MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories The Green Monster (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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Feb 9, 2026 A rural Ohio family night turns into a chilling murder investigation. A four-year-old describes seeing a huge green figure with a shotgun. Detectives piece together strange evidence like severed phone lines, a homemade silencer, and footprints. The case follows tense custody ties, suspect timelines, a police reconstruction, and a courtroom conviction.
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Family Took In A Troubled Child
- John Allen recounts how Linda and Jack Myers raised their great-grandson Damien and took custody when his mother was a teen.
- This family context explains motive tensions and the deep personal stakes behind the murders.
Crime Scene Showed Planning And Familiarity
- John Allen describes officers finding Jack and Linda shot in bed and a makeshift silencer on a pillow.
- Forensics noted severed phone lines and a pry-open basement window indicating planned entry and intent.
Evidence Pointed To An Insider
- The killer needed a silencer because a toddler slept upstairs, implying the attacker knew the house layout.
- That familiarity pushed investigators toward someone close to the victims.