Top 3 photos with DISTURBING backstories | Part 21

[@ava_elaine8616]

3:35 Phil Swift next to the right tree

[@MrBallen]

Thats a lot of damage!

[@thesenate9564]

Idk what's scarier, the original image or Phil Swift standing behind a tree in the dark.

[@abasel2241]

I just found it but it was too late though it was a human LEGO at first lol

[@xxverty3335]

@@MrBallen lol

[@xxverty3335]

@@MrBallen reply to me

[@AcidGlow]

The last story really got to me. Imagine wanting to spend your life with someone only to lose it before you can enjoy it together. 😕

[@tracisnow4897]

I was just coming to say this. So heartbreaking. I can't imagine how terrified she was being all alone and not knowing whats going on...going from extreme excitement to sheer terror in mere moments.

[@puffedguy4468]

It got to me

[@saims.2402]

😟

[@CyborganicDreamscape]

would you really want to marry someone that stupid, tho?

[@Theuglyconcretefinisher]

Hey I watch your videos too

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I can't imagine killing someone because a friend said they'd offer you breakfast if you did it, the guy clearly had issues in the head

[@ajaysuresh1240]

I just saw your comment on more plates more dates.

[@ajaysuresh1240]

You are literally on every video i watch, Greg doucette, more plates more dates, phillon and now Mrballen too

[@sprtsfanatic1]

Sociopath

[@icy-hearted-angel]

Evil

[@4FortyEight8]

I suppose he would become a "cereal killer." ... ... (Sorry for distasteful pun, I don't take the events lightly and abhor the actions of he and his friend.)

[@braedondavies9592]

14 years for brutally murdering a young woman? Seems like a slap on the wrist.

[@isaacmurray1941]

adult act needs an adult punishment he got off so easy

[@firstmiseryy3115]

not to mention the fact that he was smiling and showed no remorse

[@nolimitkk2715]

That’s white privilege for ya 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@socdy600]

Exactly

[@orcvsivstitia7608]

There are so many instances where that same logic and feeling can be applied. I do it and I thought...no out loud I said "14 Fuckin year?!?".... exactly what you said. My issue.....If I'm only 4 foot tall. I am not jailed for not being able to dunk a basketball. If I only have one arm. No one forces me to drive a manual transmission car. I don't know much. Shit I'm kinda dumb....But that kid who killed her. Absolutely has to be missing some part of his brain or the function of it. That level of uncaring is outside the normal range by such a large margin. That there has to be a defect. Ok so what....well the point of our justice systems is supposed to be justice. Not monster creation. So Killin that kid or giving him 100 years ect. Is like forcibly requiring a disabled person to drive a car or operate a dangerous machine. I hate this line of logic but I don't have a better argument. That allows me to be ok with becoming exactly what I am supposed to be punishing. Now if they can prove he's fully normal. 100% capable of the correct behavior, rationale and has a totally "normal" brain. Fine execution. But since we can't even properly discribe how consciousness works. I don't think we'll have that capability in my life time. It sucks. It's like what Nietzsche said "Careful looking into the abyss, it looks back".

[@lisahinton9682]

Lepa's steely-eyed "Screw you, pal!" is soul-stirring. What an incredible human being she was.

[@kurooitami]

She is/was a legend. The biggest f*** you. Hope my death is going to be nearly as impactful..

[@אולגהדרוצה-ו5מ]

How many russian women partisans heroes ..Zoe Kosmodemiansky..For example.She was caught, tortured and hanged.And before the execution she sad to people in het last speech."We will win.They can't destroy all of us".And she was 18 years old.It is a picture of her..And later nazis cut one of her breasts, as she wad dead.After soviets conker the villige, Zoe was buried, and she is remembered.

[@atlasfeynman1039]

Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn.

[@lisahinton9682]

@@atlasfeynman1039 "... like a woman scorned." And you're right.

[@atlasfeynman1039]

@@lisahinton9682 I had to look it up... you're right! I've been saying it wrong for years >.< ty

[@chadallen7280]

For some reason when this guy says “I really appreciate your support “, I believe it. Glad to watch this guy grow.

[@brandib264]

I know right!? Dude blew the F up! Never seen anything like it.

[@MrBallen]

Thank you for saying that! I genuinely feel so fortunate to get to make videos for a living. That privilege is something I think about all the time, and I know it’s only because of wonderful people like you! So thank you!

[@rachael5807]

@@MrBallen you deserve it man. Just noticed after this comment you're edging closer to 3 million subscribers! Absolutely killin' it

[@r1tsa]

Basically been hooked since his very first tiktok... I've been around that long

[@atmywhitson]

@@MrBallen ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@dylanholmes1985]

10 years commercial diving experience here, giving input on third story's hypothesis. He was down for a lot longer than he anticipated, his willpower to pull it off kept him holding, fine, no problem, she says yes and he's like "mission accomplished but I need effin air now like pronto". When surfacing, it is imperative one put their non dominant hand above their head (the hand you would be willing to lose or injure) so I use my left hand when ascending in dark water or I simply cannot tilt my head to look up. This is to prevent knocking your head on an unseen object as your hand takes the impact instead. The deck above was most likely protruding out from the underwater structure, and in this mans haste to surface, his judgment lapsed and he swam with his head into the underside of the decking and was knocked unconscious. It is highly unlikely he blacked out while surfacing. I think this is the most plausible explanation

[@eatwhatukiii2532]

That’s similar to what I was thinking. Even if he wasn’t knocked out, just impacting the deck above might have been enough to jar him into reflex-gasping if he was already fighting the urge to take a breath. That urge can be pretty strong and hard to fight in the last moments before reaching the surface. A horrifically sad story. I really feel for both of them and I hope she somehow, someday, finds happiness again.

[@dylanholmes1985]

@@eatwhatukiii2532 Absolutely tragic on a Shakespearean level. Awful, I cannot even imagine. May us and our loved ones never endure such a fate in Gods name amen

[@bortoluzzijenny]

Freediver here, seems like a plausible option but I disagree that it's highly unliky he blacked out. Shallow water blackout is actually one of the most common causes of death among spearfishers that push themselves just that little bit longer than they should, that's why you should never ever freedive without a buddy at the surface even if you're shallow. It seems very likely to me that he experienced shallow water blackout here. Absolutely devastating.

[@not-high-on-life]

Going 10+ meters deep staying here for a while and getting back on a single breath without any previous experience... He clearly overestimated his capabilities

[@VE-cu1dj]

I was hoping for a response from someone with experience, to give some kind of explanation to that story. Thank you!

[@lilskyguy7]

I can't imagine going from the happiest moment in your entire life to your most horrified in such a brief period of time. That last story really got me...

[@DronesUnder2A]

She was too slow. I suppose he meant what he said about not having the breath.....And she took too long to read the note. And he didn't want to swim away before she did. So he held his breath. Terribly sad.

[@ChristophProbst]

@@DronesUnder2A - I've seen the video of this before. He's struggling when he gets there. At the 14:40 mark you can see that his chest compressed. I don't think he made it far before he started drowning. The few seconds with the note wouldn't have made a difference.

[@chanceneck8072]

Heartbreaking....

[@deestefmorr]

that is horribly sad

[@dmagz0121]

you’ve gotta be a fool to think you can go under water write a note “proposing to your wife “ get the answer and go back up. ???? they ain’t happening with me. I’d know straight away. I can’t breathe this long

[@sassyghost_8]

For the first story, it sounds like free breakfast was the only motive he needed. It sounds like he’s a genuine psychopath who likely had homicidal fantasies or simply didn’t think she was fun to toy with anymore. So he got rid of her in a brutal way and tried to pin it on his friend. That’s psychopathic behavior if I’ve ever heard it.

