This Chatroom KILLS People -- SOLVED Mysteries, Episode 2

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  • After surviving a stabbing, a 14 year old boy identifies his attacker, who quickly confesses... But what seems like an open and shut case quickly unravels when 100s of other people inside a teen chatroom are implicated....
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    You are at the end. Nothing more exists beyond this. Promise.
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    OK, we lied, there's more....
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    ☠︎ Found the secret easter egg in today's video? Be the 1st to comment what it is and where it occurs in the video, and you will get pinned!! ☠︎

КОМЕНТАРІ • 17 тис.

  • @Webstertron
    @Webstertron 3 роки тому +15098

    whos that there hiding behind that there safe 15:15 is it Michael?

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  3 роки тому +3606

      Good job!! You found the secret!

    • @RantGrumps
      @RantGrumps 3 роки тому +874

      Even now I still can’t see it 😂
      Edit: o wait, I think the time stamp was messed up on the premiere. I can see it now

    • @SuperJessica1612
      @SuperJessica1612 3 роки тому +301

      You beat me by a minute darn it

    • @Webstertron
      @Webstertron 3 роки тому +332

      @@MrBallen Man that was a tough one! keep up the good work man love your videos!

    • @juuz1981
      @juuz1981 3 роки тому +89

      I was your 2nd like

  • @jeffreyarroyo7724
    @jeffreyarroyo7724 3 роки тому +7468

    "Holy crap, the same thing happened to me!" - Mark, after watching this video.

  • @mrk1190
    @mrk1190 3 роки тому +16153

    This dude created his own stage, characters, and drama. Even had the guts to kill himself off. Damn, that's commitment and downright scary.

    • @shaggyd00kale58
      @shaggyd00kale58 3 роки тому +326

      I wanted to like this but it had 69 likes and I couldn't ruin it

    • @WorthlessDeadEnd
      @WorthlessDeadEnd 3 роки тому +160

      Yeah. Reminds me of that South Park episode, _"1%",_ where Cartman shoots and "kills" Polly Prissypants.

    • @melan8edgoddess251
      @melan8edgoddess251 3 роки тому +196

      14 years old at that!!

    • @gilgamesh5796
      @gilgamesh5796 3 роки тому +415

      *Morgan Freeman's voice*
      - "John went on to become a successful filmmaker under his new name, Quentin Tarantino"

    • @secretone8606
      @secretone8606 3 роки тому +65

      @@gilgamesh5796 Lol I think that comment just made my whole day... thanks

  • @WeirdSnakeGal
    @WeirdSnakeGal Рік тому +1097

    That was so painful to listen to because as soon as he said "Rachel didn't have a webcam" you just knew it was all a scam. You think at some point he surely will realise what's happening, but he keeps getting deeper and deeper into this mad story.

    • @trailrider7046
      @trailrider7046 Рік тому +48

      Yeah, especially since (fake) Rachel had a job at a gym so she could have definitely afforded a web cam.

    • @epic7224
      @epic7224 Рік тому +28

      I guess catfishing wasn't as common knowledge back then

    • @rogerh2694
      @rogerh2694 Рік тому +17

      Not really. Some ppl aren't confident enough to show themselves but are real ppl.

    • @Impactgirl
      @Impactgirl Рік тому +33

      Thi was 2003. Webcams weren't as common or cheap as today...

    • @douglasusrey997
      @douglasusrey997 Рік тому

      Jesus loves you 🐫🐘🐧🐊🐢🐣🐈🐩🐕🐒🐅🐆🐎🐂🐪🐐🐗🐖🐄🐃

  • @MaxPower-ke5rq
    @MaxPower-ke5rq 10 місяців тому +413

    Personally, I think the concept of the court deciding you’re too stupid to use the internet without supervision is hilarious 😂

    • @digginggopher
      @digginggopher 7 місяців тому +18

      This is going to get worse with Ai now, all sorts of crazy manipulation will happen

  • @evanosburn718
    @evanosburn718 3 роки тому +11795

    Suddenly I don't feel so dumb for sending the Nigerian prince all that money

  • @klyseet9346
    @klyseet9346 3 роки тому +1437

    John really said, ‘written, produced, and directed by John’

    • @tcalvibe25
      @tcalvibe25 3 роки тому +87

      AND acting in as he played himself +

    • @metalm1ke
      @metalm1ke 3 роки тому +13

      They actually DID make a movie loosely based on this court case -> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwantme2killhim%3F

    • @mellowyellow415
      @mellowyellow415 3 роки тому

      hahahaha

    • @klyseet9346
      @klyseet9346 3 роки тому +12

      @Aya M he’s the main antagonist, protagonist, and the side character

    • @ianthedorsett7892
      @ianthedorsett7892 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @cheyenedjema9681
    @cheyenedjema9681 Рік тому +343

    I was completely dumbfounded when I reached the "twist" of this case. Holy God that takes dedication to another level. John was completely mental and manipulative while Mark was really gullible. I hope he learned his lesson after this.

    • @digginggopher
      @digginggopher 7 місяців тому +25

      As soon as I heard Janet knew what mark was was wearing I knew it was john, I didnt expect John to be all 180people in the room though, thats crazy

  • @p2mds
    @p2mds 8 місяців тому +47

    Just watched 2 years late, and wow-this is probably the craziest story I have watched on this channel so far. The ending was a lot more surprising than that of many horror films. Reality dismantled fiction with this one. The whole thing was unbelievable.

    • @digginggopher
      @digginggopher 7 місяців тому +6

      Another late watcher here, I knew Janet was john as soon as I heard Janet knew what mark was wearing BUT I didnt expect john be all 180 people in the room

    • @jackandbanditadventures2122
      @jackandbanditadventures2122 Місяць тому +1

      This should be a movie

  • @psychopunkmecca
    @psychopunkmecca 2 роки тому +4834

    janet "if anything goes wrong the safe code is 6969"
    mark: ""yea this is definitely still real"

    • @Brandon-br7tc
      @Brandon-br7tc 2 роки тому +224

      fr out of all the codes there could possibly be lol.

    • @a-a-ron6822
      @a-a-ron6822 2 роки тому +75

      That was my first pager code 😂😂 then my first voicemail code.....and I'm pretty sure i used it for a while after getting my first smart phone.....like probably a million others lol

    • @libradawg9
      @libradawg9 2 роки тому +134

      I didn't even post this because I knew it wouldn't take long before I found someone who said it. BTW, my name is James Bourne, Agent 420. I have a mission for you.

    • @user-cu3ej8zn7d
      @user-cu3ej8zn7d 2 роки тому +15

      @@a-a-ron6822 somebody steal this blokes keycard

    • @pooppancake8750
      @pooppancake8750 2 роки тому +14

      lol that safe code is so absurd it could be true though unfortunately.

