The Icebox Murders

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

Not Your Mom Media

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In 1965, Houston police discovered the dismembered bodies of Fred and Edwina Rogers neatly stored inside their own refrigerator. Their son, Charles, vanished without a trace and remains the only suspect.

But was this brutal crime the act of a desperate man… or part of something bigger? In this episode, we explore the mystery of the Icebox Murders and the wild conspiracy theories that followed, from CIA plots to the JFK assassination.

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0:00.0	Who faked her own kidnapping, staged a crime scene, and later claimed she was abducted by two Hispanic women.
0:05.9	If you said Sherri Papini, then you're right.
0:08.5	And on June 10th, we're visiting the Sherry Papini case, but this time we're giving you the facts you won't find anywhere else.
0:14.8	Forget the Hulu Doc and ID special.
0:16.7	We're uncovering details that might change everything you thought you knew about her disappearance.
0:27.2	Catch up on new episodes now and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss our all-new Sherry Popini episode out on June 10th.
0:40.4	This is the kind of story that feels like an urban legend. The kind of tale so horrifying you'd swear it was made up just to scare people. But it isn't. In the summer of 1965, Houston police performed a welfare check on an elderly couple who hadn't been heard from for days, but what they found was a
0:45.3	gruesome nightmare. This is the story of one of the most disturbing crime scenes in Texas history
0:50.9	and a mystery that's never been solved. Join us as we discuss the Icebox
0:55.4	murders.
1:03.0	Hey guys and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a true crime podcast featuring myself,
1:08.7	Mandy and my dear friend Melissa. Hi, Melissa.
1:11.9	Hi, Mandy.
1:12.4	How are you?
1:13.6	I'm doing well.
1:14.2	How are you?
1:15.4	Doing great.
1:16.5	Summer's kicked off.
1:17.7	It's kicked off all right. That's it.
1:18.3	Mm-hmm.
1:18.6	It has.
1:19.6	Yeah, I feel like I've gotten now, you know, we're still kind nicely into my summer, like, routine, which is a lot different and more laid back than my school year routine.
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