Sacred forest snatches bodies and creates internet’s DEEPEST rabbit hole

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  • @samratcliffe5253
    @samratcliffe5253 หลายเดือนก่อน +5118

    I'm glad you told me that that was a real photo of walnuts, I was skeptical.

    • @mndiec
      @mndiec หลายเดือนก่อน +809

      I’m still questioning its authenticity. There’s no way

    • @m_emetube
      @m_emetube หลายเดือนก่อน +206

      Through all my extensive research conducted, I have come to a conclusion that this is somehow a real photo of walnuts.

    • @michellegallia9361
      @michellegallia9361 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      @m_emetube Well I’ll be damned 👀🧐😅

    • @michellegallia9361
      @michellegallia9361 หลายเดือนก่อน +183

      It always cracks me up when he does that in all of his videos… and it’s always for the most random things. Like he’ll be talking about little Billy wearing a particular pair of shoes or something like that and just throw in a random photo of a pair of shoes just because, for a visual I guess, and it’ll say in teensy little font “not the actual pair of Billy’s shoes” or something like that 😅 Idk, I just find those disclaimers so funny for some reason 🤷‍♀️😂

    • @mndiec
      @mndiec หลายเดือนก่อน +104

      @@michellegallia9361 yes! Or it’ll say ”real photo of another pair of shoes” lol

  • @VisualBunny
    @VisualBunny หลายเดือนก่อน +3713

    The second you said that the walnut seller praised and recommended a different seller, I was suspicious. As an Asian, ain't no way that's normal. A street-side vendor will literally claim their product is the best in the universe, not one other seller has products like them, best price, best quality, most handsome walnuts, will cure your hair loss, save your marriage, make your kids doctors. Walnut seller is very suspect. Even if he didn't do it himself, I feel like this wasn't his first time directing people to Tietuo.

    • @chloemonet2481
      @chloemonet2481 หลายเดือนก่อน +622

      Walnut Guy 🚩🚩🚩

    • @realheckertrustmebro
      @realheckertrustmebro หลายเดือนก่อน +213

      make my kids doctor? no way I'm refusing them as an asian

    • @baalberith5389
      @baalberith5389 หลายเดือนก่อน +130

      Yeah but he asked about other kinds of walnuts. They were ones the first seller didnt have and doesn't sell.
      Some Asian cultures might react very differently as well. Regional differences can vary widely also.

    • @kristianaquillen7931
      @kristianaquillen7931 หลายเดือนก่อน +139

      That's what I was thinking. He set him up.

    • @SabrinaRene4565
      @SabrinaRene4565 หลายเดือนก่อน +175

      I thought it was a 🚩 too! Also, this comment is hilarious. 😂

  • @divinefallfromgrace
    @divinefallfromgrace หลายเดือนก่อน +690

    This just further reinforces the fact that you should never hike alone.

    • @kats9755
      @kats9755 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +59

      As someone who regularly hikes alone, I'd personally say it's more of a "don't change your plans without telling someone" and "don't go off marked trails" issue. (Maybe also a "don't spontaneously hike somewhere you've never gone without researching first" and "carry a weapon even if it's just a heavy stick" issue.)
      As a caveat, though, I hike in Colorado, not anywhere in China so idk the cultural/social rules for hiking over there.

    • @rightcliquegod7653
      @rightcliquegod7653 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

      The beauty of nature is to be enjoyed alone, through a mind that is unburdened by a need to keep a conversarion either about the weather, sports, or what have you going. Though it's safer in groups, what can ya do!

    • @audreyhicks6169
      @audreyhicks6169 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@kats9755my brother hikes and hunts alone all the time in the desert and forests in new mexico. He always shares his Google maps location with me while he's on his trips in case anything ever goes wrong I can at least pin point where he was , at least the vicinity he was in. I do the same when I go out on my hikes too.

    • @audreyhicks6169
      @audreyhicks6169 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      As long as someone knows where you are and you know what you're doing, hiking alone is not a bad thing. It's the over confidence to do something risky and unknown.

    • @AlyssaD-mr2cl
      @AlyssaD-mr2cl 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@kats9755what are some good hikes in CO for beginners?

  • @darkskinneddutchess4007
    @darkskinneddutchess4007 หลายเดือนก่อน +567

    My dad went to a mountain to get firewood once...he came back home late with the heaviest tree trunks, couldn't remember how he got them or how he loaded them in the truck,he just said he remembered going through the same bridge three times and it seemed like he was going in circles.He couldn't remember what he did before getting home and when he came home he started doing what he did in the morning as if he was reliving the day he had all over again but if you asked him what he did in the morning he would say "i dont remember".I didnt sleep i kept watch of him all night and he kept repeating the same bridge story like he forgot he told us before.It was a weird night i will never forget.The next morning he was fine and five years later we never spoke of it and its as if it never happened.

    • @CloudHeady
      @CloudHeady หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      😮 woah

    • @LittleKikuyu
      @LittleKikuyu หลายเดือนก่อน +102

      Maybe he got a head injury? Hitting his head on the steering wheel or something similar can absolutely give you problems with your short term memory 🤔

    • @kelliewhyte_85
      @kelliewhyte_85 หลายเดือนก่อน +112

      I was doing my long drive home from Sydney one night, which is like a 3 hour drive.
      I remember being on this road at 9:30pm, and I kept ending up back on that same road until 12am before that trance was broken, not knowing how I kept ending up back on that road.
      So I spent 2 and a half hours trying to get home, and continuously going in circles or something ending up back on this road.
      It was really, really creepy, because I didn't know what was happening, and I have never forgotten that night.

    • @herbalterrorist420
      @herbalterrorist420 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      @@LittleKikuyuhe was probably feeling pretty stumped…
      sorry, I couldn’t help myself.
      On a serious note tho maybe he hit his head on one of them big ass logs.

    • @FailingArtist
      @FailingArtist หลายเดือนก่อน +47

      My mom had a concussion when she was little and she said she just acted normally but then later at night, she would start screaming. She “woke up” out of her trance 3 days later and doesn’t remember a thing except for falling off her bike and hitting her head.

