Man I was so mad when he said Will had done it. Like full blown rage swept through me. She moved her whole life to be with him and he took it from her. What a monster. RIP Anna ❤️
I was so pissed too! I was making a cup of coffee after watching the video and was just replaying the whole scenario in my head and thinking how deranged and childish this imbecile is. Literally made every single wrong decision at every single turn.
@@Horizon429 Sometimes, you do crazy things for love! I dropped everything and moved half way around the world for my wife. 10 years and 2 kids later we are still very much in love. I’m heartbroken that Ana didn’t have the same result.
You've got my respect. To be able to say "he was gonna go back in time and get her" without busting out laughing. If this is all true this dude is really something else
@@chrisallen9743 I’m pretty sure he BS’d his way with Anna, probably made up all sorts of lies to get her thing think he has money or a plan with life. As for Michele, it isn’t strange to see a woman married to a man with money cheat from time to time with clients or so.
That’s what I thought as well When he said they were going to go deep into the woods and have a conversation oh hell no !!! You can have a conversation anywhere !!! The only reason he would go in to the woods was to do some thing nefarious…like kill her RIP Anna
@@catherinedonnelly1025 "The only reason he would go in to the woods was to do some thing nefarious…like kill her" That is such an incredibly pathetic and stupid statement to make, im honestly astonished. Just because you live in a shitty place, are in 0 kind of shape and look like you get an IV drip of frosting for breakfast, doesnt mean people dont enjoy nature. I have a special spot i hike to, to give news to people. Proposed to my wife there. Gave her her dream dog in that spot, told my parents i got into my dream college there. Explained death to my young nephew there. RIP anna, people like her get taken out and trash like you still wobble around looking like a pillow case filled with cottage cheese.
It wasn't quite as big of a red flag to me since this was a place she knew was important to him. Could've come across as him wanting to share that with her. Especially since she didn't seem to feel like she had any reason to mistrust him.
Not every murderer is a psychopath. In fact, most are not. I wish people would stop overusing that term, it takes the meaning away from it when used correctly.
The thing that makes this so bizarre is that Will had absolutely _no reason_ to kill Anna. She would have just gone back to Russia, and then he could continue his sordid and ridiculous affair with Michelle. RIP, Anna.
We're talking about an overweight man with a fantasy obsession with space and magic, who would day dream about it in the woods... he checks all the boxes and frankly I'm surprised he could even care for himself. I don't believe Anna would have actually looked for love in this low grade human, because, realistically, who would?
You're absolutely correct. It's my opinion he had some serious mental issues. Another big issue, why mess around with someone married. If she'll cheat on her husband she'll probably cheat on him. I'd bet she was gonna have him kill her husband eventually for the insurance money and freedom. She had him manipulated and in her control. He was like a child to her and in his behavior.
Will giving Michelle's ring to Anna as her engagement ring is so twisted. To me, that indicates Will had no intentions of ending things with Michelle and got the reaction he was hoping for from her when he proposed to Anna with it. How tragic for Anna to have gotten caught up in all that
I do agree with you. But I would like to add something about Will's mental capacity. The way Mr. Ballen was describing Will's actions/beliefs and you're getting a sense of Will's personality. I realized that this guy is a total gullible, clueless nutjob. I think he honestly didn't see the social ramifications of giving Anna another woman's ring as an engagement. I mean, this dude totally lived inside his head. He believed in FANTASY. This mofo thought not only could he build a time machine, but that time travel was even remotely possible! My older brother has a friend who had similar traits to Will. He was just a very naive, gullible guy when it came to women. No backbone. No kind of character. It's like he was a little boy trapped in a grown man's body. He's one of those "40 year-old virgins" who is unable to socialize with women like normal people, so he links up with women on the Internet that live far away from him. He establishes these superficial, unauthentic relationships with these far away people bc he's unable to foster a real, tangible, physical one at home. My brother's friend met some chick online one time and within a week, was planning a trip across country to be with her. Didn't know her from Eve! Who is to say that woman had a plan of robbing him? Killing him? I know in this instance, Will committed the murder, but I'm speaking more to the mental unstableness these people possess. It's actually quite scary. You just don't know who you're really dealing with. My heart goes out to Anna and her family. No one deserves what she got. And her demise came from a man-child whose grip on reality in life never fully came to fruition. I mean, he changed his mind after blowing her brains out...now he can say a magic spell and undue his actions, go back in time and be with Anna. Really, dude? Who thinks like that?? Oh yeah...someone who has ABSOLUTELY NO GRIP ON REALITY.
It wasn't even just the MURDER, the amount of wrongs he committed to this woman is insane. It's scary how people like this exist. Completely detached from reality.
most people detached from reality are harmless, many of them get stuck in their little worlds, sometimes not even being able to get close to other people. and this guy was obviously a psychopath killing Anna for nothing.
@@dhruv2288 i dunno.. if you ask me wearing a face mask in your car is sorta similar to luring a person into your love triangle from half way around the world and then murdering them with a shotgun before spending three days trying to figure out time travel by googling it
That is exactly what I was thinking! Didn't make it all about herself and understood he was probably upset too, obviously he wasn't really upset and just a nut job. Sad to see a good one go, there are already very few of them
Poor Anna, she was patient and understanding to the point that she overlooked red flags about her fiancé to her detriment. She didn't deserve his mess.
Can’t believe this guy couldn’t just break it off with her like a normal person. Why did he have to do that? Can’t help think of my daughter when hearing stories like these. Poor girl and her poor family. 😢
The fact that Anna felt kind of sorry for Michelle, just shows how good of a heart she had. Poor girl had no idea of the bizarre and dangerous reality she had gotten into, just following her own dreams.
@@kugisakinobara9562 He’s not wrong, that’s prob exactly the case. You hear about that all the time. Russian mail order bride pretends to love a man so he marries her and she gets citizenship and then she ditches him cuz the citizenship was all she was there for. That’s prob why she was so surprised she was shaking when he proposed so quick. Any rational person wouldn’t have been happy about that red flag fast proposal. But she was pumped cuz that shortened the amount of time she had to pretend to be into him before she could tie the knot and become a citizen. Idk why you think this is out of line. Happens to a lot of losers. Lol
I have watched a lot of Mr. Ballen, but this absolutely takes the cake. That the height of stupidity, disconnect with reality, and evil could reside in one person is just mind blowing.
@@TheSadistNat1on We don't know a lot of what _may_ have been said behind closed doors. I truly believe Michelle is not innocent in the matter, even though there was no proof that she was involved in any way. She was going full-on stalker mode for the man. Very dangerous person.
😂😂 I was dying when he said after 24-48 hours will realized he didn't 1 have the resources or 2 have the knowledge to actually build a real life time machine 😂😂😂😂
Storytelling has become such a lost art, and he really does just keep you on the edge of your seat. Dude is so good at it, it's wild. His particular minute descriptions, some of which have to only be assumed, seem so real and puts you in the mind of one of the characters. I know it's all just loosely based on it, but this dude should be working in Hollywood. This is a lost art and he has it down. Keep it up bro. Your videos are solid.
The horrifying part of this this tragedy is the complete senselessness of the crime. This poor woman could've picked up the pieces and gone back to her life, and he could've continued to be a directionless loser. Instead, he took that option away from her in such a terribly cold-blooded fashion...
@@ren-888 I feel the same way. I honestly feel that she wanted him to kill Anna to prove his love for her. They're some really sick people in this world.
Absolutely sad story. Rest in Peace Anna. That poor innocent woman had a horrible death, in a land she had only begun to call home, and no loved ones around. Absolutely sad. I feel so sorry for whatever family she had.
How on earth did a guy like him have two attractive women wanting to be his wife?! That could potentially be the biggest mystery of this entire story. Poor Anna. My heart goes to her and her family.
The fact that Michelle never actually left her husband speaks volumes about her hunger for attention and control. She wanted to have both men, but she was not blind to the fact that Will could not support her lifestyle. He was just a plaything for her, a mere possession and nothing more.
This comment kind of reminds me of a social experiment on TH-cam. Basically a guy would go up to random women and ask who they would trust the most. The options were between Ted Bundy and a Muslim man who designed jewelry. Nine times out of ten they picked Ted Bundy.
I Have a time machine... It's called "a watch"... it takes me forward into time one minute every sixty seconds! It even works when I am not wearing it!
The real mystery is how Will got two women to want to marry him. He must have had the charisma of a cult leader for them to overlook his obvious flaws.
😒 *You shouLd have heard the gLoWinG things his fRienDs said oF hiM in oTheR inTeRVieWs liKe "I don'T know how this guy puLLed so many women when we were ouT and abouT.!" So iT's pReTTy funny you menTioN thaT quip abouT cuLT leadeRs.!* 😵
the whole way through the story, i couldn't stop thinking about how big of a shithole russia really is when a good looking woman like anna finds a fat psycho loser her jackpot/destiny in life just because he lives in america.. damn..
At first I thought, wow a guy sitting and telling stories, can't believe this is a thing. However, I've been hooked! Live listening to the stories in the car during my commutes and when I have to fill time. I also can appreciate all the efforts it takes to 1) source all the stores 2) study them good enough to share them 3) articulate in such a way that the audience is captivated. Well done Mr. Ballen, well done. -Doug
@@RobotacularRoBob if you don’t have sympathy for a lady that was shoot in the head with a gun then there’s something wrong with you. Even if we use your logic you’re still wrong since Anna didn’t do anything
I knew there was something off about this dude the moment he proposed to a woman after just a few weeks of knowing her, but what sealed the deal was the fact that he actually thought he could make a time machine...
Wouldn't it be sad if this guy was some IRL Tony Stark & smart enough to crack time travel on a wim? Sad cuz of who this guy was. I wish I could create a time machine
Michelle and Will ... 2 real douchebags. I say it because Michelle probably convinced Will that he had to kill Anna to win Michelle back. Cuz there was literally zero reason to kill Anna. Like, at all. Michelle was the hate-filled jealous one.
There's no excuse for murder, ever, but being first generation American myself, I have seen enough just to doubt anybody’s intentions that comes to the US to marry somebody whose league they are way out of. Just saying. I've seen it a LOT. Faking a smile is easy, being allowed to live in the US without a child, family, etc., is not.
Everyone keeps saying this and I gotta say I disagree. The stories are incredible. He picks great stories. I don't understand why people say he's a great storyteller. Kind of frustrating actually, he reminds me of those clickbait articles where they take forever to get to the point while force feeding you ads. He does the exact same shit.
@@Hardcastle83really? Don't understand why you choose to write an unpleasant comment about him instead of moving on, man. For many many people, his story telling skills are fantastic. He keeps me engaged and it feels like when your friend is telling you a story. Those small details paint a real picture in my mind. If you want a black and white recount then go read an article online.
@@mollywilkins3866 yes it does feel like when your friend is telling you a story. I'm not friends with David Attenborough or Stephen Fry, I'm friends with fucking idiots, so yeah, it does feel like that.
Yeah, do NOT ever go into the woods with anyone when they say they want to “talk” with you. Especially if it’s a weirdo type of guy like this. Or anyone for that matter. You can have a conversation anywhere! I’m just glad he’s serving life. Justice was served.
I'm just baffled why he struggled with the decision. Anna was seriously stunning and waaaaay out of his league from the very start. Crazy story and just so tragic. RIP Anna.
Its also about the fact that she might have been a much better wife for him that other girl was clearly controlling and had no intention of actually getting with him and ven if she did is it worth it I mean if shes cheating on her current husband woth you what makes you think you won't be the next husband she'll be cheating on
"Way out of his league"..and yet she wanted him huh, strange how it works ..the world isnt your bubble dude..not because u dont like something means that others wont like it too😅
This story made me sick to my stomach. I can't believe how he chose the married woman, he had a diamond in Anna. She was SO good to him, and too good for him. He ended up in prison all alone with nothing to rot in prison. What a fool!!!...What a heartbreaking sad story. Rest in peace precious Anna.
The craziest part of this story was the fact that this overweight, chain smoking, 6 pack soda drinking, sci-fi loving, poor, friendless, recluse had 2 women who liked him. RIP Anna. You deserved much better than this.
Yeah... Like what am I supposed to make of this? He is the ugliest man (non rich or famous) I've ever seen get a hot woman. .... And he got two!! I knew a guy named Marris in grade 7, his face/head looked like a more fat and bulbous Steve Buscemi, before Steve Buscemi brought some sympathy for that look. My god Marris was confident though. Had a hot looking girlfriend that I just could not for the life of me figure out how he did it. This guy did better than Marris.
