Casefile

Cienciano

Jonestown was another great Casefile. Bloody hell, that last episode was hard to listen to.

retro:electro

I'm still on episode one of Jonestown. This probably sounds awful but I'm not gripped yet. My mind keeps drifting away and I keep missing parts

Arghus

Yeah. I'm also not totally gripped by the Jonestown one either so far. I think there's always a danger of padding when it's a multi part episode.

mickoc

Same here, Its a good episode but no EARONS.

pc7

Hold tight for the 3rd episode it's horrific but I couldn't stop listening, the tapes are unreal. The filler was needed I think to show how they were brainwashed.

anna080

anna080 wrote: »

I'm still on episode one of Jonestown. This probably sounds awful but I'm not gripped yet. My mind keeps drifting away and I keep missing parts

agree. haven't gotten into it.

Cienciano

Wow, surprised so many people aren't getting into it, I thought it was one of the best casefiles. Had to go straight to tune-in for episode 3. I thought it was great to see how the church developed, something to draw people in and it was doing good. Then Jim slowly turned more crazy.

DMcL1971

I have listened to the first two parts and really enjoyed them. I'm looking forward to part three next week.

retro:electro

Kinda getting into it now. Made the mistake of Googling some pictures- holy fcuk.

mickoc

Finished it last night and must say it’s pretty mind blowing. Overall a very interesting story and completely crazy. That guy was some prick but can’t help feeling his followers deserved some blameLooking forward to what’s next.

optogirl

Would love to see him cover the Rachel O'Reilly case....think it has a lot of elements that would make it a great episode especially for people who don't know the outcome.

pc7

optogirl wrote: »

Would love to see him cover the Rachel O'Reilly case....think it has a lot of elements that would make it a great episode especially for people who don't know the outcome.

That or Elaine O'hara, the work the off duty guard did cracked that case, might message them to do it!

ETA - messaged them about the case, here's hoping!

QueenRizla

Really like Jonestown, so hard to comprehend how influenced people can be in that environment. It stayed with me that woman (the older disciple) arguing that there was an alternative to consider (going to Russia or Cuba) and how she was shouted down.
I also recommended Elaine O'Hara online as a case. Would love that to be done. What I like about his podcast is the motivation and psychology at play, that is never understood by us regular civilians (Anita Coby, EAR) you just keep asking yourself why did it even happen to begin with.

Arghus

optogirl wrote: »

Would love to see him cover the Rachel O'Reilly case....think it has a lot of elements that would make it a great episode especially for people who don't know the outcome.

Second that. It's a case begging to receive the Casefile treatment.

pc7

They got back to me to say 'this tragic case in on our list'. I love how they always respect the victim, id say they'll do it very well, he really was a wolf in sheeps clothing and almost got away with it.

Typer Monkey

pc7 wrote: »

That or Elaine O'hara, the work the off duty guard did cracked that case, might message them to do it!

ETA - messaged them about the case, here's hoping!

My husband was a fan of Casefile since the early episodes. He emailed suggesting the Elaine O'Hara case earlier this year and got a really nice reply.

I don't listen to podcasts generally but I listened to casefile on his recommendation and I really enjoy it. Would be great to hear an Irish based one and the Elaine O'Hara case would make a fascinating subject I reckon

retro:electro

How do I listen to part 3 of JT? I know he said it but I forget

sentient_6

anna080 wrote: »

How do I listen to part 3 of JT? I know he said it but I forget

Tunein radio app. It'll be out fully next week, im just going to wait myself and power through all 3 then.

sentient_6

anna080 wrote: »

How do I listen to part 3 of JT? I know he said it but I forget

And it got just got released an hour ago as it turns out.

mickoc

sentient_6 wrote: »

And it got just got released an hour ago as it turns out.

And a new episode is up as well. After Jonestown.

pc7

If anyone listens to the Lin family on tunein can you let me know if it's bad. Gives warning about kids so I turned it off I'm not able for some of those ones.

FouxDaFaFa

I've always been interested in Jonestown and the recent episodes gave me a much clearer idea of how it could have happened. Great research.

One thing I like about Casefile is that it really respects the victims and survivors. The Jonestown victims are practically a punchline in modern culture but I would challenge anyone to listen to these episodes and confidently say that they would have survived in their place.

A lot of questions I had were answered by the episodes but does anyone know what happened to the members who had been sedated for the Congressman's visit? Were they injected while unconscious?

