I remember a time when Mr. Ballen didn’t have 500k subs and uploaded 3-4 or even 5 times a week. Those were some good times! Now waiting for a Mr Ballen episode is like waiting for next weeks episode that left you on a serious cliff hanger! You just can’t wait!! But I am happy to see your success for you and your family!❤

@michaelh9649

Жыл бұрын

The podcast helps fill in the gaps!

@siddharthshekhar909

Жыл бұрын

THAT was the mistake. Uploading 3-4 or even 5 times a week . Like a marathon runner who does the first 400 metres in a sprint and is then exhausted.

@PatriotCody

Жыл бұрын

I miss when he uploaded all the time

@alikacerto2280

Жыл бұрын

Same!! As soon as I finished watching all of his videos he started doing 1 or 2 times a week. 😄

@red2blackprofits

Жыл бұрын

right? I keep looking for new posts on his channels I haven't heard before I wish he could go back to 2x a week.

mad respect for this guy for telling us this entire story in the middle of a forest.

@excusemeumiloveu2531

Жыл бұрын

fr!!

@andrewnorris5415

Жыл бұрын

legit!

@jbhamm02

Жыл бұрын

Mr. Ballen spares no expenses

@Mozalinda.

Жыл бұрын

and creepy foggy forest !

@Melissa-rb6ct

Жыл бұрын

The amount of time I’ve seen this overused comment

What's really great about getting old is your memory ain't what it used to be so I can watch n rewatch MrBallen videos n enjoy em over n over again 😀

@budrflyzable

5 ай бұрын

Same!!!

@DobbyWhite-ty6ho

5 ай бұрын

That makes me very sad to hear. My grandma/ mom has dementia :( however I pray you age with grace and keep your memory as well as stay sane ❤️

@atlasshrugged7475

5 ай бұрын

Life on the bright side. I don't have to spend much time washing or combing my hair; because, there is so much less.

@cindipettit5375

3 ай бұрын

MS helps with that, too. Sometimes I know I've heard it but I don't remember it.

@jwilki85

3 ай бұрын

You can have the same exprience from smoking too enough weed.... i highky recommend it!

My husband stumbled across Mr.Ballen one day and came home telling...Hey you gotta listen to this guy tell a story. After one story i was hooked as well. Your animated and funny....A great story teller that can draw you into a story and when it ends...you are ready for more. Thank you. I love your giggles over LUNGY. 😅

@ericswiatek827

2 күн бұрын

Does your husband realize your crush on MrBallen?

As someone who personally knew Colin (he was one of my best friends and was my roommate in college), his tale has certainly become a cautionary one for me. Colin was not only a very experienced hiker, he was truly a global citizen. He was very well travelled (backpacked Europe for months), a true polyglot (from what I remember he could speak at least 5-6 languages), and was possibly the kindest soul I've ever known. I fully credit him for helping inspire my love of internation travel, and also gave me that spark that ultimately lead me towards my career in education. But I also wanted to add a couple things. While his friends did go to the Russian police soon after Colin went missing, you omitted the part where the police detained his friends for hours, accused them of murdering him, and tried to force a false-confession. Also, the police never bothered searching for him until a few days later when his mother arrived from the US and pressured them to look. The first thing they asked her was "is your son gay?", which flabbergasted her. When she replied "no" his mother told me she saw a horrified look in the officer's eyes. They found his body less than a day later, less than 1 mile from where he disappeared. Also, the Russian authories initially listed his cause of death as hypothermia, which couldn't have happened as it didn't drop below 40F the night he went missing (not to mention the marks on his wrists and neck pointing to a more sinister reason). After testing Colin for THC they then shifted to the drug narrative. They also attempted to drug test his friends, claiming that they were all getting together to do drugs in the cabin. The police kept trying to push all these horrible and baseless accusations onto his friends, simply because "it''s odd for 4 men to share a cabin." Personally, I am under the belief that Colin was murdered by an off-duty police officer. Sadly, because of Russian secrecy on such matters, and the dissolving of any relationship between the US and Russia, I have no illusions about there being justice for my friend.

@aa-cx8nc

Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing your perspective and I'm sorry about your friend. Seemed like a great guy.

@MrFateorfaith

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and my deep condolences.

@boudicaastorm4540

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss. Thanks for contributing what you know. I've heard that the Russian govt is notoriously homophobic, so that question from the police doesn't surprise me. I'd been thinking that an American visitor fluent in Russian who was involved in a peaceful protest might be enough of an excuse for some authority there to accuse him of being a spy or something, but it's possible it was more like what you believe, a violent police officer. I hope you and his family and other friends can find some sort of closure on his case someday.

@timboslice8559

Жыл бұрын

I knew Russian police in the middle of Siberia didn’t just launch a huge investigation for an American off a couple of kids words! I knew there had to be more to it, thanks for clearing that up!!

@MagklJellyBeanPastelLucidDream

Жыл бұрын

Regardless of sexuality, Russians need to chill the fuck out. That part is what upsets me, because of (like you say) baseless accusations. I bet the off duty cop was one of the locals (based off the reaction of the officer who learned Colin wasn’t gay)

If you read this, Mr Ballen, I was in the war when you were wounded. Awesome to see your recovery, brother. Edit: oof, honored that Mr Ballen responded, but not expecting the debate in the comments. Didn't mean to set anybody off. I was a member of an aircrew of the USAF. Mr Ballen went thru 10x the hell I did. Just happy to see him alive and well.

@FostuRKid

Жыл бұрын

No picture no proof. Edit: I was joking…

@aidenloss3282

Жыл бұрын

@@FostuRKid he doesn't need proof

@MrBallen

Жыл бұрын

🙌🙏

@Abbyj19

Жыл бұрын

If your name is Scott, I will trip tf out. Thank you both for your service 🙏🏼

@Quzga

Жыл бұрын

@@FostuRKid There were hundreds of thousands of soldiers in that war, not exactly hard to believe And if he's lying, let him be. He clearly needs the attention.

I got my hubby hooked on mr.ballen. His only complain is "WHY DOES HE HATE THE LIKE BUTTON SO MUCH??!" LOL!!!

Wrong title. Should be: He Should Never Have Gone to Russia.

This kid sounded like a good lad, as a father I can't imagine what his parents went through

@pippa3150

Жыл бұрын

PLEASE REPORT ANYONE PRETENDING TO BE MRBALLEN AND OFFERING PRIZES. FAKE /SCAM ACCOUNT! AND THE SOB IS SPAMMING EVERY COMMENT. PLEASE MRB OR KZread GET RID OF THIS NIGERIAN SCAMMER!!!!!!!!!

@stupidhead9117

Жыл бұрын

Good story

@connorlancaster7541

Жыл бұрын

Hello does anyone here believe in Jesus?

