Top 3 videos with DISTURBING backstories | Part 7

[@pacificblue5461]

I'm a fan of the strange, dark and mysterious in PDF format

[@MrBallen]

Hahahhaha

[@007lutherking]

Thanks for the help my dudes

[@Em-gd4vc]

froggyNotGreen I don’t know but please let me know if you find it. Sounds very interesting

[@007lutherking]

@@Em-gd4vc ok.

[@mmmm69420]

@@Em-gd4vc agreed! Me aswell

[@christineparsons2384]

The last one was sick. That poor boy was killed needlessly and no one tried to help him. What a despicable world we live in.

[@Paleo659]

The thing that disgusts me the most is that the gang APOLOGIZED. As if that will bring him back. “Oh we’re sorry for brutally killing your son, we just thought he was someone else” like shut up. That’s f**king bulls**t

[@zanderwilichowski5554]

makes me sick

[@brandonjlynn2695]

Honestly seems like a predominant attitude in New York. Everyone “minds their own” even if that means letting someone die

[@thomasmelton287]

It's called the bystander effect. People who actually help in the middle of dangerous circumstance are actually very uncommon

[@Janfey]

Dispicable country*

[@shadowsofdissonance4805]

Society failed that last kid in every way it could. Heartbreaking.

[@PAL617]

@Regular Joseph ooof, thats a spicy take

[@VbaeCakes]

@Regular Joseph i agree. They're a menace

[@zikorhamonroe3340]

@Regular Joseph me tooo I wish they should all be executed as a warning to the rest of them hiding

[@Papa_Mantequilla]

@@zikorhamonroe3340 see I don’t like gangs either but your getting the wrong idea, the gangs are not the complete problem, you have to understand the whole reason gangs are created is because of the fact the they are often in poverty, and have families that they need to feed, and because some are undocumented or have records or arnt as good as other candidates or have other issues so they can’t get a good job so at that point they can only rely on people like them thus creating gangs, you can’t solve things with violence because hate will always bring more hate, if you wanna solve a issue like this you have to start with the people because if I have a 3 year old and I couldn’t get my job because of my past or because I was undocumented, then I would do something to make my family money which often times leads to joining gangs because they make money off it

[@brandoncole5533]

@@Papa_Mantequilla they literally put themselves and their community into a loop that no one can escape and only they can break it

[@yasmink986]

Who else appreciates that Mr. Ballen always uses his regular voice and doesn't use the overly creepy music?

[@rodgersmith1573]

Agreed

[@michaelmiller4392]

yeahh

[@lylem1384]

Lol Slapped Ham

[@yonah6632]

It's exactly why his channel is my favorite.

[@yasmink986]

@@yonah6632 same

[@gerardwayseyelash]

Rip Junior. His story brought me to tears. Poor kid was just trying to go home and the fact that no one helped him is outrageous to me. My condolences to the family.

[@gerryfegan3608]

Try living a few blocks away from where it happened. I was fucking shocked

[@steelymanfan7276]

​@@gerryfegan3608jeez...

[@Allieari]

@@gerryfegan3608 How were you shocked in a gang neighborhood???

[@gerryfegan3608]

@@Allieari It's not a gang neighborhood, bro. There's just gangs in every neighborhood.

[@daemeonp]

If people keep voting Democrat, violent crime will continue to escalate

[@IL0VERAP]

Imagine bleeding to death and people are just filming you and staring at you. Nightmare material! Really like a creepy black mirror episode...

[@nancelambo16]

Idk if you saw it but there actually was a black mirror episode with that exact plot! You should watch it, it’s so good.

[@IL0VERAP]

@@nancelambo16 i saw all of them but can't remember which one you mean. Is it when they're in a forest and do free running and stuff? and theres bodys hanging down from trees?

[@neome776]

@@IL0VERAP Episode “White Bear” 👈🏼Season 2 episode 2

[@werebilbyj4449]

Unfortunately this is the reality of the world. People did this here in Australia in the floods, they whipped out their phones to video the floods and people getting swept away instead of helping. Ehh. They would rather get something to put on their instagram / facebook rather than do something to help someone. Society is broken. This was one of the most infuriating videos I had ever watched. I am actually surprised that the gang leader didn't take them out for killing an innocent.

[@robydee920]

@@werebilbyj4449 "I am actually surprised that the gang leader didn't take them out for killing an innocent." I am actually surprised that you think that gang leaders actually care about innocent.Can you please link worst video that you saw and that you talk about from Australian floods so we(reality lovers,so oposite of virtue signalers)can see how risky was to go and try to save their lives.In this case after the gang left it was disgusting that nobody helped him or at least call 911. p.s. I didn't call you a virtue signaler because you never said how you would jump in to wildest floods to save some stranger if you were there.I saw many cases(you tube videos)where to try to save someone would be equal to suicide so even firefighters and trained rescuers do not try to do it.

[@jenniferzilinyi5060]

I’m sorry but Juniors story is the most heartbreaking, he was a child, I can only imagine how painful it was for his mother to see that video and not be there to help her baby. I’m hugging my son extra hard right now. Rest In Peace sweet boy, you deserved so much more than this.😢🥺

[@robertwasinger8193]

Very true and heartbreaking! Also across the street from his “safe place” I’m so sorry for his family

[@myca2746]

We both went to the same charter school, he was a grade ahead of me, but I didn't know him, didn't even know his name till after it happened. I remember that not long after there was a vigil hosted across the street of the bodega and his mom was there and her friend was just holding her and you could barely hear her but she was sobbing and saying "my baby" over and over and that moment will never leave my head.

[@LuisMartinez-hj2cu]

Yes that was really messed up the real story had more of why they thought it was him but at the end they got the wrong person sad .....

[@daniellerobertson506]

The fact that people think that death or a brutal beating/stabbing is a justified way of retaliating to someone feeling disrespected I just can’t comprehend. On top of that the fact they thought Jr looking ENOUGH like the description of the guy was enough for them to carry out said attack on him blows my mind. May he rest in peace ♥️

[@jenniferzilinyi5060]

@@robertwasinger8193 yes, exactly! oh it just broke my heart so much. He deserved better and all because of a mistaken identity

[@Thisisaline-]

The worst part of the junior story is that no one helped him, even when he was literally bleeding to death

[@obotish1981]

It’s a New York thing I guess

[@garymartin1040]

Apathy is a deadly sin

[@EthanIsIt]

That’s how the world is now.

[@devoteeofmediocrity821]

Why save a life when I can get a couple likes on social media? My fleeting dopamine spike is far more important than him and his family. Our reality is the internet.

[@Mandy-nt2cs]

​@EthanIsIt Nah.. that's how life is on liberal cities where either folks are TOO SCARED to help.. or they support the criminals. When you know there are no leaders, no law enforcement.. Noone who will keep you safe.. you Can't Help.

[@summerellisonartsandcrafts]

I think Kailyn developed schizophrenia. It would explain the 911 calls that were false alarms and the fact she was talking to no one and then she got scared and ran away. Schizophrenia can happen to anyone at any age, and it causes hallucinations that are usually really scary.

[@wildflower1397]

I agree, was a psychotic break of some kind. So very sad.

[@kikidoesitall]

She exhibited all the hallmark signs and she was around the age that schizophrenia most often first appears - she's unemployed and under a great deal of stress which can trigger onset of schizophrenia.

[@Steve-ui8cg]

Does LSD show up in blood test? I'd check into her closest people @her for the last 30days or so. There is an answer,,, my condolences to her family. Rest in peace finally.😢

[@BlueCyann]

I'm upset at her mother for seemingly brushing it all off. Who knows, maybe Kailyn lied to her mother and downplayed it, so her mother didn't actually know the details. But if my kid described anything remotely like what Kailyn actually experienced and did over those 911 calls, I'd be headed over there so fast. Suspecting psychosis of some kind, even a brain tumor. But in any case absolutely an emergency situation. I think they may have let her down (the other people around her as well) and that's why they're trying to cling to the idea that what happened has someone else to blame.

[@antonhagbox02]

Yeah, I have to agree. I think she got hurt while she was running away, and bled out in the river.

[@shuddafukkup]

“They apologised to the family on Social Media” How thoughtful

[@Kdshifley]

Very thoughtful indeed 😐

[@dedalliance1]

When gangs start using Social Media to address people publicly I think there's a problem lol. Like what, do they legit have a 'XX Gang Offcial' twitter account? lol. Just start arresting these people and putting them in prison, seems pretty simple.

[@LizzyArmogida]

I thought the same thing. How sad.

[@ldrouin27]

Most gangs don't have any remorse. I actually am surprised they apologized at all and admitted they made a mistake. At least they did that, it's the very least they could do. They should have killed the five guys instead of "kicking them out of the gang" though.

[@tigtrager6923]

@@ldrouin27 and given the family the video of them all being executed.

[@claysmith1258]

The story about Junior is horrible, no one would help him and those around the scene were recording it instead of helping him or calling 911. They are complicit in this kids murder. Bless him and his family.

[@AmbientShades]

If they help him they make themselves a target.

[@missspider3572]

Everyone who just sat there amd recorded it deserves to experience what he experienced.

[@GamerNemo]

@FierceNation United they dont need to physically help him, just call the police.

[@TayTayMakesBeats]

The fact that they're so quick to jump to violence is terrifying. Anyone in the wrong place at the wrong time in these areas is a potential victim. Imagine risking life in prison just because your gang has been "disrespected"? Say what you want about the mob but they didn't seem to kill indiscriminately like the gangs today. Now it's all out war and so many people are caught in the crossfire.

