The Fronczak Files
Mysteries, DNA, and the Search for Who We Really Are. The Fronczak Files is a gripping podcast that delves deep into the investigation of the abduction of Paul Fronczak, the abandonment of Jack Rosenthal, and the disappearance of Jack’s twin sister Jill. This true crime podcast takes you on a rollercoaster ride through Paul’s experiences, searching for his family and uncovering new mysteries along the way. In April 1964, a woman disguised as a nurse walked into a Chicago hospital room and took a one-day-old infant from 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 case went cold… Co-hosted by Paul Jack Fronczak and Tracey Hastings, Season 1 pulls you into the decades-long search for answers, identity, and justice. No theories. No holding back. Just the raw, unfiltered truth - told straight from the source. www.thefronczakfiles.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/thefronczakfiles TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@thefronczakfiles Facebook: https://facebook.com/thefronczakfiles Threads: https://threads.net/@thefronczakfiles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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 into Jack and Tracey’s search? An...
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 and Jill disappeared? Who were the pe...
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 DNA to provide an answer? And are...
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 identity? And what does it actu...
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 enough when it comes to l...
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 attempt to report Jill missing le...
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 murder of Adam Walsh inspire the...
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 remember about the condition of the twi...
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 twin.
How did Jack finally discove...
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 ripple through generations,...
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 abducts infants? What drives someone to ...
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 about Billy’s marriage t...
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 kidnapping begins to emerge. Alon...
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 the Chicago Outfit, ...
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 many people were questio...
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 who took baby Paul? Which suspects ...
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 take a newborn from his mother&r...
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 Paul vanished from Michael Re...
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 Fronczak Files for this emotional inte...
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? What was her life really like in Chi...
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