@grzexd

Жыл бұрын

@@connorlancaster7541 nah

@Zeldafan1ify

Жыл бұрын

​@@connorlancaster7541 yes❤

I can’t be the only one who would love to go on a long hike and camp out with John, hear all his stories he hasn’t released yet….. just to hear him whisper yell from the darkness: “I know how to get to Bells Canyon”

@BenDover-fc9df

Жыл бұрын

Wanna go camping, I know where Devils Den is.... Il let you snuggle,,,,,,,my 200lb bully dog lol

@scummymummy2548

Жыл бұрын

I just camped with John during this video on KZread

@kristaberck6821

Жыл бұрын

Why is that story so haunting? Anyone figured it out? He has many stories with worse endings. Nothing really even happened. But its the most memorable story he has told, imo.

@JassyJProjectPinkPanda

Жыл бұрын

I would definitely join!

@isaacshepherd8400

Жыл бұрын

Can confirm, Bells canyon is a fun hike

I remember listening to Ballen when he just started, years later, and EVERY one of my friends knows and adores his stories!. So cool to see him living his best life.

I am curious to know what contents where discovered in the man's stomach when the autopsy was done. Because you can learn ALOT about what happened to him for the 8 days before he died by that. Was ìt empty like he had fallen into a hole and trapped, was it full of Russian food, or forest survival foods one would find in a forest?

@eugeniaskelley5194

Жыл бұрын

You have a good point.

@markkelly6305

Ай бұрын

i had this exact thought!

@BlackWidow00741

Ай бұрын

​@@markkelly6305Me too. It would tell the police so much more. I was also wondering if there was intimate assault due to that gay question.

The other night, I was lying in bed, remembering a video I had seen about some boys on a dock in the middle of a lake that eventually get swarmed by spiders. I was trying to remember where I had seen this video, it was such a vivid memory. I laughed to myself when I realized that it was actually a story told by Mr. Ballen. If that isn't a testament to how great of a storyteller he is, I don't what would be. Legend.

@mulletmuscle8208

Жыл бұрын

HHahaha I did the same thing with that story the other day and didn't realize it till you said this!!! Weird!

@randilowery9669

Жыл бұрын

@OG Gaming LMFAO, I was JUST retelling that story the other day as one of MrBallen's most epic tales...isn't it horrific?!? LOL. At least to me it is, since i have arachnophobia...

@JadedBelle

Жыл бұрын

What story is this? The name? Sounds like nightmare fuel no doubt.

@annawestall4395

Жыл бұрын

@@JadedBelle one of the top 3 places u can't go but ppl did anyway. Think it's called the far away dock. Very creepy.

@arcatacompany

Жыл бұрын

Def a nightmare vid

This dude is so good at telling stories that I sat through his sponsor story. 😂

@MegaKat

Жыл бұрын

He's so good at telling a story that I can actually listen and retain the story, whereas I cannot do the same with books on tape. I'm recently blind and my hobbies beforehand were reading, sewing, and embroidery, so sitting around I total boredom has been incessantly frustrating. But then I found Mr. Ballen a week ago and I've been binging his stories. The man is a Godsend while I adjust to what my life is now.

@MadWorld909

Жыл бұрын

Agree! I did too, and didn't even realise it was a sponsor story at first!

@sydneyjanae

Жыл бұрын

fr i only do bc he makes them enjoyable 😂

@bumblebeeman2103

Жыл бұрын

@@MegaKat holy crap, Mr. Ballen audio books would be fucking mint! Yo Ballen! Get that paper dawg!

@danamama6766

Жыл бұрын

I live for the sponsor stories 😂🤣🤣

Having grown up in Siberia, thanks for the backhanded compliment. Great Introduction. I grew up in a small town of 900 surrounded by deep woods. Nobody ever died of wild animals. We had a serial killer who targeted young women. Bring kids, we didn't know why anybody would strike a person from behind with a hammer. 30 years later it became an urban legend, but back then we had local police escorting women across the town. We all picked mushrooms in the forest and most Outsiders died of eating death cap mushrooms by mistake. Today you can survive and get a liver transplant in the West, but back then it was a death sentence. Most locals died of alcohol related accidents - either passing out in the winter cold and freezing to death or from swimming while drunk. Siberian tigers, unfortunately are very rare and live pretty much in the Aktai region, wolves too, have been hunted down. Great Lake Baikal was polluted and it's waters are no longer crystal clear. Siberian is not unique in humans sharing habitat with wildlife, so does Australia. That conspiracy theory about the kid's death is ridiculous. Most likely local criminals murdered him. Violent crime where the victim is murdered to prevent identification is more common in the former Soviet Union than in the West. He must have gone out to the outhouse when they grabbed him. Also, there are people who hate Westerners and Americans in the Post Soviet Era, and even back in the Soviet heyday, it was not uncommon to murder outside tourists hiking alone for their gear. Siberian was always a region of prisons and exiles and former inmates, and not everyone was a high falutin political prisoner, there were always criminals and violent people. There were hunters with firearms, and if you walked in the forest and saw a other person or a group, you detoured in a wide circle to avoid them. I still love the forest and the line of trees profiling against the sky still inspires and .mystifies me. I love cold weather hiking and go for long walks in blizzards. One thing I brought out of Russia is that I have zero fear of the darkness. Then again, we all told scary takes but I ended growing up without horror films

@KatWoodland

6 ай бұрын

@Maxiell I don’t like Americans either and I am American. Thank you for your interesting post. As for leaving a cabin to pee . . . there’s a reason for piss pots in the history of our country. There was a saying growing up for people who were impoverished. “Piss poor.” It meant that person was to poor to purchase a pot to piss in.

@KatWoodland

6 ай бұрын

*too* poor (oops)

@Moxiell

6 ай бұрын

@@KatWoodland Piss pots aren't used in Russia except for toddlers in nurseries. You simply go to the Outhouse. For the kids in nurseries was the afternoon nap and potty time when the adult would read a book to them. That ritual was still practiced in the 1990's, when there was an influx of abandoned kids going into the system.

@KatWoodland

6 ай бұрын

@@MoxiellThere’s so much about Russia we are unaware of here in the USA.

@Moxiell

6 ай бұрын

@@KatWoodland You know about the theory that Native Americans and the early American settlers fought a genocidal war not because they were different, but because they were so much alike - wanting to trap the same animals and sell them to same fur traders? Same analogy still holds between Russia and the USA. Take an equilateral triangle. Out Americana on one point, Mother Russia on the other and Old World on the third, and there you have it. Russia is similar to United States in some respects and to Old World European culture in others. And same goes for the other two. Back in 1700s DeTocqueville wrote that Russian Empire and United States being ideological opposites that will eventually become enemies when they teach each other and he was not wrong. Term American Exceptionalism was coined by Joseph Stalin, after his minions visited the U.S. in the 1930's to learn mass food service. Stalin lived the fast food hamburger and the Automat cafeterias as a way to feed the Soviet Worker. Anyway, Stalin said that it was impossible to do a Bolshevik revolution in America, because America already reached the targets for its working class that the Soviet Union was trying to reach.

