I'm glad you told me that that was a real photo of walnuts, I was skeptical.

@mndiec

24 күн бұрын

I’m still questioning its authenticity. There’s no way

@m_emetube

24 күн бұрын

Through all my extensive research conducted, I have come to a conclusion that this is somehow a real photo of walnuts.

@michellegallia9361

24 күн бұрын

@m_emetube Well I’ll be damned 👀🧐😅

@michellegallia9361

24 күн бұрын

It always cracks me up when he does that in all of his videos… and it’s always for the most random things. Like he’ll be talking about little Billy wearing a particular pair of shoes or something like that and just throw in a random photo of a pair of shoes just because, for a visual I guess, and it’ll say in teensy little font “not the actual pair of Billy’s shoes” or something like that 😅 Idk, I just find those disclaimers so funny for some reason 🤷‍♀️😂

@mndiec

24 күн бұрын

@@michellegallia9361 yes! Or it’ll say ”real photo of another pair of shoes” lol

The second you said that the walnut seller praised and recommended a different seller, I was suspicious. As an Asian, ain't no way that's normal. A street-side vendor will literally claim their product is the best in the universe, not one other seller has products like them, best price, best quality, most handsome walnuts, will cure your hair loss, save your marriage, make your kids doctors. Walnut seller is very suspect. Even if he didn't do it himself, I feel like this wasn't his first time directing people to Tietuo.

@chloemonet2481

23 күн бұрын

Walnut Guy 🚩🚩🚩

@realheckertrustmebro

23 күн бұрын

make my kids doctor? no way I'm refusing them as an asian

@baalberith5389

23 күн бұрын

Yeah but he asked about other kinds of walnuts. They were ones the first seller didnt have and doesn't sell. Some Asian cultures might react very differently as well. Regional differences can vary widely also.

@kristianaquillen7931

23 күн бұрын

That's what I was thinking. He set him up.

@SabrinaRene4565

23 күн бұрын

I thought it was a 🚩 too! Also, this comment is hilarious. 😂

"Real photo of walnuts" crushed me 😂😂😂

@Minotaur-ey2lg

13 күн бұрын

I “cracked” up. I’ll see myself out.

This just further reinforces the fact that you should never hike alone.

@kats9755

17 күн бұрын

As someone who regularly hikes alone, I'd personally say it's more of a "don't change your plans without telling someone" and "don't go off marked trails" issue. (Maybe also a "don't spontaneously hike somewhere you've never gone without researching first" and "carry a weapon even if it's just a heavy stick" issue.) As a caveat, though, I hike in Colorado, not anywhere in China so idk the cultural/social rules for hiking over there.

@rightcliquegod7653

16 күн бұрын

The beauty of nature is to be enjoyed alone, through a mind that is unburdened by a need to keep a conversarion either about the weather, sports, or what have you going. Though it's safer in groups, what can ya do!

@audreyhicks6169

14 күн бұрын

​@@kats9755my brother hikes and hunts alone all the time in the desert and forests in new mexico. He always shares his Google maps location with me while he's on his trips in case anything ever goes wrong I can at least pin point where he was , at least the vicinity he was in. I do the same when I go out on my hikes too.

@audreyhicks6169

14 күн бұрын

As long as someone knows where you are and you know what you're doing, hiking alone is not a bad thing. It's the over confidence to do something risky and unknown.

@AlyssaD-mr2cl

13 күн бұрын

@@kats9755what are some good hikes in CO for beginners?

I made my wife watch one of your shows one night and she was hooked. So we spend one night each week watching them. We are both in our 70's, so we have a lot of extra time and millions of choices. Thanks for all the good work you all do to make this happen.

@hollyperrin7353

24 күн бұрын

DEEZ NUTZ!

@Mortarion-xt9wp

24 күн бұрын

​@@hollyperrin7353please stop harassing the elderly

@firesquad8222

24 күн бұрын

@@hollyperrin7353bro 💀 grow up 💀💀💀

@kcbroncohater

24 күн бұрын

@@firesquad8222 haha

@patrick6213

24 күн бұрын

@@hollyperrin7353 deez walnuts

The searchers face grew pale because on the piece of fabric it read "Im not a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious."

@donnaprince4083

24 күн бұрын

😂

@crystalvickers78

24 күн бұрын

It’s the like button’s revenge 🤣

@justkiddin84

24 күн бұрын

😂😂😂Perfection!

@TaylorSouthern100

24 күн бұрын

awesome

@wisdomleader85

24 күн бұрын

You won the best YT comment of the day award.

My dad went to a mountain to get firewood once...he came back home late with the heaviest tree trunks, couldn't remember how he got them or how he loaded them in the truck,he just said he remembered going through the same bridge three times and it seemed like he was going in circles.He couldn't remember what he did before getting home and when he came home he started doing what he did in the morning as if he was reliving the day he had all over again but if you asked him what he did in the morning he would say "i dont remember".I didnt sleep i kept watch of him all night and he kept repeating the same bridge story like he forgot he told us before.It was a weird night i will never forget.The next morning he was fine and five years later we never spoke of it and its as if it never happened.

@CloudHeady

22 күн бұрын

😮 woah

@LittleKikuyu

21 күн бұрын

Maybe he got a head injury? Hitting his head on the steering wheel or something similar can absolutely give you problems with your short term memory 🤔

@kelliewhyte_85

21 күн бұрын

I was doing my long drive home from Sydney one night, which is like a 3 hour drive. I remember being on this road at 9:30pm, and I kept ending up back on that same road until 12am before that trance was broken, not knowing how I kept ending up back on that road. So I spent 2 and a half hours trying to get home, and continuously going in circles or something ending up back on this road. It was really, really creepy, because I didn't know what was happening, and I have never forgotten that night.