I feel sorry for Anna. She certainly didn't deserve her fate. But she barely knew this overweight, unattractive slob who rented a room that he kept filled with trash and decided to leave her home country and marry him?! She had some issues too I think.
In fact all the revant information can be told in one sentence. A man who was having an affair with his married roomate killed his girlfriend because the other girl was jealous. Literally the most played out story in history.
@@sebastianwhalin743I think that's the point they were trying to make. Like the point of the channel is entertainment. You don't go to Finding Nemo and say "Well they could've just said a father found his kidnapped son after traveling a continent." Like what fun is that?
@@sebastianwhalin743well i rather hear it this way from every pov than a basic story🤷♂️ if you wanted basic why not just got watch the news my guy lmao
Infidelity doesn't normally end in death, but it never ends well. Also, time travel isn't something normal people try, so Will is nuts. Rest in peace Anna
The person that was married didn’t have anything happen to them though? The only person that suffered here was someone who did absolutely nothing wrong…outside of putting trust in the wrong person.
@@acknowledgedofalltheconseq366 You should really take that time to self-reflect. He doesn’t make these videos to serve you. On top of that, you expect him to do it for free?! The entitlement coming from some 30 year old living out of his mother’s basement is absurd. I can just tell you mooch off everyone you meet 🥴
@@WolfOfWellsSt only in fkd up America caring for a woman, that was killed, is called simping. Even admiring beautiful women is called simping, wtf? So guys cannot admire beautiful women in the comment section? I wonder, if they do admire a woman on the internet, but do not comment about it, are they internally simping, without telling anyone? America, grow up.
I've heard this case many times but I much prefer the way you told it. Side note: It blows my mind how someone like Will could even find himself involved with two women. Especially Anna, who is astronomically out of his league.
I don’t think Ballen gave this particular story justice. I did some research and found out more about the level of deception Will used to manipulate both Anna and Michelle. In fact, it seems Anna was just being used as a tool by Will to make Michelle jealous so that she would divorce her husband. He made up lies about military service (said he was a marine that had been stationed in Russia) sweet talked both women, but was secretly pretty unhinged. Michelle was bitchy and jealous, but I almost feel bad for her because that was of Will’s design. I’ll also add that Will lied about Anna to Michelle and made it seem like Anna just wouldn’t leave him alone and that he had told her multiple times it was over. This made Michelle hate her more, but it was a lie. Anna thought Michelle was crazy and imagined she had more with Will than she did.
@@tajneafoster2836 I was in a similar relationship with a psychopath of the same caliber of Will. He manipulated me and I also thought he didn’t want anything to do with his wife, but it was all a big lie that I discovered after a while. These type of people have no empathy whatsoever, entitled and narcissistic pieces of shit.
@@tajneafoster2836 this hits some notes with a “love triangle” situation I was in, except (obviously) did not end in murder. Glad I was able to finally detach. I hope Anna found peace.
@@lilani__.01 Right like he also stole Anna’s money after he killed her and used it to pay his car insurance and buy random snacks and toys like a Lego set.
Poor Anna traveled from the other side of the globe thinking that she found love just to get killed senselessly. This is a messed-up tragedy. Obviously, she wasn't after money or anything like that since Will was such a loser. This story broke my heart.
She wanted desperately and quickly out of Russia,for reasons unknown. Could've been a green card to live here. You can't know someone after a few weeks. Her love blinded and killed her.
She didn't necessarily have realized or recognized Will was such a loser when she met him on the dating site. He could have told her anything! It's well-known in Russia that the average American lives like they show on TV shows involving mansions or at least upscale apartments. She might have been told that it was HIS house and Michelle (and her husband) were renting/living there. Ana didn't deserve to be murdered for all of this though. She was following up on a fairy tale and was lied to throughout.
@@lisaperry5999 the cesspool that is the US? i doubt. Some Americans just flatter themselves too much. Not everyone outside the US thinks the US is an awesome place to live.
@@lisaperry5999dude come on lmao you are talking about America. Russia's living is way better and i would rather be homeless than come to US from russia
What I love and think is so unique about how you tell these stories is that you first tell us the story the perpetrator told - and THEN circle back and tell us what really happened. Can't think of another channel that does this
Not entirely I think michelle had a huge hand in all of that and even though will killed Anna I guarantee Michelle manipulated him into doing it. There's endlessly stories of where the woman uses the man as a murderous puppet to carry out evil deeds but in the end he gets imprisoned and she gets off scot-free. Infact there are several stories on mrballen podcast that illustrate that.
@@Horizon429 obviously all we can do is speculate because we arent in his head, but what i draw from this is that he didn't actually believe in that stuff. it seemed like he needed a way to justify it to himself, which was telling himself he could fix it through those means. that can make someone feel better about it. "well i tried to fix it, just didnt work." there is no sanity plea to be made because he was completely aware of what he was doing.
@@Horizon429 also, honestly, he could have made that all up to try and get a sanity plea. weve seen that manyyyy times before in cases like this. they come up w some wacky shi to get out of it.
Yes. That's what I was saying. US society doesn't take the reality of insanity seriously: when in reality, its chock full of nuts. Ditto school and workplace shootings. But time travel?? Did a judge really think this guy was sane? 😏
@@acknowledgedofalltheconseq366 what the hell are you on ab. mr ballen has a family, and if you actually watched his content switch hes explained why he stopped posting so much. it takes alot to produce these videos, while also spending time with your family. nearly every single youtuber on this platform clickbaits in some way, its how you grow. except ballen actually puts something that is in the story. hes not a beggar, he worked hard to get his channel to where it is right now. hes never asked for donations, he makes the "hit the like and subscribe" fun and entertaining. same with his sponsorships. why watch this video and come to the comment section to say that? how bad is your life that you feel the need to do that? go outside, take a nice walk, drink some good tea.
i feel like youd be an amazing therapist or sponsor... honestly love your videos man they help me sleep and keep my mind of the dark places when im using .... maybe one day ill get clean and listen to your videos when im not trying to keep my mind off my own waste
Today I've just ended up a seven years relationship, and I am feeling as to be expected. However upon hearing this story, for whatever reason it brought me back up on my feet-literally. Because when you realize how sick some are and perverted you realize what a decent human being actually means to you, and what means to love and be loved without hidden agenda. Giving your all and receiving it back, is what truly matters.Thank you for lifting my spirits!
@@MrBallen Much respect for you Mr. Ballen. Reaching out to your listeners like this who are hurting says you're 100% solid. You stay strong my friend. 👍
Rest in peace Anna, this story is heartbreaking 😢 She deserved such a happy love and life and instead was murdered by an absolute selfish and incredibly stupid evil man. She would of just flown home and had a life if he wasn’t such a coward! Sending so much love and healing to her family and Anna’s soul x
we don't know if she was a coward, in fact, I think it takes guts to move away from all you've ever known to an uncertain future, so I wouldn't throw that word at her too casually. hindsight is 20/20 and there's no way she could've known that in addition to being a stupid slob and his being selfish enough to be sleeping with a married woman and giving her that woman's ring, no less, her not knowing he was capable of murder as well is completely understandable how many cases of husbands killing their wives [or vice-versa, or kids killing their parents] have we heard of and those victims knew their killers much better and for much longer than Anna knew Will and if they didn't know what their killers were capable of and to take precautions how could Anna?
Heartbreaking to say the least.He was totally not mentally ready to know love & Anna moved heaven & earth to be with him.Poor girl,totally deserved so much better.
@@Horizon429 many people who live in that kind of world, do so because the real world is so much more difficult for them to come to terms with. They can’t relate to it at all. We all wish there was something different about the world we live in than what it is, this guy’s perception of it just looks that much more ‘out there’ than most
Stories like this are why I've stayed single for seven years. After many failures, I don't have it in me to trust anyone anymore. Don't get me wrong, I'm perfectly content, but I wish I was staying single for a better reason than not being able to trust people.
I hadn't heard this story before, but wasn't very surprised at the ending. I already suspected Will of his affair. And when I heard he took Anna to the woods "to talk" I also expected it to end in murder. I feel so horribly for Anna. She was so beautiful, and yet Will couldn't understand just how lucky he was to have her in his life and actually love him. RIP Anna. Burn in hell, Will.
I just wanna make this clear: love triangles almost _NEVER_ end well!! Jealously and suspicion tend to envelop people’s minds when there’s a third person romantically involved in their relationship, and it often evolves into venomous fury. I’ve seen plenty of cases where love triangles result in the death of one person-usually the most innocent party. Even so, nobody deserves to die, nor does somebody have the right to play judge, jury, & executioner
Well they work for the person who gets the man or women after being a home wrecker I’m guessing. Isn’t that kind of how a love triangle starts. 2 people with each other then one of them finds another person and has to make a decision. Or they are a bunch of Bi-sexual’s having 3 some’s. The more I think about it, there are tons of ways to get into a love triangle. I could of been in one once when I was in a 3 some with my girlfriends, girlfriend. Then she got another girl one night so it became a 4 some. Would that be a love triangle? There was not any jealousy. At least non that I remember, plus nobody died. And it ended well. 😉
I'm so addicted to your stories. I do not sleep much. And you really help take my mind off the horrors of my own life. My Father was a U.S. Marine stationed at USMC Base Camp Lejeune ,North Carolina . My Father's two tours in Vietnam, taught me about death, at a very young age. He brought home a green boot string of cut off ears, big & small. He displayed them with many other horrid things in our basement. A M-16 and many different types of booby traps, like punji sticks. It was horrific. I was very scared to go down there. But I was told to get over it or else (thump call) would happen. I was a dependent daughter, of a now deceased , Retied Sgt. Major. The abuse from my father was heartbreaking. Yet he is not the nightmare, highly toxic drinking water on this base is the cause. As of two years ago, my baby brother, who played a harp like an angel, died from cancer. So now all my family has died from this toxic water exposure. My health has been really bad my whole life. With 16 years at this base. I don't know why I have not died yet? Maybe because I'm a redhead, who knows. My biggest fear is what will happen to my son. He was medically retired in 2009 from the Army. Sent back from the Iraq War with Schizophrenia and P.T.S.D. His father was also a U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune area (New River) in 1977, He died in 2014. This base has killed so many of my childhood friends too. But my God from 1953-1987 thousands of innocent infants died. Poisoned due to the baby formula. Home made by their mothers with the worst toxic drinking water you will ever find. It's a living nightmare 24/7/365/. It's heartbreaking how this happened on United States soil for so many decades. So sad but true. P.S. Your Mother did a great job, because you're awesome. Thank you Sir.
As someone who moved across the country to move in with my fiance, this was my worst nightmare. It worked out for me but what Anna went through breaks my heart. I hope Will continues to feel guilty what he did to Anna.
As someone who moved across the country to move in with myself, I found it much less stressful to not have to worry about living with someone who I have no idea who they really are.
Yeah. I know my dad probably feared I'd be one of these stories too when I told him I was moving so far away to be with my now husband. Worked out for me too. Only regret is teleportation isn't invented yet, or airplane tickets aren't cheap as dirt to see my family in person more often than once or twice a year. Thankfully there's video calls.
@@MommaSkelly as long as you’re happier with your husband and that’s this is the life you wanted then it’s okay, Sometimes you have to make a decision and if you think you did the right one then you did you can’t stay with your family forever sometimes you have to leave nothing lasts forever, hope this made you feel a little bit better
@@wowowoaoaoahwiwheueh Yep. I def made the right decision. Just wish my folks got to be closer to their Grandkids. BUT, we do what we can given the distance between. My kids know who Gampa (mydad) is by sound/sight even if they only see him once or twice a year in person. It's not ideal, but its better than nothing.
@@foxvulpes8245 Yeah seemed wild, i'm surprised i didn't catch this myself, think it's because of the way he told the story. The delusional 72 hours after murdering her are either him trying to cover things up, trying to cope with what he did, or legitimate delusional onset of some kind of mental episode. That, or he has the mental fortitude and IQ of a doorstop. There 100% was a reason for why he killed her, it wasn't just a killing, either he was coerced, someone else did it, regrets or other thoughts and reasons that made him do it, you don't just put a shotgun on someones head and pull a trigger, even if the answer is as simple as, having the desire to kill someone.