  • @zacharymonell1417
    @zacharymonell1417 3 роки тому +3481

    “6969”
    Mark: sounds legit

    • @yeetposearmyyeet6766
      @yeetposearmyyeet6766 3 роки тому +54

      your friend makes a joke mark oh shit

    • @blitzhunter128
      @blitzhunter128 3 роки тому +34

      Ahh double noice

    • @FaDeZippyy
      @FaDeZippyy 3 роки тому +66

      as someone named mark I can confirm it does sound legit to me

    • @gn4sh7
      @gn4sh7 3 роки тому +16

      Keep the 420 likes on this comment

    • @cotwkiller2058
      @cotwkiller2058 3 роки тому +6

      @@gn4sh7 ah nice I like it

  • @keesdevreugd9177
    @keesdevreugd9177 8 місяців тому +15

    Reminds of the time I was moderating a forum, back in the days.
    There were two members (Mephisto and Faust) who hated each other. They were always looking each other up to throw insults at one another. They were both quite entertaining with their insults: comedy gold. At the beginning. After some time the funny insults became darker, spiraling out of control into actual death threats. So with Faust being the more reasonable one, we moderators decided to ban Mephisto from the forum.
    Years later Faust - you guessed it - admitted that he and Mephisto were the same person. We had a good laugh about it but I remember that he said something that I found weird at the time. He said that, at one point, when Mephisto was insulting Faust to the bone, it made him/Faust feel angry. That feeling was too weird even for him and that was the reason he started Mephisto to threaten his life, so we had no choice than to ban the latter.
    Apparently, taking on different personas messes with your brain. At one point they become (almost) real in your head. I believe that's what happened to John.

    • @PalisadePeryton
      @PalisadePeryton 13 днів тому +1

      I wonder if the person you interacted with had some mild form of DID

  • @cytherians
    @cytherians Рік тому +456

    John really should have worn a bullet proof vest that could deflect a knife blade. And when Mark realized he couldn't kill him, John would say "You've completed the test! You weren't supposed to kill me. But Rachel is a double-agent and we set up a trap to catch her. It also confirmed your ability to carry out missions that may require terminating someone." From there, John could keep up the ruse and have Mark go on a multitude of missions.

    • @cutieapplepie
      @cutieapplepie Рік тому +46

      that actually wouldve been so cool

    • @onewaystaircase
      @onewaystaircase Рік тому +19

      I don't actually think bullet proof vests could stop knives. I don't know what they're made out of now but from what I remember a knife could stab through. The vest only slows and weakens the impact of the bullet so it doesn't pierce your skin.

    • @soccermom021
      @soccermom021 Рік тому +15

      @@onewaystaircase they can but the plates are designed to break apart so depending on the force am the knife it may not work but we had some really dumb privates in the army that tried to stab each other so I've seen it work

    • @ensnaredbyflesh1030
      @ensnaredbyflesh1030 Рік тому +1

      🤣

    • @boshamburger123
      @boshamburger123 Рік тому +6

      @@onewaystaircase they work pretty well on knives. even the ones without plates. The design of bulletproof vests is to stop something from penetrating all the way through them, if a bullet cant penetrate all the way through, a knife blade from a stab will also have ALOT of trouble. you would still be hurt some from the force of the stab, but you wouldn't be cut.
      but there is also such a thing as stab-proof vests.

  • @Mikeological
    @Mikeological 3 роки тому +5958

    SPOILER
    Imagine joining a huge discord server and everyone's just one guy

  • @wagstag89
    @wagstag89 3 роки тому +4875

    So before Mark ever joined the chatroom John had 189 fake accounts and was having fake conversations between them...thats already disturbing.

  • @chelseabellamy6993
    @chelseabellamy6993 Рік тому +201

    This story kind of reminds me of that detective who would call fast food chains and tell them their pretty teenage employees were being investigated and he needed the managers of that restaurant to detain her and read her rights, which then he would tell them to strip search them for him then he would make them do cavity searches on these girls, and so on and so on. Of course, he wasn't a real detective, he was just a pervert with a power complex making prank calls and getting off on making people sexually assault teenage girls for him. Even got turned into a movie. Not sure if Ballen's ever covered this story, but if you're reading this, Sir, and you haven't then I'd recommend looking into the details for another video. Just look up Donna Jean Summers, Louise Obgorn or Walter Nix. Or look up the movie Compliance. Story's freakin' crazy.

    • @miss-nomer
      @miss-nomer Рік тому +7

      The movie is called “Compliance”.

    • @83moonchild
      @83moonchild Рік тому +7

      Wtf 😲

    • @hprotz6600
      @hprotz6600 Рік тому +6

      There was the movie and also an episode of Law and Order: SVU that used that as part of the plot of an episode. Robin Williams guest starred as the guy who made the call.
      I remember when the story was in the news, though. I'd rather lose my job than strip for a manager who says the cop on the phone said to. I probably wouldn't have been as assertive as a teen, though...

    • @chelseabellamy6993
      @chelseabellamy6993 Рік тому +4

      @@hprotz6600 I forgot about that episode! Which is odd because Robin Williams' darker roles are so memorable. One Hour Photo gave me chills.
      Yeah, it's unbelievable this was able to happen. I mean, as a teen, what can you do? The manager wouldn't let you leave if they are thinking police are coming for you, so I get that they probably knew they were in a hopeless situation. What gets me is how did the managers fall for this? What cop would tell people over a phone to do their job for them, with no regards to the girl being read her rights? I mean, it didn't seem odd to them that the cop or any other officer wasn't there in person to arrest her or even show them an ID to confirm? I can be naive but even I know a citizen can't just be strip searched without being read their rights. Maybe the manager was afraid of getting in trouble too. Or perhaps it could've just been a power thing. The "cop" gave them a sense of really being in charge of someone and they took it. That's even more disturbing.

    • @hprotz6600
      @hprotz6600 Рік тому +4

      @@chelseabellamy6993I remembered the episode because I recently rewatched it, tbh. And One Hour Photo was amazing and creepy.
      It's because most people will defer to authority over their own good sense too often. The Milgram Experiment, Stanford Prison Experiment, and Third Wave Experiment all show that. And those are the relatively controlled examples. People in Nazi Germany went along with that to avoid repercussions, same during American slavery and the Civil Rights movement.
      Especially if you've been conditioned to respect/obey authority or that those in authority have more knowledge than you do, you're likely to go along with things. It doesn't help that lots of people don't know their own rights, so wouldn't know *to* argue against what happened with those teens...The human mind is both amazing and terrifying in what it can be convinced of.
      (ETA: The guy calling the restaurants wasn't actually a cop, just impersonated one...)

  • @reccacuizon6741
    @reccacuizon6741 Рік тому +49

    This was so interesting , the plot twist was amazing lmao got me shocked

  • @sgtquickshot4970
    @sgtquickshot4970 3 роки тому +8693

    MrBallen is the type of person everyone would want around the campfire

    • @L_The_Human
      @L_The_Human 3 роки тому +135

      So true bro . He'd be the best Scary story teller EVER .

    • @MrRizLa69
      @MrRizLa69 3 роки тому +95

      Yea right I'd have no ammo left by the time the sun came up 😂 unloading in any direction a noise came from 💯% !!