@herbalterrorist420

20 күн бұрын

@@LittleKikuyuhe was probably feeling pretty stumped… sorry, I couldn’t help myself. On a serious note tho maybe he hit his head on one of them big ass logs.

@FailingArtist

20 күн бұрын

My mom had a concussion when she was little and she said she just acted normally but then later at night, she would start screaming. She “woke up” out of her trance 3 days later and doesn’t remember a thing except for falling off her bike and hitting her head.

Can we take a second to appreciate that this man stood out in the high desert mountains just to tell us this story?

@Instareels50099

3 күн бұрын

He didn't stand he floated. He's beyond our comprehension. Maybe he's the one who's kidnapped Ren.

Logically, one should have found it strange how the walnut vendor on the 1st mountain basically sent a customer to a DIFFERENT vendor while singing THEIR praises. GO THERE....gets on the phone = " I got one on their way for you ".

@kashnlexy

24 күн бұрын

Yup! 💯

@donitawhite8111

24 күн бұрын

That was my thoughts too. Hopefully they investigated them.

@colekimball4945

24 күн бұрын

Yeah, plus with the missing man's 4pm phone call, it means that somebody lied: Either the walnut guy about him going to the other mountain, the guy from the phone call who said the guy claimed he was coming down the 1st mountain, or the missing man himself lied on the phone call regarding where he was. It's also very interesting how the phone ended up 30 miles away at a bus station.

@johnmichaels4330

24 күн бұрын

Most of these schemes are tracked back to the Chinese govt. They won't do anything to the walnut seller unless they need to sacrifice him in order to keep the body parts coming.

@dinkvjr

24 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!!! I see you! 😊

Sad to think of his poor mother, in her 90's, worrying about her son; never enjoying his anticipated arrival and sharing her birthday again. 😢

@igor-xadrezxadrez8541

23 күн бұрын

It must be the saddest thing for a family to never hear from their beloved ones, especially when the echoes of their absence resonate through every cherished memory and every moment of longing.

@jesusbaby9873

23 күн бұрын

​@igor-xadrezxadrez8541 okay Edgar Allen Poe, pop off with your poetry

@lea-anne9133

22 күн бұрын

It's the NOT knowing that is so terrible. If they'd found his body they could at least, have some closure and be able to put him to rest 😔

@thecomedypilot5894

22 күн бұрын

It’s my birthday today

@valeriafontoura8850

22 күн бұрын

@@lea-anne9133not knowing gives space for wondering, and our creativity is really creative. I wouldn't like to know if something horrible had happen, though. Im talking having already been through that. But thats me, everyone is different

The hiker who turned and left after seeing the group in the Forrest. He is my spirit animal.

Sometimes, I will skip Mr. Ballen videos, so if I am having a really bad week, I can watch a new episode halfway through it to get me by.

@GojoS8

5 күн бұрын

Lol I did same thing few months back cuz I was planning to go on a trip and then I watch all videos together on my journey 😅

If I had to guess, I would say the guy selling walnuts could be a suspect. •They are from the area •They recommend that people go to the other mountain, but leave out that people go missing there • Could have stolen the man's things, read about him tying paper to trees in the news and then staged the other mountain to look like he was there • Came forward with info after a month, plenty of time for them to stage the other mountain and cover their tracks. Why didn't they come forward with info when everyone was there searching the mountain? Idk, there could be more links, but that's just my take from the info in the video. Thanks for the content Mr. B!

@amandarichard4739

24 күн бұрын

this is my theory as well

@faisalsmith5027

24 күн бұрын

And me! Anyone know if it was looked into? 👀

@ammarisrar2005

24 күн бұрын

Interesting, I really didn’t give it that much thought but now I’m starting to rethink that entire scene

@mitchellpurdy470

24 күн бұрын

Right Differently a Serial Killer or The guy went missing.Crazy story

@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox

24 күн бұрын

Yep...was thinking along same lines.

This sounds more or less like a serial killer situation. What we know) 1. Ren's phone was confirmed to be at the location he said he would be at around 4pm. 2. The note was in his handwriting but was not written in a way that reflected his typical way. 3. The last person who saw them was the person who supposedly directed him to the other location. (Walnut vendor) It could be that Ren was forced to write that letter and it isn't uncommon that a person under those circumstances would write it in a way that is not like them. Their abductor wouldn't know, but the victim knows those close to him would notice the oddity. It also isn't uncommon for serial killers to play with authorities. Perhaps the real killer had led them there because he got something out of the police finding his trophies.

@adamrandell7946

23 күн бұрын

I think he may have been the opposite if you get my drift....

@Erideah

23 күн бұрын

Serial killer(s) seem one of the likelist situations, I was thinking the same thing with the note--though I don't think it's so much that the abductor wouldn't know. Writing in third person with a grammatically broken final line is pretty blatant. But in that scenario they might've thought it was the best they were going to get. For all we know, Ren was barely conscious already as he wrote Could also be organized crime, same principle. Concealed gambling debts or the like leading to the same outcome, with even better resources available for the people making him disappear

@johnnytawon780

23 күн бұрын

I think the officials should gather those hiker that saw a man with axe saying "are you alone" to the first mountain where there was the "walnut vendor" and see if they look alike. 🤔👀.....