So sad that he was alive the whole time😢 . RIP

I would be a doctor, physicist, astronaut, and a plumber if Mr. Ballen was my teacher back then.

@00jyjsarang

Жыл бұрын

Hard to teach calculus with entertaining stories.

@alvonnedagama6751

Жыл бұрын

@@00jyjsarang Mr is the Chuck Norris of storytelling... No story is too difficult

@Missfoxtooyou

Жыл бұрын

I would probably had grasped geometry if Mr Ballen taught it. 😂

@Chio_OB

Жыл бұрын

@@00jyjsarang tell the right story at the right time and you can fire a mind into action, my best teachers where Biology, Chemistry and English and they all told excellent stories that related even in a tiny way to the subject matter. Just wish the Maths and Computing teacher where not so droll and boring.

@nickidaisydandelion4044

Жыл бұрын

Ohh that is so sweet to say that. I am certain that you are right. John Allen would make a great school teacher and he would be very kind and take kids under his wings.

Mr. Ballen, I live in Indiana and I have a friend that went missing a year and a couple of months ago. Her case was featured in disappeared season 10 ep. 1.Her name is Kirsten brueggeman. Can you do a video about her to bring awareness to her disappearance please. There are way to many inconsistencies that need attention brought to it.🙏🏾

@FRED-GORDON-HERBERT

Жыл бұрын

Hope he sees this

@Bentwambus

Жыл бұрын

MR. B DO THIS!!!!

@Bentwambus

Жыл бұрын

Please!

@ghostwriter8351

Жыл бұрын

Bump

@paytonpatterson2386

Жыл бұрын

Please do this one!

Been following and watching Mr ballen for a couple of years now. His stories and enthusiasm is what makes his channel so entertaining. Happy for your accomplishments and congrats on 8 million subscribers.

I don't know how u remember all these stories but you truly have a gift❤

@les_5184

10 күн бұрын

Lol he's able to remember all of these stories because he reads them off of a script.

This story proves to me even more how much the “murder” of an individual will be covered up. Maybe one day I will submit the mysterious story of what happened to my brother.. he went missing under extremely mysterious circumstances and another young man disappeared the same way a couple months later. Hoping to get exposure and insight at some point.. I want his story to be told and remembered as my brother is deeply loved. Thank you for what you do.

@bayg6703

Жыл бұрын

🙄y tell the story about your brother missing and someone else did in the same circumstances but didn't tell us their names?LIES

@ricksanchez4813

Жыл бұрын

If you want his story to be told then why “maybe”

@seniegrant

Жыл бұрын

@@bayg6703 maybe because they don't want to publicly put their family's suffering and personal details out on the internet? what a weirdo comment to make lmfao

@leannepaxton5012

Жыл бұрын

@@bayg6703 , or perhaps the re-telling of how her brother mysteriously disappeared would bring up painful memories. Jeez, not everyone on the internet is a liar. Sure, a lot of people are, but most aren’t.

@boysuppafresh

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for you loss man 🖤

I read a book based on Markov’s experience with the Siberian tiger. If I recall correctly, his offense against the tiger was that he stole part of the tiger’s hidden meat cache. You gotta hunt your own food in Siberia. The tiger 🐅 taught him that.

What I appreciate the most is the exceptional job Mr. Ballen does to give you the run-down on each stories' setting, a bit of its history, and who the stories are pertaining to. Thank You Mr.Ballen!!!

love it when you start laughing -- makes the sponsor story even better!---- and as far as the main story--- you are so good I feel I am there--but wow--what a mystery and how sad Colin was alive the whole time-- until the end and no real answers. I feel for his parents.

@poseidons_child.

9 ай бұрын

The sponsors are hilarious

Finally!! Someone taking the land shark threat seriously and bringing attention to it.. thank you!

@MrBallen

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@tinamarie7568

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, the shark was just the muscle, and all the little sucker fish that came with it robbed him blind

@weedfreer

Жыл бұрын

@@tinamarie7568 Suckering-Sucker Fish!

@rynothealbinoryno

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen Mr. Allen, I was about to buy one of your "Do you know how to get to Bell's Canyon" shirts and everything is sold out. Are you going to get more?

@NikkiLuv618

Жыл бұрын

I love that the shark is there to rob you, not eat you lol

The giggling about the shark that broke into your home caught me off guard by how cute it was. Completely made me forget about the horror of this story for a few minutes lol

@ILovezYhew

Жыл бұрын

His wife is like “yeah we know he’s cute”

@pippa3150

Жыл бұрын

PLEASE REPORT ANYONE PRETENDING TO BE MRBALLEN AND OFFERING PRIZES. FAKE /SCAM ACCOUNT! AND THE SOB IS SPAMMING EVERY COMMENT. PLEASE MRB OR KZread GET RID OF THIS NIGERIAN SCAMMER!!!!!!!!!

@knunn5171

Жыл бұрын

Or just cringe

@ILovezYhew

Жыл бұрын

@@knunn5171 factual bro

@lexi-wr3it

Жыл бұрын

no I knowww

You are truly a very gifted storyteller. I’m curious if you spent downtime telling your seal team stories like this?

On the other platforms I miss watching you tell stories. You put so much energy into telling them.

I have limited hearing and have worn aids since I was 12. I usually have to turn on subtitles and still miss a lot of stuff. Mr. Ballen's channel is so clear and his voice is at such a wavelength that it comes as an enjoyable experience to me to not miss a thing. Thanks for that, Mr. B! Also I think it was a Siberian Sasquatch that took him.

@pippa3150

Жыл бұрын

PLEASE REPORT ANYONE PRETENDING TO BE MRBALLEN AND OFFERING PRIZES. FAKE /SCAM ACCOUNT!

@kaluca

Жыл бұрын

I often lip read with the captions on to help as I have some type of auditory processing issue. I mentioned it in one of his early videos and ever since, they are always subtitled correctly. So many KZreadrs do not care from what I've noticed. Also i wad thinking Sasquatch as well something paranormal, perhaps aliens or portals. Reminds me of a missing 411 case.

@CaseyForest

Жыл бұрын

That’s far less likely than the Russian government having something to do with it. Otherwise we could just say every missing person and every cold case was caused by a Sasquatch.

@mr.hanger

Жыл бұрын

@@kaluca shout out to those of us that can barely hear! Might as well be a train whistle

@mr.hanger

Жыл бұрын

@@kaluca he's accurate in his movements. Easy to follow. Even when they go to the pics, I can still catch what's going on. JOHN BALLEN FOR PRESIDENT!

I was talking to someone from Russia recently about Siberia and because she’s still learning English, she called permafrost “the eternal ice” which just makes the place seem even more brutal!

