.
I just hate how he goes on about the like button. It's stupid.
I found mrballen 2 months ago through shorts. Now everyday I wake up excited to hear new ones! I've got my whole family hooked 😊😊
The bungee jumping story is one of the scariest things I’ve ever heard 😟 it’s OK to not do certain things, our fear is there for a reason.
@@jasonstateman9093 how many times did her fear tell her to turn around while she waited in line? Or not to go in the first place? There is no reason to bungee jump if you don’t want. Too much silly pressure to swallow your fear. I’m afraid of heights and when my brother and sister bungee jumped and tried to pressure me, I told them fkn kick rocks 🤣I get that too much fear in some situations can be bad as it is in most, but it’s also helpful too to avoid unnecessary stressful situations. I mean c’mon dude you’re watching Mr Ballen, how much would paying attention to fear save so many folks from meeting an unfortunate end?
@@autrythegood and how many walk right into their death because of a fear response? She did. Using the show is not the best cross section of examples XD
You were right to tell your friends to kick rocks, peer pressure is not a good thing since it tries to disregard that spur of the moment risk assessment and even autonomy of the target. However there is something to conquering a fear that can remove associated blocks, but I'm sure as any professional therapist would advise though *never when it's an acute phobia so powerful it can induce a myocardial infarction.* She was a story in knowing and accepting ones limits.
@@UlshaRS I agree with some of your point, but I definitely still believe that fear is more helpful than harmful and its innateness has allowed humans to survive. And accepting one’s limitations would also have been her listening to her instincts (fear) that told her not to go. But yes, too much of anything is bad. I wouldn’t let my fear of heights stop me from getting on a plane to travel because that’d be allowing my fear to control me IMO but thrill seeking - Never. And what comes to mind from MrBallen is all those scuba diving stories where people pass numerous warning to turn around if they’re not a professional, noting others have died and stating that the trip isn’t worth death, but they push on and perish tragically. And I can’t help but think if they listened to that fear response when reading those signs that most of them would have turned around and saved their own lives.
Eeeeeeeyyy wait a minute what kind of a wich is affraid of flying?!?! Good wich i guess🤷🏻♂️
@@autrythegood I definitely agree!! Our fear response was hard wired into our brains for a reason!! That’s why humanity has lasted aslong as it has!! Kind of like when people get that “felt it in my gut” to do or not do something! Fear is what keeps us alive in many situations!
And yes ppl can have an over response of fear,or issues with fear, but I’m talking about mentally healthy individuals as I’m sure the good witch 🧙♀️ is as well!! Never ignore your “gut feeling” or your fear. I’m glad the poor girl died of a heart attack instead of cracking open like an 🍳 egg…out of all the outcomes..I’m so sorry she passed, but we should all hope to go quick and fast… 🙏
This is, hands-down, the only person I can listen to for 30+ minutes at a time. Amazing story-telling. Also, I have always been afraid of bungee jumping & as he’s telling the story, I feel my heart beating rapidly & getting shaky & nervous. He really puts you in the story (which is frightening, but good). Not many people can do that.
The lesson of that heart breaking story ( bungee jumping) is that you should always listen to your gut feeling.
My life has been a complete and total misery ever since Bigfoot stole my precious girlfriend in the middle of the night.😒 He even took all her clothes and the T.V.
Reading your comment made me realise how much of an adrenaline junkie i am 🤣
i didnt even know the video was 30 min like no joke 😂
Agreed
Larry story was so weird. I figured during his accident on Lake Erie, he probably hit his head pretty good which made him suffered from amnesia, but to become someone else immediately with no backstory how that came out to be is just bizarre..
Dissociative fugue
Amnesia can be associated with near death drownings!
What about the documents who said he was someone else thats what bothers me the most about this
@@A.S.N444 This proves to me that it was premeditated. He was likely spending his "weekend fishing trips" establishing this other identity in preperation of leaving his current situation, i'll bet he was just a great actor when he got caught.
@@thalatha333 thats a theory.
larry’s case could just be a very rare coincidence where their fingerprints matched and they looked identical or it could be that lightning struck larry, causing the amnesia
Rare case? You mean the first case ever because no two people have EVER had the same finger prints. If their finger prints matched they are most certainly 100% the same person
"Its just a rare case where they look exactly the same and have the same fingerprints, and one of them has gone missing and been found in a different town very close to their previous home!!!" LMFAOO honey... no
@@lipgloss675411 and don forget both of them are very good at the same skill that 99.99% of people are not good at.
It's incredibly stupid and reckless that they had her in position where that COULD happen. Even without the possibility of that mistake, why would they put someone in a position where they aren't connected to the cord and could lose their balance or any number of things and fall to their death? It sounds to me like those people need to be handled the same way as the guy with the skydiving service/business or whatever. Having someone's life in your hands should be treated as such.
This is what I'm baffled about. If she didn't have the rope connected to her yet why was she in a position to jump? Why didn't they have her wait behind?
It's INSANE to me that she was at the edge .... THEY LET HER AT THE EDGE UNSECURED..... I can't.... I'm terrified at the thought of bungee jumping but I thought the people were trained and had safety protocol!
from what I read, the bungee jumping company didn't even have permission to operate in that place. It was illegally operating there, attracting a lot of people and authorities did nothing to stop it.
Exactly. It's 0% her fault, and 100% the organizers fault. There should be a foolproof system in place.