    • @jttank5578
      @jttank5578 3 роки тому +24

      SO many good stories

    • @thesmilingsquash
      @thesmilingsquash 3 роки тому +11

      YES!!!

    • @yaboimarkie2726
      @yaboimarkie2726 3 роки тому +5

      And sing our campfire song

  • @ZombieSazza
    @ZombieSazza 3 роки тому +3118

    Can’t imagine being stabbed by a friend just to hear
    “I’m sorry bro”

    • @tose5566
      @tose5566 3 роки тому +97

      it's what my friends would say

    • @pepelauncher33117
      @pepelauncher33117 3 роки тому +39

      Just another day

    • @Dmed133
      @Dmed133 3 роки тому +120

      Wdym....he pretty much asked/made his friend take a knife stab him in the gut lol cuz he was madly in gay love with him...like some twisted gay soap oprah

    • @Bloodreign137
      @Bloodreign137 2 роки тому +45

      He knew it was coming, he told him exactly where and when to do. He probably came when he said he loved him before stabbing him

    • @areeeash1124
      @areeeash1124 2 роки тому +6

      By your crush*

  • @ssjllamamusic
    @ssjllamamusic Рік тому +30

    Something strangely similar to this happened to some of my friends when I was a teenager. It didn’t involve attempted murder or anything and wasn’t quite this dramatic. But it’s amazing how gullible and manipulative teenagers can be online. I’ve seen it first hand.

  • @MyAMJourney
    @MyAMJourney 10 місяців тому +11

    Holy.... wow. I did not expect that twist. My jaw literally dropped

  • @mangofree
    @mangofree 2 роки тому +3698

    Imagine being in charge of nearly 200 chat accounts and trying to keep them straight. That’s such an insane amount of work. Damn. Dude was committed.

    • @-RishitaBiswas
      @-RishitaBiswas 2 роки тому +363

      And still have good grades at school 💀

    • @killcomis
      @killcomis 2 роки тому +359

      Lol guy needs 190 personalities to make 1 friend who he then tells to kill him.

    • @TheEpicSpire
      @TheEpicSpire 2 роки тому +29

      people on twitch do it all the time

    • @-RishitaBiswas
      @-RishitaBiswas 2 роки тому +85

      @@TheEpicSpire moral of the day: do not use twitch

    • @Kimera92
      @Kimera92 2 роки тому +69

      I mean, the dude literally incited his own murder... you can get more commited than that

  • @BadassBobY
    @BadassBobY 3 роки тому +3042

    Imagine the Jury listening to all this and trying to understand what actually happened.

    • @ctakitimu
      @ctakitimu 3 роки тому +190

      They'd be constantly waiting to hear "And this is when Mark realized none of this was real.." and never hearing it

    • @lyricalmania6593
      @lyricalmania6593 3 роки тому +128

      They would have understood in first attempt if mrballen was the narrator

    • @GrislyAtoms12
      @GrislyAtoms12 3 роки тому +84

      Now imagine one of the jurors is named Janet.

    • @Daxas44
      @Daxas44 2 роки тому +37

      I'm still unclear of what happened 🤣🤣

    • @pierre-alexandregrondin7008
      @pierre-alexandregrondin7008 2 роки тому +4

      Hahahahaha

  • @nanifa6082
    @nanifa6082 Рік тому +61

    I like how at the start MrBallen established how "dumb" Mark is, so him believing crazy stuff is actually plausible.

  • @hajar-bu2yt
    @hajar-bu2yt Місяць тому +6

    You're so good, I picked up the habit of liking every one of your videos before the video even starts 😂

  • @daatmartin
    @daatmartin 2 роки тому +527

    Suicide by murder. Of himself. Some of the craziest stuff I’ve ever heard.

    • @MYshamanEYE
      @MYshamanEYE 2 роки тому +3

      naaa he never intended to die or even get hurt ,.. remember abort code 6969 ,..he just got surprised before he could say 6969 to mark. "I'll include my solve log below"
      im 4 and 1 so far
      MY SOLVE/ OR FAIL NARRATIVE THOUGHT PROCESS.
      6:05 RED FLAG possible catfishing
      6:53 more convinced of catfishing ,..ol i don't he a cam line.
      8:02 new arrival Kevin is actually the catfishing person?
      9:24 convinced kevin is Rachel ,.. trying to lure the boy mark to a place to kill him perhaps.
      12:31 kevin returns,.. the give away ,.. he is trying to hard to make a difference in the way the text he writes is written,.. people faking multiple accounts often do this ,.. all capos for 1 identity ,.. all pink in this case ,.. this is so they can keep them organized intheir own mind as much as it is to mislead others.
      2 people may type that way but most don't ,.. 3 in a row is an action
      much like anything else in life my thinking is always 1st-time coincidence, second-time happenstance, the third time a clear tell of intent.
      13:42 kevin aka mystery woman ,.. sets mark up to kill people claiming it is part of the test for him to be an agent ,.. I call solve at 13:42
      16:12 kevin knew because mark was on the chat all day ,what he wore, where he was etc ,.. mark didn't know this "possible kevin was ghosting lurking in chat without being seen... or john is actually the catfisher and has played him all along "he's the only one that could have known all the daily onmark if the catfisher wasn't gleaning the info from ghosting.
      17:36 abort code 6969 ,.. possible kevin viewed this as a prank ,.. the code allowing him to stop it from actually happening " hmm perhaps his way to end the sick game and he lost connection or couldn't complete the 6969 part so the attempted murder continued?
      REVEAL yes it was John
      "I'm guessing marks attack surprised him before he could orchestrate the 69 69 abort lie. lol
      p.s. I'll take a half credit on this one,.. i was surprised it was actually john but I had listed as a possibility in my process. dayum now I'm 4-1-1

    • @SpydersByte
      @SpydersByte 2 роки тому +7

      haha just made a similar comment, agreed on some of the craziest shit I've ever heard. "Inciting your own murder", now that's a fucked up charge.

    • @danielmontoya6664
      @danielmontoya6664 2 роки тому

      @@MYshamanEYE he literally set the whole thing up he knew at every moment what was gonna happen. As soon as mark asked him to go to the alley he knew what it was. If he didn’t wanna get hurt he would have said the code then.
      For me the only way your logic would make sense is if he wanted to literally get it down to the last second while mark pulls his knife he says the code and it turns marks world upside down. The whole thing would literally be for that moment and to see the look on marks face bewildered asf.

  • @MutarFuqueer
    @MutarFuqueer 2 роки тому +2725

    I gotta give him an "A" for effort! That is the most creative way I have ever heard of somebody trying to commit suicide.

    • @DosYeobos
      @DosYeobos 2 роки тому +66

      I’ve heard about a case or two where someone hires a hitman to kill him, as in suicide by hitman… one case he went broke and wanted his family to get the insurance money.