[@frogprincess412]

The last story had me in tears. I can't imagine the best day of my life also being the worst day of my life.

[@m84uch3r]

Or your last day

[@lapislazarus8899]

In retrospect, that "romantic" cabin seems to be missing some important safety measures. I mean, leaving a couple of people literally out of contact. I think I'll take the hotel room with the big aquarium and room service and a Dr available on call.

[@mystic95]

@@lapislazarus8899 It's in Africa

[@bnoel12345]

Poor guy didn't even get to find out if her answer was yes.

[@joshx420]

Honestly, amazing proposal idea. But sadly, he never got to hear yes.

[@Joellarainbow]

Josh shouldn't get out of jail. He's still a danger to people.

[@musahaitham2191]

That boi bad news he a menace to society

[@themightymutt5213]

On the other hand, the guards can't protect him when he's not in jail...

[@kiattim2100]

Im worr8ed about his friend who promise him his breakfast and report him to the police.

[@65firered]

@@themightymutt5213 As we have seen they can't protect him in jail either.

[@DOOM00420]

Nah hes the homie

[@stephanieboggian8636]

This guy is the best story teller, I would listen to him talking about how he did his taxes.

[@jeremysiron9622]

So it was April 15 and I had to do my taxes, my family and I were in the middle of nowhere so I had to try to do them online… There was no signal, so basically we crunched the numbers in our head and figured if we drove without stopping for 26 hours, we could physically get there and get the taxes turned in on time,… So the next day we set up everything we were good to go we had our plan and we set off, now what we didn’t know was there was a huge construction project going on in one of the cities we had to go through, and as a result of this we weren’t going to be able to make it on time, and we knew this, but we optimistically tried to push through and get there but ultimately we did not make it on time. I called the tax office the next day and said I will bring it in as soon as possible and talked with a representative about what happened and the representative kind of gave me a confused voice over the phone like she didn’t know what I was talking about. She said, Mr. Ballen, We saw you here yesterday you came in and dropped your taxes off an hour and a half before the deadline… And sure enough when I checked through my agent, they had complete possession of my taxes everything was done and it looked exactly like my handwriting which sent me chills down my spine, and the fact that there were some kind of doppelgänger or I have no idea even how to view this is just horrifying as well,... so no matter how you wanna look at this the bottom line is is we didn’t physically get the tax it to that office somebody else did, and two witnesses said they saw me and this is just 24 hours earlier, now I know I didn’t do it, but the bottom line is there was some guy that people thought it was me and they somehow got my taxes in..... that was the second paranormal experience I’ve had in my life and the last

[@krisshaw9464]

Yeah but he gets old

[@tyreemackins7424]

Exactly!

[@jopan1363]

He got me watching 411 missing! That is addicting.

[@paperbagboy3153]

69th like, L E T S G O

[@thedinkydreads9351]

I live in Bridgend and I still remember how horrified and sickened everyone was to hear about Rebecca's murder. My mum actually worked with one of her family members. Thank you for honoring her with such a respectful telling of her story.

[@jubeaumont6305]

I hope that bastard gets knackd while in prison. Unfortunately knowing British jail hes probably on his playstation and smoking weed with his celly and will be out after 10 year. I hate this timeline.

[@juliemanarin4127]

And he essentially got away with it!

[@bethawesome2900]

You just absolutely destroyed my heart. I just can not imagine being that happy only to face tragedy. She had to pack his things and fly back alone. So heartbreaking.

[@MiraculusOnly]

Right. I’d be sick as fuck. Cry the whole way home. Ugh

[@paulh2981]

An never to know what happened. That would just add to the trauma.

[@jimboscooter432]

Lol I never even thought about the fact that she had to pack his shìt and fly back alone. 🤣🤣🤣

[@quintfl]

@@paulh2981 Knowing your friend is dead is probably more traumatic than not knowing.

[@HuskDust666]

first story: ..Never meet someone in the woods especially if they were abusive to you :(

[@herberthans7015]

yes, always meet them to go cave diving

[@ByGraceIGo]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@Nana-56]

Dont let your child get back in a relationship with someone who bullied them.

[@gretalauk]

never meet anyone that was abusive to you alone

[@artvulture456]

@Diz Zkl sicko

[@rogueus2916]

The last story is so sad, poor lady, the most romantic day of her life turned into the most tragic one.

[@randawolf3825]

Yeah I know

[@missdemeanor3494]

😢

[@kiki.nico.]

That last story had me in tears. My heart goes out to Kenesha and all the families involved in these stories. Life can be so cruel. 💔

[@Kiahxoxo]

I still can't wrap my head around what could've happened. All he had to do was swim up 😢...

[@jessiehogue.]

@@Kiahxoxo Wanted to do it all in one go instead of going back for air between each thing he showed her, overestimated the time he could last underwater, failed to get back up in time. Combine the excitement of love and the stress of possibly not getting a 'yes' on top of staying in the water too long and you got a recipe for disaster.

[@extremeking425]

idc about swirlers

[@aurea.]

Lepa's bravery left me in awe. May she rest in peace.

[@eastcoastitalian8758]

I know, im still thinking about her. Their should be a statue of her somewhere, and a placard, explaining her amazing feats. Her bravery is unimaginable to me, the nazis must have destroyed everything she loved, everything and everyone.

[@luieescobar3687]

Definitely she was a true hero!!

[@pumpkinking4583]

U mean pieces:D

[@pumpkinking4583]

I dropped my bescuit I'm my tea while watching this now I'm sad :(

[@uf8bvhduvi115]

Poo poo in bum bum

[@IndigoStat]

I'll buy Josh breakfast if he's willing to stay in prison for the rest of his life.

[@zachbishop7868]

Agreed.

[@SpookyShivers]

😂😂😂

[@holocaust_2.0]

Don't do that. I'm sure there is a father with his release date marked on the calendar who spent thousands of dollars on ammunition to practice for that day.

[@ronaldpettifurd5957]

@@holocaust_2.0 I'd be counting the days for sure

[@lyliavix4366]

@@holocaust_2.0 unfortunately in 🇬🇧 we don’t have the chance to buy guns and ammunition🥲otherwise I’m sure there would be lots of people willing to do that deed!

[@Nell_Isabel]

That last story broke me. The thought of spending a vaction in the most beautiful place in the world. Then to have such a beautiful propusal and then nothing. Words cannot express the grieve i feel for her and cant imagine how harrowing that moment was to lose the love of ur life and your future with one of the best proposal ideas ever! Its just so sad😭

[@ladycountess2972]

Omg girl youd really be into RezTKF if ur into scary stories an stuff 💯😍👌❤

[@Nell_Isabel]

@@ladycountess2972 thanks! Ill check them out!

[@bombfirst157]

They had enough good times, now where’s mine?!

[@sadieireland8282]

@@bombfirst157 If you think that selfishly, you probably won't have any.

[@sadieireland8282]

@@Nell_Isabel Don't bother, he only has a few videos and they're not true crime, it's cheesey horror bullshite.

[@johnnyoutlaw6534]

The Kaneesha and Steven story always makes me sad. I couldn't imagine being 40, finding the love of your life, only to lose them immediately following the decision to make things real. Hope she is doing okay.

[@The20thHijacker]

Wait, he was 40 when this happened? Wow. Melodramatic proposals are fucking stupid, so I didn't feel that bad for him to begin with. Now that I know that he was 40 when he did this, it's become more funny than sad.

