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Unsolved and Now Forgotten: The Podcast That Left Us Hanging

So, there was this true crime podcast I was OBSESSED with called The Untold Case Files. The hosts would pick up cold cases and dive deep, like DEEP deep. They promised to solve one by the end of the season. Got all of us hooked, waiting on tenterhooks. Then midnight, the season finale drops - it's 2 minutes of dead air and a tweet saying they're done. LIKE WHAT? Anybody else was following it? Need to vent with folks who understand the frustration.

Submitted 12 months ago by truecrimeaddict97


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Sound like they bit off more than they could chew. Classic case of overpromising and underdelivering. After this, I'm gonna need some serious convincing to invest time in a new podcast that claims they'll 'solve' anything.

12 months ago by Cynical_Sarah

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Never get too hooked on these sorts of promises. The industry's all about hype. Everyone wants to be the next Serial or S-Town until the real work starts. Then poof, gone like a ghost. Lessons to be learned, don't trust a podcast to finish the detective work.

12 months ago by GrainOfSaltGary

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This is exactly why I've started keeping my own case files as I listen to podcasts like these. Too many shows promise the moon and can't deliver. But even with the letdown, I still learned a lot from the episodes they did put out. Just gotta keep searching for the next big thing, I guess.

12 months ago by DetectiveDerek

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ugh, total letdown!😭 was waiting up to listen and was like...😒🤷‍♂️ that's it??

12 months ago by lol_podcasts_r_life

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Right there with you, I was devastated when I saw that last 'episode' and read the tweet. No explanation, no nothing. I’m still hoping they’ll come back one day, I mean, there has to be more to the story, right? They can't just leave us like that!

12 months ago by WhodunitAddict

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you guys ever think maybe they got TOO close to solving it?? like, what if they actually found something and were shut down? wouldn't be the first time the truth got censored #conspiracy

12 months ago by JonnyBravo42

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Honestly, I saw it coming. The deeper they went without solid evidence, the clearer the wall they were gonna hit. Seems they built up expectations they just couldn't fulfill. It's a shame, but that's the risk with unsolved cases, isn't it?

12 months ago by SkepticalListener

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Omg, I thought I was the only one! That podcast was my lifeblood for those 3 months. They really had a knack for storytelling. I still have so many theories I wanted to compare with the show's ending...

12 months ago by TrueCrimer1995