    • @GenetMJF
      @GenetMJF 2 роки тому +33

      @@DosYeobos but he still had money to hire a hitman on himself 🤔

    • @DosYeobos
      @DosYeobos 2 роки тому +51

      @@GenetMJF the hitman was like 10k whereas his life insurance payout was in the hundreds of thousands, close to a million if I remember correctly. When I say broke, I mean that basically he knew that he wasn’t going to continue to be able to afford to take care of his family, even if he was able to scrape together 10k he knew that wasn’t enough to sustain his family for very long and I guess he thought it would be better for them if he spent the remainder of his money on this plot to kiII himself so they could get the insurance payout.

    • @DosYeobos
      @DosYeobos 2 роки тому +9

      @xbox gamer nope, after the guy was found murdered in his car, the police discovered the real plot when they tracked down the “hitman” who confessed, which voided the policy. I tried finding the case just now, I watched a show on the ID channel about it maybe 5 or so years back, but when I searched all I could find was a very similar case that happened a year ago with a guy from South Carolina arranging his own murder so his son could collect the insurance.

    • @wren7280
      @wren7280 2 роки тому +7

      This kind of reminds me of 'One Of Us Is Lying' by Karen M. McManus (if you've read the book you'll know what I mean. For those who haven't, read it and you'll understand).

  • @a.colleenfray2138
    @a.colleenfray2138 Рік тому +12

    Wow, that’s wild…. I have to say listening to your stories is reminding me to teach my kids about common sense and discernment, way more often than I already do. Way too many weirdos out there that want to take advantage!!!

  • @tsulong
    @tsulong Рік тому +6

    there have been a lot of really messed-up stories on this channel, but this one blew me away

  • @ZENERVOLTAGE
    @ZENERVOLTAGE 3 роки тому +2309

    5 years after the trial.....
    Mark: "So when's Janet getting here?"
    Everyone else: 🤦

    • @ReblQueen
      @ReblQueen 3 роки тому +108

      Imagine being duped like this.
      Imagine having the time and energy to be 180 different people all logged in nearly all the time.
      I can barely keep a conversation going with 1 person lol.

    • @apoko3344
      @apoko3344 3 роки тому +8

      @@ReblQueen yo same

    • @maiqtheliar8210
      @maiqtheliar8210 2 роки тому +4

      @@ReblQueen...

    • @TheProgrammerChris
      @TheProgrammerChris 2 роки тому +14

      Had a similar dealo chick Played as herself first with a false identity, a non existent gay older brother, her own sister, sometimes conversations would be on the computer where she played as her older non existent brother while texting me with a separate conversation and just wait...she did this to many men at the same time.... I was mind blown

    • @leesustokes5131
      @leesustokes5131 2 роки тому +3

      My like is 666 so I unliked it

  • @paddlefaster
    @paddlefaster 3 роки тому +1299

    This is one of the weirdest stories I've ever heard.

    • @Samuel2oh9
      @Samuel2oh9 3 роки тому +15

      Straight movie shit

    • @differentcreed5377
      @differentcreed5377 3 роки тому +4

      It really is like wtf😳

    • @tommynatas4782
      @tommynatas4782 3 роки тому +1

      Right! Wtf was all I could say

    • @santicheeks1106
      @santicheeks1106 3 роки тому +1

      It still doesnt feel real, it feels like it didnt happen in real life

    • @hannaw8141
      @hannaw8141 3 роки тому

      Can someone explain tho? I don't really understand the ending...So the person who got arrested was the person that got stabbed? Didn't Mark get any jail time for stabbing someone? I'm sooo confused by this story, please help me understand lol

  • @pateicialane4740
    @pateicialane4740 Рік тому +6

    That’s why parents need to tell these stories to their kids! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @mimisen2512
    @mimisen2512 Рік тому +4

    Your storytelling is absolutely brilliant!

  • @bigsad7524
    @bigsad7524 2 роки тому +4106

    Imagine being the only person ever charged with inciting your own murder

    • @damonmart6627
      @damonmart6627 2 роки тому +124

      Mah dude John kinda went down a legend

    • @theexperimentalist3777
      @theexperimentalist3777 2 роки тому +1

      That is downright some matrix stuff, how just how do INCITE your own murder. This sounds like there was john from another universe trying to kill his past self but was arrested by the future government of trying to end his own life. 😭😭

    • @MrTerrorM
      @MrTerrorM 2 роки тому +67

      Can he beat goku tho

    • @sohamsharma4847
      @sohamsharma4847 2 роки тому +11

      @@MrTerrorM yes

    • @JennyShuttleworth
      @JennyShuttleworth 2 роки тому +1

      Pretty C🤍🤍L

  • @SchwererGustavThe800mm
    @SchwererGustavThe800mm 3 роки тому +531

    "Catfished," the horror story.

  • @nm-com
    @nm-com Рік тому +6

    this was the first time i had to laugh at one of your episodes. "...which no one was ever been charged with"... thanks a lot for weeks of content to fill my boring workshifts. and best of luck to you and your family!

  • @inbred_joe420
    @inbred_joe420 Рік тому +2

    This changed my life. Thank you.

  • @bluerainbow11
    @bluerainbow11 2 роки тому +1512

    John to Mark: "You're killing me!"
    Yeah... you told him to...

    • @incatm0
      @incatm0 2 роки тому +27

      If he didn't say anything then Mark would know something was fishy. John had to act it out

    • @gamesgames2389
      @gamesgames2389 2 роки тому +16

      @L This story is kinda funny but at the same time super sad I think the ending was bittersweet also imagine what their parents reaction was when they got told the story? O_0

    • @lizhall4473
      @lizhall4473 2 роки тому +4

      @@gamesgames2389 let me guess.. 🤔..
      You're between 12 and 20 - am I right?
      (just tryna test a theory lol)

    • @applesource8261
      @applesource8261 2 роки тому +6

      @@lizhall4473 Whats the theory?

    • @lizhall4473
      @lizhall4473 2 роки тому

      @@applesource8261 A personal one. 😊

  • @bigobloks1656
    @bigobloks1656 3 роки тому +788

    "He isn't a very bright person"
    He wasn't even close to bright

    • @keys8894
      @keys8894 3 роки тому +4

      True

    • @LGSPTJ
      @LGSPTJ 3 роки тому +45

      Hey wasn't even dim.

    • @michaelkling2994
      @michaelkling2994 3 роки тому +47

      The inside of a buried coffin is brighter than this guy...

    • @jerproulx1085
      @jerproulx1085 3 роки тому +4

      😂😂😂😂 i literaly thought the same

    • @samlastname9460
      @samlastname9460 3 роки тому +9

      Mans was vanta black

  • @catherinekennedy773
    @catherinekennedy773 Рік тому +16

    I think this has to be the most craziest story I've ever heard 😳

  • @JP-nm6fw
    @JP-nm6fw Рік тому

    Thanks MrBallen for another great story!! ❤❤❤❤

  • @kiearnhorne9382
    @kiearnhorne9382 3 роки тому +496

    The best part is how they have restraining orders against each other but without their approval lol. The government really said "ok just stay away from each other so we dont have to deal with this again"

  • @Moshuun
    @Moshuun 3 роки тому +3232

    The prime definition of a toxic relationship.