[@Dalauan_Sparrow]

@@The20thHijacker bait

[@teddyfresh9605]

@@Dalauan_Sparrow The master of the kind

[@randomuser1105]

@@The20thHijacker You sound bitter.

[@alecedgerly1277]

We’ve found the incel lol

[@suze6083]

The story with that couple is beyond sad...the sheer terror she must have felt...and that’s how quickly a happiest moment turns into the saddest moment of someone‘s life😞

[@johnzome788]

When Josh gets out of jail someone should invite him into the woods to drink a beer.

[@NotChefCook]

Damn skippy .

[@crystalrainfeather]

@Josh Zome pretty much my thought, too. He should get what he gave, not get out to do no telling what to another person. Sociopath.

[@roonieh9619]

I can’t believe his sentence is only 14 years

[@robertrouthier2603]

I'll buy you breakfast if you do.

[@weewooweewoo906]

rip that poor young girl

[@PokeRetroFan]

The last story is so sad. Two people madly in love and happy. You can't fake love like that. They were meant for each other. Then in an instant it ended so horribly.

[@kayceequesadilla]

I wish he hadn’t shown her the ring while underwater, and that he had written a shorter message on the sign in the plastic bag. I’ve heard that story before, and I so wish it had had a happy ending! It breaks my heart even more, now that I know they were from Louisiana. My sweetheart is from Louisiana. I would have loved to have shared a state with such a beautiful couple with such a wonderful proposal story.

[@Hannah-zc8gn]

@Chance Welsh telling someone to get over themselves while also arrogantly insulting them is nothing short of hypocrisy. I hope your horrible attitude brings you all of the good you give to others.

[@mufc3575]

@Chance Welsh stfu

[@Chellssbb]

imagine her plane ride home alone 😢

[@mrannunaki6852]

Suspicious if u ask me.. If it were kenisha that drowned - Steven would be no. 1 suspect

[@n-carter4468]

The second picture gives me chills. The COURAGE & HONOUR overcomes the saddening element of the type of ending she had. RESPECT!

[@MathStar100]

I grew up in Yugoslavia, hearing these types of stories, but I've never heard them from anyone once I moved to the US. This made me really happy. Thank you for that

[@jupiterdarkshadow]

Fellow Yugoslavian here, my heart jumped when I heard 'yugoslavia' from Mr. Ballen!

[@nessd.b1223]

My husband is an Yugoslavian too :))))

[@kevinlong7559]

Wasnt Tito a partisan too??

[@deagaric4765]

@@kevinlong7559 yeah, Tito led the partisan party

[@sippndipp]

He's good, ain't he?

[@ltraina3353]

Omg, that last one actually gave me the chills...I can’t imagine the panic she must have felt when he didn’t surface. They seemed like such a great couple, my heart goes out to her and their families...

[@desertedpyro3238]

My theory on the drowning man is that he was so amped on adrenaline due to being in the open ocean and the fact he was proposing to his girlfriend, that when he was low on oxygen he didnt realize because the adrenaline was keeping him conscience. He then drowned as he was too low on oxygen and couldnt make it to the surface in time.

[@worldgggggg]

It's not a bad explanation but perhaps I have a better one, although I do have a little bit more information to work with. When they did his autopsy they found trama to the head af if he had been hit with something. I think probably the best explanation is that he was excited to get back to the surface to see his girlfriend and get her answer so he shot up and hit his head on something on the houseboat thing knocking him unconscious and since he was probably low on oxygen already he didn't have much time to come to and resurface so he drowned

[@stephanim2436]

@@worldgggggg I think you're 100% right. Just a sad tragedy...but Cleary just an accident. 😣

[@bitcoinbull6564]

@@worldgggggg I also think you are correct, now how about your soon to be "wife" jump in the water and look for you!! She could have possibly saved him instead of waiting so damn long... thats rough.

[@jackthompson7546]

@@worldgggggg god could you imagine. What a fucking way :( sad as shit, you hate to see it

[@UsefulRevolution]

@@bitcoinbull6564 how do you know if she knows how to swim or not? How do you know that she didn’t think there was a shark or something in the water? Fucking hell Anne, the woman’s experiencing the most harrowing moment that anybody could possibly imagine and you out here judging what she should have done from your couch? G 👏🏾 T👏🏾F👏🏾O👏🏾H!

[@SweetTooth8989]

I've heard the Rebecca story before and it enrages me so much. 14 years on top of that for taking a teen's life, robbing her of at least 60 more years of life. Rebecca looked like such a sweet girl, RIP Rebecca.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

@@MidwestFarmToys sure

[@loveistheanswer5924]

Right so unrighteousness it is disgusting! He should get 60 years at least!

[@kiruka9899]

im so glad you included the second story! no one talks about yugoslavia anymore, thank you

[@birgbirg111]

omg chosooooooooooooooooooo

[@IsraelCountryCube]

In what context? If it's horrible tragedy's and good tragedy's it'd be this here

[@johndo7484]

Yah because there’s no such thing as Yugoslavia anymore. They decide to break apart into a bunch of tiny crappy countries. Eastern Europe loves doing that for some reason.

[@judes4518]

@@IsraelCountryCube it’s funny you talking about tragedies 😂😂😂😂😂

[@AnyoneCanSee]

​@@johndo7484 - Their reason is totally different ethnicities and/or religions and literally centuries of ethnic/religious conflicts. If outside countries hadn't intervened it would have ended with good old-fashioned totally ethnic cleansing like the Ottomans did. In fact, they did it to such a degree that people think the region of Turkey was always filled with darker-skinned people. You see people saying Saint Nicholas was dark-skinned because he was Turkish, not understanding the Turks murdered all the Greeks that lived in the region when they conquered the region hundreds of years after his time. Those same Ottomans conquered and converted the Bosnians to Islam and that's why the shit hit the fan when the USSR collapsed. The Serbian Christians wanted the invader religion gone that had persecuted them for years.

[@ninjafury5374]

Can you imagine living the happiest moment of your life only to be completely devastated within minutes.

[@zombiewolf3244]

@Bann me Again nazis pretty funny huh!?

[@timespaceperspective701]

@Bann me Again nazis u clearly have problems

[@nicoleshepherds9369]

I think 🤔 it’s a troll. 🤷‍♀️ rotten thing to say either way.

[@cliffordgill9052]

Yes I can, every day...😑

[@bomberdawesome]

@@timespaceperspective701 This person is a troll they are commenting a lot on this story in particular.

[@우사민-r3c]

Lipa at 17 was a complete badass until the very last moments of her life and a heroine for justice and righteousness.

[@poetcomic1]

Reminds me of the young Dutch girls in WWII who would lure Nazi soldiers and collaborators into the woods where the partisans killed them.

[@ohno4930]

Right? I can't believe more people aren't talking about the second story. All of them have plenty to talk about, but I can't even fathom that level of absolute bravery.

[@brookelynnenewcomer943]

@@ohno4930 damn.

[@Havanah-ov4yt]

@@ohno4930 I thought the same! This story was hands down the most interesting and inspiring to me. It’s of serious historic value and I’m so glad I now know she existed

[@robynmontgomery9826]

Young women like Lepa Radic and Sophie Scholl were so incredibly brave.

[@Richard__Cranium]

Only 14 years for brutally murdering an innocent teenage girl in cold blood?! I just don't understand this world sometimes...

[@lingo7775]

Well I do

[@randomuser1105]

It's a British thing.

[@senorpepper3405]

Europe

[@victormarie525]

@@senorpepper3405 vous avez raison, notre justice en France par exemple est super laxiste...

[@senorpepper3405]

@@victormarie525 Ich spreche kein Franzoesisch

[@keithdriver7721]

The last story is both one of the most romantic and at the same time most tragic stories I have ever heard. Damn.

