CaseLines — a true-crime case companion that follows ongoing trials from arrest to appeal
An app that turns scattered court filings and news coverage of a single ongoing case into a clean, bookmarkable timeline with plain-English summaries and a 'what happened today' feed.
true-crime podcast listeners and online sleuths who follow specific cases for months or years
- Follow individual cases (people, not keywords) and get a daily push when there's a new filing or ruling
- Auto-generated case timeline from charging documents, motions, and news, with citations you can verify
- Side-by-side view of prosecution and defense framing of each key event
- 'Courtroom vocabulary' explainer for legal terms like 'motion for new trial' as they appear in coverage
Mackenzie Shirilla's rejected new-trial bid and prison photo are the latest flashpoint in a case that has had multiple court updates; true-crime communities are actively tracking it and will move to the next headline case the moment the news cycle shifts.
Edison Research/audiochuck True Crime Consumer Report confirms true-crime podcast listeners are highly engaged (4.4x more likely to submit tips, 3.3x more likely to sign petitions); the 2024 True Crime Podcast Listener Landscape Report shows a sizable, monetizable audience; Mackenzie Shirilla Google Trend volume could not be independently verified.The True Crime Consumer Report by Edison Research and audiochuck ↗The True Crime Podcast Listener Landscape - Sounds Profitable ↗
Market is more crowded than expected: CrimeTimelines.com already offers structured case timelines, CaseBoard positions itself as a true-crime investigation DB with timelines/evidence organizers, The Trial Trackers already covers 'ongoing trials' and 'daily case recaps,' and Court TV provides gavel-to-gavel live coverage — a true-crime-specific timeline aggregator is directly competed.Crime Timelines: True Crime Case Files, Cold Cases & Criminal ... ↗CaseBoard | True Crime Investigation Database ↗Ongoing Trials | Trial Trackers ↗
True-crime listeners donate aggressively (3.6x more likely per Edison) and brands like audiochuck have built subscription empires, but CaseBoard and CrimeTimelines appear free/public, meaning willingness to pay for a niche timer will compete with free alternatives; reasonable but not guaranteed.The True Crime Consumer Report by Edison Research and audiochuck ↗True Crime Programming Expands as Networks Launch Weekly Case-Tracking Series ↗
True crime is a multi-billion-dollar global content category, networks are actively launching new weekly case-tracking series, and the genre has demonstrated decade-long staying power across podcasts, streaming and TV.True Crime Programming Expands as Networks Launch Weekly Case-Tracking Series ↗Libsyn and Sounds Profitable Unveil the 2024 True Crime Podcast Listener Landscape Report ↗
CourtListener offers a public REST API with PACER dockets and oral arguments, and generative AI makes plain-English summarization straightforward; main friction is fragmented state-court portals that vary in access controls and AI-summarization liability on active cases.REST API, v4.4 - FLP Wiki - CourtListener ↗How to Scrape Court Records and PACER Documents Legally (2026) ↗