Malari

I didn't really know anything about Jim Jones beyond the (not sure if it's necessary to spoiler alert this)

mass suicide and "drink the kool-aid"
phrase.

It was a very interesting series but I still find it impossible to get inside the minds of people who could follow him to the ends that they did.

Are all episodes by the same narrator? I unfortunately just can't get past the accent.

Malari

Deleted User wrote: »

Are all episodes by the same narrator? I unfortunately just can't get past the accent.

Yes it is. I quite like his voice. It's very calm and easy to listen to.

noveltea

i think that's what makes this podcast his voice. I could and have listened to it all day.

retro:electro

noveltea wrote: »

i think that's what makes this podcast his voice. I could and have listened to it all day.

Agreed. I was a bit iffy at first but love it now. So much so that I can't listen to any other crime narrator

Pidae.m

Anyone sign up for the Patreon?

Typer Monkey

Pidae.m wrote: »

Anyone sign up for the Patreon?

Yeah I give $2 a month I'm not bothered with extra content or anything I just liked his story and enjoy the podcast and wanted to contribute (altho it's only a very small amount!)

recyclops

big big fan of the podcast and for the first time after thinking about it for a while i have submitted a case that i feel has it all for this podcast, and what i think is one of the most interesting cases in Irish history.

the green tureen murder where Shan Mohangi killed Hazel Mullen, i remember being fascinated by this when growing up as i lived near hazels home, and i also found the follow up and what happened with Shan after to be insane

hopefully i hear back

noveltea

Never heard of that case before. Just looked it up. It does look good.

Gentleman Off The Pitch

One thing I dislike about Casefile is that it makes every other crime podcast seem crap in comparison!

Gal44

I'm half way through the second ep of EAR and i'm not too sure about it! it started off great but now it just seems very repetitive.... should i stick with it? I finished Jonestown last week and thought that was fantastic!

Malari

Gal44 wrote: »

I'm half way through the second ep of EAR and i'm not too sure about it! it started off great but now it just seems very repetitive.... should i stick with it? I finished Jonestown last week and thought that was fantastic!

I felt the same, actually. I was looking forward to EAR after all the positive comments here but just thought it was a bit flat. Jonestown was excellent, but I enjoy the one-episode cases more, in general. The Shannon Matthews one was great - I'd forgotten about all the details on that one, it was interesting to hear it all again.

Sweet Science

Listen to Jen Pan , Daniel Morcambe and Amy Lynn Bradley so far - any suggestions ?

Malari

Sweet Science wrote: »

Listen to Jen Pan , Daniel Morcambe and Amy Lynn Bradley so far - any suggestions ?

The Moors murders is excellent. Really interesting. It's a 3 parter I think.

pc7

Tina Watson one fascinated me, really one of my favs.

retro:electro

Katherine Knight. Peter Falconio.

ILikeBoats

Jennifer Pan all day

retro:electro

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Jennifer Pan all day

Yea I think that was my favourite one too. And Tina Watson. Have struggled to find episodes that have gripped me as much.

sentient_6

Port Arthur episode was excellent.

Sweet Science

Just listened to the Tina Watson one

pc7

Sweet Science wrote: »

Just listened to the Tina Watson one

Thought they did it so well, my opinion kept swaying back and forth, the way he described the underwater part really was some image.

Sweet Science

pc7 wrote: »

Thought they did it so well, my opinion kept swaying back and forth, the way he described the underwater part really was some image.

Yeah me too - in the end i agreed they didnt have enough evidence for a murder charge

dastardly00

Just realised that I haven't listened to the Tina Watson case... I must add it to the playlist!

retro:electro

pc7 wrote: »

Thought they did it so well, my opinion kept swaying back and forth, the way he described the underwater part really was some image.

That image will haunt me!

pc7

Yeah stuck with me for a long time. Gen why did it too I think and it was nothing like casefiles.

McGrath5

Not sure if people are aware that each episode is posted 1 week early on the Tunein app.

Btw the East area rapist case is one that stuck with me, horrific.

Sweet Science

Can anyone confirm if the EAR episodes are worth a listen ? Wasnt a fan of the Jonestown ones

sentient_6

Alot of people enjoyed them, I found it a bit exhausting at times because it seems to just keeping going and going, the crime spree was substantial and went on for years. But it was worth it towards the end when some things tie together.

I would be checking out the moors trilogy and the Yorkshire ripper above the ear, imo.