[@theearlofmarch]

@Bann me Again nazis truly shows your immaturity. Sad.

[@jillianc7485]

I’ve heard that story before, it was accompanied by a facebook post that kenisha wrote about steven on the anniversary of his death. i don’t remember the post word-for-word but I remember it ended with: “you never got to hear my answer.. but my answer was yes.” it literally killed me, what a tragic event :(

[@Ruebz_f30]

@@theearlofmarch ngl if I died like that, I'd get roasted by my family for all eternity

[@scottmartin8888]

It's so ironic. "I don't have enough air to tell you everything I love about you" Well.......how right he was. At least she could wear his ring if they found it.

[@cassandramuthleb2486]

Although I’m so sad about this tragedy, I thought it was going to be said that he was attacked by a shark. Truly sad!

[@cleoglover3572]

Ok that 17yr old girls is the literal definition of a warrior! Damn! Much much respect

[@Abysia]

It's not real lol

[@Ronin_4444-n5w]

@@Abysia yes it is...

[@lea88pu]

@@Abysia yes it is.

[@spicymayo623]

Totally agree! What a magnificent girl. 👏

[@shawnap1515]

The future is female definitely

[@augustvukosovich4683]

Damn, Lepa was an amazing girl! A trauma nurse at only 17 and a soldier that protected woman and children. She's my hero too!

[@puppude]

😂

[@evelynzlon9492]

The Yugoslavians fought the Nazis as opposed to...? Unfortunately these World War allegiances were binary, so the Nazis were very efficient at driving otherwise neutral parties into the arms of the British Empire and whatnot, to fortify the existing colonial system. Germany and England were allies. Not enemies. Allies. And Adolf Hitler didn't commit suicide after WWII. He may indeed have killed his ugly newlywed wife, but he himself was livin' large in Argentina.

[@evelynzlon9492]

Another interpretation of WWII is that Germany attempted to secede from the Roman Empire, which includes the British Empire from the standpoint of colonial subjects. But since the imperialists had all the power, those outside of the loop were left to squabble amongst themselves.

[@evelynzlon9492]

I posit the second interpretation because although Germany herded neutral parties into the arms of the British Empire, these parties did so out of constraint and not entirely by choice. And plus they acquired advanced weaponry in the process. So in the long view, Germany armed England's enemies.

[@ascendednightingale2456]

@@puppude Care to explain what’s funny?

[@EB-wl9st]

My husband is dying slowly from cancer. I lost my job. Had to file bankruptcy. Our dog passed away. Our son suddenly died. All within 7 months. Mr. Ballen, Dr Grande, and The Why Files are somehow so comforting and take my mind off everything. I absolutely love this channel. Thank you.

[@AdrienJohns-ye6ve]

God Bless you

[@EB-wl9st]

@@AdrienJohns-ye6ve and you too. Thank you so much.

[@loveistheanswer5924]

I am so sorry to hear that! 🙏😞♥️ In a short time Gods kingdom will start to govern above the whole earth. Then you could see your son and your husband again (Matthew 6: 9,10). Jesus said about this topic: Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment. (John 5: 28) Also Gods word the Bible says about this topic: With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”And the One seated on the throne said: “Look! I am making all things new.” Also he says: “Write, for these words are faithful and true.” (Revelation 21: 3) If you have any questions about the Bible please write me. Gods word the Bible gives a great hope and the best thing is that it really is the truth. ♥️📖 God can comfort you if you search for him. 🙏😊♥️

[@jonezmontenegro3916]

May God be with you

[@EB-wl9st]

@@jonezmontenegro3916 and you, too. Thank you.

[@Eskii_NZL]

9:24 that's a chilling shot man, not a drop of fear in those eyes as shes getting a noose tied around her neck. Truly a brave warrior 👏

[@tycobrenton4792]

Damn man died proposing. I can't imagine how painful that was for that woman.

[@tycobrenton4792]

@Bann me Again nazis Damn really? Gotta check it out.

[@shivermetimbers1931]

@Bann me Again nazis wait fr how?

[@glenndouglas8822]

@Bann me Again nazis She did, your thinking about when at the end of the interview she made a lovely statement, she said something like.." knowing him, he's up there laughing at how he totally screwed up his marriage proposal, that would be just like him, laughing at himself"... It was just a sweet statement and I suppose it was her way of coping

[@hexrag5901]

probably slightly worse for him

[@hennylo68]

@Bann me Again nazis That's because she killed him.

[@Your_Entire_Reality_Is_A_Lie]

As a mother to a little girl that first story absolutely broke my heart... The pointlessness to it the cruelty to it so unbelievably sad and heartbreaking good God this world is evil

[@damienkarney2251]

I know right! My adorable niece is that age and Rebecca’s story destroyed me.

[@Your_Entire_Reality_Is_A_Lie]

@@damienkarney2251 yeah, so innocent and trusting...just a young teenager in love hoping to be loved in return. Her final moments realizing that the boy she loves not only tricked her, but chose to end her precious life. Sick little piece of shit. May he be bubba's girlfriend in prison and weep every night

[@86BarbOmega]

we have grown into a culture that nurtures and excuses evil

[@Your_Entire_Reality_Is_A_Lie]

@@86BarbOmega Agreed. (I nurture and excuse any evil that comes to the PREDATORS of the innocent).

[@ohno316]

As a father, that boy wouldn't exist anymore

[@KarenAlexandrite-aka-PinkRose]

I had never heard of Lepa Radić before. Thank you, John, for sharing the story of this true heroine!

[@dtoons1100]

Women aren’t allowed to have pride and honor. That’s why their stories are suppressed and never talked about.

[@mobiusstripper7279]

Geeeeezuz! That last story broke my heart. That poor woman! Going immediately from the best moment of your life to the absolute worst. What a living nightmare. So tragic.

[@-ExperienceWithMe-]

Hopefully she got a refund in that place they stayed at

[@xXDoUbLeDDXx38]

@@-ExperienceWithMe- I’m sure that’s the least of her worries at that moment

[@sadieireland8282]

@@xXDoUbLeDDXx38 Some people are arseholes...

[@capn_fannybaws5709]

MrBallen's hair has the most character development throughout all of the videos

[@lorimyers4783]

Sometimes the green screen makes it look longer and lighter at the bottom. Had to call a friend who is also a fan and into photography and confirmed it was the green screen and I wasn’t crazy. This said, the man has amazing hair and I’m not disputing that.

[@carltonthepug]

You think so? I think his left eyebrow is on fleek

[@malikyuhanna1237]

You legend

[@krisselletangalin3740]

😂😅

[@letstalkaboutit1354]

This was hilarious lmaooo

[@corinnegivens8547]

The marriage proposal story literally made me ball like a baby. My heart goes out to Kanesha.

[@anomaly3215]

i dont know why he thought that would be a good idea tbh, like maybe if he had spent weeks practicing his breathing and holding it for longer then he would've been able to be fine but it was just a stupid decision tbh

[@michelew4078]

*bawl

[@not-high-on-life]

@@anomaly3215 exactly my thoughts., plus being excited makes your heart beat faster, you burn through oxygen way faster too... can be deadly underwater

[@Cakeatronic]

My thought is at least they did get to check off bucket list items together. That is really all you can askfor in life.

[@AutumnWind92]

Dude was stupid af. Just propose the normal way. People watch too much romantic movies..

[@johne8771]

You are without a doubt the most talented and intriguing story teller I’ve ever heard. I’ve been hooked on your videos and rewatched many 2-3 times. Thank you for helping my depression. You are a hero between serving in the Navy and giving me a dose of happiness on a daily basis.

