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Death by Unknown Event
- By: Danielle Elliot - writer, Eliza Smith - editor, Skybound Entertainment & Kamala Films - producer
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Death by Unknown Event
- By: Danielle Elliot - writer, Eliza Smith - editor, Skybound Entertainment & Kamala Films - producer
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The entire 12 episode series of Death By Unknown Event will release on Oct 21.
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Thoughtfully presented
- By K. Brum on 10-24-21
An engrossing and expertly narrated mystery
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- K. Brum
- 10-24-21
Thoughtfully presented
I loved the expert narration from Pamela Adlon - far better than what you get in most true crime podcasts, and I love her voice anyway (more Better Things, please).
I think this was a great example of how to do this well. A potentially salacious story, sensitively handled. Especially thoughtful with the ending, not just a 'hey guys I guess we'll never know', which is what you sometimes get (although, spoiler, the mystery is not fully solved). A fascinating and tragic story.
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- AK
- 10-24-21
Very Engaging
This podcast is extremely engaging. So much so, I had a hard time not listening to it in its entirety over one sitting. The fact the case is still so much of a mystery is what really draws me in. But, the story telling and interviews are so well executed that it plays much like a audio book & keeps your attention from start to finish. Really great poddie(podcast) in my opinion, & worth the listen for sure!! 😁
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- Angela Branch
- 10-17-21
LORD JESUS CHRIST THANK YOU. 10/16/21 Saturday
I've heard and read about this story, I always feel bad that it seems know one believed her and now she's dead, it sooooooo very sad.
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- JessB
- 10-22-21
Grabs you and doesn't let go. Very recommended!
First of all, I love the narrator's voice!! She sounds a lot like Leah Remini.
Secondly, this was really great unbiased information. It seems great lengths were taken to look into any side of the story of what could have happened, and no gentle steering toward one theory being more plausible than another seemed to happen either.
Everything below is a spoiler:
*No matter what happened, whoever was responsible was both lucky & incredibly intelligent. Think about it. If it was Cindy, she's lucky she was never caught in any way. The knots in the stockings around her neck all those times, and hands, would have been done in a sufficient way to be believable that someone else did it... the hidden video cam that was blocked by the plant leaf was in her favor... and numerous other things you can see throughout the podcast. If it was her (now ex) husband, he's lucky he and/or the people he hired to do these things to her, were never caught in any way, or seen by others; and the same goes if it was some other unknown person who kept this up for years for who knows what reason. If it was the doctor, he's lucky neither Cindy nor anyone else he might have brainwashed, never was able to pin these actions on him.
*I don't think we will ever know what happened. There's some evidence to suggest she really did do this to herself. The tool in Pat's toolbox, which he'd recently cleaned, he showed to someone had obviously been used and in fact had matching wire filaments and pieces on it, and no one really had access to the box but Cindy. UNLESS some extremely intelligent person who wanted to leave that evidence behind, used his tool on purpose to cut those wires so it would be discovered and blamed on her (very very long shot.) It was also pointed out early on in the podcast, how unlikely it was someone threw a lit paper into such a small 6" crack in a window 8-9 feet off the ground and it would actually land in there and stay lighted AND actually start a fire. That is what made the one female investigator suspicious right from the start, and IMO with good reason. I don't believe she consciously did this though. If anything she was dissociating and forgetting, terrifying herself.
*Any way you look at this, it's tragic. Her sister pointed out at the end that Cindy wasn't living, she was just surviving, muddling through in fear. In that respect it doesn't even matter what the reason behind it was-- it's just a loss all around. :-( Poor Cindy. Not to mention all the man hours and money that was put into the investigation of all the events.
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- Amy Barker
- 10-31-21
Unfortunate, narrow depiction of psychiatry
What a sad indictment of psychiatry. This very unfortunate case is used to highlight the bad or negligent behavior of a few psychiatrists. This podcast may instill more mistrust in a medical specialty that can provide relief to many, many people. Whoever wrote the story has no idea how very mentally ill and terribly self-destructive people can be.
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- Jacqueline
- 10-25-21
Amazing Podcast
I loved it. So informative and I love that the writer, narrator, producers, whoever was involved were unbiased and had no agenda toward perpetuating conspiracy theories which I'm so tired of seeing on other platforms. It seems they just reported on the facts which is what good journalists are supposed to do.
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- Tina P - Dragon Momma
- 10-22-21
simply excellent
wow!! what a nice change. Full, unbiased reporting. loved it. Will look for other works by this Team.
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- Oskar D.
- 12-07-21
Waste of time- it’s all in her head!
The narration is good enough. The story is barely interesting, certainly not worth 12 episodes. Lots of sensational conjecture with no evidence.
Here’s a spoiler to save you the time you might waste on this non-story:
All the “abuse” was in her head. You’re welcome. There’s absolutely no evidence for anything else, but much of this program was about dangling intriguing possibilities that never pan out. No cults, no stalker, just a severely mentally ill woman. They don’t tell you this until the last episode, of course.
Waste of time!
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- earbookworm
- 01-28-22
huge disappointment
melodramatic in the extreme; repetitive; could have been half as long; over-and-over, theories are expounded in an interview followed by a disclaimer saying “we were unable to confirm any of this.” sloppy “journalism.” my heart goes out to the victim, Cindy James, no matter what happened to her, but this series adds nothing to what was already known nor does it serve her tragic life and death.
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- WH Lassiter
- 10-30-21
Fascinating Podcast!
This one just pulled me in and kept me listening.
Great narration and presentation.
The real life event, true crime is one of the most shocking in Canadian history.
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Triggers: Violence, Suicide, sexual assault & cults.
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- 11-02-21
Gripping account
I enjoyed this fascinating account of an unusual unexplained death, but it was spoiled by the strangely intrusive and inappropriate (and frankly, unneccesary) background music. An odd choice.
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- Sarah
- 11-01-21
Could have been 4 episodes
I listened to it all. It was fine, got a bit boring and repetitive in parts. Was an interesting case though and the narrator was good.
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- Nguyen Minh Chau
- 10-26-21
Great narration!
Just a great audiobook from Audible. Nothing to add more. The storyline leads the audience through a complicated journey involving different perspectives. The main narrator shows empathy to the victim to some extent.
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- Fantasy reader
- 11-14-21
Loved it!
Couldn’t stop listening. I’ve never heard of this case before and it’s fascinating. Definitely could see that it could be a murder or a suicide. There’s compelling evidence for both sides.
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- Patrick O'Donnell
- 10-29-21
Open Ended
Between the first and last chapter we learn quite a bit about what happened to Cindy but are none the wiser about WHAT happened to Cindy.
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- Monique Styles
- 01-25-23
Very well structured and read
Enjoyed this immensely. Very well read and put together. And balanced discussions around mental health views in the ‘80’s
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- Ms. Deborah Klayman
- 08-20-22
Interesting overall , but light on facts
Overall this was a very interesting podcast, up to the final episode where there are some really tenous suggestions about what happened, such as attempting to link two occurrences without a shred of evidence (other than citing Reddit feeds) yet giving it a similar weight to mental health diagnoses discussed at great length. Last episode ruined it for me really.
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- Ian Dawson
- 06-22-22
Awful,
Really terrible series. Dragged out over exaggerated sensationalised drivel. At times irresponsible. I only listened to the whole series so I could say how bad it was having given it a fair chance. Avoid!