Can we just appreciate this man stood out in the middle of a road just to tell us this story

@himanisingnapure4635

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@melodyscorpion6606

Жыл бұрын

Ikr true legend

@annepickering8687

Жыл бұрын

😅🤣🤣🤣🤣

@MrBallen

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks 💪

@hunterzolomon1303

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

It's incredible how much work Chandler put into not working

@mullergyula4174

Жыл бұрын

So true.

@biggalaxy9102

Жыл бұрын

Lmfao!

@xavierscott4801

Жыл бұрын

Oh sweet irony 😂

@Oregun44

Жыл бұрын

It's easier to just get a job lol

@jamienicole2122

Жыл бұрын

@@Oregun44It seems like it, but the difference (I’m just playing devils advocate) is when if he had a job in real life when he goes to his job, almost all of things are out of your control and I mean you have a boss telling you what to do, etc. But, if you choose to create a life that is a lie, you’re are in the driver’s seat the whole time, yes you are creating this job because you have to jump through hoops for your parents, but you’re in control and for people that have these kind of personality disorders, control is very important.

“K, i can :)” actually made me so sad, she sounded like such a nice woman

@lempikka

4 ай бұрын

i thought the same thing.

@MKUltra42

4 ай бұрын

This is exactly how I would have responded. Even if I was tired from a long day at work or the grocery store was out of the way. The thought that my son would be at home plotting my death is just unfathomable. Poor woman 😢

@msangie101183

3 ай бұрын

@mkultra42 Yes!! I'd do anything for my babies! (They're grown now - 18 and 21 but still!) Like what a horrific, blood chilling story 😢

@MKUltra42

3 ай бұрын

@@msangie101183 (((hugs))) Me too. Mine are 16 and 12 now and they’re still my babies. I do joke with them though and say - Hey, if you flunk out of college and feel some way about it, please write me a letter or something. Don’t hit me over the head with a frying pan or anything in my kitchen. We have a weird sense of humor like that ;)

@shaunrobitaille3780

3 ай бұрын

During the testimony hearing his ex start crying anrd her interrogation around the case when she she mentions theyd all play mario cart and just the little detail she always made the yoshi sound, made me sad.

he cut up his mum and dad in to pieces and tried to burn them, then he failed and then dumped the parts randomly everywhere, its just non imaginable. absolute demon.

@saraheart2604

Ай бұрын

I thought he was just having a cook-out.

It's terrifying that you can raise a psychopath who might eventually kill you, even if you were great parents.

@koheletsmoger2327

Жыл бұрын

Well when he was born he wasnt a sociopath. He just later turned into one.

@chinemelumlouis9879

Жыл бұрын

There is always a bad and a good

@markg677

Жыл бұрын

@@koheletsmoger2327 Well actually psychopaths are born, sociopaths (which I think is what you are referencing) are made.

@harleatyler7411

Жыл бұрын

you dont know if they were great parents you dont know what went on behind closed doors

@wewanttruth5509

Жыл бұрын

@@harleatyler7411 I was more speaking in general and not about this case specifically, but yes you are correct.

First ten minutes: “Poor Chandler, that’s horrible!” By the 25 minute mark: “Hey wait a minute”

@wooba1207

10 ай бұрын

"Chandler then took out a rifle he had hidden by the front door..." Me: Wait what?

@JessBecause77

9 ай бұрын

Him and his girlfriend's entire interrogations are available on KZread. I felt bad for his girlfriend.

@thebrocialist8300

9 ай бұрын

Took you a while

@cjbudd

9 ай бұрын

mr ballen is a master of getting us wrapped up in the story and the twists

@FastGunner2040

8 ай бұрын

I was thinking Chandler stood out as 'odd' in his photos.

The older I get, the more and more these types of stories bother me. I couldn’t fathom taking advantage of my parent’s trust like that. Just seeing the mothers text “k I can :)” breaks my heart. I imagine all the times my own mother has texted me and gone out of her way to pick something up after work… even thinking about using that against her in such an evil way hurts my soul.

@evaaloezos6522

6 ай бұрын

Because you’re an empathetic person with prob average to low levels of psychopathy.

@gracerankin17

6 ай бұрын

this was one of the things that got me the most too. as a mother myself and someone who ADORES their own mother, i can’t even imagine. i really really feel for her and Bart. this was devastating.

@MiloTheBirdLover

4 ай бұрын

I know it hurts me, too, especially because my mom is named Christa, and I often ask her things. Like "Hey can you pick me up a soda?" So it felt kind of personal and made me feel really sad.

@KathyHussey063

3 ай бұрын

I just hope neither of them saw it was their own two faced evil and stupid son..........@@MiloTheBirdLover

@artdevivre2

3 ай бұрын

A psychopath cannot appreciate anything that comes from the heart. And I believe compulsive lying can make a person psychopath.

The moment i heard "Halderson" my heart sank. This case has always messed me up, Bart and Krista never deserved this. Neither did Mitchell or Kat

I've never dismembered a body but I'm pretty sure that it is much more difficult than apologizing for lying.

@kittymilkyyy

Жыл бұрын

@@MagnificentDevilweird joke ngl.. at least i hope it’s a joke, I don’t wanna see this in a future mrballen video

@NickyBlue99

Жыл бұрын

Nah it's not harder.

@w_h_y1112

Жыл бұрын

@@MagnificentDevil divorce for the sake of ur wifes/husbands life

@hunt1110011

Жыл бұрын

@@kittymilkyyy lmao

@abridgedTrainwreck

Жыл бұрын

@@MagnificentDevilif you don’t like your spouse enough to make this joke, just get a divorce

I feel sorry for Chandler's brother, Mitchell. He lost both of his parents and found out that his own brother is a monster.

@heyitsalannaluv

Жыл бұрын

​@@giakolou2876are you being serious? Chandler faked that..

@Nil_Sama

Жыл бұрын

@@giakolou2876 did you not watch the video before commenting? He just fell accidentally and faked the whole huge concussion and paralysis thing. And that happened way after he had already lied about going to college and having an amazing job. Now that I think about it, he's so good at manipulating people he even made you believe he's not a monster.

@nancygermain2996

Жыл бұрын

@@Nil_Samathat’s cute thanks for the laugh.

@MalachiGuy

Жыл бұрын

It must have been terrible for him.

@TrueCrimeCasual

Жыл бұрын

Do we call those people evil or mental health victims?

Can we get this man some Oscars for being the world's best storyteller???

@youwouldntgetit4sure

11 күн бұрын

Stephanie Soo/ Rotten Mango

I think the scariest part of this story is that Chandler was otherwise a completely normal human being and (up until his web of lies began unraveling) never gave anyone any reason to believe that he was mentally ill.

Insanity. All I can think about is his mom texting him, “K I can :)” completely unaware that her son is plotting her murder and her husband is already dead. Gives me chills.

@crunchycrouton8938

Жыл бұрын

@Witty Witty okay buddy

@bongotoucan7913

Жыл бұрын

@Witty Witty as a famous tweet says : You can say “I like pancakes” and somebody will say “So you hate waffles?”. Insecure much, dude?

@ncrest4365

Жыл бұрын

@Witty Witty bruh, the person was saying the context of the text is chilling given the background behind it.

@ejakaegypt

Жыл бұрын

@Witty Witty that’s literally not what she said clown 🤡

@IsaacA192

Жыл бұрын

That got to me too, it's the same sort of thing my mum would say if I was to ask her to grab me something. Also @Witty Witty wtf?

I have not heard a better storyteller ever, I swear this guy could make the directions on a box of shake and bake horrifying.

@pvsweetypie

Жыл бұрын

Morgan Freeman

@lotstodo

Жыл бұрын

Shake and bake is horrifying.

@russelljr4026

Жыл бұрын

😂👍

@recordgames153

Жыл бұрын

Talledega Nights

@Pamer21

Жыл бұрын

😅🤣😂

His girlfriend was in such a tough spot as well, I'm not through this video so I'm not sure if you mentioned her or not, but she testified against him in court. The whole thing is so gut wrenching, I'm heartbroken for his parents, no one deserves this

@charliehofmann3524

Ай бұрын

The channel explore with us did a video showcasing this story too. He made her out to be an awful person and made it seem like she was very immature and just as guilty as him.

I remember hearing this story a while back. I was halfway in when things started to sound familiar, and then I knew exactly how it ended. I think you did a really great job portraying this story. It was a fresh take, and definitely had me going.

I’m always bewildered by people who think that the best way to avoid being caught in a lie is to kill the people they’ve lied to. They don’t want to be exposed as liars but potentially being exposed as murderers is somehow a preferable outcome.

@briansullivan5908

Жыл бұрын

extremely flawed logic.

@stevensmith8977

Жыл бұрын

Right? At least being exposed as a liar you can potentially come back from that and do better but murder? Never.

@radar3twos887

Жыл бұрын

@@stevensmith8977 Nicely written!

@tiffanyabell9070

Жыл бұрын

Yea i didn't think about that..yea that makes it worse then it already is.. dang..

@desertweasel6965

Жыл бұрын

They brainwash themselves into thinking they can actually get away with it. If they really thought they would get caught they probably wouldn't do it.

The way his mom said “K I can :)” after he asked her for something without even saying (please/if you can) just says so much about how kind his mother was . And the dad didn’t even confront him he wanted him to come clean 💔 they were good people

@VioletJoy

Жыл бұрын

It seems like they saw all of the signs, but didn't want to believe that Chandler was capable of the things he was doing. The way he said, "Pick up soda on your way home" says a lot about their relationship. He used and abused her and she coddled him. It's just totally sick that he robbed his own parents of their lives. 💔💔

@Peron1-MC

Жыл бұрын

yeah that made me sad. my mom would probebly answer similarly. i couldnt imagine doing anything to harm her :( shes adorable and a lovely person.

@downhomesunset

Жыл бұрын

@@VioletJoy What I’m wondering about (not to vilify that two people lost their lives) is the money? Did it exist? If it did, was this one of the motivations for killing them? Have the money “disappear” along with his parents?

@VioletJoy

Жыл бұрын

@@Peron1-MC Just out of curiosity, would you actually ask your mom or demand like Chandler did?

@Peron1-MC

Жыл бұрын

@@VioletJoy no i wouldnt

Man he really picked a good day to tell this story outside. Absolutely no wind 👌👌👌👌

@syncopatedglory

2 ай бұрын

this is hilarious 😂

God..the length that some people will go to avoid being a responsible adult is absolutely incomprehensible. Truly fascinating stuff.

What’s also really sad about this is how his dad still had enough faith in him to think he’d simply come clean. He probably had absolutely no idea that his son was capable of this.

@xxan84

Жыл бұрын

His son was obviously all messed up in the head (normal people don't do this). He should've talked to him directly but who knows how that would've ended just as well. Stupid guy, he should/ve came clean and rebuild his life, now its far to late...

@brhert

Жыл бұрын

Sheesh

@cidquakenbush302

Жыл бұрын

Extremely sad

@itsROMPERS...

Жыл бұрын

One thing sticks out... Why would Bart make real appointments with actual counselors? Why wouldn't he just tell Chandler that he had, and then depending on Chandler's response say, "I know everything..." Why would he drag Chandler to a meeting just to expose him when it wasn't really necessary? If Chandler denied it, he could always go back and get proof. Weird.

@Yerpompous

Жыл бұрын

@@itsROMPERS... omg I leeeeeove your profile name!!! 😅😂🤣

Imagine being the poor brother, Mitchell. Lost everyone all at once. Heartbreaking doesn’t even come close to covering how that must feel for Mitchell.

@joecalbery1919

Жыл бұрын

My goodness, I didn't even think of that till I read your comment. I was too floored by the despicable actions of this incredible coward. Holy shit, both of your parents die on the same day at the hands of a brother you realize you never really knew. I hope he has close extended family.

@_.Sparky._

Жыл бұрын

I seen this story told a number of ways but this was the best! Such a fascinating, unbelievable and brutal tragedy.

@rafalIL29

Жыл бұрын

Imagine being Catherine ( Cat) , one day she found out her “ hubby” was a complete fraud, killer and pathological liar. Everything he was telling her in past 2 years was completely fabricated by “ChazzleDazzle” - Chandler’s name on social media apps. 🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼

@nickyengelbrecht5114

Жыл бұрын

I know of a family that I knew personally where the brother and the sister murdered their parents and the poor middle sister lost her whole family in one foul swoop.

@mitlanderson

Жыл бұрын

So weird seeing people say my name and the conversation not being about Mitch McConnell lol

Actually, this is the second time I've listened to you tell this story... I just realized how big a sociopath this kid was. He wasn't stupid... but like so many other killers, he never thought past making people dead, and he really didn't care about his family he just wanted to make a bad situation go away without being honest.

This case is a perfect example of why you cannot always 'blame the parents' when their child goes bad.

This is exactly why pathological liars are extremely dangerous, I like how in the beginning of this story you kind of even felt bad for Chandler... Until the truth was revealed... I’ve never seen anyone legitimately put that much effort in order to be lazy.

@rmsiq148isstruggling3

Жыл бұрын

Literally! Mr. Ballen is such an amazing story teller! I've never seen anyone so good at it as him

@tyronedelaney174

Жыл бұрын

@@rmsiq148isstruggling3 this absolutely had nothing to do with what was said. So why reply and speak the obvious as well. And yes pathological liars are quite dangerous due to their need to up hold their sense of reality.

@tokemjuju8250

Жыл бұрын

the sad fact, he put more effort to be lazy than to be productive. If he would have only took have the initiative to actually do something with himself that he did in order to be lazy and live like a bum, he would have done just fine and then all the troubles that he had would have actually never happened ... its so insane

@timothybrown6936

Жыл бұрын

@@rmsiq148isstruggling3 lol this has nothing to do with the original comment. I hope you don’t think you have a 148 IQ 🤣

@shanecollins5012

Жыл бұрын

@@tyronedelaney174 100 bucks says it’s a bot.

The most unbelievable thing about this story is the fact that the dad was able to get all this info from the customer service in 17 minutes

@gib59er56

Жыл бұрын

LOL, Sean. Tell me about it. I cannot get a human on the phone for anything anymore!

@DanielPerez-qy9vr

Жыл бұрын

Shoutout to Omar 😂

@LordSesshomaru69247

Жыл бұрын

Ya customer service is never that fast

@titusmaximus3235

Жыл бұрын

😂🤣 damnnn

@Invalidationcoded

Жыл бұрын

yeah and these days (or at least at every school I've gone to) they won't just hand that information out to you. They will make you verify your identity, you can't just ask for transcripts and then get them

It was soo devastating to see this case from "the unaware girlfriends" perspective,she seemed really supportive,like she was still in denial after he got locked up,but awhile after she completely cut him off from her life. I heard from another channel that she apparently got herself a dog,but she has gone into complete "hiding" from social medias,wich i totally understand. She is soo sweet,i hope she manages to recover,move on and become the happy,bubbly and energetic,positive young woman she was before all this. She will probably not trust another guy again just like that,poor thing. But with time hopefully. This guy seemed soo harmless at first,but oh man......the personality once his guard was down,and all the evidence pointed towards him. Gave me the chills.

I love how he tells stories in the way he does. Not letting us know what’s REALLY going on until ITS TIME to tell us! LOVE IT!

To think that someone would go to this extreme just so that he could fulfill his desire to live the life of a deadbeat, is absolutely appalling!

@koheletsmoger2327

Жыл бұрын

He was about to be exposed as a looser and a huge fraud. I guess he didn't want to confront that fact and didn't think far ahead enough to understand that he was about to ruin the rest of his life anyway by murdering his parents.

@phoenixfire2578

Жыл бұрын

Right?! Imagine if he'd just put that effort into really doing something?

@informitas0117

Жыл бұрын

Probably a saint for the "let it rot" movement.

@itsROMPERS...

Жыл бұрын

They wouldn't. This is far too much work for a "dead beat". All the elaborate accounts, characters, phones, and then killing them and disposing of their bodies would've been a lot of work, just imagine the effort of hacking an adult into pieces, then another, then sitting by a fire for days slowly trying to burn them up... He's obviously emotionally dead, but it's still a tremendous amount of work. So he definitely didn't do it to be a slacker. He must have some very serious mental deficiency like psychosis or schizophrenia. It's nothing like a normal person who decided to do this for some perceived gain. He's not that human.

@bradballard2068

Жыл бұрын

No kidding, something that could have been rectified so simply turned into this senseless murder of your parents. And it sounds like they would have been happy if he just would have went and got a job at 7-Eleven. Thanks for your great comment 😊

I feel so bad for Mitchell. I can't imagine the heartache he's going through.

@gwendolyn2442

Жыл бұрын

I feel like people don’t mention this enough when covering this case, the poor guy lost his parents and his brother (mentally/emotionally) all at once. So awful. I hope he’s got a good support system

@ellybean5868

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I can't even imagine how difficult this must be for him. He must feel like he is going to wake up and this was all a nightmare.

@drunkensquirrel7545

Жыл бұрын

@@ellybean5868 Seriously. I can't imagine how he could even begin to process such a horrible thing. All we can do is pray for him and his remaining family members. 💔🙏🏽🕊️

@mandireardon1501

Жыл бұрын

I hope he has help and a good support system around him. I feel so bad for him as well.

@drunkensquirrel7545

Жыл бұрын

@@gwendolyn2442 I can't help but wonder if anyone, friends or family, had an inkling that this kid was not quite "right." It's quite scary to think that someone could hide that kind of personality in such a close knit family. I pray that his brother gets the long term support that he will surely need after being orphaned by his own sibling.

This is that moment where you realize. Youve watched all of mr. Ballen's content and are on the second loop. 😅

If this guy would have put that much dedication to college or a carreer, he'd be the richest man in the world

This is insane. Imagine how much easier his life would have been if he just admitted to his parents after that first semester he was struggling with school. I don’t see how people get into these huge spiraling lies that don’t possibly hold up under scrutiny

@user-sb2fz3cm3o

Жыл бұрын

ikr his parents were nice they probablay would have helped him

@amourzombie

Жыл бұрын

Probably because he's a narcissist: can't accept responsibility ; the lies, probably because he's a sociopath: lies to everyone starting with himself.

@leanie5234

Жыл бұрын

It's possible that he was planning to kill himself. I allowed all kinds of things to get out of hand for a while because there was "no point in trying" because I was not planning to stick around.

@Yoyomo124

Жыл бұрын

Ikr even if he had come clean about everything on the day of the meeting with the college and his dad it still wouldn’t have been that bad for him. I can’t understand how some people can be so stupid.

@crandolph9590

Жыл бұрын

Narcissists don't see how their lies effect those around them or themselves.

I'm terrified of having kids...even if you do the best you can...you can't control who that person will become. It's scary.

@litehold1144

Жыл бұрын

Compassion is the key ingredient for raising children. You have to teach them compassion by the time they're 8 years old. Having a consistent routine and at least one person in their corner is also essential and minimizing trauma as much as is possible. The one thing you can't really control is if they are born with psychopathy and there are ways to tell early on and there are psychologists and psychiatrists that can help the child not turn into a criminal - but psychopathy is pretty rare. Odds are you will not have a child with psychopathy which is basically a type of brain damage/disorder they are born with.

@iluvyurbles

Жыл бұрын

@@litehold1144 have to get it pretty early of course, because sociopaths lack the natural empathy that all social animals (like rats and humans) have

@RSCALES11

Жыл бұрын

I’d say that his parents created this monster- it’s unfortunate but true that all of their actions & inactions throughout his life whether early life trauma or what but their raising of him led to their son using them until he couldn’t use them anymore. The nail in the coffin was the shame of them finding out he’s a deadbeat all this time, which most likely sent their son into a manic survival mode & instead of owning up to his lies- he decided to throw his parents (which were merely a means to an end) to the side (by killing them) & instead of facing the now, ultra shame- he decided to do what he does best- & that’s to continue the lying & keep his facade going as long as possible. I’m not an expert- this is only my analysis from the story.

@willywonka7812

Жыл бұрын

As long as your children understand that nothing is as valuable as life then they should turn out fine. Sadly, Capitalism teaches them otherwise

@whokilledjr3719

Жыл бұрын

There's nothing more frightening than having children, and yet it will be the biggest, most fulfilling thing you'll ever do. Sounds like a cliche, but it's entirely true

I can't imagine the betrayal of your own kid killing you. Hopefully they didn't have time to even realize what was happening. Heart breaking.

the way you tell a story, where I never see it coming, is truly a gift. you’re the best.

That story totally broke my heart. His parents sounded like amazing people.

@itsROMPERS...

Жыл бұрын

I heard one from My Ballen the other day that makes this seem like a Valentine's day party. These other people weren't lucky enough to be shot to death. I wish I hadn't seen it.

@yoongistongue4163

Жыл бұрын

@@itsROMPERS... which case are you talking about

@divyangverma9880

Жыл бұрын

@@itsROMPERS... What case?

@itsROMPERS...

Жыл бұрын

@@divyangverma9880 a young woman whom a couple had helped raise as a child when her parents threw her out came back when she was a young adult with some friends, robbed the old people and then, for no reason at all, slowly buried them alive. They found dirt in the people's lungs from the woman throwing dirt on their faces and laughing and they were covered and still screaming before they died. Why put people through such agony and terror for no reason, especially when they had been kind to you? Maybe rob them, maybe even kill them, but why be so brutal? Clearly she was insane, but still. She and her accomplices were caught and convicted.

@gauravsharma7204

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Completely broke my heart too.

The thing I love about Mr Ballens stories is that you never see what's coming. As he narrates the story - you find yourself trying to guess what happened and trying to work out what happened & who or what was involved. But, because Mr B is such a great story teller, you never see it coming... He's the Alfred Hitchcock of social media stories 👏👍

@MrBallen

Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@OneBadAssMoMo

Жыл бұрын

So damn true.... I've seen two awesome deep dives on this case and I still hung on his every word. The way he tells stories is magic.

@aaron8977

Жыл бұрын

Even if you’ve already heard it!

@Ballen1182

Жыл бұрын

I have noticed how his storytelling is getting more creative like that. This evolution is Impressive and pretty damn cool.

@DonnTripp0500

Жыл бұрын

So true I'm always like what's next 😂

This is the fourth case I've heard where someone killed their parents because they flunked out of college and didn't want to tell them. Why is this a thing.

