The Detective's Dilemma - Episode 1

Casefile True Crime

Casefile Presents

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.7 • 41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

With Casefile on a short break, we thought this would be a great time to shine a light on some of the shows that may have flown under the radar for many of you.

These are shows we've put our hearts into and are really proud of.

Today, we’re sharing another one of those shows, The Detective’s Dilemma, which is narrated by me.

The Detective’s Dilemma was originally released as a Spotify exclusive, meaning you could only listen to it on that platform. But now, for the first time, the entire series is available everywhere, for free, wherever you get your podcasts.

When 22-year-old Sian O’Callaghan went missing, Detective Steve Fulcher arrested a suspect who offered to lead him to her body. When the suspect then asked, “Do you want another one?”, it set in motion one of the most significant and controversial investigations in recent UK history.

The Detective’s Dilemma explores the complex questions it raised about the justice system, police procedure, and the cost of doing what you believe is right. It’s a story that leaves you asking: what would you have done in the same situation?

We’re releasing the first episode here on the Casefile feed. You can find the full series by searching for The Detective’s Dilemma, wherever you get your podcasts.

I hope you enjoy the series.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Casey here.
0:03.1	As you know, CaseFile will be back in 2026 for our 10th year with all new episodes.
0:09.9	Earlier this year, you might have noticed that we released the first episodes of some of the CaseFile Present shows we've produced in the CaseFile feed.
0:19.2	The decision to do this came after I learnt something surprising
0:22.7	while talking to people at our live events. Many CaseFile listeners had no idea that we
0:28.8	produce other shows outside of CaseFile, and some had never even heard of CaseFile Presents.
0:35.1	It dawned on me that if someone is a big enough supporter of our show to come to a live event,
0:40.8	but hasn't heard of our production company, then clearly we need to do a better job of highlighting
0:46.1	the other stories we've put so much care and work into.
0:50.8	For those who don't know, CaseFile Presents is our broader production platform. While CaseFile is our flagship show, we've also created a number of other podcasts under the CaseFile Presents banner. Our level of involvement differs from project to project, but we've played a direct role in all of them, and I even narrate a few myself.
1:13.9	Today, we're sharing another one of those shows, The Detective's Dilemma, which is narrated by
1:19.9	me. The Detective's Dilemma was originally released as a Spotify exclusive,
1:26.3	meaning you could only listen to it on that platform.
1:29.6	But now, for the first time, the entire series is available everywhere for free, wherever you get
1:35.7	your podcasts. When 22-year-old Sharno Callahan went missing, Detective Steve Fulcher arrested a suspect
1:44.0	who offered to lead him to her body.
1:47.4	When the suspect then asked, do you want another one, it set in motion one of the most
1:53.5	significant and controversial investigations in recent UK history. The detective's dilemma explores the complex questions it raised about the justice system,
2:05.3	police procedure, and the cost of doing what you believe is right.
2:10.6	It's a story that leaves you asking, what would you have done in the same situation?
2:17.5	We're releasing the first episode here on the case file feed.
2:21.7	You can find the full series by searching for the detective's dilemma
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