I can't believe this is the only comment I've seen mention this, and it has so few likes! This is exactly what I was thinking.
The bungee jump story was so damn sad. The part that got me was when MrBallen showed the image of her just as she lept from the bridge. Knowing that was her last few seconds before she died gave me a feeling of immense sadness and a strange other feeling that I cant quite describe
I'm amazed that they can determine she died of a heart attack before she hit the ground. Unbelievable.
@@onb6098 Well it is possible for something like that to happen and she could have died from a heart attack on her way down. However my theory is that she was having the heart attack and was still alive when she hit the ground below. Its terrible to think about it. Either way, that's just a f**ked up way to go
Same, I got that feeling, as well as goosebumps and feeling really sad.💔
@@Whatsgucci i feel ya on that one. To think that was her last few "SECONDS" alive is just bone chilling 😳😳
That wasn't actually a photo of her ... Just a random photo.
When MrBallen tells us stories, he makes our day so much better. Can we agree on that?
Agreed!
Definitely agree
@Jieca Misla ratio
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Agree
It was probably a mercy for the poor girl who jumped to die of a heart attack on the way down, but that was such a sad story. And the poor boyfriend probably never forgave himself.
Yesenia’s story is so heartbreaking. Can’t imagine what she felt and thought of right after her jump. Life is already like extreme sports. No need for more risks
yea it was an unnecessary death that should have been prevented.
@@BranqonBoom don’t blame him. It’s her fear that made her lose focus. I’m not blaming her but blaming the dude isn’t right either. It’s no one’s fault. Just a freak accident.
So because you can die, that should stop you from taking risks. That’s not a life worth living.
@@cincy4life13 speaking facts 🗣
I'm gonna assume a lawsuit followed. Who says 'jump' when the other person isn't strapped in?
Mr.Ballen really is the best storyteller on UA-cam!
He really is. No doubt about it.
Thank you!!
There are many, but he’s the Michael Jordan of story telling, a living legend
@@shygawd7507 He really is
@@shygawd7507 Yup he's the Hollywood Hulk Hogan of story telling
All he needs is a gold belt 🤣
People often pass out or suffer a panic attack right before attempting their first bungee jump. I was an EMT in an area with a bungee jump location nearby and firsties not being able to get their first jump over with because they freak out and need medical assistance is common. Yecenia's tragic end is the result of negligence. It's standard protocol for staff to not have the jumper be on the platform until harness and rope are secured. Once on the platform, the jumper must be held on to by at least one staff member until they clearly state that yes, they do want to go through with this. Clearly, neither of these things happened. RIP Yecenia.
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Damn that negligence is really sad. She was so brave and pretty.
Michael's a genius. Pretending to be possessed to avoid the confrontation for being cheating. Really commited to it too with the whole murder thing. I'm stealing that
I literally yelled “That cheating mofo ain’t possessed!” as soon as he started his charade. 😂
Wife: YOUR CHEATING MIKE!
Mike:*sigh* *full commits into psycho possession for months*
I don't think I'd call that monster a genius.
@@johndavis9432 No, that monster is mentally deranged.
5 million subs and the man doesn’t mention it or brag. That’s a humble and good human being.
We love you Mr Ballen!!! Not only for your talent, but for your humble way of being! ❤️
Plus he's not possessed by demons!
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Yes, he turned his hobby into a very lucrative career. Not everyone can say that.
it's all part of the act! He studied how to get followers & how to keep them... Seriously, just do a bit of research on how & why he started his UA-cam career... He's good but, he learned how to be good & how to be likeable...
I like him, but he created his likeable, humble persona.... He nailed it, in fairness to him...
When you’re actually a good person, everyone else will notice and congratulate you without bringing it up. Just really goes to show how different he is from other you tubers. He doesn’t care how many subs he has, I mean I’m sure in a way he does but not in a negative way, like you said...he is humble. Just thankful for people listening and that he can make a living doing what he loves and we love too! I just stumbled on his video not long ago and can’t stop watching now!
Second story made me feel sick.
My fiancé went to Las Vegas for a business trip and there’s a tower that does something similar to bungee jumping, all his coworkers wanted to go and since he’s the youngest, they convinced him to try it and he agreed. After leaving, he ends up calling me to tell me how he will never do anything like that ever again. Because when he was up there, they were strapping on his gear, and told him to move forward on the ledge, kind of like walking the plank but it had bars to hold onto from the sides and the instructor literally says “okay” but GRATEFULLY my fiancé actually ASKS “so can I jump?” And the instructor literally says “NO! You’re not hooked up yet!”
My fiancé put a death grip on those side bars so quick…. All the courage he had built up because he is very afraid of heights, it all disappeared when he realized how close to death he was, he got weak in the knees and started blacking out….
I love heights and used to tease him about it…. Never again.
Oh shit that story is fucked up
Oh wow! Omg.... no way! I would totally pee myself! I'm terrified of heights, even seeing on screen my palms and feet sweat people being up high. I'm glad nothing happened to him
how did the second story make you sick when the third one was even worse!!!
@@futurechamp563 cuz she had a similar experience with the second one? Hello?
