Case 142: The Churchill Fire
Added 2020-04-11 07:24:29 +0000 UTCIn late January 2009, south-eastern Australia was impacted by a blistering heatwave considered to be one of the most, if not the most, extreme in the region’s history. It caused prolonged record-breaking temperatures that reached nearly 50 degrees celsius in some locations.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Mike Migas - production, scoring
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - scoring
Milly Raso - creative direction, research, writing
Comments
Such an awesome episode thankyou for bringing each of the victims to life, such a sad event, terrifying for all those people.
Winter Kara May
2020-04-23 08:52:46 +0000 UTCLoved this episode. Apt timing. Thank you so much for taking the time to digress into the personal stories of the victims. Such a heartbreaking tragedy and crime. One of the few episodes that had given me full body bumps for 30mins!
Mollie Linnett
2020-04-19 08:00:24 +0000 UTCThis was a very good episode. really sad to listen to though, but so well done.
Storme
2020-04-18 01:46:57 +0000 UTCLoved this episode.
Alice O'Mara
2020-04-16 22:05:50 +0000 UTCThanks for the episode Casefile, I've never heard of this attrosity. You had me on the edge of my seat.
Jacqui leonard
2020-04-14 08:47:03 +0000 UTCThis is one bloke I would have locked up for the term if his natural life because he never can be trusted.
HelpFind Ajax&Stamp
2020-04-13 19:45:53 +0000 UTCNext time, please don't mention a dog being killed. Humans yeah, dogs nope. Weird eh, but it is how it is with me.
HelpFind Ajax&Stamp
2020-04-13 19:44:11 +0000 UTCI trust Casey and the crew. Stick with it, they will not let you down.
HelpFind Ajax&Stamp
2020-04-13 19:41:34 +0000 UTCAs a Victorian I appreciated this episode a lot! Never knew that’s how they caught suspected arsonists!
Stefan Bradley
2020-04-12 14:54:21 +0000 UTCBest episode for awhile, this is the first podcast I've heard about Black Saturday which fir Australians, especially Victorians, was one of those 'where were you when...' type events. I was on tender hooks the whole time, since I knew the outcome in terms of statistics but not the intricacies of the prosecution's. 17 years is disgusting 😥
Carolyn O'Reilly
2020-04-12 11:52:34 +0000 UTCIt definitely turns...
Carolyn O'Reilly
2020-04-12 11:50:16 +0000 UTCHe should have got 17 years per victim, ludicrous! 😥
Chantelle McKerlie
2020-04-12 02:08:18 +0000 UTCWhat an episode. Having just survived the Cuddles Creek fires, this was a tough one. The score is gorgeous and so touching. I love the longer introductions, and the hint at crimes and perps. A great one in my opinion.
Mine du Plessis
2020-04-12 00:44:34 +0000 UTCGod, this is such a good episode. Unlike Alan’s comment I think these ‘longer’ introductions that help set the scene are really interesting and help ‘make it real’. True crime isn’t just about the incident but about what happens in the lead up and aftermath, IMO :)
Maya George
2020-04-11 21:58:37 +0000 UTCGood point Bob
Abhi Ram
2020-04-11 21:44:13 +0000 UTCPatience my friend. Why so much anger.
Abhi Ram
2020-04-11 21:43:04 +0000 UTCDid the Peter Nielsen case 36 episodes ago cause you the same concern? It took until the end of part 1 before there was any indication of a crime.
Bob Trenwith
2020-04-11 15:48:07 +0000 UTCOkay so it does turn to arson. As I said in my previous post, however, there desperately needs to be a hint of there being so earlier than 35-40 minutes in.
alan roosen
2020-04-11 15:23:31 +0000 UTCSo I’ve listened to every episode of Casefile thus far and while the increased push into more diversive content episodes hasn’t always been my favorite, each previous episode to me still seemed to fit within the realm of a true crime podcast to some degree even if I didn’t care for it personally. However, this episode, to me, is the first one I have heard that I feels goes too far and makes me concerned about the direction of the podcast and my continued support of it. At this point I’m 30 minutes in and it seems to be a telling of a natural disaster, with sad tragedy to be sure but true crime? No. What’s next, episodes on volcanos, floods, hurricanes? If I want to hear the details of those events I’ll find a podcast for disasters. If this episode does have a true crime spin at some point, which at 30 minutes there has been no mention at all of there being so, there really needs to be a nod to that fact earlier in the episode. I’ll finish the episode, but it seems it’s just a telling of the fire and the people who died in it? Again, sad story, but outside the scope of a true crime podcast for me personally. Just my thoughts
alan roosen
2020-04-11 15:02:41 +0000 UTCAs climate change progresses, these days will become more and more common.
Bob Trenwith
2020-04-11 14:29:04 +0000 UTCI’m not even done with natalee yet! Yessss
Lyndsey
2020-04-11 14:11:20 +0000 UTCLOL. Thank you for the laugh.
Megan Brennan
2020-04-11 12:26:12 +0000 UTCLove you guys!!! Thanks heaps for another early release. Time for a long walk :) Hope you keeping well and safe!
Abhi Ram
2020-04-11 07:29:48 +0000 UTCOh... best timing , I was about to spend 49.99 on coffee mugs with cat faces on them ...
Candice Williams
2020-04-11 07:26:22 +0000 UTC