I love all his stories, but in particular, I enjoy the way he tells these stories. His facial expressions and hand gestures really make the stories so much better!
Just spent a good .. like 12 hours binge watching all of the episodes i missed over the period of time you weren't in spotfiy or youtube. The TH-cam version is just the best because it feels like you're just sitting there telling me the story. Thank you so much, MrB!
You spelled green card wrong. They met on an international dating site ffs. What else did this guy have to offer that drew someone into agreeing so quickly to marry him lol
Was anyone else amazed by Wills thought process? I am completely blown away that he actually thought he could go back in time!! 🤦🏻♂️ The dude would go into the woods and play pretend like a 7 year old. I mean…damn. This is a grown ass man. What a loser. And what a senseless murder. RIP Anna 💔
@@DankHunt420 it's one thing to play pretend with a kid or hiking in the woods. But a grown man playing Sci fi pretend by himself in the woods is definitely a damn loser😂
I spent the last third of this video screaming in Nigerian. It can never be well with either Will or Michelle! May their wickedness choke them both out! And may poor Anna rest in peace!😢
It’s nothing short of *terrifying* that there are such sick and dangerous people out there who can successfully hide that fact while drawing innocent people like Ana in to such an intimate relationship.. And that he betrayed her so unnecessarily from the jump, and then disposing of her with such cold brutality makes meeting *anyone* online, or even face to face, a profoundly risky and dangerous venture.. R. I.P. Ana 😔💜
You can also see it clearer when you see that our species makes then creates specimens like William with the excretions put out by the destruction of our original foundation ...and it is an ongoing process, never ending.
Its unbelievable how many murders I've come across of people who couldn't just break things off and go their own way. Whether it be relationships between family, friends or lovers. The only way in their minds is to kill the person. It's so stupid and pisses me off so much.
The most infuriating was the man who murdered his wife and 2 baby girls to start a new life. I think in Colorado. Like, how does divorce sound worse than killing your own kids?
@@FunnyCODAssasin well I don’t know that she was doing that but even if she did, how narcissistic must one be to think just because u got hurt u get to snuff them out. Further more say ur right about that then fine they both were lying to one another, so he gets to cheat on her but she can’t “not really love him” and that’s worth death. Hell I’ve actually had woman do terrible shit in my past but i didn’t kill them either.
@@FunnyCODAssasin and how do U know she didn’t love him did u ask her corpse or did U ask the psycho that murdered her and then tried to undo it with the time machine?
Plot twist : Connor M.🐔 PURPOSELY🐔 put the receipt in the bag UNDER the 🍿chicken box 🐔..instead of handing to customer as usual ! 🍗Think about that Will prison🐔 really 🍗sucks man🍿🐔
I love how he makes the ridiculous things people do sound so respectful. Trying to invent a Time Machine can only be described as stupid, yet, he has no judgement and simply tells the story…
It's a good way to look at things because anyone given the right circumstances might be in the frame of mind to think something stupid is a good idea. However, people who recognize anyone can do something that stupid are more likely to catch themselves than people who think they're immune. The people who say "I would never do anything that stupid" are probably the ones that would. This guy was clearly not in a good state of mind, but only he knows what sort of issues he was having but he engaged in a series of unhealthy decisions. He was on a downward spiral.
At one point in time ppl thought inventing a way to have electricity in every house was stupid, or everybody having a device in your pocket you could watch television and get on the internet was stupid, or selling things on the internet because what idiot would buy things from somebody they never met or would never meet. Moral of the story only stupid ppl think inventing things is stupid
I have heard about this unfortunate tragedy before, but the way you told it, I didn't even realize this was the same occurrence. It hurts what happened to Anna. You can see she was such a beautiful soul. And if I recall, the cops were confused as to why he killed her and didn't just leave it at a breakup and thought that Michelle told him to kill her to prove that he wanted her back. I don't know, but I hope beautiful Anna is at peace and happy and has beauty and love around her now. ❤️
I love it when that happens (true crime storytellers describing the same story so differently I don't even recognize that I've heard it before until a long ways into it). Just goes to show how differently creative minds can work.
@@MisterRlGHT those happen. Like when trash takes itself out. Say you hate a boss and not only does he get fired, but also loses his family in the process. Tragedy, but a fortunate one =D
@@Broken_Flesh Thinking that controlled time travel capability is not only a 'thing' but a thing you can look up on the internet ...that's as illogical as it gets. Considering that 3 days without sleeping and making sketchy sketches part of the story, he was either bipolar or a methamphetamine addict, which are basicaly impossible to tell apart unless you know if the person is a meth head, lol.
I heard this story once and it just pissed me off and made me miserable and depressed. Sorry Mr. Ballen. I can’t do it again, at least you got my view!
Mr. Ballen you obviously found a successful niche and really put a lot of work in providing Strange, dark and mysterious true stories. We all feel like we know you!
Such a sad story. Just when I think I can't be shocked by the shit people can do to each other I hear another story like this. I love the way you told this story I really couldn't foresee what was going to happen. I also wanted to say how proud I am to be 1 of your first subscribers and to see how far you have came I admire how you and your wife and the whole MrBallen team have found a way to give back. I think you're wonderful and the world would be a much better place if people could be more like you.
I’m so grateful that we have such an amazing storyteller such as MrBallen in our generation. Every other storyteller I watch, I get bored during the first few minutes, but not MrBallen, after I finish one of his vids, I spend so much time looking around for one of his videos that I didn’t watch yet, because I practically watched every single one of his amazing stories. MrBallen is just so unique and amazing!
@@acknowledgedofalltheconseq366 He actually posts 3x/week, the other two are on his podcast. He posted more frequently in the beginning to build his audience; he has a family and a life outside of storytelling. It’s also not hard to fast forward through the ad and idk any TH-camr that doesn’t have ads; often ones you can’t forward through. If you feel so negatively why are you on his channel in the first place?
@@Gh0stGaminginc yt support said my report on your acc is close to reaching a conclusion for a ban. Find happiness and have fun on this acc trolling as long as u can cause times running out. Laugh at that
I live in Oregon and I remember hearing about a woman in the forest covered in trash and that the police were going to see if they could trace any of the trash back to the person who killed her, I never heard anymore. So sad.
Hello fellow Oregonian I also live in Oregon and I don’t remember ever hearing about this story. But I just googled it and they found her body in the alsea forest which actually is pretty close to where I live. My mind is blown
@Bill Evans I live about a hour from Alsea and from some research I've done it looks like Will and Anna lived in corvallis which I live like maybe 35 mins. I have been I to true crime on TH-cam maybe since 2019 so that might be why I haven't heard about it. Previously I was always interested in true crime stuff but nor nearly as deep as I have been the last few years. Will looks familiar and so now I'm wondering if I saw him in real life before as well because the town I've always worked in is literally neighboring corvallis. I also am super interested in finding out where the Michelle lady lived.
@Free Spirit I'm glad I'm not the only true crime watching Oregonian that didn't hear about this. I watch a 48 hour video about this case and found out Michelle lived in Albany which I've literally worked in Albany for damn near 17 years. And I literally live like 20 mins outside of town. This is freaking wild to me.
This is one of the saddest stories I have ever heard. I wish I could go back in time and save that poor girl. I truly hope she is in a better place now.
No, she was also crazy for leaving her life and agreeing to marry someone she clearly didn't know at all. This is why you have to further vet people before getting engaged. It is odd that it didn't raise red flags for her that he was living in the bedroom of a married couple's home, etc...
Yup I've heard this story twice already but I love the way you tell your stories that I stuck it out for this one 😁 I wasn't even a minute on and I'm like , this is familiar... Oh yea! You give more details about him then anyone else did. I didn't know about his interests . I love the story telling vibe
I think she manipulated will into killing Anna all those times on the phone I guarantee she got in his big dumb head. Will seemed like an overgrown child.
First of all, why would Will want to live in the house of his mistress with his new bride? That was a "no-no". Sadly, Ana was in a foreign country and didn't have support systems to help her. I can't imagine the horror she endured and having no one to reach out to.
@@dontbelongherefromanother From the details Will wasn't the smartest person. Perhaps you do have time machines on your planet but we don't have them here. So you missed that clue.
well, we'll never get anna back, but at least will is going to rot in a prison cell for the rest of his pathetic life. he's probably trying to conjure up maaaagical spells as we speak.
Justice? You want it? I don't know what you mean by that but Justice of the law it's 100% happened he got caught he'll be in prison for the rest of his life
So, he wanted to build a time machine to get "his love" back - "his" love! Not to undo the murder to save her life. He had no actual remorse for killing her. It was all about him and what he wanted. Her life didn't matter at all to him! She was way out of his league, and she seemed so genuine, understanding, and caring! RIP Anna ❤
He probably did want to undo the murder by time traveling. The story was framed in such a way as not to give the ending away. But who knows? Crazy to kill her and crazy to believe in time travel from the internet (even when desperate).
@@johnw8578 I totally see where you are coming from, and you are probably right. Thanks for giving another perspective on this :) but I thought if he did have any actual remorse, so Mr. Ballen could have said "he wanted to go back in time and undo his mistake" or "undo the horrible mistake he has made". The way he worded it, I took it as between the lines message that he doesn't want the audience to feel any sympathy for Will. Besides, there is no amount of remorse that can redeem anyone from killing someone so unnecessarily and in cold blood. ... crazy to believe in time travel "from the internet" made me chuckle!😆 yeah only if he believed it from a reliable source at least! 😂 he was messed up beyond hope and IQ!
His love? Do you think if a man on the street told you “I’m going to California to get my love back,” he is actually meaning to say “I’m going to retrieve my personal property?” Do you think every time I mention ”my fiancé…” to a person that I am speaking about ownership of another human being?
That was my first thought when I saw her picture... She's with him??? I can barely get girls like that.. I thought she was in it for the green card, but no.. what a good soul, poor girl..
That’s so tragic & a very sad story. But you said it in such an amazing way that i never expected the twisted ending holy cow. You really are one of the best crime story tellers on TH-cam!!
Mr. Ballen is the best storyteller since my grandma when I was a little kid. I thought only my grandma could tell amazing stories like this. Took me until I was 48 to find another person lol.
Well personally i dont think time travel is impossible but it is extremely difficult and likely beyond our current level of knowledge...also if it was possible it would be extremely dangerous just one wrong move could change the present like simply stepping on an ant could have a butterfly effect.
Id met and talked to william a decent amount before this happened ( he checked IDs at a bar I frequented) plus we had mutual friends and honestly he just seemed like um not the brightest bulb. He definitely coulsve secretly been smart but from what I know I dont think he was. If he was he wouldnt have left receipts in the area she passed away
My best guess is that Will is covering for Michelle. She had 3 sufficient motives to kill Anna: #1 - Her Emerald Wedding ring (emotional/monetary value) #2 - Her obsession with Will #3 - Her affair with Will It's very plausible Michelle could have followed them there, as we know Will was in contact with Michelle over the phone the entire time and likely let the location slip of where the break-up would occur, thinking nothing of it. (Michelle might have known him that well too, perhaps, as she also could have known that he carried a shotgun in his car). Then all that's left is her reaching into the car, grabbing the shotgun and following up with her initial threat to Anna. Of "doing something really bad". Michelle is the one we know who has motive, has previously displayed aggression, has the mental disturbance (obsession, online stalking/predatory behavior, & verbal threats), plus knowingly and repeatedly wedged herself in between Will & Anna's relationship by repeatedly contacting Will. Purely from this telling, it honestly seems that Will as your common textbook geek tried and used everything in his knowledge to come up with a cover up story, not to actually travel back in time and "bring back Anna" but to now protect the only thing he has. Michelle. The death of Anna though, could have also very well made him go bonkers and down this nonsensical road of "time travel heroics". Feeling guilt of taking the decision to marry her & bring her here, or not having been firm against Michelle. Maybe it wasn't even Anna he was breaking up with in the woods, maybe it was Michelle. And Anna? She just found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time, and then chased deep into the woods and cornered with a shotgun. We don't know. All I know is that without looking at other evidence, and purely from the storytelling alone, her death seems very nonsensical at the hands of Will, and more logically at the hands of Michelle. But well, of course that's all just this online armchair sleuths severely biased perspective. Rest in peace, beautiful soul. My condolences for both Anna & her family.