Yo, this reminds me of that girl who jumped cuz she thought the guy(can't really speak English) told her it was ok to jump when she's not even hook properly. I think the guy said something about waiting?? Or maybe something similar to yours and the girl jumped, and many people are saying the guy should have said no or wait like they're not specific, Idk it's scary and specially in a sketchy bungee jumping place like this, I wouldn't ever try it
The Larry and Fritz story absolutely baffles me. Of all of the stories I've heard from you, this one is the most baffling. Where did the childhood memories of Fritz come from? How did he have documents verifying he was Fritz? It's very confusing.
Also, I can't imagine how hard losing your loved one twice would be. It's bad enough that they thought he died/went missing in a storm, but them to find him, and have him tell you he doesn't even know you would be heartbreaking. Then you prove to him that he is in fact your loved one and he's back in your life, only to lose him to cancer a year later.
ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING.
I had a very similar reaction to this story. Just heart breaking.
Also that they both were the same person that was an excellent archer.
His having documents makes me doubt it was amnesia. Between the accident and potentially a brain tumor at the time amnesia seems possible. But if you have documents it makes it sound planned
MKULTRA Monarch Programming. His age, prior military service, sudden amnesia after stress / financial failure, all suggests this.
Also how did he have other people 🤔 they knew him as fritz
Im so addicted to this mesmerizing story teller and his obscure but fascinating true tales.
Thank you Mr B. for your authenticity and commitment to your craft.
The way this story was phrased made me laugh so hard. Like
“Excuse me, are you my Uncle Larry?”
“Of course not! I’m clearly John Johnson, famous for my eyepatch and big mustache”
Lol
They said he twisted his mustache while saying that phrase.
@@emmanuel7489 After the fingerprinting, he "died from eye cancer", shaved, started wearing a sombrero and became Juan Johnson.
@@ColonelSandersLite I heard he got on a fishing boat and became Long John Silvers
John Johnson also sounds like a fake name
Mr B has trained me to avoid spoilers by going “full screen” and ignoring comments until the end…Something I never used to do. A testament to his story telling skills.
I do that as well, I do not want ANY spoilers to his stories!!!
I haven't learned yet. Well, at least I just have it paused during the Hello Fresh stuff, not during one of the stories. ;-)
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Me lmao
Oh my god, the bungee story breaks my heart. I can't imagine how bad the employees felt... I feel like they shouldn't have told one person to jump until both were secure, just in case of things like this. But when it's your job and you do it every day, it's easy to make simple mistakes that can have devastating consequences.
She literally scared herself to death. RIP, what a beautiful, brave girl 💔 I hope her boyfriend was able to recover from that experience
It’s super important to have safe and clear instructions. Why was she in a position to jump if she wasn’t hooked up to bungee cord?
Safety first! It was also a long day with numerous clients waiting in line for a long time…an accident was bound to happen!
@@minitea4315 if the organisers couldn't handle it , they had no business doing this thing. This is not selling lemonade. You can get people killed and they did . Criminal negligence. They should be in prison.
The employees should be in prison . They showed criminal negligence. They are supposed to guide people , are responsible for safety precautions. They didn't care. The sob s
I’ve seen the video . She just stands up walks to the edge and jumps . Not the company’s fault that she was to scared to pay attention
Second story is so sad. I read about it a while back but had no idea she died of a heart attack halfway.
That sounds really unlikely. There are 3 seconds between jumping and impact. Not enough time to have a heart attack and die. Sounds to me like the lawyers for the bungee jumping company were using that to limit their liability and negligence.
The sadest part of this entire story is that the last year of his life was horrible and had those girls not seen him in the store.. he would have died with a good reputation and wife and two kids that loved him. Instead he died not knowing he was, a mountain of debt and divorced…
He was a liar that's why the doctors found no cause for his amnesia. Amnesia doesn't just come out of no where. He made a huge lie, lived it and he died paying for it. Why do people feel so bad for him? Gullible
This is why most kids hate their dad's. They abandon them and then other men like you give the dad the benefit of the doubt. This is why courts never trust dads
@@janedee6126 you could have just said you have daddy issues
@@janedee6126 with the boat found after the storm, I would think he may have hit his head and that caused the amnesia. It does not explain how he had documentation to prove he was someone else
@@janedee6126 Because he was happy and had a good life. His old wife had life insurance that fixed her financial problems. Better than him staying in a family he doesn't love with no money. His ex wife could meet someone who loves her just as he did. Instead he died alone and she was left having to pay back the insurance money. Who wins there?
The bungee jumping story is so terrifying to me. I feel anxiety just from hearing it. 😱
Completely preventable too. What kind of bungee jumping place has people jumping without making sure the jump area is clear? It shouldn't have been possible for someone to make that mistake
I hear that hospitals always appoint an arrival-by-ambulance a "DOA" (dead on arrival) to avoid lawsuits. Maybe this is one of those cases. Instead of her dying from the fall, she "died before impact" which probably released the bungi jumping company from any liability.
Same my heart dropped!!
Hate to say it but that’s a Darwin right there… I’ve been scared and nervous af when bungee jumping but heck, I still paid attention and made sure that the bungee jumping staff securely tethered me to ropes and the crane from where I was jumping off of. I’d like to think that when you’re that scared, your instincts make you more hyper aware and vigilant of your own safety.
@@echo.charlie looking at it this way, I feel better about my “freeze” response to heights. I once wanted to make myself jump off a rock into a river (like many others had safely done in front of me), and yet was totally frozen. I simply could not make myself do it. I guess that’s a good survival trait, in some instances.