[@GamerNemo]

@@TayTayMakesBeats its quite sad when you think about it.

[@tjcarlson9749]

That last story was bizarre and horrifying at the same time. I don't really keep up to date with gang culture, but I was pretty surprised to hear they put out public statements via social media like they're some normal company. "Hey, just wanted to apologize for the issue we had earlier. It was all a big mix up. The employees responsible have been terminated."

[@CarzyAutumn]

No no they have not. I live there and shop at that store and I can tell you they are still open with all employees, since its a family ran store.

[@yodark2tee]

@@CarzyAutumn it's family run store. Really , think about that where was their sense of family and duty when this young Boy was being dragged out of his store knowing fully well that it was not going to end well for him. He could've called for an ambulance, but that's just me.

[@plops993]

I was watching some interviews with gang members and some older “OG” gangsters said that social media and the internet was one of the worst things to happen to young gang members in the past 30 years. They said before you would only have beef continued when people happened to see each other in person. But now it’s continued online. And they said people die all the time from throwing smack talk around on social media about rival gangs

[@ldeue4837]

Social media is a burden to society. Who gives a shit how it negatively affects gangs. Notice how in school they have programs like DARE or TRUTH to stop kids from drugs/smoking. People on the left glorify criminals.

[@moorelow]

@@CarzyAutumn bullshit. They closed the store down and the owner moved. The community threw them out. No way he will still be at that store and running it.

[@billbowers268]

I remember the incident with Junior . This traumatized me for the longest time . They smirked at his family during the trial showing no remorse . I believe they even said next time they would get the right person . These guys were pure evil .

[@danielramos6325]

They sure are 👿

[@nashizzledeadbecappin]

Wife went to school w him rip junior

[@fakenews7266]

We need to close our borders and finish the wall 🤬

[@frankmfeb13]

How did it traumatize you ?

[@Vex916T]

The F up thing about Junior's killing was that the actual guy the gang members were after was the boyfriend of a gang member's sister which the boyfriend looked very similar to Junior. The sister knew Junior as a friend of sort and since Junior looked like her boyfriend she told the gang they'll find Junior around his apartment area so her boyfriend could escape the gang's persecution for causing problems with gang member's sister.

[@6last3d]

i will never stop crying over Junior’s story. he was so nice and literally the sweetest guy, he was i think some kind of training to be an officer or something along those lines. my heart shattered the time i saw the footage of him being DRAGGED, out the store and him just fighting for his life. my blood boiled so much on how people didn’t even bother to help him.

[@apokk88]

Ugh same 💔💔

[@gingersmith2888]

I'm sorry that happened to your friend. The story about what happened to him makes me feel nauseas. So heartbreaking.

[@lillorei8258]

But at the same time it's disgusting how the store owner didn't do SHIT-ALL

[@6last3d]

right! didn’t even at least try to help him out.

[@rbmiddleton1979]

I don't understand why no one NO ONE called the police?! Like that's baffling to me!!

[@REVERSE_BIAS]

If my neighbour had drilled holes in my ceiling to spy on my infant daughter, I'd be calling the police to report a murder.

[@Miss_Giggy]

Exactly!

[@chelton87]

Ha I just told my girlfriend $2000? I’d kill this guy she said in a serious voice “yes yes you would”

[@james87367]

100%

[@timpatterson1945]

That what I told my wife right after I removed the camera I would of called the police and told the police I thought it was a wild animal and it was going to get inside to my baby so I shot through the ceiling.

[@saladasss2092]

have fun in prison then

[@perfectfae3534]

"Don't worry. We kicked them outta the gang." Phew! I bet the victim's family feels so much better!

[@shauxuhrwilsongrim]

- Someone's niece is disrespected or whatever = death to that person. - Gang members kill an innocent kid = get kicked out of the gang. Somehow this does not seem logical at all. At least those bastards got conficted after getting kicked out the gang, but.. The broblem honestly is the system that lets these things happen. Stories like these make me hate people even more.

[@mandylynnhoff]

That story was explained wrong in this video. Was not a niece, was a sister, gang member who made the video said those "men" were not in his gang. Junior was set up by the girl because she's a hoe and made a video of her bf and his friends running a train on her. Her brother saw it and demanded names, she didn't want her bf to be murdered so set junior up.....she called him outside and she told the guys where he was.

[@KieranBrooklyn]

@@shauxuhrwilsongrim because gang members have no brain cells. Literal children in adult bodies, honestly the biggest waste and drain on society

[@aidoist]

@@KieranBrooklyn not even children, their animals that should be taken out out, literal waste of life…I have personal rage against them, wish there was a way they could die off and disappear forever

[@KieranBrooklyn]

@@aidoist totally with you

[@valkyriehutton4556]

As someone who struggles with multiple mental illness diagnoses, I felt for Kailyn. Most twins will share mental illness, but not necessarily the same thing at the same time. She wanted to help people because of her brother, but I do think she was schizophrenic or had a psychotic break.

[@lymmea]

Supposedly her twin brother had paranoia that was exacerbated by his drug usage, so she could have developed paranoia as well later in life. I agree with your assessment, and it's even possible she might have recently started taking some drugs or medications - prescription, OTC, recreational, who knows (the family said she hated drugs because of what happened to her brother, but she could have hated hard drugs while being less opposed to milder things like marijuana, perhaps) - around the time of her death that triggered mental health issues by accident. Some people are 'morbidly predisposed' (that's a fascinating phrase) to mental illness, and Kayelyn and Colton might have been that. Even just innocent prescription drug use, or nothing at all, might have been enough to cause the incidents that ruined/ended their lives. It's scary to think that our rationality can be so conditional and finite.

[@Silver-Sliver]

"People are just filming him." Please, don't be these people.

[@novasomasu4072]

Just don't be these people, don't even say please

[@rikubrown8109]

No be these people. Filming give solid evidence and shows who was involved. Also like you two would do anything with a gang armed with machetes and possibly guns

[@novasomasu4072]

@Riku Brown No, just no. If about 6 people are filming and no ones helping, it's better to help the kid than try to "prove" who was involved and it most likely doesn't show anything.

[@rikubrown8109]

@@novasomasu4072 nope now you got involved the gang had put a target on your back for getting involved in their business.

[@novasomasu4072]

@@rikubrown8109 And if it's a gang then they'd come after you for being a witness, but if they all get preoccupied with a fight long enough they won't be able to run from the area while hopefully someone calls the police

[@tigtrager6923]

I feel like there should be criminal charges for the people that just filmed Junior instead of helping him afterward. So many people are just trash on this planet.

[@Ohcus]

Agree but you also got to go after those who influence it, celebrity’s/rappers and social media it use to never be like this something or someone has influenced these people to be this way. But like I said everyone needs to be punished

[@thomascrownrg]

Indeed. What's the quote..? "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do Nothing".

[@Ohcus]

@@evarnae4341 just because people stand by don’t mean there sociopath there’s a saying it’s easy to do something in front of a 100 people than in front of 1 meaning that 1 person will most likely do something than the 100. Also the bystander affect meaning everyone thinks someone else is going to do something. And the old days was just different times killing back than was the way to get things set straight stoning was and public executions was just how life is no different than executions today

[@Ohcus]

@@evarnae4341 just because people stand by don’t mean there sociopath there’s a saying it’s easy to do something in front of a 100 people than in front of 1 meaning that 1 person will most likely do something than the 100. Also the bystander affect meaning everyone thinks someone else is going to do something. And the old days was just different times killing back than was the way to get things set straight stoning was and public executions was just how life is no different than executions today

[@reedy_9619]

Im pretty sure there are In europe if you deny help to someone in danger you re charged with denying help But there needs to be a complaint i think

[@livmilesparanormalromanceb6891]

What happened to Junior is called “diffusion of responsibility.” The more people who see you in trouble, the less anyone will actually help because they figure that someone else will do it. If you’re ever in a crowd and need assistance, single someone out to help you.

[@PunishMeDaddy]

think it was more to do with the group of armed thugs right there

[@mads7710]

@@PunishMeDaddy the gang had left already at that point. everyone who just watched him are disgusting people

[@jactrich]

He did signal out someone specifically, the store owner and he did nothing while it was happening or after it had happened

[@emeryltekutsu4357]

@@jactrich Didn't the store owner try to get the gang to leave? He was afraid of being targeted, too, but at that moment a whole lot of violent people were right in front of him, so he had reason to be afraid. Afterward the people filming him were doing it when there was seemingly no threat to them.

[@jactrich]

@@emeryltekutsu4357 No at 21:25 just after juniors been pulled from behind the counter you see the shop owner emerge from the counter (in blue shirt) and does absolutely nothing to stop anything. At 21:32 you see him again when junior is grasping for anything and the ATM in particular (with the most scared look I’ve ever seen on a boy his age) and all the owner does is basically try to shuffle them out of the story and makes a gesture with his hands to basically say “if you want to kill him do it out of my store”. That owner could have helped prior he would have been definitely armed. He could have helped during the incident and protected him more, (the gang members didn’t come in with firearms, he could have easily helped defend junior more) or by notifying any authorities. He could of helped after by calling an ambulance and police which he should have done either prior or during the altercation but yet HE STILL DID NOTHING, he went back into his shop locked the door and said “who cares”. Would you classify that as helping?

[@Openingtheshadow]

The last case hits different. That poor kid. I watched all the footage. He was just a baby. 😢 His poor mom and sister and father miss him dearly. *edit* thanks for the likes!!