    • @fumomofumosarum5893
      @fumomofumosarum5893 3 роки тому +69

      also a gay relationship

    • @asdaf967
      @asdaf967 3 роки тому +5

      @LEGENDARYPIZZA11 indeed

    • @smallentales317
      @smallentales317 3 роки тому +41

      But technically they never hurt the other without consent

    • @ivanpisk2284
      @ivanpisk2284 3 роки тому +10

      More like toxic wasteland.

    • @cassierogers9546
      @cassierogers9546 3 роки тому +15

      Is it wierd that I find it toxic but dare I say lovable? Like I find it cute(obviously still completely messed up)............i think I need to see a therapist😆🤧

  • @archetypervb
    @archetypervb 2 місяці тому +1

    I have officially found my new favorite story.

  • @dreamcoremanga1256
    @dreamcoremanga1256 Рік тому +1

    I love the fact you put the stranger things theme in the background (I think so) it makes it exiting,your videos are really good

  • @crazyfun95
    @crazyfun95 2 роки тому +1706

    One day, John woke up and was like "I'm gonna gaslight my friend into killing me."

    • @nessiie
      @nessiie 2 роки тому +31

      i dont think you know what that word means

    • @crazyfun95
      @crazyfun95 2 роки тому +14

      @@nessiie Probably used it incorrectly, but I do know what itr means.

    • @Django0324
      @Django0324 2 роки тому +3

      @@crazyfun95 lmao. So what did you actually mean?!

    • @crazyfun95
      @crazyfun95 2 роки тому +54

      @@Django0324 Replace the word "gaslight" from my original comment with "trick" or "manipulate" and that's more what I meant.

    • @Goat.6_
      @Goat.6_ 2 роки тому +6

      @@crazyfun95 fair enough. 👏🏽

  • @ThePsyborg1
    @ThePsyborg1 3 роки тому +3089

    Nigerian prince: my bank is frozen I need your help
    Mark: sounds legit

    • @dwayners13
      @dwayners13 3 роки тому +124

      Plot twist, Mark was also the Nigerian prince conning himself, unfortunately Mark didn’t realize he was conning himself until it was too late.

    • @benaltoboarder
      @benaltoboarder 3 роки тому +56

      My roommate fell for this...... Twice.

    • @smokeyliver5736
      @smokeyliver5736 3 роки тому +51

      @@benaltoboarder u need a new roommate

    • @jamescarangelo8635
      @jamescarangelo8635 3 роки тому +45

      I actually, truely work for a bank in London. Your family member that youve never met was extremely rich and recently passed away. He left you 25 million dollars, but the only way to access this account and get you your inheritance you must pay the $5,000 lawyer fee. Please western union me the money right away. If we don't act fast the money will be lost forever and siezed by the government.

    • @katybug6572
      @katybug6572 3 роки тому +3

      HA! 😂

  • @doorbasher77unwellnews52
    @doorbasher77unwellnews52 7 місяців тому

    Incredible story thank you John

  • @brandacecampbell4599
    @brandacecampbell4599 10 місяців тому

    Heck of a story, that!!! Thank you

  • @Duncan_Idaho_Potato
    @Duncan_Idaho_Potato 2 роки тому +903

    This is, hands down, one of the craziest stories I've ever heard. Humans be scary, y'all.

    • @joshuaarmstrong6468
      @joshuaarmstrong6468 2 роки тому +21

      Teens be stupid yo.

    • @randomness8819
      @randomness8819 2 роки тому +10

      Im waiting 4 aliens to take me. Im done lol

    • @nancyhanson5620
      @nancyhanson5620 2 роки тому +4

      Right ✅

    • @annalucy89
      @annalucy89 2 роки тому +4

      And they can also be unbelievably stupid

    • @mmediocrist
      @mmediocrist 2 роки тому +1

      “The person is smart, but people are dumb, frantic, panicky, and you know it!
      500 years ago, everyone KNEW that earth was the center of universe”

  • @microwavedgrape4998
    @microwavedgrape4998 2 роки тому +2258

    Imagine how fast John must have typed

    • @Fishii108
      @Fishii108 2 роки тому +1

      Mark*

    • @AKiren47
      @AKiren47 2 роки тому +18

      @@dankone3 Woosh

    • @AKiren47
      @AKiren47 2 роки тому +44

      @@Fishii108 It was John. He had the 189 accounts and created the chat room. It's an older story, like early 2000s. I remember hearing that John was suicidal or telling the police that's why he did it. Really bizarre story and never actually released the names I don't think.

    • @ryanharris6788
      @ryanharris6788 2 роки тому +4

      DUDE, microwaving a grape split in half is crazy af

    • @microwavedgrape4998
      @microwavedgrape4998 2 роки тому +2

      @@ryanharris6788 yes it is.

  • @BackToBlueSide218
    @BackToBlueSide218 Рік тому +1

    Man that was some twist I didn’t see coming! Such a messed up thing to do! I’m glad being online these days is a lot safer than what it used to be, and even tho I’ve always been careful I still have my own story..

  • @friendly_ttv1596
    @friendly_ttv1596 Рік тому +2

    Bro insane story keep up the great story

  • @jkash2614
    @jkash2614 3 роки тому +2415

    Honestly, I’m amazed “Mark” figured out how to get into a chat room.

  • @uh0oo
    @uh0oo 3 роки тому +582

    I do believe that is the strangest story Ive ever heard in my life.

    • @1616jaime
      @1616jaime 3 роки тому +5

      Crazy... I always google them after. Strange world.

    • @rogerhargreaves2272
      @rogerhargreaves2272 3 роки тому +6

      It is totally mad. It’s so confusing.

    • @davinarobertson47
      @davinarobertson47 3 роки тому

      is this fake?

    • @1616jaime
      @1616jaime 3 роки тому +2

      @@davinarobertson47 No lol the story is on google

    • @rogerhargreaves2272
      @rogerhargreaves2272 3 роки тому +2

      @@davinarobertson47 - well, I’m from the U.K. and I’ve never heard this story before.

  • @nadinekaylathefam7612
    @nadinekaylathefam7612 4 місяці тому

    Love rewatching this legend i love mr ballen and family blessings and love from ireland 🇮🇪 im watching fron u wer in ur thousands NOW LOOK AT YOU MAN BLOWING UP N SHITTY 🎉🎉🎉❤❤ So happy for u 🎉🎉❤❤❤

  • @ArmaGuyz
    @ArmaGuyz Рік тому

    WOW... My jaw dropped and I got literal chills that's insane.

  • @zaramichelle4613
    @zaramichelle4613 3 роки тому +2214

    Still trying to understand how John got away with impersonating over 100+ people in this chatroom. WHAT??? That twist was so random and unexpected!