MrBallen, US Coast Guard vet here and I just have to say that I have listened to everyone of your stories and I look forward to new ones every week! I never make comments on anything online but I just have to say keep these posts coming. Also lots of respect and admiration for all you have done for our country.
Right on! Thank you!
I ruined the 69
From UK but thank you both for your service
*How can they identify 37 demons. Either way, I enjoyed your story telling.*
*Him being let free is wild. Smh*
One thing that stuck out to me about the first story...how did Larry Bader just HAPPEN to have documentation saying he was John "Fritz" Johnson? Given that he seemed utterly convinced that he really was Fritz, the only thing I can think of is that he had actually planned to abandon his life due to the debt and not being able to start a business, and start over elsewhere. Except, something happened to him in the attempt, presumably a traumatic head injury of some kind, that caused him to actually lose his memory, and as he had documentation with him, he just assumed it was real and presented it as such.
It is a bit odd that he didn't have any point of missing or foggy memories as Fritz that would point to the time in which he'd presumably suffered the head injury and become Fritz. Like...you'd think there would be some kind of gap in his memories between when he left his first family and when he walked into town and applied for job. Even if he assumed he'd been robbed, or something, there had to be a point in which he woke up and didn't recall where he was or how he got there. Very strange.
That literally is the only thing that makes sense unless something like he saw something he wasn’t supposed to etc but yeah it does seem he did plan to abandon his life lol
Yeah, sounds like he set things up to leave and then didn't know how messed up the risk was. He might have planned the traumatic event too but ... it worked.
I have a theory... but it's just a wild theory.
He had a plan to help his family to make it out of debt, and the only way was to trick insurance company that he's dead.
So... he needed to start a new life, but he knew he'll miss his family too much if he ever decides to do so, so he made a secret plan. He somehow obtained fake documents, and then took a hypnosis session to make him forget his former life, but also start a new one without missing anything from before. Also, being actually convinced that you are another person comes with a benefit of being able to pass any lie detector, because you are actually not lying, so it's a perfect way to shapeshift into another man.
Perhaps It was a case of a long lost , kidnapped or given up for adoption identical twin . Identification methods back then were far from perfected and at times not particularly reliable which would explain why he had identification paperwork was cooperative with police and had no gaps in memory that he was aware of.....
He could have also suffered from MPD or the new name for it is dissociative identity disorder. Due 2 his depression and need to be away from his family on the weekends Etc. It could mean that he must have suffered some type of psychotic break probably when he was a child and you'd be surprised how easy that happens. the documentation of three faces of Eve and some documentation written by psychologists who have suffered this themselves and then it been diagnosed in their adulthood turns out that it doesn't take much to cause this but the person has an extremely high IQ it appears that people with extremely high IQs can suffer from MPD or DID can have this because mainly childhood trauma does not require sexual can be physical and verbal abuse, excessive moving from chapter study into child custodian or child neglect, having cancer could have caused it.
My brother had the starting of it because of the abuse we received as children. He completely lost his mind as to who he was and the other personality took over as he was dying from a brain injury that caused lesions on the brain almost like brain tumors and they found that Aziz medical condition worse than slowly my brother himself disappeared and the other personality took over mainly because my brother was unable to face his death that was being caused by the child abuse we had received. He was a brilliant young man who was able to complete in three years to Bachelors of Science degrees wow putting himself through University working full-time and being extremely ill the last year. However, by the end of his life and the seizures were so horrible that he moved back and forth between the personalities with these and slowly my brother himself began to disappear. Yet the new personality had a a full background and the people who knew the other personality well that guy had no sister had no family he was an orphan that it's been the last two years of his life in foster care as his parents died when he was in junior high. Yet these were people who also lived in the same Community as my brother and our family lived. Nobody knew that my brother had a real family a real personality that sadly his brain injury had taken him away from us. It broke my heart to realize the new personality that took over my brother didn't need a sister. Maybe it made it easier to die I don't know. When he died from his brain injury at age 32 he had two Social Security numbers two valid driver's licenses and left behind a heartbroken family. Yet the core person who my brother was a very kind and sweet person was in both people.
Man, I’ve never seen a channel grow as fast as yours! You deserve it! Thanks for your service & for the entertainment! 🙏🏾🙏🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Thank you!
@@MrBallen love your channel. Currently surviving on 8 hours sleep since Tuesday. Lose track of time when watching these xx
'That Chapter' is also a great channel for real crime 🙃
For real. I saw this on my page and said, "oh a new video today", and then i saw over a million views! Congrats
@@lindsayjubb5068 bruh get some sleep if possible,
Michael’s story reminds me of the time I pretended to be sleepwalking when my mom caught me trying to sneak out. She didn’t buy it should’ve tried speaking in tongues.
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Off to Hogwarts you go
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The bungee jumping story reminds me of my mom. She was supposed to go sky diving in college with a friend, paid for all the courses, completed everything and was literally preparing to walk into the plane.
She had a MASSIVE panic attack while boarding the plane. Not because she was worried about sky diving, but my mom has insanely bad claustrophobia and just physically couldn’t bring herself to get into the small crowded plane.
My moms friend called my grandma to come get my mom, making fun of her calling her a buzzkill, telling her she wasted her money, trying to get my mom to go, but my mom just wouldn’t.
About 4 hours later my mom gets a phone call from her friend.
