Frozen Files

About Frozen Files

Giving a voice to the unsolved and overlooked, Frozen Files is a weekly deep dive into true crime cases that never got a resolution. Hosted by Madison McGhee, each episode examines the facts, failures, and unanswered questions behind investigations that went cold and the systems that allowed them to stay that way. New episodes every Monday.

Publisher

Madison McGhee

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Jan 2026

Latest episode

14 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 22 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Lauren Spierer: She Was Almost Home, Then Vanished

   Host Madison investigates the baffling 2011 disappearance of Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, retracing her final hours and the small Bloomington area where the trail went cold.

2. 

   11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Death of the Pastor’s Wife: The Mica Miller Case | OPEN TABS

   Host Madison explores the disturbing Mica Miller case, examining evidence, separating fact from speculation, and breaking down the federal allegations against Pastor John-Paul Miller.

3. 

   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Asha Degree: The DNA Breakthrough That Changed Everything

   Host Madison explores the Asha Degree case, detailing how DNA breakthroughs and genealogical research connect suspects to the 2000 disappearance and presumed murder of the nine-year-old.

Inside a recent episode

Lauren Spierer: She Was Almost Home, Then Vanished

Published 14 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] An employee at Kilroy's said that he had her phone. Wolfe is the one who reported her missing. By the time Bloomington police began releasing information publicly, they had a strange collection of Lauren's belongings, but no Lauren. Her phone had been left at the bar. Her keys and purse were found along the route she had walked, but she was seen barefoot. Camera showed portions of that night, but not everything and not the parts that they really needed to see. Police started with the blocks around downtown Bloomington. Officers spoke with residents, businesses, and construction crews. They used canine teams, volunteers organized searches multiple times a day, meeting outside of her apartment building and spreading across the city and the surrounding areas. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

141 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

57 ratings

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