  • @kcbroncohater
    @kcbroncohater หลายเดือนก่อน +4552

    I made my wife watch one of your shows one night and she was hooked. So we spend one night each week watching them. We are both in our 70's, so we have a lot of extra time and millions of choices. Thanks for all the good work you all do to make this happen.

    • @hollyperrin7353
      @hollyperrin7353 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

      DEEZ NUTZ!

    • @Mortarion-xt9wp
      @Mortarion-xt9wp หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@hollyperrin7353please stop harassing the elderly

    • @firesquad8222
      @firesquad8222 หลายเดือนก่อน +226

      @@hollyperrin7353bro 💀 grow up 💀💀💀

    • @kcbroncohater
      @kcbroncohater หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      @@firesquad8222 haha

    • @patrick6213
      @patrick6213 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hollyperrin7353 deez walnuts

  • @KK-dw1wq
    @KK-dw1wq หลายเดือนก่อน +1619

    Logically, one should have found it strange how the walnut vendor on the 1st mountain basically sent a customer to a DIFFERENT vendor while singing THEIR praises. GO THERE....gets on the phone = " I got one on their way for you ".

    • @kashnlexy
      @kashnlexy หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      Yup! 💯

    • @donitawhite8111
      @donitawhite8111 หลายเดือนก่อน +113

      That was my thoughts too. Hopefully they investigated them.

    • @colekimball4945
      @colekimball4945 หลายเดือนก่อน +187

      Yeah, plus with the missing man's 4pm phone call, it means that somebody lied: Either the walnut guy about him going to the other mountain, the guy from the phone call who said the guy claimed he was coming down the 1st mountain, or the missing man himself lied on the phone call regarding where he was. It's also very interesting how the phone ended up 30 miles away at a bus station.

    • @johnmichaels4330
      @johnmichaels4330 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Most of these schemes are tracked back to the Chinese govt. They won't do anything to the walnut seller unless they need to sacrifice him in order to keep the body parts coming.

    • @dinkvjr
      @dinkvjr หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I was thinking the same thing!!! I see you! 😊

  • @Hugh-Glass
    @Hugh-Glass หลายเดือนก่อน +110

    The hiker who turned and left after seeing the group in the Forrest. He is my spirit animal.

    • @lemting2264
      @lemting2264 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      the hiker is a human tho

    • @Hugh-Glass
      @Hugh-Glass 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Plenty of people have little Chinamen as spirit animals. ​@@lemting2264

    • @rainluna9765
      @rainluna9765 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      The group of people might've been ghosts, as a number of bodies were found there.

  • @adrienbanks2179
    @adrienbanks2179 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Sometimes, I will skip Mr. Ballen videos, so if I am having a really bad week, I can watch a new episode halfway through it to get me by.

    • @GojoS8
      @GojoS8 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Lol I did same thing few months back cuz I was planning to go on a trip and then I watch all videos together on my journey 😅

  • @grigorirasputin5020
    @grigorirasputin5020 หลายเดือนก่อน +937

    Sad to think of his poor mother, in her 90's, worrying about her son; never enjoying his anticipated arrival and sharing her birthday again. 😢

    • @igor-xadrezxadrez8541
      @igor-xadrezxadrez8541 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      It must be the saddest thing for a family to never hear from their beloved ones, especially when the echoes of their absence resonate through every cherished memory and every moment of longing.

    • @jesusbaby9873
      @jesusbaby9873 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@igor-xadrezxadrez8541 okay Edgar Allen Poe, pop off with your poetry

    • @lea-anne9133
      @lea-anne9133 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      It's the NOT knowing that is so terrible. If they'd found his body they could at least, have some closure and be able to put him to rest 😔

    • @thecomedypilot5894
      @thecomedypilot5894 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It’s my birthday today

    • @valeriafontoura8850
      @valeriafontoura8850 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@lea-anne9133not knowing gives space for wondering, and our creativity is really creative.
      I wouldn't like to know if something horrible had happen, though.
      Im talking having already been through that.
      But thats me, everyone is different

  • @kayh3199
    @kayh3199 หลายเดือนก่อน +1059

    This sounds more or less like a serial killer situation.
    What we know)
    1. Ren's phone was confirmed to be at the location he said he would be at around 4pm.
    2. The note was in his handwriting but was not written in a way that reflected his typical way.
    3. The last person who saw them was the person who supposedly directed him to the other location. (Walnut vendor)
    It could be that Ren was forced to write that letter and it isn't uncommon that a person under those circumstances would write it in a way that is not like them. Their abductor wouldn't know, but the victim knows those close to him would notice the oddity.
    It also isn't uncommon for serial killers to play with authorities. Perhaps the real killer had led them there because he got something out of the police finding his trophies.

    • @adamrandell7946
      @adamrandell7946 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      I think he may have been the opposite if you get my drift....

    • @Erideah
      @Erideah หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      Serial killer(s) seem one of the likelist situations, I was thinking the same thing with the note--though I don't think it's so much that the abductor wouldn't know. Writing in third person with a grammatically broken final line is pretty blatant. But in that scenario they might've thought it was the best they were going to get. For all we know, Ren was barely conscious already as he wrote
      Could also be organized crime, same principle. Concealed gambling debts or the like leading to the same outcome, with even better resources available for the people making him disappear

    • @johnnytawon780
      @johnnytawon780 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

      I think the officials should gather those hiker that saw a man with axe saying "are you alone" to the first mountain where there was the "walnut vendor" and see if they look alike. 🤔👀.....

    • @dRealNayon
      @dRealNayon หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      makes sense. maybe it's the walnut vendor

    • @chasepatterson2036
      @chasepatterson2036 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

      I think the most obvious sign that there's a serial killer is the fact there's a collection of human bones in an area where several people have gone missing

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    I myself cannot believe within these few years you've become this enormously big. Genuinely proud and happy for you.

