“Podcast Todesursache: Explosive questions about the anniversary”
Crime scene cleaner Marcell Engel captivates followers
Frankfurt/Bad Soden, March 23, 2021. What crime scene cleaner Marcell Engel has experienced in his 27 years of work is sometimes hard, bizarre and, above all, unforgettable. Of course there are many dramatic, shocking and sad fates in life. For exactly a year now, he has been letting interested parties share his experiences with his podcast “Death Cause” and You Tube channel “Tatort Leben”. For this reason, today there is an anniversary podcast. One that has it all, because Marcell Engel answers some explosive questions such as “Do you think that you have ever covered up a murder?”
What is it about? The crime scene cleaner explains: "The focus, of course, is always on the true crime stories that I get to experience every day during my missions. Over the years, I have also developed a technique to avoid ruining the stories. You learn the most from the biggest catastrophes and so I came up with the idea that this could also be exciting for other people," explains the crime scene cleaner. This is how the basic idea for the podcast came about a year ago. Marcell Engel developed the concept with Dirk Hildbrand from the radio experts and the first podcast was launched on March 23, 2020. The two video and podcast producers Lukas Klein and Denis Liebemann are now continuing the overall project. The anniversary edition now provides exciting answers to challenging questions. It's worth listening to.
10,000 subscribers in a year
“Due to Corona, we were on duty around the clock for special Corona disinfections, so we were only able to produce regular podcasts and videos from October onwards,” explains Marcell Engel. Since then, downloads have increased explosively and new followers are added every day. There was a real boost when the well-known crime scene cleaner thanked his fans in December. “Incredible, the click rate has doubled,” he says happily. “From then on, around 300 to 400 new listeners follow the podcasts every week.” He now has 10,000 subscribers and the number is increasing every day.
The ever-increasing response is certainly due to the unsparing and at the same time touching way in which Engel reports on his missions. He speaks openly about what he finds in the places. Often there are disturbing images, pungent smells and neglected apartments. However, behind every crime scene there are people and fates that are close to him and his team. His experiences range from bereaved families having huge arguments at the scene of the incident, to forgotten tenants dying alone and neglected, to apartments in which he finds massive animal hoarding. In one extreme case, for example, there were over 50 cats and 200 birds in one household. “Not to mention the mountains of rubbish that we sometimes face,” says the experienced expert. He often even has to be disinfected before he and his people enter the apartments and houses in full protective gear and with respiratory masks.
All of this can be found in the videos and podcast. "It's important to me to see the stories holistically. Each crime scene tells its own story and ultimately I draw life essence from it," says Engel. This is well received by the followers, because just in time for the anniversary, Engel cracked the 200,00 mark with downloads. "A reason to say 'thank you' again to all the fans and at the same time a promise: 'Stick with it, there are exciting stories waiting for you. What's more, I'll soon be offering a course on 'Clean up your life' and other surprises," he reveals in conclusion.