MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Take Out (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

March 9, 2026·33 min·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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On June 25, 2004, 72-year-old Jane Thompson was brutally murdered in her Laguna Niguel condo, her skull shattered by over a dozen hammer blows. The investigation led detectives to her 15-year-old neighbor, Sam Nelson, who had broken into her home before and returned to steal more—only to

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People

Jane ThompsonSam NelsonDetective Daniel SalcedoDetective Brian SuttonMarion ReeseMary Larkin

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The Beach House

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal Justice ReformForensicsMissing PersonsTrue Crime

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