The Fronczak Files

A missing twin. An uncovered secret. A search that continues. In the Season 5 finale of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey reflect on The Search for Jill Rosenthal and the investigation that has brought the team closer than ever to understanding what may have happened to Jack’s missing twin sister. Where has the investigation led? Why does the team remain committed to finding Jill? And what lasti...

A true crime convention. A tarot card reading. An unexpected new direction. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey sit down with Ivonne, the woman who gave Jack a tarot card reading at CrimeCon, along with her two daughters. Who is Ivonne, and what was it like for her daughters to grow up with someone who has intuitive abilities? How did a chance encounter in Las Vegas bring her in...

A corrupt jail. A crooked housing authority. A city where power and corruption went hand in hand. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey welcome Colleen Neuharth, Lead Historical Researcher, to take a closer look at the darker side of Atlantic City during the years surrounding the disappearance of the Rosenthal twins. What was happening behind the scenes in Atlantic City when Jack...

A missing twin. A DNA test. A newfound hope. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey revisit the leads that have emerged throughout the investigation for Jill Lynn Rosenthal: women who, for one reason or another, wondered if they could be Jack’s missing twin sister. Who were the women who believed they might be Jill? What was it like for Jack to get to know them while waiting for DN...

A buried mother. A need for DNA. A new challenge. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey continue the conversation from last week, taking a deeper look at the team’s decision to petition the state of New Jersey to exhume Marie Duncan Rosenthal. Why has Jack run out of options within the current legal system? Why have attorneys been unwilling to assist him in reclaiming his genetic...

A hidden identity. A family of secrets. A fight to exhume. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey detail the journey that led them to an extraordinary decision: petitioning the state of New Jersey to exhume Marie Duncan Rosenthal. Why did the team determine that Marie’s exhumation may be necessary to move the search for Jill Rosenthal forward? Why aren’t consumer DNA test results e...

A missing twin. A search for answers. A case number that wasn’t real. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey retrace the long and frustrating journey to officially open a missing persons case for Jill Lynn Rosenthal, a child whose disappearance had gone unreported for decades. When did Jack realize it was time to involve law enforcement? Where did he first turn? And how did his att...

A heartbreaking tragedy. A renewed purpose. A mission that continues to bring children home. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey sit down with Callahan Walsh and Angeline Hartmann of The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) for an inside look at the nation’s leading organization dedicated to protecting children and helping reunite families. How did the mu...

One evening. Neglected twins. The last sighting. In this episode of The Fronczak Files Jack and Tracey welcome back Susan Wohlert, the babysitter who cared for Jack and Jill Rosenthal shortly before they both disappeared. As new details emerge, the team begins to piece together a clearer picture of life inside the troubled Rosenthal household and the world of 1960s Atlantic City. What did Susan re...

A secret. A DNA test. A missing twin. The Season 5 premiere of The Fronczak Files begins with the extraordinary journey that uncovered Jack’s true identity. In 2012, a DNA test revealed the unimaginable: he was not Paul Joseph Fronczak, the infant kidnapped from a Chicago hospital in 1964. What followed was a years-long search for the truth, one that uncovered an even deeper mystery: a missing twi...

A kidnapper. A cold case. A call to action. In the Season 4 finale of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey bring together everything currently known about the team’s new kidnapping suspect: Marcelle. We’ll walk you through every known location connected to her, explore maps of 1960s Chicago, and ask for your help in uncovering the truth. Who was Marcelle? How did the actions of one woman in 1964 ri...

A new suspect. A psychological profile. A search for the truth. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey take a deep dive into the world of infant abductions, examining the behavioral patterns, motivations, and psychological profiles of those who steal children. Armed with official research and historical data, the investigation turns toward a new suspect: Marcelle. Who typically abd...

A plea for help. A search for answers. A revelation that changes everything. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey sit down with Doyle Batey, the younger brother of Billy Ray Baty. Through Doyle’s memories, a complicated portrait begins to emerge: one that fills in missing pieces surrounding the 1964 kidnapping of Paul Joseph Fronczak. Who was Billy Ray Baty? What did Doyle reveal...

