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Love the show, listen religiously. Do you ever get any feedback from the people in the cases that you present either negative or positive. If so does it affect the way you cover other cases?
Hi Luke, we do yes. We are always careful and mindful of how we present cases though, so we haven't had too many issues.
My next question...have you ever thought of narrating childrens’ books as your voice is so soothing that I have to listen to your episodes twice: 1st time during the day and I fall asleep at night the 2nd time. What would be your favorite children’s book to “host?”
Absolutely! My little one fell asleep a few times listening to Casey.
I truly have enormous respect for “Casey” and how CASEFILE has grown. My question is...Casey are you the creator of this Podcast or were you approached by others to do the research and/or host?
Hi Bridgett, thank you. I am the one who started yes.
Might be too late for this month, but have you considered doing an episode on the Delphi Murders?
Hi Nick, we sure have. Thats one we could do soon.
What do you think could have happened to Theo Hayez after spending so much time researching other crimes?
Hi Nicole, Im not familiar with the details of that case.
Maybe I am a bit late asking, but I was wondering if you ever take case suggestions?
Hi Rebecca, we sure do, you can email them in at submitacase@gmail.com or list them here and Ill note them down.
Have you ever thought about doing an episode about Matthew Hoffman (and the leaavvves)? Will you ever consider doing an episode about that? I've been fascinated for years.
Hi Daisy. We havent considered it no. Possibly one for the future.
Hi guys, love the podcast. My question is, have you ever been contacted by any of the victim's family or friends, how does that normally go? are they sad, grateful or mad?
Hi Lucy, thank you. We do get contacted from time to time. We are also in contact with some families before episodes are released. No negative experiences so far.
Hi Casey. Huge true crime fan and your podcast is by far the best. I look fwd to the email when a new episode is ready every week. I recently got told and read all I could on the case of Alison Botha in South Africa. Has really blown me away and thought it might be a could one for a casefile episode as I know u like to delve into the lesser known cases. Just a suggestion. Keep up the fantastic work 😘
Hi Amanda thank you very much. And thanks for the suggestion!
This is for the host. I’ve been listening to you since close to the beginning when it was just you. How do you feel now that your podcast has grown to millions of listeners. Do you feel the pressure and do you ever want to go back to when it was a smaller podcast
Hi Beth, thank you. I still have to pinch myself everyday! It only encourages me and the rest of the team to work even harder.
Please, can you say: "1999" a few times for me? thanks!
haha...yes...
I went to school with Denise Brown, one of the Birnie victims. You left a lot of the more torrid details of her encounter out of the podcast. Was this to spare the listeners?
Hi Mark. Yes sometimes we don't think certain things are necessary to detail.
Please please when you ever get the chance to do The Fritzl case is a interesting rollover of articulate detail and deceit. I love your podcast love from Kenya
How do you get all the details? For example I was listening to the one where it was a police shootout in the bush with fire. (Can't remember the number). You said the man laid the victims on the ground and shot them in the back. How do you know that if the victim's and murder both died? Hope that make sense.
Hi Sarah, we get information from all kinds of sources. Something like that would be determined from crime scene investigators reports after they had conducted their investigation. I think you're referring to case 70 - The Kimberley Killer.
Casey what is the reason you choose to be anonymous? A) Just shy B) don’t want to deal with Internet trolls C) One too many crazy ex-girlfriend’s D) currently one of Australia’s most wanted
Hi Wendy, to allow the stories to feature. Best way to do that is to avoid having a peronsality host/hosts taking centre stage and taking away from what is happening.
Hi guys! Have you ever been contacted by a member of the victims' family or even the criminals assuming they can listen to your podcast while incarcerated or even the ones that are out? I LOVE your podcast. Thank you for your hard work.
Hi Celine. We do get contacted from time to time. Cant go into any details though. Thank you very much.
Hey Casefile, from the Gold Coast. How old is the Anon host and where in Australia do you live? Reckon if i was behind you in a queue I'd recognise that voice.lol
Hi Ann. Aged between 18 and 99. And somewhere in one of the States or Territories ;) No one has recognised me by voice yet...
Hey I want to say that your podcast has had me on the edge waaay better horror movies. My question is have you ever covered the story of The Fritzl case.
I would like that one!
Casey, you mentioned you dig pop punk like blink 182. Ever listen to alkaline trio? Very similarly musicly but alot darker lyrically. They've written songs about topics like the Donner party, HH Holmes and Sadie of the Manson family. Keep up the great podcast. Cheers from Canada.
Hi Jonny - Sure do, I was actually close to getting an Alkaline Trio tattoo there at one stage!
Wondering if you guys would ever cover some of the lesser known (to us Americans) Australian crimes like the Greenough Family Massacre or the Sharpe family murders.
Hi Amber, quite possibly. Neither is on our upcoming schedule, but possibly may be in the future.
What other podcasts (true crime or not) do you listen to, if any? Also, would you elect not to cover a case because another podcast has recently covered it?
Hi Sarah, Joe Rogan is my favourite, and given the footy season is on (rugby league) a few rugby league podcasts are dominating my rotation. The Matty Johns podcast and 6 tackles with Gus being my favourites there. Hardcore History is another favourite. It's impossible to keep up with the amount of true crime pods out there and what cases they have covered, so no, it wouldn't prevent us from covering it. But if there was a huge podcast covering the one case over multiple episodes - then we'd likely avoid cases like that unless we thought we could add something.
Casey, I’ve always wondered; do you have your own recording booth/equipment , or do you have to hire studio facilities when recording the actual episodes?
Hi Ben, I do use a recording booth, it's a portable one that I have set up at home.
This is for the anon host: do you listen/watch true crime podcasts and or tv shows. If so which ones are your favorite?
Hi Jenny. I generally don't. I know there's a lot of good ones out there - but given my days are filled with true crime for casefile, I don't usually consume any TV or podcasts related to true crime as it would be too much. But podcasts I have listened too and would recommend are Missing Alissa, The Fall Line and Canadian True Crime.
Casefile! So keen to finally be a Patreon of your incredible podcast. As an aspiring criminal lawyer, you guys are absolutely inspiring as to how your write your episodes, boiling down difficult concepts in a fantastically succinct and digestible way. You also inspired me to create my own podcast. So keen to be a part of this. Now, I do have a question for your AMA - how do you guys navigate the legalities of covering these cases? I understand changing the name of witnesses, but do you have a lawyer who navigates the many traps you could fall into like defamation? Also, because Casefile is becoming more and more popular, I’m wondering how the Public Interest comes into play.
Hi Zoheb. Thank you very much and good luck. We are always mindful of potential traps like that and are very careful and measured with how we do things. And if ever we are uncertain - we do ask a lawyer yes.
IS CASEY SINGLE?!?!?!
Hi Eva. Negative.