@waltnoble1051

Жыл бұрын

Eternal ice sounds scary as hell lol.. ill stick with permafrost lol

@Ohlookitsdaisyy

Жыл бұрын

@@waltnoble1051 I know right! Me too ahaha

@NewBuildmini

Жыл бұрын

As a Russian who comes from a Siberian city, I can tell you that most of what he said about Siberia is BS. It's not cold year round here. Summers are actually quite hot here, but winters can get as cold as -40 C. You only get permafrost in the Far North areas, but barely anyone lives there.

@yuliapanina8815

Жыл бұрын

@@Ohlookitsdaisyy Yeah, I mean Irkutsk isn't nearly as cold as Yakutsk. These are several hundred km to the north we are talking about, right? How people not understand it?

@Ohlookitsdaisyy

Жыл бұрын

@@yuliapanina8815 in the general collective mindset, when people think of “Siberia” they’re really only thinking about a relatively small area way up north, probably because of Hollywood (the same with most common misconceptions). My point (to anyone reading this) was that she DID live pretty far up north where it IS very cold and I loved her way of saying permafrost ☺️

Russian police: Your friend died? Huh... Did you kill him? No? Alright, then he was a junkie, case closed.

@AvidAfrican

3 ай бұрын

Russian police does thinga better than you think... wake up

I love the crazy advertisements lol. A land shark with a breathing apparatus wielding a crowbar attempting to rob you.

Rest in peace Colin and condolences to his family and friends. 🕊️

@TNTS8105

Жыл бұрын

I'm one of his first cousins , thank you

Listening to him giggle is such a joy! Great storytelling and hilarious commercial.😂

@slimetooomob1656

Жыл бұрын

Unless you a female you dead wrong.

@athenasheffield2836

Жыл бұрын

I rewatched his 'commercial' three times because his giggles are just so dang cute!

@pippa3150

Жыл бұрын

EVERYONE PLEASE REPORT ANYONE PRETENDING TO BE MRBALLEN AND OFFERING PRIZES. FAKE /SCAM ACCOUNT! AND THE SOB IS SPAMMING EVERY COMMENT. PLEASE MRB OR KZread GET RID OF THIS NIGERIAN SCAMMER!!!!!!!!!

@pippa3150

Жыл бұрын

@Slimetoo. WHA?

@DeathSnacker

Жыл бұрын

@@athenasheffield2836 me too! So adorbs.

Thanks, MrBallen! I found your channel about a month ago. You’re a great storyteller and I appreciate your time and energy. Have a great weekend everyone!

I mean hell, that siberian tiger anecdote was just as good as an entire episode

I love how unlike other KZreadrs he give examples,facts and background info before the story. And the pictures he uses helps you understand what he's talking about

This man! Gotta love him, his sense of humor is out of bounds, and his talent for story telling is phenomenal!

@Alejandra4994

Жыл бұрын

I love it's amazing, I always look forward to the task he gives us for the like button. 😂

@lesryderful

Жыл бұрын

His mother writes the script he reads to us. She is obviously a very talented writer ..probably published . Using fictional techniques to tell a true story is indicative of novelist imo

@dumbfuckjuice9915

Жыл бұрын

20:05

@robroy488

Жыл бұрын

Wow!! Can't believe you won a ps5 AND a Mac Book pro from Mr Ballen himself?! Jeez, some people have all the luck.

@kellergilbert

Жыл бұрын

@@dumbfuckjuice9915 I fucking love your name idec that you’re spamming a time stamp

You’re the only KZreadr who’s sponsor ads I don’t skip 😂

@snoopybrown9326

Ай бұрын

SimplySafe sounds great... but the Civil War cannons sound epic. Yeah, Imma try them out first. 😂

First my deepest condolences to the Madsen family for their loss being a father of a twenty-eight-year-old and 21 year old I can only imagine the horror and pain they've suffered. And the struggle of them striving so hard to find answers and getting not much resolve.... An autopsy can give you the end result of cause and affect but not provide any motives.... . I will try to answer this to help the family as simple and direct as possible. Colin Madsen died in Arshan, Republic of Buryatia, Russia 2016, his body found 8 days after disappearance. Normally I give a really long drawn-out in detail what I thank did and did not happen but in this case I have to go with short and simple because in my opinion.... The answer is clearly in front of our face in my opinion. Colin was a university student and apparently got into environmentalism and this was counter to the socio-economic livelihood of the people living in the area of Republic of Buryatia and Colin upset the apple cart by participating in protests.... Long story short I think the locals wanted to make an example of Colin because not only would the environmentalism cause certain jobs and industries to dry up this would deprive much of the locals of income and they wouldn't be able to feed their families and the local governments would not receive their tax money so not only did the locals have a motive for killing Colin but government officials as well.... The reason why this was labeled as hypothermia caused by drug usage is that it frees up all politics involved and everyone gets off scot-free.... Its clear from viewing autopsy photos which were graphic that he was tortured, it looks like on his feet and ankles as if he was poked with knives or some other sharp instruments to elicit pain.... And the position of his body shows that whoever dumped him there wanted to show their disdain for him as if a piece of garbage they were throwing away his left arm was positioned in a very unusual and unnatural positioning as was his left leg at a very strange position indicative of being just tossed like a rag doll from a truck or horse or maybe he was strung up and hung and after he died they just dropped his body and it fell irregardless this poor young man was brutalized by some very angry angry people... And if they seen him as an agent of force that would cause them to lose their money and livelihood then that's where the anger would come from.... I know the mother had concerns that there might be some thinking that he was killed because he was viewed as possibly homosexual I think this is absurd.... Now another possibility because of the area being Buryat which or mostly Mongol descent it could have been a racial motivation but I don't think this is as much of a cause as much as the socio-economic cause of his death so the simplicity of this case to me is right on the surface.... He got into environmentalism and pissed off the wrong people.... They became very angry and they stalked him and they murdered him and on a local level they covered it up... And in no way shape or form do I feel that Colin deserved this type of retribution and it's a deeply disturbing and deeply sad affair for the family and friends and neighbors and co-workers of Colin and even two people like myself that did not know him or his family... It breaks my heart... The fact that the one police official was yelling and spitting at the mother shows you how intense their hatred fir Colin was... They seen him as a threat to their way of life.... And how many examples of this type of situation have we seen throughout the world and on TV shows... Mr and Mrs Madsen if you're reading this know that I'm not doing this to upset but to try to help you understand what more than likely happened to your son.... I'm a father myself and the story is deeply saddening and I see my son in your son in your pain is great beyond words.... So you have two choices at this point....go deeper or let it rest.... And the only way you're going to be able to go deeper is if you move to that area get to know the people get to know the culture get to know everything and find your killers then bring them to justice any way you choose.... Or like I said just walk away and accept the probability of what I have said here and remember him each and every day with a smile on your face the wonderful times that you spent with Colin and that you tried your damnedest .... Again I hope this message gets to you and I hope you make the choice best for you....