[@lawrencemorris2261]

Where can I find that footage?

[@cjason7202]

And nobody helped him ! Just recorded for their own entertainment

[@KaylaStanley-zv8ct]

i fell the same way

[@MichelleLanetech]

All because of stupidity and mistaken identity. Super sad!

[@yonyalexander3833]

But why tf did the guy want to even go hang out at night. If anything he should’ve gone to his house first before going. Or maybe text his friend while he was in the other house

[@hleebeg]

The neighbour needed a longer sentence, he's going to do stuff like that again 🤢

[@tiajoseph7309]

Or possibly something even worse!

[@kilimangarohighz9481]

Pedophiles always get light sentences. They know that.

[@brycekayski9284]

@@kilimangarohighz9481 exactly, smoke a joint n pop some thangs and you get 2.5 years reporting probation but if you are a sick freak like that they just slap em on the wrist. I think it’s because the “just US” system has some people in it who sympathize with these sick psychopaths.

[@hillarysemails1615]

Just imagine, if the neighbor had used a camera like the family did, he probably would never have been caught. Also, I'm curious which crimes the guy was charged with. Burglary of Habitation, Unlawful Surveillance/Photography, and perhaps misdemeanor Damage to Property would be my best guesses.

[@trumtrum5136]

@@brycekayski9284 I sympathize with all humans.

[@kennyspillz]

my heart shattered seeing Junior being ripped from behind that counter. the fear and confusion he must have felt in his final moments. i wish i could give him a hug

[@eman59461]

i agree!

[@Jackoe69]

A weiner hug

[@Kreptic]

@@Jackoe69 You touch your mom with those filthy fingers?

[@_ts_13]

It was heartbreaking 😔

[@pauly51]

So awful

[@greymark420]

"Nobody listening to him, just filming". How sick is that, they are on the same level as those gang members who attacked that poor boy.

[@giggity4670]

I can guess in that kind of place if you help you end up in same situation as them this place is run by gangs and they can do that with no one doing a thing tells me everyone is scared. Sometimes the best thing to do is film so you can get a view of what is going on and help police convict the people that did this.

[@greymark420]

@@giggity4670 I was getting the impression that the filming was for their pleasure, with no intention to hand this footage to the police. Maybe i was wrong.

[@giggity4670]

@@greymark420 yea maybe am wrong as well we dont know some people like to film so they can post it on social media to get views and likes am not to sure but if I was there I would try and record so police can have evidence to convict the killers. As stepping in not know what is going on is likely going to get you killed as well for all they know the kid could of done something bad like a gang hit or something like that so cant judge people on what they do in the situation some people would of done it in a bad way for clicks but not all of them I hope.

[@greymark420]

@@giggity4670 Yes i agree, i just think the concept of filming something like this goes against the grain for me. Good talking to you.👍

[@RealElevenTimes]

If I was in the place of the government I would've put them all into a jail for indirectly killing someone and also exterminate every single gang member in that region.

[@valeriebingham1483]

Poor boy and he was mistaken by somebody else. I feel so sad for his beloved mother.

[@Just8akitkat]

Even if it was the right guy and not junior, it's absolutely disgusting that they could do this to someone. That case really made me lose hope in humanity, especially considering the fact that all those people refused to call the police. I hope when they wake up each morning the first thing they think of is how they let Junior die, I hope they think about it every waking second of the day and I hope it's the last thing they think of before they shut their eyes and go to sleep each night.

[@psychedpanda3333]

@@Just8akitkat they wont because theyre psychos

[@tokatea3597]

I know they said she didn’t have an illness but the second story, it really sounds like she is schizophrenic

[@nataliedickens1289]

I think it was pretty obvious she was having a psychotic break. Szchophrenia can appear suddenly at any age, and after the first psychosis they are diagnosed. Having paranoid hallucinations are pretty textbook, especially when the roommate calls them out saying there was no one in the room and she gets all confused. So sad, I’m sorry she had to go during a terrifying time for her.

[@BeautyMonster1000]

She clearly had an illness and it's a shame that it was ignored to the point that it was able to go so far. This is why paying attention to and taking care of mental illness is important.

[@jenniferwilliams1929]

She could have had bipolar schizophrenia. It's characterized by symptoms of both schizophrenia and symptoms of a mood disorder. This includes mania or depression. She could have been depressed about her brother and further developed symptoms of schizophrenia. It is a more rare type of mental illness.

[@soberserotonin1850]

@@jenniferwilliams1929 schizoaffective disorder

[@raeraebadfingers]

Schizophrenia usually starts presenting in late twenties early thirties in females so I'm leaning heavily towards that

[@Eliasonmarcus]

I really appreciate how Mr. Ballen doesn’t clickbait and shares really cool, entertaining stories constantly, keep up the good work man!

[@yellowcake2478]

IKR

[@Nerps]

@Jim MagPan alternate reality games aren't real, if you're looking for something real don't watch nexpo bro

[@generalfury33]

💯

[@CaptUnstoppable]

That story about Junior makes the statement "Evil only win when good men standby and do nothing". I remember being on a train and there was a woman screaming for help as a guy attacked and no one was paying attention to her. I moved my way over and more people were trying to stop me from getting involved than helping that woman. I broke through and got into a fight with the guy, which ended up with me drawing my gun on him and holding him at gunpoint till the police arrived... and I got put in jail for a week for trying to stop a rape.

[@follyjolly7833]

Whaat seriously! That's so fucked up!

[@Animerulespeople]

Good on you! You’re a hero

[@local9475]

That was messed up... arrested you for helping that person??? something is definitely wrong with em police.

[@CaptUnstoppable]

@@local9475 I don't blame the police at all, it was the city's laws

[@erasedfromgenepool.4845]

What city bro?

[@paigerenoux5154]

That last story was just heartbreaking for that young man. For him to be pleading for help and everyone to not only ignore him but film him instead...they are just as guilty

[@jeannievail]

Having your next door neighbor sneaking into your attic to stalk your infant daughter is something horror films are made of. 😱

[@zoom4368]

Yep 5 years probation? Fuck that, dude needs to live in a home for the rest of his life under supervision

[@jennieberhardt3644]

Why only 5 years, dude deserves charges being pressed and a but beatong

[@gracieg7601]

He would have more of those knots on his head that I put there before Police arrived! Lol what a nasty creepy old man!

[@Bebeparis722]

wtfff this is terrifying!! only 5 years!

[@donnajocatlady3839]

I'm afraid that Creepy neighbor would disappear without a trace if he spied on my sleeping child.

[@marleyex2695]

R.I.P. Junior. It still saddens me that this poor kid died that way.

[@derickhersdez9334]

Yes 🥺

[@Jezidka]

Innocent life, like that taken over mistaken identity, 😢

[@1pyroace1]

@@Jezidka it wasn’t a mistaken identity

[@KristenDETW]

@@1pyroace1 it was said in the video the gang said it was mistaken identity so what are you talking about?

[@1pyroace1]

@@KristenDETW because there’s more to the story then this what he told is accurate and by accurate I mean that’s how it was reported

[@Geronimo2Fly]

Seeing Junior dragged out of that store, all I could imagine was my son, who is about that age, being in that position. Junior must have been beyond terrified -- and then no one even tried to help him! I hope all those bystanders who couldn't even be bothered to call for an ambulance live in shame for the rest of their lives. My heart is broken for Junior and his family.

[@alejandraahmed1177]

😢

[@genderfluidlygay7146]

It was very heartbreaking. I lost faith in humanity.

[@qayss8977]

I agree and empathize. I got attacked by 7 hoodlums in Wales a couple years ago, on my way back home from groceries with my wife. There were 15 - 20 witnesses, and not one stopped to help or intervene (other than my wife!). At one point I was on the ground and they were all kicking and punching me like a movie. My wife was even shouting and running to people to ask them to help and to also call the police. Aaaand nothing. Luckily they didn't have any knives, and use to train and compete in MMA, BJJ, and played rugby for 10+ years. So other then being bruised and banged up, I was OK, and they eventually ran off and got scared once a couple got hit (Haha, and my wife broke a glass bottle like in a Western movie!) and a neighbor eventually came out to hear what the commotion was about. Unfortunately for him, the hoodlums "marked" his house, and told him that he's screwed, they know where he lives, and that they'll be back with knives. Great people. I have since moved.

[@megananderson441]

My heart broke for junior and none helped him or even tried to keep him from being pulled out of the store 😞

[@Pokerface-jpg]

@@qayss8977 One of the reasons I'm glad i live in America, would've went out with my gun and told the hoodlums if they don't stop hitting my neighbor their blood will be on his grass (probably phrased nothing like that 😂) but it would definitely get them to stop fucking around

[@phlebgrl6064]

Holy Cow the first story with the neighbor in the attic was seriously creepy!! Great episode MrBallen!

[@dearlylovedbyhim]

The last video is the hardest one I’ve watched so far - absolutely horrific and gut wrenching footage. Prime example of how horrible humans can be to another. My heart aches for Junior’s mother, family and friends.

[@paulwilson8169]

Was thinkin the same re the last video. Ive seen dozens of mrballen videos and that last one here is the only one that had a deep impact on me. Horrible to watch

[@were-all-human9427]

they are less than human - cesspool of creatures - probably lorded over in jail as hero's, running their wing, enjoying every comfort/drugs/cash they get bought in, while guards look away in fear for their own families...