This makes more sense than whatever that beergut has to say about his motive. "I wanted this girl who leads me on and never commit, but now I accidentally killed AND decapitated this naive wide-eyed girl who travelled the world to be with me. What do I do?!? I know, I'll build a time machine!"
lmao ...women constantly talk about how men actually prefer bitches and not genuinely nice girls(well they do at first before they get "bored" and leave them) Men can't love themselves or choose a better partner. Will did kill Anna, these are just assumptions you have.
To lend a bit of credence to this opinion, he did say “my best friend made a mistake” instead of “I did.” It’s a possibility, but Will is the one who confessed and was convicted so I guess it’s a moot point.
While that’s more convincing, it makes sense Will did it because of the pressure of wanting to be with Michelle. He couldn’t just call it off because he wanted Anna too, he had to eliminate his problem. Will killed her because of the pressure he was receiving from Michelle. She didn’t pull the trigger
Mr.Ballen, I can never get over how well you put these stories together. Many ppl can just recite the words, but you good sir, give us top tier verbal movies. Fit with all the emotions one would have, if they were actually watching a visual one. I will always be a fan!! And this particular story just proves, that love, wether true, delusional, or otherwise, will make you do absolutely stupid things, that you might one day regret.
perhaps he suspected that Anna was pregnant, and this could complicated his relationship with another woman. That's the only way I can explain the motive of the crime.
Yeah, you probably think you know Anna better than you do. There's a lot of good looking girls who want U.S. citizenship or to live a better life who will marry you.
I knew there was a lot more to it than Michelle just having a crush on him, but nothing ever happened between them. I can’t believe Anna would even move from her country to go and live in a room with some guy she’d known for a few weeks, living in someone else’s house. He should have left that situation and been happy with her, but of course he was insane instead. Terrible tragedy.
Green card. A lot of women in other countries do this actually. They date foreigners online in hopes of securing a bright future. Look at how beautiful and young Anna was, do you honestly thought a woman like her would fall in love to a man who looks like Will?
When my great love was alive I would have lived with him in a friggin’ tent. When you really love someone, crap like that doesn’t matter. Money is nice, but other than paying the bills, it’s not worth much. Certainly not worth love.
Will defines the word Evil man’s is something else and I don’t mean that in a good way. It really is sad how heartless some people could be I am so sorry for Anna. She just wanted love and someone to love.
Wills fucked up yes but I wouldn't day evil what about michelle she isnthe evil one. I'd bet my left leg that she was manipulating him to murder Anna. He was like an overgrown child believing in time travel fantasies I'm sure he was easily led.
@@squeakyproductions3055 He also stole hundreds of dollars out of Anna’s account after he killed her and used some of it to pay his car insurance. Yet wanted to build a Time Machine and do over…not because killing her was wrong but because he thought he might actually like her more than Michelle after all. The man is evil and deranged.
@@squeakyproductions3055 tbh with ya will aint anywhere near as evil as the other people mr ballen covered (im not disregarding wills actioms but in comparasion to the other people mr ballen talked about there are many way more evil people)
This is insane! I don't think I'd ever heard this story before..I was so invested in the story that I didn't even think about what Will could have done to Ana in those woods! Will must have some mental issues if he truly thought he could time travel, and I almost didn't believe that Michelle was that obsessed with Will...Damn, this one definitely threw me for a loop!
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Man I was so mad when he said Will had done it. Like full blown rage swept through me. She moved her whole life to be with him and he took it from her. What a monster. RIP Anna ❤️
I was so pissed too! I was making a cup of coffee after watching the video and was just replaying the whole scenario in my head and thinking how deranged and childish this imbecile is. Literally made every single wrong decision at every single turn.
@@Horizon429 he was a bag of shit, I was wondering how the poor soul said yes to him...
@@Horizon429 Sometimes, you do crazy things for love! I dropped everything and moved half way around the world for my wife. 10 years and 2 kids later we are still very much in love. I’m heartbroken that Ana didn’t have the same result.
Wahmins never do anything smart.
To be honest she was probably wanting his Visa to begin with and Micheal could tell
You've got my respect. To be able to say "he was gonna go back in time and get her" without busting out laughing. If this is all true this dude is really something else
lol Iam sure there were a few outtakes
dude there is no way a dude who thinks magic and time travel is real is gonna have two women falling all over him. Lmao yeah right.
@@chrisallen9743 I’m pretty sure he BS’d his way with Anna, probably made up all sorts of lies to get her thing think he has money or a plan with life. As for Michele, it isn’t strange to see a woman married to a man with money cheat from time to time with clients or so.
@@chrisallen9743 I don't know theirs some crazy broads too tho
@@chrisallen9743 so you think they're ain't women out here who think the same way as he does man women are more crazy than men😂
Going deep in the woods to have a “conversation” has to be the biggest and reddish flag. Poor Anna, she seems like a beautiful soul..
That’s what I thought as well
When he said they were going to go deep into the woods and have a conversation oh hell no !!!
You can have a conversation anywhere !!!
The only reason he would go in to the woods was to do some thing nefarious…like kill her
RIP Anna
I thought the same thing. Such a red flag.
@@catherinedonnelly1025 "The only reason he would go in to the woods was to do some thing nefarious…like kill her"
That is such an incredibly pathetic and stupid statement to make, im honestly astonished.
Just because you live in a shitty place, are in 0 kind of shape and look like you get an IV drip of frosting for breakfast, doesnt mean people dont enjoy nature.
I have a special spot i hike to, to give news to people. Proposed to my wife there. Gave her her dream dog in that spot, told my parents i got into my dream college there. Explained death to my young nephew there.
RIP anna, people like her get taken out and trash like you still wobble around looking like a pillow case filled with cottage cheese.
It wasn't quite as big of a red flag to me since this was a place she knew was important to him. Could've come across as him wanting to share that with her. Especially since she didn't seem to feel like she had any reason to mistrust him.
Right, make no sense since they live together alone, could've just talked in their apartment.
This hurts my heart. All she wanted was love, and she was brutally murdered by a psychopath. What a depressing way to start my day.
😢 so sad for Anna
Phycopaths don't feel regret or remorse... so this dude was messed up fs you just didn't get the disorder correct fyi
Pretty sure he just has a very, very low IQ. Hence the time machine.
Not every murderer is a psychopath. In fact, most are not. I wish people would stop overusing that term, it takes the meaning away from it when used correctly.
Will is a loser. Anna could of met a better man than him. He didn't have to kill Anna. 😢
The thing that makes this so bizarre is that Will had absolutely _no reason_ to kill Anna. She would have just gone back to Russia, and then he could continue his sordid and ridiculous affair with Michelle. RIP, Anna.
We're talking about an overweight man with a fantasy obsession with space and magic, who would day dream about it in the woods... he checks all the boxes and frankly I'm surprised he could even care for himself. I don't believe Anna would have actually looked for love in this low grade human, because, realistically, who would?
Low IQ
I bet Michelle put him up to it to "prove" that he was serious about choosing her.
@@SanguiphiliaTV That doesn't explain why he seriously tried to build a time machine though :P The guy clearly lacking in brain power.
You're absolutely correct. It's my opinion he had some serious mental issues. Another big issue, why mess around with someone married. If she'll cheat on her husband she'll probably cheat on him. I'd bet she was gonna have him kill her husband eventually for the insurance money and freedom. She had him manipulated and in her control. He was like a child to her and in his behavior.
Will giving Michelle's ring to Anna as her engagement ring is so twisted. To me, that indicates Will had no intentions of ending things with Michelle and got the reaction he was hoping for from her when he proposed to Anna with it.
How tragic for Anna to have gotten caught up in all that
I do agree with you. But I would like to add something about Will's mental capacity. The way Mr. Ballen was describing Will's actions/beliefs and you're getting a sense of Will's personality. I realized that this guy is a total gullible, clueless nutjob. I think he honestly didn't see the social ramifications of giving Anna another woman's ring as an engagement. I mean, this dude totally lived inside his head. He believed in FANTASY. This mofo thought not only could he build a time machine, but that time travel was even remotely possible! My older brother has a friend who had similar traits to Will. He was just a very naive, gullible guy when it came to women. No backbone. No kind of character. It's like he was a little boy trapped in a grown man's body. He's one of those "40 year-old virgins" who is unable to socialize with women like normal people, so he links up with women on the Internet that live far away from him. He establishes these superficial, unauthentic relationships with these far away people bc he's unable to foster a real, tangible, physical one at home. My brother's friend met some chick online one time and within a week, was planning a trip across country to be with her. Didn't know her from Eve! Who is to say that woman had a plan of robbing him? Killing him? I know in this instance, Will committed the murder, but I'm speaking more to the mental unstableness these people possess. It's actually quite scary. You just don't know who you're really dealing with. My heart goes out to Anna and her family. No one deserves what she got. And her demise came from a man-child whose grip on reality in life never fully came to fruition. I mean, he changed his mind after blowing her brains out...now he can say a magic spell and undue his actions, go back in time and be with Anna. Really, dude? Who thinks like that?? Oh yeah...someone who has ABSOLUTELY NO GRIP ON REALITY.
Yeah, Will probably thought if he made Michelle jealous by proposing to Anna with her ring maybe she’d leave her husband finally.
The dude was a piece of shit murder.. who spined a tale after caught.
Great point. Not mentioned in the video but that's gotta be exactly what he was thinking.
Yeah, best to shop for engagement rings together, and call the officiant together. Especially if you're newly acquainted.
It wasn't even just the MURDER, the amount of wrongs he committed to this woman is insane.
It's scary how people like this exist. Completely detached from reality.
even scarier -- the many people that fall for them!
most people detached from reality are harmless, many of them get stuck in their little worlds, sometimes not even being able to get close to other people. and this guy was obviously a psychopath killing Anna for nothing.
People like this are just as crazy as the people who still wear masks in their car
@@grmacdonald777 That has nothing to do with this. Wearing masks in car doesn't mean that you're a psychopath 😐
@@dhruv2288 i dunno.. if you ask me wearing a face mask in your car is sorta similar to luring a person into your love triangle from half way around the world and then murdering them with a shotgun before spending three days trying to figure out time travel by googling it
Anna is the real wife material! Patient, understanding, caring and beautiful
That is exactly what I was thinking! Didn't make it all about herself and understood he was probably upset too, obviously he wasn't really upset and just a nut job. Sad to see a good one go, there are already very few of them
Poor Anna, she was patient and understanding to the point that she overlooked red flags about her fiancé to her detriment. She didn't deserve his mess.
Can’t believe this guy couldn’t just break it off with her like a normal person. Why did he have to do that? Can’t help think of my daughter when hearing stories like these. Poor girl and her poor family. 😢
Or she was looking to get that Green Card for permanent stay in USA.
And probably just wanted to stay in the US.
The fact that Anna felt kind of sorry for Michelle, just shows how good of a heart she had. Poor girl had no idea of the bizarre and dangerous reality she had gotten into, just following her own dreams.
Not only that, but how much she cared about Will and was sensitive about his feelings. She was a very kind person.
@@FunnyCODAssasin are you serious? 💀 What is wrong with you?
@@kugisakinobara9562 I know, right?!
@@kugisakinobara9562 He’s not wrong, that’s prob exactly the case. You hear about that all the time. Russian mail order bride pretends to love a man so he marries her and she gets citizenship and then she ditches him cuz the citizenship was all she was there for. That’s prob why she was so surprised she was shaking when he proposed so quick. Any rational person wouldn’t have been happy about that red flag fast proposal. But she was pumped cuz that shortened the amount of time she had to pretend to be into him before she could tie the knot and become a citizen. Idk why you think this is out of line. Happens to a lot of losers. Lol
@@jimmynovak7913 Yeah, only a loser would, "order", a bride.
I have watched a lot of Mr. Ballen, but this absolutely takes the cake. That the height of stupidity, disconnect with reality, and evil could reside in one person is just mind blowing.
its so weird, and so close to home..how dumb is killing someone cuz u choose someone else..what??
@@TheSadistNat1on We don't know a lot of what _may_ have been said behind closed doors. I truly believe Michelle is not innocent in the matter, even though there was no proof that she was involved in any way. She was going full-on stalker mode for the man. Very dangerous person.
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yea, I dont want to be mean but, the guy in this story is the definition of Stupid
That man is extremely ugly and very stupid looking. And he chain smokes. 🤢🤢🤮🤮
The fact that it took him 3 days to realize that he wouldnt be able to time travel back in time, says a lot about this guy...
