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Thanks, Casefile. I'm looking forward to Sunday again already :)
Looks like we are out of questions so we might wrap it up there. Thank you everyone for tuning in and for all the questions. And most of all for your support here on Patreon. It means a lot to us.
Thank you Yvonne. Thank you Kym. Yeah definitely Manjari. I can't comprehend it either.
You're doing great work - thanks for your efforts - it's so interesting to see the podcast develop!
Yes - me too! It's incomprehensible that such an act can be planned over a period of time with no regard or empathy for the victim and their loved ones!
I mean even the opportunistic ones are probably mostly planned to. Paul Denyer didn't stalk his victims or choose them for any other reason that they were in the wrong place at the wrong time and he wanted to kill. That is extremely disturbing as well. All of it disturbs me.
One example, I have always been extremely unsettled about the brutality of Lindsay Buziak's murder. That was planned and pre meditated for quite some time. It really disturbs me.
There seems to be a lot of dodgy players in Lindsay Buziak's case. The part that stood out most to me was how she had a gut feeling something was wrong and didn't want to do the house viewing. Her poor father.
Congrats on having such a successful podcast guys!
I think that true crime murder cases are so fascinating because thankfully they are an exception and only happen to a minority of people - it is so tragic when a victim just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time! Do you notice in your research a distinction between cases where a murder is premeditated as opposed to being opportunistic?
Judges decision
Yeah that definitely is an objective. My main goal is just to stay right out of the way of the story and deliever nothing but the facts to you. It is hard at times. I found it hard in the earlier episodes. I did fail occasionally too. I remember commenting on a hedges decision in the Donna Wheeler case. And there is no doubt a few other things. But I think it's something I've been able to do as time has gone on. It doesn't really affect the script writing, I just make sure to bite my tounge :)
Were you surprised to learn so much of your audience is USA/Canada?
Yeah definitely. Especially after copping a bit of flak on the early iTunes reviews over there about the accent and my narration 😀
What is/are the episode(s) of Casefile that you'd call your favourite?
I don't really have one to be honest. If I had to pick I'd probably say the north Hollywood shootout. Because only the bad guys lost their lives. Plus that case always blew my mind from the time I saw the footage on the news over here as a kid.
Wanted to thank you and the crew for the time and effort you put into your work. The research and level of detail are what differentiate you from other crime podcasts.
Thank you Nick. It's what we strived to do when starting out. So it's great to hear that.
Hi. I wanted to say that you and the team have an amazing ability to distill complex cases into gripping and easily understood naratives. Is this a skill that you had prior starting the podcast? Or have you discovered a hidden talent?
That's a great question ?
The Port Arthur episode was really thorough . Do you find it difficult not get emotional.
Snowtown was super thorough too. That episode was exhausting to listen to, I can only imagine how it was to make it.
Hi Host, have you heard of the Bega Schoolgirl Murders? I grew up in the area and it was such a big shock to the community of small, "safe" downs in the south coast of NSW.
Hi Mishelle. Yes that is on our list of cases to cover. It got a brief mention in the Prue Bird case. But we do plan to devote an entire episode to it.
Have you had many Australian companies approach you to appear on Casefile as a sponsor?
There was a book publisher from here who enquired about an ad for a true crime book. But it never went ahead. Possibly there was one other. A jewellery company of some sort. But again. Never went ahead. They are the only two I can recall. It's not really a done thing here yet. It's mainly US based companies. And to be fair something like 80 per cent of our audience is from the US + Canada. So it makes sense. People sometimes complain we run US ads, but that's why.
A while back you gave an update on the Lisa Marie Young case, how a person named Chris had made a complaint about his name being used in the case, even though it was public information. You gave an open invitation for him to contact you. Did he?
No never heard from him. There could possibly be more updates on that case coming up though.
Have you heard of the mysterious Bogle-Chandler deaths in Sydney? I think that's the only Australia case I've heard of not mentioned in the podcast yet.
The name definitely rings a bell. But I can't recall anything about it. Just looking at the wiki page.
Go the Broncos .
Banned! Haha. Hello Michael. Thanks for that. Yeah I nothing better then listening to podcast on a road trip. I love it. I haven't listened to the radio for years. Ether podcast or iTunes!
Go the Broncos .
Haha, yep :)
Over 400 Patrons ! Keep up the great work , I drove from Brisbane to Rocky and listened to back episodes was better than listening to the radio .
In the Operation Mayan episode, do you agree with the police officer that seemed to claim the ends justified the means in breaking department policy to get a confession?
I did yeah. I was on his side.
Hi host. I found today's case interesting, and since I'd never heard of it before, I was listening not knowing whether it had been solved or not. I was definitely pleased to hear it had been. I was wondering about his motive, did you find any info on possible reasons why he chose Yara, or was it more opportunistic?
No. The vast majority of information on this case is in Italian though. So we had to rely on google translate. Anna did a fantastic job with that. It did make things difficult though. They identified the motive as sexual.
Another one from me - What other podcasts do you listen to, and what were some of the inspirations to start Casefile? I remember reading a little on this in an interview Mr. Casefile (my name for the anonymous host) gave a while back, were there any other inspirations other than Joe Rogan's podcast for you guys?
Definitely hardcore history. The research of that show is phenomenal. It's something I really had in mind and wanted to do with casefile. Research research research! And the story telling of Dan Carlin is brilliant. Highly recommend it.
I'm afraid those of us in Brisvegas have been left out - I think Queensland is the only state you haven't covered in Australia! You might be interested in the bizarre murder of the President of the Cat Protection Society- involved the first person in Australia to be convicted of a crime solely on DNA evidence!
You are correct! The sunshine state will feature in an upcoming episode. Within the next 5-6 I believe. Haven't heard of that one. Sounds interesting.
Yes we do plan to cover that case definitely. No time frame at this stage.
I'd love to hear this - I've heard the Beaumont Children covered before, but I think it would be AMAZING to hear someone Australian cover it.
You've reference the Beaumont children case in other episodes. Is that one you plan on covering?
Yep, 7pm suits me in Brissy too, Kym :)
What particular crimes are you and the rest of the team most interested in/fascinated by?
For me it's the unsolved ones. I like trying to bring as much attention to these cases as possible. I know Mike is more of a fan of the mystery type cases like The Somerton man. I havent actually asked Vicky, Anna or Andrew
Hello - time suits me - 7pm in Brisbane
As long as you don't for the Broncos you can stay 😀 haha kidding of course
Hello, I was wondering if you could comment on the choice to use a band (The Decline) in episode 3 and why it seemed to be only done for that episode.
Hi Nick. In those early episodes I contacted a tonne of different independent bands/musicians/artists of all different types. Unfortunately I never heard back from most of them. When I did hear back it was usually a month later. I remember emailing the decline and getting a reply back in less then an hour. Which is awesome because they are one of my favourite bands. It wasn't long after this that Mike joined the team, then Andrew after that. So all episodes are now originally composed. But using other bands is something I'm definitely open to in the future.
Not sure how this time will go. We have to experiment with different times though to give all parts of the globe a chance to join.