My mother was supposed to tandem jump with the instructor.
Not only did the guy who took my moms place, but also the instructor died after both of their parachutes failed.
Trust your gut.
Oh WOW that's just an insane story 😳
Wow. That's a trip.
Holy fuck
Reminds me of final destination, that’s a really close call
The last sentence is so true.
That girl's instincts told her she was in danger but unlike your mom she unfortunately wouldn't listen...
Ok but how did Fritz get to Omaha with "documents" proving who he was with his new name?? It was mentioned he wasn't very happy and that's why he would leave weekends to be alone and that makes me think he actually wanted to "forget" about his past life.. he wanted a new life?
Exactly. He was probably pretending he didn’t understand, to try to keep his new life.
He totally ran away. I always tell my gifriend, If I go missing at 60 and my bank account is still being used, don’t look for me. I ran away.
Fabricated documents are surprisingly fun on a trip out to the lake actually, I bring em every time I go.
Exactly
Sounds to me like it was all pre-planned. He picked the stormy weekend on purpose to fake his own death and not feel guilty for leaving his family because they’d get insurance money.
Story #2 is heartbreaking. 😔
The bungy jumping story: At first I thought I read about it when it happened, but then the details didn't match, and looking at the dates in the articles, this story is several years more recent. It appears it happens from time to time that someone misunderstands a cue and jumps too early. This should be preventable.
It is, but let's take into account where it happened and that organization wasn't up to the task. Very amateurish.
@@Concreto1984 I don't understand if he was going to jump first, why didn't they either wait to put her on the gear and let her wait behind or wait until both are tied to the rope to send one of them jump. Or let the one who doesn't have the rope wait in a small distance behind after putting the gear on. This type of miscommunication has happened several times and could be easily avoided.
Honestly it's on the person who jumps before ensuring that the rope was even attached to them. For obvious reasons they put the harness on you ahead of time so it's a freak accident made by a very nervous person.
It's a terrible shame but I can't find fault on the company, at some point personal responsibility has to come into play....
@@7Mushrooms7 I agree, but like I said; by the description of everything, it was all very amateurish to say the least.
@@OGPatriot03 Bungee jumping is harmless. Any time somebody is killed doing it, it is 100% the organizers fault.
something about your smooth story telling helps my depression, no matter how deep into i am... your videos really help me, whether you see this or not... i just wanna say thanks 💕
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Lmao where all these only fans accounts come from
He does have a soothing voice and he is a great story teller.
@@jak6744 idk man, shits kinda disrespectful to me at least seeing as how they doing it under a comment about mental health 🤦🏾♂️
@@EdwinHargraves it’s okay man they’re bots don’t give ‘em a second thought. You’re loved just know that.
With the bungee jumping story, someone should go to jail. Why was she even on the edge and unsecured before she had the tether attached. Utter stupidity on the part of the event staff.
Yeah and you would think they would be more specific because people like her do panic, like hold onto the person and say okay “name” you go. Or have multiple people working to get people ready at the same time just incase of an early jumper.
@AGNÉZ Buny Girls why do yall write a whole not even legible or logical essay abt it... like surely you'd get more clicks if you just put the link
It is called Columbia
Yes!! This shouldn't have been possible. And if they are going in pairs, why tell one to jump when they weren't both ready?
in spain the instructor said "ok" and the girl jumped free fall....its all about making fast money on poeple how want to be hip...
That top story reminds me of the story line of one of the most recent Conjuring movies. It was based on a true story about this young boy named David Glatzel who was being possessed by a demon. David's older sister's boyfriend, Arne Johnson, decided to provoke the demon and caused it to leave David and possess Arne. Arne then went and committed a murder. It was the first known court case in US history where the defense claimed demonic possession as the cause for Arne's actions.
That second story horrified me. Imagine deciding to face one of your fears only for the worst possible thing to happen. Safety was definitely lax. People should only be allowed near the edge when all of the gear is ready. If I ever get to do something potentially dangerous like bungee jumping, I'm checking out all of the safety procedures and equipment ahead of time.
Edit: I am in no way saying "it was her fault for not checking the equipment nor the venue beforehand" or "I would have done better." What happened was tragic. I am just sharing what I learned from her story: be very cautious and check out all the details of a place before you go.
Same. I felt slightly relieved that she died mid air. Poor guy must have been mortified when he found her body
And don´t do something like this in south america.
At least her fears weren't unfounded. The boyfriend should have jumped and tried to catch her.
@@bamfyfe Don't do anything in north murica either.
@@letitbeenow I think North America would be fine. The equipment will be in order and the people will have proper training. But i would still prefer to do it in a country like germany or switzerland.
Wife: "You're having an affair"
Husband and Mistress: "Who has time to think about that when we are clearly possessed...stop being so selfish."
That was my first thought too lmao.
Literally speaking in tongues to get out of an argument.
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"Quickly Marie, we've been practicing Latin just for this moment!"
Its actually a genius way to get out of the confrontation. Too bad it wont work in the modern age lol. Because now you have to prove the devil exist first before you can claim that its doing the possession.
@@iammarauder5418 Oh, the devil exists alright. And one of the ideas that he has is helping people believe that he does not exist. But Satan is real.
Doing multiple bungee jumps at the same time, with "jump" being the command, makes me think of negligence more than accident.
It was 100% avoidable if they had some form of process that could be considered safe.