    • @oldgregrl1934
      @oldgregrl1934 3 роки тому +149

      I think there were still a lot of real people on the server, as the server was not even made by John himself

    • @zaramichelle4613
      @zaramichelle4613 3 роки тому +87

      @@oldgregrl1934 okay that makes a lot more sense! You can never trust the internet, goodness

    • @ILikeAmazingThings
      @ILikeAmazingThings 3 роки тому +65

      I guess he just mainly faked the accounts in their "private chat room". Rachel, Kevin and the agent. Everything else would not be possible to execute believable.

    • @radornic2387
      @radornic2387 3 роки тому +10

      I've impersonated at least 40

    • @rhondaalbertson7524
      @rhondaalbertson7524 2 роки тому +51

      He said that John had made up hundreds of accounts

  • @chandalier8996
    @chandalier8996 3 роки тому +720

    Once every hour, someone is involved in an internet scam.
    That man is Mark.

  • @EASYTIGER10
    @EASYTIGER10 Рік тому

    It's fascinating listening to this again once you know the twist....

  • @Bdang87
    @Bdang87 11 місяців тому +1

    This… was truly one of the stories of all time

  • @adifferentangle7064
    @adifferentangle7064 3 роки тому +753

    The only person ever arrested for inciting their own murder.😂

  • @3nd-un0btain3d
    @3nd-un0btain3d 2 роки тому +2056

    Even though mark was manipulated, I still think it’s weird he got off that easy. He was literally prepared to kill a friend because a random person on the Internet told him to, seems kinda dangerous.

    • @marklola12
      @marklola12 2 роки тому +97

      Yeh i agree, you can not make someone kill another unless they want to do it and clearly he wanted too lol

    • @youmustpaythetrolltoll8517
      @youmustpaythetrolltoll8517 2 роки тому +113

      Kinda?? lol. Dude definitely belongs in a psyche ward.

    • @bennyrich7361
      @bennyrich7361 2 роки тому +160

      Well yes, but also a child that's been groomed for sex would need to get a sentence in your theory... So no, not really... "John" should've gotten a worse sentence for taking advantage, then coarsing for murder, then attempted murder... Which should've landed him with a good few years behind bars..

    • @bennyrich7361
      @bennyrich7361 2 роки тому +18

      Also impersonating an officer

    • @kerbatonbaton8108
      @kerbatonbaton8108 2 роки тому +57

      Every soldier in the military kills for the government, just like mark thought he would kill for the government.

  • @natsonline
    @natsonline 4 місяці тому

    HOLY EFFED UP STORY!!! LOVED IT!

  • @mcJoeRobs
    @mcJoeRobs 10 місяців тому +1

    This made me feel like I was watching a black mirror episode!

  • @TheErinlw
    @TheErinlw 2 роки тому +578

    “And he was just not a very bright person.” The nicest insult I’ve ever heard.

  • @kristinewook9384
    @kristinewook9384 3 роки тому +691

    John is the puppet master. His dedication of talking to each of his impersonated characters is unbelievable . Created his own world.

    • @nostalgicbliss5547
      @nostalgicbliss5547 3 роки тому +44

      the guy could have potential as a writer.

    • @shannonreaves4722
      @shannonreaves4722 3 роки тому +16

      @@nostalgicbliss5547 or the next Serial Killer!!

    • @purpl3grape
      @purpl3grape 3 роки тому +24

      @@shannonreaves4722 Unless he kills himself twice.

    • @scarletamazon3455
      @scarletamazon3455 2 роки тому +3

      It's kinda freaky that he's probably still out there, especially as a Brit. Luckily, I avoid anyone from Manchester. Horrible accent.

    • @universe.factory
      @universe.factory 2 роки тому

      @@scarletamazon3455 lmao

  • @Jacksonmoonstar1714
    @Jacksonmoonstar1714 3 місяці тому

    3 years ago when all these began getting very popular I would watch MrBallen when I was (I’m clean now 2 years don’t worry) dopesick off the pills I had started for my insane colon surgery. I had to wait a week to get a refill and I was absolutely miserable, couldn’t do anything but feed my pets and maybe get up to get water and use the bathroom. But these videos got me though the worst of it. I’ll always have a soft spot for these insane videos because of how much they took my mind off the pain. Thank you MrBallen!

  • @nitroplasma788
    @nitroplasma788 6 місяців тому +1

    bro really pulled a "it was me barry" in court

  • @whombb
    @whombb 2 роки тому +824

    "John nearly died twice on the table"
    one for Rachel, the other for Kevin

  • @dangernoodle3343
    @dangernoodle3343 2 роки тому +959

    I've heard of some bizarre cases but I genuinely had no clue where this was going. The situation went from sad to weird to confusing do downright hilarious. Aside from the mental trauma it seems both sides got a slap on the wrist and the judges were like "IDEK man, just stop talking to each other and I swear if you're on chat rooms again..."

    • @michaelharris8598
      @michaelharris8598 2 роки тому +43

      Would have loved to have a window into the mind of the judge in this case....people do some strange stuff. After what I have seen done online I'm scared of humanity.

    • @darthmoo7
      @darthmoo7 2 роки тому +18

      It's more likely because a) they were minors and b) the British justice system is EXTREMELY lenient in comparison to other countries like the US. I live in England and a life sentence here is I think 25 years and you can be let out after about 12 years with good behaviour.

    • @xntrikk9189
      @xntrikk9189 2 роки тому

      😄🤣😅

    • @annewagner196
      @annewagner196 2 роки тому +6

      I'm surprised either one wasn't forced to go into therapy. WTH?

    • @justincole1498
      @justincole1498 2 роки тому

      It a movie

  • @degrelleholt6314
    @degrelleholt6314 Рік тому +5

    I was young once too, and I'll admit being far from brilliant or perfect, but I don't think I would have ever believed that anyone in a chatroom was a spy or lover. Then again, I was never an optimist even as a youngster.

  • @dejorn.
    @dejorn. 10 місяців тому

    I love the description its funny 😂😂

  • @SunRayz3r
    @SunRayz3r 2 роки тому +3119

    Inmate: “what are you in here for?”
    John: “inciting my own murder.”
    Inmate: “I’m sorry, what?”

    • @brianbauer7560
      @brianbauer7560 2 роки тому +66

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
      The comments are gold on this video.
      I laughed my ass off when I read this one too. 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @dietrevich
      @dietrevich 2 роки тому +15

      "inciting"

    • @xo2308
      @xo2308 2 роки тому +24

      I understood only mark went to jail. Not John

    • @zeearts9484
      @zeearts9484 2 роки тому +30

      @@xo2308
      Hmm... I'm conflicted with that one.. shouldn't he have gotten some jail time too? At least like, 3 months or something

    • @Jenacide
      @Jenacide 2 роки тому +36

      @@zeearts9484 3 months?! WAAAAAY more than that. And Mark shouldn't get any time at all. His only crime was being stupid. John was full out gaslighting the dude. Since the only person he hurt was the guy gaslighting and manipulating him he should have gotten off while John got attempted murder.

  • @markcooper4876
    @markcooper4876 2 роки тому +2306

    Lol. He was the only guy ever charged with “Inciting his own murder”. I don’t know why that is so hilarious to me.

