MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

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February 20, 2026·39 min·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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On September 11, 2009, a college art student, Shelly Nance, was found dead in her Dallas apartment, having been stabbed 42 times while asleep. The investigation, led by Detective Paul Elze, unraveled a complex web of suspects—roommate, boyfriend, and boyfriend’s roommate—before revealing

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People

Shelly NanceDetective Paul ElzeDaniel WillemAshley AlveraCynthia Nance

Companies

Art Institute of Dallas

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal Justice ReformForensicsTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries

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