logo
episode-header-image
Sep 20
1h 16m

Case 330: David Birkett

Casefile Presents
About this episode

*** Content warnings: Animal cruelty ***

After respected dermatologist Dr David Birkett was found bludgeoned to death in his Middlesbrough home, police struggled to uncover a motive or identify a suspect for what appeared to be a targeted attack.


As the months passed by with no arrests, it began to look like the assailant had succeeded in his plan to pull off the perfect murder. But then the cracks began to show. 


---


Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer


Sign up for Casefile Premium:

For all credits and sources, please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/case-330-david-birkett


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Oct 4
Case 332: Bruce Miller
In November 1999, Bruce Miller, a scrapyard owner in Michigan, was found murdered in what looked like a robbery gone wrong. After three months with no solid leads, investigators feared the case would go cold. But hundreds of miles away in Missouri, the suicide of former detective ... Show More
1h 24m
Sep 27
Case 331: Girl Meat Hunter
In 2010, a user known as Girl Meat Hunter joined The Fetish Network, a website where people with extreme sexual fetishes could connect and interact. On their profile, Girl Meat Hunter described their interests as the “easy A.B.C” – Abduction, Bondage, and Cannibalism.What was onl ... Show More
1h 24m
Sep 18
Casefile Presents: Suing Diddy
For the past three years, Jack Laurence has gone behind the bars of America’s toughest prisons, hearing the stories of robbery, arson, murder, and everything in between. He thought he’d heard it all… until he met one prisoner with a story unlike any other. A man who wasn’t just f ... Show More
2m 33s
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2024
The Smiley Face Killers: A Chilling Theory of Unsolved Tragedies
The "Smiley Face Killers" theory suggests that the drownings of young, college-aged men across the U.S. are not mere accidents but the work of an organized group of killers. Retired detectives Kevin Gannon, Anthony Duarte, and Michael O'Neill, after noticing disturbing patterns i ... Show More
39m 18s
Apr 2024
239 - The Murder of John Harden
On a warm spring night in March of 1975, thirty-two year old John Harden completed an emergency call for a client and returned home.  Less than an hour later, he'd be shot dead in his driveway. After finishing his shower, John glanced out the window and saw his work truck engulfe ... Show More
1h 18m
Oct 2024
The Murder of David Pickett (New Hampshire)
Over 30 years have gone by without answers for the violent death of David Pickett on a quiet New England beach. When an investigation by police failed to get justice, David’s sister decided to seek justice on her own terms… Even if the suspect was her own blood.If you have inform ... Show More
38m 54s
Apr 2025
MURDERED: Solomon Robinson
A young soldier, home on leave, should have been safe in his own neighborhood. Instead, 19-year-old Solomon Robinson was murdered in a park full of people — but no one has ever come forward to say what really happened. Decades later, his family is still searching for justice, and ... Show More
39m 1s
Feb 2025
[1/2] Meurtre de Stéphanie Fauviaux : la vérité... 17 ans après
(Premier épisode) Le mercredi 24 mai 1995, Stéphanie Fauviaux, une étudiante de 18 ans, est retrouvée morte dans la salle de bain du studio qu’elle loue avec une amie pour faire ses études à Lille. Elle a été étranglée. Son agresseur n’est pas identifié. Mais comme il n’y a pas d ... Show More
12m 1s
Feb 2025
[2/2] Meurtre de Stéphanie Fauviaux : la vérité... 17 ans après
(Deuxième et dernier épisode) Le mercredi 24 mai 1995, Stéphanie Fauviaux, une étudiante de 18 ans, est retrouvée morte dans la salle de bain du studio qu’elle loue avec une amie pour faire ses études à Lille. Elle a été étranglée. Son agresseur n’est pas identifié. Mais comme il ... Show More
17m 50s
Aug 30
Introducing Fifteen: Inside The Daniel Marsh Murders
Join 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty for her riveting new podcast series "Fifteen: Inside the Daniel Marsh Murders". When beloved couple Claudia Maupin and Chip Northup are brutally murdered while sleeping in the peaceful college community of Davis, California, police are le ... Show More
4m 52s
Jan 2025
Will Keefe D Take Others Down For The Murder Of 2Pac?
What really happened on that fateful night in 1996 when Tupac Shakur was killed? In this episode, we unravel the tangled web of legal agreements, alleged gang ties, and shocking claims. Former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins to break down the controversy surrounding Dwayne “Keffe D” ... Show More
20m 36s
Sep 15
INFAMOUS: The Mulholland Drive Murders
In 2003, an LAPD cold case detective digging through old case files finds a piece of forgotten evidence that belongs to an unidentified woman found murdered off Mulholland Drive in 1969. As he searches for her identity, he uncovers eerie parallels to another young woman killed ne ... Show More
43m 41s
Feb 2025
REWIND | The Weleetka Murders
Two young girls shot dead in a town of less than 1000 people. With local law enforcement stumped, they turned to the renowned FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit for answers. Julia Cowley is a retired FBI criminal profiler with a twist - she's a forensic scientist too. In this episode w ... Show More
51m 35s