The Fronczak Files

A remote highway. A last sighting at a party. A young man who never made it home. In this episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey take a closer look at the disappearance of 18-year-old Colin Gillis, who went missing on March 11th, 2012 from Tupper Lake, NY. Join Jack and Tracey as they: • Reconstruct the events leading up to Colin’s disappearance • Explore the leading theories in the case •...

An unexpected DNA result. A leading genealogy company. A story derailed by incorrect analysis. How would you react if an over-the-counter DNA test delivered life-altering information, only for it to be wrong? In this episode, The Fronczak Files team sits down with a family who lived that exact nightmare as they fought to uncover their real genetic story. Join Richard, DeAnna, and Sierra as they sh...

The conversation with The Foundling co-author Alex Tresniowski continues, this time, diving deeper into the extraordinary lengths Jack went to uncover the truth. Join Jack, Tracey, and Alex as they revisit Atlantic City, the place where it all began, and reflect on the moments, discoveries, and emotions that shaped this incredible journey. In this episode, we journey with Alex as he recounts: • Th...

Jack and Tracey sit down with The Foundling and True Identity co-author, Alex Tresniowski. What was it like to write The Foundling as the story was still unfolding? What moments never made it to print? And what was it really like meeting Jack’s biological family for the first time? In this episode, Alex takes us behind the scenes to share: • The journey of writing The Foundling and True Identity •...

When a man’s face bears an uncanny resemblance to the age progression of kidnapped baby Paul Fronczak, his life is turned upside down. Determined to uncover the truth, he begins a journey to find out who he really is. What will he discover? Is he the missing Fronczak child? And if not… then who is he? In this episode, we follow Sam Miller through the unexpected twists and turns of his search for i...

Questions linger. Theories remain. In this special bonus episode, Jack and Tracey revisit Season 1 to shed light on the most frequent listener questions, and offer new insight into the unanswered details of The Fronczak Files. 💬 Tell us where you’re tuning in from 🔔 Subscribe for Season 2 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Watch full episodes on YouTube ⭐ Join as a Patreon member for e...

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In 1964, baby Paul Fronczak was stolen from a Chicago hospital. Decades later, Paul was finally found, but the mystery of the kidnappers remains. Who were the women behind this shocking crime? What were their backgrounds, and what led them to take a child? In this bonus episode, we uncover hidden details, including: • The criminal records of those tied to the kidnapping • Their unexpected connecti...

From DNA to archives, every clue has been pursued together. In Episode 9: Meet the Team of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey highlight the collective effort—the experts and collaborators who joined them in piecing this investigation together. 💬 Tell us where you’re tuning in from 🔔 Subscribe for Season 2 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Watch full episodes on YouTube ⭐ Join as a Pa...

The crimes have been uncovered. The witnesses have spoken. Now the team asks the hardest question of all: what really happened? In Episode 8: The Theories of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey begin to piece together the season’s discoveries. Why was baby Paul kidnapped? Who played a role? And who abandoned Jack and Jill? In this episode, we explore: • Possible mob ties to the kidnapping • The Du...

Jack returns to Atlantic City, still searching for answers. In Episode 7: The Investigation (Part 2) of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey continue the hunt for Jill. What were Marie and Gilbert truly like behind closed doors? Could the abandoned lots of Atlantic City be hiding any long-buried clues? And most haunting of all- what really happened to Jill? In this episode, we explore: • The Rosent...

A seemingly ordinary middle-class family. A shocking truth beneath the surface. In Episode 7: The Investigation (Part 1) of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey sit down with Nino Perrotta, private investigator, to reveal the extraordinary lengths the team will go to expose the inner workings of the Rosenthals. For years, the family has tried to bury the truth. But the team leaves no stone unturned...

A baby stolen. The hunt to locate him, decades later. Utilizing federal databases and resources in hopes of a breakthrough. In Episode 6: The Answer (Part 2) of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey sit down with Dr. Angela Williamson to discuss her experience as a forensic DNA specialist. How can missing persons be identified? What type of person kidnaps an infant? And how should cold cases be work...

A baby stolen. A shocking DNA discovery. A search for the truth that only leads to more questions. In Episode 6: The Answer (Part 1) of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracey sit down once again with genetic genealogy expert CeCe Moore to unravel the unbelievable journey of identifying the stolen Fronczak baby. After decades of searching, the boy is finally located—but the answers only open new myste...

A knock on the door. A mother’s strange request. A terrified pair of twins hidden upstairs. In this haunting episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack and Tracy speak with Susan Woolard, a babysitter who, in 1965, was pulled into a disturbing household secret in Pitney Village, New Jersey. Her memory is vivid. Her guilt has never left. What she reveals may be the last eyewitness account of Jack and Jill...

A stranger’s email. A shrinking database. A second chance to find out who Jack really is. In this pivotal episode of The Fronczak Files, Jack is joined by CeCe Moore, world-renowned DNA detective known from The Genetic Detective, and Carol Rolnick, the tireless researcher who was the first to say: “I think I found your family.” What unfolds is the turning point in the mystery: the moment they stop...

The Test. The Silence. The Truth. A simple over-the-counter DNA kit. A quiet kitchen conversation. A decision that would change everything. In this revealing episode of The Fronczak Files, Paul finally confronts the truth he’s always suspected: he’s not the Fronczaks’ biological son. What begins as a personal journey spirals into a media storm and a national search to find the real Paul Fronczak....

A Phone Call. A Black Eye. A National Manhunt. 🔍True Crime • Unsolved Mysteries • Identity Discovery • Foundling Case • FBI Cold Case Two years after a newborn was stolen from Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, a single unexpected phone call reignites a family's fading hope—and unravels one of the most shocking true crime stories in U.S. history. In this powerful episode of The Fronczak Files, Pa...

In 1964, a woman disguised as a nurse walked into a Chicago hospital, took a newborn from his mother’s arms, and vanished. The baby was never seen again… until a 10-year-old boy found a box of newspaper clippings hidden in a crawlspace. That boy was Paul Fronczak. The Fronczak Files isn’t just a true crime podcast. It’s Paul’s firsthand account of a mystery that shattered his identity and changed...

In April 1964, a woman disguised as a nurse walked into a Chicago hospital room and took a one-day-old infant out of the the arms of a young mother named Dora Fronczak. That day, Chicago police kicked off the biggest manhunt in the city's history in an effort to find the kidnapped "Baby Fronczak." Weeks passed without any sign of the kidnapper or the infant. Two years after the kidnapping, the cas...