[@keegobricks9734]

"humans" stfu, don't involve me with this.

[@Mad-Hatter-ison]

@@were-all-human9427 Craziest part, not only the gang were monsters: The shop Owner and bystanders were worst than monsters

[@OlliGarch]

I agree. It’s sad how people can be so cruel to someone. Gangs have been around a long time but someone needs to put an end to this. I’ve heard people say that when the mafia controlled NYC etc it was safer. They at least had honor. That may sound crazy but I believe it to be true. I’ve heard so many people say this. That said I wish nothing but peace and love for humanity. People fight and kill over the stupidest things. 😢😢😢

[@isiahwarner3087]

The last story about Junior is sad and disappointing about a kid that needlessly died at the hands of a gang over mistaken identity. Also, it's sad in the social media driven world we live in that people would rather film an act of violence for clout than call 911 to stop a potential murder. I feel ultimately sad for Junior's family who will never see him breathe life again nor mature to be the man that could have possibly accomplished great things.

[@flies4976]

I believe that the case is people are just afraid, like if they were to intervene it could possibly put a target on them, living in a city like him you kinda either walk by and act like you don’t know anything, these people recoding to at least help to show the process of how they died.

[@isiahwarner3087]

@@flies4976 True enough and I respectfully like to state again that the crowd could have easily taken the time to call 9-1-1 and maybe saved the young man's life. The young man was begging using his last breaths of life for someone to save him. I understand that the gravity of the danger involved with the notorious gang and them brandishing weapons, but at the very least show some compassion and put the video cameras away to call to save a life!!

[@gracekeepsittogether4322]

@@flies4976 yeah hear what meant bout gettin caught in middle, ALTHOUGH if recording they might as well dial 9-1-1. Too often multiple folk have no problem recording (at times will post). Imagine possibly dieing to see others only recording. Nobody even there to comfort victim. NOW WHAT? If you or your loved one?

[@queenkbabyyy738]

@@flies4976 if they had phones then clal the cops like thjnk of it as them or there family like nobody was scared when after the gang left no still didnt help no excuses for no one to not help, killing is not clout that makes ppl think ur a sicko for recording

[@peteranddorothybowles5428]

Well said matey Pete UK

[@OkTayy-eq3gx]

I could not imagine bleeding out in pain begging for help then having to run myself to the hospital, that feeling of hopelessness is something I wouldn't wish on anyone.

[@magneto228]

ghetto lyfe in a nut shell... turns people into misanthropes quick

[@davidwoermansr]

He knew that area was gang territory and was told stay away he knew the risk he was taking and that nobody sees anything when the gangs are involved

[@shuffman8094]

Except Perhaps those gang members

[@shuffman8094]

@@davidwoermansr WDYM?? he turned around and left when his friend said don’t come.

[@davidwoermansr]

@@shuffman8094 I don't know where I said that but if I did it should have read he should've turned around and left

[@alpschild]

Kayelyn’s story reminds me so much of Elisa Lam, who was in the elevator and then found dead in the water tower at the Cecil hotel. I believe they said Elisa was bi-polar, but she exhibited very similar behavior to Kayelyn.

[@terraschelske1749]

I was thinking the exact same thing as I watched...

[@kaelishaw5820]

I thought that too!

[@alexisnicolson6092]

That’s precisely who I was thinking about :( it’s sad cause psychosis is so stigmatized but people with psychosis are more likely to end up in danger than they are to be dangerous for anyone else

[@birdception4747]

@@alexisnicolson6092 I can attest to this as I, myself, have psychosis. We'd rather run away and hide than harm anyone. Paranoia taking hold is incredibly scary. I'm happy that you are one person among some who see what people like me go through. It's a harsh world.

[@Chelsea_._]

I have bipolar and stories like that terrify me. I’m always thinking, could something like that happen to me? Where I just lose my mind and have a psychotic break? I’m on meds, but it’s still scary.

[@ariesblackheart7517]

Junior's death is still a sore subject here In NYC. He had an amazingly bright future. R.I.P Junior

[@neu_dae]

so incredibly sad..

[@KADoodlez]

Gangs should just be wiped off the face of the earth.

[@AspireGMD]

@@KADoodlez Street gangs act like they're the fucking mob even though they're just a bunch of idiots that always get caught and think their tough and badass behind the comfort of their guns, just a bunch of scrawny kids that would get pummeled if they didn't have that glock.

[@KADoodlez]

@@AspireGMD couldnt agree more..

[@tReNhEx100]

The unfortunate reality is that if someone would have just helped him and calm him down so his heart wasn't pumping out all of his blood through his wounds and he hadn't run towards the hospital further making the process of exsanguination on hyperdrive he would probably still be here. RIP JUNIOR

[@DassNaks]

The fact that breaks my heart, is Jr ran relatively close to a hospital, but everyone was too busy recording instead of helping that he bled out. RIP Jr 😣

[@lennaymaboyyy4848]

there really wasn’t anything they could’ve done

[@peacethrufiregames7058]

@@lennaymaboyyy4848 carries him the rest of the way and covered his wound instead of recording and throwing gang signs

[@lennaymaboyyy4848]

@@peacethrufiregames7058 an artery in his neck was sliced, it maybe could’ve helped but he still wouldn’t of made it

[@Andre-le6ij]

Sad

[@redbeardjohnson2570]

@@lennaymaboyyy4848 ....call 911 while 4 gang members were screaming in a public space at a child towering in fear behind a check out counter with the shop owner screaming back to get out..that’s at the start. Then maybe that same shop owner when the screaming gang member proceeded to make their way around the counter and grab the terrified child who’s pleading for ANYone to help him...that’s 2 times before he was stabbed, oh and that window of time while they were physically dragging the child out of the store while the child is trying to cling to anything and everything around him to keep from being taken outside, during which the shop owner is walking right behind watching & following them all out, coulda made any attempt whatsoever to help but Chose not to. And that’s just all BEFORE the stabbings even started.

[@marrbrown1234]

It’s sad that good kids have to grow up in neighborhoods like that!

[@steveescher1554]

The parents or the child choose to stay sometimes. I live in Philly and I took the bus to work everyday where i made 13.00 and hour but i moved into an apartment in a nice area by the woods, horse stables and old white people, but people i worked with making even more than me would be driving a very nice car(s) while still living in a very sketchy neighborhood

[@alexpadilla7397]

Dady

[@marrbrown1234]

@@steveescher1554 yeah I’m sure the cheap rent or cheap payment is a huge deciding factor in staying! Proly doesn’t cost much to live in a neighborhood like that!

[@steveescher1554]

@@marrbrown1234 Definitely. If u r older its not a bad idea, but its not a great place to raise kids. I would rather move to the sticks and save money that way, but that's just me and it can be tough to find work in the sticks.

[@ShuGamingLLC]

Well...welcome to Bronx } :

[@christinatayler808]

I'm from NYC and I remember when that happened to Junior. It was sad and disgusting and that store had to close b/c everyone blamed them too for not doing more and trying to help A TEENAGER! so sad and disgusting how helpful that poor boy felt. This is why I left NY because of the callousness of the people who live there. I've had mentally ill threaten to hurt me and my daughter and no one did a thing I was on my own. Scared and hoping I wouldn't get hurt. More importantly, my daughter. Sad world we live in

[@LaNoturna]

The mother of the man who owned the bodega died from a heart attack after viewing the footage of Junior being murdered, and the owner was suicidal and had to seek help. I think they were just in shock of what was happening and froze. Sometimes you can’t choose how you respond to trauma in the moment.

[@dangercat9188]

Same. I'm a New Yorker and I remember feeling very uneasy when I heard about that too. It hurts to see how helpless he was in that video. One of the worst crime cases in nyc that's for sure.

[@AnonymousDumboOctopus]

@@LaNoturna I don't really blame the shop owner I mean hes an older man surrounded by gang members, but the other bearded customer that was there was ACTIVELY helping the gang take him. Wtf.

[@bcav712]

Good on you for leaving that awful state

[@ant_501st7]

Who else was angry about the last story because the kid wasn’t helped

[@aliciabuckle6104]

Heart breaking 😭

[@lilithblack1887]

Exactly. What is society coming to if they can't help someone who is only asking for an ambulance. I can understand people being scared of the gang before, (although they could have called 911) but after they leave, the people just stare?! That's disgusting. No humanity left. 🤬

[@trentallred6676]

Disgusting and a disappointment to the world. This is why i hate people. Instead of calling 911 they sit and record this kid running and screaming for help running towards a hospital

[@PrimusPicklebal]

I hope the guys who killed Junior rot in prison for all eternity in solitary confinement

[@edmondgreen7970]

So you're really gonna sit there from the safty of your home, behind a computer and pretend you'd offer help? You really expect everyone to buy into some story that you'd risk your life for someone you don't know at all. For all anyone there knew he was some other gang member and they didn't want anything to do it. It's easy to be brave online. I can tell you've NEVER encounted anything even close to this event.

[@kayleigh3648]

The last story makes me incredibly angry, not just at the gang members but for all the ppl who could’ve called the police but NONE of them did!!! Why would you not call 911 if u saw someone bleeding to death crying out for help?!? But no, let’s just take our phones out and film him bleed to death 🤦‍♀️. Wtf is wrong with society these days?!?! 🤬

[@larryhoover4142]

The hood is loyal to us...

[@TDArulesclub4]

@@larryhoover4142 "us"?

[@the5thwanderer791]

@@larryhoover4142 Sketch!

