Case Docket
A timeline-and-evidence tracker for high-profile criminal cases, with daily court filings, plain-language evidence explainers, and a "what changed today" push alert.
True-crime podcast listeners and case followers in the US
- Living case timeline with every court filing, motion, ruling, and family statement in order
- Plain-English evidence explainer that breaks down what was actually presented and why it matters
- "Today's update" push alert summarizing the latest development in under 60 seconds
- Bookmark and follow multiple cases with a unified feed
New evidence claims in the Peterson case plus a sharp family response are driving repeat searches from people who want the actual record, not another podcast recap
Scott Peterson 2025 appeal filings (LA Innocence Project petition, judge denial) drive repeat search surges; Edison/audiochuck True Crime Consumer Report shows a large US listener base actively tracking cases — but demand is event-driven around individual cases, not sustained.Could Scott Peterson Be Innocent Based on New Evidence? - A&E ↗The True Crime Consumer Report by Edison Research and audiochuck ↗
CrimeTimelines.com already publishes structured case timelines with evidence, filings and trial updates for ongoing cases (Luigi Mangione, etc.), Court TV app pushes daily case alerts, and CourtListener offers free docket search — the 'timeline + what changed today' slot is occupied by free incumbents.Crime Timelines: True Crime Case Files, Cold Cases & Criminal Investigations ↗Scott Peterson claims Laci was murdered days after disappearance in latest appeal - Court TV ↗
CrimeTimelines explicitly markets itself as 'free for everyone' with optional donations; true-crime podcast audiences are notoriously ad-supported and resistant to paywalls, while free news sites (A&E, Yahoo, ABC) already publish daily 'what changed' updates — monetizing a single-case tracker is a hard sell.Crime Timelines: True Crime Case Files, Cold Cases & Criminal Investigations ↗Judge denies Scott Peterson's attempt to present new evidence in fight ... ↗
Each case has a natural media lifecycle (arrest → trial → verdict → appeal) and interest decays between filings; portfolio approach across many cases helps, but revenue and active users will oscillate with case news cycles rather than compound.All the Evidence That Convicted Scott Peterson of Double Murder - A&E ↗
Federal dockets are accessible via PACER/CourtListener APIs (with RECAP) but state-level criminal filings — which dominate high-profile murder coverage — are fragmented across counties with uneven APIs, so the build requires significant per-jurisdiction scraping plus ongoing editorial effort for plain-language explainers.CourtListener - Non-Profit Free Legal Search Engine and Alert System ↗PACER Pricing: How fees work ↗