The Fronczak Files

The Day He VANISHED | The Fronczak Files S4 Ep. 1

The Fronczak Files

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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 Reese Hospital. How fast did the kidnapping unfold? When did law enforcement respond? And what new details buried in the case file could point to something more? Join Jack and Tracey as they launch Season 4: Anatomy of A Kidnapping, a deeper investigation into the evidence, the strategy, and the questions that still remain.

In this episode, Jack and Tracey: • Reveal previously unreleased evidence from the Chicago Police Department’s investigation • Break down the kidnapper’s possible strategy in abducting Paul • Set the stage for a season-long examination of one of Chicago’s most haunting kidnapping cases

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