Mission work has been part of Christianity since its inception. Verses in the Gospel of Matthew quote Jesus Christ as telling his apostles to make “disciples of all nations”. These passages are known as the “Great Commission” and have led some Christians to believe they ...
2022-04-23 08:07:08 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time to send your questions in for the next instalment of the general Q&A. Put them in the comments below!
2022-04-22 03:33:05 +0000 UTC View Post
In episode 25 of Behind the Files, the Anonymous Host is joined by Jessica Forsayeth, Elsha McGill and Erin Munro to discuss the making of:
Case 201: Janet Chandler
Case 202: Moira Anderson
Case 203: Bob Chappell
C...
2022-04-20 16:12:50 +0000 UTC View Post
On Sunday, December 12 2010, 52-year-old Marisela Escobedo stood in Chihuahua City’s main square, Plaza Hidalgo, surrounded by news camera crews and reporters. In view of the Government Palace, where the executive offices of the state governor were housed, Marisela faced a bombardment of qu...
2022-04-16 08:25:08 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patreon. Do we have any listeners who speak fluent Swedish and would be willing to translate some documents to English for a case we are working on? If you are interested please contact elsha@casefilepodcast.com
Thank you!
2022-04-11 03:18:34 +0000 UTC View Post
In early January 1977, residents of Easey Street in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Collingwood noticed they hadn’t seen the tenants at number 147 for several days. Close friends Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett had recently moved in and made a good first impression, but now somethin...
2022-04-09 07:56:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patreon,
The Casefile team is preparing to record the next episode of Behind the Files. This month we’ll be discussing Janet Chandler, Moira Anderson, Bob Chappell and the Glendale Train Crash. If you have any questions you would like answered about these four cases, please put th...
Oregon City attorney, James O’Leary, was in his office on Tuesday, July 27 1976 when a man and woman entered wishing to speak to him. Disheveled and exhausted, they had just emerged from the Mount Hood National Forest after a weekend spent camping and fishing in the wilderness. They planned...
2022-04-02 09:11:12 +0000 UTC View Post
On March 9 2001, 43-year-old Bernd Brandes disappeared from his home in Berlin, Germany. The well respected and highly intelligent computer engineer’s absence was extremely out of character for those who knew him but investigations into his whereabouts proved unsuccessful. It wa...
2022-03-26 08:32:20 +0000 UTC View Post
On January 26 2005, 25-year-old Juan Alvarez parked his car on a railway line in Glendale, Los Angeles, causing an explosive train crash that killed and injured dozens of commuters. Alvarez, plagued by family troubles and a difficult past, claimed it was an accident but those who witnessed the cr...
2022-03-26 08:29:10 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again it's time for our Patrons to vote for the next bonus episode. Choose the quote below that piques your interest the most. The one that gets the most votes will determine which episode is released as the next 'Patreon Picks'.
2022-03-25 10:02:02 +0000 UTC View Post
It was the evening of Tuesday, January 24, 2006, and Mexico City’s Arena Coliseo was alive with the thunderous cheers of a 5000 strong crowd. The venue was hosting Lucha Libre, a traditional form of professional freestyle wrestling celebrated for its high energy and dramatics.
Jess joins our Anonymous Host for this month's Q&A.
Thank you for sending us all of your questions.
2022-03-17 12:55:55 +0000 UTC View Post
In episode 24 of Behind the Files, the Anonymous Host is joined by Jessica Forsayeth, Elsha McGill and Erin Munro to discuss the making of:
Case 200: The Zodiac
2022-03-16 13:28:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The Detective's Dilemma is out today!
When 22-year-old Sian O’Callaghan went missing, Detective Steve Fulcher arrested a suspect who offered to lead him to her body. The suspect then asked, ‘Do you want another one?’
This series, narrated by the Casefile host, takes a d...
2022-03-13 23:14:42 +0000 UTC View Post
On January 26 2009, defacto couple Bob Chappell and Sue Neill-Fraser spent the public holiday working on their yacht, The Four Winds, in Tasmania’s Sandy Bay. After finding yet another issue, Bob decided to stay on board overnight to continue working on the repairs. The following morning, S...