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  • @michaeladams6847
    @michaeladams6847 หลายเดือนก่อน +207

    "Real photo of walnuts" crushed me 😂😂😂

    • @Minotaur-ey2lg
      @Minotaur-ey2lg 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      I “cracked” up.
      I’ll see myself out.

    • @r3tardgril
      @r3tardgril 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Minotaur-ey2lgLMMFFAOO

    • @rainluna9765
      @rainluna9765 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      A complete nutcase of a post! 😆🥜🥥

  • @jquez5417
    @jquez5417 หลายเดือนก่อน +1642

    If I had to guess, I would say the guy selling walnuts could be a suspect.
    •They are from the area
    •They recommend that people go to the other mountain, but leave out that people go missing there
    • Could have stolen the man's things, read about him tying paper to trees in the news and then staged the other mountain to look like he was there
    • Came forward with info after a month, plenty of time for them to stage the other mountain and cover their tracks. Why didn't they come forward with info when everyone was there searching the mountain?
    Idk, there could be more links, but that's just my take from the info in the video. Thanks for the content Mr. B!

    • @amandarichard4739
      @amandarichard4739 หลายเดือนก่อน +99

      this is my theory as well

    • @faisalsmith5027
      @faisalsmith5027 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      And me! Anyone know if it was looked into? 👀

    • @ammarisrar2005
      @ammarisrar2005 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      Interesting, I really didn’t give it that much thought but now I’m starting to rethink that entire scene

    • @mitchellpurdy470
      @mitchellpurdy470 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      Right Differently a Serial Killer or The guy went missing.Crazy story

    • @TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox
      @TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Yep...was thinking along same lines.

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    I’ll never see your videos the same again. I always just thought you did TH-cam, but that couldn’t have been anymore wrong. Never again will I see you as MrBallen the TH-camr, but John the absolute hero.
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    The searchers face grew pale because on the piece of fabric it read "Im not a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious."

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  • @angiem3068
    @angiem3068 หลายเดือนก่อน +543

    Given all the information laid out (especially the report of several suspicious people standing inside the woods up on Mt Tietuo,) it seems possible that there is a Killing Cult centered around Tietuo Mountain, the original walnut vendor being complicit, and wanting notoriety without getting caught. Perhaps the vendors conversation with Ren was a "tip off" to others near-by, indicating that Ren was to be followed as their next target. Sounds like Ren fell prey one of these folks on his original hike, who, under duress, took him back down the mountain (explaining his early descent and the location of the cell at that time) Was then taken by a cult member and hiked up Tietuo, forced to write the fake note, and then executed, likely ritualistically. Thus explaining the strange profusion of bones found up along that ridge. One of the cult members had Ren's phone when it came on for a few seconds at a train station a few days later. Ren's body is likely still up there somewhere, in some odd place. If it were me, I would be looking up into the trees for more suspended "trophy bundles"

    • @rinlo1424
      @rinlo1424 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      But then what would explain the newspaper tied to trees on the 2nd mountain?

    • @bochapman1058
      @bochapman1058 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      If you’ve been to China, you know that there’s cameras even in the forest. It would be very difficult to have a hidden cult the woods that close to Beijing.

    • @lonminati2752
      @lonminati2752 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      @@rinlo1424 And rens friend said he talked to him at 4 after he came down from the mountain hmmmm

    • @jasontorres2416
      @jasontorres2416 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +24

      @@rinlo1424 so lets imagine he was walked down the first mountain. perhaps they noticed his habit of placing his tied paper and made him repeat that on tietuo for many reasons to make this murder even harder to solve. thats what i think but yea

    • @jasontorres2416
      @jasontorres2416 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      @@lonminati2752 well his friend said ren was coming down not that he had already come all the way down so idk

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  • @TheYeee21
    @TheYeee21 หลายเดือนก่อน +465

    I really thought the axe man was going to say, "Do you know how to get to Bells Canyon?!"

    • @RedKrow
      @RedKrow หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      😂

    • @markfurr5327
      @markfurr5327 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Ha, that’s what I was thinking!

    • @mwikali4057
      @mwikali4057 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      HA!😂

    • @joehmini
      @joehmini หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      hhhhhhhhh xd

    • @mrsshagsswagfrosty
      @mrsshagsswagfrosty หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      BAWLLIN

  • @pipertheos2660
    @pipertheos2660 หลายเดือนก่อน +370

    I really appreciate how you make such an effort to pronounce everything correctly, Mr B. Its very respectful.

    • @lorenfulghum2393
      @lorenfulghum2393 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      he's pronouncing Ren wrong . I know it's not easy to pronounce correctly, but he's way off.

    • @shanipie3
      @shanipie3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I was thinking the same! It's not easy to pronounce Chinese names! I think he did pretty great!

    • @ladansemacabre2394
      @ladansemacabre2394 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@lorenfulghum2393 Out of curiosity, how does one pronounce it? Does it involve sounds westerners generally can't make? If so, are they the ones he's missing or is there more to it? As an Arabic speaker there are about 8 or so letters they can't pronounce.

    • @Sharky948
      @Sharky948 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ladansemacabre2394His name in Chinese is 任, you can copy and paste this onto Google translate to see how its pronounced

    • @lorenfulghum2393
      @lorenfulghum2393 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @@ladansemacabre2394 It's the "R" sound...it's a sound that westerners CAN pronounce, but it's not one that's used in english at all.
      It's like halfway between an "R" and a "ZH" or soft "G" sound...or the "J" in french "jour". Almost a "Y" sound but not quite. Like go to pronounce an "R", but put your tongue forward slightly. Listen to a chinese speaker say it. If you just hear it without having studied any mandarin, it's easy to misinterpret the phoneme. It's a voiced retroflex sibilant.
      It also depends on what part of china you're in. In the north it's more like a regular "r" sound. In the southern mandarin speaking regions it's more like the "zh". In cantonese it's more like a "y".

