Bad Cops. Bad Neighbors.

Ice Cold Case

Madison McGhee

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.4 • 750 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The police have not solved my dad's murder in nearly twenty-three years, but their negligence could be the symptom of a larger issue. Taking a deeper look at policing in America, and specifically within Belmont County, Ohio, it's clear that the systems in place to serve and protect constituents aren't working and could even be a catalyst for crime. To submit any tips or information, please email: [email protected] Additional Sources: The Intelligencer The Intelligencer Times Leader Online Ohio Attorney General BBC US News Mercury News PBS AP News ABC News Axios Dayton Daily News The Guardian Georgia State University Taylor and Francis Online 00:00 - Previously On 01:04 Friend or Foe 03:15 Can't Stay Here 06:42 Do It In Belmont County 12:58 A Killer on the Loose 20:31 No One Can Save You 24:50 Behind the Badge 28:27 Families vs. Investigators 31:23 Inconvenient at Best 33:45 Next Time 34:12 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on Ice Cold Case.
0:04.0	Okay, it's Friday, July 12th, 2024.
0:09.1	And I am probably five minutes away from getting a phone call from Rico McGee.
0:18.7	Rico is a real smart, intelligent individual, right?
0:23.6	He can play and it can manipulate almost any situation in the world.
0:28.8	Hello, you have a prepaid call from...
0:31.2	Rico, McGee.
0:32.6	I really don't feel that comfortable talking about Rico.
0:35.5	And I'm just letting you know this world what about your dad, that wasn't neat.
0:39.3	One's reputation often becomes a matter of life or death.
0:43.3	The reason why they can give it solved is because
0:46.3	motherfuckers were trying to protect their people that created the situation.
0:51.3	So can I ask you, you know who killed my dad?
0:55.8	My dad.
0:56.0	My dad.
0:57.0	From the time you're a kid,
1:09.0	you're taught that when something bad happens, there are three
1:11.8	numbers you can always call. It's usually the first phone number you memorize. The first
1:17.1	things shouted in a crisis, and if you don't do it, if you hesitate or second guess it,
1:22.9	you're criticized. Call 911. Those numbers carry weight. They're branded with trust from the second you learn
1:30.9	them. But here's the hard truth. Those numbers are just the symbol of a system. And that system
1:38.1	doesn't serve and protect everyone equally. That's not a theory. That's not a feeling. That's a fact. I'm curious what happens when
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