For real. At first I just thought that there must have been more than just soda in his drink can.
also bringing a girl to his room which sounds like a dump
😂😂 I was dying when he said after 24-48 hours will realized he didn't 1 have the resources or 2 have the knowledge to actually build a real life time machine 😂😂😂😂
he had the sketches though he just lacked material
@mario50000 bud you can't go back in time😂
Storytelling has become such a lost art, and he really does just keep you on the edge of your seat. Dude is so good at it, it's wild. His particular minute descriptions, some of which have to only be assumed, seem so real and puts you in the mind of one of the characters. I know it's all just loosely based on it, but this dude should be working in Hollywood. This is a lost art and he has it down. Keep it up bro. Your videos are solid.
The horrifying part of this this tragedy is the complete senselessness of the crime. This poor woman could've picked up the pieces and gone back to her life, and he could've continued to be a directionless loser. Instead, he took that option away from her in such a terribly cold-blooded fashion...
I feel that 'loser' Michelle had a bigger role in pressuring Will and should have been punished also.
@@ren-888 I feel the same way. I honestly feel that she wanted him to kill Anna to prove his love for her. They're some really sick people in this world.
She wanted the green card
100% ....so sad for Anna.
Lol
Absolutely sad story. Rest in Peace Anna. That poor innocent woman had a horrible death, in a land she had only begun to call home, and no loved ones around. Absolutely sad. I feel so sorry for whatever family she had.
There wasn't even a legitimate reason to kill her, he could just let her go back to Russia
@@MapperMalta I mean it took him 3 days to realize he cant time travel.
You hit the nail right on the head,all alone in a strange land,no one to talk to,,so so sad.
@@MapperMaltaThat's what cowards and losers like this tend to do
How on earth did a guy like him have two attractive women wanting to be his wife?! That could potentially be the biggest mystery of this entire story. Poor Anna. My heart goes to her and her family.
Thank fuck, someone else was thinking the same thing I was!!! In today's world, I figured I'd be the one vilified, for one reason or another.
Just gets to tell you some women are dumb as rocks so when they say plenty of fish in the sea believe that. Really tho
The fact that Michelle never actually left her husband speaks volumes about her hunger for attention and control. She wanted to have both men, but she was not blind to the fact that Will could not support her lifestyle. He was just a plaything for her, a mere possession and nothing more.
Michelle's an easy one: She's crazy and wanted control, and Will was easy to control.
This comment kind of reminds me of a social experiment on TH-cam. Basically a guy would go up to random women and ask who they would trust the most. The options were between Ted Bundy and a Muslim man who designed jewelry. Nine times out of ten they picked Ted Bundy.
Ok, after watching this i went online and yes😒 people sell time machine plans "for immidiate download". One set was $99🤦
I Have a time machine... It's called "a watch"... it takes me forward into time one minute every sixty seconds! It even works when I am not wearing it!
A horrible human being, I feel so bad for Anna. All she wanted was love. RIP 🙏❤️
😢 She left her world for him in great hopes
This one was really hard to listen too. Her poor family.
Mods ban Michelle for sneak dissing
I woulda gave a girl like that everything
@@mikehunt6160 what is sneak dissing? I did nothing wrong.
I feel so bad for Anna. To upend her life in her country and move to another country to start a new chapter, to end up being murdered. ☹️
@@Horizon429 still a child apparently
To be fair Anna look like a nice young woman
Mechell look terrible
what a spoiler dude wtf
Will is a dumb#ss. killing a gorgeous woman over michelle. she’s so unattractive.
The real mystery is how Will got two women to want to marry him. He must have had the charisma of a cult leader for them to overlook his obvious flaws.
I doubt he was smart enough to be that manipulative. Maybe he just had really good d
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Very underrated comment
Right that's fkn crazy I'm nice and I'm better looking and I can't find a gf for the life of me
the whole way through the story, i couldn't stop thinking about how big of a shithole russia really is when a good looking woman like anna finds a fat psycho loser her jackpot/destiny in life just because he lives in america.. damn..
At first I thought, wow a guy sitting and telling stories, can't believe this is a thing. However, I've been hooked! Live listening to the stories in the car during my commutes and when I have to fill time. I also can appreciate all the efforts it takes to 1) source all the stores 2) study them good enough to share them 3) articulate in such a way that the audience is captivated. Well done Mr. Ballen, well done. -Doug
Without fail, our storytelling hero has saved yet another Sunday morning from boredom.
Yep
I agree!. I always await these on Sunday mornings!❤
This comment needs more likes lol
True lol I've not left my bed ...work hard all week recovering on weekends lol thank God for Mr ballen
Morning????
He really had no reason to kill Anna. She deserved a much better man and a much better life. Be at peace Anna.
He did because his a hero 🥴
Everyone in this story has single digit IQs. It’s like the plot of a Seth Rogan movie. I have sympathy for none of these people.
@@RobotacularRoBob if you don’t have sympathy for a lady that was shoot in the head with a gun then there’s something wrong with you. Even if we use your logic you’re still wrong since Anna didn’t do anything
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She thought all her dreams came true. Instead she fell for a flaky boy in a man's body who doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.
I knew there was something off about this dude the moment he proposed to a woman after just a few weeks of knowing her, but what sealed the deal was the fact that he actually thought he could make a time machine...
And she accepted…
Wouldn't it be sad if this guy was some IRL Tony Stark & smart enough to crack time travel on a wim? Sad cuz of who this guy was.
I wish I could create a time machine
Not me with my eyes darting back and forth because my husband of almost 11 years married me a couple months after meeting me... 😅
He may have had schizophrenia, I don’t think he was sane
"...And has the receipts"
Well played, MrBallen, well played
Possibly the best pun I've seen in a while. They always leave the simplest evidence
A guy like will , having not one but two women want him is fucking magic in itself.
😂😂
Ha ha. Yeah!
Agreed
That's the "mysterious" part in this strange, dark and mysterious story.
the strangest part of the story is all these babes wanting this fat dude who mostly just watches tv and eats kfc all day
My heart breaks for Anna. So sickening how he lead her on the whole time just to take her life in the end when all she wanted was a happy ever after 💔
Agree. And she looked like a nice sweet person. She was probably so happy to be in the US.
So sad 😢
Michelle and Will ... 2 real douchebags. I say it because Michelle probably convinced Will that he had to kill Anna to win Michelle back. Cuz there was literally zero reason to kill Anna. Like, at all. Michelle was the hate-filled jealous one.
There's no excuse for murder, ever, but being first generation American myself, I have seen enough just to doubt anybody’s intentions that comes to the US to marry somebody whose league they are way out of. Just saying. I've seen it a LOT. Faking a smile is easy, being allowed to live in the US without a child, family, etc., is not.
You spelled green card wrong.
Is absolutely amazing how this guy can tell a story every time as if he was there. Definitely a hell of a storyteller
Everyone keeps saying this and I gotta say I disagree. The stories are incredible. He picks great stories. I don't understand why people say he's a great storyteller. Kind of frustrating actually, he reminds me of those clickbait articles where they take forever to get to the point while force feeding you ads. He does the exact same shit.
fr!! plus the added sounds and real pics
I totally agree! ❤
@@Hardcastle83really? Don't understand why you choose to write an unpleasant comment about him instead of moving on, man. For many many people, his story telling skills are fantastic. He keeps me engaged and it feels like when your friend is telling you a story. Those small details paint a real picture in my mind. If you want a black and white recount then go read an article online.
@@mollywilkins3866 yes it does feel like when your friend is telling you a story. I'm not friends with David Attenborough or Stephen Fry, I'm friends with fucking idiots, so yeah, it does feel like that.
Yeah, do NOT ever go into the woods with anyone when they say they want to “talk” with you. Especially if it’s a weirdo type of guy like this. Or anyone for that matter. You can have a conversation anywhere! I’m just glad he’s serving life. Justice was served.
I'm just baffled why he struggled with the decision. Anna was seriously stunning and waaaaay out of his league from the very start. Crazy story and just so tragic. RIP Anna.
She was a woman, he was a man. No such thing as "out of someone's league" but there is such thing as a psychopath.
Its also about the fact that she might have been a much better wife for him that other girl was clearly controlling and had no intention of actually getting with him and ven if she did is it worth it I mean if shes cheating on her current husband woth you what makes you think you won't be the next husband she'll be cheating on
I was thinking the same thing. He is so ugly inside and out. Anna was a beautiful charitable person💔😢
"Way out of his league"..and yet she wanted him huh, strange how it works ..the world isnt your bubble dude..not because u dont like something means that others wont like it too😅
@@mrd.s.m4138clearly you’ve never seen 90 day fiancé
This story made me sick to my stomach. I can't believe how he chose the married woman, he had a diamond in Anna. She was SO good to him, and too good for him. He ended up in prison all alone with nothing to rot in prison. What a fool!!!...What a heartbreaking sad story. Rest in peace precious Anna.
And the fact that she was stunningly beautiful and he was just "meh", proved that she actually loved him for everything about him. So, so sad.
it's not a diamond but emerald. watch the video.
What I got from this story is that he’s a delusional, psychotic moron
@@lakraknjeprak2536 the commenter said he had a diamond IN Anna. Lol not he gave her a diamond. Watch it again 😅
@@lakraknjeprak2536 maybe you should take the time to read the comment again.
The craziest part of this story was the fact that this overweight, chain smoking, 6 pack soda drinking, sci-fi loving, poor, friendless, recluse had 2 women who liked him. RIP Anna. You deserved much better than this.
It's weird how we can body shame him now we know he's trash
Yeah... Like what am I supposed to make of this? He is the ugliest man (non rich or famous) I've ever seen get a hot woman. .... And he got two!! I knew a guy named Marris in grade 7, his face/head looked like a more fat and bulbous Steve Buscemi, before Steve Buscemi brought some sympathy for that look. My god Marris was confident though. Had a hot looking girlfriend that I just could not for the life of me figure out how he did it. This guy did better than Marris.
😂😂😂😂
I feel sorry for Anna. She certainly didn't deserve her fate. But she barely knew this overweight, unattractive slob who rented a room that he kept filled with trash and decided to leave her home country and marry him?! She had some issues too I think.
😂😂😂😂😂 you went off
This was a masterclass in how to turn a standard murder case into a compelling story
I didnt find it very compelling lol like this could have been told in 30 seconds.
In fact all the revant information can be told in one sentence. A man who was having an affair with his married roomate killed his girlfriend because the other girl was jealous. Literally the most played out story in history.
@@sebastianwhalin743I think that's the point they were trying to make. Like the point of the channel is entertainment. You don't go to Finding Nemo and say "Well they could've just said a father found his kidnapped son after traveling a continent." Like what fun is that?
@Servingourstories Fair point. It just felt like a basic story that was told in an overly elongated way
@@sebastianwhalin743well i rather hear it this way from every pov than a basic story🤷♂️ if you wanted basic why not just got watch the news my guy lmao
Infidelity doesn't normally end in death, but it never ends well. Also, time travel isn't something normal people try, so Will is nuts. Rest in peace Anna
The person that was married didn’t have anything happen to them though? The only person that suffered here was someone who did absolutely nothing wrong…outside of putting trust in the wrong person.
He's Chris Watts with half a brain. So half of one half is a quarter.
These people always think they have to kill their partners. So dumb...
@@acknowledgedofalltheconseq366 Get sponsorblock. It will automatically skip his cringey ads.
He's not nuts.... he's under-educated, low IQ and depressed. A combination that can make someone appear "nuts".
@@acknowledgedofalltheconseq366 You should really take that time to self-reflect. He doesn’t make these videos to serve you. On top of that, you expect him to do it for free?! The entitlement coming from some 30 year old living out of his mother’s basement is absurd. I can just tell you mooch off everyone you meet 🥴
Prison is a good place for Will. So many guys would have cherished Anna. What a heartbreaking tragedy.
I disagree. the ground is a good place for Will.
RELEASE THE SIMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@WolfOfWellsSt this comment 👌💜
Prison is too nice for him. Poor Anna, she thought she was finding a better life and all she found was a loser.
@@WolfOfWellsSt only in fkd up America caring for a woman, that was killed, is called simping. Even admiring beautiful women is called simping, wtf? So guys cannot admire beautiful women in the comment section? I wonder, if they do admire a woman on the internet, but do not comment about it, are they internally simping, without telling anyone? America, grow up.
