Investigative Podcaster and Host of Ice Cold Case: Madison McGhee

The Murder Diaries

Cloud10

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 755 Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Today on the Murder Diaries, we are honored to sit down with our friend Madison McGhee. She's the creator and the voice behind "Ice Cold Case," a deeply personal and powerful investigative podcast about her father's unsolved murder. Like many of us, Madison grew up drawn to true crime stories, watching shows like America's Most Wanted, but at 16, she learned something that would permanently shift her relationship to those stories. Her father's own death, which she had long believed was due to a heart attack, was actually a homicide. With "Ice Cold Case," Madison brings listeners into the heart of her investigation. It's one that spans decades, family secrets, and her own search for truth. Now she's also launched "LA Crimes," a new podcast exploring historic and lesser known cases in Los Angeles. We're so excited to talk to Madison about the intersection of personal and professional storytelling, the emotional labor behind true crime reporting and what exactly it means to seek justice in the digital age. Madison McGhee's Links: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/icecoldcase Website: https://www.madison-mcghee.com/ Listen to Ice Cold Case: ⁠https://www.icecoldcase.com/listenwatch Listen to LA Crimes: ⁠https://www.latimes.com/la-crimes-podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madison_mcghee/ Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod⁠⁠⁠ Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available Sponsorship Links: Tackle your to-do list today and get 15% off your first task at ⁠https://www.taskrabbit.com/⁠ or on the Taskrabbit app using promo code "DIARIES". Taskrabbit—book trusted help for home tasks. Music Used: Pop Guitar Intro 01 by TaigaSoundProd Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://filmmusic.io/song/10472-pop-guitar-intro-01⁠⁠⁠ Licensed under CC BY 4.0: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://filmmusic.io/standard-license⁠⁠⁠ Tropical Vibe by WinnieTheMoog Free download: ⁠https://filmmusic.io/song/10446-tropical-vibe⁠ Licensed under CC BY 4.0: ⁠https://filmmusic.io/standard-license⁠ Our Links: Link Hub: ⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/⁠⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of The Murder Diaries.
0:03.1	As always, if you would like to listen to this episode, ad-free, you can do so on
0:07.1	Patreon.com slash the Murder Diaries pod.
0:10.2	Today on The Murder Diaries, we are honored to sit down with our friend Madison McKee.
0:16.0	She's the creator and the voice behind Ice Cold Case, a deeply personal and powerful investigative podcast about
0:24.5	her father's unsolved murder. Like many of us, Madison grew up drawn to true crime stories,
0:30.2	watching shows like America's Most Wanted. But at 16, she learned something that would
0:35.2	permanently shift her relationship to those stories.
0:38.1	Her father's own death, which she had long believed was due to a heart attack, was actually
0:43.0	a homicide.
0:44.6	With ice cold case, Madison brings listeners into the heart of her investigation.
0:49.0	It's one that spans decades, family secrets, and her own search for truth.
0:53.2	Now she's also launched Alley Crimes,
0:55.3	a new podcast exploring historic and lesser-known cases in Los Angeles. We're so excited to talk to
1:00.9	Madison about the intersection of personal and professional storytelling, the emotional labor
1:05.9	behind true crime reporting, and what exactly it means to seek justice in the digital age.
1:20.4	Thank you so much for being here today, Madison.
1:23.1	We are so happy to have you.
1:25.2	Thanks for having me.
1:26.2	I'm so excited to be here. So for listeners
1:29.6	who are just discovering your work, can you tell us all a little bit about who you are and what
1:36.1	led you to podcasting? Yeah. So I feel like I'm doing the like Elwood. Hi, I'm Elwood. I'm Addis McGee and I'm doing the like L. Wood. Hi, I'm L. Wood. I'm Addis McGee. And I'm traditionally, or like,
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