MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Watercooler (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

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Jul 28, 2025
In early 1986, a writer drafts a chilling letter filled with threats, setting the stage for a shocking murder. Meanwhile, investigators delve into a poisoning case linked to a tainted water cooler, uncovering a web of jealousy and deceit. Tensions rise as detectives confront a suspect about threatening messages, but evidence remains elusive. As panic spreads over the contaminated water supply, a detective races against time to piece together a gruesome crime, revealing sinister motives and a dangerous betrayal.
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ANECDOTE

Julie Williams' Sudden Collapse

  • Julie Williams felt alive and happy at her new insurance secretary job after her daughters left home and her divorce.
  • She collapsed mysteriously at work, leading to an urgent medical and police response.
INSIGHT

Cyanide Poisoning Detected

  • The water cooler and coffee pot had been poisoned with cyanide, a substance that smells like almonds.
  • Detective Palmer's keen observation skills helped identify the poison quickly, indicating an attempted mass poisoning.
ANECDOTE

Threatening Letters From Roy Fitzpatrick

  • Diane Harry claimed a man named Roy Fitzpatrick threatened her and her husband Lewis, sending escalating threatening letters.
  • This led police to consider him a suspect in the poisoning and attempt to paint the threat as a possible motive.
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