@LaurenJ-w

Жыл бұрын

This makes sense. Thanks for writing that.

@toscadonna

10 ай бұрын

He had no business telling Siberian people how to live their lives. This is what happens when you’re a no good busy body who has no idea how hard it is to live on the frozen tundra. He was gonna go back to his cush life in the West after making life harder for Siberian natives.

@Shiiinnne

9 ай бұрын

​@@toscadonnathings are never only black and white. If you'd actually give it a thought, you'd understand that things may appear simple on the surface but 10 on 10, they go deeper. Firstly, no one knows why he died. It is all speculations. And if we take into account what op said as the reason, then you need to have awareness and perspective. By saying that "oh he had no business ruining the livelyhoods of the villagers as he doesn't understand how they live there and he will be back to the states without a care" sounds really pathetic coming from you. In the video, MrBallen repeatedly states that he loved Siberia till he moved there and even learnt the language. He spent countless hours in there and knows the area so well that he was even helping to create paths for other explorers. It also stated in the video that this place "siberia" is amongst the only few remaining natural wildlife untouched by civilisation. Your statement that he doesn't know how hard the livelyhoods of the villagers in siberia is, is definitely wrong since he lives there and def have a much better idea than you commenting on your iphone at home. Then you talk about him leaving there without a care after all is said, when he himself chose to stay there and had no need to go back. So he himself was living that life that he chose by himself. And as for having perspective that you don't have, is that the place doesn't need civilisation. The same happened in Africa and now the savannah is merely 3% wild only. 97% got destroyed by the villagers and now they are regretting this and doing all they can to protect that 3% cause they realised that altogether it was the savannah itself that was their livelyhood. And as stated in the video, Colin loved the wild and Siberia. He didn't go there for the people nor the concrete jungle of Russia but for the last remaining wild on earth. He was passionate and had conviction. He fought for what's right and he had good morals and values to be able to stand for something precious and priceless in this world. But you wouldn't understand that since based on your ridicule comment, i see that you don't have any values. Maybe you are someone from the tictoc generation who is just lost and shallow.

@willars7734

9 ай бұрын

​@@toscadonna And so he deserved torture? And death?

@KanyeTheGayFish69

7 ай бұрын

@@toscadonnathat doesn’t give them a reason to do this

Mr Ballen, you are a model for other youtubers: clear speech, excellent use of plain straightforward vocab, good scripts with good background info, engaging body language and 'eye contact', good background visuals. A pleasure to listen to, every time. Really appreciate the effort you must put in to producing your content. Thanks!

@MrBallen

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@remix4098

Жыл бұрын

He used to make clickbait content.

@nightowlfunnitizer4267

Жыл бұрын

@@remix4098 thats what everyone in youtube has to do in early days of their channel so pointing that out is stupid

@xzielaz

Жыл бұрын

@@remix4098 does it matter literally most you tubers clickbait

@SavageMinnow

Жыл бұрын

MrBallen Model: Get a greenscreen, clickbait till you build an audience, and use exaggerated hand gestures for every word in every sentence you speak.

I've had a recent run in with a landshark, I'm glad you have opened up people's awareness to this threat because it is real and it is dangerous and people need to be prepared once again another great story

@judywright4241

Жыл бұрын

Did you have your cannons ready? I woulda started throwing candy at it, miniature ones, so you know it’s gonna kill me just for that!

@brendan6704

Жыл бұрын

@@judywright4241 unfortunately the canons were ready but I hadn't cleaned them, they backfired and I got the shark but lost my house, I figured a Civil War Canon wouldnt have issues, if I only had the simplisafe home security system the house would still be with us 💣💨

@tecticeditz5549

Жыл бұрын

Once a landshark broke into my house and stole my favorite pair of New Balances. I swear, if i ever see another landshark...lets just say it wont be pretty.

@tonyf.8858

Жыл бұрын

Brendan, what on Gods green earth, is a landshark?

@brendan6704

Жыл бұрын

@@tecticeditz5549 I hear you, my new balances are behind a lock and key it's one of the things along with a CW Canon that helps, you can hope to run away 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️

I bumped into your channel by accident and I am totally captivated by your narratory/ speaking skill. I reckon you have a lot of attributes of a great public speaker anyway, I love how you also talk around the topic in this instance, part of Russia that dont enter people's mind usually.

I don’t know why the like button keeps trusting us

@user-bq6bh4ns5s

Ай бұрын

😂

We have been fans for awhile now and YOU are most certainly keeping the historical ART of storytelling alive almost by yourself as you are the best out there! MY family also appreciates that you are supporting your family and that you keep it informative, exciting and clean! Keep on with the good work!

@thelifeofcollinrs6030

Жыл бұрын

Dude you need to jump on that prize man! You know it’s legit because it says Mr.Ballen on it

@jerrg1024

Жыл бұрын

Its not even close...@mrballen is the best story teller out there, bar none 😎

@DimndSLM

Жыл бұрын

@@thelifeofcollinrs6030 I'm not sure that that's a valid account. I've seen those posts over and over and this was a brand new account by McBallen and I don't know that he supports that.

@Snikkelbek

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, take it, it's probably the famous lickspittle award.

@retrokoh

Жыл бұрын

@@DimndSLM r/wooosh

This is a dark and mysterious story, and sad. I feel for Collin’s parents and loved ones. The lack of answers and justice must eat at them. Prayers and love to his family and friends.

@christopherscott8853

Жыл бұрын

Collins picture made him look I'll prepared for Siberia. Judging a book by the cover...lol.

@PaulojnPereira

Жыл бұрын

I would guess he was taken by some corrupt policeman hoping he would help them abduct or rob his new come friends, once he refused, they tried to torture him into submission by the waterboarding method , scuffled wrists and suffocation sure seem compatible. If done by someone not proficient it will cause death. Blaming his demise on drugs and alcohol is the most common form of autopsy results issued by Russian corrupt police.

@hyperturbotechnomike

Жыл бұрын

They are a bit more lucky than most others in far eastern russia, because the police there normally does nothing at all. The Irkutsk police is the only one that is at least functioning a little, but on the extreme countryside and most surrounding regions, like Buryatia, Transbaikal, Amur, Yakutia and other very low density places, police does not really exist.

@travelerforever8849

Жыл бұрын

it maybe the work of a serial killer or killers as it had happened before.