@Justicia007

3 ай бұрын

@Angelofdusk13 It's not just kids killing their parents It's anyone who has constructed a complete web of lies about their life and doesn't want it to be revealed. Lots of times it's a husband who ends up killing the wife and the whole family because he's created a web of lies. These pathological liars are also cowards and often turn violent when it's revealed because they don't want to admit it. The parents definitely should not have spoiled Chandler but this is all on him.

@syncopatedglory

2 ай бұрын

liberty gets it

I'm a daughter, a wife, and a mother and, for the life of me, will never understand Chandler's thinking!! This story is bizarre! Poor Kat and Mitchell, this had to have blown their minds!! RIP Mr. and Mrs. Halderson.❤

The saddest thing about this is knowing his parents would've helped him to the utmost even after lying all those years

@moondancer4660

Жыл бұрын

The kid was a loser. His parents would not have helped him to the extent of supporting him the rest of his life while he played video games. So I suppose he killed them thinking he could keep the house and maybe get some insurance money.

@mantecastotch4260

Жыл бұрын

@@gooddoggo3547 if the parents were really that great, he wouldn’t be such a terrible loser to begin with.. so no

@dantegood2195

Жыл бұрын

@@mantecastotch4260 - What an awful thing to say. What sewer did you crawl out of?

@mantecastotch4260

Жыл бұрын

@@dantegood2195 your mama room. It was pretty trash I can’t lie

@maxedout360

Жыл бұрын

@@mantecastotch4260 I don't agree with you

As a true crime connoisseur, I recognized this story immediately, but it was so interesting how you were sharing it from Chandler’s false perspective that I kept watching! Very creative story-telling, well done.

@mellyr701

11 ай бұрын

Right! I was like nooo that’s not the truth, but I waited until the end. It was like he filled in holes from the other true crime podcast.

@shawndashno6022

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, he always follows the "suspect's narrative," before giving us the "real narrative" of what happened. Keeps that tasty suspense and mystery. Ballen's a great storyteller.

@wavaca53

10 ай бұрын

This is the main reason why I follow this account 🎉 Amazing storytelling ❤

@deeeee3685

8 ай бұрын

🤣

@DamianoftheRyans

7 ай бұрын

😎

I used to know someone like this. They constantly showed this kid of behavior showing no sympathy or emotion, constantly needing attention and lying about everything they did. They attempted to take over my life, acting and dressing exactly like me. He even tried to steal my SO which of course backfired. Safe to say I avoid him at all costs. You never know when a sociopath will snap.

My ex used to lie to me about absolutely everything from pets he had as a kid, (which his mother called out as lies), to most notably would lie about being at work and then something would always "go wrong" with him receiving his paychecks including a staged robbery he did to himself by breaking car windows and stuff. That was a wild ride that I'm glad is far in the past.

@LilyZerep

8 ай бұрын

😌 It's great you're not with this person anymore. You deserve someone better. Your ex sounds similar to my brother's ex. She could lie and I felt bad she took advantage of my brother but thank God they're not together.

@shayZcajun

8 ай бұрын

@@LilyZerep yeah. I found the most wonderful man I've ever met and I've been with him now 18 years. The best 18 years of my life thus far.

@Platinum907

7 ай бұрын

Drama freaks…. Psychos

@haphuongnguyen3358

5 ай бұрын

I'm glad you're not in any of Mr Ballen's video, but wow, that could've ended so badly if he's that much of a compulsive liar

@shayZcajun

5 ай бұрын

@@haphuongnguyen3358 I came very close on more than one occasion. He looked me in the eyes as he choked me and i saw his eyes turn black as I passed out hearing my baby cry thinking it was the last thing I'd ever see and hear. Only to wake up hours later and frantically have to search for him and my child. It's a part of my past I'm glad is over

This story made me gasp out loud several times. People who live double lives are the most selfish individuals. Imagine spreading the body parts of your parents around town and then pretending to be concerned for them... Wow.

@Micfri300

Жыл бұрын

You really need to research cte research on the brain. Funnily enough it makes you commit actions you wouldn't usually do.

@notthegoodgirl

Жыл бұрын

@@Micfri300 I am familiar with CTE, but Chandler had been living a double life long before his supposed injury.

@Micfri300

Жыл бұрын

@@notthegoodgirl look up the chris benoit murder case. Cte is a thing and both cases are strikingly familiar. Injuries to the brain are something that you wouldn't want to wish unto your worst enemy.

@jackjohns232

Жыл бұрын

jah that is an insane amount of lying, only ever lying.. so crazy talking about cte though kids get whacks to the head all the time, can't be good during developmental period

@xminusone1

Жыл бұрын

Lowest of the low. It's bad enough to do that with anyone but to your own parents you need to don't have a soul at all.

As a PARENT, This type of thing just scares the crap out of me! To think the precious baby you poured all your love into, could turn into a MONSTER that murders you, dismembers you, and just go on like NOTHING is wrong! Its mind-blowing! Great Job telling this story John! You are truly the BEST story teller in the WORLD!!!

@Spec1alDel1very_

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's sick. Craazy!

@hellsbelle7533

Жыл бұрын

It’s terrifying right?? I can’t even imagine! How ??

@curmidgeon8

Жыл бұрын

Horrific

@COlson-rh3dg

Жыл бұрын

@@hellsbelle7533 The kid was on drugs.

@victororo462

Жыл бұрын

@@COlson-rh3dg Have any proof? Because he had to be on something, or just had mental issues to begin with.

I saw that picture of Bart and thought there is no way this man is in his early 20s. 😭😂😅🤦🏽‍♀️🤓🤣

I just could NEVER imagine harming my mother, even hurting her feelings would GUT me. How someone with a loving mother could do that is way beyond me.

I remember hearing this story before. I'll never get how anyone can ever feel okay with murdering someone let alone their own family that has cared for them their whole life. The familicide cases really bother me more than the regular random murders. It's basically taking selfishness, entitlement and back-stabbing to the most extreme.

@pleaseshutup7053

Жыл бұрын

Murdering your own parents is sick. On a whole other level

@wikiwoof9590

Жыл бұрын

Your right, it’s sick to go after your own family. All murder is grotesque but there’s a particular perversion to kill those who gave you life and helped to sustain you when you were vulnerable as a baby and child.

@JagoffCitizen

Жыл бұрын

I can't get past the horror of dismemberment, let alone the relationship with the victim. I find it alarming the number of people who appear to be capable of doing something like that.

@limapodima7534

Жыл бұрын

I have heard and re-heard most of these stories. I think that with 6.5 million subscribers, our beloved Mr. Ballen would think that we are smart enough to know that we remember the stories that he keeps telling over and over again. Nobody tells a story well enough to make me want to hear it recounted so many times that I can say, “NOT AGAIN!

@NL-rj9uk

Жыл бұрын

You know. . .something like this has got me wondering about someone that I went to HS with. His mother was super sweet and open-minded. The last time that I saw her was when I was working and she came into the store to buy some new shoes(Payless). A few years later her bones were found(dumped) outside of Fiesta Texas Six Flags. The weirdest thing about him was that her death is highly questionable. He landed up living at home and helping his mom out because his dad left him and his brother to care for her; regardless something isn't right about the whole story. He also had is aggressive girlfriend move into the house, though his description of her was that she demanded she was to move in. I dunno the rest. . .but from what I remember. . .Body Language has "tell-tell signs".

