Mr. Ballen
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780 appearances
5 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 7 Sep
Mr. Ballen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But he didn't go to the apartment of Damon's longtime casual romantic partner, Todd Daniels, nor did he go to see Rick Larson, the building's custodian who claimed to have found the phone in the dumpster.
It would turn out both Todd and Rick were completely innocent.
And so, Bammer, he went to the apartment of this woman, whose son was a guy named Matthew Dragna.
He was 19 years old, and his
His DNA was already in the police database from a previous burglary.
Matthew and Damon's longtime casual romantic partner, Todd, they had started hooking up a few weeks before Damon's murder.
And when Todd went to see Damon on October 21st, two days before the murder,
He brought Matthew with him for a threesome, as part of that anonymous sex routine that Damon was known for.
And while he was there participating in this, Matthew, the 19-year-old, took note of Damon's very open lifestyle and the fact that he he literally left his door unlocked at night.
Matthew saw an opportunity.
And so Matthew recruited a friend to help him rob the place, and the next night they came back.
And this time, when Matthew walked through the sliding glass door of Damon's apartment, he found Damon on the couch.
And immediately he decided to beat him to death so he would not interfere with the robbery.
Matthew Dragna was arrested on November 18, 2009 and charged with Damon's murder.
After a very drawn-out legal battle, he eventually pled guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter and burglary and got a final sentence of just over 28 years in prison.
As for Matthew's accomplice, who was a man named Jacob Quintania, he was also convicted of manslaughter, but sentenced to just over seven years in prison.
A quick note about our stories,
The Mr.
Ballin Podcast, Strange, Dark, and Mysterious Stories, is hosted and executive produced by me, Mr.
Camille Callahan, Alex Paul, Ben Fasciano.
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