[@jasonhorton]

Starting my weekend with some anxiety why not

[@snooknstufffishing843]

ikr

[@sukhman8782]

Do you do similar content ??

[@thefrogking9118]

Ikr, gotta keep on edge.

[@xUnknowN_AssassiNx]

Put yourself together hommo

[@cylix329]

Dude same

[@sharongrigg5336]

I'm from England n remember this case of the evil kid killing his ex girlfriend for absolutely no reason.. she was a really sweet kind girl. He's a psychopath n shouldn't ever get out but sadly our justice system stinks.

[@katzillaaa85]

I remember going to college in Bridgend and all of a sudden kids started to commit suicides and we've had "wellbeing sessions" and talks and all of that. All I remember about those days was that Bridgend was a deeply depressed town.

[@bradfurlow6866]

If from the united states and if that happened there depending on the state that punk would be executed. If he got life with no parole the inmates.would beat his ass every day and prob rape.him

[@sarah6557]

@@bradfurlow6866 hopefully yes

[@DarksteelHeart]

@@bradfurlow6866 yeah. The second that kid showed total lack of remorse they might have tried him as an adult.

[@maybechere8185]

@@bradfurlow6866 I guess it depends on the jury and judge. In America it’s usually one extreme or another. He would’ve either been given the death penalty or he would’ve gotten only a few decades. The justice system is corrupt.

[@mingusog7036]

That second story seriously gave me goosebump, Lipa is one of the most badass people ive ever heard of. Staring death in the face and continuing to taunt it. Glad her story is remembered to this day.

[@iamPickled]

Her name is actually spelled Lepa (Radić, her last name) and it’s supposed to be pronounced just the way it’s written but i’m really glad that many of you guys have this amount of respect towards our country that is now, sadly torn apart into many countries that were in Yugoslavia. 😊 She was from, nowadays Bosnia and Herzegovina. And if the whole story about Yugoslavia is confusing, Yugoslavia was, let’s say, a “union” of a few countries: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and North Macedonia. Yugoslavia existed till 2006 when all the countries in Yugoslavia gained their independence, but before that, the full name was SFRY (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). And in 2006, the last country in SFRY to gain independence was Serbia. 😁

[@heldermonteiro2718]

That story was probably propaganda

[@iamPickled]

Why would it be propaganda

[@heldermonteiro2718]

@@iamPickled propaganda from the partizan

[@TASmith-ou3is]

We need more people like Lepa right now. I only hope I can be as brave as Lepa, if need be.

[@ayaanosman1514]

Oh my 😥 the last couple story really hit me. I don't know how Kanisha would ever move forward without him. That is so painful and heartbroken

[@Rdskid7]

Hey Mr. Ballen, you inspired me to become a search and rescue volunteer in the Rocky Mountains! Thank you for the amazing dark and mysterious story telling!

[@giab1188]

That's awesome!

[@Cubevision1]

@@giab1188 no its terrifying

[@barbaravance6774]

@@Cubevision1 No it's not.

[@barbaravance6774]

Congrats! I used to so Search and Rescue here in Ohio. Are you going to train a K-9? That's what I did. I started after my son was lost for 20 min. and no one came to search for him. I had called the police. I didn't know that missing kids here fall under the Fire Dept. My father was an MP in the Army and a K-9 trainer. So, it kinda came naturally. I even know a man who does SAR work in Arizona on horseback. Good Luck! It's hard work. But, it means so much to relatives.!

[@iviui2d3i2]

Cool! Just make sure that when you got out there and come across the Like Button as it's fleeing from some dude asking if it knows the way to Bells Canyon, tell the Like Button to search around upstream until he finds some freestanding stairs in the middle of a meadow, and that he'll be safe from Bells Canyon dude if he climbs to the tip of the stairs

[@gregmcb5305]

He obviously had motive beyond his friend offering him the breakfast for if he killed her, because he was already saying he was going to kill her before his friend offered the breakfast for it. That’s why his friend did it becasue he didn’t believe he was serious not defending the kid but Something else started this

[@noellec7211]

Same! I think hes schizophrenic. And when he went home from that weekend came into some psychosis that lasted until he ultimately killed her.

[@siresorb1419]

Sounds like a brain tumor to me

[@riripari2042]

That's pretty clear since he randomly broke up with her for no explained reason and decided to spread lies about her throughout the school. Did he think she cheated on him or something? It wouldn't be the first time a guy or girl with serious issues got super paranoid over nothing and ended up brutally injuring or killing someone they claimed to love.

[@herberthans7015]

@@riripari2042 yeah someone could have told him she cheated on him (out of jealousy, as a joke, etc.), too. I'm not sure if she would meet him in the woods if she had actually cheated on him but you never know. just like he could suffer from mental diseases the girl could have high levels of narcissism which "can manifest themselves in a pathological form as narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), whereby the individual overestimates his or her abilities and has an excessive need for admiration and affirmation." I actually know people who think their primitive, sneaky strategies to manipulate people are genius and will never be detected when you can tell they are phony from a mile away. I've seen schizophrenic people who would hurt themselves or others in some sort of daydream, too, so we'll never know.

[@herberthans7015]

@HesMade TheDecision Well the narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) comes in many forms, actually most of us have narcissistic tendencies we just don't go there. Like you said there are warning signs and especially for people who can't judge a persons character quickly and accurately it's good to read up on that. But I think any person can have a bad day and go off out of nowhere, as long as no violence and so on is involved and it's not to extreme I think it's human. I personally definitely suffer from mood changes and probably got more issues than that but I think I'm still a good match for most girls unless they want to have a perfect family and many kids, maybe I could even manage a big family you never know what you're capable of until you take responsibility.

[@churnstyle]

Lepa's story is unbelievable. The true definition of heroism.

[@goyboykno9998]

ok

[@TheBeggies95]

I agree, completely unbelievable that she was that strong to the end

[@orcvsivstitia7608]

Yep. I just started painting. I'll be painting her. Then she's going on a T-shirt for me and anyone who's knows who she is. It will be free.

[@JessicaSmith-yg9cn]

17 years old. Wow. Such courage at such a young age. Amazing.

[@blackcellagent]

What an amazing person and absolute hero!

[@donnajojean3217]

The best entertainment of any media source. Ballen, you rock.

[@axeljulius2148]

First story is truly horrifying. I feel so sorry for the mom who knew something was wrong but couldnt do anything

[@googleuser3665]

Agreed

[@Laurenrenrenren]

Well, technically she could have like followed her daughter, hid out in the woods, and then stopped him from attacking her...but I'm sure the mom would never have dreamed the kid would have killed her daughter.

[@Park-Kim_VMin]

@@Laurenrenrenren lol my mom would have, she wouldn't have let me date that young in the first place.

[@bonesg3385]

I can't believe he only got 14 years. People get a lot more for lesser crimes. He planned out the crime.

[@ksinclair-garcia2092]

@@Park-Kim_VMin I'm that mom... I trust my gut feeling and am the parent the boyfriends and girlfriends fear and their dad is pretty damn scary lol

[@redsand848evo]

I won't lie, I've become addicted to this channel.

[@mrmaleek3592]

Same here

[@fioafionawright8604]

Read that as “I won’t die” like some how your addiction to the channel has made you a revenant or some such 👀

[@Chazbox6]

I agree

[@Nell_Isabel]

You and 2 million others

[@jaxonsneed4026]

same i’ve watched every single video...

[@jackiw1012]

This is the MOST addictive channel on KZbin, change my mind.