I just want to say to you Mr.Ballen that I really appreciate your channel. My 27 year old daughter was killed almost 6 weeks ago on Christmas morning. Your stories and your comedic relief has been so enjoyable to me. I hope that you know how much you can brighten people's days. ❤

@chickadee317

4 ай бұрын

So incredibly sorry to read of your loss ❤

@RodRoz707

4 ай бұрын

@@chickadee317 thank you for your kindness ♥️

@rainbow9239

4 ай бұрын

Oh my you poor soul, I am so very sorry for your loss 😢 I pray for her and you, she is now an angel in the spirit world watching over you…. Love always lives on., my condolences❤

@RodRoz707

4 ай бұрын

@@rainbow9239 God bless you for your kindness. Thank you so very much

@JoshPecks500lbDad

2 ай бұрын

No one cares dude, just watch the video

Thank you, Mr. Ballen. You’re the best. ❤

Hey Mr.Ballen. I recently got out of the Marine Corps & I wanted to say that you’re videos have made such a big difference in my mental well-being. Nights have been especially hard, and you’re videos have done an amazing job at keeping my mind at ease (well at “ease” may not be the right word, but at least distracted😂) so from the bottom of my heart thank you, I’m in a much better place now and I’m not sure where or what I would’ve done without these. All I know is you’re videos were the one thing I looked forward too for a long time, so again, seriously, thank you for being such a great story teller and content creator. Thank you thank you thank you. 🙏🏼

@lakeshoreshepherds741

Жыл бұрын

Hey Jake!! Thank you very much for your service! 💙 Because of ppl like you... you have made a big difference in my life. Just know that!

@loryfenske9642

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service!! I'm a former Army Medic. PTSD is crippling so I pray you continue in your healing!🙏💕

@johnnypurzycki7648

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service - prayers sent

@DreQ0426

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service!

@cokesquirrel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your service sir

That’s horrible what the parents had to go through. That must have been so hard losing their son & then to try to get justice for him afterwards- 😢💔 Thanks so much for another great story John!! Love your podcasts too !

I have literally learned so much from watching John. He knows what he's talking about and is very intelligent.

@margaretelford8309

8 ай бұрын

Um his first name is clearly Mr… it’s right there

It's the giggling for me 🤣😌

It's Crazy I started watching his videos when he barely had 35k and then in a matter of weeks it's was over 100k. Now the man has over 6M. Well deserved you amazing story teller, badass seal and hero.

@deborahelizabethyaw1058

Жыл бұрын

I started when he had 1.2m sub

@veronicalynn9756

Жыл бұрын

He great and very humble

@sadgorl

Жыл бұрын

i remember the early days too. i’m so happy to see him grow. he deserves it.

@markwinsor9835

Жыл бұрын

Was he a navy seal?

@ErrrorWayz

Жыл бұрын

​@@markwinsor9835 yep, loves fish, great a clapping

I love this channel! My daughter was in the Navy as was her husband who was a career Navy Chief. They have a number of Seal friends from their time in service. Thank you for your service! Bravo Zulu! But I love his storytelling. He gets so animated it cracks me up. Hands and arms all over the place, it adds to the story. He'd be great to have on a camp-out, everyone around the campfire at night!

@mered30

Жыл бұрын

Please tell them from me thank you for your service

@lindabriggs5118

Жыл бұрын

@@mered30 Yes, I'll tell them. They only live 10 miles down the road from me.

Mr Ballen giggling is something I need to see more of.

That was quite simply the BEST SimpliSafe advert I’ve ever heard. Canons installed!

MR. BALLEN is a great story teller. I love everything about him: the content, the precision ,and the directness. I haven’t seen another storyteller like him. Much respect!

@patriotwelder6521

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@stopplzs

Жыл бұрын

This was such a lazy video. Nothing happened. He went to the woods, died, and that’s it. No reveal, no interesting theories. This channel is officially done

@trustissues8891

Жыл бұрын

He is very relatable

@monicacarolina6480

Жыл бұрын

yup, but he should do more research. Because he states some facts that are not true. In this case I found 3 facts that are not true. I wrote him about it before, but the stories outside USA keep having wrong facts.

@erikamcmahon3155

Жыл бұрын

I first found him on tiktok and found him annoying but as soon as I heard the full stories on KZread I was hooked. This man deserves all the success he has earned and I love when a notification pops up for a new story.

Good day Mr. Ballen. The tiger that attacked Markov wasn’t just angry that it was shot, Markov also stole from it. It’s an interesting story and I think you should talk about it.

@lionelhutz5137

Жыл бұрын

He stole that poor lion's picnic basket.

@laurab5750

Жыл бұрын

Markov deserved what he got. The article I just read had a great line "the tiger eating Markov was secondary, he just had a bone to pick". (Markov's bones that is.

@nhmooytis7058

Жыл бұрын

@@laurab5750 honking off a tiger is very poor life strategy. 😮

@Utubesanarc

Жыл бұрын

What he steal? A box of Tony the tiger cereal?

@jamssnana4084

Жыл бұрын

I just read a ridiculously long excerpt from a book about this incident called, "Tiger." Apparently, Markov, a poacher, one of the lowest forms of human life, shot the rider then took part of its kill. The tiger stalked him, staked out his cabin, then killed and ate Markov and his dog. I feel sorry for the dog. It's a very gruesome story. That guy was stupid. The tiger was not.

john struggling not to laugh at himself as he tells stupid stories is the funniest part of them 😂

Thanks for a gripping story. I am now terrified of a land shark invading my home.

I believe Mr. Ballen is the only one that can make me sit thru a commercial during a story and actually enjoy and laugh at the commercial.

@ericsmith7502

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad fast forward is a thing. I'm tired of all this monetization.

@annam8810

Жыл бұрын

I‘m actually looking forward to Mr. Ballens commercials 😅 they are literally the only commercials I like to watch 😂

@annam8810

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if those codes apply in Europe as well 😅 maybe not for simply safe because I have Alexa and cannons but some of the products have way better offers in the videos than you get over here

@athenasheffield2836

Жыл бұрын

@@annam8810 John Ballen always makes me laugh and I end up watching the 'commercials' several times. I willingly watch his commercials as well as Ryan Reynolds' commercials.

@ER0CK5_

Жыл бұрын

Him and Ryan Reynolds

I love how MrBallen elaborates on what THC is. I’m sure most of us know, but he always is so extra in explaining everything to us in layman’s terms and I adore it!

@ruschev2

Жыл бұрын

You'd be surprised at the percentage of even daily cannabis users that don't know what THC is

@TokioHotelMeow12

Жыл бұрын

I’m 31 and I only learned about it about 5 years ago. I’ve never smoked though, so I know nothing about cannabis.

@marleynaaugusteina6809

Жыл бұрын

@@ruschev2 I’m from Colorado, so I’m probably spoiled in that kind of knowledge haha

@CarpeNutella

Жыл бұрын

It's cute how he stops and defines items we might not recognize, without talking down to anyone. Would make a successful teacher for sure.

@MikeGervasi

Жыл бұрын

First thing I thought was "MrBallen bakes"

I love it when he cracks up, while advertising something! He makes me laugh too! What a great story teller!

That ad with the land shark had me so dead 💀🦈 😂

One of the best narrators out there. He draws you in like a magnet. Love you Mr Ballen!

