MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories Stranger Than Fiction Vol. XIII
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Mar 12, 2026 Three remastered true stories packed into tense, surreal moments. A Christmas morning that turns into a chilling investigation. A bizarre Domino’s standoff fueled by delusion and a strange list of demands. A survivor’s avalanche ordeal featuring a mysterious guiding presence and a dramatic rescue.
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Christmas Morning Murder Concealed From Children
- A father staged his deceased wife on the couch with sunglasses so their children would not notice she had been beaten to death.
- John Allen recounts how William Wallace sat silently while his daughters opened presents until he called 911 and lied about her being drunk and injured.
Reconciled Relationships Can Hide Escalating Abuse
- Domestic violence may be hidden behind reconciliations and public celebrations, with traumatic peaks occurring in private.
- John Allen details Zazelle and William's reconciled relationship prior to the fatal escalation on Christmas Eve leading to Zazelle's murder.
The Noid Inspired A Real Life Standoff
- Kenneth Lamar Noyd stormed a Domino's with a .357 Magnum demanding to speak to owner Tom S. Monaghan and bizarrely asked for a limousine, $10,000, and a book called The Widow's Son.
- The five-and-a-half-hour standoff ended when employees distracted him with pizza, fled, and he was arrested then sent to psychiatric care, prompting Domino's to cancel the Noid campaign.