MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

In 1982, a young woman walked up a flight of stairs to her friend’s apartment, and knocked on the door. As she did, she noticed the little window on the door was broken. Worried something was wrong with her friend, the woman knocked again, this time a little louder, while also peering through the broken window to see if she could see anything. There was nothing really to see, but she could hear music playing inside. So after another minute went by and still her friend had not come to the door, the woman tried the door handle and found it was open. With her heart racing, the woman opened her friend’s door and stepped inside. A few seconds later, she would see something so horrible it would send her running back outside to safety.

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Note about content:

We do not do any original reporting. The stories we tell are based on events that we research and describe using existing source material.

While we make every effort to use the best quality sources we can access within our production deadlines, and while we make every effort to verify facts through multiple sources, we do make occasional mistakes, and we cannot verify the accuracy of the source material we use.

Please note that creative liberties have been taken in the creation and presentation of the material on which we have based this podcast. 

HIGH QUALITY:

Official records (including court records, inmate records, obituaries, police reports):

Fritz v. State

https://law.justia.com/cases/oklahoma/court-of-appeals-criminal/1991/11276.html 

Gore v. State

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ok-court-of-criminal-appeals/1305299.html 

Williamson v. State

https://law.justia.com/cases/oklahoma/court-of-appeals-criminal/1991/11277.html 

Inmate record- Glen Gore

https://okoffender.doc.ok.gov/ 

BOOKS

Grisham, John, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town. New York, Doubleday, 2006.

Journey Toward Justice by Dennis Fritz 

MAGAZINES

Politico:This is what wrongful conviction does to a family

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/11/11/wrongful-convictions-family-criminal-justice-222409/

The Atlantic: Innocent Man tells half a story

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/12/netflixs-the-innocent-man-tells-half-a-story/578176/

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON WEB

Details of crime scene presented in murder trial (2006)

https://www.theadanews.com/news/local_news/details-of-crime-scene-presented-in-murder-trial/article_6468ce2f-ab88-59bb-a973-0e29a66935e9.html 

Parents of slain Ada woman suffer as fourth trial continues (2006)

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2006/06/18/parents-of-slain-ada-woman-suffer-as-fourth-trial-continues/61875608007/ 

Escaped Suspect Turns Himself In To Prison Officials (1999)

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1999/04/21/escaped-suspect-turns-himself-in-to-prison-officials/62245520007/ 

SUBSCRIPTION NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

5/10/87- Pair Charged in Slaying of Ada Woman in 1982

https://www.newspapers.com/image/452429923/?terms=%22ronald%20keith%20williamson%22&match=1 

5/13/87- Ada Man Pleads Innocent in Death

https://www.newspapers.com/image/452434685/?terms=%22ronald%20keith%20williamson%22&match=1 

6/9/87- Preliminary Hearing Set in Ada Death

https://www.newspapers.com/image/452461822/?terms=%22ronald%20keith%20williamson%22&match=1 

11/26/87- Ex-teacher Pleads Innocent in Ada Woman’s ‘82 Death

https://www.newspapers.com/image/452004692/?terms=%22ronald%20keith%20williamson%22&match=1 

7/23/87- Suspects in 1982 Killing Seek Dismissal of Rape Charges

https://www.newspapers.com/image/451647772/?terms=%22ronald%20keith%20williamson%22&match=1 

5/2006: Friends and Family reflect on life of Dennis Smith (detective in Debra Carter’s murder investigation)

https://www.theadanews.com/news/local_news/friends-and-family-reflect-on-life-of-dennis-smith/article_b3c788ce-9a0c-568b-ae9b-3a0abd109102.html

OBITUARIES AND DEATH RECORDS

Find a grave- Carter

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85650187/debbie-sue-carter 

Ron-

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10288946/ronald-keith-williamson 

REAL ESTATE RECORDS

HISTORICAL WEATHER

DOCUMENTARIES

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914376/ 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2327759/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt 

INTERNET ARTICLES

Recap of Netflix’s The Innocent Man series

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/the-innocent-man-recap-season-1-episodes-explained

Oxygen true crime: https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/who-was-debra-sue-carter-the-innocent-man-murder-victim 

Innocence Project

https://innocenceproject.org/cases/ron-williamson/ 

https://innocenceproject.org/cases/dennis-fritz/ 

Bustle

https://www.bustle.com/p/where-is-dennis-fritz-now-the-innocent-man-subject-has-been-vocal-about-his-story-14816766 

THe Heavy: 5 facts you need to know about Debbie Carter

https://heavy.com/news/2018/12/debbie-carter-murder-sue-debra/

OTHER

LabCorp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labcorp 

WHERE ARE THEY NOW

Bill Peterston reelected to office as Ada DA

Dennis Smith (dead of heart attack days after testifying in Glen Gore’s second and final trial

Ron Williamson dead in 2004

Peggy dead (need obit)

Dennis–car crash and head injury in 2016

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