In this episode of The Fronczak Files , Jack and Tracey follow a clue hidden in plain sight: the surname Baty . What begins as a simple question…where did the name come from?…leads the investigation hundreds of miles from Chicago to Blytheville, Arkansas. As they trace records, timelines, family connections, and forgotten histories, a network of people connected to the real Paul Fronczak kidnappin...

Corruption. Conspiracy. Lies. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey take a deeper look at Marlin Johnson, the head of the FBI’s Chicago office and the principal investigator in the kidnapping of Paul Joseph Fronczak. But Johnson’s story stretches far beyond the walls of Michael Reese Hospital. His name was tied not only to one of Chicago’s most infamous kidnappings, but also to th...

Tips. Leads. Dead ends. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey continue tracing the Chicago Police Department’s investigation into the kidnapping of Paul Joseph Fronczak. After a surge of public tips, witness interviews, and possible suspects, the momentum begins to fade, and the search for Paul’s kidnapper slowly stalls. What strategies did investigators use to find baby Paul? How...

Tips. Suspects. Eyewitnesses. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey continue their deep dive into the original police case file on the kidnapping of Paul Joseph Fronczak. Through eyewitness statements, public tips, and the suspects pursued by Chicago detectives, the chaos of 1964 begins to come into sharper focus. What did witnesses at Michael Reese Hospital reveal about the woman...

Police files. Eyewitness descriptions. A kidnapper hiding in plain sight. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey open the Chicago Police Department’s original case file on the kidnapping of Paul Joseph Fronczak. Through handwritten notes, typed reports, and eyewitness accounts, the file reveals the chilling movements of a woman bold enough to walk into Michael Reese Hospital and ta...

Kidnapping. Case files. Unanswered questions. In the Season 4 premiere of the Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey open the Chicago Police Department’s original file on the kidnapping of Paul Joseph Fronczak, and begin reconstructing the day that changed everything. For the first time, they reveal a minute-by-minute timeline of the events of April 27, 1964, tracing the moments before, during, and after...

Kidnapping. Abandonment. Searching.   In this bonus episode of The Fronczak Files, Tracey interviews Jack about his early life, finding out his true identity, and the development of the podcast. What was Jack like growing up? How did he handle the news that he wasn’t biologically related to Dora & Chester Fronczak? And how does Jack conceptualize his lost twin, Jill? Join The Froncza...

Kidnapping. Family. Questions.   In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey revisit the life of Alice Suane Baty, a woman once believed to be a suspect in the 1964 kidnapping of Paul Joseph Fronczak. But after new biographical details emerge through a family connection, the investigation takes a dramatic turn and a long-held theory begins to unravel. Who was Alice Suane Baty?...

Kidnapping. Chaos. Deception. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey unravel the haunting story of Kevin Ray Baty, “the real Paul Joseph Fronczak.” His life was shaped by confusion, secrecy, and a false identity that followed him from the very beginning. What emerges is not just a story of deception, but of a life built on a lie.  How was Kevin raised? What forces shaped the m...

Lies. Crime. Deception. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey step into the shadowy world of Lorraine Arnold Fountain, the woman who raised the kidnapped Fronczak child. Through a closer look at her family history, criminal record, and the places she lived, a darker portrait begins to emerge, one that brings new depth to the mystery of Paul Joseph Fronczak’s abduction. How many ti...

Questions. Secrets. Cover-Up. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey turn to biological family members in search of answers about the Duncan and Rosenthal roots. Sean and Toni Anderson, two of Jack’s cousins, share a long-missing family context, offering new insight into the people whose choices shaped this story. What was Jennie Noga Duncan really like behind closed doors? How did...

Alcohol. Secrets. Abuse. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, we dig deeper into the troubling life of Jack and Jill’s biological mother, Marie Duncan Rosenthal. Our research reveals a woman shaped by instability, isolation, and substance abuse, forces that may have set the stage for the devastating choices that followed. Why did Marie conceal the existence of her first child in 1958? How did th...