I've heard this case many times but I much prefer the way you told it. Side note: It blows my mind how someone like Will could even find himself involved with two women. Especially Anna, who is astronomically out of his league.
I don’t think Ballen gave this particular story justice. I did some research and found out more about the level of deception Will used to manipulate both Anna and Michelle. In fact, it seems Anna was just being used as a tool by Will to make Michelle jealous so that she would divorce her husband. He made up lies about military service (said he was a marine that had been stationed in Russia) sweet talked both women, but was secretly pretty unhinged. Michelle was bitchy and jealous, but I almost feel bad for her because that was of Will’s design.
I’ll also add that Will lied about Anna to Michelle and made it seem like Anna just wouldn’t leave him alone and that he had told her multiple times it was over. This made Michelle hate her more, but it was a lie. Anna thought Michelle was crazy and imagined she had more with Will than she did.
@@tajneafoster2836 I was in a similar relationship with a psychopath of the same caliber of Will. He manipulated me and I also thought he didn’t want anything to do with his wife, but it was all a big lie that I discovered after a while. These type of people have no empathy whatsoever, entitled and narcissistic pieces of shit.
@@tajneafoster2836 this hits some notes with a “love triangle” situation I was in, except (obviously) did not end in murder. Glad I was able to finally detach. I hope Anna found peace.
@@tajneafoster2836 Yeah, though he told the story well, he missed how much bad things William actually did
@@lilani__.01 Right like he also stole Anna’s money after he killed her and used it to pay his car insurance and buy random snacks and toys like a Lego set.
Therapy is a GREAT idea. After my tour in Nam i was lost and confused for 2 years. I went to the VA and got the help i needed.
Poor Anna traveled from the other side of the globe thinking that she found love just to get killed senselessly. This is a messed-up tragedy. Obviously, she wasn't after money or anything like that since Will was such a loser. This story broke my heart.
She wanted desperately and quickly out of Russia,for reasons unknown. Could've been a green card to live here.
You can't know someone after a few weeks. Her love blinded and killed her.
She didn't necessarily have realized or recognized Will was such a loser when she met him on the dating site. He could have told her anything! It's well-known in Russia that the average American lives like they show on TV shows involving mansions or at least upscale apartments. She might have been told that it was HIS house and Michelle (and her husband) were renting/living there.
Ana didn't deserve to be murdered for all of this though. She was following up on a fairy tale and was lied to throughout.
@@lisaperry5999 the cesspool that is the US? i doubt. Some Americans just flatter themselves too much. Not everyone outside the US thinks the US is an awesome place to live.
@@lisaperry5999dude come on lmao you are talking about America. Russia's living is way better and i would rather be homeless than come to US from russia
@@lisaperry5999 seppo alert
What I love and think is so unique about how you tell these stories is that you first tell us the story the perpetrator told - and THEN circle back and tell us what really happened. Can't think of another channel that does this
What I love even more is how many ace kissers there are on here 🤣🤣😂🤣😂
Ballin' here: Thanks I love your comment!
@@shaneb3392weirdo
this!!!
This is exactly what makes The Why Files one of the best channels on TH-cam.
It's horrifying how someone can become so mentally disturbed and detached from reality. Thankfully justice was done in the end.
Not entirely I think michelle had a huge hand in all of that and even though will killed Anna I guarantee Michelle manipulated him into doing it. There's endlessly stories of where the woman uses the man as a murderous puppet to carry out evil deeds but in the end he gets imprisoned and she gets off scot-free. Infact there are several stories on mrballen podcast that illustrate that.
@@Horizon429 obviously all we can do is speculate because we arent in his head, but what i draw from this is that he didn't actually believe in that stuff. it seemed like he needed a way to justify it to himself, which was telling himself he could fix it through those means. that can make someone feel better about it. "well i tried to fix it, just didnt work." there is no sanity plea to be made because he was completely aware of what he was doing.
@@Horizon429 also, honestly, he could have made that all up to try and get a sanity plea. weve seen that manyyyy times before in cases like this. they come up w some wacky shi to get out of it.
Yes. That's what I was saying. US society doesn't take the reality of insanity seriously: when in reality, its chock full of nuts. Ditto school and workplace shootings.
But time travel?? Did a judge really think this guy was sane? 😏
@@acknowledgedofalltheconseq366 what the hell are you on ab. mr ballen has a family, and if you actually watched his content switch hes explained why he stopped posting so much. it takes alot to produce these videos, while also spending time with your family. nearly every single youtuber on this platform clickbaits in some way, its how you grow. except ballen actually puts something that is in the story. hes not a beggar, he worked hard to get his channel to where it is right now. hes never asked for donations, he makes the "hit the like and subscribe" fun and entertaining. same with his sponsorships. why watch this video and come to the comment section to say that? how bad is your life that you feel the need to do that? go outside, take a nice walk, drink some good tea.
i feel like youd be an amazing therapist or sponsor... honestly love your videos man they help me sleep and keep my mind of the dark places when im using .... maybe one day ill get clean and listen to your videos when im not trying to keep my mind off my own waste
Today I've just ended up a seven years relationship, and I am feeling as to be expected. However upon hearing this story, for whatever reason it brought me back up on my feet-literally. Because when you realize how sick some are and perverted you realize what a decent human being actually means to you, and what means to love and be loved without hidden agenda. Giving your all and receiving it back, is what truly matters.Thank you for lifting my spirits!
Hang in there brother. When you stop looking is when the right one finds you. 🙏👍👊
Stay strong!!!
@@MrBallen Much respect for you Mr. Ballen. Reaching out to your listeners like this who are hurting says you're 100% solid. You stay strong my friend. 👍
@@MrBallen Thank you- these two words mean so much to me right now,especially coming from you!
@@TheTexorcist68 Appreciated, thank you for sharing some kindness
Rest in peace Anna, this story is heartbreaking 😢 She deserved such a happy love and life and instead was murdered by an absolute selfish and incredibly stupid evil man. She would of just flown home and had a life if he wasn’t such a coward!
Sending so much love and healing to her family and Anna’s soul x
How do you know what she deserved? She seems like a bitch to me
we don't know if she was a coward, in fact, I think it takes guts to move away from all you've ever known to an uncertain future, so I wouldn't throw that word at her too casually. hindsight is 20/20 and there's no way she could've known that in addition to being a stupid slob and his being selfish enough to be sleeping with a married woman and giving her that woman's ring, no less, her not knowing he was capable of murder as well is completely understandable how many cases of husbands killing their wives [or vice-versa, or kids killing their parents] have we heard of and those victims knew their killers much better and for much longer than Anna knew Will and if they didn't know what their killers were capable of and to take precautions how could Anna?
@@24get24give i think the person said that Will was a coward
Feminism caused this. Now you know why weakness is deadly for men
@@24get24give they meant will was a coward
Heartbreaking to say the least.He was totally not mentally ready to know love & Anna moved heaven & earth to be with him.Poor girl,totally deserved so much better.
Did she ever. I don't know how this guy got any woman to want to be with him tbh...
@@Horizon429 many people who live in that kind of world, do so because the real world is so much more difficult for them to come to terms with. They can’t relate to it at all. We all wish there was something different about the world we live in than what it is, this guy’s perception of it just looks that much more ‘out there’ than most
@@Horizon429 that is what I’m saying. And was able to land 2 chicks! And one of them was hot! I’m scratching my head on this one.
@@jenniferprince2674😂I know right
@@acknowledgedofalltheconseq366Dude just stop.
Stories like this are why I've stayed single for seven years. After many failures, I don't have it in me to trust anyone anymore. Don't get me wrong, I'm perfectly content, but I wish I was staying single for a better reason than not being able to trust people.
I hadn't heard this story before, but wasn't very surprised at the ending. I already suspected Will of his affair. And when I heard he took Anna to the woods "to talk" I also expected it to end in murder. I feel so horribly for Anna. She was so beautiful, and yet Will couldn't understand just how lucky he was to have her in his life and actually love him. RIP Anna. Burn in hell, Will.
... Thanks for telling me the story with out hearing it 😭 ... 😂
@@tanmaz8006 Why on earth would you read the comments before watching the video? That's on you..
I just wanna make this clear: love triangles almost _NEVER_ end well!! Jealously and suspicion tend to envelop people’s minds when there’s a third person romantically involved in their relationship, and it often evolves into venomous fury. I’ve seen plenty of cases where love triangles result in the death of one person-usually the most innocent party. Even so, nobody deserves to die, nor does somebody have the right to play judge, jury, & executioner
Thanx tips 🤦♂️
Well they work for the person who gets the man or women after being a home wrecker I’m guessing. Isn’t that kind of how a love triangle starts. 2 people with each other then one of them finds another person and has to make a decision. Or they are a bunch of Bi-sexual’s having 3 some’s. The more I think about it, there are tons of ways to get into a love triangle. I could of been in one once when I was in a 3 some with my girlfriends, girlfriend. Then she got another girl one night so it became a 4 some. Would that be a love triangle? There was not any jealousy. At least non that I remember, plus nobody died. And it ended well. 😉
@@tanderson6442 That would be a love tetrahedron.
im surprised he managed to get involved with one tbh, given how he looks and his mental state
I'm so addicted to your stories. I do not sleep much. And you really help take my mind off the horrors of my own life. My Father was a U.S. Marine stationed at USMC Base Camp Lejeune ,North Carolina . My Father's two tours in Vietnam, taught me about death, at a very young age. He brought home a green boot string of cut off ears, big & small. He displayed them with many other horrid things in our basement. A M-16 and many different types of booby traps, like punji sticks. It was horrific. I was very scared to go down there. But I was told to get over it or else (thump call) would happen. I was a dependent daughter, of a now deceased , Retied Sgt. Major. The abuse from my father was heartbreaking. Yet he is not the nightmare, highly toxic drinking water on this base is the cause. As of two years ago, my baby brother, who played a harp like an angel, died from cancer. So now all my family has died from this toxic water exposure. My health has been really bad my whole life. With 16 years at this base. I don't know why I have not died yet? Maybe because I'm a redhead, who knows. My biggest fear is what will happen to my son. He was medically retired in 2009 from the Army. Sent back from the Iraq War with Schizophrenia and P.T.S.D. His father was also a U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune area (New River) in 1977, He died in 2014. This base has killed so many of my childhood friends too. But my God from 1953-1987 thousands of innocent infants died. Poisoned due to the baby formula. Home made by their mothers with the worst toxic drinking water you will ever find. It's a living nightmare 24/7/365/. It's heartbreaking how this happened on United States soil for so many decades. So sad but true. P.S. Your Mother did a great job, because you're awesome. Thank you Sir.
Never ever trust the U.S. government for anything!
what the hell does this even have to do with his story?? i think you should do see a physciatrist.
@@TheEetherrI agree
what the fuck.
@@paul_4881 😂👌
As someone who moved across the country to move in with my fiance, this was my worst nightmare. It worked out for me but what Anna went through breaks my heart. I hope Will continues to feel guilty what he did to Anna.
As someone who moved across the country to move in with myself, I found it much less stressful to not have to worry about living with someone who I have no idea who they really are.
Yeah. I know my dad probably feared I'd be one of these stories too when I told him I was moving so far away to be with my now husband.
Worked out for me too. Only regret is teleportation isn't invented yet, or airplane tickets aren't cheap as dirt to see my family in person more often than once or twice a year.
Thankfully there's video calls.
I hopes he feels daily sodomy rather than guilt
@@MommaSkelly as long as you’re happier with your husband and that’s this is the life you wanted then it’s okay,
Sometimes you have to make a decision and if you think you did the right one then you did you can’t stay with your family forever sometimes you have to leave nothing lasts forever, hope this made you feel a little bit better
@@wowowoaoaoahwiwheueh Yep. I def made the right decision. Just wish my folks got to be closer to their Grandkids.
BUT, we do what we can given the distance between.
My kids know who Gampa (mydad) is by sound/sight even if they only see him once or twice a year in person.
It's not ideal, but its better than nothing.
I'm still scratching my head on why he killed Anna. There was absolutely no reason to kill her.
Well, he thought he could travel back in time with a magic spell so.....
He's a living time machine in prison .. wait until he gets to hell..
wait, did he?
Michelle demanded it.
@@foxvulpes8245 Yeah seemed wild, i'm surprised i didn't catch this myself, think it's because of the way he told the story.
