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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 engineerâs absence was extremely out of character for those who knew him but investigations into his whereabouts proved unsuccessful. It wasnât 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
Jason Colombo
Didnât death metal band Bloodbath write âEatenâ about this? Off of Nightmares Made Flesh, iirc?? Can Mike confirm? đ€Ł
Maya George
Same here. I remember the case but I (subconsciously) didnât 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
Madeliene Ceballos
I havenât felt this level of unease since the Mark Kilroy episode. A difficult listen but masterfully done. Thanks Casefile!
HelpFind Ajax&Stamp
What 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.
Lauren M
I 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.
MK Leibman
This was the most detailed account of cannibalism Iâve ever listened (and nearly vomited to). And I just got over food poisoning too. Thanks Casey and team, Iâm sure this wasnât easy to research, write and narrate either.
Maya George
âHe ate 45 of the 65 pounds he had in his freezerâ and âhe even at it at work, in the form of rissolesâ. Thatâs enough Casefile for today đ€ą
Maya George
I have felt a lot of things listening to Casefile but the way I felt queasy and sick listening to this is like nothing Iâve felt before. Incredible episode and storytelling. But now I donât know what to do with thee feelings lol
Ted Wint
My stomach feels so uneasy, could not finish. đ„Ž
Maya George
Iâm listening now and I feel the same. Itâs making me so queasy. I want to turn it off but ... I canât seem to
Alison
Ugh. Had to bail guys. Not interested in this sickening detail.
Sarah X
Ok wow!!! This is not a topic I like whatsoever and was about to bail out. But then the Hansel & Gretel reference and I just couldnât stop for some reason. I actually really enjoyed the episode⊠well most of it anyway đł
Tess Proctor
YIKES!! That was a rough listen!
Stacie
Well written and narrated. đ€ź
James Lake
This case reminded me so much and probably basis of the Rake episode âCanibalâ where the lawyer Rake defends a canibal
Demi
Such 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.
Alien Princess
Hecticccc
Amber
I 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!
Carolyn Barry
Wow this is probably my favorite listen in a while. I really love the moral gray area in this case.
Rissi Watson
Great telling, itâs such an interesting case. I love that Rammstein got a mention as well
kees
One 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...
John M
Whelp that was the most macabre and least mysterious Casefile of all time
Yvonne Slowey
Wow. Super bad timing to start eating breakfast during the opening descriptions of the event. Itâs been a long time since Iâve thought âcan I keep listening to thisâ. Well told Casey.
CSJ
Ooooft, this one was A LOT. But brilliantly told đđŒ
Cameron DelaCerna
Masterfully 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!
Jacqueline
Absolutely 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!
Jamie Yardley
Had 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.
Olive
Always showing why theyâre the best out there
Britannie
Your 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!
J. Chips
Wow!!! The pace, narrative, and subject of this case is a throwback to 2017-2018 Casefile! loved it.
Nasayir Bedlam
Iâd heard about this, but never in this much detail. Gnarly.
Nancy Ligos
Gruesome in concept but amazingly presented! Wooof, what a story!
David Rogosaroff
As 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.
Kath Tee
Awesome. Thanks Casey and team.
Jess Chiller
Yayy thank you Casefile Team!!