The fact he refuses to take responsibility is really chilling. After everything, he still is trying to maintain a lie. This is beyond sad for everyone involved. Great stuff as usual Mr. Ballen!!

@kess6698

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. At his sentencing hearing he asked for any good lawyers to help him appeal tge conviction and that he was totally innocent. The boy is delusional

@fastinradfordable

Жыл бұрын

MOST kids are like this. These days.

@MonaLyssa33

Жыл бұрын

I heard "refuses to take responsibility" and my first thought was, "of course he won't, he's an entitled POS."

@haannishh

Жыл бұрын

@@kess6698 yes! I almost believe he killed them so he could keep living in his delousion, i dont think he killed them because he was caught but just because he wanted to stay in his bubble

@darrylkassle361

Жыл бұрын

Well he is obviously a sociopath-psychopath. No empathy but totally self absorbed

Mr. Ballen- I have been watching your videos on Snapchat, and just now realized that you have a KZread and other podcasts! I just wanted to let you know that I love your videos! You are my favorite podcaster to watch and listen to and you always tell these stories so well. Thank you for all of the hours and hours of entertainment! Keep it up!

I swear every time I listen to one of your stories, I realize it's a story I've already heard before, sometimes more than once. I can't tell exactly what the story is until near the end because you tell the story so differently and so well. You are an amazing story teller and I am HERE FOR IT! AYYYYYYYYY!!!! Lololol keep it up! I listen to your podcast too!

Your storytelling has turned every single one of my hikes into life-threatening excursions filled with wrong turns, murderers and cougars. Thanks a lot, dude.

@brandontaylor6677

Жыл бұрын

What kind of cougars? The animals or the women?

@kdphotos4691

Жыл бұрын

@@brandontaylor6677 - Cougars are felines. Women are not "cougars." They are human beings.

@TheTurkaderr

Жыл бұрын

I used to say I was always worried I’d end up on an episode of dateline, now I say I’m worried I’ll end up on an episode of Mr Ballen lol

@VenoXj1

Жыл бұрын

@@kdphotos4691 You maybe wanna inform yoursef about what he was actually saying.

@tahira1

Жыл бұрын

You still hike after Ballen? You're very brave. 😆

Making all of those emails and keeping up with all of those lies sounds like way more work than just getting a job

@nxbxdy3404

Жыл бұрын

Man’s just wanted to play a bit of video games innit

@damo9413

Жыл бұрын

yeah... same with gangs. Those f**kwits run about doing all kind of bs and then get killed at a young age in a violent shoot-out: when most janitors will have a long life with millions in the bank.

@apooyosucks

Жыл бұрын

and doing well in school

@nanifa6082

Жыл бұрын

but he got to WFH, doubt spaceX would let him

@donzaleighanderson8139

Жыл бұрын

Right!! Like all that creative stuff he did just to lie could have been put to good use on a amazing job. BUT NNOOOOO

As a GenX we had very little supervision but to much discipline to be open and honest w our parents. When i was 10 my sister who was 13 wasn’t paying attention to me and so i left on my bike at 8pm to blow off steam. About 30 min into my ride a man pulled up and asked me where a certain trailer park was. I thought i knew and before i knew it i was in his car w my bike in the back. He immediately got on the freeway and took me about 7 miles away. When he exited the freeway he drove up a dirt road to a clearing. He parked the car close to a cliff. He kept asking if i knew what he was capable of and was i scared. I was. I told him that I wasn’t bc he was a nice man and he wouldn’t do such things. After a couple hours he decided not to assault me. We got back in the car and he started driving back towards where he picked me up. Along the way he offered me money to sit closer to him (bench seat) i said politely “no thank you” soon we reached where he picked me up and said he was a college student who was doing a study and he had also taken a older woman before also and he didn’t harm her either. He got my bike out, handed me $2 and told me to stay quiet. I rode my bike home so so very fast!! My sister was on the phone still and hadn’t noticed i left at all. My mom came home from her bartender job about 3 am. I was still awake worried that she knew. She didn’t and i kept absolutely quiet not telling anyone until i was about 22. Crazy!!

@AliceOlsen-iw8wt

4 ай бұрын

What the entire fuck? Have you ever seen the dude again?

@tanithgregg5623

4 ай бұрын

@@AliceOlsen-iw8wt yes. He worked at the local Pizza Hut. When I had to go w the family I was terrified!! I knew he knew who I was as he stared at me the entire time!!

Ah, Chandler Halderson. I’m familiar with this case but the way you told it was so compelling. Also, IMO the most tragic part of this case was his mom’s final “K I can :)” text. His parents loved him so much and did so much for him, and he would rather kill them than admit the truth to them.

If he put as much energy in to making a life for himself as he did covering up his lies he would of made something of himself. Such a waste of lives for no good reason. This story was so well executed it had my attention on every word. Great talent Mr Ballen!

@peterf.229

Жыл бұрын

psychotic people and people with mental illiness sometimes do not function well in society

@en677

Жыл бұрын

Waste

@emilkoch4098

Жыл бұрын

@@SSJacksWolf bad cop-out.

@emilkoch4098

Жыл бұрын

@ Drew so besides giving up, what's your solution then?? It comes across like that's what your saying.

@flaccgh8799

Жыл бұрын

@@SSJacksWolf sounds like someone got rug-pulled on their crypto coin investment

It gets to a point when you follow multiple true crime channels you hear of the same cases, yet any time you tell a story I’ve heard or know the outcome of it’s like I’m hearing it for the first time all over again and it’s incredible. So much talent and enthusiasm, us strange dark and mysterious folk sure appreciate you!

@katej23

Жыл бұрын

Yes! A few weeks ago I watched the video where he was talking about a strange kid at a prom and eating cheeseburgers, and some weird happenings at his apartment a couple of years later… my brain recognised the story and thought oh this sounds like a Dahmer copycat. No, he was actually talking about Dahmer but the way he told it had me convinced until the last minute it was a copycat lol. MrBallen is very good at weaving the details into a cohesive engaging story form.

@mindyrolston3915

Жыл бұрын

Watch the trial the work the on this case is incredible.

@ryanlogue7970

Жыл бұрын

I've noticed a few stories that were the same as well but can never really tell til the end

@rileysenecal8178

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@alyssastewart738

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree, same here! I spend sooo much time watching true crime stuff, and I’ve watched videos on this case before but its always like hearing it for the first time until the very end!

DUDE!!! You and Chandler have almost the same flannel on!!! 😂❤ You are a master storyteller, you deserve an Oscar!!! You always have me sitting on the edge of my seat, reminds me of pictures from the ‘20’s and ‘30’s, when the entire family was gathered around the radio listening to serial stories!!! You are the bomb!!!!!❤

Yea, this is one of dem! I subbed yesterday. Bros channel is lit💯💯

As a father of 2, these stories can be really difficult to get through, but John's delivery, attention to detail and respect for the victims makes it impossible to not be riveted until the end.

@sanfransoho

Жыл бұрын

May you can learn from it. Not a native English speaker. But the father made a big mistake. He didn't confront him with the proof right away. A good old father son interaction. Stop! its okay. To break the house of lies...

@lyndseywilliams2588

Жыл бұрын

@@sanfransoho the son is obviously sick in the head and was a grown adult making the choices he did. Regardless of how the father chose to confront the situation. Not like he could’ve ever imagined his own son was going to murder him over it. And I think the plan to go to the meeting was a good idea. And would’ve taught the son a lesson, had he been any other normal person instead of a crazy killer.