[@Pokerface-jpg]

@@larryhoover4142 loyal to people who kill innocent kids? Yeah no, even the gang knew they fucked up, them not helping the poor boy truly showed how little morality they have

[@kingshawukee]

@@larryhoover4142 Cooorrrrrny

[@MistySophie]

The last story is just a nightmare. The unreasonable chase, the brutal attack, and then how no one helped him not even called 911 and just continued filming. Humanity was just lost there

[@grossartus]

Nobody is talking about the Gang admitting they wanted to kill someone else, and apologizing for the "mistaken identity" issue, as if they are a company taking accountability by firing a member... seriously this is why 2nd makes total sense

[@MistySophie]

@@grossartus totally. The fact that in some places gangs like this are just normal that even the police not doing anything about it, it's scary

[@ville666sora]

I was surprised the gang admitted to killing the wrong person and apologized. They somehow showed more humanity than the idiots who were standing around filming and refusing to help.

[@grossartus]

@@ville666sora how could the have helped? Its a armed gang

[@kano8]

@@grossartus the could have helped by calling 911, after the members already left. They could have done a number of things.

[@colingomez5934]

The junior story always breaks my heart. I can't imagine his pain and his mother's pain. He seemed like such a good young man and it's such a tragic waste of life. RIP Junior.

[@sultanmahfries6402]

Holy shit... Juniors story was horrible! Thats just awful how it was all about mistaken identity..

[@noninoni9962]

NYC. What a lovely place to not be.

[@poisonkiss201]

Happened to a friend of mine but luckily he's still alive today after about 4 days in the hospital.

[@katelyndillo4935]

I know right!

[@deluga3511]

@@poisonkiss201 that dude in the story was your friend?

[@poisonkiss201]

@@deluga3511 no. I meant I have a friend who was attacked and stabbed multiple times because of mistaken identity.

[@alistarrgalaxson5198]

How do you see a child, stabbed, bleeding, begging for help, and all you do is film???? I JUST turned 20 and even I have more since then some of those FULL GROWN people who watched this kid suffer…. Absolutely horrible. I couldn’t imagine his mother’s pain. RIP Junior❤️🙏🏽

[@MellieMonroe]

Omg that poor baby getting dragged outside to his death over NOTHING!! Evil people in this world!! Just sickening!

[@richardallen6067]

Right!! That really made me angry. Disrespect deserves death?!? Those dumb animals (gang members) need culled.

[@drinny23la4]

I remember when that happened, its worst when you see him gushing out blood on the floor when he went back inside looking for help & the outside cams too. You can see he was running out of time really fast. I believe that the female tricked him or lets say gave the gang members the wrong person to target there is more there she protected the other person that "disrespected her" from what I heard she was being shared or some BS like that.

[@drinny23la4]

@Kody Nester a teen, still a young kid never had a chance to experience life.

[@terriblefaith5415]

The niece should be held responsible if it weren’t for her words the gang wouldn’t of been looking for a guy with his description it’s so sad with all our knowledge and technology and the cops or anyone hasn’t put a stop to gangs

[@carmensavu5122]

@Charles Defiore That's good.

[@oneilldrew]

Omg the video of that poor boy getting dragged out of that store is just heart wrenching!

[@marisabeck2008]

I could have lived my whole life without hearing that last story. That gang needs to be blown to the ground.

[@5050ChanceImSerious]

THAT gang? How about ALL gangs?

[@cardo92w]

I am reading the comments and don't want to hear it now. I know it's going to anger me.

[@RaraZeCat]

This is why I want vigilantism to be legal

[@devinbelver7124]

Gangs justify their murder by saying they were actually trying to kill someone else.. So they just go around killing whoever they don't like? Does no one cares about this? It doesn't matter who they were trying to kill or for what reason. Police need to do more to stop all gang activity.

[@tawnywalden7083]

That shop keeper should be in trouble also... Call someone?

[@featherscone9989]

I love how the way he speaks feels like hes actually having a conversation with you

[@bc7495]

Totally right like this has become one of my favriot channels and it's got so much content would like to actually get to know this guy seems like he would be invaluable at any kinda get together and always have a good story

[@sebastiancaveromendieta1577]

That's just what I was thinking, is so relaxing

[@twizz420]

except for the constant cuts to read the next line of the script lol

[@ghillepig2]

@@twizz420 yea true, but if you're just having it play in the background you don't notice the cuts

[@butterflyqueen9260]

The ones ones sounds odd

[@karencahill4798]

I’m home with a broken hip. What better way to spend my downtime watching my favorite ’Story Teller.’ 👍 Love to you, Mr. Ballen.

[@JanayBrazier]

That last story has really hit me. I cannot understand how people can be so disgustingly cruel and evil. Justice will never be enough.

[@heidimelcarek3677]

Yet cops do that kind of shit all the time - murder people because of mistaken identity. N somehow don't even get fired much less prosecuted. Go fucking figure that most people just give up n don't care anymore.

[@BigRheno]

@Jane Shepard Hardly evil? They stabbed a boy to death because they thought he disrespected someone’s niece. That’s evil and moronic. It doesn’t matter who you are, targeting and killing somebody for such a petty reason is evil.

[@muffy7323]

@@heidimelcarek3677 Whataboutism. Just because some cops do that, dosen't mean the gang doing it is less wrong.

[@heidimelcarek3677]

@@muffy7323 - Wow, way to miss the point completely. My point was - THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T STEP IN TO HELP HAVE GOOD REASON NOT TO. See? Kinda makes ur response really stupid, huh?

[@xiiixiii337]

Justice is a paradox

[@jennaschacherl4743]

I remember junior's story, and it was horrific. Now seeing the vid of him, i feel heartbroken all over again for him. The fear in that poor boys face broke my spirit. RIP Junior.

[@MrIsrael55]

Jr was a damn fighter but if my homie says he’s on the way to my house and I know I’m in a bad hood I wouldn’t just say don’t come I’m out there making sure none of my neighbors are on my boy

[@LEE-kq9tq]

I could understand the woman's family not wanting to believe she had a mental breakdown, but the 911 calls just proves that something just came undone in her.

[@insanecrack3r]

I believe it was schizophrenia

[@salemcrow5078]

Yeah, if it was only the last thing, it would be possible. But the three 911 phone calls imo makes it pretty obvious she had suddenly started developing psychosis/schizophrenia. Maybe they just didn’t want to accept they lost both their children to mental illness. (Idk if they had more children because it doesn’t say, but given the twin brother also had a mental illness, it definitely gives the mental illness theory for the sister more weight)

[@Karamarika]

@@salemcrow5078 families can really embrace denial in a lot of these cases. A lot of other people have that problem too. It's hard for some people to accept how dangerous mental illness can be. They don't seem to grasp that people with severe mental illness are not thinking rationally, so we can't apply rational thought to their actions. Even in this video, he implies that there could have actually been someone off camera that was scaring her. I wish people would quit trying to leave the door open for other theories when we already know what happened. There is too much evidence to think that there was anyone else involved but her.

[@DesertStrom16]

Miss K Exactly. My thought when he said the family thinks there was another person she was looking at/terrified of, there very well could have been another person there.... in HER mind. That’s partly what paranoid delusions entail. Probably is just denial, hard to blame them after everything they went through.

[@garyblackburn3080]

Sounds like disassociative personality disorder or schizophrenia possibly...weird the timing and everything...reminds me of the Lisa Lam case

[@ShinySephiroth1]

I find it so odd that a gang has a social media account

[@mjhorvath2336]

FB & social media only care to supress "conspiracy theories" but not concerned about anything else!

[@ShinySephiroth1]

@@mjhorvath2336 right?

[@ilikeme1234]

@@mjhorvath2336 nah. Actually social media is just a place for the worst of human trash to congregate, including conspiracy theorists. You all don’t even recognize that you’re just as terrible as the rest of the monsters on social media. Shoot gang members are probably shocked they let your kind on there lol

[@mjhorvath2336]

@@ilikeme1234 I LOVE me! Go fish!

[@morganablackwater2017]

I mean gang members don't think about gang as something bad - they think about it like I think about my gaming party... Not surprised at all they have social media account or group - bet they not the only ones

[@Ernireg3]

I remember the Junior story like it was yesterday. It was so sad. I'm from the Dominican Republic and I remember the whole nation being in shock about this incident. The gang itself is basically non existent here with the exception of some deportees from the U.S. that are locked up anyways. Junior was an innocent victim of irrational violence and savagery. We, as Dominicans, were deeply ashamed and saddened. The name "Trinitarios" was the name of the revolutionary group that our founding fathers used to liberate the country back in 1844 and these scumbags have used it to name there disgusting crime organization. They have completely turned something deeply patriotic to something hideous and evil.

[@nishikantr4613]

i feel you man, thats fucked up, those scum truly deserve to die

[@onlybev1]

Thank you for the information. A lot of us look like someone else. There is no telling where someone bad will see you and think Yep that's him/her.

[@OokamiShinjou]

Used a name of a revolutionary group that liberated the country? Pretty messed up. Hopefully this gang of trash doesn't come up if someone in the future searches for information of about the Trinitarios. The real ones. Not the first time criminals made a mockery of a good group of people by stealing the name.

[@ShaiShorts2]

I was born in Harlem and I’m Dominican too but also remember this story and it’s messed up

[@caramatthews290]

thank you for sharing that information. i talk about this story alot, i went to visit the bronx shortly after this happened and i felt a strong sense of community there at that time. ill be sure to repeat this information any time i talk about this now.