100% negligence! Idiots!! When we went sky diving they made sure the harness were on BOTH my husband and I with our jumper (tandem) before opening the door.
She was doomed by Darwin.
Rule of thumb I go by that has kept me safe so far - I never, EVER engage in extreme sports (bungee jumping, skydiving, etc.) in South American countries.
She was already panicky, and the harness she had on was the only thing that comforted her with the courage to be ready (not necessarily to jump but to BE READY) …think about it, and try to put yourself in her state of mind. Already reluctant on the idea of bungee jumping, the only thing she could do was comply to the command of who, in her panicking state of mind, as the experts of what she’s afraid of doing- Plain & Simple! Therefore with her harness comforting her, instead looking back to make sure she’s hook up with the bungee, she heard a command and went for it head on. So you can’t really blame anyone for this quick, untimely circumstance, it was all just really unfortunate mistake.
I swear I thought it would be the repeated use of the same bungee all day that weakened it and ultimately caused it ripping and failing. This surprised me
Bungee company 100% to blame, what morons. Don't say jump if everyone is not secured. Also I wonder if she would have lived if she had not been so afraid, probably not.
Never force yourself to uncomfortable situations bc sometimes backing two step backwards is also a very brave move.
RIP
In the bungee jumping accident - that poor woman's death was entirely preventable if the company had had literally THE MOST basic and common sense safety measures. I'm shocked more people aren't commenting on this.
1) You don't let people be on the ledge unless they're attached to the cord.
2) You don't use nonspecific terms like "ok jump!" that don't clearly specify who is supposed to jump.
She had no control over the extent to which her automatic flight or fight system gave her panic and tunnel vision. She wouldn't be the first to have that reaction to bungee jumping! Safety measures should prevent accidents regardless of whether the person jumping is scared or not. I'm sorry, but that's just total incompetence.
Agreed. I went bungee jumping two separate locations in New Zealand and it is made extremely clear when to go, as well as not being anywhere near the edge until secured. How horrifying.
So true!! I can also see how she or any one of us could have made that mistake as they already put the safety harness on her but not the actual bungee cord. While she was waiting there for her turn and the adrenaline was pumping once she heard "ok, jump!" toward her direction she must have instinctively felt all the necessary equipment was already in place. Putting that harness on someone but not the actual cord is much much worse and misleading than not putting anything on until everything is ready and then putting everything on all at once.
Very true,she had the right intuition but ignored it , We have to listen to the little voice in our head, but she was overly influenced by her bf ,( Sad for her loved ones )
Easy to say behind a keyboard
Yeah but this is Columbia so you cant expect them to have the most developed safety measures
i don’t hear very many people talking about the first story (obviously because the rest are so amazing and well told as well) BUT one detail stood out to me so hard that i had to wake my sleeping fiance up to tell her. How does a man with seemingly no memory (or false memories) randomly show up in a town thousands of miles away, with documentation proving he is a man who he wasn’t. A man who, by all accounts, never existed. And it may have been decades ago but this documentation was good enough to get him employment at not just a restaurant, but also as a sports broadcaster on live television, as well as allow him to adopt a child and have a bank account and get married??? It is truly baffling
He wanted out of the first marriage but didn’t want to go through divorce. I’m pretty sure he had it planned. I could obviously be wrong but the fact he could prove he was who he said he was, at least well enough to get a job, stuck out to me too.
He definitely wanted to escape his old life. Picked the most dangerous time to go in the water to make it seem more likely he died. With the documentation too and no reports of an incident that caused the “amnesia”, I’m almost certain he was just lying. He had terminal cancer and figured this was his one shot to live the way he wanted and faked his death and started a new life. I don’t even understand how it has been a mystery seems so clear.
@@abelle5859 I think a mystery means there’s no exact evidence to support what has actually happened. What you just stated is only a theory. Even if it seems likely to be true, it still doesn’t fully prove the case. And by the way I do agree with your theory, it makes a lot of sense.
but surely if he knew he was Larry he would’ve refused to get his fingerprints taken? He must’ve known that would’ve made him get caught
I was wondering the same things. And where did he live? I thought it was going to come out that he had faked his death to get life insurance payout. That was a really strange one.
The best story teller on UA-cam. Keep up the good work!
That Bungie jump one is exactly how I'd have gone too if I ever tried it.
I'm really clumsy, take things literal that aren't meant to, and often think someone is talking to me when they aren't.
Plus having constant falling to my death dreams all my life doesn't support my desire to do those kinds of activities.
I was thinking the same thing.. I’ve had those dreams all my life as well. I do believe that’s how I’m going to die though. I’ve dreamed it too much not to be.
@@roxi2798 I share that paranoia. It really does bite the big one.
I have the opposite, where I jump and just keep going unless I can grab something but usually can't.
@@roxi2798 I don’t believe so I have those dreams too and don’t believe I’m going to fall to my death lls
@@roxi2798 Maybe it was a past life? Never know.
Damn, that bungee jumping story is so terrifying! The fact that she had a heart attack before hitting the ground. . .she must have experienced an emotion so horrifying
I know right? I like to think it's a defence mechanism from the brain though, there's no way to prove it but maybe she didn't consciously know what was happening but her brain subconsciously hit the "self-destruct button" so to speak before hitting the ground to spare her the pain from impact. I feel so bad for the boyfriend, that must have been so terrible to witness. I just hope he doesn't blame himself for what happened.