@bentonrp

Жыл бұрын

@Ju Gru You know what, that IS a good point, that it may have helped the situation. Maybe, maybe not, though. His son is a psycho-killer. I don't blame anyone but him, but usually stopping the pressure and tension and expectation is a good idea with psychos. Chandler would have lied some more, of course, might have followed through anyway, sure, but at least odds would have been smaller. I don't know what the dad was contemplating; Maybe just knew he would get lied to and oh-so tired of his son's b.s.... But I definitely don't blame him. The parents seemed like rarely wonderful people to keep a house in order, which is not something many of us bother to do with what we own, ourselves.

@Junkyardnedreck

Жыл бұрын

For real, I have 4 girls, watching these stories makes me paranoid about them being away from me

@PR23105

Жыл бұрын

100% agree!

This case literally takes the "in order to hide one lie you have to say a thousand" to a whole new dimension. Also the parents did not deserve to die.

@VeeTwoPointOh

Жыл бұрын

A web of lies

@callumkristofer7793

Жыл бұрын

Who would think they did?

@scifi_shop

Жыл бұрын

wouldn't it be better to hide a thousand lies with one lie?

@blackcyklops

Жыл бұрын

@@callumkristofer7793 apparently, a few people here do. At least, they think the parents were negligent and/or abusive

I am hooked on listening to your podcast. You have replaced two that I used to listen to daily. All the stories are so interesting and you do a great job telling them. 👏

I love how Mr. B uses his body to communicate! Italian by chance? Lol. I am, and I talk like he does. 😂

The full trial is on YT. The way they proved what times he was burning them in the fireplace was based on a neighbors camera. It's barely a few pixels wide, but they matched the window from the fireplace room frame by frame that night and you can see the fire build up, and die, and build up again and then burn out of control before going out. That's when the fireplace glass shattered. Their fat cells were rendering out and having fans blowing in caused an "oven fire" or "grease fire". He tried to throw water on it but we all know what happens when you throw water on a grease fire. He was proven guilty more detailed than anyone else I have ever seen. Day by day and hour by hour for a whole week he left evidence EVERYWHERE.

@VenraeLOL

Жыл бұрын

So... what is your opinion on the conspiracy theory (joke really) that Chandler ate his parents?

@sophiecat14

Жыл бұрын

He was absolutely one of the dumbest people I’ve ever witnessed~ let alone trying to cover up a double homicide! I feel so sad for his brother, ex-girlfriend & extended family. Some people question Bart & Christa’s parenting. I honestly believe they were loving, caring, supportive parents. Perhaps naive and a little too soft, but in no way abusive. And considering Kat’s testimony, I don’t think she had ANYTHING to do with it or knew about it, no matter how many people may think she did.

@sophiecat14

Жыл бұрын

@@VenraeLOL People think that?! Wow! 😳🤯🤢 I’ve watched quite a few videos about the murders & trial but I’ve never heard that. I doubt it, BUT, tbh, considering the horrific things that he did, it wouldn’t surprise me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@tammyfayalexis7146

Жыл бұрын

Thank you John for sharing these pieces

@mhammer3186

Жыл бұрын

@@VenraeLOL I’m still convinced he took a nibble and that his girlfriend was in on it. No prosecutor will spend 2-3 minutes saying how you didn’t know anything and had nothing to do with it unless you actually did.

The image of the poor mum walking into her beautiful home she and her husband made, expecting to see her adoring husband and son waiting for her, only to be shot dead by one of her children in cold blood had me shedding tears. Neither she or Bart deserved this.

@Canigetahooyah3400

7 ай бұрын

It’s so sad that her last memory of being on this earth is being killed by her own child

@rufuskuklinski1459

5 ай бұрын

Talk about betrayal

@KathyHussey063

3 ай бұрын

@@Canigetahooyah3400 I really hope she never saw him & that he came up from behind... and I hope that piece of trash sees them every night in his sleep and all day, every day, in just the same way they looked after he'd cut them up, I hope he never has a moment's peace. Imagine being so worthless & lazy that you get caught deceiving two good parents for over 4 years & you think you MIGHT, just MIGHT get kicked out (at 23 dang years old!!) so your solution is to murder the only 2 people who care about you, who love you...and when your murdering them will only mean you'll still end up homeless within a few months when the mortgage & bills are not paid (by the people who did work and pay those bills) because you mercilessly and ignorantly killed them?? No wonder he couldn't pass one semester of college, he's a total ingrate & moron without aconscience. He knew he'd stolen thousands of dollars from his parents, telling them he was going to college & stealing the tuition money they gave him; to just sit on his butt doing nothing..

Major psychopathy happening here. Completely devoid of emotion and yet able to string together complex lies. Yikes.

Your stories are chilling and captivating. And I get mesmerized by your presentation. Thanks much!

I LOVE how you tell the stories from everyone's points of views, telling the lies as part of the truth. So we don't know the truth until the end!!!! You are the BEST story teller on KZread!!!!

*Chandler is just one of those people who puts all their effort and energy into **_not_** having to do things/work. While ironically putting in even more effort to avoid having to do whatever, rather than just simply doing it.* *The type of person that would rather die (or kill) than have someone tell them how they should live their life.*

@paigewhitfield3624

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's what made me so mad. He had all this energy to make fake emails and stuff, you could've put all that planning into getting a job.

@dougr8646

Жыл бұрын

You don't know chandler. I know chandler.

@Personalapocalypse77.

Жыл бұрын

@@barneyronnie go find the nearest high building, go to the roof, get a running start and.......jump.👍

@camilleshearon5120

Жыл бұрын

He’s living the Cush life in prison. Gets fed. Doesn’t have to work. It’s like his dream come true

@Gawlakman

Жыл бұрын

@@camilleshearon5120 maybe, maybe not, he definitely can’t sit and play video games all day anymore and now there’s big black dudes that will rape him so lol

I have heard this story... a Lot.. THIS was one of the best tellings that I have heard. Thank you Mr. Ballen

Crazy that I’ve heard this story so many times but it took til 23 minutes in for me to recognise it. That’s story telling! Never heard it from this perspective before. Absolutely brilliant

This is a crazy story, I've had cousins that lied about going to college. Which probably happens more often than most think. But this kid took it to the next level, he deserves everything he will endure for the rest of his life.

@mannylugz5872

Жыл бұрын

I know people who lied to their family that they work after they got fired. Get up and leave every morning as if they still work. But this is mainly because they fear he will lose his family's respect when they found out.

@jasoncarretino1121

Жыл бұрын

Guaranteed he’s someone’s gf at some point

@oneoflokis

Жыл бұрын

There is very little help in America for people suffering from mental illnesses, including severe anxiety. Why do you think he did this? Poor self-esteem and anxiety.

@oneoflokis

Жыл бұрын

@@mannylugz5872 Exactly! It's an esteem/self-esteem issue. Americans invest too much in the idea of success.

@paulaschroder6270

Жыл бұрын

@@oneoflokis There's also negativity against individuals that have mental issues. Or lack of empathy or understanding.

Knowing that the first half of the story was Chandler's fallacy the entire time made listening to it even harder. I really feel for his family, Bart and Krista truly loved him and only wanted the best for him. I still can't believe people will go _this far_ to protect lies. I'd much rather be known as a liar than a murderer, I don't get the logic.

@afrarunduml1170

Жыл бұрын

Psychopath don't think like normal people. They don't feel like normal people. Look it up. He is a dumb one. Just fooled his parents wich loved him. Other psychopath run whole countries and smash them. Like it is happening now.