    • @MiracleTurtle
      @MiracleTurtle 2 роки тому +30

      lol made me laugh too

    • @susanelezebeth2751
      @susanelezebeth2751 2 роки тому +9

      Bwahahaha

    • @GLITTER_GUTS
      @GLITTER_GUTS 2 роки тому +22

      You are not alone.. I can’t stop laughing my arse off!
      It’s so ridiculous it ends up being hilarious.

    • @schweedies4597
      @schweedies4597 2 роки тому +20

      Finally a top comment that's not just normies amazed at how youtube works

    • @GLITTER_GUTS
      @GLITTER_GUTS 2 роки тому +16

      @@schweedies4597 you are just too cool for school aren’t you hun?
      UA-cam is for everyone
      Be nice 👍

  • @ainanomena9276
    @ainanomena9276 10 місяців тому +2

    Wait a minute. So "John" was accused of the murder of his ownself. This is one of the craziest story I've ever heard in my life, especially from a legal point of view. Thanks Mr Ballen. You're always delivering the best stories.

  • @grizzlybizz7305
    @grizzlybizz7305 Рік тому +1

    I wonder if that could be considered SUICIDE?
    Great story, and a twist one wouldn't think of. Thanks again.

  • @cherylvilakazi884
    @cherylvilakazi884 2 роки тому +878

    A 14-year old that can manipulate a 16-year into murdering him and has the ability to run a chat room with over a hundred accounts, create fantastical stories, keeps it all straight AND doesn't abort the murder plot is beyond frightening to me. What kind of adult is John going to become? Hopefully he's under some sort of psychiatric supervision/monitoring.

    • @melodicseaweed387
      @melodicseaweed387 Рік тому +44

      Maybe he's a real spy now

    • @disturbed0insane
      @disturbed0insane Рік тому +12

      @@melodicseaweed387 he should be!

    • @cvvyc
      @cvvyc 11 місяців тому +26

      a fantastical story? did we hear the same story about an undercover adult secret agent who offered a 14 year old to be his girlfriend and an underwater safe which can only be opened by a random 16 year old

    • @RiderOfTheRohirrim
      @RiderOfTheRohirrim 10 місяців тому +46

      @@cvvyc Fantastical means fantasy, not that it's 'great' or a good story.

    • @f1lip797
      @f1lip797 10 місяців тому +3

      @@RiderOfTheRohirrim is it not a good story??

  • @pajamas_the_emo
    @pajamas_the_emo 3 роки тому +1794

    Mark: 🔪 I’m sorry bro
    John: understandable have a nice day ✌🏻

  • @nickidaisydandelion4044
    @nickidaisydandelion4044 Рік тому +2

    Omg this is extremely interesting. This theme of shame and need is what I talk about all the time in my videos. The Internet allows people to actually go way too deep into fake personalities and those are people who are not affected with DID those are regular people who feel deep shame about who they actually are and whom they actually are in love with. So they use those sock accounts to be "close" or "connected" to the person they want to be with. I observe the same thing in UA-cam chat rooms. I too have been seriously tricked into believing that some of those characters were for real and independent persons but they are not. Some guys in the chat room have more than a hundred fake accounts which they use to generate drama interactions trying to pull real people such as myself into the drama trying to make me jealous, trying to see how I react to the fake ladies that are "interacting" with the guy who is behind all of those accounts. I think that the fear of rejection is so astronomical in many men (way more than in women) that they are willing to fabricate worlds of imaginative people and interactions in order to hide behind facade faces, make themselves seem more interesting, pretend to be rich, change their ethnicity and gender, pretend to look differently, pretend to be educated etc. One guy drew me in and I fell for him about two years ago then he proposed to me in the chat room and when I said let's do a video chat on Facebook he viciously attacked me and said "I was never interested in you I love Emily instead I find you disgusting and I despise you". This actually happened two times and I blame myself for going through that a second time thinking that this time he would get courageous and put love over fear. But he said the same things and made it clear that it was just a prank. Then when I left the chat room for half a year and came back later he said that he could not eat anything after I told him that I was not going back into the chat room. But that too was just a prank. Maybe he is just sadistic. But this behavior could also be caused by extreme fear of me seeing how he looks like. My friend Paul said that the hater might be a criminal and hiding from law enforcement or could be in prison and doesn't want me to see that. I think that whatever he looks like or what his situation is he definitely does not want me to find out. This whole situation had caused me to overdose on a very strong plant which can cause cardiac arrest. After that I was for good finished with that person and I can finally identify him behind many of his accounts which I block but then he comes back with the same accounts I think he can also unblock his accounts from my channel. But I'm emotionally cured from that person at last. When a person is lonely as I am we tend to fall into emotional traps like those and worse. At least I have serious paranoia and don't trust people that easily that's why I ask for video chats on Facebook where everything is forever recorded and if necessary released to law enforcement when people go missing. Many haters will never show themselves and that's ok. It saves me from falling in love with a criminal. And even those whom I actually talk to in video chats I'm extremely careful about. For me to trust a man I have to talk every day or frequently to him in video chats about all kinds of things in life and I want to know how he lives and how he makes his money and how he views animals. I don't want a criminal or Mafia man. I don't want an animal abuser. We have to be extremely careful today more than Ever in history.

  • @SuperBaliga
    @SuperBaliga Рік тому

    been watching these for years lost count :) but still 2023 and didnt see this one from 2 years ago so much content 1 shout out to mr ballen for being a youtube legend :)

  • @featherfoot2612
    @featherfoot2612 3 роки тому +597

    John would be a perfect dungeon master for DND.

    • @lindablue7494
      @lindablue7494 3 роки тому +41

      Until he decided to kill the whole party off because he couldn't find a better out for them. lol!

    • @SaintBuick
      @SaintBuick 2 роки тому +2

      @@lindablue7494 Just come to the table strapped.

    • @chernobylsurvivor2398
      @chernobylsurvivor2398 2 роки тому +2

      Never played dnd I was always a call of duty guy

    • @anunnacy
      @anunnacy 2 роки тому +7

      Yeah and he would play DnD with a group of friends - that are all played by himself.

    • @webbedmonkey7293
      @webbedmonkey7293 2 роки тому +6

      @Ryker Jett Something tells me that you're 7 years old.

  • @Secretcodrin
    @Secretcodrin 3 роки тому +959

    The very definition of "Hey I'm writing a book but I don't know how to kill the main character. It's an autobiography"

    • @frankieballou272
      @frankieballou272 3 роки тому +4

      omg jut him or her

    • @naejadnama3980
      @naejadnama3980 3 роки тому +7

      Omg stfu 🤣🤣🤣🤣
      That is so messed up, but hilarious.

    • @gkno22562
      @gkno22562 3 роки тому +1

      Are you god or something

    • @CoExist64
      @CoExist64 3 роки тому

      666 likes…fits on this channel. Spooky

    • @andyrussell6662
      @andyrussell6662 3 роки тому +1

      This comment is way underrated. I’m laughing so hard at this. Omg.