  • @thesecond4113
    @thesecond4113 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    _I first watched your video some 2-3 years ago. I was really into your storytelling. Then, I searched YT, found your channel, and subscribed. And for some TH-cam channel, they tend to get boring after a few years. But for Mr Ballen, until now, your stories still amazes me. Especially in the way you tell them to your viewers. Keep up Mr Ballen. I'm looking forward to stories that came form a true story or with real pictures. I will continue to support you. All the best~_

  • @Gwynbleidd1724
    @Gwynbleidd1724 หลายเดือนก่อน +595

    Can’t beat MrBallen content on a Sunday

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  หลายเดือนก่อน +92

      🙌🙌🙌

    • @AquarianSoulTimeTraveler
      @AquarianSoulTimeTraveler หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@@MrBallenlittle do you know the like button enjoys the sound of deep bass thumps of human exertion...

    • @hollyperrin7353
      @hollyperrin7353 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Can’t beat DEEZ NUTZ!!!

    • @evanjohns2060
      @evanjohns2060 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@hollyperrin7353lmao

    • @user-hf2zg2cv6v
      @user-hf2zg2cv6v หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Sundays = best days

  • @jm7578
    @jm7578 หลายเดือนก่อน +175

    I lived in Mainland China for years, I lived in remote country towns. I was warned by locals that murderers would hide in corn fields patiently waiting for prey. At night in the countryside, a lot strange things happen there. There’s not a lot of police there (公安,派出所)so it can be dangerous

    • @atsylor5549
      @atsylor5549 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Are guns legal in China?

    • @daronjohnson9095
      @daronjohnson9095 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lmao bro they're communist, what do you think ?​@@atsylor5549

    • @SUPERCELL2024
      @SUPERCELL2024 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Of course not!你在想啥呢老铁😂​@@atsylor5549

    • @pebblesandwoowoo5924
      @pebblesandwoowoo5924 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Organ harvesters

    • @jm7578
      @jm7578 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@atsylor5549 not now, only for police officers.

  • @evropaenglish9085
    @evropaenglish9085 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I took a break from your vids / podcasts for a while but you’re still on top of your game. Thanks for what you do Mr. Ballen.

  • @ndtcssh
    @ndtcssh 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

    A bear would never ask me if I’m alone in the woods.

    • @shawnspence5196
      @shawnspence5196 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I would hope not

    • @Instareels50099
      @Instareels50099 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Glad I'm amercian.

    • @brian4180
      @brian4180 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      What a goofy comment. Nope - the bear would just eat you. Stop letting the media dictate your thought like a sheep.

  • @RyanH-yr5tu
    @RyanH-yr5tu หลายเดือนก่อน +113

    This has to be one of the creepiest stories you’ve shared. The fact that they found piles of human bones is so unnerving.

  • @hunterofthemystic
    @hunterofthemystic หลายเดือนก่อน +187

    The only bad thing about Sunday is that tomorrow is Monday, however Mr. Ballen's show makes Sunday something I look forward to every weekend.

    • @blznft9513
      @blznft9513 หลายเดือนก่อน

      3 things of life. Someone to lookup to, someone to look forward to and the hero you're chasing

    • @cashkitty3472
      @cashkitty3472 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's bank holiday in the UK

    • @toastycomfyghosty1891
      @toastycomfyghosty1891 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm looking forward to Wednesday so I can watch this without being at work

    • @samanthahurst2647
      @samanthahurst2647 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's Tuesday in New Zealand 🇳🇿

    • @fraxizztv6433
      @fraxizztv6433 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As an introvert who loves their job, I see Monday as an absolute win 😂

  • @DewHope
    @DewHope 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Mr Ballen must be the only TH-camr that can make mid-episode adverts sound interesting.

  • @TeaThymeTalk
    @TeaThymeTalk 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I'm thinking maybe the walnut guy sold him some laced walnuts that had him thinking unreasonably. He could have been high and under the influence hence the letter written unusually but in his hand writing. Sent him to the walnut sellers near Tietua Mountain who sold laced walnuts too. Maybe they are all connected in the sadistic act of Ren's disappearance. Sent him up that Mountain to his death. This doesn't sound like cannibals in the wild but it does sound like ritualistic organized cannibalism. Bones clean as a whistle tied up in pants hanging from a tree like an ornament, haven't found a trace of his body to this day....😢

  • @SurferFN
    @SurferFN หลายเดือนก่อน +1001

    MrBallen is the best storyteller on TH-cam

    • @nellafay5485
      @nellafay5485 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Everywhere!!!

    • @SurferFN
      @SurferFN หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nellafay5485 you’re right, can’t forget about all the streaming services

    • @blaisesharpe2760
      @blaisesharpe2760 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yes sir!

    • @blaisesharpe2760
      @blaisesharpe2760 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You eaten my subscription

    • @ezsmith3765
      @ezsmith3765 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Agreed MrBallen 🐐
      Honorable mention to
      -Beyond Creepy
      -What Lurks Beneath
      -Missing Enigma

  • @ashleys637
    @ashleys637 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

    I vastly prefer the videos with you actually narrating them in person. Your facial expressions and enthusiasm really add to the experience.

    • @judyshinohara
      @judyshinohara หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There are a lot of fake mr ballen TH-cam channels that upload only audio, usually stealing from his podcasts or even these videos.

    • @ashleys637
      @ashleys637 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@judyshinohara Damn false prophets (joking, here)

    • @julese4793
      @julese4793 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes!!!

  • @user-xu7xw8pz6g
    @user-xu7xw8pz6g หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm so glad I can still look forward to a new video each week. Perfect distraction from the chaos that is my life right now

  • @Chonbovy
    @Chonbovy หลายเดือนก่อน

    The way u deliver ur stories is top notch, u perfect set it up for us to stay to the end, never change

  • @bobbuhler3753
    @bobbuhler3753 หลายเดือนก่อน +258

    The podcasts are great, but there's nothing better than seeing MrBallen "in-person"! Thank you, Sir.