@acemannw

Жыл бұрын

I had to skip ahead on the buildup

@mazdaspeedg2380

Жыл бұрын

I was over here like im 28 wish I was doing that good in life i guess I truely am

@maryannanderson2213

Жыл бұрын

Well, he was stupid enough that he thought he would get away with the murder because everyone would just think his mom and dad disappeared on their visit up to their lake house. Therefore no one would know he was a murderer AND no one would know he was a liar because he killed his dad who he was sure was the only person who knew he was a liar. So he would be known as neither. He would just be this super neat, super smart, super successful person he pretended to be.

@mikew3194

Жыл бұрын

@@mazdaspeedg2380 This was the come up we needed

I have heard this story a few time before…but there’s something about the way he tells a story that makes me not skip this video..a true storytelling master

Great Post JB!

I love the way you tell this story from Chandler's irrational alibi. It really illustrates how implausible his story and how delusional a person he was.

@dylan4972

Жыл бұрын

Was plausible enough to fool everyone in his life for a while. Sounds crazy after the fact.

@j3suisd3

3 ай бұрын

Yes ... the volunteer scuba police diver thing sounded totally fake 🤔but Mr Ballen charged ahead with such a good story that i dismissed my disbelief 🥴

I watched the trial and it was heartbreaking to watch Kat and Chandlers brother testify about how the parents were such great people. Kat cared more about his parents than he ever did. The sad part is that his parents would have been upset and hurt because he lied to them for years, but they would have forgave him for all of it if he would’ve taken steps to better himself. They really loved him, they were discovering he was a liar, but neither of his parents would have thought for a second he was capable of killing them.

@jeremynolen4997

Жыл бұрын

Very well said!

@kayceetaylor2151

Жыл бұрын

This is the kind of person that results from parents not making their kids suffer the natural and logical consequences of their mistakes, and not raising them with regular church (or temple for Jews) worship and not holding their kids to strict, high morals as an imperative.

@imnothere5801

Жыл бұрын

Nobody would ever think their child was capable of killing them.

@imnothere5801

Жыл бұрын

@@kayceetaylor2151 raising your child with church does not automatically make them incapable of murder. There have been clergy and children of clergy who have killed. So raising your children without church has nothing to do with it.

@beccacapshaw8556

Жыл бұрын

@@kayceetaylor2151 I’m not gonna criticize their parenting, they are deceased. They loved their kids, they did their job as parents. Everyone who testified had nothing but good things to say about them. The last thing their other son Mitchel needs is to come across people criticizing his deceased parents on the internet. They had 2 boys, they were raised the same way and were very close in age. Mitchel didn’t turn out the way his brother Chandler did. He graduated from college, had a job, had moved out to live with his fiancée and was very self sufficient. He was thriving. Chandler had every opportunity his brother did, he just wasn’t interested in bettering himself, he used all his time and energy lying to everyone. We can’t always blame the parents, some people are just born evil.

I really like listening to your stories, while on clinical rotations I work full-time as a Travel Nurse, so a lot of these stories hit home to me.

Wow, crazy story! Thank you for your awesome story telling.

This has to be one of the most ridiculous true crime stories I've ever heard. It's very sad I feel so sad thinking about the mom happily going to get soda for her brat son not knowing how evil he was. Even after all his lies she bent over backwards for him. Like dude your motive was..emarrassment? The thought of actually having to WORK or use your brain?

@lacticacidtrip

Жыл бұрын

the poor Mom and grabbing the soda on the way home from WORK thing really made me feel so sad!!!!! Like Dayum, can it get more cold than this!?? hmmm me thinks not! I am just surprised there isn't a movie about this

@therealDawnBarton

Жыл бұрын

@@lacticacidtrip if there isn't yet, there will be!

@lanakita8730

Жыл бұрын

This and Chris Watts...absolutely pointless

@ammoneggs69

Жыл бұрын

There was also the matter of around $1,000,000 in inheritance. Mitchell is lucky, if you call the murder and dismemberment of his parents at the hands of his brother lucky, that he wasn’t living with them at the time. I have no trouble believing Chandler would have killed him too.

@chloek9372

Жыл бұрын

Honestly... Why kill others because you screwed up your own life. So malicious... Most would take their own lives, not their innocent family members

I can't imagine how the brother must feel. All of a sudden his entire family is gone and it's his brothers fault. It really makes you believe that some people, no matter how loved and well cared for, are just evil at their core.

@dansweda712

Жыл бұрын

Yo! Spoiler alert!

@foreverandaday8185

Жыл бұрын

SELFISH, LAZY, and SPOILED. Makes delusional TRASH feel entitled.

@allinaday9882

Жыл бұрын

Of course!!! It is a combination of the usual suspects genetics and birth to 3 yr.old environment. Parent, nursery school teachers and community members recognize something off with a toddler need to let someone know.Early intervention sometimes makes a difference. This the main reason I find “family secrets” so toxic and dangerous.I often wonder what percentage of Ancestry, DNA generational family trees have identified a family relation in the last 7-15 generations do not find someone with serious problem. To me it does add up. Kudos ‘Jonathan’!Very creative idea, beautiful execution. we could emphasize with what his parents and brother felt when they realized the truth, because we , as your audience,w a smaller degree, but the same

@reneeavolio1455

Жыл бұрын

I didn't even think about that. I wonder how the brother is doing now? I wonder if he communicates with him in prison. I personally think it's better to forgive (for ones own self) then to harbor all the negative feelings that go along with resentment and hate. Just curious.

@LoopN

Жыл бұрын

@@dansweda712 Why are you reading comments before watching

I was born in Madison and this is the first time I heard this story and out of all the MrBallen videos I’ve watched, this one hit me the most because of how close this happened to me, RIP

I love your mysteries and your humor. You're the best!!!

I live in DeForest and covered this story on a podcast earlier this year. You did such an amazing job structuring the story! I've heard other people tell the story on various podcasts and almost everyone got things wrong. I watched the whole trial- twice! And you nailed everything while leaving out the right unnecessary details. Perfect storytelling as usual.

@jennteal5265

Жыл бұрын

Dean County did an absolutely _outstanding_ job with this trial and that prosecutor is such a good storyteller, himself!

@ethanmccoy254

Жыл бұрын

me when I heard "deforest"- 👀👀

@gocrazy1513

Жыл бұрын

its now 4am and I live in madison. guess im not sleeping tonight after this. aha

@meredithsickel2709

Жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? He left out SO MUCH. He didn’t even mention the farm or cress. And the fact that the parade was on the 3rd was something chandler had actually pointed out to the police. It did NOT break the case open. What broke the case open was the farm and Cress telling police about his weird visit. This has to be a fake comment, it couldn’t be more wrong

@ilyasanzo

Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up for Mr. Ballen

That smiley face in the texts got me feeling sad for some reason

This is so far my favorite of the True Crime category of Mr Ballen. As the shocking twist caught me completely by surprise! I never heard of this case before so the long detailed way Mr Ballen explained the familys background and history since the 90s kept me unsure where it was really heading. Brilliant storytelling B!

The worst thing about Mr Ballen is that he doesn't do enough stories! He is so goooood!

@nunnayrbznz3576

Жыл бұрын

Obviously there are hundreds to catch up on!

@michaeltrue6202

Жыл бұрын

Haha hes putting the graft in credit due

@jamescook6564

Жыл бұрын

He used to put out 3 a week, now only one. Sometimes I get MrBallen withdrawals.