It's actually very common for people who jump of a bridge or a roof to die of a heart attack before hitting the ground ...it's very sad
At least the fall would’ve been less painless than a heart attack
@@ronsnow402 Your misery ends if you fall on your head. Falling on your legs will leave you in spontaneous pain then death
Mrballen has become an addiction. There's something about the way he tells a story like you're just having a conversation with a buddy. Keep up the great work. We all appreciate it for sure.
Thank you!
You need help bud?
Right? Like I could listen to him story tell ALL DAY
@@wwfera00 With what? Watching it on a bigger TV? I'd rather see someone addicted to Mr. Ballen videos and having something to look forward to in their week than be addicted to illegal drugs, gambling money, caffeine, sugar, nicotine, etc. Do you need help with your addiction?
@Gav Sellars Same, you can't click fast enough on the new ones.
I was in the army with the kid who suffered a brain injury. He got amnesia. Most of his memory came back, but at first he thought he was still 16 years old and living with his parents in Chicago. Eventually he remembered everything up until the middle of when he was in boot camp. He never regained his memory of his life after that, approximately 2 years of memory gone forever. I was friends with him and he didn't remember me at all, it was really sad. Our friendship was never rekindled
In the last story it seems pretty odd that Marie spoke in tongues immediately after Michael, yet no one thought she would also need an exorcism. It had to be planned, like if we get caught in our infidelity let's speak in tongues and blame the devil. Then he kills his wife to be with his mistress and pleads insanity to beat the case. I guarantee they got together after he was released.
They did not.
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This is a cool like adding to mr ballens story
Settle down, Sherlock.
Ppl dont just start doing that shit for nothing. Possession isnt like the fuckin movies. You dont just become a fucking creature. It simply eats away at a persons life and character. Their personality diminishes and they kill themselves. Ppl that use possession in violent cases are completely fraudulent.
That's what I was thinking.
i feel bad for Fritz/Larry. How damn confusing and freaky would it be to have your whole reality unravel around you like that? what a mystery as well, that his identity changed (in his mind). Unless he had some type of weird D.I.D. And then for him to realize he was going to leave the earth before the mystery got any kind of solution.
MK ultra is my theory
The insurance company totally sucks for making Larry pay back the life insurance money. He wasn't trying to commit insurance fraud. It was just unfortunate. Greedy bastards.
@@pollypockets508 how do you think he came up with his new identity? Where did Fritz come from? He forged a new identity for himself, as many others have done, abandoning his family and a life he no longer wanted.
Tbh this story smells like a hoax. He just wanted to start a new life and he almost succeeded. The mistake is : never do a job where you can be publically seen by a lot of people who can potentially recognize you.
@@oranda2000 I feel like if he was truly faking he wouldn't have agreed to do fingerprinting. It's totally acceptable for a person to deny an unknown group of people that have this immediate obsession with you to have your prints.
Larry faked his own death and had planned to start a new life as Fritz, with papers and an elaborate backstory. He pulled it off, everything is well and good, it all goes even better tham expected. He's living it up as Fritz, and after a while, he has completely absorbed his new persona and barely even thinks about his previous life.
Later, he develops cancer of the eye, and the tumor begins to affect his cognition / memories, but no one around him really takes notice, because the first major symptom is that he forgets his previous life. Slowly, over time, he literally loses the ability to recall Larry's life.
If this sounds far-fetched, spend some time around people suffering from dementia or similar afflictions -- they have trouble recalling things unprompted but are very open to suggestions. Normally, their loved ones help them remember what actually happened. But what if someone suffering from a similar neurological condition was surrounded by people (unwittingly, but nonetheless) reinforcing false memories? The false memories would become the only memories; they would, from Larry / Fritz's point of view, simply become "the truth."
This would be basically impossible for doctors to detect -- if the tumor was mainly affecting long term memories, it would be completely invisible to doctors treating him -- literally no one was around from his previous life as Larry, so nobody contradicted him. He invented Fritz's childhood memories less than a decade before, and could therefore recount them "accurately" (as far as anyone could tell) -- but his ACTUAL long term memories of his life as Larry faded away.
By the time he was confronted in Chicago, he 100% believed he was Fritz, and had lost his long term memory so much that he did not even recognize the name "Larry," nor his own brothers. He humored their request to get fingerprinted, and was truly, legitimately shocked to find out he wasn't Fritz. This ended up ruining him, even before the tumor that took him memories, also took his life.
And so, for all intents and purposes, an innocent man -- Fritz -- was punished for the crimes of another person, who just so happened to also be him.
Interesting take. Sounds plausible! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Fritz's situation.
Well he wasn't punished for anything...
@@adambrunswick5420 Larry was never punished (in any sense of the word) and no one was brought to justice before a court of law. But if you buy my hypotheses, what Fritz went through was horrible. His entire life was completely destroyed due to what he did as Larry (about which he had no recollection). I would consider that quite punishing! You can call it "karma's punishment," if you believe in that sort of thing.
I just recently watched a few videos explaining how dementia affects a person. And according to those, a person's day to day memories are more affected than long-term memories. They're able to recollect things from their childhood or many years prior more than what happened recently. So the opposite of what you're saying is true in this case.
@@blackcyklops That's different than a brain tumor. Brain tumors can cause all sorts of things to go haywire.