@sherylF5610

Жыл бұрын

Imagine having Mr Ballen as your dad. I would be in bed 3 in the afternoon, every day with my PJs on, ready for storytime. Dinner? Who needs mere food when there are tales to be told.

after hearing this my 2 main suspects would either be his 3 friends, or someone living close by. It is really strange that he was found 8 days later, and apperently died hours before he was found. That almost sounds like whoever did it knew that the searchparty was getting close to his location, or feared they would be found out if they managed to find him alive. So they went ahead of the group and silenced him. I can't really explain it any other way.

@innocentbystander8038

Жыл бұрын

Yes, more than likely the three 'friends' where involved. Could have been more than three too, only going off their word.

@blznft9513

Жыл бұрын

Only way I can think of someone pulling this off is by having government ties

@ruslankontsimal7072

Жыл бұрын

they got a pretty corrupt government over there that tends to brainwash people (just an observation). Their conclusion to the case was just ridiculous. They don’t care. What they say is the final word, no questions. I think the friends is plausible but unlikely. I don’t see much of a motive there. Maybe some Siberian Forest serial killers snagged him when he went to use the bathroom. Makes sense why his socks weren’t on. I wouldn’t put socks on either if it was just a short walk outside and then back to bed. Something must’ve happened when he went out to use the bathroom (or maybe he heard something outside and went to investigate and got snatched).

I absolutely loved that you started laughing in the middle of it. I went from terrified to laughing.

I absolutely LOVE you, MrBallen!

I started watching him when he only had less than 50k subscribers. And every episode was knocking my socks off. And I could never understand why he didn’t have more? I’m so happy he is doing so good, he’s not only a veteran, but a really good man!!

@samanthanickson6478

Жыл бұрын

please don’t fall for this. any channel with “telegram” in it is an absolute HOAX.

@garyfitz8531

Жыл бұрын

Yea and he also hid "the secret" in many episode for us to find and IT WAS HARD!

This is truly heartbreaking as a parent… I can’t imagine what his parents are going through & not even able to get closure because they still don’t know who, or what killed their son 💔

@deez2569

Жыл бұрын

I think he saw something or someone outside that needed urgent help, which is why he put on his boots without socks because he was in a hurry...when I run outside really quickly I always just throw on my shoes without socks.

@lioleigh9791

Жыл бұрын

@@deez2569 that's a really good point! Someone couldve lured him away. But also when you are outdoors and have to pee outside at night, it's kind of a temporary shoe-wearing experience with no need to put on socks and lace things up. I wish his friends had stayed awake to remember why he went outside.

Thank you for giving me a reason to be on this earth love your storys and the way you tell them you are a storyteller! Its a gift some people have and u are one of them thank you for real

Gotta love this man's giggle!!! ❤❤❤

It must be horrible for his mother to not know what happened really to her son. A bizzare story, well told, thanks MrBaljen!

@ytsn_THE_OG

Жыл бұрын

What about his dad

@10RexTheWolf01

Жыл бұрын

There is only 1of 2 things this could be: he either did something extra and specific at one of the protest or he came across something he shouldn't have, knew it was him an was hunted down.

@domashnienovosti

Жыл бұрын

17:22 when you're Russian, murder is something ubiquitous and often encouraged. The unjustified atrocities of our glorious army in Ukraine just mirror what Tolstoy, Chekov, Stanisław Lem, Maxim Gorky, Gogol, and WWII veteran Leonid Rabichev wrote in their memoirs about the deviancy of the russian troops. Stanislaw Lem wrote that when Soviets occupied the Eastern part of Poland in september 1939 Russian troops rареd pregnant and postnatal women, children and 80+ year-old women. Rabichev reported the same cases in the liberated Berlin in 1945, when Russians rареd little girls while having their parents watch and then left mutilated bodies by the roads with vodka bottles shoved inside the girls' vаginas. I found this in the archives that the war museum made public soon after the Soviet union collapsed, but it's never made it to the public. Overall, Russian culture has not evolved. The inborn deviancy is still encouraged, nurtured and capitalised on by each and every ruler that my country has had. By the way, the Russian genocide of Crimean Tatars and Chechens started during the Russian Empire times and continued even during Gorbachev's times who authorised another deportation and murder of Crimean Tatars (The West closed its eyes on this fact because Gorby let the empire of evil collapse...). Then the same genocide resumed after the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014. Wherever we go we bring death, torture, and dehumanisation.

@isiahgatson7409

Жыл бұрын

What a parent should really be worried about is which 2 eternities they child soul is at.

@yuliapanina8815

Жыл бұрын

Most likely a local tribe. There are primitive tribes living there, who tend to hate foreigners due to assumption they have money. So I would immediately suspect burglary+murder by local tribes. That's why police couldn't do anything, these tribes are unregistered and navigate the terrain way better than anyone else.

I love when John cracks up laughing and can't even get through his own sponsor ads. It always puts a huge smile on my face.🤣

I love his story telling! One of the best to do it!

Mr Ballan is my new favorite find on utube, he always reads me a bed time story, only problem is that one is never enough, and before you know it it’s 3am and you gotta get up for work at 5

Please do a full video on the Tiger’s revenge story. There are so many layers to it, totally fascinating. I’ve ordered the book by Vallient. It seemed to think Vladimir had stolen not only his kill/food but also now wounded him so stolen all future kills as he could no longer hunt. So it was two birds with one stone to hunt him, a meal to survive but also revenge. He did mess with the man a lot before, like a lot of cats do. So interesting how it could imagine the human’s state of mind though. Very smart animals.

@RustyNips

Жыл бұрын

Must resist the urge to go to Siberia and befriend one of these tigers Would be heck of a cuddle buddy and body guard should someone or something do something to me I wouldn't mind being murdered if after my death there was a cool adventure of the tiger going off and avenging me

@cokesquirrel

Жыл бұрын

@Eddy9871 I like how you think. That made me freaking laugh

@daniels7717

Жыл бұрын

Thats a really crazy Story that Tiger Surely wanted Revenge i Bet He Took the slow approach while Killing the Hunter savage animals 😄

@devilboykillz

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure its a fake story. The one i heard before was the tigers showed up and he wasnt home so it destroyed his house then waited for him to return and killed him lol. Im also pretty sure that if he did get eaten it wasnt the one he shot. Not like the wound goes away in a day if it did live. More likely just a random tiger that took the opportunity more than a tiger getting shot stalking the man all the way home then killing him.

@joem1382

Жыл бұрын

I also heard a different story. Story I heard was that the tiger mate was killed so the tiger got revenge for the partner they loss. Tiger waited for hunter to return home and then killed him

I was with Mr. Ballen since the start as well. Back when he put up that hand with four or 5 fingers and telling it 4 or 5 times a week . Always sitting patiently till that notification hits- much respect for your thoroughness in all all you do and my hats off to you for you service brother- Ash

I love how Mr B weaves a story, absolutely a top storyteller and narrator.