The delusional 72 hours after murdering her are either him trying to cover things up, trying to cope with what he did, or legitimate delusional onset of some kind of mental episode.
That, or he has the mental fortitude and IQ of a doorstop.
There 100% was a reason for why he killed her, it wasn't just a killing, either he was coerced, someone else did it, regrets or other thoughts and reasons that made him do it, you don't just put a shotgun on someones head and pull a trigger, even if the answer is as simple as, having the desire to kill someone.
One thing I’ve come to realize is Mr.Ballens facial expressions during his stories are definitely underrated.
His hand gestures while storytelling are also underrated
I love all his stories, but in particular, I enjoy the way he tells these stories.
His facial expressions and hand gestures really make the stories so much better!
Are they though? Aren't these the exact reasons we all watch this channel? You can find the same stories elsewhere but we're here instead.
He's phenomenal but I'm really here cuz I like him in his shorts!!!! 😮😜
🤣 Yesss lol
Just spent a good .. like 12 hours binge watching all of the episodes i missed over the period of time you weren't in spotfiy or youtube. The TH-cam version is just the best because it feels like you're just sitting there telling me the story. Thank you so much, MrB!
Poor Anna, rest in peace. Traveled across the globe, betrayed, and killed just because she believes in true love
Right. And there was absolutely no reason to kill her. She could have gone home. Poor Anna.
Breaks my heart
You spelled green card wrong. They met on an international dating site ffs. What else did this guy have to offer that drew someone into agreeing so quickly to marry him lol
@@oceanrocksokay? It changes nothing and she still didn’t deserve that fate
@@jaysax7381 Don’t marry strangers from across the world that you barely know off the internet. It’s called common sense precautions.
Was anyone else amazed by Wills thought process? I am completely blown away that he actually thought he could go back in time!! 🤦🏻♂️
The dude would go into the woods and play pretend like a 7 year old. I mean…damn. This is a grown ass man. What a loser. And what a senseless murder.
RIP Anna 💔
Brah me and my kid play pretend shit all the time it's kinda fun af so fuck ya judgement on that . But fuck will to
Playing pretend even as an adult is pretty healthy and keeps your mind creative and imaginative. But will sucks
@@DankHunt420 it's one thing to play pretend with a kid or hiking in the woods. But a grown man playing Sci fi pretend by himself in the woods is definitely a damn loser😂
@DankHunt420 gd youre dense
Maybe not pretend but mental illnes
I spent the last third of this video screaming in Nigerian. It can never be well with either Will or Michelle! May their wickedness choke them both out! And may poor Anna rest in peace!😢
Finally somebody addressed that Michelle was also a human trashbag.
Watching from Nigeria too
Haha I can hear this😂but fr these are some evil people
I'd love to hear that!!! 😊
wow even Nigerians get telegram scams
Your better help pitch was so kind and meaningful, thank you for the personal share ❤
It’s nothing short of *terrifying* that there are such sick and dangerous people out there who can successfully hide that fact while drawing innocent people like Ana in to such an intimate relationship..
And that he betrayed her so unnecessarily from the jump, and then disposing of her with such cold brutality makes meeting *anyone* online, or even face to face, a profoundly risky and dangerous venture..
R. I.P. Ana 😔💜
You can also see it clearer when you see that our species makes then creates specimens like William with the excretions put out by the destruction of our original foundation ...and it is an ongoing process, never ending.
Imagine turning around only to see ur love point a shotgun on ur head. 🤦♂️😢😬This is the doing of 🤏 little man in big body. Pathetic.
The most unbelievable part of this whole story is that this dude thought he was going to find blueprints online and build a time Machine
Yeah I kept thinking that there is no way this guy is this much of a dipshit
Right. Like if someone could they would be rich and famous. What a delusional, selfish person.
Wait - so you're telling me he didn't really do the time travel thing?
No. The most unbelievable part is that someone who thought he could time travel and perform magic had a choice of two women instead of being an incel.
Clearly, a sign of being delusional.
Its unbelievable how many murders I've come across of people who couldn't just break things off and go their own way. Whether it be relationships between family, friends or lovers. The only way in their minds is to kill the person. It's so stupid and pisses me off so much.
The most infuriating was the man who murdered his wife and 2 baby girls to start a new life. I think in Colorado. Like, how does divorce sound worse than killing your own kids?
His *pregnant* wife at that... You're talking about Chris Watts, right?
What a piece of shit.
Feminism kills
@@taylor.e.a.g cause divorce can bankrupt you and you end up in jail for not paying child support
@@savagetv6460 if jail was his fear then I think murder has a higher rate than child support 🤷
Thank you Mr. Ballen for your attention to detail!
Anna deserved so much better... this one hit me right in the chest.
I'm sure Anna felt so too. She just needed that green card first to kickstart her life in America
Yea it’s really a shame like he could have just left her the hell alone he didn’t have to kill for any reason what so ever
@@masonlee5866 he knew she didn't really love him. that's why he did it. playing with hearts can be a deadly game
@@FunnyCODAssasin well I don’t know that she was doing that but even if she did, how narcissistic must one be to think just because u got hurt u get to snuff them out. Further more say ur right about that then fine they both were lying to one another, so he gets to cheat on her but she can’t “not really love him” and that’s worth death. Hell I’ve actually had woman do terrible shit in my past but i didn’t kill them either.
@@FunnyCODAssasin and how do U know she didn’t love him did u ask her corpse or did U ask the psycho that murdered her and then tried to undo it with the time machine?
Shout out to Conner M. for being the cashier who indirectly brought Will to justice.
😂
Wonder if Connor even knows he's in this video.
@@mattr.1887
Conner M. is subbed to MrBallen. This is Conner M’s favorite video! Conner M has no idea!
Plot twist : Connor M.🐔 PURPOSELY🐔 put the receipt in the bag UNDER the 🍿chicken box 🐔..instead of handing to customer as usual ! 🍗Think about that Will prison🐔 really 🍗sucks man🍿🐔
@@jeffreese1828lmao mctapper 😂
You are a dang good story teller.
I truly enjoy your unique story telling, with the content you cover keeps me coming back!
TYVM😮😅😂😮
I love how he makes the ridiculous things people do sound so respectful. Trying to invent a Time Machine can only be described as stupid, yet, he has no judgement and simply tells the story…
I know right😂 but he's just playing a character of not judging anyone.
It's a good way to look at things because anyone given the right circumstances might be in the frame of mind to think something stupid is a good idea. However, people who recognize anyone can do something that stupid are more likely to catch themselves than people who think they're immune. The people who say "I would never do anything that stupid" are probably the ones that would. This guy was clearly not in a good state of mind, but only he knows what sort of issues he was having but he engaged in a series of unhealthy decisions. He was on a downward spiral.
At one point in time ppl thought inventing a way to have electricity in every house was stupid, or everybody having a device in your pocket you could watch television and get on the internet was stupid, or selling things on the internet because what idiot would buy things from somebody they never met or would never meet. Moral of the story only stupid ppl think inventing things is stupid
@@jessehardin8500 respect to you...your 💯 right...some people stupid your not one of them
Mm, I could think of a few other ways to describe inventing a time machine, "insane" comes to mind...
I totally didn't see this coming. Anna was a beautiful woman who died horribly. My heart goes out to her family.
Agree
Yes… no reason to kill her. I mean there never is a reason to do such a horrible thing but absolutely no motive. Let her find love and live happily.
I have heard about this unfortunate tragedy before, but the way you told it, I didn't even realize this was the same occurrence. It hurts what happened to Anna. You can see she was such a beautiful soul. And if I recall, the cops were confused as to why he killed her and didn't just leave it at a breakup and thought that Michelle told him to kill her to prove that he wanted her back. I don't know, but I hope beautiful Anna is at peace and happy and has beauty and love around her now. ❤️
I love it when that happens (true crime storytellers describing the same story so differently I don't even recognize that I've heard it before until a long ways into it). Just goes to show how differently creative minds can work.
How many fortunate tragedies have you heard of?
Michelle telling him to do it is the only explanation really. Guy was crazy but not completely illogical.
@@MisterRlGHT those happen. Like when trash takes itself out. Say you hate a boss and not only does he get fired, but also loses his family in the process. Tragedy, but a fortunate one =D
@@Broken_Flesh Thinking that controlled time travel capability is not only a 'thing' but a thing you can look up on the internet ...that's as illogical as it gets. Considering that 3 days without sleeping and making sketchy sketches part of the story, he was either bipolar or a methamphetamine addict, which are basicaly impossible to tell apart unless you know if the person is a meth head, lol.
I heard this story once and it just pissed me off and made me miserable and depressed. Sorry Mr. Ballen. I can’t do it again, at least you got my view!
This is an unbelievable tragedy. Anna seemed absolutely lovely and any guy would have been proud to find love with someone like her.
What I learned from this is…never to go into the woods with anybody you’re having any trouble with at all !!!
If you go down to the woods today you're in for a big surprise - and it ain't the teddy bears picnic.
You are right Anna didn't know the death she died one minute she conscious the next obe so sad!!!!
🤣 no shit
Mr. Ballen you obviously found a successful niche and really put a lot of work in providing Strange, dark and mysterious true stories. We all feel like we know you!
There seem to be a lot of crazy people on the westcoast.
I love your show. And thank you for your service in protection of our nation.
Such a sad story. Just when I think I can't be shocked by the shit people can do to each other I hear another story like this. I love the way you told this story I really couldn't foresee what was going to happen. I also wanted to say how proud I am to be 1 of your first subscribers and to see how far you have came I admire how you and your wife and the whole MrBallen team have found a way to give back. I think you're wonderful and the world would be a much better place if people could be more like you.
I’m so grateful that we have such an amazing storyteller such as MrBallen in our generation. Every other storyteller I watch, I get bored during the first few minutes, but not MrBallen, after I finish one of his vids, I spend so much time looking around for one of his videos that I didn’t watch yet, because I practically watched every single one of his amazing stories. MrBallen is just so unique and amazing!
MrBallen and That Chapter are my favourites
Before phones & TV every town had a story teller! John, Mr B has transcended time itself. 😊
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He actually posts 3x/week, the other two are on his podcast. He posted more frequently in the beginning to build his audience; he has a family and a life outside of storytelling. It’s also not hard to fast forward through the ad and idk any TH-camr that doesn’t have ads; often ones you can’t forward through. If you feel so negatively why are you on his channel in the first place?
Wow never expected that ending. Poor Anna. R.I.P all she wanted was to find her soul mate.
I drive long distances so listening to your stories is brilliant 👏 respect 🙏 Paul from Ireland 🇮🇪 👏
Anna didn't deserve to be treated in such a way!! Having trash dumped on her after being shot, was just horrible. My prayers go out to her family
@@Gh0stGaminginc yt support said my report on your acc is close to reaching a conclusion for a ban. Find happiness and have fun on this acc trolling as long as u can cause times running out. Laugh at that
@@nokizzap what a baby
I live in Oregon and I remember hearing about a woman in the forest covered in trash and that the police were going to see if they could trace any of the trash back to the person who killed her, I never heard anymore. So sad.
Hello fellow Oregonian I also live in Oregon and I don’t remember ever hearing about this story. But I just googled it and they found her body in the alsea forest which actually is pretty close to where I live. My mind is blown
@@Raraking4796 I grew up close to alsea. Never heard this but that is insane
@Bill Evans I live about a hour from Alsea and from some research I've done it looks like Will and Anna lived in corvallis which I live like maybe 35 mins. I have been I to true crime on TH-cam maybe since 2019 so that might be why I haven't heard about it. Previously I was always interested in true crime stuff but nor nearly as deep as I have been the last few years. Will looks familiar and so now I'm wondering if I saw him in real life before as well because the town I've always worked in is literally neighboring corvallis. I also am super interested in finding out where the Michelle lady lived.
I am an Oregonian who is obsessed with true crime. I don't really remember hearing of this . Such a tragic story.
@Free Spirit I'm glad I'm not the only true crime watching Oregonian that didn't hear about this. I watch a 48 hour video about this case and found out Michelle lived in Albany which I've literally worked in Albany for damn near 17 years. And I literally live like 20 mins outside of town. This is freaking wild to me.
I feel so sad for Anna, and her family. What a truly messed up person he is.
Sometimes I wonder how some of us live on the same planet as people like Will.... I hope Anna is at peace.
