As he offers this reflection, Lindsey, the show’s co-creator, has just introduced the story of “Grateful Doe,” a young man who died in a 1995 Virginia car accident holding a pair of tickets to an upcoming Grateful Dead show at RFK Stadium. The deceased’s identity remained unknown until 2015 when a number of online Deadhead sleuths worked together to ID him as Jason Callahan.
The podcaster adds, “It’s part of human nature to want the truth and, when people come together with that unified goal, the impossible can happen. I’ve seen it. We said, ‘What if we applied this investigative true-crime podcast idea to a targeted group of people who are already prone to keeping in touch and looking after each other in the first place? And what if we called out to the fanbase of a famous rock band to help solve decades-old cases? That could have a real im
As he offers this reflection, Lindsey, the show’s co-creator, has just introduced the story of “Grateful Doe,” a young man who died in a 1995 Virginia car accident holding a pair of tickets to an upcoming Grateful Dead show at RFK Stadium. The deceased’s identity remained unknown until 2015 when a number of online Deadhead sleuths worked together to ID him as Jason Callahan.
The podcaster adds, “It’s part of human nature to want the truth and, when people come together with that unified goal, the impossible can happen. I’ve seen it. We said, ‘What if we applied this investigative true-crime podcast idea to a targeted group of people who are already prone to keeping in touch and looking after each other in the first place? And what if we called out to the fanbase of a famous rock band to help solve decades-old cases? That could have a real impact.’”
Deadicated: The 'Dead and Gone' Podcast
