Case 217: Kathleen Marshall
Added 2022-06-25 07:09:46 +0000 UTCOn Sunday, March 1 1998, crime scene examiners gathered at a residence on Main Avenue in the upscale Queensland suburb of Wilston. The two-storey, cream-coloured weatherboard home sat on a sloped hill that overlooked Brisbane’s CBD, which was five kilometres away. It was far from a remote location, yet the property’s position against the Eildon Hill Reservoir granted it a bushland backdrop akin to a rural homestead.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Jessica Forsayeth - research, writing
Milly Raso - creative direction
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
Comments
I do believe they can. And animal groups can be unbelievably toxic. You’d be shocked at the drama that goes down amongst *betta fish* owners
Jane Richardson
2023-05-16 08:35:31 +0000 UTCIt’s so odd that a spiritualist would kill. I mean people of any religious persuasion can. But as a spiritualist, under our belief system, it’s an unbelievably terrible idea. The probability of consequence (if not here, over there) is 100%, and most of us aren’t raised spiritualist but come into it after experiences. Hence virtually all of us, if not all, are true believers.
Jane Richardson
2023-05-16 08:35:00 +0000 UTCCat people man….
Bradford Shovlin
2022-07-24 04:49:41 +0000 UTCJust as an aside, I have a permanent water supply (float bowl) for my dogs inside my house. It's just in case I fall down or get murdered.
HelpFind Ajax&Stamp
2022-07-07 23:03:10 +0000 UTCI have seen the infighting in associations and groups first hand. Crikey, it can be viscious! After a couple of experiences I shied away from serving on committees!
HelpFind Ajax&Stamp
2022-07-07 22:58:21 +0000 UTCFascinating, just got a copy of the book.
Goats and a sheep Family
2022-07-02 14:46:16 +0000 UTC"Kathleen also had incredibly high standards. Except when it came to the state of her house. Her house was a trash dump."
Hayden Cooper
2022-06-30 18:01:40 +0000 UTCAlso this is a fascinating case!!
Maria center
2022-06-28 05:03:55 +0000 UTCWhile listening to this I’m thinking about the recent troubles being investigated about DNA lab. Thinking of Shandee Blackburn case is this the same DNA lab that was featured in Australian podcast?
Maria center
2022-06-28 05:03:01 +0000 UTCThis one goes down as a classic
Michael Brodie
2022-06-28 00:33:34 +0000 UTCAs a cat lady…I can say it is not far fetched for a cat to be a motive for murder 😂😂 wow what a great case!!!
Ashley DeMeyere
2022-06-27 18:18:57 +0000 UTCHate to be that person, Casey, but it’s “veterinarian” and “veterinary” (say “vet-rin-arian” and “vet-rin-ry”) not “vetenarian” 😅 Omfg this case though. NEVER has a Casefile case been full of so many twists, turns, and DRAMA. When Casey said “newspapers were comparing the case to an Agatha Christie novel” I fully agreed! It really does sound like a book, from the divorcee vet who chair a cat protection society with hints of charity corruption - the ex dramatically being stopped at a train station about to depart the state - the little frail old man being convicted - the Occult Society involvement - it’s just unreal! Amazing job team 👏
Telma M
2022-06-27 08:46:57 +0000 UTCNever trust cats!
Ruth Tilleard
2022-06-27 04:44:41 +0000 UTCThe cat did it
Christopher Worrel
2022-06-26 16:14:57 +0000 UTCSuch a great episode guys, such a weird yet ultimately sad case :(
PoseidonXcomics
2022-06-26 09:25:38 +0000 UTCWhen the music started playing I was like “wait…what? Where is the cat people conspiracy?!”. I thought for sure that’s where it was headed.
John M
2022-06-26 08:06:30 +0000 UTCSo…who did it?! 🤯
Fran L
2022-06-26 02:43:36 +0000 UTCWelcome back Casey ❤️ hope you’re feeling much better!
DetectiveTeals
2022-06-26 02:07:15 +0000 UTCHoly! I use to live 1.7km from that house when I lived in Grange. Talk about close to home 😳
DetectiveTeals
2022-06-26 02:06:47 +0000 UTCI felt like I was listening to an episode of Midsommer Murders! Not based on the quality- it was top notch as always, but the details. The veterinarian, the cat society, a diminutive bespectacled man w a cat in his arms, the blood spray on the bushes, the sundress, the petty squabbles between people who knew each other well, the cat murdering it’s owner possibly and walking away unscathed, classical music and of course the psychics and tarot readings. 😂
MsGrumpyTerrier
2022-06-26 00:30:52 +0000 UTCIn such utter disarray they thought it was ransacked. My 15 year olds sons bedroom 😐
Taryn-Lee Biggar
2022-06-25 17:46:34 +0000 UTCIntense cat lady drama, psychic church drama, weird possibly false conviction, A Cat Did It theory, the funeral march, this episode had it all! Well done on a well written episode, Jess, & well done Mike on the inevitable musical fade out. I just want answers!!!! If it really was the palm reader guy, why????
Emily
2022-06-25 15:57:03 +0000 UTCGiven that the Funeral March and the Casefile theme are in different keys, overlapping them would create jarring musical dissonance! As it is, there is a segue but because the march fades out as the intro fades in, the dissonance is minimal.
AR
2022-06-25 14:01:16 +0000 UTC....what did I just listen to
AR
2022-06-25 13:58:44 +0000 UTCGlad “Casey” is better.
Mariya Cassin
2022-06-25 12:03:23 +0000 UTCIt was tastefully done Mike. Anything else would have been out of step with Casefile's respectful ethos.
Helen
2022-06-25 11:10:15 +0000 UTCWhat an opening... Goosebumps
Abhi Ram
2022-06-25 10:55:30 +0000 UTCI remember this case from when I was in high school. Brisbane can get really dark. Max Sica and the Singh family is another really interesting case.
SalBee
2022-06-25 10:17:03 +0000 UTCah ok, no worries!
Casefile True Crime
2022-06-25 08:38:46 +0000 UTCYeah, but the intro still seems a bit abrupt :D don't mind me!
Katarzyna Kudela
2022-06-25 08:38:09 +0000 UTCHi Katarzyna, the original funeral march recording does fade into the CF intro softly. Is that what you mean? Mike
Casefile True Crime
2022-06-25 08:34:19 +0000 UTCAlso feeling very called out around the 12 minute mark lol ETA the whole episode Haha
Eileen
2022-06-25 08:27:13 +0000 UTCjust started listening, but you guys missed an opportunity to mix the funeral march so that it would fade into the Casefile intro, it would have been a banger
Katarzyna Kudela
2022-06-25 08:06:00 +0000 UTCI'm so happy the host is well enough to record again!
Eileen
2022-06-25 07:21:31 +0000 UTC