[@goofykriss6774]

The last story was so heartbreaking!! He was just a kid..

[@CanXhan]

The video showing the outside view is the worst shit..

[@CanXhan]

@@stripe7544 yeah, everything is on the security footage, 4-5 if not more guys running up and stabbing him, 1 or 2 are chopping with machetes at him, haven't watched it again and wont do it. You also see him getting up and stumbling away out of frame which is when he collapses. Cardi B tweeted about it too, it happened pretty recently.

[@Oysterwang]

I’m crying my heart out for Junior’s story. My beautiful daughter died suddenly of unknown causes (coroner investigation still pending.) I’ve said over and over “at least she did not die a violent death”. I can’t fathom how his parents go on after seeing that footage. My condolences to Junior’s family, and to anyone else who has lost a child.

[@AuntySlays777]

My Condolences to you 💜💜💜

[@Oysterwang]

@@AuntySlays777 thank you very much 💙

[@jennifervolden4611]

I totally agree- can you imagine being his mother and finding out that your son was just brutally murdered…( i also lost my oldest son in 2020, but to a drug overdose). I’m very sorry for your loss, & juniors mom too, prayers & hugs.

[@Oysterwang]

@@jennifervolden4611 thank you for your kindness. I’m sorry to hear about your son. Such a profound loss, so painful. They are safe and happy now right? 😇💙💔

[@jennifervolden4611]

Yes , & I’m marveling at your gratiousness,(I think I just made up a word), but it seems like I couldn’t even keep 2 thoughts in my head , I was so grief- striken, those first few months after I’d lost Joey… I wonder if i can ask you for a favor? I don’t know how to change my name on here - can you explain it to me?( I’m not very good with computer stuff!

[@Jiigsawxoxo]

Hey mrballen, I just wanted to say, I’ve had anxiety and depression since I was 2 years old, I know very impressive, but at the same time I’ve struggled with mental health my whole life. I just wanted to say your work, your Chanel has saved my life. There are so many days I think it’s not worth it and I turn on your Channel. Your words have made my life wholesome. I’ve gained an interest in criminal psychology completely because of your channel. Your my inspiration. Your my hero. I hope your channel lives on forever.

[@maryknapp5360]

I can watch killing in movies ,but just seeing that boy still alive but knowing he is going to die shortly gives me a horrible sick feeling

[@rootofallevi]

B/c you know killin in movies is fiction and not real

[@YourKingJDG]

That's good, a lot of sick people out there enjoy this typa stuff. Good you're not one of em.

[@obi-wankenodi861]

@@YourKingJDG that's fucked up

[@karley1267]

Same. 😪

[@badasswannabe5901]

Same here

[@souler4572]

It boils my blood no one even tried to help Junior, like apologizing on social media too. I wish his family prayers, and may he Rest In Peace.

[@davidgv3527]

That’s what happens when you live with minorities.

[@halogod0298]

@@davidgv3527 based

[@siobhonhicks8765]

I remember when that story broke about Jr. It was absolutely horrific hearing and seeing the details of his murder. I remember the reason he went outside was because his friend came over and asked if he could go to the bodega with him- and since he owed him money he went with his friend. That's why you see him wearing his socks in the video, he told his mom that he would be right back and just going up the street to the store. If I remember correctly the niece had actually set him up for that hit because she didn't want her uncle coming after her bf, (there was an explicit video going around of the gang members niece and her bf which absolutely enraged her uncle. I think his friend was the nieces bf but I could be wrong. its been awhile. ) but because they look so much alike, the uncle went after jr. I remember this video of people surrounding the nieces house protesting she come out and answer for what she did. Jr's sister was interviewed and she actually ran to the hospital when she heard that there was an attack- she saw it was her brother and ran up to him to try and stop the bleeding. While she was trying to save her brother he told her "I'm so thirsty. Can i have some water" and then he ended up succumbing to his wounds. Those gang members had to be in solitary for awhile as there were death threats from other gangs for killing an innocent kid. The whole story was just heartbreaking and could have been completely avoided.

[@meatyboy8811]

You got some facts wrong!

[@muhammadscott571]

@@meatyboy8811 You can't expect anyone to believe you if you don't provide examples and evidence. You just look silly.

[@connieserrano5523]

So sad junior was loved by everyone

[@danielleschiazza6172]

Yup! The niece set him up! She knew him from that police program they were both in together, remember junior wanted to be a police officer. The re is a video of her having sex with her boyfriend while his friend is sitting there in the room watching and filming them, she smiles and keeps going like she is so proud f herself and then when the video gets passed around and her uncle finds out he loses it and she lies and tells them junior is the boy in the video to protect her boyfriend! She is a little pig. The video may still be around somewhere, I saw it a few year's ago, people were posting it when it came out that she had set him up. The one boy in the video did look a little bit like junior.

[@danielleschiazza6172]

@@muhammadscott571 it is true, I saw the explicit video, the niece was having sex with her boyfriend while his friend recorded them and laughed and joked about them having sex, the girl just smiled at the camera and kept on going with it. The boy actually does look like junior! It is easy to see why they would think he was him. I also saw the video of a group of people outside of the nieces house screaming for her to come out, people were angry when they found out what she had done. She knew junior from the police program that junior was in, it's a program for kid's who want to be police officers when they grow up. There are pictures of him in the uniform and a picture of the entire class or group of kid's who were in the program and both junior and the niece are in it. I've seen all of this, I don't remember where because it was a few years ago and I'm sure the sex video was probably taken down but it could still be floating around if u dig for it. I happened to find it accidentally because for weeks after his death I searched for updates and anything on his case and thing's just kept coming up. At of thing's came up from people in the neighborhood who knew them and the situation which is how the sex video came out. There is a video of junior sitting on the steps across from the hospital bleeding to death and his sister does run up screaming and he tells her he is thirsty and he asks for water. After the attack, nobody helped him so he started running towards the hospital which was 2 blocks away I believe and he collapsed right across the street on those steps and died. His mother worked in that hospital too! There is a picture of her with him on a stretcher in the hospital hallway and she explained inan interview how she worked there and how strange it was that her son now lay dead there. There is a lot of thing's on this case that have been made public but not via authorities but instead the community.

[@scotts918]

Junior is a prime example of why I feel when gang members end up in prison, they should be given to other gangs to be dealt with - let them "deal" with each other, encourage it, cheaper overall

[@DrLotko]

The fact so many stories go like : "Some young adult starts behaving strangely, nobody does anything, tragedy ensues." is really alarming, don't you think?

[@wildflower1397]

It's also amazing how many of them start with some people sitting around having some drinks...

[@like_i_genuenly_dont_know]

It’s called the Bystander Effect. It’s the idea that if someone is attacking you in public, the more people there are, the less likely you will get help or someone will call the police because everyone assumes that someone else will do it. This story could’ve been an example of that. So please just be the one to call the police or help the person in need instead of assuming someone else will do it like everyone else.

[@kikidoesitall]

And then when something happens they go "It was foul play!" instead of admitting that their family member had a problem and no one helped them. You'd think a family that has already experienced something similar would be more cautious but people just DON'T want to admit how pervasive and serious mental illness can be.

[@janellemgalvin5803]

It’s heartbreaking for family to see a loved one behaving strangely, knowing that mental illness is taking hold, and not being able to do anything about it. Unless an adult demonstrates a clear danger to themselves or others, they cannot be forced into treatment.

[@IWantToPetYourDog]

Mr. Ballen's This frat boy does the unthinkable video is a prime example.

[@Superficial-Intellectual]

Regarding the last story, I live in the Bronx and know Junior’s family personally. He only went outside because a friend of his who was nearby asked him if he could borrow $5 to buy food because he was hungry. So a good deed actually led to his tragic death; fcking heartbreaking... They actually initially entertained the possibility that this friend set Junior up using the guise of needing a couple of bucks to be able to eat. Investigators eventually discovered that the circumstances leading up to this case of mistaken identity consisted of one of the gang seeking retaliation against a boy who was rumored to have videotaped himself having sex with the aforementioned gang member’s sister. Supposedly, there was a significant resemblance between Junior and the intended target but this ambiguity proved to seal an innocent person’s tragic fate, as the potential for error was deliberately taken advantage of by the sister when she-out of fear that venting to her brother about her boyfriend’s slanderous betrayal was going to result in him being seriously injured and/or killed-used this opportunity to falsely claim that Junior was indeed the one her brother and his fellow gang members were looking for. (Yes, she covered up for him despite the fact that he’d violated her trust by, not only creating footage of their private encounter, but also exposing said footage with the clear intent to gain clout and the not so clear intent to damage her reputation as a resulting byproduct of his actions.

[@rosaloves4732]

See This is the true story about him I live 2 blocks away from where it happened still breaks my heart 💔😞

[@rdred8693]

Poor kid. Just dreadful.

[@lauraalbrecht9881]

She should have been charged as well for saying he was the one and pointing the finger. Not life, but at least manslaughter.

[@Alexandra_Hill]

My sister used to teach in Renaissance high school, she moved home over a year ago, I remember her telling me about this kid a few days after it happened, it's so sad for a young life taken over bs.

[@TheMainMayn]

Ffs man. This is sad. These guys, and in no way am I endorsing their actions, thought they were helping a sister out. Zero did they knew is she out of emotion accuse some random look alike guy which resulted in an innocent person's death. Bro. Tf is wrong with people. Also this is the problem with dealing with emotionally unstable, clout chasing chicks is all rational and logical thinking goes out the window. In closing, be smart about who you let into your circle and stay connected with. Friend is also another word for enemy, so be careful out there my little munchkins

[@Celticcc1888]

Imagine how that would feel after that happening to you and people are just recording you

[@pitterpatter4201]

why I don't like people these days, most people are terrible humans, not worth the time...