    • @KizzleCakes-cq4it
      @KizzleCakes-cq4it หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I totally agree. Watching him is a whole experience in itself🤗

    • @ememmichaeludo2044
      @ememmichaeludo2044 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@KizzleCakes-cq4itWhich is why I watch the video more than the podcast. I love to see MrBallen in person.😊😊😊

    • @kayingthao5072
      @kayingthao5072 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yes I enjoy watching his hand gestures and I also like to see what color plaid shirt he’s wearing.

    • @Ben_Jamin
      @Ben_Jamin หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      he couldnt talk if he sat on his hands...

  • @tammy6610
    @tammy6610 หลายเดือนก่อน +96

    Atleast his wife got to say i love you and goodbye. Most of us dont get that chance to say goodbye to ones we love.

    • @LittleKikuyu
      @LittleKikuyu หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not trying to be argumentative but I would venture so far as to say most people do get a chance to say goodbye, because most people these days die aged or sick in hospital beds, not in terrible accidents or horrible crimes 😅

    • @thiamjoo
      @thiamjoo หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Exactly why I don't say goodbye or I love you to my wife or kids. I've read too many news reports about widows who explained to investigators that their husband acted strangely on the day they died by saying goodbye or I love you because they have not said that in a long time. It some sort of premonition. So if I said that I'll be signing my own death warrant.

  • @baileyslife3469
    @baileyslife3469 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is the first Sunday video in a long time , where u our your whole ballin into it , I love it , this is what for me stuck on your videos

  • @pierre6625
    @pierre6625 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Always great videos. Love to follow.

  • @Mellokitty7711
    @Mellokitty7711 หลายเดือนก่อน +189

    My grandma and I love listening to your videos, she’s almost blind so she enjoys just listening. Shes currently in the hospital and we’re passing the time by listening to them together ❤

    • @Cherbear609
      @Cherbear609 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Cheers! And God bless you both. 💕

    • @saladslug7432
      @saladslug7432 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      He's got even more on spotify, there are exclusive stories that he doesn't have on yt. His Medical Mystery series is also insanely good but probably not the best choice while your grandma is in the hospital. I hope she gets better soon^^

  • @desirenova
    @desirenova หลายเดือนก่อน +148

    Can we take a second to appreciate that this man stood out in the high desert mountains just to tell us this story?

    • @Instareels50099
      @Instareels50099 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      He didn't stand he floated. He's beyond our comprehension. Maybe he's the one who's kidnapped Ren.

  • @Ournexusdragon
    @Ournexusdragon หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I forgot this channel existed and now I’m back to binge what I’ve missed

  • @robertprior94
    @robertprior94 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thankyou Mr Ballen, best story yet i reckon. Cheers

  • @Michellee970
    @Michellee970 หลายเดือนก่อน +293

    The look in your eyes when you were talking about the "Are you alone" ax man was so scary. It was like you were embodying the horror. That was awesome. Thank you, John!

    • @nobody7817
      @nobody7817 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      He did do that a little too well, didn't he? lol... Imagine him as a Navy Seal coming across an enemy that has spotted him and his cover is blown: "ARE YOU ALONE?"... lol

    • @DefeatLust
      @DefeatLust หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      This is why you should ALWAYS be armed. Not only that, ALWAYS be on your guard. If someone like that comes up to you, make sure you're several feet away and are shouting communications and that you will defend yourself.
      Don't fall into the trap of just aimlessly walking like the world is a wondrous place with no dangers.

    • @melodicseaweed387
      @melodicseaweed387 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I had to look away 😆🥵😧💀👻

    • @mallarysangel
      @mallarysangel หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I noticed that too.

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      Thanks!

  • @dtincworldnews8922
    @dtincworldnews8922 หลายเดือนก่อน +130

    Man. I really wish it was a part two to this because I want the authorities to find him. And I really hate what happened to all those people up that mountain.

    • @cheeseball5573
      @cheeseball5573 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      I agree. If there are any updates please do an update video, Mr Ballen. This is very sketchy and the note he left definitely shows something weird was going on.

    • @Diablo_CST
      @Diablo_CST หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Cannibalism, He is gone

    • @DangThiPhuong.
      @DangThiPhuong. 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hello ❤

    • @Diablo_CST
      @Diablo_CST 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@DangThiPhuong. Hello Bot 👋 👋

    • @DangThiPhuong.
      @DangThiPhuong. 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Diablo_CST how are you ❤️❤️❤️

  • @OfficialFrontier
    @OfficialFrontier หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was one of the first videos in a while that actually frightened me. 👍🏻

  • @waverider5751
    @waverider5751 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mr. JB Allen, I really appreciate your chosen line of work , not many have your gift. The best storyteller I have ever heard. Keep on trucking!

  • @runhitwonder110
    @runhitwonder110 หลายเดือนก่อน +102

    So I got to thinking, Mr. Ballen has so many subscribers, and has covered so many stories where the killer was never caught, I start to wonder if who ever got away with one of these crimes has ever listened to his own strange, dark and mysterious story?

    • @RedKrow
      @RedKrow หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      Now that right there’s a strange, dark and mysterious question! I’d love to hear the answer told in story format 😉

    • @passionforMed4
      @passionforMed4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      hmmmmm

    • @johnmcafeedidntkillhimself
      @johnmcafeedidntkillhimself หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes 🧐

    • @cyn37211
      @cyn37211 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      With the law of averages being what it is, probably several.

    • @Platanis2008
      @Platanis2008 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Even more, if any of those perps sent him a letter...

  • @charlesadams41
    @charlesadams41 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    Great storytelling!
    On a side note, thanks for saying a date, along with how much time elapsed from an event...helps me keep it straight in my head

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Gotta give that context! Thanks!

