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Mr. Ballin

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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

So Park knew that when the lab called this time, he'd either be on his way to finding the killer's name or his case would basically be over.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

But then Park's phone finally rang.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

He immediately picked it up and his mouth went dry when he heard it was the lab on the other end.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

And before Park could even ask them, they told him they had a profile.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

They'd been able to find traces of DNA in that dirt sample taken from under Barbara's body.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

And when Park finally got his hands on that DNA profile and he ran it through their criminal database, he got a name.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Based on DNA evidence and a decades-long investigation, here is a reconstruction of what police believe happened to Barbara Rockey on March 11, 1974.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Just before noon, the killer watched Barbara pull up to the sidewalk in her car.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

The killer immediately walked over and jumped inside and smiled at Barbara, and she smiled right back.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

And together, they drove to the pawn shop in Salt Lake City that Barbara wanted to go to.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

When they got there, Barbara hopped out of the car and went inside.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

And once she was inside, the killer moved over to the driver's seat.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

And so they basically were going to drive the car from that point forward.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

And as the killer sat in the driver's seat waiting for Barbara, their heart was racing.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

They couldn't wait for her to get back outside and get in the car because the killer was in love with her and they had decided that today they were finally going to make their relationship physical.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

So when Barbara came outside and hopped in the passenger seat of the car after selling her necklace, the killer very excitedly turned to her and said, hey, there's some trails nearby.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Why don't we go for a hike?

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Barbara clearly hesitated like she didn't really want to do this.

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

the killer knew barbara was leaving utah and they knew she had written a goodbye note and was selling the necklace for funds to leave for good so they kind of guilt tripped her they said look like let's go enjoy the beautiful countryside before you leave town barbara shrugged and said okay fine and so the killer very excitedly drove the car over to the canyon and parked near a picnic area

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Then the two of them got out and as they began walking towards the trail, the killer reached down and touched the outside of their pocket, just to make sure the gun that they had stolen from Barbara was still there.