@dRealNayon

23 күн бұрын

makes sense. maybe it's the walnut vendor

@chasepatterson2036

23 күн бұрын

I think the most obvious sign that there's a serial killer is the fact there's a collection of human bones in an area where several people have gone missing

Mr Ballen must be the only KZreadr that can make mid-episode adverts sound interesting.

8.86 MILLION subscribers!!! So happy for MrBallen and everyone who puts work and effort into making these videos and podcasts happen! We love what you do!

Given all the information laid out (especially the report of several suspicious people standing inside the woods up on Mt Tietuo,) it seems possible that there is a Killing Cult centered around Tietuo Mountain, the original walnut vendor being complicit, and wanting notoriety without getting caught. Perhaps the vendors conversation with Ren was a "tip off" to others near-by, indicating that Ren was to be followed as their next target. Sounds like Ren fell prey one of these folks on his original hike, who, under duress, took him back down the mountain (explaining his early descent and the location of the cell at that time) Was then taken by a cult member and hiked up Tietuo, forced to write the fake note, and then executed, likely ritualistically. Thus explaining the strange profusion of bones found up along that ridge. One of the cult members had Ren's phone when it came on for a few seconds at a train station a few days later. Ren's body is likely still up there somewhere, in some odd place. If it were me, I would be looking up into the trees for more suspended "trophy bundles"

@rinlo1424

19 күн бұрын

But then what would explain the newspaper tied to trees on the 2nd mountain?

@bochapman1058

19 күн бұрын

If you’ve been to China, you know that there’s cameras even in the forest. It would be very difficult to have a hidden cult the woods that close to Beijing.

@lonminati2752

19 күн бұрын

@@rinlo1424 And rens friend said he talked to him at 4 after he came down from the mountain hmmmm

@jasontorres2416

19 күн бұрын

@@rinlo1424 so lets imagine he was walked down the first mountain. perhaps they noticed his habit of placing his tied paper and made him repeat that on tietuo for many reasons to make this murder even harder to solve. thats what i think but yea

@jasontorres2416

19 күн бұрын

@@lonminati2752 well his friend said ren was coming down not that he had already come all the way down so idk

I really thought the axe man was going to say, "Do you know how to get to Bells Canyon?!"

@RedKrow

23 күн бұрын

😂

@markfurr5327

23 күн бұрын

Ha, that’s what I was thinking!

@mwikali4057

21 күн бұрын

HA!😂

@joehmini

21 күн бұрын

hhhhhhhhh xd

@mrsshagsswagfrosty

20 күн бұрын

BAWLLIN

Hey John. I recently watched your podcast with Shawn Ryan… I just wanted to sincerely say from the bottom of my heart thank you for your service. You are just such a positive individual that you’d never guess you went through everything you did. I’m just short for words. Not that it means much from me, but I have absolutely nothing but the UPMOST respect for you, and your experiences that you’ve gone through. I hope you are doing great these days John. I’ll never see your videos the same again. I always just thought you did KZread, but that couldn’t have been anymore wrong. Never again will I see you as MrBallen the KZreadr, but John the absolute hero. Again, thank you for your service and all the extraordinary experiences you’ve been through. I just.. had no idea. Hope this finds you well, have a great day/night 🤝🏼🫡

I myself cannot believe within these few years you've become this enormously big. Genuinely proud and happy for you.

This has to be one of the creepiest stories you’ve shared. The fact that they found piles of human bones is so unnerving.

Can’t beat MrBallen content on a Sunday

@MrBallen

24 күн бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler

24 күн бұрын

​@@MrBallenlittle do you know the like button enjoys the sound of deep bass thumps of human exertion...

@hollyperrin7353

24 күн бұрын

Can’t beat DEEZ NUTZ!!!

@evanjohns2060

24 күн бұрын

@@hollyperrin7353lmao

@user-hf2zg2cv6v

24 күн бұрын

Sundays = best days

Am one of the addicts to this channel watching from Zambia 🇿🇲👍

Mr. Ballen, you are one of the GREATEST storytellers of all time! Please do a video about all the scary-ass hauntings goin' on at Nellis Air Force Base!

I really appreciate how you make such an effort to pronounce everything correctly, Mr B. Its very respectful.

@lorenfulghum2393

23 күн бұрын

he's pronouncing Ren wrong . I know it's not easy to pronounce correctly, but he's way off.

@shanipie3

22 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same! It's not easy to pronounce Chinese names! I think he did pretty great!

@ladansemacabre2394

22 күн бұрын

@@lorenfulghum2393 Out of curiosity, how does one pronounce it? Does it involve sounds westerners generally can't make? If so, are they the ones he's missing or is there more to it? As an Arabic speaker there are about 8 or so letters they can't pronounce.

@Sharky948

22 күн бұрын

@@ladansemacabre2394His name in Chinese is 任, you can copy and paste this onto Google translate to see how its pronounced

@lorenfulghum2393

22 күн бұрын

@@ladansemacabre2394 It's the "R" sound...it's a sound that westerners CAN pronounce, but it's not one that's used in english at all. It's like halfway between an "R" and a "ZH" or soft "G" sound...or the "J" in french "jour". Almost a "Y" sound but not quite. Like go to pronounce an "R", but put your tongue forward slightly. Listen to a chinese speaker say it. If you just hear it without having studied any mandarin, it's easy to misinterpret the phoneme. It's a voiced retroflex sibilant. It also depends on what part of china you're in. In the north it's more like a regular "r" sound. In the southern mandarin speaking regions it's more like the "zh". In cantonese it's more like a "y".

