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MrBallen retraces the work-shoe clue in Angela Spence-Shaw's murder

His Little Compton case narrative follows an unfinished doorway, a request to conceal evidence and the DNA match that secured a conviction.

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MrBallen Story of October 26, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? 1,270,376 views so far, and here is what is inside it.

They found something bizarre in her bathtub

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3:28Angela's missed shift prompts Sally Craig to visit; an unlocked door and motor noise lead her upstairs.
8:27The title's bathtub discovery is explained: investigators find a hairdryer left running in the water.
16:01An exposed entryway through the unfinished sunroom gives investigators another route to examine.
30:20Patricia brings Jeremy Motyka's work shoes to police after he asks her to hide them.
31:41MrBallen describes the DNA match, Motyka's murder and sexual-assault conviction, and his life sentence without parole.

Angela Spence-Shaw's absence from work sends her friend Sally Craig to check on her. At the house in Little Compton, Rhode Island, Sally finds an unlocked door and hears a motor running upstairs.

That sound leads to the discovery behind MrBallen's title, "They found something bizarre in her bathtub": a running hairdryer in the water. His account of Angela's 1999 murder follows investigators from that bathroom to an unfinished sunroom, and eventually to a pair of work shoes.

The episode, titled "Under Construction" on screen, explains why the house's renovation mattered. An exposed entryway connected the construction site to Angela's home. With cash and jewelry left untouched, investigators looked beyond robbery and questioned people who had access to the property.

The decisive turn comes late in the narration. Patricia, the girlfriend of construction worker Jeremy Motyka, brings his work shoes to police after he asks her to hide them. MrBallen then describes the DNA evidence linking Motyka to the crime and his conviction for first-degree murder and sexual assault, resulting in life without parole.

The video has reached about 1.3 million views in a week, but its substance is the investigation rather than an unusual viewing surge. It combines MrBallen's narration with archival photographs and court footage. The description also makes an important distinction about his storytelling: the cases are based on true events, while some details are fictionalized for dramatic purposes and pseudonyms are sometimes used.

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