I like that he never clips his fails when he tells people about sponsers

Excellent story teller . My mom and I watch together (sorta ) every week. She lives 4 hours away and this connects us every week and we watch as we are on the phone together then discuss it ! We love you John 🖤

What a bright young man he was, he hadn't even started into his journey we call life, very sad.

doesn't make any sense whatsoever that they would wake up at 5:00 a.m. after only 3 hours of sleep while still planning to leave 2 hours later at 7am. Someone is lying.

"Who would bear being out in the cold of night waiting just for Collin to come outside or even to catch him all alone just to murder him . This fact in itself don't make much sense .

It's sad because it sounds like maybe the person or even the victim heard the search party and both of them knew it was the end. That had to be terrifying watching your abductor get more and more agitated knowing it means a bad end for you. He had to have been so scared and desperate listening to people looking for him and being killed just hours before they could get to him to save him. Probably died listening to the search party just feet away

@Thelonelywife

Жыл бұрын

This makes sense

@durga_magi

Жыл бұрын

but tornd apart cloths and cuts in both hands dont add up...i dont wanna sound stupid fut it sounds like some mythical creature/shapeshifter..maybe i am totally wrong...

@mattlombardo4502

Жыл бұрын

@@durga_magi unfortunately you did sound stupid

@kumaahito3927

Жыл бұрын

​@@durga_magiyou're right, that does sound silly.

@orphanoforbit7588

Жыл бұрын

Feet away? Nah.

It's the sign of a great storyteller when they can sneak a geography lesson into the story and barely anyone notices.

@rachelbachel2

Жыл бұрын

Geography is interesting. It adds to the story.

@vladraduandrei5227

Жыл бұрын

shit that hits too close to home since if I was good at one thing(except football/soccer) thourgh all my years , it was geography. I was the best in my classes all the way since i started 1 st grade in 2002 till 2014 when I finished hs , geography was my jam

@orphanoforbit7588

Жыл бұрын

What? Sneak in a geography lesson? Barely anyone notices? What? Based on what information did you come up with that?

@protocolsavage8506

11 ай бұрын

@@orphanoforbit7588mfers finding signs that arnt there 😂😂😂

This ad was perfect!!!! Thanks John!

You are the BEST storyteller out there. LOVE your posts!

We need to make a montage of Mr Ballen just cracking up at his own jokes I just love it!❤️😂

@ritahugelmann4616

Жыл бұрын

That would be SO much fun!

@KayossPlays

Жыл бұрын

Seconded!

@rosie141

Жыл бұрын

Excellent idea!

@aliveandconnected

Жыл бұрын

I agree!!

Narrates a story better than anyone. I am addicted to these videos like thousands of others!

I love seeing a return to “the strange, dark and mysterious”, instead of the true crime and easily explained natural accidents. Time to return to Bells Canyon!!

@lakeshoreshepherds741

Жыл бұрын

Do you know how to get to bells canyon? Jk 😅

@brandonpiazza6210

Жыл бұрын

I’m not one who is easily scared, but that Bell’s Canyon video scared the hell out of me!

@milaninter2442

Жыл бұрын

You will watch whatever he posts, like we all do.😇

@evryhndlestakn

Жыл бұрын

@@lakeshoreshepherds741 I do know that if you want to get to Bells Canyon you have to leave the established path. Forever...

Thanks John! my wife and I love listening together. Always amazing content from KZreads #1 storyteller!!

In my experience, he likely found a tiger cub in the not to distant past and took it to the wildlife rehab. He didn't know mom leaves them hidden to hunt. He was still in the area enough for her to scent him and when she couldn't retrieve the kitten (moved or perished w/out mom) she found him and pushed him away that morning until he was too far for anyone to hear him. She then continued to push him away without attacking (here's usual unbelieved part) until he realizes why she's doing this. She likely then knocked him down, grabbed his throat to scare him, while she decided if she was going to kill him. So either she suffocated him or his heart stopped from fear. Sometimes there is no swelling from a heart attack. Rather unusual but not unheard of. Poor fellow, best intentions and all such.

@varunhegde7097

8 ай бұрын

there are no tigers in the part of siberia he was in, they are only concentrated in the far south east of siberia/russia

Love his story telling and his exaggerated hand gestures. He definitely is one of the best story tellers on YT.

@mehridin

Жыл бұрын

exaggerated is an understatement. it's so much it's outright disturbing. he's like Stan S. Stanman from Monkey Island at this point

@darcistephenson5359

Жыл бұрын

He used to be on sooooo much more, but he's branched out to multiple platforms. Miss him but proud he did it!

@SubUrbanSF

Жыл бұрын

Seriously w the hands maaan!

@muddiewaterzz3398

Жыл бұрын

He is the BEST❤️❤️

@EasyMoneySniper94

Жыл бұрын

*the best

Our Mr. B has grown up so fast. 😢 He had that supernatural period, and then the odd ‘child went missing phase’, and more than a few implied Sasquatch’s along the way. There were campfire type stories [some with subterranean munitions!] and now he’s really hitting his stride with a larger True Crime thread throughout. Glad to see it. Here’s hoping his continued success and many more stories to tell. Cheers!

@psychopompous3207

Жыл бұрын

I miss the Supernatural phase. Still awesome content though.

@ghostremnant_2499

Жыл бұрын

@@psychopompous3207 me too.

@pauulkubasek1815

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget all the cave diving disasters

@0ddSavant

Жыл бұрын

@@pauulkubasek1815 Good call. I used to scuba dive - recreational only. No caves, no overhead environments, no mixed gas dives - and his stories of people lost while cave diving [often, but not always, because they were diving way outside of their ability] would cause these little twitches of some of the most claustrophobic near-panic terror to start creeping over me I've ever felt while being in no actual danger.

@toddburgess5056

Жыл бұрын

Starting to resemble Unsolved Mysteries... 🌫️

I’ll say it again and again and again, I’ll say it every time, Mr ballens ads are always the most entertaining thing ive ever heard 😂😂😂 keep it up Daddy Ballen

I listen to your videos every night before I sleep. It’s like my daily bedtime story. Great work and thank you

Been here since you had 400k !! Please Bring back the top 3 places you can’t go but people went anyways & disturbing photos with their backstories!! Keep up the great work 💪🏽

@ScaryStoriesAt2AM

Жыл бұрын

Miss those videos, hoping they come back as well!

I remember hearing this on John Lorden's channel several years ago. Collin's mother was interviewed and it was heartbreaking. Good job, Mr Ballen, telling this tale. I don't ever hear about it, so it's good to bring attention to it again.

@polkadots716

Жыл бұрын

Maybe that's why his name sounded so familiar to me.

Dude, when you giggle trying to say some of the like button or ad things, it makes me laugh so hard 🤣