Killer Instinct

For many, Thanksgiving can be a joyous occasion for families to reunite, reconnect, catch up, and feast on traditional favorites. For one family in Jupiter, Florida, it’s a dark anniversary. Follow “MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories” on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. Prime Members can listen early and ad-free on the Amazon Music app. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lisa and Joel Guy Sr. were ready to retire, but were still providing for their grown son Joel Guy Jr. They had plans to tell him that he was going to need to start supporting himself around Christmas. Unfortunately they would not be able to celebrate their next Christmas. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ronald O'Brien, infamously known as the "Candyman" became notorious as "the man who killed Halloween." If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 year old Nicole Hutchings went out on Halloween night to party with her friends. The next morning when Nicole was still not home, her parents thought she had stayed with a friend. That all changed as the day turned to night and no one had heard from Nicole.  If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While Steven Avery and his 16-year-old nephew Brendan Dassey were sentenced to life in prison for Teresa Halbach's murder, many wonder if her true killer went free If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Halloween night, 1957, Los Angeles hairstylist Peter Fabiano walked down the stairs of his Valley home to greet a belated trick-or-treater. It was late, around 11 pm, and Peter had already got into bed with his wife, Betty. It was too late for children to be knocking. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Only three months had passed since the seemingly happy couple Donnah and Mark Winger, adopted their first child when Mark Winger told the 911 operator that he'd shot a man who was killing his wife with a hammer. More than three years after Donnah's murder, her best friend DeAnn Schultz came forward to say that she'd had an affair with Winger before her friend's killing that police began to look deeper into the case. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former Los Angeles police detective for years hid the truth about how they killed their ex's new spouse. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carly Gregg invited her friend over to her home where she lived with her mom and stepdad. When Carly answered the door, she asked the friend, “Are you squeamish around dead bodies?” before leading the friend to her bedroom, where Carly's mother was dead on the floor from three gunshots. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wade Wilson has become a TikTok sensation since he has been put on death row for the brutal murders of two women. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Natascha Kampusch was kidnapped on the way to school at the age of 10 and held captive in a cellar for more than 8 years. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shortly after arriving in Berkeley, Vincent became homesick and made the fateful decision to hitchhike back to Los Angeles. It was on this journey that she encountered Lawrence Singleton, a middle-aged man who offered her a ride. At first, he seemed harmless. However, Vincent grew suspicious when Singleton began driving in the wrong direction. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dewayne Barrentine discovered that his live-in girlfriend, Tausha Fields, had been married five times by the time she was 30. One of those exes had disappeared years earlier. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shayna Hubers called 911 to report that she shot and killed Ryan Poston. However, she continually maintained that the killing was in self-defense. The evidence would say otherwise. Head to https://FACTORMEALS.com/killer50 and use code killer50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A newlywed couple lured a stranger to his death using a Craigslist ad. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jodi Arias claims she killed her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in self-defense. But the gruesome evidence would say otherwise. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amie Harwick, a successful Hollywood therapist, testified at her Ex-Boyfriend's Trial. A month later, she was found dead. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rebecca Schaeffer's acting career was taking off at an early age. She was only 21 years old when she had a tragic encounter with an obsessed fan. HEAD TO https://FACTORMEALS.COM/KILLER50 AND USE CODE KILLER50 TO GET 50% OFF YOUR FIRST BOX PLUS 20% OFF YOUR NEXT MONTH. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices