MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Unexplained Vol. II

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Jan 29, 2026
Three baffling missing-person stories are retold with remastered audio. One tale involves a family, strange yellow smoke, and a body found in a rock crevice. Another explores disappearances and odd injuries tied to a haunted mountain area. The last follows a man in a remote Alaskan cabin who stops communicating despite earlier check-ins and flyovers.
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ANECDOTE

Yellow Smoke And A Vanished Father

  • Raimundo watched a dark figure in the kitchen, heard outside voices threaten his father, and then saw his father step into a cloud of yellow smoke and vanish.
  • Six months later Rivalino's skeleton was found wedged in a rock crevice with no explanation for the smoke, voices, or kitchen figure.
INSIGHT

When Terrain Breeds Mystery

  • The Bennington Triangle combines remote terrain with many unexplained disappearances and alleged monster sightings, creating a folklore hotspot.
  • Carl Herrick's body showed ribs broken from a crushing force, inconsistent with typical bear attacks and sparking continued mystery.
ANECDOTE

The Hunter Found Crushed

  • Carl Herrick was found face down with a single spent shell nearby and huge prints around him, yet only light scratches and ribs crushed inward.
  • Investigators questioned the bear theory because the scene and injuries did not match a typical predatory attack.
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