I lived in Mainland China for years, I lived in remote country towns. I was warned by locals that murderers would hide in corn fields patiently waiting for prey. At night in the countryside, a lot strange things happen there. There’s not a lot of police there (公安，派出所）so it can be dangerous

@atsylor5549

22 күн бұрын

Are guns legal in China?

@daronjohnson9095

22 күн бұрын

Lmao bro they're communist, what do you think ?​@@atsylor5549

@SUPERCELL2024

22 күн бұрын

Of course not!你在想啥呢老铁😂​@@atsylor5549

@pebblesandwoowoo5924

22 күн бұрын

Organ harvesters

@jm7578

22 күн бұрын

@@atsylor5549 not now, only for police officers.

👇fans since 2020

@TheBasedSpartan

18 күн бұрын

👇 Fans since 1867

@blackbird_edits_022

18 күн бұрын

👇Fans since 1000 bc gang

@csaleen302

18 күн бұрын

Me! I was here when he had 100k followers

@bhayanakbaba7293

18 күн бұрын

Fan since 25bc 👇

@RobertoHernandez-cx4yt

18 күн бұрын

I remember watching his videos since in june of 2020. And i remember watching my first video of him is about the the skinwalker in utah aliens and the big wolf story thing.

A bear would never ask me if I’m alone in the woods.

@shawnspence5196

4 күн бұрын

I would hope not

@Instareels50099

3 күн бұрын

Glad I'm amercian.

@brian4180

2 күн бұрын

What a goofy comment. Nope - the bear would just eat you. Stop letting the media dictate your thought like a sheep.

Atleast his wife got to say i love you and goodbye. Most of us dont get that chance to say goodbye to ones we love.

@LittleKikuyu

21 күн бұрын

Not trying to be argumentative but I would venture so far as to say most people do get a chance to say goodbye, because most people these days die aged or sick in hospital beds, not in terrible accidents or horrible crimes 😅

@thiamjoo

20 күн бұрын

Exactly why I don't say goodbye or I love you to my wife or kids. I've read too many news reports about widows who explained to investigators that their husband acted strangely on the day they died by saying goodbye or I love you because they have not said that in a long time. It some sort of premonition. So if I said that I'll be signing my own death warrant.

I vastly prefer the videos with you actually narrating them in person. Your facial expressions and enthusiasm really add to the experience.

@judyshinohara

24 күн бұрын

There are a lot of fake mr ballen KZread channels that upload only audio, usually stealing from his podcasts or even these videos.

@ashleys637

24 күн бұрын

@@judyshinohara Damn false prophets (joking, here)

@julese4793

15 күн бұрын

Yes!!!

I just want to praise your pronunciation of all the names. The respect you give the people you talk about. You’re so captivating. Been watching you for years now. Congrats on your success it’s well deserved

The only bad thing about Sunday is that tomorrow is Monday, however Mr. Ballen's show makes Sunday something I look forward to every weekend.

@blznft9513

24 күн бұрын

3 things of life. Someone to lookup to, someone to look forward to and the hero you're chasing

@cashkitty3472

24 күн бұрын

It's bank holiday in the UK

@toastycomfyghosty1891

24 күн бұрын

I'm looking forward to Wednesday so I can watch this without being at work

@samanthahurst2647

24 күн бұрын

It's Tuesday in New Zealand 🇳🇿

@fraxizztv6433

24 күн бұрын

As an introvert who loves their job, I see Monday as an absolute win 😂

The podcasts are great, but there's nothing better than seeing MrBallen "in-person"! Thank you, Sir.

@KizzleCakes-cq4it

24 күн бұрын

I totally agree. Watching him is a whole experience in itself🤗

@ememmichaeludo2044

24 күн бұрын

​@@KizzleCakes-cq4itWhich is why I watch the video more than the podcast. I love to see MrBallen in person.😊😊😊

@kayingthao5072

24 күн бұрын

Yes I enjoy watching his hand gestures and I also like to see what color plaid shirt he’s wearing.

@Ben_Jamin

23 күн бұрын

he couldnt talk if he sat on his hands...

_I first watched your video some 2-3 years ago. I was really into your storytelling. Then, I searched YT, found your channel, and subscribed. And for some KZread channel, they tend to get boring after a few years. But for Mr Ballen, until now, your stories still amazes me. Especially in the way you tell them to your viewers. Keep up Mr Ballen. I'm looking forward to stories that came form a true story or with real pictures. I will continue to support you. All the best~_

Cannibals...bones = missing meat What an awesome story. Thanks, Mr Ballen!

The look in your eyes when you were talking about the "Are you alone" ax man was so scary. It was like you were embodying the horror. That was awesome. Thank you, John!

@nobody7817

24 күн бұрын

He did do that a little too well, didn't he? lol... Imagine him as a Navy Seal coming across an enemy that has spotted him and his cover is blown: "ARE YOU ALONE?"... lol

@DefeatLust

24 күн бұрын

This is why you should ALWAYS be armed. Not only that, ALWAYS be on your guard. If someone like that comes up to you, make sure you're several feet away and are shouting communications and that you will defend yourself. Don't fall into the trap of just aimlessly walking like the world is a wondrous place with no dangers.

@melodicseaweed387

24 күн бұрын

I had to look away 😆🥵😧💀👻

@mallarysangel

24 күн бұрын

I noticed that too.

@MrBallen

24 күн бұрын

Thanks!

