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True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers

25 FROZEN, 1 THAWED—Bob Cyphers

True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers

Dan Zupansky

True Crime, News Commentary, Documentary, News, Society & Culture

42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

25 Frozen, 1 Thawed: Murder and Mayhem in the Midwest takes readers deep into the heart of unsolved mysteries and chilling crimes that have haunted communities across the Midwest.
From small towns shattered by sudden disappearances to cities rocked by violent acts, each chapter brings a different story—twenty-five cases left frozen in time, still waiting for justice. The book explores murders that stunned neighborhoods, kidnappings that tore families apart, and mysteries that investigators chased for years. In these pages, the quiet streets of Missouri, Illinois, and beyond become the backdrop for secrets, heartbreak, and unanswered questions.
But not every case remains locked in ice. One story breaks free—the “thawed” case—where persistence and detail uncovered the truth and shows that even the coldest mysteries can sometimes find resolution.
With a journalist’s eye for fact and a storyteller’s gift for detail, Cyphers presents the lives lost, the families still searching for answers, and the investigators who refused to give up. Rather than sensationalizing tragedy, the book restores humanity to the victims while revealing the lasting impact of crime on entire communities.
25 Frozen, 1 Thawed is a testament to memory, resilience, and the hope that justice may yet be found—even decades later. 25 FROZEN, 1 THAWED: Murder and Mayhem in the Midwest—Bob Cyphers

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You are now listening to True Murder, the most shocking killers in true crime history,

0:12.5

and the authors that have written about them.

0:15.8

Gacy, Bundy, Domer, The Nightstalker, BTK.

0:21.1

Every week, another fascinating author,

0:23.6

talking about the most shocking and infamous killers in true crime history.

0:27.9

True murder.

0:29.1

With your host, journalist and author, Dan Zupansky.

0:39.9

Good evening.

0:45.9

Twenty-five frozen, one thawed, murder and mayhem in the Midwest,

0:50.7

takes readers deep into the heart of unsolved mysteries and chilling crimes that have haunted communities across the Midwest.

0:55.4

From small towns shattered by sudden disappearances to cities rocked by violent acts,

1:01.7

each chapter brings a different story.

1:04.9

Twenty-five cases left frozen in time, still waiting for justice.

1:10.7

The book explores murders that stunned neighborhoods, kidnapping, in time, still waiting for justice.

1:16.5

The book explores murders that stunned neighborhoods, kidnappings that tore families apart,

1:20.1

and mysteries that investigators chased for years.

1:25.0

In these pages, the quiet streets of Missouri, Illinois, and beyond,

1:29.7

become the backdrop for secrets, heartbreak, and unanswered questions.

1:31.9

But not every case remains locked in ice.

1:35.2

One story breaks free, the thawed case, where persistence and detail uncovered the truth

1:42.2

and shows that even the coldest mysteries can sometimes find resolution.

1:47.0

With a journalist's eye for fact and his storyteller's gift for detail,

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