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Frozen Truth

by Scott Fuller

Join Scott Fuller as he conducts on-the-ground investigations of a new mystery each season. Cases covered include the disappearances of Amy Wroe Bechtel, Ayla Reynolds, and Jodi Huisentruit.

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  1. Season 2 Update - 10 Years Later

    18-month-old Ayla Reynolds disappeared from Waterville, Maine 10 years ago today. With the anniversary, there's also a renewed hope for answers. If you have any information about what happened to Ayla, please contact Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit – Central at 36 Hospital Street, Augusta…

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  2. Season 4 Thought Experiment

    One aspect of that location along the Missouri River in Bismarck, North Dakota where Sandra Jacobson's car was found doesn't seem to fit in the established theory of what happened to Sandra, and her 5-year-old son John. Neither has been seen since November 16, 1996. Please feel free to contact me...

  3. Season 4, Episode 4 - Satanic Panic

    The same night she and her son disappeared in November 1996, Sandra Jacobson called the Bismarck, North Dakota Police Department to report satanic activity in the area. A fascination with Satanism and the occult took hold of American society during the 1980s. As it turns out, Bismarck has a…

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  4. Season 4, Episode 3 - Dark Waters

    This episode is Part 2 of our conversation with Detective Tim Turnbull (Ret.) Not only did he serve as lead investigator on the case, but he’s one of very few remaining first-person witnesses to the scene of the abandoned car following Sandra and John’s disappearance on November 16, 1996. In this...

  5. Season 4, Episode 2 - Turnbull

    Detective Tim Turnbull (Ret.) investigated the Sandra and John Jacobson disappearance for the Bismarck Police Department in 1996. He joins us on this episode to share his recollection of the incident and his investigation. Support Frozen Truth here: www.Patreon.com/FrozenTruth Email me here:...

  6. Season 4, Episode 1 - Headwaters

    Sandra Jacobson and her 5-year-old son John disappeared from Bismarck, North Dakota on November 16, 1996. Sandra's car was found abandoned along the Missouri River with its keys still in the ignition. In Season 4 of Frozen Truth, we'll try to answer a simple question: what happened to Sandra and...

  7. What Now?

    After three seasons in three years, the podcast has come to a crossroads. I've made a decision about where we go from here. Details in this brief update episode... Also included is a promo for one of my other projects, FindJodi, which is a continuation of our Season 3 case. (www.FindJodi.com)...

  8. Judge to rule on Dale Wayne Eaton's mental capacity

    SEASON 1 UPDATE: A judge will order Dale Wayne Eaton to undergo a mental evaluation which could determine whether he will face the death penalty. http://www.frozentruthpodcast.com/2020/06/judge-to-rule-on-dale-wayne-eatons-mental-capacity/ Last month, following 15 years of appeals and court...

  9. Dale Wayne Eaton Legal Developments

    Going back to our Season 1 case; the 1997 disappearance of Amy Wroe Bechtel. There's been a long-awaited legal development relating to Dale Wayne Eaton, a possible suspect in Amy's case. This short update episode provides the latest... (For more on the Lisa Marie Kimmell case, and other coverage…

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  10. Bonus: The D.B. Cooper Episode (My good friend Darren Schaefer)

    By popular demand, our D.B. Cooper episode. Darren Schaefer joined me last year to discuss his impressive podcast "The Cooper Vortex". https://thecoopervortex.podbean.com

  11. Important Frozen Truth Announcement

    For those of you who have followed along with our Season 3 investigation, I wanted you to be the first to know this news.

  12. Season 3, Episode 15 - Vandalism

    On New Year's Eve, a billboard in Mason City meant to raise awareness of Jodi Huisentruit's unsolved 1995 abduction was vandalized. Two men were involved in spray painting the name of a former Mason City police officer and the words "machine shed" on the billboard. Was this a random act of...