My grandma and I love listening to your videos, she’s almost blind so she enjoys just listening. Shes currently in the hospital and we’re passing the time by listening to them together ❤

@Cherbear609

24 күн бұрын

Cheers! And God bless you both. 💕

@saladslug7432

23 күн бұрын

He's got even more on spotify, there are exclusive stories that he doesn't have on yt. His Medical Mystery series is also insanely good but probably not the best choice while your grandma is in the hospital. I hope she gets better soon^^

I really believe that MrBallen needs to be narrating/presenting a his own TV show in the style of Twilight Zone or Tales from the Crypt, we need something like that

I took a break from your vids / podcasts for a while but you’re still on top of your game. Thanks for what you do Mr. Ballen.

Man. I really wish it was a part two to this because I want the authorities to find him. And I really hate what happened to all those people up that mountain.

@cheeseball5573

24 күн бұрын

I agree. If there are any updates please do an update video, Mr Ballen. This is very sketchy and the note he left definitely shows something weird was going on.

@Diablo_CST

22 күн бұрын

Cannibalism, He is gone

@DangThiPhuong.

12 күн бұрын

Hello ❤

@Diablo_CST

12 күн бұрын

@@DangThiPhuong. Hello Bot 👋 👋

@DangThiPhuong.

12 күн бұрын

@@Diablo_CST how are you ❤️❤️❤️

" he was all smiles, he was really excited about this day" How do we know this?

@lastofmygeneration

21 күн бұрын

Maybe he wrote in his diary?

@murphcallahan5892

15 күн бұрын

"...told in story form...."

Who else wishes Mr. B. would create "Ballen Excursions" which offered tours of places featured on the show? Would be cool to meet him and other fans of the strange, dark and mysterious and discuss our theories while visiting the scene.

@angelsgranny

2 күн бұрын

That's a great idea. Hope he'll see your comment. ❤❤❤

So I got to thinking, Mr. Ballen has so many subscribers, and has covered so many stories where the killer was never caught, I start to wonder if who ever got away with one of these crimes has ever listened to his own strange, dark and mysterious story?

@RedKrow

23 күн бұрын

Now that right there’s a strange, dark and mysterious question! I’d love to hear the answer told in story format 😉

@passionforMed4

23 күн бұрын

hmmmmm

@johnmcafeedidntkillhimself

22 күн бұрын

Yes 🧐

@cyn37211

21 күн бұрын

With the law of averages being what it is, probably several.

@Platanis2008

21 күн бұрын

Even more, if any of those perps sent him a letter...

Mr. Ballen, I have an incredible true story suggestion that would make for a gripping episode - the harrowing tale of the Manjummel boys and their adventure in the Guna caves. In 2006, a group of friends from the Manjummel village in Kerala, India went on a trip to the famous Kodaikanal hills. While exploring the vast Guna cave systems, one of the boys tragically slipped and fell into a 600-foot deep pit. What followed was a remarkable rescue effort by his friends who refused to give up on him. Against all odds, they managed to get him out alive from the depths of that treacherous pit cave. This real-life incident made national headlines in India at the time and is considered one of the most incredible cave rescue stories ever. With your skill for dramatizing true events, I can already envision the tension and triumph you could capture. I hope you cover this incredible story on your channel...HUGE FAN HERE❤

@shanipie3

22 күн бұрын

Oh wow! Maybe part of the "places you can't go & people who went anyways" stories!

@hariidev

22 күн бұрын

A fellow malayali Mrballen fan rooting for this story ♥

@Diablo_CST

22 күн бұрын

Boring 🥱🥱

@taketinnn33

21 күн бұрын

poo slingers, no one cares

@sharongrigg5336

20 күн бұрын

​@@Diablo_CSTrude

I'm from Massachusetts and had a very disturbing incident while at in a building on the Tewkesbury state hospital that was corroborated by a roommated. Still haunts me I was only 27 it happened in 2018

@user-du2pw7ox1b

21 күн бұрын

What happened?

Moral of the story, don't go hiking and stay in your nice warm bed with your dog. Optional: Watching MrBallen

Great storytelling! On a side note, thanks for saying a date, along with how much time elapsed from an event...helps me keep it straight in my head

@MrBallen

24 күн бұрын

Gotta give that context! Thanks!

“Real photo of walnuts”, thanks Mr. Ballen, love your subtle humor. 😊

I forgot this channel existed and now I’m back to binge what I’ve missed

Poor guy. Mr. Ren seems like such a lovely guy, may peace be upon him. Also, beautiful nature out that way. I can see why he loved hiking out there.

Cannibalism is my guess, would explain the bones and the people sighted up there. No Ren as he was eaten

@InverseMyInvestmentAdvice

24 күн бұрын

Damn 😮

@blaineaf

24 күн бұрын

thats exactly what i thought. even commented before i saw this

@Pimpgeist

23 күн бұрын

Same

@jennachester5588

23 күн бұрын

Yep! There’s a feral human group; they probably weren’t done with his bones yet.

@karenroot450

23 күн бұрын

@@jennachester5588yep they probably boiled them to get the marrow and made bone broth

“Real photo of walnuts” thanks I had no idea! 😂

@Traceyz902

21 күн бұрын

😂

@dhoatmandeep

20 күн бұрын

😂😂

Anyone else forced to scroll through the comments after the video is over to get some theories on what happened?