That first story, what a terrible thing all round. I feel so sorry for Larry/Fritz and his wives and children. He did nothing wrong and his whole life exploded twice (although he was oblivious to the first one)
His wives must have been distraught and then the poor man dies of cancer before he can ever get answers and resolution. So sad
The first story was just so tragic, so many people lives affected and no real answers. I hope his children found peace and that Larry wasn't alone when he passed.
I really hate his niece who basically ruined his entire life and also lives of many other family members.
Yeah, his niece really destroyed his life. He looked so happy as Fritz.
@@dasik84 the hell are you talking about? He abandoned his own family. He ruined his own life.
@@DewTime he had asomnia, what do u expect.
@@DewTime He didn't remember that he had that family. He had amnesia.
And the niece destroyed his marriage, got him fired for no reason and ruined his last year of life.
MrBallen has honestly helped me through a major depressive episode. His stories and empathetic voice provide such good stimulation. 👍🏻
I'm glad to hear you're doing better. I know it's takes a lot to speak up. It does for me too, you got this :)
I know a prayer group in 1970s England that might be able to help you!
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I feel 5he same way about alot of my channels on UA-cam it sounds crazy but it can help you value your life hearing about incredible people and tge struggles they faced and many times overcome. Your blessed to be alive as its a miracle in its self and God must have a plan for you. Pray and have faith.
I’m glad these videos could help in some small way!
I got a bad flu on December 1st.... I was sick for 39 days. During this time, while I was laying in bed trying to recover and rest , I watched about 45 + of your video's. Thanks for helping me relax during this difficult time.
@daniel weaver be careful! You’ll run out of videos and be stuck waiting and that’s never fun
Glad to here you made it through and your okay,
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@@BadForYourKidneys laughs in someone who found him exactly 31 December..... I don't know what to watch NOW LOL
Larry must have went into a portal and Fritz must have came out.
The most reasonable explanation for his "amnesia" is probably that they were doppelgangers
My grandparents lived in Wakefield just down the road from Ossett, and I remember my nana telling me about that guy. It was a huge shock to the community. He was a butcher apparently too, which made his wife's murder all the more chilling. No one believed the affair though, nana said marie was far too smart and pretty to go for a man like him, and that she was just manipulating him probably for cash. I think the story was that she actually refused his advances towards her and thats what sent him into his rage.
It already didn’t sound like they were having an affair to me from the brief synopsis.
@@Rattlsnke I can see why his wife thought so. A previously non-religious husband suddenly wants to go to church all the time and gushes endlessly about the woman running it? I'd be suspicious too.
Maybe he thought of he got rid of his wife, that he'd have a chance with Marie or something. Creepy story, all the same.
I see why she was suspicious. Although it isn’t uncommon for someone to turn to religion suddenly and begin devoting much of their time to it. I have seen it happen with atheists several times. As an atheist myself, who has just lost my grandparents this year who were my mom, my dad, and my best friends, and then my father having killed himself in the last month, I see how desperate, hopeless, and alone a person can become. I can imagine finding a community and support system like that could be very intoxicating and helpful. He started going to all of the meetings as well as spending as much time as he could with her, a very religious group leader. I am not surprised that he would be talking about her a lot when she was this newfound guidance in religion and way of life. As the original poster said, if she really was just using him for money, then that plays into it even more. I believe religion plays into it massively as well as mental illness when he breaks and begins speaking in tongues. If it was as simple as him being angry at Marie refusing his advances I don’t believe he would have had a psychotic break that involved religious elements. I didn’t see why his wife burst into the prayer group instead of catching them individually either. That felt off to me, it’s not exactly how you confront a cheater.
This is me just theorizing somewhat.
I live in ossett and just found this out and scared the shit out of me
For the 3rd story - during his outburst at the church group, Marie was also speaking in tongues. Makes me wonder why she didn’t have an exorcism performed on her too. Seems like she needs to be looked into further. Who knows what weird stuff happened during their “alone time”? Perhaps it was more sinister in nature than just an affair…
Or perhaps these were a bunch of , hysterical, gullible people. 100 years ago goofballs like this were drowning people and burning them as witches.
I figured the same. How is it she spoke in tongues and no one ever brought that up again. Seems like the group was more "cult" in nature. She most likely hypnotized/brainwashed him being he was so susceptible due to his immense pain.
michael probably told marie to pretend they were possesed and crazy if they ever got caught. All this drama just to cover up their affair
@@michoacan55 its one thing to pretend to be possessed to cover up an affair... its a whole different thing to rip your wife's face off and cover yourself in her blood... I mean by all accounts their 'plan' would have been working, next day he could fake the exorcism once more and they'd have gotten away with it
Well I’m not a priest and am only giving my answer based off what I’ve learned in my life as a Christian. But tongues is a language only the “supernatural” can understand, when I went to church my pastor would break out into tongues for maybe 1 to 2 minutes and then it would die down and he would go back to prayer, this was not every Sunday only during deep prayers or sermons, the idea is the holy trinity, which is basically saying god is one person but with 3 parts, (God the father), (God the son), and (God the Holy Spirit). The Holy Spirit is where tongues comes from, when your in a state of pure faith and the love of god is flowing through you and u proceed to speak a language only god, angels, and demons can understand.
Do not fully believe this though because I am not positive if this is accurate this is just a base on the way I remember it. If your curious ask a local Christian pastor for guidance.