  13. Season 3, Episode 14 - Steve Ridge

    Jodi Huisentruit's name has appeared in local media quite a bit lately, mostly due to the research of consultant Steve Ridge. In this update episode, Steve joins me to discuss his newly public work on the Jodi case and topics ranging from a video taken of Jodi the weekend before she vanished, to...

  14. Season 3, Episode 13 - The Day Of

    More than 100 people lived in the apartment complex where TV news anchor Jodi Huisentruit disappeared in June 1995. I've been in the process of trying to locate as many of them as possible - now 25 years later - to ask them what they remember about the days and weeks leading up to her abduction....

  15. Season 3, Episode 12 - The Morning Walk

    For years, nobody knew about LaDonna Woodford. Nobody knew that, after Jodi Huisentruit disappeared and while speculation swirled about the possible involvement of John Vansice in the case, LaDonna was called to testify before a grand jury. Her testimony to the grand jury was a secret she'd been...

  16. Season 1, Episode 6 - The Journals

    I'm happy to resume our coverage of Amy Wroe Bechtel's disappearance from Lander, Wyoming in 1997. New Season 1 episodes are on the way! Over the next weeks and months, we'll dive even deeper into Amy's case, speaking with the people who knew her and the case. In this episode, I speak with Amy's...

  17. Season 1 Update - Execution Leverage

    Natrona County, Wyoming District Attorney Dan Itzen has announced that his office will continue to pursue the death penalty against convicted murderer Dale Wayne Eaton. In 1988, Eaton abducted and killed 18-year-old Lisa Marie Kimmell as she drove from Colorado to Cody, Wyoming. He was not...

  18. Season 3, Episode 11 – Jodi’s Network of Hope

    In this episode you’ll hear from Candy Host, Chairman of the Board of Jodi’s Network of Hope, which is is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation founded in 2005 on the 10 year anniversary of Jodi’s abduction. The group promotes positive educational opportunities for students and supports safety...

  19. Season 3, Episode 10 – Mason City

    I spent this last week of March 2019 in Mason City, where I was able to speak with some of those most closely involved with the Jodi Huisentruit case. The only witness in the case isn’t really an eye-witness to the crime at all. Randy Linderman was driving to work early that morning Jodi...

  20. Season 3, Episode 9 – Data Points

    What is yet to be discovered about the disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit from Mason City, Iowa in 1995?

  21. Season 3, Episode 8 – Tony Jackson (Part 2)

    At the time Jodi Huisentruit disappeared Tony Jackson lived two blocks from KIMT-TV in Mason City, where Jodi worked. Two years later Jackson violently raped four women in the Minneapolis area. He was later connected by DNA to a total of six rapes in Iowa and Minnesota. One of the officer’s...

  22. Season 3, Episode 7 – Tony Jackson (Part 1)

    At the time Jodi Huisentruit disappeared Tony Jackson lived two blocks from KIMT-TV in Mason City, where Jodi worked. Two years later Jackson violently raped four women in the Minneapolis area. One of the officer’s responsible for arresting Jackson in Minnesota was Jay Alberio. He joins me on…

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  23. Season 3, Episode 6 – The Last Time I Saw Jodi

    Tamara (Tammy) Baker spent a weekend with Jodi Huisentruit in June 1995 on a lake in Iowa City, Iowa. The friends water skied during the day, and the enjoyed the college town night life after dark. Jodi disappeared the following Tuesday. Here’s Tamara’s account of Jodi Huisentruit’s final…

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  24. Season 3, Episode 5 – Is It You?

    Mason City, Iowa police have never named a suspect in the 1995 disappearance of television news anchor Jodi Huisentruit, but they have ruled a few people out. One of those men ruled out by authorities in Jodi’s case was a violent serial rapist who stalked some of his victims before attacking them...

  25. Season 3, Episode 4 – MCPD

    It took three days for the Mason City Police Department to declare the Jodi Huisentruit disappearance an abduction. Since then, the department’s investigation into one of Iowa’s most notorious cold cases has been thwarted by strange twists and turns.

