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We will be back for the alternative time zone AMA at 9pm tonight. (9 hours from now). Thank you everyone for joining in. Have a good day/night.
Thanks for the session. Great podcast. Always look forward to a new episode and revisiting old ones. Cheers.
You talk about Snowtown a lot as being really hard for you to do, so I'm wondering if there are other cases that you've looked at, deemed too much, and decided to pass on. Is there any case that's off limits to you guys? Any cases you don't want to do?
The only thing that's off limits generally is cases that have been saturated. Like OJ for example. Other then that. There's nothing really off limits.
Anymore?
We shall leave it there for this one. Unless there's anyone?
Yes, this was my first time finally catching you, and I'm so glad I did, thank you again!
Thank you so much for doing this again! It's clear we are all so in love with the work you're doing. Keep up the amazing job.
Thank you Mikki.
Thank you 👍
If you need any volunteers that can do anything across the water let us know.
Oh I've often thought that too! I love research and would love to help :)
I presume there are a lot of cases the team would like to cover. How are cases prioritized? Are there any overarching themes the team is looking to achieve or guiding principles in your case selection?
Yep. Currently over 400 on the lair and growing daily. It's hard to explain. There's nothing specific that determines that. But you'll just be looking at a case and something about will grab you. And that's how it's done usually. Nothing to scientific about it.
Do you ever get families of the victims or those involved in the case contacting you after an episode has aired - to offer further insight or offering to be interviewed?
No that hasn't happened at all.
You have gained the trust of victims and family to be part of the episodes. When you approach them had any heard of Casefile? Or did you have to explain the project?
In one case yes. The others no.
I'm curious if anyone involved in the show has ever come across a picture or case that is too difficult to cover. With the amount of research that goes into each episode, it seems that it would be easy to become overwhelmed.
No thankfully that hasn't happened yet. But yes the level of detail can be difficult. You do need to walk away at times especially with cases like Snowtown.
Hello from Texas!If you could host a podcast on any other subjects, what would they be?
I would do it on my favourite sport. Rugby league. Or on music. Punk music.
Where do you record? You always sound great.
Just in my spare bedroom! It's not treated or designed for recording. Thank Mike Migas - producer extrordainare!
With the Amy Lynn Bradley case, did they ever uncover WHY the man (forgive me for not remembering his name right now) never gave them the VHS that the videographer had given him?
No I don't think that was ever clear. By the way that videographer just want on a rant about us saying how we accused HIM of being the one not to hand the tape over. He was responding to. A you tube comment. Neither of them listened to the episode obviously. As we were quite clear the videographer handed it over straight away.
Would you say recording the EAR/ONS episodes was the most difficult you have had to do so far? P.S. I thought it was very respectful to the victims the way you covered all of his crimes
Yeah it was the most taxing. Longest. Getting the scripts right and flowing. But worth it.
How do you get the basic research, i.e., the info that makes it sound like you have the actual police casefile?
It's just dive in and don't stop digging. Depends on the case. It could be anywhere from talking to police to survivors/families. Visiting libraries and newspaper archives. To doing any number of other things.
Has speaking to a family member or friend of a victim/survivor ever stuck with you? I'd imagine they can be taxing mentally sometimes.
No I wouldn't say it's been taxing mentally. It's always been in unsolved cases - so we are Just happy to do whatever we can to help. However small it may be.
I don't really have any questions this month, I just want to say how much I loved the Anita Cobby episode. The way the Casefile team helped us understand what was happening with John for years to come, as well as going into the trial really added to the episode. I feel like Casefile really respects the victims and survivors.
Thank you Joan. That is our number 1 priority.
Hello from Ca. I've listened to a few now and I do think you do a great job and Casefile has more emotional energy than some of the others. And I appreciate how fast you talk and wish your peers could follow. Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you Ann.
for real Casefile is so good I will support this until you push me out. EAR/ONS episodes are my favorite
Thank you all :) it's very overwhelming the support.
PS Your podcasts are THE BEST!
Come on man! Casefile is the best!
How long does it take to put together a stand alone episode? It seems to me that heaps of research must go into each one.
For a one hour stand alone. 1-2 weeks minimum. You are right they are very intensive to put together. The research and writing takes an incredibly long time. So we are never really on a 'break' when there's no episode. It just means we couldn't get one done in time.
DUDE WHAT.
Beautiful accent 😍
😊
Do you have an episode you feel most proud of?
Nah I don't really feel proud of them. I'm very self critical. I don't think any of them are good.
So this always seems to bug me. But your accent is Australian right? Not British.
Yes Australian :)
The 3 parter coming next: is it a famous case? what country?
US. Yeah I think most would know of it. But probably not the full story.
Do you prefer to present cases that are solved or unsolved?
I personally prefer diving into unsolved cases. In saying that - there are some important solved cases to tell as well.
Thanks :) But it's more like one long episode broken up into three parts. But it's not one I think will really suit being spread out over three weeks. So we are going to release it all once. It's more a slow building one that builds up as it goes along.
Hello Mr. Anon - I know you present cases from an unbiased angle and I highly appreciate that! But I was just wondering your personal view on the Amy Lynn Bradley case. Do you think that "Yellow" was involved and knows what happened to her? I understand if you don't want to answer this question :)
Yeah. I don't like making speculative guesses on the information that is hand. In order to say definitely what I feel I'd want a look at the police file. Everyone's statements/interviews all of the evidence. Which obviously - is never going to happen.
With yourself staying anonymous, and you being nominated for awards and such, do you ever just wish once you could be involved with the reception of the award? Rather than staying behind the scenes? It must be hard to remain anonymous with all the attention your podcast has been receiving.
Nah doesn't worry me at all. I'm happy being in the shadows.
3 episodes at once? Well, there goes Sept 16th being a productive day. Keep doing what you do, the show is fantastic. You, S&S, the Bugle, and Hardcore History are pretty much all I ever listen to anymore.
Thank you Casey :)
Honestly I'm completely ok with this. I've never felt like any episode has been phoned in and team is well deserving of a break anyway
Glad to hear it Megan. Phoned in episodes is the last thing we want.
Do you love Unsolved Mysteries as much as I do? I grew up watching it and am slowly rewatching it on Amazon now
So am I!
Hello. I know the production of your episodes is probably rather taxing on the group so plans change, but do you have an idea of how many more episodes through the end of '17?
So things are changing from now on in the casefile camp. Some inside Patreon info for you all. There won't be an episode until September 16th. But it will be a three parter - but all three parts released at once. From then on they plan is to have an episode pretty much once per week to close out the year. That's the plan. And we are working really hard right now to make that happen. So we aren't off taking a break. We are trying to make things so that there will be regular episodes from now till the end of the year!
Hello there
Hello Heather.
Thank you so much for doing this again! Writing from Canada. Finally starting to get my friends to listen. Took them long enough 🙄 but they love you also! My question is regarding your research. How many episodes are you researching at any given time?
Hello Mikki. Thanks for introducing your friends to us. It varies. But now for instance. Case 60 is currently in the works. Anna has several others going at the moment. 2 or 3. Vicky is on another at the moment. So probably about 5 right now. With many more planned.
Hello!!! I got the time right!
Hello Megan :)
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