I'm a native Chinese speaker. The first two words of the last sentence on his note actually mean 'entrust' instead of 'loved' (the two Chinese characters can look very similar), so the whole sentence reads: 'I entrust (my life) to anyone that passes by.' The fact that it was written in the third person perspective doesn't really register as an oddity in Chinese, as least to me. From unverified sources (local villagers), those bones belong to the people killed by Japanese soldiers in the Sino-Japanese and their bodies were dumped across the area. My guess is Ren accidentally fell into a ravine or a ditch on his way to seek help and is never recovered.

MrBallen is the best storyteller on KZread

@nellafay5485

24 күн бұрын

Everywhere!!!

@SurferFN

24 күн бұрын

@@nellafay5485 you’re right, can’t forget about all the streaming services

@blaisesharpe2760

24 күн бұрын

Yes sir!

@blaisesharpe2760

24 күн бұрын

You eaten my subscription

@ezsmith3765

24 күн бұрын

Agreed MrBallen 🐐 Honorable mention to -Beyond Creepy -What Lurks Beneath -Missing Enigma

I'm from China! This is an amazing retelling of Ren's story. However, I would like to point out "Ren" is pretty much pronounced "ren". I was confused as to what he was called for a bit haha

@MrBallen

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for this! And ya, I realllly struggled with Ren

How do you not know if foul play is involved when THEIR BONES ARE STUFFED IN PANTS ON TREES

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. There’s is something in the forest, a plant or something that puts off a smell or something that makes people go nuts.

My oldest son loves you! He's only wearing plaid and wants to be a KZread story teller just like you. Thank you John ❤ he idolizes you so much

@ahmedafrah3687

23 күн бұрын

I hope he becomes the next Mr.B... if he creates a channel.. tag me, send a link or something.. I'm gonna subscribe for sure.. bless his heart ❤️ love from Maldives 🇲🇻

@dima76

23 күн бұрын

Hold on a second. You mean to say that your youngest son DOESN'T love Mr. Ballen?!?!?! What is wrong with your parenting style?!?!?

@robertajameswilliams6862

22 күн бұрын

@dima76 my youngest son is 8 so?????? Lol I think the channel would scare him

@DangThiPhuong.

12 күн бұрын

W❤😊

The Killer change his dialogue from 'are you alone' to 'you want to buy some walnuts'.

I love the photo of the walnuts. It said “a real photo of walnuts”! Lol! Made me laugh!

@DangThiPhuong.

12 күн бұрын

Hi❤

That isn't a factual discrepancy with the note necessarily. "getting lost" and "on my way down the mountain" can basically be the same thing until you realize that you lost the trail.

Imagine hiking along and finding multiple pants tied up in trees full of bones 😵 Nightmare fuel for life 😵

@atsylor5549

22 күн бұрын

If I were hiking and saw some pants on a tree I seriously doubt I’d even touch it.

I got this to work on my Xbox finally. So I'm in a recliner with a blanket watching Mr. Ballen. Life is good.

@athenaargyropoulos5988

23 күн бұрын

Love this for you!

These are the stories that creep me out the most. Something about things creeping around you in the forest at night is deeply disturbing to me.

Always great videos. Love to follow.

Wow it’s so cool to actually hear you tell a story about the mountain that I’ve actually been to! The Miaofeng mountain definitely has breathtaking sights but I never thought it would have such a creepy story. I went indeed into a rabbit hole researching on this case on Chinese internet, it’s just fascinating. The Tietuo mountain has abandoned villages and mines, people believe that the remains they found were from WW2 and lost villagers who got trapped in the mountain. A lot of people find it hard to believe though, that the Japanese soldiers in WW2 would hike deep in the mountains to kill a few villagers. Thank you for sharing and Tietuo mountain will definitely be my next hiking spot!

@elleofmusic

23 күн бұрын

oh wow, that's fascinating! My thought was that there might be feral people living up there, which could explain the bizarre behavior of the ax man and others that hikers have encountered. Maybe some families hid so deep in the forest and mines during WW2 that they just never left, and their descendants have taken to killing anyone they find hiking alone in order to steal their supplies, or even cannibalism. The strange note and the walnut story are the most perplexing parts, though. The note could be explained as something he was ordered to write by his captors, and he worded things strangely in order to hint at that fact, which a group of feral people might not be able to read or realize how unnatural it sounded. But that doesn't explain why he went all the way there in the first place, because walnuts.. is really not a logical explanation. 30 miles on a whim like that is way too eccentric. But even if the walnut guy abducted or lured him, that's a point against the feral people theory. So damn strange...

@nicepunk00

22 күн бұрын

"abandoned villages and mines" Oooooh (shudder)

@jamesrodgers3132

22 күн бұрын

If you do go, go armed and don't go alone.

@Tom_McMurtry

20 күн бұрын

If it's your next hiking spot, go with a decent group. It's not sensible to check on such a thing alone.

So, let's say there's a tribe of people in those mountains. Depending on certain details, to them, that mountain may be considered a sacred location. Based on that idea, they don't like outsiders and try to either scare them or potentially kill them if they feel the area was tainted or disrespected.

@rinlo1424

19 күн бұрын

I'm guessing every country has crazy mountain people.