  26. Season 3, Episode 3 – Correlation and Causation

    There are no shortage of leads to follow in Jodi Huisentruit’s disappearance. Early on, the FBI and local investigators wondered if her disappearance might be related to other unsolved murders of young women in north Iowa.

  27. Season 3, Episode 2 – Limelight

    There’s a dark side to television reporting that few watching are aware of. Could Jodi Huisentruit’s abduction be related to her profession as an on-air media personality?

  28. Season 3, Episode 1 – Trouble In River City

    Jodi Huisentruit disappeared from Mason City, Iowa on her way to work in June 1995. Jodi’s case will be the subject of Season 3. New episodes will be released bi-weekly on Sundays. Special thanks to Christine Penhale (TheTrueCrimeFiles.com) and James Wilcox (KETV, Omaha) for their time in this...

  29. Season 2 Epilogue – Blue As The Sky

    This epilogue episode is the Season 2 finale of Frozen Truth. Will this case be resolved?

  30. Season 2, Episode 5 – Maine DHHS

    Two children who were placed by Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services and its Office of Child and Family Services have died in the last year. Both deaths were determined to be the result of child abuse at the hands of their foster caretakers. One state lawmaker called the events a...

  31. Season 2, Episode 4 – Everybody Knows

    Special thanks to Maine State Police Lt. Jeff Love for appearing in this week’s episode.

  32. Season 2, Episode 3 – Prosecutorial Discretion

    No charges have been filed in connection with Ayla Reynolds’ disappearance. Wisconsin defense attorney Jessa Nicholson Goetz joins me on this episode to discuss the legal issues surrounding Ayla’s case. Jessa has been voted by her peers at being among the top 5% of criminal defense attorneys in...

  33. Season 2, Episode 2 – The Microscope

    The media coverage of Ayla’s disappearance was intense. Rob Poindexter joins me on this episode. At the time Ayla disappeared, Rob was the Central Maine Bureau Chief for WABI TV5. His office was on Main Street in Waterville.

  34. Season 2, Episode 1 – Baby Ayla

    20-month-old Ayla Reynolds disappeared from her father’s home in Waterville, Maine a week before Christmas in 2011. Ayla has never been found. In Season 2 of Frozen Truth, we’ll seek answers for Ayla, Ayla’s family and for the rest of us. We’ll also pursue understanding into why no charges have...

  35. Season 1, Episode 5 – Cold Case File

    This week I’m in Lander, Wyoming to speak with the lead investigator on the Amy Wroe Bechtel disappearance; Detective Sgt. John Zerga of the Fremont County Sheriff’s office. This episode is the Season 1 finale of Frozen Truth. Thank you all for listening to Amy’s case.

  36. Season 1, Episode 4 – Long Gone Girl

    My guest on this episode is Jon Billman, who authored this excellent piece on Amy’s disappearance in 2016. His was among the first to detail the possible connection of Dale Wayne Eaton.

  37. Season 1, Episode 3 – Lander SAR

    Lander, Wyoming is a great place to get lost. It’s home to some of the best search and rescue volunteers in the country. Despite a 10-day initial search involving hundreds of volunteers, dogs, aerial support and the latest technology, Amy Wroe Bechtel was never found. My guest on this episode is...

  38. Season 1, Episode 2 – Junkyard Dale

    Dale Wayne Eaton is the only inmate on Wyoming’s death row. He abducted and murdered Lisa Marie Kimmell in 1988. Many believe he is responsible for other murders.

  39. Season 1, Episode 1 – God’s Backyard

    Amy Wroe Bechtel went for a run in the Shoshone National Forest south of Lander one afternoon in July 1997. She was never seen again. Christine Penhale (TheTrueCrimeFiles.com) joined us in this episode to go over the basics of Amy’s disappearance. Here’s a link to her article covering the case.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Join Scott Fuller as he conducts on-the-ground investigations of a new mystery each season. Cases covered include the disappearances of Amy Wroe Bechtel, Ayla Reynolds, and Jodi Huisentruit.

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