Casefile

CiaranW

I enjoyed case 65 and 64 over the previous cases before.

Hopefully the next few cases will be around the US, or even a multi episode similar to Yorkshire Ripper.
Surely they have some of the big serial killers lined up like Dahmer, Gacy, Bundy etc and all the police work gone in to find them.
The small Oz cases are losing their appeal.

beans

anna080 wrote: »

Another extremely predictable episode this week!

Listening to it now, and yeah it's not exactly a mystery but that aspect of the podcast isn't the selling point for me. It's a good story.

My favourite aspect is the production re ambient sound and audio. Outstanding!

Arghus

beans wrote: »

Listening to it now, and yeah it's not exactly a mystery but that aspect of the podcast isn't the selling point for me. It's a good story.

My favourite aspect is the production re ambient sound and audio. Outstanding!

I usually listen to it going to sleep, so the sound effects and the unsettling, faint, soundtrack can really creep me out at times. So they are doing something right!

It's a bit disconcerting - even briefly terrifying - to snap awake in the middle of the dark night with Casefile still continuing in your ear..."they'd been stabbed more than fifty times and the children had been eaten"...complete with menacing soundscapes.

Owryan

I prefer the story to the actual mystery of whoduunnit, most of the time you have a fair idea of the culprit fairly quickly. But its the story of how they catch them i enjoy. Esp he one about the child murderer where the police set up a fake criminal gang to catch him.

retro:electro

Owryan wrote: »

I prefer the story to the actual mystery of whoduunnit, most of the time you have a fair idea of the culprit fairly quickly. But its the story of how they catch them i enjoy. Esp he one about the child murderer where the police set up a fake criminal gang to catch him.

Which one was that?

Malari

I'm enjoying ep 64, but only about half way through it at the moment. I like not being familiar with the case sometimes. The intro was intriguing about the kidnap of the newborn baby.

Owryan

anna080 wrote: »

Which one was that?

i think it was this one: http://casefilepodcast.com/case-54-daniel-morcombe/

Malari

Malari wrote: »

I'm enjoying ep 64, but only about half way through it at the moment. I like not being familiar with the case sometimes. The intro was intriguing about the kidnap of the newborn baby.

Finished this one now, and thought it was great. The descriptive part about

the kidnapper going to the electric chair was particularly disturbing!
:eek:

retro:electro

Owryan wrote: »

i think it was this one: http://casefilepodcast.com/case-54-daniel-morcombe/

I just finished listening to this. A tough one. The father's statement at the end had me in tears.

reap-a-rat

anna080 wrote: »

I just finished listening to this. A tough one. The father's statement at the end had me in tears.

Me too - it's the only one I cried during and I've listened to them all! That one struck a nerve for some reason. But my God the police work was like something out of Hollywood. If it happened in a movie you'd call it far-fetched! Brilliant brilliant work.

DMcL1971

Good episode this week. No mystery or surprise given the episode title but a well told and fascinating story.

retro:electro

Yea I enjoyed it too.

What a crazy bItch

siblers

Not sure I even need spoiler tags but anyway

How the hell did none of the hospital staff cop that he may have been poisoned, only that Blanche said he fell sick when he was out spraying weed killer did they think of testing for poison. Also, it was such a silly mistake by Blanche to tell the hospital staff of the weed killer, she'd have probably gotten away with it otherwise

CiaranW

Really good episode this week. Looking forward to the next one.

Sweet Science

I really dont want to visit Australia after listening to all these episodes

QueenRizla

Sweet Science wrote: »

I really dont want to visit Australia after listening to all these episodes

Snowtown and Anita Cobby episodes really made it seem grim. I watched the 2011 movie Snowtown after...rough.
But Wolf Creek had already put me off Oz for life!

Sweet Science

Can really recommend the Sherri Rasmussen episode.

After a few so so ones its the best one i have listened to in a while

reap-a-rat

Sweet Science wrote: »

Can really recommend the Sherri Rasmussen episode.

After a few so so ones its the best one i have listened to in a while

Loved that case too; it was like a Michael Connolly novel! There's definitely a movie in that too!

DMcL1971

Very different episode of Casefile this week. Not your usual whodunnit mystery but still very well presented.

ILikeBoats

I was in Alcatraz a few weeks ago so had done the audio tour which mentions this case. It was great to get a proper description of how it happened and I could picture where everything took place!

pc7

I wasn’t going to listen as thought it was the Clint Eastwood movie lol! Glad I listened it was very well done

siblers

Superb episode, one of the best ones they have ever done. Was cool to see them approach a somewhat different subject matter, hopefully they do more episodes like this

Sweet Science

Can anyone put their top 5 episodes so it saves me scrolling to loads to pick my next one

My 5 are

Amy Lynn Bradley
Tina Watson
Jennifer Pan
Daniel Morcombe
The EAR

reap-a-rat

Sweet Science wrote: »

Can anyone put their top 5 episodes so it saves me scrolling to loads to pick my next one

My 5 are

Amy Lynn Bradley
Tina Watson
Jennifer Pan
Daniel Morcombe
The EAR

Mine would be:
Daniel Morcombe
Sherri Rasmussen
Peter Falconio
Tina Watson
The Somerton Man

Sweet Science

reap-a-rat wrote: »

Mine would be:
Daniel Morcombe
Sherri Rasmussen
Peter Falconio
Tina Watson
The Somerton Man

Thanks havent listened to either i will add to my playlist

miamee

I started listening to these after a recommendation on one of the other threads here. So far, I have enjoyed most of them, I am listening chronologically so only up to Case File 18 I think. The Hollywood Shootout was the last one I listened to. Does it evolve much over time or is it the same format throughout?

The top 5 posts might help me sift through a few others rather than listening to everything sequentially

I wonder how long the true crime podcast genre can keep going in terms of interest for people who have been into it for a good while - eventually most of the good cases will have been done? Casefile still the best imo - can't really warm to the multiple narrator / beer swiller crime podcasts. Some of them are very disrespectful of victims - taking the piss about them and how stupid they were- can't remember which crowd it was - one with 3 lads discussing I think - covering Ted Bundy.
(edit Last podcsast on the left episode 99)

shannonman81

I just wanted to say thanks to anyone who recommended this. It's amazing.
I've listened to about 5 episodes so far and it should be the benchmark for what true crime podcast should be.

Un1corn

How the hell did they not catch the EAR?

Also to echo the above I think casefile is the best. I was listening to thinking sideways but casefile is just perfect. The presentation is excellent.

I hope they don't stop any time soon and continue doing other cases. Also somebody above said they must run out of cases. To be honest that is very difficult. I'd say they are just scratching the surface.

pc7

Un1corn wrote: »

How the hell did they not catch the EAR?

Different time, no 24 hour news, social media, cctv, more innocent time (doors not locked), and a lot of luck!!!! They nearly had him so many times.