MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Murder on Steroids (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Mon, 17 Mar 2025
On a summer night In 2013, newlyweds Joe and Olga Connell walked into their condominium in Wilmington, Delaware. Joe flipped on the light and sat down on the couch, while Olga headed to the bedroom to get changed. Suddenly, Joe heard a loud scream. He got up, and ran down the hall to the bedroom. There, he found Olga sitting on the floor yelling and crying. And he saw her jewelry boxes had been completely emptied and thrown off her dresser – thousands of dollars worth of rings and necklaces were just gone. But through her tears, Olga said she didn’t care about how much money they cost. Some of those pieces were precious family heirlooms that had been passed down to Olga from hers and Joe’s mothers. Joe comforted his wife, but he didn’t tell her what he was thinking. Because Joe thought he knew who had robbed them, and he feared this might be just the first attack in an escalating family war.For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballenSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What happened during Olga and Joe's robbery in 2013?
Hey Prime members, you can binge eight new episodes of the Mr. Ballin Podcast one month early and all episodes ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today. On a summer night in 2013, newlyweds Olga and Joe Connell walked into their condominium in Wilmington, Delaware. Joe flipped on the light and sat down on the couch, while Olga headed to the bedroom to get changed.
Suddenly, Joe heard a loud scream. He got up and ran down the hall to the bedroom. There he found his wife sitting on the floor yelling and crying, and then he noticed her jewelry boxes had been completely emptied and thrown off her dresser. Thousands of dollars worth of rings and necklaces were just gone. But through her tears, Olga said she didn't care about how much money these things cost.
Some of these pieces that had been stolen were precious family heirlooms that had been passed down to Olga from hers and Joe's mothers. Joe sat down next to his wife and tried to comfort her, but he didn't tell her what he was actually thinking because Joe thought he actually might know who just robbed them.
And he feared this actually might only be the first in a series of attacks in an escalating family war. But before we get into that story, if you're a fan of the Strange, Dark, and Mysterious delivered in story format, then you've come to the right podcast because that's all we do and we upload twice a week, once on Monday and once on Thursday.
So if that's of interest to you, please get a job as a projectionist at the Follow Button's favorite movie theater, just so the next time they go there to see a movie, you can instead play a reel of all their most embarrassing moments. Okay, let's get into today's story.
On the night of September 21, 2013, 39-year-old Joe Connell clinked his fork against a champagne glass to get the attention of his friends and family, who were sitting together on a restaurant patio in Wilmington, Delaware. Everyone at the large table quieted down as Joe stood up and raised his glass. He looked over at his wife Olga sitting right by him and he smiled at her.
Then he cleared his throat and made a toast. He said that he still couldn't believe that he'd been lucky enough to meet and marry a beautiful, brilliant woman like Olga. And he was so excited to be there with the people they loved to wish her a happy 39th birthday. Everyone at the table shouted happy birthday, toasted Olga, and then drank their champagne. Olga blushed, and Joe laughed a bit.
He knew how shy his wife could be when the attention was on her. But he sat down and put his arm around her and told her that she deserved all the attention. After all, this was her special day. A few minutes later, as the group was talking and eating, Joe felt his phone buzz in his pocket. He pulled it out and saw there was a text message.
He read it, then quickly replied, and then jumped back into the conversation at the table. But pretty much right away, loud music began playing from inside the restaurant, and Olga immediately got excited. The music meant that the dance floor in this large restaurant and bar was now open. And the dance floor was one of the big reasons they'd chosen this place to celebrate here in the first place.
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