@michaeltrue6202

Жыл бұрын

@@jamescook6564 hes got a little kid i get the priorities! What i laughed at in the past was one advert would be for mental health the next followed by like some burger advert

@LiamMonticelli

Жыл бұрын

If he did more, it'd probably stand to reason that there are more stories to tell. Which would lead to the inescapable conclusion that the world would have to be a worse place. Personally, I'd be inclined to blame the Like button. 😛

This case is particularly tragic! The need to constantly lie to avoid embarrassment and responsibility is just unbelievable. How narcissistic and deranged do you have to be to resort to murder to cover up your lies?? Great job as always Mr. Ballen!!

@TheOfficialTarynTots

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too. Why did Chandler feel like he had to lie to his parents and why did he go to such great lengths to continue his lies?!? I'm also curious why his Dad felt the best way to confront his son after discovering he didn't go to school was to back him into a corner for a public humiliation at the school. It just all seems like such a weird family dynamic. I'm sure there is more to the story that had been building for years but what exactly?!? I'm just a curious person wondering about the details. 🤔

@nostalgicbliss5547

Жыл бұрын

@@TheOfficialTarynTots Dude is clearly a psychopath. Lies, manipulation and over the top schemes rather than just going to school and getting a damn job lol. Backed into a corner, he ended up killing both his parents and dismembering their bodies?? Crazy stuff.

@aaronsmith4940

Жыл бұрын

thing is this happens way too often, MB has a couple that turn out this way, spoiled brats.

@nunyabusiness9056

Жыл бұрын

I honestly wonder if he has narcissistic personality disorder. So convinced of his greatness even the thought of not being great is unbearable so he has to fabricate greatness and to expose it as a fabrication, unbearable.

@TheOfficialTarynTots

Жыл бұрын

@@nostalgicbliss5547 Oh, I wasn't defending him in anyway. I was just curious about the family dynamics leading up to that point. I didn't mean for it to sound that way if that is how you took it.

I’ve heard this story before, but the way you presented it made me not even realize it was the same thing until nearly 3/4ths of the way through. Great job! Yours was much better

I love how you tell story’s. The plot twist is always crazy

Matt Orchard of CS covered this story in a JCS style documentary. Mr Ballen does an amazing job of retelling it from the perspective of those who didn't immediately know about Chandler's evil lies. Both are very different and yet equally very compelling approaches to the same horrific tragedy.

@nj1255

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that "has he not already made a video about this?", but I guess I remember it from watching the CS video about this case.

@jerryhatrick5860

Жыл бұрын

Thought is seemed familiar but told so differently had me second guessing my own memory lol

@duchessofhazjack4878

Жыл бұрын

Ooo Matt Orchard is one of the best JCS copycats, thanks. Love him and EWU.

@ellena.8369

Жыл бұрын

Mr. Ballen has this beautiful performative style of relaying seemingly innocuous details of every crime/weird event he covers, making each video so very compelling and fascinating. Axis, I'm so glad you brought up Matt Orchard because he is so underrated, his crime/controversial subject documentaries are riveting and his narration/style of storytelling is truly unmatched in the vast KZread true crime content community. He's so good at dissecting a person's motives and and their decisions leading up to something tragic or controversial from EVERY angle, and furthermore, I appreciate how he always asks us as the audience well-thought-out questions and points of skepticism we may never have thought to ask ourselves, even those of us already familiar with some of the infamous stories he covers. I love how engaged and engrossed i get with each video. His weird cult video was soooo good, i couldn't even be bothered to multi-task whilst watching it. My eyes were just glued on the video from start to finish. Also IF you like Matt Orchard and Mr. Ballen, PLEASE do me a favor and check out the channel: "dreading (crime and psychology)". The narrator's voice takes a bit to warm up to, but his way of delivering his content and his acute observations on the crimes/stories/events he creates are just all gems, truly. He has this way of throwing in underhanded comments throughout his videos (he probably has an outline for his videos and then will remember, as he's telling the story, some offensive or horrid detail about the various vile criminals featured in his videos, and he'll suddenly say something along the lines of "What the f*ck" under his breath, referring to the criminal's motives or decision-making for example. There's nothing contrived about it. I cant really describe the "je ne sais quoi" appeal of his videos. They're just special, like Matt Orchard's. You won't regret it! A lot like Matt's, kind of, they're each unique in their own way. Sorry guys for this ridiculously long unnecessary tangent.

@regularstan6212

Жыл бұрын

I remember this now

I've lied to my parents before but this is beyond extreme. Then kill and dismember his parents because he was caught in a lie is beyond insane. Wow...just wow.

@hankepanky9478

Жыл бұрын

Spoiler alert lol

@domnotabum818

Жыл бұрын

We’ll thanks for ruining it

@domnotabum818

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@TheGhjgjgjgjgjg

Жыл бұрын

"they don't raise em like they used too"

@Disbelief_

Жыл бұрын

@@domnotabum818 dont go to comments if you dont want spoilers

Love your content and thank you for your service.

Amazing storytelling, I am hooked on Mr. Ballen's KZread channel!

i feel like Chandler worked harder trying not to work than just actually working...

@bellboy4020

Жыл бұрын

Some of us are extremely busy being lazy

@blairs3051

Жыл бұрын

@@bellboy4020 Lmao

@joystrawnhill

Жыл бұрын

I feel like your post was a total spoiler. It was the top post and you can see it when you hit play so of course I saw it and read it and I knew it was Chandler that Chandler was involved so I still listened to the story to see who Chandler was and what he did.

@mylesp89

Жыл бұрын

@@joystrawnhill since discovering this chanel ive trained my eyes to not look down at the comments & just quickly hit full screen mode.

@blairs3051

Жыл бұрын

@@joystrawnhill Ya, it is, along with lots of other spoiler comments..That's why I stay out of the comments until After I finish listening to the whole story..LoL

There's no better feeling in the world then sleeping in on a Saturday and getting a notification from Mr Ballen, what a great way to start the weekend. Dude you rock.. 😎

@alexiaacuna975

Жыл бұрын

I wish I could sleep in watching his videos but making my day at work better while sititing in this quiet office 🤣

@groggywater2006

Жыл бұрын

I don't usually sleep in till 4 in the afternoon but timezones are weird like that

@drowz9825

Жыл бұрын

@@alexiaacuna975 u wrote this comment twice kid

@Northwest425

Жыл бұрын

@@groggywater2006 it's 8am here

@Kalda3

Жыл бұрын

@@drowz9825 you go to every comment and just argue with people. Typical loser

This one was really good Thanks!❤

As a writer I have to say that the way you structure the stories to make them transparent and easy to follow is impressive.

Well, now Chandler can be as lazy as he wants as he rots in prison.... I can't imagine how sick a person has to be to not only kill but cut up their parent's corpses.... Dang 😳😬

@sportsfreakmt

Жыл бұрын

yeah cut up and burn body parts is next level sinister

@TheApp9

Жыл бұрын

We can never even remotely think about killing someone, as normal thinking persons. But taking it t a step further, killing your own family which was your whole life kind and loving. But to add some more unbelievable steps forward: to cut them into pieces and burn them? He had no issues with his parents. They weren’t treating him bad so he must have a bad feeling about them. How can you do this? This must me an undetected psychopath. Sure his life was about to fall apart but he had the chance to do a restart. Loosing all the thrust but trying to make out a living, it wasn’t too late. But with his actions he truly destroyed his and his families life.

@asmallhick

Жыл бұрын

Well fuck. I read the comments too soon

@zapdosxy1781

Жыл бұрын

Thats what entitlement does. Instead of admitting their incompetence and wrong doings, they'd rather blame it on someone or kill someone .

@TheApp9

Жыл бұрын

@@asmallhick Welcome in the Club! I „must“ always read while listening to the video, getting spoiled.