  • @ShanLuvsMystery
    @ShanLuvsMystery หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ballen never hesitates to release banger after banger. Kudos my dude

  • @Nails_19
    @Nails_19 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    this story gave me chills! Great vid, Ballen! Thanks!🤟

  • @ryanatkinson9864
    @ryanatkinson9864 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brother I have to tell you I've been listening to your stories for awhile now. You've helped me through so much you don't even know about. Thank you not only for serving our country but for serving all of us with your videos and genuine love for your community. ❤

  • @adamdamage6138
    @adamdamage6138 หลายเดือนก่อน +130

    Cannibalism is my guess, would explain the bones and the people sighted up there. No Ren as he was eaten

    • @InverseMyInvestmentAdvice
      @InverseMyInvestmentAdvice หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Damn 😮

    • @blaineaf
      @blaineaf หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      thats exactly what i thought. even commented before i saw this

    • @Pimpgeist
      @Pimpgeist หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Same

    • @jennachester5588
      @jennachester5588 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Yep! There’s a feral human group; they probably weren’t done with his bones yet.

    • @karenroot450
      @karenroot450 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jennachester5588yep they probably boiled them to get the marrow and made bone broth

  • @5uhmmm
    @5uhmmm หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video as always dude

  • @traceybeerling3004
    @traceybeerling3004 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi John Wow what a story that's really strange. How sad for the family not knowing what happened 😢. Thanks for sharing with us. Love to you as always Tracey England UK 💕💕💕💕💕

  • @golflre7179
    @golflre7179 หลายเดือนก่อน +100

    “Real photo of walnuts”, thanks Mr. Ballen, love your subtle humor. 😊

  • @grishmakrishnan2829
    @grishmakrishnan2829 หลายเดือนก่อน +201

    Mr. Ballen, I have an incredible true story suggestion that would make for a gripping episode - the harrowing tale of the Manjummel boys and their adventure in the Guna caves. In 2006, a group of friends from the Manjummel village in Kerala, India went on a trip to the famous Kodaikanal hills. While exploring the vast Guna cave systems, one of the boys tragically slipped and fell into a 600-foot deep pit.
    What followed was a remarkable rescue effort by his friends who refused to give up on him. Against all odds, they managed to get him out alive from the depths of that treacherous pit cave.
    This real-life incident made national headlines in India at the time and is considered one of the most incredible cave rescue stories ever. With your skill for dramatizing true events, I can already envision the tension and triumph you could capture. I hope you cover this incredible story on your channel...HUGE FAN HERE❤

    • @shanipie3
      @shanipie3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Oh wow! Maybe part of the "places you can't go & people who went anyways" stories!

    • @hariidev
      @hariidev หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      A fellow malayali Mrballen fan rooting for this story ♥

    • @Diablo_CST
      @Diablo_CST หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Boring 🥱🥱

    • @taketinnn33
      @taketinnn33 หลายเดือนก่อน

      poo slingers, no one cares

    • @sharongrigg5336
      @sharongrigg5336 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@Diablo_CSTrude

  • @sydndur
    @sydndur หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this one actually had me a little unnerved!! you did at capturing the spookyness of the axe man!! 😱

    • @acecardhi
      @acecardhi หลายเดือนก่อน

      Spoiler alert Mr Ballen is an axe man. Its the flannel that gives it away 😉

  • @ETBeats-yw1lk
    @ETBeats-yw1lk หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love you Channel... Been watching for a few years and i never stopped to comment and let you know to keep up the great work you do and i really appreciate your hard work...

  • @laurenrosenstock3897
    @laurenrosenstock3897 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    “Real photo of walnuts” thanks I had no idea! 😂

    • @Traceyz902
      @Traceyz902 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

    • @dhoatmandeep
      @dhoatmandeep หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂

  • @RedKrow
    @RedKrow หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Imagine hiking along and finding multiple pants tied up in trees full of bones 😵 Nightmare fuel for life 😵

    • @atsylor5549
      @atsylor5549 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If I were hiking and saw some pants on a tree I seriously doubt I’d even touch it.

  • @heatheranderson8666
    @heatheranderson8666 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you, MrBallen for all you do!

  • @OtomoTenzi
    @OtomoTenzi 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Mr. Ballen, you are one of the GREATEST storytellers of all time!
    Please do a video about all the scary-ass hauntings goin' on at Nellis Air Force Base!

  • @SpoilerShieldActivated_NEL
    @SpoilerShieldActivated_NEL หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    The Killer change his dialogue from 'are you alone' to 'you want to buy some walnuts'.

  • @robertajameswilliams6862
    @robertajameswilliams6862 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    My oldest son loves you! He's only wearing plaid and wants to be a TH-cam story teller just like you. Thank you John ❤ he idolizes you so much

    • @ahmedafrah3687
      @ahmedafrah3687 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I hope he becomes the next Mr.B... if he creates a channel.. tag me, send a link or something.. I'm gonna subscribe for sure.. bless his heart ❤️ love from Maldives 🇲🇻

    • @dima76
      @dima76 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hold on a second. You mean to say that your youngest son DOESN'T love Mr. Ballen?!?!?! What is wrong with your parenting style?!?!?

    • @robertajameswilliams6862
      @robertajameswilliams6862 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @dima76 my youngest son is 8 so?????? Lol I think the channel would scare him

    • @DangThiPhuong.
      @DangThiPhuong. 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      W❤😊

  • @FilK79
    @FilK79 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So well explained, great video!!!!

  • @mansourbinfahad
    @mansourbinfahad หลายเดือนก่อน

    Strange story great video as always Mrballen ❤

  • @bluplanet2098
    @bluplanet2098 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    I'm from China! This is an amazing retelling of Ren's story. However, I would like to point out "Ren" is pretty much pronounced "ren". I was confused as to what he was called for a bit haha

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      Thanks for this! And ya, I realllly struggled with Ren

  • @RealLifeZatoichi
    @RealLifeZatoichi หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    I got this to work on my Xbox finally. So I'm in a recliner with a blanket watching Mr. Ballen. Life is good.

  • @jayr8800
    @jayr8800 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Chur brother, well done. That took serious 🏈⚾️🎾🏀. Love the honesty, Kia kaha.