I think you just showed me how to fix my door that’s not latching and I’m upset I haven’t thought to do that until now
Heartbreaking story. RIP Anna. Seemed like a beautiful soul. Well done, Mr. Ballen.
This is one of the saddest stories I have ever heard. I wish I could go back in time and save that poor girl. I truly hope she is in a better place now.
You just need the right spell for that
you just need to copy some of those sketches and then you'll get there... eventually... I think.
@@itslitgamestv6827 If only.
@@thecouscousman91 I wish.
So basically everyone in this story with the possible exception of Anna is batshit crazy.
Sounds like it. Poor Anna
@@salvationbygracethroughfaith that doesn’t make her crazy, just greedy. at least she wasn’t psychotic like the other two
Well she was with a chubby bald guy with cash she definitely wasn’t a good person
No, she was also crazy for leaving her life and agreeing to marry someone she clearly didn't know at all. This is why you have to further vet people before getting engaged. It is odd that it didn't raise red flags for her that he was living in the bedroom of a married couple's home, etc...
There`s only three people in this story so it`s just Michelle and Will.
Yup I've heard this story twice already but I love the way you tell your stories that I stuck it out for this one 😁 I wasn't even a minute on and I'm like , this is familiar... Oh yea! You give more details about him then anyone else did. I didn't know about his interests . I love the story telling vibe
I wouldn't describe Michelle's emotions as love. I would describe them as obsession.
Absolutely!
I think she manipulated will into killing Anna all those times on the phone I guarantee she got in his big dumb head. Will seemed like an overgrown child.
First of all, why would Will want to live in the house of his mistress with his new bride? That was a "no-no". Sadly, Ana was in a foreign country and didn't have support systems to help her. I can't imagine the horror she endured and having no one to reach out to.
@@dontbelongherefromanother White people don't follow the same "rules" in small town 'merica.
@@dontbelongherefromanother From the details Will wasn't the smartest person. Perhaps you do have time machines on your planet but we don't have them here. So you missed that clue.
I felt bad for will at first, now I want justice for Anna.
EDIT:I felt bad for Will because I thought someone else did it, that why I said FELT!
well, we'll never get anna back, but at least will is going to rot in a prison cell for the rest of his pathetic life. he's probably trying to conjure up maaaagical spells as we speak.
You felt bad for will at first because you didn't think he was going to be the killer?
@@bluetextonwhitebg 😭😭😭😭💀💀💀
Justice? You want it? I don't know what you mean by that but Justice of the law it's 100% happened he got caught he'll be in prison for the rest of his life
I do believe that is why ‘ol Will is now in Prison, because of the wheels of justice! So you got what you wanted!!
So, he wanted to build a time machine to get "his love" back - "his" love! Not to undo the murder to save her life. He had no actual remorse for killing her. It was all about him and what he wanted. Her life didn't matter at all to him! She was way out of his league, and she seemed so genuine, understanding, and caring! RIP Anna ❤
Exactly, women are nothing but something to own with these pieces of shit.
He probably did want to undo the murder by time traveling. The story was framed in such a way as not to give the ending away. But who knows? Crazy to kill her and crazy to believe in time travel from the internet (even when desperate).
@@johnw8578 I totally see where you are coming from, and you are probably right. Thanks for giving another perspective on this :) but I thought if he did have any actual remorse, so Mr. Ballen could have said "he wanted to go back in time and undo his mistake" or "undo the horrible mistake he has made". The way he worded it, I took it as between the lines message that he doesn't want the audience to feel any sympathy for Will. Besides, there is no amount of remorse that can redeem anyone from killing someone so unnecessarily and in cold blood.
... crazy to believe in time travel "from the internet" made me chuckle!😆 yeah only if he believed it from a reliable source at least! 😂 he was messed up beyond hope and IQ!
His love? Do you think if a man on the street told you “I’m going to California to get my love back,” he is actually meaning to say “I’m going to retrieve my personal property?” Do you think every time I mention ”my fiancé…” to a person that I am speaking about ownership of another human being?
That was my first thought when I saw her picture... She's with him??? I can barely get girls like that.. I thought she was in it for the green card, but no.. what a good soul, poor girl..
That’s so tragic & a very sad story. But you said it in such an amazing way that i never expected the twisted ending holy cow. You really are one of the best crime story tellers on TH-cam!!
Mr. Ballen is the best storyteller since my grandma when I was a little kid. I thought only my grandma could tell amazing stories like this. Took me until I was 48 to find another person lol.
You're lucky. I'm 63 and am still searching for mine.
Lol
The fact that Will really tried to travel back in time like in the movies says a lot about how he was mentally.
Perfectly sane, but cold and calculating, and preparing an insanity plea for if he got caught, me thinks.
Well personally i dont think time travel is impossible but it is extremely difficult and likely beyond our current level of knowledge...also if it was possible it would be extremely dangerous just one wrong move could change the present like simply stepping on an ant could have a butterfly effect.
Honestly the first two minutes in, this man's sanity was already questionable at best lol.
Id met and talked to william a decent amount before this happened ( he checked IDs at a bar I frequented) plus we had mutual friends and honestly he just seemed like um not the brightest bulb. He definitely coulsve secretly been smart but from what I know I dont think he was. If he was he wouldnt have left receipts in the area she passed away
@@alexandrabishop3488I'm questioning those women's sanity more.. why the hell would not one but TWO beautiful women choose that loser?
With every story he tells I always feel like he is talking directly to me. He truly is the best. ❤
Hmmmmm
He definitely does an amazing job.
My best guess is that Will is covering for Michelle. She had 3 sufficient motives to kill Anna:
#1 - Her Emerald Wedding ring (emotional/monetary value)
#2 - Her obsession with Will
#3 - Her affair with Will
It's very plausible Michelle could have followed them there, as we know Will was in contact with Michelle over the phone the entire time and likely let the location slip of where the break-up would occur, thinking nothing of it. (Michelle might have known him that well too, perhaps, as she also could have known that he carried a shotgun in his car). Then all that's left is her reaching into the car, grabbing the shotgun and following up with her initial threat to Anna. Of "doing something really bad".
Michelle is the one we know who has motive, has previously displayed aggression, has the mental disturbance (obsession, online stalking/predatory behavior, & verbal threats), plus knowingly and repeatedly wedged herself in between Will & Anna's relationship by repeatedly contacting Will.
Purely from this telling, it honestly seems that Will as your common textbook geek tried and used everything in his knowledge to come up with a cover up story, not to actually travel back in time and "bring back Anna" but to now protect the only thing he has. Michelle. The death of Anna though, could have also very well made him go bonkers and down this nonsensical road of "time travel heroics". Feeling guilt of taking the decision to marry her & bring her here, or not having been firm against Michelle.
Maybe it wasn't even Anna he was breaking up with in the woods, maybe it was Michelle. And Anna? She just found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time, and then chased deep into the woods and cornered with a shotgun. We don't know.
All I know is that without looking at other evidence, and purely from the storytelling alone, her death seems very nonsensical at the hands of Will, and more logically at the hands of Michelle. But well, of course that's all just this online armchair sleuths severely biased perspective.
Rest in peace, beautiful soul. My condolences for both Anna & her family.
This makes more sense than whatever that beergut has to say about his motive.
"I wanted this girl who leads me on and never commit, but now I accidentally killed AND decapitated this naive wide-eyed girl who travelled the world to be with me. What do I do?!? I know, I'll build a time machine!"
lmao ...women constantly talk about how men actually prefer bitches and not genuinely nice girls(well they do at first before they get "bored" and leave them) Men can't love themselves or choose a better partner. Will did kill Anna, these are just assumptions you have.
To lend a bit of credence to this opinion, he did say “my best friend made a mistake” instead of “I did.” It’s a possibility, but Will is the one who confessed and was convicted so I guess it’s a moot point.
That is more convincing, as you said the part of killing her was out of place , but what do you know, strange world we live on
While that’s more convincing, it makes sense Will did it because of the pressure of wanting to be with Michelle. He couldn’t just call it off because he wanted Anna too, he had to eliminate his problem. Will killed her because of the pressure he was receiving from Michelle. She didn’t pull the trigger
Mr.Ballen, I can never get over how well you put these stories together. Many ppl can just recite the words, but you good sir, give us top tier verbal movies. Fit with all the emotions one would have, if they were actually watching a visual one. I will always be a fan!! And this particular story just proves, that love, wether true, delusional, or otherwise, will make you do absolutely stupid things, that you might one day regret.
perhaps he suspected that Anna was pregnant, and this could complicated his relationship with another woman. That's the only way I can explain the motive of the crime.
Anna is the epitome of every man’s dreams; A loving woman that just wants love and a family. May her soul rests.
I've heard of dudes fumbling, but I think safe to say this guy fumbled the WORST of any man in history lmao
Uh, no, not every man dreams of that.
@@spyro115 Obviously not every single man. Duh
Yeah, you probably think you know Anna better than you do. There's a lot of good looking girls who want U.S. citizenship or to live a better life who will marry you.
@@michaelgeorge4643 fr this hurts
I knew there was a lot more to it than Michelle just having a crush on him, but nothing ever happened between them. I can’t believe Anna would even move from her country to go and live in a room with some guy she’d known for a few weeks, living in someone else’s house. He should have left that situation and been happy with her, but of course he was insane instead. Terrible tragedy.
Yeah, as soon as he said "they moved to the next town over" that should've been the end of that story and the start of a better one.
If he loved her he shouldve met her in RUSSIA!! im so heartbroken
Green card.
A lot of women in other countries do this actually. They date foreigners online in hopes of securing a bright future. Look at how beautiful and young Anna was, do you honestly thought a woman like her would fall in love to a man who looks like Will?
@@ImALefty08 you may be right, but he never gave her a chance.
When my great love was alive I would have lived with him in a friggin’ tent. When you really love someone, crap like that doesn’t matter. Money is nice, but other than paying the bills, it’s not worth much. Certainly not worth love.
I've listened to a lot of your stories, but this is the first one that made me say WTF out loud.
Mr.Ballen does a great job attempting to explain this guy’s actions without making him sound absolutely insane.
Well, at least there were 8 comments this time before your ❤ seeking one.
@@TowGunnersomeone's just salty they've never gotten a heart. 😂
Will defines the word Evil man’s is something else and I don’t mean that in a good way. It really is sad how heartless some people could be I am so sorry for Anna. She just wanted love and someone to love.
Wills fucked up yes but I wouldn't day evil what about michelle she isnthe evil one. I'd bet my left leg that she was manipulating him to murder Anna. He was like an overgrown child believing in time travel fantasies I'm sure he was easily led.
Exactly. I really do hope something terrible finds its way to Will, and I hope it takes its time on him.
Evil, immature and stupid-not a good combination.
@@squeakyproductions3055 He also stole hundreds of dollars out of Anna’s account after he killed her and used some of it to pay his car insurance. Yet wanted to build a Time Machine and do over…not because killing her was wrong but because he thought he might actually like her more than Michelle after all. The man is evil and deranged.
@@squeakyproductions3055 tbh with ya will aint anywhere near as evil as the other people mr ballen covered (im not disregarding wills actioms but in comparasion to the other people mr ballen talked about there are many way more evil people)
This is insane! I don't think I'd ever heard this story before..I was so invested in the story that I didn't even think about what Will could have done to Ana in those woods! Will must have some mental issues if he truly thought he could time travel, and I almost didn't believe that Michelle was that obsessed with Will...Damn, this one definitely threw me for a loop!
How people like Will and Michelle exist is actually scary!
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Yeah, idk what kind of PR miracle they pulled to suddenly change everyone's minds, but it's very weird how all of the TH-camrs went from hating them, to being sponsored by them in the span of a couple of months. I'd never use their services
@@RetardationAwareness💵💵💵 (pay the influencers; viewers will nod along instead of looking at the news)
I guess I am one of them, tbh, because I heard nothing about what OP shared before this post.
Thank You!!!
Assume that every TH-cam sponsor is a scam, that seems to be their track record
Thank you!
I love taking a break from mr. Ballen videos so i can come back and binge like 4 straight videos I havent seen.
Same. I get caught up and I'm like damn what now? Then a month later I can listen for a full day and start the cycle over again
Fr😂 sometimes I need a break bc watching too much be making me afraid to turn around in the shower sometimes 🤧
I did the same exact thing!!!😂
I know right! 😊
I don’t even have that much self control lol