[@queenkbabyyy738]

@@pitterpatter4201 no most humans made ppl this way with this clout shit

[@MrMisuse]

That’s the kinda thing that made the scariest nightmares...

[@Granola_cat]

I'd bed sad inside and mad outside

[@lorettab2734]

Hurt

[@Rainbowglitterbarf]

Mr.Ballen saved me from months of seasonal depression. Thanks for that my guy! ❤

[@bonnyfultz]

As a mom, the terror on Junior's face was heart wrenching.

[@victoriajefferson1098]

That's what I was thinking and why it's so hard to let my now 8 year old even play out front without me :(

[@tennisthelegend]

i know i feel so bad for him all he wanted to do was just to hang out with his friend

[@avignonn6213]

no

[@lilhotdog7011]

Liberal NYC is a beautiful place aint it

[@AndroidGamesFTW]

RIP Junior. Shame on that store owner and shame no one helped you in your time of need. Especially the fact that he ran himself to the hospital.

[@kennedyrowlan4860]

I can’t imagine how that guy felt in the third one. He was just trying to visit his friends and died by accident/purpose? And no one was helping him

[@ballskin5984]

the story is that one of the guys in the gang had a sister, and her sister had sex with a rival gang member and he posted it on social media. and junior happened to look very similar to that guy so they all thought it was him and killed Junior

[@stfubruh61]

No he got set up by a girl.

[@nazooyaqoobi4960]

@@stfubruh61 he wasn't set up , he looked similar to the person that had offended one of the gangs family members

[@moxygirlhey]

The last story isn't even like your usual spooky, dark, or mysterious... its just plain out sad, really draining type of sad, leaves a pit in your stomach of dread. I wish I never knew it

[@graedot]

I didn't watch the video. Couldn't. It was already bad enough imagining it. 😢

[@shelbyw6135]

It's pretty dark being violently ripped away from what was literally his last chance of survival, darker still, that instead of calling for help for this boy he was filmed. Human tragedy at the hands of such cowards.

[@whatsurname857]

Happens every single day...stop pretending you live in a safe country.

[@julieabdullah1378]

Sad that so many people have this mindset and think it’s okay. Out of site, out of mind, part of what’s wrong with humans these days. Really really gross and pathetic.

[@michellemurphybrown9751]

@@julieabdullah1378 I don't think anyone is saying that at All. At least I know I can only speak for myself, and I know that isn't true, but there are some things like that Last video that does really get to a lot of people it's not that I don't want to pretend it doesn't happen! I don't want it to ever happen in the first place. Honestly I believe it never should have to.

[@fartnloud7411]

His descriptions really make you feel like you're right there feeling what they're going through... he's a great storyteller giving you every single detail, even things that are unknown. He throws theories that make you think too.

[@Kellybean621]

Damn that footage of Junior is heartbreaking. I can't imagine what he was thinking. Being attacked so mercilessly and not knowing why. How anyone can turn a blind eye to someone who needs help, I'll never understand that. Perhaps scared of gang retaliation.

[@Heavenzvoice]

I’m sure that’s what it is. Everyone says this until they are in that same situation. They had machete’s and they were out for blood. Imagine 6-8 grown men come after you or someone you know hacking away…. You’d hesitate to intervene. As I stated in another comment if you do decide to step in and help someone you have to know and accept it may be to your peril. You are ready to die.

[@Heavenzvoice]

@@chinglesscheddar he wasn’t outrunning one drunk person…. He was running for his life.

[@JinxyKat]

@@chinglesscheddar did you not watch the video? the dudes had cars and trapped him with nowhere else to go. he was running but he couldn’t outrun cars. the store was probably the only place he could think of to reach in time and try to hide. try to outrun cars, man. he had nowhere else to go.

[@JinxyKat]

@@chinglesscheddar i’m pretty sure he would have if he could have. he clearly could not. you must be big mad, using all caps. typical to blame the victim.

[@JinxyKat]

@@chinglesscheddar he was just a kid. he was panicking. let’s stop blaming the victim.

[@youmadhuh3726]

Junior's story still hurts my heart. I can't get that image of the security tape out of my head. The total fear in his eyes will forever haunt me. I can't believe how evil people are.

[@asweproceed52]

Not everyone is so evil. Certain cultures and communities are far more civilised, humane, and empathetic than others. We should be sure to make the distinction between violent, vengeful, fatalistic cultures and peaceful, lawful ones. Unfortunately we don't do this and we pretend that all cultures are equal and valid..... And this is the result. See also Chicago, London, etc... Certain communities are more violent than others and the reason is their shared culture. We must not be afraid to address this.

[@kristawatts2078]

@@asweproceed52 shut up

[@ellaa4102]

@@asweproceed52 What the hell was the point of this reply? I’m pretty sure the commenter was talking about how evil a person can be to brutally murder someone just because of a resemblance, and how people can watch and let a teenage boy who wanted to be a COP when he was older die. There was no point of you saying this .

[@Parpyduck]

Let me tell you, the REAL victim here is the niece who was "disrespected". I frequently lose sleep at night pondering whether these noble pillars of the Adams Place community ever caught the monster that said something unpleasant about that poor gentle lady beset by unkind words. I sure hope Junior's savage pointless murder hacked to pieces beneath dozens of cold machete blades sent a message to that awful villain, else there is TRULY no justice in this wicked world! /s

[@ellaa4102]

@@Parpyduck you sound like you just hopped out of a fairytale book.

[@JeneeyO]

That last story says SO MUCH about our society today... smh I pray for that young boy and his family. How devastating.

[@Cokecakepopcorn]

It does say a lot about society...it makes me wonder where the riots were for this kid being beaten and stabbed to death while people watched,.

[@JeneeyO]

@@Cokecakepopcorn yes!!

[@atheamaria-helou421]

yes it is so sad that they illede him without knowing wjo it rlly was

[@demonraptor1]

@@Cokecakepopcorn riots for what? Defund the gang members? They were given life in prison wtf more do you want? What's a riot going to solve?

[@emzl196]

@@demonraptor1 exactly. There were no riots because the criminals faced justice. There were riots for the people killed by police, because they tried to the let the murderers off with a slap on the wrist.

[@miapayne6830]

I reckon Kaylin had some form of stroke, she could easily have had a bleed on the brain that took a long time to actually kill her, it would explain the psychosis and her death before she drowned, if she was running and suddenly died from blood loss or loss of motor control (i.e the ability to breathe or her heart beat) it would make the most sense, any blood clot or build up would be broken down over the ten weeks, explaining her unknown cause of death

[@snmmeeps4668]

I was thinking maybe something akin to schizophrenia. Starts around puberty with males and late 20s with females (if I remember correctly) both twins could have had it to varying levels and tried to deal with it on their own differently.

[@miapayne6830]

Possibly, I did think of that, but I couldn't work out the cause of death surrounding that, not that it's impossible

[@michaelgoldstein8516]

Brain bleeds don’t really work that way. A chronic subdural hematoma might not present for a few weeks, but subdurals are more common in the elderly and they don’t usually present with her clinical picture. Her picture is much more consistent with a psychotic disorder like schizophrenia. Edit: as for the cause of death, it probably wasn’t directly related to the psychosis other than her delusions may have caused her to do something that killed her or she may have had an underlying condition that was exacerbated by her psychosis.

[@cnmngrl]

i feel like that wouldn’t go unnoticed in an autopsy

[@IamVani_indu]

As long as I’m alive I’ll never forget juniors story I remember when the video went viral and tears flooding my eyes and me asking “what did he do to deserve this?” They way they savagely took this kids life was absolutely terrifying.....

[@sacorashanicee4074]

I remember being 14 hearing about it and I was so mad Bruh 🥲 like why

[@nothingnesstonothingness]

What happened to Junior is so heartbreaking, what kind of heartless world we live in, no one helped him. Even after the gang was nowhere to be seen 😫😫

[@shellyh8739]

In regards to the last story, any person who stands there filming the beating of Junior or any person in that same situation by not helping or calling the police are just as guilty as the gang members. May Junior RIP!

[@Jdb74985]

Exactly! They need to start charging people who do that. If not this will someday become the norm instead of helping

[@hantonvaldez3292]

Wow he was young unbelievable bright future ahead Shelly H am a fan

[@luc1ferblack]

hmmm no. You don't step in on a gang of five guys who are busy stabbing someone to death unless you fancy getting stabbed as well. If people filmed it then that footage was probably what helped convict them all

[@timothywilliams7264]

They deff beat him but they stabbed him an cut his throat. So tragic. I wish people werent so bad. R.i.p

[@scottsmith9192]

While I agree it is enraging me that no-one helped, I would not even go close to saying they were just as guilty as the actual attackers. Not everyone is equipped to fight when the fight or flight kicks in. They are only guilty of being weak and afraid, not an actual crime of murdering in cold blood. Not saying this to argue, or talk down to anyone. Just maybe rethink the "guilty as the actual murderers" thought. You probably do not really believe that.

[@sylviakidd1908]

That’s sad. Poor Junior. That had to be terrifying. Also crazy but unfortunately not unbelievable that no one helped him or called 911 afterwards.