    • @Melang372
      @Melang372 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's possible to get into that system but it's possible that that the possible thing is that nuclear stuff and that's an excitement hands ❤

  • @AlanWakesPookie
    @AlanWakesPookie หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Been FEINDING for Mr ballen content 👹👹

  • @Easy_Going__
    @Easy_Going__ หลายเดือนก่อน +130

    My Sunday has just been made!

    • @MsDee409
      @MsDee409 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Same. I clicked super fast!!😄

    • @wollver2072
      @wollver2072 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Same here 😂🎉

  • @xinyun6478
    @xinyun6478 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    Wow it’s so cool to actually hear you tell a story about the mountain that I’ve actually been to! The Miaofeng mountain definitely has breathtaking sights but I never thought it would have such a creepy story. I went indeed into a rabbit hole researching on this case on Chinese internet, it’s just fascinating. The Tietuo mountain has abandoned villages and mines, people believe that the remains they found were from WW2 and lost villagers who got trapped in the mountain. A lot of people find it hard to believe though, that the Japanese soldiers in WW2 would hike deep in the mountains to kill a few villagers. Thank you for sharing and Tietuo mountain will definitely be my next hiking spot!

    • @elleofmusic
      @elleofmusic หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      oh wow, that's fascinating! My thought was that there might be feral people living up there, which could explain the bizarre behavior of the ax man and others that hikers have encountered. Maybe some families hid so deep in the forest and mines during WW2 that they just never left, and their descendants have taken to killing anyone they find hiking alone in order to steal their supplies, or even cannibalism. The strange note and the walnut story are the most perplexing parts, though. The note could be explained as something he was ordered to write by his captors, and he worded things strangely in order to hint at that fact, which a group of feral people might not be able to read or realize how unnatural it sounded. But that doesn't explain why he went all the way there in the first place, because walnuts.. is really not a logical explanation. 30 miles on a whim like that is way too eccentric. But even if the walnut guy abducted or lured him, that's a point against the feral people theory. So damn strange...

    • @nicepunk00
      @nicepunk00 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "abandoned villages and mines" Oooooh (shudder)

    • @jamesrodgers3132
      @jamesrodgers3132 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      If you do go, go armed and don't go alone.

    • @Tom_McMurtry
      @Tom_McMurtry หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If it's your next hiking spot, go with a decent group. It's not sensible to check on such a thing alone.

  • @royceturner7282
    @royceturner7282 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love Ballen.Within a few weeks i listened to all of his podcasts i could on Pandora. I have tinnitus in my ears so i also go to sleep listening to his stories on TH-cam

  • @sophienben-achour5450
    @sophienben-achour5450 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Poor guy. Mr. Ren seems like such a lovely guy, may peace be upon him. Also, beautiful nature out that way. I can see why he loved hiking out there.

  • @johntreadaway47
    @johntreadaway47 หลายเดือนก่อน +125

    Baffles me, that such an amazing odd story, and yet all the comments I saw were just about how fantastic Mr. Ballen is. What a weird group of groupies.

    • @blancavh
      @blancavh หลายเดือนก่อน +67

      Yeah I was kinda frustrated too, like don't get me wrong I absolutely love Mr Ballen stories and the way he tells them, but on every single video of him, the majority of comments always relate of his story telling instead of the case/story. Is weird.

    • @blancavh
      @blancavh หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      @@fionahireland Totally, I was so excited to read the comments and see some discussion/theories of what could've happen, but nope. Pretty few talked about the case.

    • @doritoreiss8089
      @doritoreiss8089 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Yeah. It’s a bit annoying.

    • @melodicseaweed387
      @melodicseaweed387 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Every.single.week

    • @HubertofLiege
      @HubertofLiege หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Not real comments

  • @ashleyemerson4032
    @ashleyemerson4032 หลายเดือนก่อน +95

    Mr Ballen on a rainy Sunday afternoon is the best!!

    • @lorrainearmstrong7587
      @lorrainearmstrong7587 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's not raining everywhere. No rain in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada!!!

    • @ashleyemerson4032
      @ashleyemerson4032 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It’s raining in VT, and I love it.

    • @hollyperrin7353
      @hollyperrin7353 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Mr. Ballen on a rainy Sunday afternoon is DEEZ NUTZ!

    • @ccampbell7214
      @ccampbell7214 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Snowy here ... 😏 and enjoying story as well ..

    • @kcbroncohater
      @kcbroncohater หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@hollyperrin7353 haha

  • @Eazy_is_hizname88
    @Eazy_is_hizname88 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Epic content, thank you for your service 🇺🇸🦅

  • @JoannaAlvarez-ho8rn
    @JoannaAlvarez-ho8rn หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are by far the BEST storyteller!!

  • @johannvonbabylon
    @johannvonbabylon หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    I was one of those kids who hated school, so Friday night was the happiest part of my week and Sunday night the most depressing. Despite being grown up now and not working a Monday-Friday kind of job, I still feel Sunday evening depression, but the release of new Mr. Ballen every Sunday is starting to change that!

    • @fainitesbarley2245
      @fainitesbarley2245 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I know what you mean - particularly Sunday afternoons. A blank greyness compared to the sense of excitement and freedom on Friday night and Saturday.
      Now I am retired, weekends have become meaningless! It’s great!

    • @grigorirasputin5020
      @grigorirasputin5020 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I always loved Fall and Winter. They have always been my favorite seasons. I too, absolutely hated school. I struggled to finish high school. When I was younger, 60's and early 1970's, the new shows and TV seasons all started in the fall. It was a mixed blessing because school did also, along with all the homework my teachers loaded us down with. I hated school and the homework.
      In my early twenties, as an adult working and earning a living, I still loved Fall and Winter, yet each Fall, I had a terrible sense of dread. I could not figure out why. When I was about 23, it finally hit me. I was dreading the start of school. Once I consciously figured that out, the dread that engulfed me each Fall went away.

    • @scholageemusic9373
      @scholageemusic9373 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Dont have children and a spouse yet and you can have as much freedom as you want.