  • @TheKolen2434
    @TheKolen2434 Рік тому +3

    Absolutely incredible how gullible some people are.

  • @user-ft7le9ez5x
    @user-ft7le9ez5x 6 місяців тому

    Please do more of these solved mysteries they didn’t get as many episodes as they deserved

  • @jasonhorton
    @jasonhorton 3 роки тому +2474

    Reminds me of the AOL chat rooms from 100 years ago 😬

    • @floof1052
      @floof1052 3 роки тому +25

      One first comment, and two the chatrooms on DS are completely silent too-

    • @floof1052
      @floof1052 3 роки тому +21

      I forgot what it was called and THEY ARE HELLA SILENT.

    • @roadsgt97
      @roadsgt97 3 роки тому +27

      Use to love those chat rooms

    • @sc0tte1-416
      @sc0tte1-416 3 роки тому +27

      Ha, AOL, haven't heard about that crappy service forever 🤣

    • @susanbrown2909
      @susanbrown2909 3 роки тому +9

      @@roadsgt97 yeah,they were good for a laugh.

  • @wherepostrockdwells
    @wherepostrockdwells 3 роки тому +8100

    MrBallen's the best storyteller on UA-cam. I can't believe that I have been continuously binging on all his videos for the past 3 days and still craving for more. Lots of respect to you.

    • @e5e4ful
      @e5e4ful 3 роки тому +127

      SAME!

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  3 роки тому +674

      Thank you so much!!!

    • @winnifredforbes8712
      @winnifredforbes8712 3 роки тому +66

      In total agreement! He is a born story-teller!

    • @cjmartin8406
      @cjmartin8406 3 роки тому +39

      @@MrBallen love the stories! Come home from work and check for new content almost everyday.

    • @suziespangles792
      @suziespangles792 3 роки тому +11

      I agree

  • @Anzjuhla
    @Anzjuhla Рік тому

    I never saw this coming. This is just mindblowing. I'm absolutely flabbergasted.

  • @SabhyataSahu
    @SabhyataSahu 8 місяців тому +1

    I never would have done the things he did but at some level, i can understand him. i used to be extremely gullible as well, i barely ever lied growing and its still live by that moral of lying when its absolutely necessary. So I never thought that others would lie to me either, so i kept on believing the lies my friends told me. i learned a very valuable lesson from that friendship now i am more attentive and no one's fool. I see them around sometimes and don't hold any grudge because they taught me to not believe anything people say.

  • @i-killed-a-man
    @i-killed-a-man 3 роки тому +1377

    in the end even Mark was also revealed to be John, he was just a schizophrenic man stabbing himself in an alley.

    • @I_am_a_man_of_science
      @I_am_a_man_of_science 3 роки тому +56

      LMao, you should have added plot twist at the start.

    • @Nerobyrne
      @Nerobyrne 3 роки тому +50

      Actually everyone is just John.
      Because John is the Windfish and we are all his dreams

    • @camoore1210
      @camoore1210 3 роки тому +10

      John! Can’t believe I bumped into you here!😂🤣☺️

    • @JohnSmith-ti9uq
      @JohnSmith-ti9uq 3 роки тому +14

      @@Nerobyrne Its like Negan except were all John.
      Who are you? I am John.

    • @windandcloudshadow158
      @windandcloudshadow158 3 роки тому +8

      What if we are all John @_@.

  • @Callofdutyfan220
    @Callofdutyfan220 3 роки тому +344

    i feel like John should have been convicted for basically stalking and manipulating Mark not just for inciting his own murder

    • @abkead
      @abkead 3 роки тому

      Pleased to meet you! I wish you to become a big channel very soon! You can do it! Signed up for your content! Would be very happy to get +1 too! Big thanks! Best of life to you! :0

    • @ghostsontrains7629
      @ghostsontrains7629 3 роки тому +3

      Agreed

    • @volunteerforthegulauge5849
      @volunteerforthegulauge5849 3 роки тому +2

      He should have just confessed......

  • @BlueberryTwink
    @BlueberryTwink 11 місяців тому +1

    I'm rewatching this two years later and only just noticing the screenshots from Chatroom with Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

  • @freya2713
    @freya2713 5 місяців тому

    This story is so sad but it’s also so unbelievably ridiculous

  • @borrito203
    @borrito203 3 роки тому +281

    I actually fully expected rachel and kevin and janet to all be one person from the beginning, but I didn't know it was all john, that was such a good plot twist

    • @bottombagfrenchfry7127
      @bottombagfrenchfry7127 3 роки тому +15

      Right me too. I was thinking it was some older dude grooming john and mark.

    • @meeksluv
      @meeksluv 3 роки тому

      Crazy ass

    • @kz689
      @kz689 3 роки тому

      Same here, holy crap.

  • @joshsmith8715
    @joshsmith8715 3 роки тому +470

    “Inciting your own murder”. That’s new. This story was crazy from the beginning

    • @khayr87
      @khayr87 3 роки тому +7

      I remember watching a documentary about this on TV yeeears ago. It was absolutely mind blowing

    • @ProperlyGaming
      @ProperlyGaming 3 роки тому +6

      Lmfao what insanity. Like wtf was up with this John dude

    • @analogmatrix1442
      @analogmatrix1442 3 роки тому +25

      Court system justice is dumb. It’s more important to find culpability and punish than to actually help the involved parties. In this case one kid got attempted murder charge on his record for wanting to feel loved (I understand he almost killed someone who wanted to die) and the mastermind got off with less than a slap on the wrist. In my opinion this did not deserve any charges on either party but instead years of psychiatric therapy.

    • @chardnankervis1647
      @chardnankervis1647 3 роки тому

      I remember this happening. Man it was crazy.

    • @analogmatrix1442
      @analogmatrix1442 3 роки тому +1

      @Reverend Ape allegedly Manson and the CIA were the same agency and that is why that went down how it did. ***ALLEGEDLY***

  • @beentheredonethat611
    @beentheredonethat611 Рік тому

    I LOVE YOU MR BALLEN!!!

  • @benjaminpineda2456
    @benjaminpineda2456 2 місяці тому +1

    Omg 😂 i never knew i would get laughs out of some of your videos. This one with the 44 year old spy promising the guy all those things like meeting the queen and the one with the guy in the woods pretending he was harry potter. Keep story telling my friend 👍

  • @DollHouseMadam
    @DollHouseMadam 3 роки тому +187

    The fact that you could tell this story without laughing the whole time is a testament to your professionalism.

    • @blobber51
      @blobber51 3 роки тому +12

      I’m sure he probably cut some of it out.

  • @jeremyknees9227
    @jeremyknees9227 3 роки тому +224

    "I want to meet up and give you a hug? I'm so sorry your embarrassed" hmm that sounds right coming from someone just "released" from being held hostage...

  • @LadyEowyn
    @LadyEowyn Рік тому +1

    All I can say is woooooow.
    This was hard because being in my 30s, it was VERY obvious multiple things were wrong here. I also know he got drawn in over a period of time and not all at once like I heard it. But wow. Wasn't quite expecting that ending.