[@user-bd9kh4tv8p]

I cant

[@ohnonoboi4206]

Yes

[@burnenrubber210]

Mr Ballen Shorts

[@VengefulAngeI]

@@jacoba1100 argh! Beat me to it! I was hitting reply to say "who would want to?"

[@user-pc9oj9ci1r]

Mr Nightmare is up there too

[@tararenner235]

Although all were tragic, these were some of the best stories I've heard so far on this show, for different reasons. Great job!

[@riversider2506]

*14 YEARS* for committing a cold blooded murder with no reasoning!??? 🤯 Gotdamn 🙆‍♂️.... My most sincere condolences to the girls family 💔💔

[@nicolel4439]

My exact thoughts...that boy will be killing someone else...be in another one of Mr Ballens videos!

[@riversider2506]

@@nicolel4439 Sadly , this is a very real statement 💔🖤...

[@gauravgandi1398]

He will be out in 3 yrs. Imagine that. He killed for no reason. Cold blooded.

[@TheeSnitch]

@Michael A Deer Hunting......far enough away from "jackazz Josh" to be able to deny, yet he will be dead. 14 years for premeditated murder ?

[@Forflipsake]

That’s the U.K. 🇬🇧 for you. Some of our sentances are just insanely lenient.

[@wolfssecret]

Her name was Lepa which means "beautiful". It's the same e when you read "desk". My grandmother's sister also died in Partizan at the age of 19.

[@theedmee]

Your great aunt was a badass, just like Lepa.

[@ginaperez8139]

God Rest Your Great Aunt May she Rest at Peace. 🙏

[@ashextraordinaire]

My grandmother was a resistance fighter, smuggler, and spy as a teenager during the war in France. Her memory is a blessing to me, as I hope your great aunt's memory is a blessing to you.

[@zeka9329]

r.i.p

[@darkodarko9]

@@theedmee well the west sees them as villains now so... i dont know what to say :)

[@anelaostojic2530]

as a serbian person i feel honored that you’re talking about lepa radić and the horors ex-yugoslavian people had to endure during world war II. many people simply turn a blind eye to that part of this horrible time in history simply because we come from the balkans, but i do think our history deserves to be known better, so thank you for sharing a story from our region!

[@stevesutherland6232]

Yes...A brave young woman

[@user-he3rq5vg1u]

What about Bosnia and Herzegovina....are you proud of the history associated with it......

[@Johannesburg777]

I never heard this story before. But then I am American and we don't have the best education. We tend to be ethnocentric in our history. It's too bad we couldn't hear more Am azing Stories like this

[@anelaostojic2530]

@@user-he3rq5vg1u i’m not proud of what the serbian government did to civilians in bosnia in the slightest, and i certainly nowhere tried to negate the terrors that happened. but i’m not going to negate the fact that serbian people were killed and treated unspeakably disgustingly during the course of history. my comment was meant to thank mrballen for highlighting a story of such a brave girl that came from our region, she’s of serbian origin but she was born in a town that is now on bosnian territory actually.

[@hawthornestudios7724]

It's so nice that you cover stories from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 not many do. I have never even heard of the josh and Rebecca story 💔 I have recently the last few months discovered you and have been seriously binging lol ♥

[@Laswm4950]

I’m from Louisiana and I remember that last story. My heart broke for her when I heard about it. I couldn’t imagine living your best life with the one you love and losing them in that way. I pray she is doing well although I’m sure she will never get over this.

[@jrmckim]

Im from Louisiana too.. where you from?

[@resoldbaby7687]

uh i kinda hope she does get over it yk move on find someone who can love her as much as he did i hope

[@christopherkohl6511]

It was the ultimate virtue signal for this pathetic simp, who literally made the decision to sit and die for black lives matter. May he be remembered as a true warrior like George Floyd.

[@guineawuv]

He only got 14 years for killing her? That is insane. Edit: that last one was so sad. 😭

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

Agree, it's disturbing to think of him free on the streets again :/

[@thejungle6232]

@Jin Amarasinghe they don’t give you a life sentence for murder tho

[@thejungle6232]

@Jin Amarasinghe well, not always, they usually do, but they don’t always, that’s what I meant to say

[@charliedallachie3539]

Seriously you’d think they’d consider the premeditation and evil of it. The guy is an evil psychopath, so odds are he’ll do it again once released. That’s why we keep people like that locked up for first degree premeditated murder.

[@riverdeep399]

@Jin Amarasinghe Except when kids kill.

[@GenXfrom75]

Steven and Kenisha's story is utterly heartbreaking...

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

It looked like he was just inches from the surface so it makes no sense how he drowned

[@jf5618]

@@IDoABitOfTrollin seems that way but it’s 10m (32’) down. If you’re pushing your lungs and you’ve got some good pressure at that depth…could be a rough trip back as it unfortunately was. Very sad

[@scuffed_fn7359]

All 3 story’s were sad

[@hennylo68]

@@IDoABitOfTrollin It doesn't make sense because she killed him.

[@meatballsandwich5329]

@@hennylo68 no she didnt realax with the conspiracy lmao

[@gr8gmr]

Lepa's story reminds me of Sophie Scholl. Two brave young women who stood their ground all the way up until very end.

[@phangirlable]

Yes, I thought the same!

[@RockyRoadJY]

All of these stories are so sad but the 17 year old girl is incredible. What a force of goodwill energy that was sadly taken, not only from her, but from humanity.

[@nathanjones6638]

Yup. That is exactly why I became rather extreme in my hate of abusers, rapists, and murderers. While not all apply to the first story, it bothers me to no end that these villains survive. What kind of evil society does not hunt and exterminate these monsters?

[@puketinmoarliek994]

@@nathanjones6638 ive been expressing this exact thought, why just let them slip away, all the spotlight is on the violence

[@MrWhite-bk8uy]

Those are Balkans for you

[@justicemunsell200]

Yeah that one honestly amazed me. The fact the she was so young but so strong is insane

[@anemicgoalhop495]

Reminds me of Sophie Scholl.

[@Ben-pz7wo]

That partisan story is badass.... what a legend. So brave at only 17...

[@GrifoStelle]

@yolo crone no. Our youth are still as valiant as our elderly were. There are just as many laying down their lives as there are whiners pointing fingers at other generations as your own generation. Much of our youth doesn't have to prove it by scowling down death anymore because the grandparents did their jobs. Our generation needs to level the playing field if we want the next generations to have the same successes as our predecessors.

[@Ben-pz7wo]

@yolo crone I’m 20 and can’t imagine. But ppl rushing Normandy beaches into the jaws of death half of them were younger than me. Really makes u think...

[@olaughthelightlyspotting4639]

@@GrifoStelle WELL SAID,THERE WILL ALWAYS BE HEROES

[@whoopsydaisy6389]

@yolo crone Yes I can imagine it. I see them standing up for what's right and putting their bodies on the line in various situations every day.

[@Lovinlife1234]

Here in the US..the teenager would say. " You are hurting my feelings, I'm putting you on you-tube!!!!"

[@trevaunphillips8848]

After killing a Young woman so mercilessly, he only got 14 years... Seriously 😑😑🤔

[@Flamey45]

Afraid so, the law is an asse here in the UK, our judges are always dishing out measly sentences, they hardly ever give proper long ones, not like the US.

[@trevaunphillips8848]

@@Flamey45 that's very sad. He deserved at least 2 consecutive life sentences

[@CIA_Killed_JFK]

My best friend was stabbed to death. The kid chased him down and stabbed him 11 times all above the waist and once in the neck. He got 14 years for that…. RIP Derric Gaines

[@amandamoon9772]

I agree. 14 years is bs.