Brother I have to tell you I've been listening to your stories for awhile now. You've helped me through so much you don't even know about. Thank you not only for serving our country but for serving all of us with your videos and genuine love for your community. ❤

Have I mentioned that your birthday is the same as my oldest daughter born in 77 and my oldest son 82. We just unfortunately buried hin due to natural causes. It was quite un expected by all of us. He had been sick almost his entire life, the first 2yrs. Due to illness stemming from his 30 week premie birth and then an autoimmune connective tissue disease starting at age 6 or 7. Which caused daily pain. Ranging from some to a lot depending on the moment. And also bouts of depression. Due to the daily pain and not being able to do what his peers could do. I cannot overly express how important mental health is. He would probably still be with us . If he had his depression, addressed more strongly. As it effected his sleep and ability to eat and self advocate. All leading to his early death. He did not commit suicide or die due to drugs or alcohol. But he is still gone. And we miss him immensely. Please if a family member, friend, acquaintance or you yourself. Please address mental health issues as stongly as you would address any other health crisis. Because it is. God bless you and your's. To all who sees this. And always let your loved ones know how much you love them. As you may not get another chance.

Mr. JB Allen, I really appreciate your chosen line of work , not many have your gift. The best storyteller I have ever heard. Keep on trucking!

@DangThiPhuong.

12 күн бұрын

Hello ❤😊

I was one of those kids who hated school, so Friday night was the happiest part of my week and Sunday night the most depressing. Despite being grown up now and not working a Monday-Friday kind of job, I still feel Sunday evening depression, but the release of new Mr. Ballen every Sunday is starting to change that!

@fainitesbarley2245

23 күн бұрын

I know what you mean - particularly Sunday afternoons. A blank greyness compared to the sense of excitement and freedom on Friday night and Saturday. Now I am retired, weekends have become meaningless! It’s great!

@grigorirasputin5020

23 күн бұрын

I always loved Fall and Winter. They have always been my favorite seasons. I too, absolutely hated school. I struggled to finish high school. When I was younger, 60's and early 1970's, the new shows and TV seasons all started in the fall. It was a mixed blessing because school did also, along with all the homework my teachers loaded us down with. I hated school and the homework. In my early twenties, as an adult working and earning a living, I still loved Fall and Winter, yet each Fall, I had a terrible sense of dread. I could not figure out why. When I was about 23, it finally hit me. I was dreading the start of school. Once I consciously figured that out, the dread that engulfed me each Fall went away.

@scholageemusic9373

20 күн бұрын

Dont have children and a spouse yet and you can have as much freedom as you want.

Baffles me, that such an amazing odd story, and yet all the comments I saw were just about how fantastic Mr. Ballen is. What a weird group of groupies.

@blancavh

24 күн бұрын

Yeah I was kinda frustrated too, like don't get me wrong I absolutely love Mr Ballen stories and the way he tells them, but on every single video of him, the majority of comments always relate of his story telling instead of the case/story. Is weird.

@blancavh

24 күн бұрын

@@fionahireland Totally, I was so excited to read the comments and see some discussion/theories of what could've happen, but nope. Pretty few talked about the case.

@doritoreiss8089

24 күн бұрын

Yeah. It’s a bit annoying.

@melodicseaweed387

24 күн бұрын

Every.single.week

@HubertofLiege

24 күн бұрын

Not real comments

Something “historically” to note is that a lot of phones will still ping a signal after it dies. This occurred 2022 and onward as a Trend for phones to follow.

@DangThiPhuong.

12 күн бұрын

Hello ❤

The way u deliver ur stories is top notch, u perfect set it up for us to stay to the end, never change

My Sunday has just been made!

@MsDee409

24 күн бұрын

Same. I clicked super fast!!😄

@wollver2072

24 күн бұрын

Same here 😂🎉

Mr Ballen on a rainy Sunday afternoon is the best!!

@lorrainearmstrong7587

24 күн бұрын

It's not raining everywhere. No rain in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada!!!

@ashleyemerson4032

24 күн бұрын

It’s raining in VT, and I love it.

@hollyperrin7353

24 күн бұрын

Mr. Ballen on a rainy Sunday afternoon is DEEZ NUTZ!

@ccampbell7214

24 күн бұрын

Snowy here ... 😏 and enjoying story as well ..

@kcbroncohater

24 күн бұрын

@@hollyperrin7353 haha

so finally I held my nerves to not watch 10 of the previous ballen uploads. I can now binge watch them at once...

Thankyou Mr Ballen, best story yet i reckon. Cheers

Thats horrible ,especially for his family having no answers .

"Real photo of walnuts," 😂

@SunTzuMedia

24 күн бұрын

😅

@doddsn07

24 күн бұрын

Almost laughed out loud.

@neondeathstar6841

24 күн бұрын

Sike, it’s cake.

I'm so glad I can still look forward to a new video each week. Perfect distraction from the chaos that is my life right now

Damn Jon Ballen be cautious and come safe down that mountain then !!!

Thank you for not doing anymore sponsorship from Better Help. i signed up for it using your link and the only thing I got from them after paying a hefty $40 monthly subscription is more heartache. They were dismissive, rude, and did not felt like they were interested in doing their jobs. That's $40 I won't ever get back. Staring at the walls or ceiling of my room is more cathartic than talking to those people.

@dima76

23 күн бұрын

Total scam, i am glad u done with these morons. Best of luck with your issues, - as long as u dead honest with yourself u b fine :)) Hope u have a friend to lend you an ear - that is ALL therapy really is! Talk it out with someone who cares.

@pinkskyyyy

20 күн бұрын

I'm so sorry

@joeymurillo5322

18 күн бұрын

Hope Mr. Ballen replies to you??

There was supposedly an update to this case as well in 2023, Ren’s family found a note that read, "I'm looking for you," while sorting through his belongings, just like the title. Sparks up more lots of more mysteries

@Yamyatos

15 күн бұрын

Got it. MrBallen is the serial killer.

