24-699: (Redirected from Casefiles ) [REDACTED] Look up casefile in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A case file , or casefile , is a collection of evidence or documents relating to a legal, medical, or social work case. It may also refer to: Media [ edit ] Canadian Case Files , a 2005 TV series about the investigation of unsolved crimes in Canada. Casefile , an Australian true crime podcast that first aired in January 2016 Cold Case Files ,
48-643: A Commission of Inquiry in Tasmania in 2020. In February 2022, revelations from Shandee's Story prompted the coronial inquest into her disappearance to reopen alongside two wider inquiries into Queensland's state-run forensics lab. In 2018, The Teacher's Pet won the Gold Walkley for excellence in Australian journalism. In 2019, Wrong Skin , won in two categories of the annual Australian Podcast Awards: Investigative Journalism & True Crime , and
72-455: A Portuguese version of the show, known as Casefile True Crime – Edição Oficial em Português , is also produced. In August 2022, an official card-based boardgame (similar in play to Cluedo ) was released by Goliath Games, a Dutch game manufacturer. Titled Casefile: Truth & Deception Board Game players, acting as private detectives, try to solve the murder mystery of a businessman. List of Australian crime podcasts This
96-706: A form of entertainment from crimes or confirming societal or institutional unconscious biases. Some shows have become well known internationally (e.g. Casefile ) and others have gone on to provoke significant breakthroughs (e.g. Trace , which in 2019 prompted the parliament of Victoria to change legislation, which allowed the state coroner to then commence a new inquest into the Maria James murder case ). A similar situation occurred with The Lady Vanishes which led to an inquest commencing in New South Wales in 2020. Another podcast, The Nurse , helped trigger
120-471: A number of awards since its debut. Casefile first aired on 9 January 2016 and was conceived by an anonymous Australian host who started producing the show in 2015 in his spare room. The host had just had surgery and was listening to a lot of podcasts and true-crime shows (e.g. The Joe Rogan Experience , Hardcore History , Serial , and Making A Murderer ) at the time, and felt encouraged by Joe Rogan to make his own based on in-depth research and
144-563: A producer/composer, "since about episode 7", which led to the first six episodes being reworked. Researchers have also travelled internationally to access primary resources in some cases, such as former researcher and co-writer Anna Priestland, who travelled from Melbourne to visit the UK National Archives in Kew in 2017 to examine police files on Myra Hindley . Since 2018, a number of cases have also been written and researched by
168-527: A reality legal show/documentary on the cable channel A&E Network (1999–present) Wild Case Files , a documentary TV series that premiered in the UK in July 2006 Music [ edit ] The Case Files , a 2011 compilation album by singer-songwriter Peter Case Cold Case Files , a 2008 compilation album by rap group Onyx Novels/comics [ edit ] Case Files: Sam & Twitch , part of
192-528: A short series of episodes (e.g. Cop Tales at 1 episode) while others (e.g. Australian True Crime ) issue individual, or sometimes serial, episodes on different cases weekly. Most podcasts act to provide background detail on already well known cases (e.g. A Perfect Storm and the Chamberlain case ) while also updating cases for recent developments, investigations, or trials (e.g. Claremont: The Trial ). Others, particularly with cold cases, make appeals to
216-469: A storytelling style. According to several sources, the host remains anonymous because he wants the show to focus primarily on the stories, facts, and the questions raised. In its current format, the 2024 Casefile team consists of the host/narrator, two composers, a creative director, a digital media/designer, and three researcher/writers (and a producer for the Portuguese version). It has also had
240-525: A video game series first released in 2005 Mystery Case Files novels, four novels based on the video game series Virtual Case File (VCF), an application developed by the FBI between 2000 and 2005 The X-Files: Unrestricted Access , a 1997 video game See also [ edit ] Case (disambiguation) Casebook (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
264-583: Is a list of Australian crime podcasts from 2015 (the earliest podcast) to the present. Podcasting , and in particular true-crime related podcasts which deal primarily with serial murders, kidnappings, disappearances, and unsolved crimes, became popular as a media format in Australia starting in 2016. While some podcasts are privately produced, many are created by investigative journalists within media outlets such as The Daily Telegraph , The Australian , ABC , or SBS . Most detail individual cases across
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#1732782403216288-428: Is an Australian crime podcast that first aired in January 2016 and is hosted by an Australian man who remains anonymous. The podcast, produced by Casefile True Crime Podcast, is usually released on a Saturday for three consecutive weeks, with a bonus episode on the fourth week. The series deals with solved or cold criminal cases , often related to well-known murders and serial crimes. Unlike a number of similar podcasts,