[@WendiKoff]

A life for a life is the only option

[@nishanightshade1302]

The last story is so heartbreaking. It was such a romantic gesture, that apparently went horribly wrong. They looked like such a beautiful couple and their smiles are so heartwarming and just beam love. I feel terrible for her. Speaking from experience, losing someone you deeply love is a truly devastating experience. 💔

[@bridgetbroussard1522]

I grew up with Steven. His fiancée found someone to help locate his body. It was so heartbreaking. He was an amazing guy. I hadn’t seen him in years before his death but it still hit our small community hard where we grew up in when we all learned of his passing.

[@oliviertostevin2144]

@Jim Eagle wtf are you talking about, sounds like you have dementia, don’t do shit like that when someone is talking about a lost friend or member of their community, it’s disrespectful and just plain weird, “define shampoo?” Either you need to get yourself checked out for dementia or you’re a bot

[@AkkermanC]

@Jim Eagle why are you like this

[@pornsakpongthong1092]

@@oliviertostevin2144 are you joking? It's meme, bro.

[@engleberthumperdink3522]

@@pornsakpongthong1092 uh no. It's disrespectful. The guy is talking about a dead friend. Grow up child.

[@quellbrack]

@@engleberthumperdink3522 honestly

[@nicolegroves6880]

Aww, that last story is so sad!!! That poor woman. Imagine going from such extreme joy to utter devastation brought on by a horrific tragedy in such a short span of time. It's heartbreaking to think about!

[@hayleyhughes2870]

Just when you think Fridays couldn't get better

[@apexdeer9362]

I have a job interview pls help :(

[@unnamedchannel1237]

6am Saturday morning here

[@unnamedchannel1237]

@@apexdeer9362 I just watch dan O’Connor video that would help you tells you how to open and close in an interview

[@XiionBeatz]

@@apexdeer9362 F

[@slothymango]

@@apexdeer9362 just loosen up and remind yourself that the job isn't going make or break or you, there's another one out there. Act like you mean business, but be kind of loose! Good luck

[@dl6860]

What a beautiful and harrowing tale about Lipa. Thanks for telling.

[@austinsteiner4828]

How the hell did he only get 14 years for premeditated murder. That's Murder 1. He should never see freedom again.

[@amandamoon9772]

Agreed. Apparently it happened in the UK though, so there ya go 🤷‍♀️

[@lZFlVV]

@Ying Fipling assault rocks are the biggest problem in today’s world

[@jhauptmann9850]

@Ying Fipling They will once a single person goes into schools or such and kills a few dozen people with a rock.. And then it happens once every few weeks. Ya derp.

[@jhauptmann9850]

@Ying Fipling Hehehe that is some good trolling! Funny. :)

[@joannaflowers5563]

I thought the same thing.

[@loveinspired7]

OMG, THAT LAST STORY brought me to tears! OMG!💔 This last story just gave me a good cry for about maybe 15 minutes. I found her profile on Facebook, and I wanted so much to reach out to her, to let her know that someone had shared her story; I wanted to tell her how sorry I was that she lost the love of her life. BUT I DIDN'T DO IT. I just felt that it wouldn't have been appropriate. She doesn't know me from Adam; I am a complete stranger to her, and that's how I'm going to remain. Seeing her smile in her recent Facebook photos is enough for me to know that she's she's doing OK and she is moving on with her life. ❤

[@abyssmom2692]

I'm glad she is doing better. I was hoping beyond hope that he was telling an amazing proposal story. Fairy tales.

[@loveinspired7]

@@abyssmom2692 It was an amazing proposal story. It just ended tragically.

[@frakismaximus3052]

Do u think she killed him

[@loveinspired7]

@@frakismaximus3052 NO! My God, whatever made you ask that?!

[@lisahinton9682]

@@loveinspired7 He asked that because, unfortunately, 12-year-old boys are allowed to use the Internet, too.

[@AbbieLoveYou]

“A long hustle walk all the way to the door, in order to be polite” omg lmao!!!! My social anxiety goes nuts whenever that happens to me 😅

[@mircat28]

Get therapy. Anxiety is treatable.

[@sugarrose8640]

I know its politeness. I am polite too an would prefer u not to wait on me holding the door. Which is something I can entirely handle on my own. I like my own pace pls stop messing with my anxiety levels. 98% of the time its men. My sis teases sayin they do it to check out our asses.🤨😬

[@cheryl3505]

That last story was sad . But luv will always last a lifetime. Thank you for story time truly appreciate your stories . Hope you do more soon . Have a blessed day.

[@jerryjenk]

I love this guy, he's so dedicated to his fans and I love how active he is in the comments section.

[@steveh1802]

That proposal story is one of the saddest things I’ve ever heard.

[@pgpro8691]

Absolutely. Good lord that was heartbreaking. She went from the happiest moment in her life to the worst in an instant... Side note as cool as that place sounds, having a cabin way out on the water, with no immediate way to get back to shore or contact emergency services is kind of crazy.

[@nathandingy]

@@pgpro8691 yeah I doubt they have an safety regulations but a radio phone should be a requirement at the least

[@jamessutter6700]

Dude did the whole thing right. Perfect surprise....absolute freak accident and absolutely at the worst moment. The hopes and dreams of that whole life there and simultaneously ripped away at the very beginning moment...

[@jerryboics9550]

He killed himself being silly. 17 yo girl getting beaten to death with a rock by someone she thought was her boyfriend? Not that sad?

[@morkujinirukandji4820]

@@jerryboics9550 15 years not 17

[@anazrna]

Thank you so much for telling the story of Lipa. I am Croatian and I spent most of my childhood in Lipa's Yugoslavia. Then things happened of which you obviously know as a SEAL but even the taste of war for independence still lingers, we have the utmost respect and love for Lipa's generation and the days of Partizani. ❤️ Mr. Ballen, you're the best. :)

[@dbss206]

Lepa

[@lisahinton9682]

@Ana Zrna What a lovely comment, Ana. Thank you for having taken the time to make your comment. All the best to you and yours.

[@1976MonaLisa]

This is one of my favorite tortures of the like button that I've heard so far. The polite hustle to the held-open door is such a clear image, it cracked me up. 😂

[@mattiusvalentine3199]

The last story is sad.. I guess in terms of surprising your life mate, sometimes it pays to just drop a knee and propose. I hope she’s doing ok after that. Horrible timing. However and for what it’s worth, I’m sure he died with every ounce of love in his heart for her.

[@donvito5647]

People die all the time so what's the problem?

[@RandomPerson-ks3ql]

@@donvito5647 yeah people die all the time but its different if its someone close to you that you care about

[@lumariadp]

@@donvito5647 WTF is this comment?

[@vkdragonfire2123]

@@donvito5647 I wouldn't be surprised if the kid in the first story used that as his defense. Death is real and inevitable, but humans' capacity for empathy and emotional attachment is real too; don't be so surprised by it.

[@rickhowe5082]

@@lumariadp a child trying to look cool. I would bet $1.

[@andrewblack9796]

I'd be waiting for Josh to get out of prison if I were Rebecca's dad..

[@vimal-cliobconsulting]

He shouldn't come out. He's dangerous for society

[@trith72]

With the right amount of cash he doesn't need to wait, he can get someone inside to skin the monster alive in the shower...

[@maryfiaola3686]

lol yeah

[@Makenshin]

Nah, I would go in after him.

[@tomthompson2309]

@@trith72 thats works I approve 👍 👌

[@craigpardy6204]

That 3rd story is the saddest thing I’ve ever seen, I can’t stop the tears every time I think of it..

