Frozen Files

When David Carter failed to show up for work, his family knew something was terribly wrong. Their search led them to his apartment, where subtle clues pointed to violence. Within days, David's dismembered remains were discovered along Interstate 75 in Ohio. Detectives quickly developed a suspect, but before prosecutors could bring the case to trial, she vanished. Today, the woman accused of David'...

A quiet Sunday night. A familiar routine. By morning, Jonathan Hoang was gone. Jonathan was 21 years old and living with his family in Arlington, Washington when he disappeared during the night of March 30, 2025. His family says he never left home without permission, rarely deviated from his routine, and depended heavily on structure and familiarity. An extensive search involving scent dogs, helic...

A double murder inside a Las Vegas home known as “Mini Graceland” left behind a scene that didn’t make sense and one detail that has never been explained. In October 1993, Elvis tribute artist Dana MacKay and former Mrs. Nevada Mary Huffman were found shot to death in their entryway. At first, investigators believed it may have been a burglary gone wrong. But nothing of value was taken. Cash and j...

25-year-old Trish Haynes traveled to New Hampshire in 2018 to resolve a court case. She told her family she would be home soon. She never returned. At first, her family was given explanations that seemed possible — she went to Vermont, she needed space, she would reach out when she was ready. But as weeks passed, those stories began to fall apart. Trish had been staying at a home in Grafton, New H...

21-year-old Eric Velasquez was killed just after midnight on March 7, 1994, in Santa Paula, California. Earlier that night, he had been involved in a confrontation connected to a months-long dispute with a man who had previously threatened him with a gun. Police responded to the scene, broke up the argument, and the situation appeared to calm down. At one point, hands were shaken. About an hour la...

In September 2001, 14-year-old Danielle Bell disappeared from Cantonment, Florida after attending multiple late-night gatherings. She was last seen returning to a house on Cedar Tree Lane around 2:00 a.m. By 3:00 a.m., gunshots were reported nearby. She has never been found. In the years that followed, witness statements shifted, alibis changed, and key details surfaced late. A 24-year-old man adm...

She told her family she didn’t feel safe, and then she disappeared. In June 2023, Amber Arnett was dropped off at a house in Lansing, Michigan. Hours later, she sent a message saying she was outside a gate and needed to be let in. No one has heard from her since. In this episode of Frozen Files, we break down Amber’s final known movements, the people she was surrounded by, and the rumors that bega...

On November 6, 2021, 22-year-old Bryan “Vladek” Hasel was last seen on police body camera footage outside a coffee shop in Orlando, Florida. He had just been issued a trespass warning he didn’t seem to understand. At 8:26 a.m., he calmly walked away. He has not been seen since. When his father returned home from vacation days later, Vladek’s phone, wallet, and belongings were still inside the apar...

On July 18, 2021, 23-year-old Destiny McClain was standing outside a food truck near Karamba Nightclub in Phoenix, Arizona when gunfire erupted into a crowd. Destiny was struck in the chest and later died from her injuries. Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle speed away from the scene, and surveillance cameras captured a dark-colored four-door sedan leaving the area shortly after the shooting. But...

In March 1998, 23-year-old Stacey Colbert vanished from her apartment in Columbus, Ohio after failing to show up for work. Inside her home, investigators found signs of a struggle but no signs of forced entry — suggesting Stacey may have known the person who came to her door. Six years later, hunters discovered human remains in a remote area of Delaware County. The remains were identified as Stace...

In May 1996, Leon Laureles arrived early for his overnight shift at Kroger in Brownwood, Texas. He parked his car — and never made it inside. Less than thirty minutes later, his Ford Thunderbird was found burning near a gun range along FM Road 2126 in Brown County. Leon was discovered nearby, shot execution-style. Nearly 30 years later, his murder remains unsolved. This episode examines the troubl...

On January 24, 2006, 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse left her Orlando condo to go to work and vanished. Her car was found days later, abandoned nearby, with surveillance footage capturing a mysterious person whose face was blocked in every frame. This episode breaks down Jennifer’s disappearance, the critical early failures in the investigation, the construction-worker theory, and the decades-long figh...

In February 2018, 20-year-old Ryan Shtuka disappeared after leaving a house party in Sun Peaks, British Columbia. The walk back to his cabin should have taken minutes – but Ryan never arrived, and no trace of him has ever been found. This is what we know about Ryan’s last night, the massive search that followed, and why the case remains unresolved years later. If you have information about Ryan’s...

In February 2006, during Mardi Gras weekend in New Orleans, 29-year-old Toby Beaugh was killed in a deliberate hit-and-run while walking home with his wife. Witnesses say a black pickup truck stopped, waited, and then accelerated into Toby before fleeing the scene. Despite multiple eyewitnesses, the driver was never identified. As weeks turned into years, the investigation stalled, documentation g...

18-year-old college freshman Megan Trussell disappeared from the University of Colorado Boulder on Super Bowl Sunday 2025. Three days later, she was found dead in Boulder Canyon, and her death was quickly ruled a suicide. This week we break down Megan’s final known movements, the delayed search effort, and the unanswered questions that continue to haunt her family. If you have information, please...

Frozen Files is a weekly true crime podcast dedicated to the cases that time, media, and systems left behind. Some never became headlines. Some names you won’t recognize. All have frozen over. Hosted by investigative journalist and Ice Cold Case creator Madison McGhee, Frozen Files highlights the unsolved and overlooked cases while focusing on the victims and families who deserve justice. Subscrib...