312-503: The Sam and Twitch comic series, first published in 2013 The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II (2014–2019), free file a Japanese manga series The Hardy Boys Casefiles , a 2010–2011 series of graphic novels The Kindaichi Case Files , the 1992-2017 Japanese mystery manga series Software [ edit ] L.A. Noire : The VR Case Files , a 2011 detective video game published by Rockstar Games Mystery Case Files (MCF),
336-424: The Australian author Eileen Ormsby . Most episodes remain publicly available once released. One episode, Case 55 ( Simone Strobel , released 15 July 2017), was removed due to legal issues, although general details of the podcast itself are still publicly available. Others (Cases 19 ( Snowtown , released 14 May 2016) and 30 ( The Claremont Serial Killer , released 20 August 2016)) have been temporarily removed with
360-473: The Files would be starting, hosted by Raquel O'Brien. Casefile Presents also produces and releases a number of crime podcasts besides Casefile including: The Vanishing of Vivienne Cameron (2020) – covered in episode 80; Searching For Sarah MacDiarmid (2021); The Detective’s Dilemma (2022); Matty (2022); The Frankston Murders (2023)- covered in episode 23; and, Dragonfly (2023). Since 2020,
384-514: The intention of updating and/or improving them. Along with the recent rise in true crime podcasting, as seen in series such as Serial or S-Town , the show was reviewed positively by several sources. One early review focussed on the differences to similar shows noticeable in the production, such as its sombre music and limited host editorialising, while also avoiding the use of primary materials by simply replaying news clips, emergency calls, and interviews. Other reviewers have commented on
408-446: The public for information (e.g. The Alibi ). Many also work to provide extrajudicial perspectives on the cases they cover. More recently, "survivor" podcasts, hosted by ex-criminals who were victims of childhood sexual abuse (e.g. The Clink, The Stick Up ) have become more common. Some are criticised as potentially complicating, or compromising, ongoing police investigations (e.g. The Teacher's Pet ). Others can be seen as providing
432-733: The series is fully scripted and narrated, while relying primarily on original police or mass-media documents, eyewitness accounts, and interview or public announcement recordings. Many early episodes relate to Australian cases (e.g., Port Arthur or the Snowtown murders ), although notable crimes from the UK and the US were increasingly featured, and well-known cases from other countries have also been included. Larger and more-complex cases have received multiple-week serialised broadcasts, and case updates to previously aired cases are also provided from time to time. The series has been well received, and has won
456-411: The show was appearing in the podcast charts in 107 different countries. Download statistics by iTunesChart.net show that Casefile had charted in the top 100 in 5 regions, with peak ranking positions including: Australia (2), Canada (9), Germany (68), United Kingdom (11), and United States (7). Overall, as of July 2019, individual episodes have been downloaded more than 275 million times. As of 2022, it
480-411: The start of podcasts due to the graphic content. It is available via numerous sites. Since 2018, a companion YouTube channel also offers the show's episodes. Early in the show's history, updates to cases were also occasionally aired as breakthroughs or other significant events occurred. However, as the podcast evolved, these began to be placed behind a voluntary subscription paywall . In July 2019, it
504-420: The strengths of the show's research, on its extensive reviewing of people and places in their cultural context, and on its impact on the genre. In contrast, factors such as the lack of host transparency, the length and detail of some episodes or series, and the lack of variety of format have been regarded as criticisms. In Australia, the podcast has consistently been in the top 10 since May 2016. By episode 99,
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552-492: Was announced that these updates would now be spun out into an informal companion series, From the Files , to be aired monthly in the show's off week. To replace it, a new patron only show called Behind the Files debuted the same month. It was announced in December 2019, however, that From the Files would be put on hiatus for 2020. In September 2023, it was announced that a new companion podcast "loosely based" on From
576-581: Was still being downloaded over 2 million times a month. Since 2016, the show has received numerous awards: Each case includes a corresponding page on the Casefile Presents official homepage, which details information such as special thank-yous, official support phone numbers, and websites (for Australia, the UK, the US, Canada and New Zealand), other credits, and resources (such as books, websites, videos, documents, articles, maps, wanted posters, and suspect sketches). Warnings are regularly given at
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