Bruh, I've watched enough Mr. Ballen to read between the lines and it is clear to me that Jien (Ren) is a serial killer. The mountain he frequently hikes is his burial ground and is not likely to be his hunting ground, since nobody had really gone missing in the mountain before (not 10+ people.) That all the bones were stashed in sweatpants from trees is obviously pointing to a pattern of a repeated killer. He writes about himself in the 3rd person and slips grammar at the end as if schizophrenically shifting personalities. His interaction with the walnut vendor shows his mental instability and break from reality. The phone shows his getaway at the train station when he switched his phone back on. Seems like Ren could be anywhere... even standing right behind you... o.O

@romaniaromancer

24 күн бұрын

😖

@tommythealpha

24 күн бұрын

just made a comment just like yours, woops.

@LindysEpiphany

24 күн бұрын

Yep, this was my first thought too. Although looking at his picture I don't get a bad guy feeling but if he has multiple personalities that could be explained. I think that the person who saw all the people was actually witnessing the spirits buried up there. They were asking for help so their souls can rest. They need a medium and to be set free.

@anathimbalane8697

24 күн бұрын

That is a plausible theory. Bravo.

@dm-qy3yu

24 күн бұрын

please people finally learn that schizophrenia is NOT multiple personalities. thats is Dissociative Identity Disorder.

I did something today I haven't done in years: I bought a flannel shirt! For an event I just came back from, and on the way out the door earlier today, I simply couldn't resist looking in the mirror, grab my right fist with my left hand, and say "... delivered in story-format" 😁

Josh C. Allen USMC vet from Massachusetts, just saying keep up the great work. Been listening for years, excellent stories every time brother

Excuse me sorry to interrupt, but does anyone know how to get to bell’s canyon?

@melodicseaweed387

24 күн бұрын

Are you alone? ARE YOU!?!

@ragnarflorida

24 күн бұрын

😂 😂

Easiest way to get through my shifts. I just throw in my earbuds in and grind away while pleasantly listening to strange, dark, and mysterious stories. 🤘 You're the best John.

Awesome video as always dude

That was one of the first videos in a while that actually frightened me. 👍🏻

There was that one time around 3 yrs ago when you said we should give a warm hug to like button because it's been through a lot on your channel and I think it's about time like button got another warm hug 😊

@predatorhunter3169

24 күн бұрын

Facts

@fjalling

24 күн бұрын

Maybe one of us needs to solve the dark mystery of why Mr. Ballen has such a vendetta against the like button. Is it because his mommy and daddy didn't love him enough? I don't have a clue.

@predatorhunter3169

24 күн бұрын

I forgot what vid tho

@user-ug1dh1zy4v

24 күн бұрын

At this stage in the game I feel that the Button would say, "I'm suddenly supposed to trust all this new affection?" ...and promptly run away far

@jasd.590

24 күн бұрын

@@user-ug1dh1zy4v 🤣

Missing persons cases always baffle me. We have so much technology, satellites, telescopes that can see planets in other galaxies, yet we can not track down a single person on our own planet. How exactly does this happen?

@Mrdemonisopp1

18 күн бұрын

`because their small and satellites,telescope are ment for big things

@kristinkey12

17 күн бұрын

The wilderness is big 🤷‍♀️

@sethwiley7839

16 күн бұрын

What they don’t go inch by inch in a heavily forested area with most area of the ground covered by trees.

So well explained, great video!!!!

Maybe Ren was the killer all along.

@artbyjanelle

17 күн бұрын

that what I was thinking

@DogSpeak

16 күн бұрын

@@artbyjanelle Great minds

@blazeyt6732

10 күн бұрын

But if he was the killer he must have been the cause of those human bones that where hidden where those trees and he must have staged this entire scenario for the police to be mislead, but why? Why would he hide If before when he must have killed somebody he should have disappeared a long time ago.

I pray Mr. BALLEN is still posting when I am in my 70's. I'm 51 right now! Best storyteller on YT!

"Dear Mr. Ballen, Please bring back the *scary diving series.* Your videos always inspire me and give me hope. I dream of becoming a detective and telling stories about my discoveries of different crimes, much like the captivating tales you share. Unfortunately, I have to drop out of college, but I trust in God that one day my dream will come true. Thank you for your amazing content and for being such a positive influence in my life.

@TheWickkit

24 күн бұрын

There's a deep hole or cave underwater. It's either unexplored or has a sign warning off drivers not to enter or venture any further. There's a guy, or group of guys that are either very experienced or diving with novice experience and either way think they're good enough to survive and they just HAVE to go see this dumb hole in case it's somehow incredibly interesting or maybe they think it's the gateway to Narnia so they gear up and swim into the darkness. Someone gets lost or stuck. They either panic or calmly accept their inevitable fate, air runs out, they drown. Either someone retrieves their body or it's so dangerous they leave it there. People put up a warning sign, maybe a locked gate to warn off future divers and it mostly works until the inevitable cocky diver comes along again.... There, that covers pretty much Every. Single. Diving. Story. EVER.

@The_Cherokee_Gypsy

24 күн бұрын

@@TheWickkit😂😂😂

@kathydavenport4422

23 күн бұрын

You’ll do great work. Just keep putting your faith in our Lord and Savior.

@joshua7233

23 күн бұрын

@@kathydavenport4422 Hail satan!

@kwachaga754

18 күн бұрын

@@kathydavenport4422 thank you

Thank you, MrBallen for all you do!