Case 205: Bernd Brandes
Added 2022-03-26 08:32:20 +0000 UTCOn 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 wasn’t until eighteen months later, when a curious medical student began searching online forums and contacted authorities that investigators uncovered what happened to Bernd Brandes. The tale that emerged was one almost too unbelievable to be true. It involved a historical manor house, a torture room, cannibalism and a German man named Armin Meiwes.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Jessica Forsayeth - research, writing
Milly Raso - creative direction
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
Comments
Didn’t death metal band Bloodbath write “Eaten” about this? Off of Nightmares Made Flesh, iirc?? Can Mike confirm? 🤣
Jason Colombo
2022-05-15 01:05:10 +0000 UTCSame here. I remember the case but I (subconsciously) didn’t really engage with the details. It was an incredible episode but not knowing those details really changed the way I heard the case. So good
Maya George
2022-04-06 11:21:33 +0000 UTCI haven’t felt this level of unease since the Mark Kilroy episode. A difficult listen but masterfully done. Thanks Casefile!
Madeliene Ceballos
2022-04-05 20:16:08 +0000 UTCWhat a crazy case! Well done Casey and Team, to make such a gruesome horrific story into something we can listen to, albeit with feeling like vomiting. It must have been hard on the researchers. It is a strange world, indeed.
HelpFind Ajax&Stamp
2022-04-05 05:46:12 +0000 UTCI knew about this case, but not all the details. A difficult listen & one of the most gruesome episodes I can remember. But, as always, a brilliantly researched, written, and narrated episode.
Lauren M
2022-04-04 15:27:41 +0000 UTCThis was the most detailed account of cannibalism I’ve ever listened (and nearly vomited to). And I just got over food poisoning too. Thanks Casey and team, I’m sure this wasn’t easy to research, write and narrate either.
MK Leibman
2022-04-04 03:12:54 +0000 UTC“He ate 45 of the 65 pounds he had in his freezer” and “he even at it at work, in the form of rissoles”. That’s enough Casefile for today 🤢
Maya George
2022-04-02 02:04:31 +0000 UTCI have felt a lot of things listening to Casefile but the way I felt queasy and sick listening to this is like nothing I’ve felt before. Incredible episode and storytelling. But now I don’t know what to do with thee feelings lol
Maya George
2022-04-02 01:59:13 +0000 UTCMy stomach feels so uneasy, could not finish. 🥴
Ted Wint
2022-04-01 08:04:54 +0000 UTCI’m listening now and I feel the same. It’s making me so queasy. I want to turn it off but ... I can’t seem to
Maya George
2022-04-01 06:47:14 +0000 UTCUgh. Had to bail guys. Not interested in this sickening detail.
Alison
2022-03-31 15:39:48 +0000 UTCOk wow!!! This is not a topic I like whatsoever and was about to bail out. But then the Hansel & Gretel reference and I just couldn’t stop for some reason. I actually really enjoyed the episode… well most of it anyway 😳
Sarah X
2022-03-30 20:49:05 +0000 UTCYIKES!! That was a rough listen!
Tess Proctor
2022-03-30 16:34:11 +0000 UTCWell written and narrated. 🤮
Stacie
2022-03-30 15:53:33 +0000 UTCThis case reminded me so much and probably basis of the Rake episode ‘Canibal’ where the lawyer Rake defends a canibal
James Lake
2022-03-29 03:44:29 +0000 UTCSuch a wild story. Thanks, Casefile! Honestly, I'm a little shocked a band would want to make a song about him. Even for the heaviest death metal, I would think this was bit too far to immortalize in song.
Demi
2022-03-28 13:28:43 +0000 UTCHecticccc
Alien Princess
2022-03-28 12:33:13 +0000 UTCI was picking up dog poo in the backyard when I started this episode thinking "Nothing is more gross than what I'm doing" and then I was proven wrong!
Amber
2022-03-28 00:39:27 +0000 UTCWow this is probably my favorite listen in a while. I really love the moral gray area in this case.
Carolyn Barry
2022-03-28 00:27:39 +0000 UTCGreat telling, it’s such an interesting case. I love that Rammstein got a mention as well
Rissi Watson
2022-03-27 20:57:40 +0000 UTCOne of my favourite cases told with brilliant pacing and story-telling. A classic for sure. As weird and gross as it might be, I don't think Armin deserved the murder conviction but I'm glad is was put in place to deter others from doing it. Still not as bad as bad as that British cannibal bloke. That was a tough case...
kees
2022-03-27 11:33:22 +0000 UTCWhelp that was the most macabre and least mysterious Casefile of all time
John M
2022-03-27 04:58:39 +0000 UTCWow. Super bad timing to start eating breakfast during the opening descriptions of the event. It’s been a long time since I’ve thought “can I keep listening to this”. Well told Casey.
Yvonne Slowey
2022-03-27 04:23:40 +0000 UTCOoooft, this one was A LOT. But brilliantly told 👏🏼
CSJ
2022-03-27 02:02:00 +0000 UTCMasterfully told, as usual. I can't pinpoint why I had to block out certain parts and skip through. This isn't any more graphic than some other episodes, but I think there was something so unsettling about the victim's supposed complicity in the whole ordeal that made me feel sick. Still, this was very well written. Thank you for this!
Cameron DelaCerna
2022-03-27 00:16:37 +0000 UTCAbsolutely gruesome in the extreme but such an artful way of telling the story by moving through time back and forth. One of the worst and the best episodes all in one!
Jacqueline
2022-03-27 00:16:05 +0000 UTCHad to skip a lot but only casefile could do this right. Really damaged folks. Gruesome evil. Respect for life forgotten. Ugh, but we need to tell the tale.
Jamie Yardley
2022-03-26 23:06:48 +0000 UTCAlways showing why they’re the best out there
Olive
2022-03-26 22:46:04 +0000 UTCYour brand of telling the story is much better than other podcasts. Objectionable. No need to tell the audience how you horrible you find the facts. Just tell the story. Great stuff!
Britannie
2022-03-26 21:57:03 +0000 UTCWow!!! The pace, narrative, and subject of this case is a throwback to 2017-2018 Casefile! loved it.
J. Chips
2022-03-26 21:40:15 +0000 UTCI’d heard about this, but never in this much detail. Gnarly.
Nasayir Bedlam
2022-03-26 21:12:06 +0000 UTCGruesome in concept but amazingly presented! Wooof, what a story!
Nancy Ligos
2022-03-26 19:38:48 +0000 UTCAs a German living only a 90min drive away from Rotenburg I obviously know this case, but nobody ever told it so masterfully as you guys.
David Rogosaroff
2022-03-26 16:16:15 +0000 UTCAwesome. Thanks Casey and team.
Kath Tee
2022-03-26 08:35:10 +0000 UTCYayy thank you Casefile Team!!
Jess Chiller
2022-03-26 08:34:44 +0000 UTC