[@blissessentials524]

Yea it's Soo sad. I believe he drowned bc he had a cardia arrest or heart attack on his way up.

[@nathanjones6638]

Well, as soon as an underwater room was mentioned (and because of the nature of this channel) I knew one or both of them was going to die. Honestly, the biggest shock of that story was that he drowned, rather than a shark attack. Given that fate thrives on irony, and that he mentioned sharks, seemed like foreshadowing.

[@RaveSharrma]

Its sad but stupid as well! Sorry but that's how it is

[@gustavojunior2020]

Supa dum he was obsessed and deeply in luv he forgot about respecting life

[@swinglog]

@@nathanjones6638 that's if you dont plan to control your own destiny

[@jtullis05]

Greatest story teller EVER!!!

[@chriswolf6531]

The first story is from my home, there's actually a petition going to keep him in jail

[@erikr6054]

There shouldn’t have to be a petition if justice was real. Sad society we live in.

[@Unavailablelaia]

Boi is a psychopath. I'm surprised he get to get out eventually

[@mezzeara5993]

WERE DO I SIGN!?

[@justinaacorn5721]

Keep up the good work, he is evil.

[@redbud815]

if he does get out somehow...some should throw him a welcome home party in the woods...

[@Athlynne]

First story - I've heard this one before, so bizarre. Second - DAMN, that girl was a BADASS. Third - Ah, this crushed me. Such a sweet couple, such a wonderful proposal, and then tragedy. So sad. Thanks, Mr. B!

[@salvatorem1959]

I envy the Newest subscribers. For they can binge watch videos that are completely new to them. The good ole days

[@Hazeldreamz]

Ah yes....I remember when I first discovered his channel. I did that exact thing lol. Binge watched all his videos. Now I wait for that notification bell to go off just to watch his new uploads

[@justinmordini7627]

Facts wish I could watch all his videos for the first time again 😭

[@graysnake5332]

So true🥲

[@JSainte17]

I just found him an hour ago. I’m in heaven. A creepy, terrifying heaven.

[@br1anp4rkour]

He forgot to mention a critical detail. The judge was going to give Rebecca's murderer a life sentence, but Josh offered to buy the judge breakfast if he gave him 14 years only.

[@dougr8646]

Wtf? That judge should be disbarred! How outrageous!!!

[@Ryuuuu_]

@@dougr8646 bruhh , did you actually believed it ? Please tell me you didnt 😂

[@dougr8646]

I believe it's his truth

[@chadriggs3322]

The things people do for a free breakfast.😔

[@Ppodhomestead]

​@@dougr8646"his truth" ?? So, fiction, but it's ok as long as he believes hard enough??

[@karenolson4000]

It's too bad that Rebecca wasn't old enough to accept the fact that people can't trust friends that turn hot and cold. Meeting in isolated places is always risky.

[@King-kh2qw]

did you not hear that at the time it was a popular hangout spot?

[@MrBallen]

Yeah very sad!

[@hexi6485]

Because we all assume someone would kill us for a free breakfast. What kind of thinking is this?

[@kcsdaddy335]

@@King-kh2qwstill an isolated spot though.

[@x77punk77x]

This is why I often tell teen girls and young women how to potentially identify an abusive monster. I didn’t learn until it was way too late and it wrecked my life to the point that i am often reflexively afraid of males (but hide it pretty well bc I’ve been in a lot of male-dominated settings, from STEM college classes to workplaces and ultimately, sad to say, the streets). I wish more people understand that monsters of many variations lurk in our society and sometimes the most dangerous monster is extremely convincing at seeming harmless or even moral & decent. It would be far more appropriate & productive than victim-judging/blaming (ref other thread).

[@ballzach9939]

(Enters group recovery meeting) Hi I’m Zach, and I’m addicted to the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format...

[@deeranged7344]

Hello Zach, I'm Orion, and I'm addicted to abusing the like button

[@Misssydney]

Hi Zach, welcome, would you like to share your story today? No pressure.

[@GrifoStelle]

*joining chorus* Hi Zach

[@tee5210]

🤣 seriously

[@Aal-2447]

Welcome jack. I’m amanda. I’m an addict too. We’re all here for you!

[@lunchboxfightsyou]

Kenesha & Steven’s story is so heartbreaking. They deserved their happily ever after

[@WynneL]

They really did. And imagine not even knowing what the hell happened to kill your loved one. That's just the extra little bit of pain on top of what is already a nightmare.

[@jonathanhill8551]

At least, even if it's not in this life, they'll eventually be able to be together again.

[@EstamosDe]

@@jonathanhill8551 big bounce theory

[@jonathanhill8551]

@@EstamosDe what about it?

[@conflict7269]

Very

[@evachjourney]

The last story is the saddest thing I’ve ever heard 😳 so much joy to be replaced with so much sadness that is some cruel destiny.

[@Bluelady4848]

That last one was so sad. I feel so bad for the young lady. About to run up and say yes to his proposal, and then...well, it's just really sad!

[@timothyclark1754]

Dude should have wrote a shorter note with bold lettering

[@GeekRaj]

From extreme happiness to extreme sadness in minutes. So tragic.

[@HansDester]

She killed him

[@Antpoison]

I swear Mr. Ballen could tell anything and it would be interesting

[@shrek6602]

fax

[@user-bd9kh4tv8p]

SHREK APPROVED POGGERS

[@infiltrate6807]

“This morning I started filing my taxes...”

[@sukhman8782]

Couldn’t have said it better

[@nervoussips2622]

@@infiltrate6807 "so I was watching the grass grow"

[@ContusionsX]

I know they always say “quality > quantity” but he’s able to post 3-4 times a week and still have every single video be extremely well done… he defies the laws of physics!!!!

[@WoahJustTakeItEasyMan]

Oh yeah MrBallen is gonna just get bigger and bigger overtime, easily one of the best story channels on this site 👏

[@douglasnyquist2933]

I agree. It's hard to believe he's only been doing this for a year. With the quantity and quality of videos one would think, MrBallen makes one video per week and has secretly been storing up these videos for a decade and he's now starting to release two or three stored videos to every new video.

[@suej8159]

I want to say thank you for telling Lepa's story so few know some of the truly brave women during that time,my Bubby (grand mother) was a survivor as a young Jewish teen in a Nazi camp the things they did her were unspeakable but most of the world will never know.

[@gmac9841]

The girl in the second story is amazing , she was a real soldier to the end ,

[@TheObe1977]

You do realise she won for the Bolsheviks who at that point had murdered 30 MILLION Russians and Ukrainians via their Gulag Death Camps..

[@gmac9841]

@@TheObe1977 30 million?

[@WoahStories]

I can’t imagine the pain that young lady went through in the last story.. she went from extreme happiness to extreme saddens in a matter of minutes... Rest In Peace to that young man

[@angelab4652]

This world is a crazy and delightful experience I guess thats why they call it accidents

[@ambernicole9457]

Imagine the happiest day of your life ending to be the most devastating. 💔

[@erismana2105]

Imagine only thinking people have one day as their happiest.

[@robertcox7220]

IKR sad.😪

[@erismana2105]

@Frankie Gomez my point being there should be many happy moments in someone's life if they can only be happy on one thing over everything else that explains why so many people are miserable..

[@HansDester]

She killed him

[@nightynightshade]

@@erismana2105 The point is, it was the happiest day of her life UP UNTIL that moment. If he lived, the next happiest moment of her life would’ve probably been birthing her first child! There’s many happy moments but there’s ALWAYS 1 you could claim as the happiest. “HappiEST” meaning there’s MORE happy moments but that one is the best. It doesn’t mean it’s the ONLY happy moment. Hope that makes sense.