  • @jameslambert5198
    @jameslambert5198 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    So, let's say there's a tribe of people in those mountains. Depending on certain details, to them, that mountain may be considered a sacred location. Based on that idea, they don't like outsiders and try to either scare them or potentially kill them if they feel the area was tainted or disrespected.

    • @rinlo1424
      @rinlo1424 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      I'm guessing every country has crazy mountain people.

  • @legion1188
    @legion1188 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I really believe that MrBallen needs to be narrating/presenting a his own TV show in the style of Twilight Zone or Tales from the Crypt, we need something like that

  • @hehoamos2201
    @hehoamos2201 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dayoom. I wasn't ready for this one.

  • @BigEyesSmallMouth
    @BigEyesSmallMouth หลายเดือนก่อน +98

    "Real photo of walnuts," 😂

    • @SunTzuMedia
      @SunTzuMedia หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      😅

    • @doddsn07
      @doddsn07 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Almost laughed out loud.

    • @neondeathstar6841
      @neondeathstar6841 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Sike, it’s cake.

  • @atlasfeynman1039
    @atlasfeynman1039 หลายเดือนก่อน +324

    Bruh, I've watched enough Mr. Ballen to read between the lines and it is clear to me that Jien (Ren) is a serial killer. The mountain he frequently hikes is his burial ground and is not likely to be his hunting ground, since nobody had really gone missing in the mountain before (not 10+ people.) That all the bones were stashed in sweatpants from trees is obviously pointing to a pattern of a repeated killer. He writes about himself in the 3rd person and slips grammar at the end as if schizophrenically shifting personalities. His interaction with the walnut vendor shows his mental instability and break from reality. The phone shows his getaway at the train station when he switched his phone back on. Seems like Ren could be anywhere... even standing right behind you... o.O

    • @romaniaromancer
      @romaniaromancer หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😖

    • @tommythealpha
      @tommythealpha หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      just made a comment just like yours, woops.

    • @LindysEpiphany
      @LindysEpiphany หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      Yep, this was my first thought too. Although looking at his picture I don't get a bad guy feeling but if he has multiple personalities that could be explained.
      I think that the person who saw all the people was actually witnessing the spirits buried up there. They were asking for help so their souls can rest.
      They need a medium and to be set free.

    • @anathimbalane8697
      @anathimbalane8697 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      That is a plausible theory. Bravo.

    • @dm-qy3yu
      @dm-qy3yu หลายเดือนก่อน

      please people finally learn that schizophrenia is NOT multiple personalities. thats is Dissociative Identity Disorder.

  • @kristianrasmussen7521
    @kristianrasmussen7521 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You're such a legend mate

  • @Fretless99
    @Fretless99 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much for enriching my life with your stories. One of the best storytellers I've ever seen, brother .Can't say enough good about you, you're brilliant

  • @Kat3Lynn3666
    @Kat3Lynn3666 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    you have come a long way buddy ….and you have not just created such a fantastic channel but now books and merch….im so incredibly happy and proud for you dude honestly …..I love seeing people succeed ….you are one of the BEST story tellers and I love watching your episodes just as much as I did when I first started watching you ….thank you for bringing me happiness ….my life has not been easy and for the past year its probably been the worse but you manage to keep me motivated and I just wanted to express my gratitude….please don’t stop what you are doing …..you’ve created something so beautiful for people such as myself …..cheers to you buddy….much love from Canada 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

  • @brandonboots8238
    @brandonboots8238 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Easiest way to get through my shifts. I just throw in my earbuds in and grind away while pleasantly listening to strange, dark, and mysterious stories. 🤘 You're the best John.

  • @MaxTurner-ej1xv
    @MaxTurner-ej1xv หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's good to see you alive.. I heard from a little birdie that the like button has officially put a hit out for you. It has had enough of your shenanigans LOL. What's up bro love your stories

  • @shaunreece6616
    @shaunreece6616 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm from Massachusetts and had a very disturbing incident while at in a building on the Tewkesbury state hospital that was corroborated by a roommated. Still haunts me I was only 27 it happened in 2018

  • @kimmcdonald8443
    @kimmcdonald8443 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I pray Mr. BALLEN is still posting when I am in my 70's. I'm 51 right now! Best storyteller on YT!

  • @Ahmad-eu9tb
    @Ahmad-eu9tb หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I'd normally read comments simultaneously as i'm watching other contents on youtube, even while listening to songs. But Mrballen, you are a gamechanger to the way i'm on youtube. I watch and listen to your stories attentively.. Plus, reading comments while listening to the stories would spoil the excitement, of course.
    Btw, i love the way how you shape the story plots interestingly.

  • @MimiNwabuokuMD
    @MimiNwabuokuMD หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how stoked you are about your tee shirt ❤

  • @juliansa101
    @juliansa101 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love your stories!! I really miss your paranormal stuff though! When will we be getting those back?

  • @intra-th6rm
    @intra-th6rm หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Xen be coming down the mountain when he comes

  • @eddie9996
    @eddie9996 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    There was supposedly an update to this case as well in 2023, Ren’s family found a note that read, "I'm looking for you," while sorting through his belongings, just like the title. Sparks up more lots of more mysteries

    • @Yamyatos
      @Yamyatos 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Got it. MrBallen is the serial killer.

  • @DogSpeak
    @DogSpeak หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Maybe Ren was the killer all along.

    • @artbyjanelle
      @artbyjanelle 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      that what I was thinking

    • @DogSpeak
      @DogSpeak 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@artbyjanelle Great minds

    • @blazeyt6732
      @blazeyt6732 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      But if he was the killer he must have been the cause of those human bones that where hidden where those trees
      and he must have staged this entire scenario for the police to be mislead, but why?
      Why would he hide
      If before when he must have killed somebody he should have disappeared a long time ago.

  • @danidavis7912
    @danidavis7912 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This is the first Ballen presentation in a while that really fascinated me. Finally, a story that hasn't been done to death on YT.