'Dead Man's Riddle' still haunts the FBI

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#1 -- "Riddle Me This" -- 1:33 -- The FBI has a world-class code breaking team, but sometimes the riddles they come across are impossible to crack so they appeal to the public for help - today's story is about one of these riddles.

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[masterbuilderproductions]

My main goal in life is to never end up in a strange, dark, and mysterious incident delivered in story format.

[鬼ø狼]

Only OGs remember having to look for random characters in the background while being incredibly invested in MrBallen's stories

[galwaygirl]

I cannot imagine ever being intrigued enough by "a dark shape" in a random cornfield to get out of my car and go into the field to see what it was, if anything I'd probably lock the doors and speed up!

[ObiWill]

My mom once told me she heard of a waitress that was illiterate but nobody knew. She had somehow managed to get through life with this as a secret. It was discovered finally when someone noticed her notepad she used while waiting tables. This woman had basically created her own form of writing to take orders. Perhaps that's what this is?

[thenon-vapingsubie]

Shout out to the ER nurse for going the extra mile to help Ricky in the middle of the night

[jonas]

Sometimes when I start doing something dangerous I start to hear mr ballens voice in my head narrating all my actions. I then usually go back doing "safe" stuff because I dont want to figure out the end of the plot.

[acerix]

This man went from 50k subs to 7 million and counting in under 2 years. I applaud your works

[TheRealZoeyZeros]

While I do not watch all of your videos, I wanted to thank you Mr. Ballen. Last year, my father lost his fight with lung cancer, and one of the few things that brought him joy in the last days was binge watching Mr. Ballen videos. I want to thank you for unknowingly giving and old man some peace during the darkest moment of his life. A year after his death, the only thing that remains are the memories, and the fact I see his face for a moment when I see these thumbnails. Thank you again

[tylerthompson]

Love it when I forget about mrballen for a while and realize I have a bunch of new episodes to watch👌

[andrewellington]

I can't help but think how hilarious it would be if someone finally breaks this code after all these years and it just ends up being a recipe for like banana nut bread or something.

[Gearhart]

Imagine if mr ballen was a history teacher, he’d have the attention of literally everyone 😂

[leahwinter]

My ex boyfriend was schizoaffective. He didn’t realize it at times and did realize something was off other times. He refused to get help for it. He would keep notebooks that contained weird messages and “codes” that were “messages” he received from people around him and from what I grew to realize, messages from the voices in his head. He believed that everyone was specifically against him and he didn’t know why. He thought there were these organizations that included all the people closest to him. He started to tape his notes and codes up on his wall. His windows would all be covered in blankets and curtains because he thought he was being watched. It was all very bizarre. Before I realized something was actually going on in his head, I ran across some of drawings in his notebook. I was sitting there trying to decipher it and didn’t understand. It was gibberish. It took until he started having delusions about me and accusing me of being in this organization and thinking my skincare bottles were messages I was secretly giving him to realize that none of it actually was real.

[SunRayzr]

If we discover what these ciphers mean in our lifetime, I think it would be really cool if MrBallen did a short “closure” video explaining how this story ends.

[mars_thee_star]

My first thought about the coded message is maybe that was what Ricky thought English was supposed to look like and tried writing himself a note. Maybe Ricky knew the alphabet, but not words. This could have been his way of writing reminders to himself. They could have also been delusions in writing form. I think they may have just been for him to know and for us to always wonder about.

[jamiemercer]

this guy could tell a story about just painting a living room and he would have me on the edge of my seat. Great storyteller one of if not the best

[Seven_]

Imagine being a farmer of a field where "it's common place for murderers dump" bodies.

[Highwynd]

Little did we all know that this isn't a cipher, it's just a couple pieces of paper that Ricky was practicing his letters and numbers on in his journey to literacy.

[nonovyobiznez]

Less than an hour in the ER and the doctor already saw him? Amazing.

[FailingArtist]

When I was mentally sick, I walked from my house to a friends house that was 28 miles away. It can be done. I left during the night and got there in the early hours of the morning. Your mind is so occupied that the walking doesn’t phase you. It’s like time stands still and all of a sudden you’re at your destination.

[TiffanyGillispie-fqsy]

Hat's off to you Mr. B. Not all veterans that survive life threatening experiences go on to start their own business. Don't let the haters get you down. God bless you and your family. From one veteran to another, thank you for your service.