[@elijahsarabia7157]

Katelyns story sounds like that one german boy that ran off from the airport yelling he doesn't want to die and went missing but was never found

[@tgamer1510]

Lars Mitank

[@desperadox7565]

People go crazy all the time. Or take bad drugs.

[@googleuser3665]

and the crazy case of Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel

[@nexxusty]

@@googleuser3665 Wanted to watch that Netflix doc, the problem is they tell the story so excruciatingly slow. 2 episodes MAX, turns into 5 episodes of trash.

[@Darkfire612]

Reminds me of the third day after taking acid. I had to fight with the resistance. Against who idk.

[@astridvictoriafagerlund216]

But seriously somebody should have called the police as soon as they litaraly dragged Junior out of there and stabbed him.

[@maksimdrobysevskij9309]

How is that no one did it, just filmed him

[@joshuafoubert8474]

It’s so messed up how people won’t do anything when they see something these days. It’s kind of sickening to know people don’t try to help that much anymore and don’t care for others

[@astridvictoriafagerlund216]

Yea, it really is.

[@gottalovebri]

@@maksimdrobysevskij9309 that footage is from surveillance video. just an FYI (i still think someone could’ve called)

[@mgs9136]

The store keeper called the police. Twice.. The NY Times investigated and discovered that he did. Also, that store keeper’s mother had a heart attack and died after she saw the news.

[@krisjackson5500]

What keeps me hooked is the fact that when I watch your videos, I feel like I'm sitting with a friend who knows a lot of creepy, cool stories off the top of his head and has a genuine interest in sharing them ❤

[@mellowyellow2022]

The best thing with this channel is the story telling is not broken up by dozens of ads.

[@xVuuM3]

I was working that night “Junior” was killed. We picked up him up literally at the ambulance entranceway, right under those large St. Barnabas hospital lights. Junior appeared to be a very good young man, he was part of this NYPD program for kids in high school who may want a career in law enforcement. He never got into any trouble and he was killed for nothing, so sad that he finally bled out and died the way he did. Thank you for getting his story correct, as always, MrBallen.

[@emeraldrose95]

Sure you did, bet you didn’t pick him up I don’t believe anything you say, lying for attention? Your sick

[@xVuuM3]

@@emeraldrose95 I don’t have to lie for attention nor do I seek it. I haven’t even returned to this post since I wrote it over 2 years ago. I’ve been a Paramedic with the FDNY since 2016 and a lot of other young men have died since. I only shared because my partner and I were on scene backing up the BLS unit. I was also impressed that Mr.Ballen covered this story and with great detail. I really wish you well and have a good night-because you really didn’t even deserve a response.

[@jamesjuba3203]

That fact that people wouldn't take the time to help but whipped out phones to record speaks volumes about our society today

[@screenaughtsingh2495]

The fact that people values time over something more important

[@lwood5375]

Man that last story was heartbreaking..I can't imagine what the parents went through seeing that happen to their son

[@SharonGetchel]

Oh Mr Ballen, I just can't get over the dear soul taken by gang. So very heartbreaking

[@lmfw9789]

Me: I'm just gonna watch one. Me 14 hours later: alright just one more!

[@AmandaHugandKiss411]

Nailed it with a very accurate strike 😁

[@findy0uinanotherlife363]

I know... ain't it awful... 😕, pretty soon, there gunna be a Support Group- (3, 4, even 5Xs a week) for it- Down in his comments, for peoples like us.... 😳, LOL.. I can tell... it's gettin more serious, I've noticed, through, many the comments, from fans... it seems to be a growing problem, occurring... 😬.. (😉)

[@Trisin-m3i]

@@findy0uinanotherlife363 what

[@courtneyrussruss8702]

@@Trisin-m3i just a jumble of random words and numbers 😂

[@rbrowning9617]

I generally don't stop till I've seen every video. Anything else is boring survival stuff.

[@Itsloco314]

Still pissed off about the shop owners who didnt call police when Jr came back. Pretty sure the community tried to shut that bodega down.

[@neu_dae]

as they should

[@lisacaswell964]

Exactly. He could have locked the door and called 911.

[@barryarnold6827]

@@lisacaswell964 in all honesty with people like that if he locked the door, they would have come back later and killed him..

[@veronicarolling9054]

Yeah, people had wanted to burn it down too but chose not too because above the store are apartments. The owner lost his license I believe, but unfortunately had a family member purchase the property so he’s still working there. People in the neighborhood rarely shop there though.

[@Salazuki]

What y’all don’t get is that if he involved himself, he had a chance of getting killed as well. At the time , they didn’t know why he was being attacked. (So the owner couldn’t be like “y’all got the wrong guy ) I’m mad at the people filming but not at the shop owner. He did try his best but it wasn’t enough to save him. Everyone who’s mad at the owner needs to shut up cause if they were in his place , they would have done the same damn thing.

[@tylerskiss]

Kaylyne was definitely a psychotic break. You need to listen to the 911 calls to understand how disconnected she is from reality. Once you hear how bad that was, you understand that the parking lot footage is an extension of that madness.

[@leob4403]

Where do you find the 911 calls?

[@tylerskiss]

@@leob4403 This case has been covered by a few people and one of them had included all the calls including the "gunshots" that turned out to be a wedding. The one that shows her disconnect best was the "break in", because she talks about people laughing and keeps yelling for them to "GTFO!" and the roommate eventually gets involved and points out the door is still locked. It's sad and frightening.

[@CC-cj6rh]

Then how did she end up dying if it wasn’t from drowning? I’m spooked right now

[@rsuriyop]

The strange circumstances surrounding her odd behavior on camera (appearing to react to something that isn't visible), disappearance, and eventual death (found lying water) sound all too eerily similar to that of Elisa Lam's story, which had happened only a year earlier.

[@leob4403]

@@tylerskiss yeah I watched that chapter video now, honestly it annoys me mrballen didn't include that 911 call in his video. I will watch the youtuber that puts more effort and research into their case video, it's annoying to have to seek out other videos of the same case to get the full picture

[@KatelynNightlight]

Y'know it hits really dofferent to watch a MrBallen video that doesn't include showing creepy and traumatizing pictures like the one back in tiktok.

[@MisterD0F]

15:36 This story actually hits close to home I actually attended the funeral for Junior here in NYC. That is one story the entire state would remember.

[@Theakker3B]

"The gang apologized to Junior's family on social media" I'm sure they appreciate that.

[@arosefortes6507]

I bet that fixed them right up good! 🙄

[@karmamellow4105]

😑

[@jeffreyjeannette5279]

That last one was absolutely infuriating! Everyone involved failed that boy, and I don't know who I'm disgusted with more; his assailants, or the people who FILMED him instead of helping him.

[@IvaTZ]

knowing the story and both videos of him bleeding to death and the video of the girl the murderers had a solid reason... the girl was SA and filmed by a boy that looked similar to junior... obviously killing aint the solution but wouldnt you want to kill someone that harmed a close family member? i support the attack but do not support the fact that it was on the wrong person and everyone just filmed instead of helping

[@mihirpanchal5754]

​@@IvaTZ so we will just let gang members run wild and be judge jury and executioner in our streets? sounds like a corrupted democrat ruined your mind.. the girl's story is tragic as well but her perpetrator should have been in jail and should have been convicted...

[@IvaTZ]

@@mihirpanchal5754 corrupted democrat ruined my mind? tf are you on? i just said what happened and why he was stabbed tf is wrong with you grow up

[@annalucy89]

Both of those groups are just as disgusting, self serving and a fucking heartless! Standing by and doing nothing makes you just as guilty! No one is saying you need to be a hero and sacrifice your safety but just calling the police and OF COURSE helping the poor boy after he got attacked is just decent human nature but obviously we have more monsters then men on this earth!

[@Patrick-gf5xg]

These morons would film their own execution.

[@789genie]

The one with Junior is the most horrible one so far. I pray for his family, that they may have peace

[@geegee9019]

Thank you for the no nonsense story telling MrBallen. Far too many of these compilations videos are over hyped. The stripped back natural nature of this man is spot on. Many thanks once again.

[@MrBallen]

Appreciate that

[@borleyboo5613]

The Kaitlyn story is creepily similar to Elisa Lam at the hotel lift (elevator). As for poor Junior, words fail me. Poor little soul. How absolutely terrifying for him.

[@marniemckay1881]

YES! Same.

[@ville666sora]

Yeah, she had to have some sort of mental illness or had started abusing drugs, or both maybe. People can develop mental illnesses later in life, or can already have them and just not know it yet. People who were very opposed to drug use in the past can also start abusing drugs later on. I get that families are able to give the most info on a person, but I hate when they're like "no, so-and-so absolutely DOES NOT use drugs and does not have any mental illnesses". Like, how can you really be sure about that? People can be good at hiding those things, and some people are in denial about their kids/loved ones using or having a kid with "something wrong with them" as my family would say.

[@alexweschler9470]

@@ville666sora exactly. Also SUD and other mental health issues are partly hereditary

[@johnr797]

@@ville666sora yeah it's pretty clear when taking all the circumstances into account that she was on drugs or experiencing mental illness. I found it rather strange to say because of how her brother died that would preclude her from using drugs.

[@Megan_Hook]

@@ville666sora I think someone lured her behind that rock and did something disturbing that caused her to run. That's what it looks like.

[@miacantrell5723]

My heart breaks for Junior and his mama. That's awful.

[@rhondaharrera1625]

Junior's story was heartbreaking. This world is a sick wicked place and so are ppl. 😢😢