2022-03-12 09:16:57 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patreon, the team is getting ready to record another Q&A. If you have any questions for any member of the team, type them in the comments. This is a general Q&A and does not have to be related to Casefile episodes. We will be answering all your questions about the Zodiac series in t...
2022-03-09 02:10:13 +0000 UTC View Post
On Saturday, February 23 1957, 11-year-old Moira Anderson set out in a blizzard to run a quick errand. When she failed to return home, locals in her hometown of Coatbridge, Scotland began searching the area for any sign of her. But Moira was never found and with few leads, the investigation i...
2022-03-04 08:35:37 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patreon, the team is preparing to record the next episode of Behind The Files, which will be focussing exclusively on the Zodiac series. If you have any questions you would like answered, put them in the comments below!
2022-03-01 23:43:25 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patreon, we are releasing the poll for the next Patreon Picks episode early! This episode won't be released until March 19th, but please get your votes in now. (Voting will close this week).
2022-02-28 23:51:12 +0000 UTC View Post
When 22-year-old Janet Chandler is abducted while working the night shift at the Blue Mill Inn on January 31 1979, her disappearance appears to be part of a robbery. However, when Janet’s body is found in a snowbank the following morning, it raises more questions than answers.
On March 22 1970, 22-year-old Kathleen Johns suffered a terrifying encounter when her car broke down on a California highway. Was it possible she’d encountered the Zodiac Killer? Meanwhile, correspondence from the Zodiac continued to flood into the offices of the San Francisco Chronicle, cl...
2022-02-19 09:09:05 +0000 UTC View Post
On September 27 1969, friends Cecelia Shepard and Bryan Hartnell were relaxing at Lake Berryessa, California, when their afternoon was suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a menacing figure. His face was concealed by a black hood, painted with a crosshair symbol. The man unleashed a brutal ...
2022-02-12 08:39:16 +0000 UTC View Post
On December 20 1968, teenagers David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen were gunned down in the middle of the night on a deserted road in Benicia, California. Six months later, another young couple, Darlene Ferrin and Michael Mageau, were shot in a parking lot in nearby Vallejo. When an anonymous c...
2022-02-05 09:09:11 +0000 UTC View Post
'Crime Interrupted' Episode One out now. In Operation Kitrino, the AFP investigated a well-established human trafficking syndicate operating within the brothel industry in Melbourne. It took months to locate the syndicate head who was targeting mostly Korean women who found themselves...
2022-02-03 23:04:45 +0000 UTC View PostHello,
Just wanted to send a quick message about Apple Premium and Spotify Premium. These services will have no additional content to Patreon. The two Premium episodes available currently, were the two Patreon Picks episodes released last December on Patreon. As is the BTF episode and Q &am...
2022-02-03 04:24:22 +0000 UTC View Post
During the 1960s, California saw a wave of senseless, unsolved slayings. Cab driver Ray Davis was murdered in cold blood after an anonymous killer warned of his intentions. Two young couples – Robert Domingos and Linda Edwards, and Johnny and Joyce Swindle – were gunned down in separate y...
2022-01-29 09:12:57 +0000 UTC View Post
We return for the year with a bang, kicking off with a highly requested multi-part case and an all new Casefile Presents show!
Case 200 Part 1 will be available everywhere on February 5, but if you are signed up to our Detective tier on Patreon, then you will be able to listen to the...
2022-01-27 03:03:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the first Q&A for 2022!
Thank you for sending us all of your questions.
In episode 23 of Behind the Files, the Anonymous Host is joined by Jessica Forsayeth, Elsha McGill and Holly Boyd to discuss the making of:
Case 193 - Suesan Knorr & Sheila Sanders
Case 194 - Lake Bodom
Case 195 - The Costa Mesa Murd...
2022-01-11 14:21:33 +0000 UTC View Post