Case 151: Dan O'Connell & James Ellison
The only funeral home in Hudson was a sprawling, single-storey brick and weatherboard building owned by a local resident, Tom O’Connell, whose family had lived in the area for generations. Tom’s uncle had owned an undertaking business in town prior to World War II and in 1985, Tom decided to relaunch the family business.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Erin Munro - writing
Jessica Forsayeth - research
Mike Migas - production, scoring
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - scoring
Milly Raso - creative direction
Comments (18)
Your gesture has great meaning to me. Thank you!
The Catholic Church no longer considers suicide a mortal sin. The Wikipedia information quoted in the episode is incorrect. The Church's latest stance on suicide is referenced below. As a Catholic and loyal listener, it would be most appreciated if this correction could be noted, This is the second episode to incorrectly quote the Church's teachings. "The church acknowledges, however, that most people who die by suicide suffer from mental illness and are thus incapable of making a clear, rational decision. This was first reflected in 1992 when John Paul II approved the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which clearly articulated this position for the first time." - https://uscatholic.org/articles/201410/is-suicide-a-sin/
Thank you Jennifer. We will look into this.
I had heard this story before on another podcast bit you guys do it so much better...so much more detail. Thank you!
Great job team. The older I get, the more I see that people do a lot of terrible things for money and sex. There is a lot of good done by the church. But yes, a lot of bad. Like many stories, the warnings were numerous, but the watchers did not care.
Really good episode. It reminded me how much I really dislike hearing stories about sex abuse and sex abuse in organisations
Amazing episode - well done
Is this one any good? I’m 30 minutes in and it’s not grabbing me yet, should I keep going? Does it turn around?
holy crap! casefile is like no other podcast.
So incredibly well done, and the ending with the prayer of St. Francis had chills down my spine.
That escalated quickly. I find these types of crimes especially awful. Such an abuse of trust and power.
You had me at "Hudson... cheese, milk and ice cream" .. Once again, great job Casey n Co.
When I read the description at first I was like “Hudson? Like, Wisconsin?” Sure enough! I love how the Australian podcast does more stories that take place in my own backyard (Minnesota girl, here) than any other!
The church is the biggest criminal organisation in history, propped up by the biggest lie in history.
This is the only Podcast I pay for and it never disappoints.
Well once my small humans go to bed here's my evening sorted!! Can't wait to listen 🖤
Lockdown 2.0 here in Melbourne and this made my Saturday evening. Going to pop on the Bluetooth headset and head out for a long walk
Just make sure you don't cross the border into NSW.