{"podcast":{"title":"Frozen Files","slug":"frozen-files-7680320","podcast_index_feed_id":7680320,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/IMP2137859786","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/939fa5de-f71d-11f0-a278-afd54c2daa4e/image/7a70535665a15a0329d4389e9b99b733.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Madison McGhee","episode_count":20,"summary":"Giving a voice to the unsolved and overlooked, Frozen Files is a weekly deep dive into true crime cases that never got a resolution. Hosted by Madison McGhee, each episode examines the facts, failures, and unanswered questions behind investigations that went cold and the systems that allowed them to stay that way. New episodes every Monday.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T20:20:30.042170+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frozen-files-7680320"},"episode":{"title":"Eric Velasquez: A Silent Fight Turns Fatal","slug":"eric-velasquez-a-silent-fight-turns-fatal","published_at":"2026-04-20T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frozen-files-7680320/eric-velasquez-a-silent-fight-turns-fatal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frozen-files-7680320","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1468/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP7242983846.mp3?updated=1776662035","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1468/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP7242983846.mp3?updated=1776662035","summary":"21-year-old Eric Velasquez was killed just after midnight on March 7, 1994, in Santa Paula, California. Earlier that night, he had been involved in a confrontation connected to a months-long dispute with a man who had previously threatened him with a gun. Police responded to the scene, broke up the argument, and the situation appeared to calm down. At one point, hands were shaken. About an hour later, Eric walked back outside to go home. He never made it to his car. A single gunshot ended his life. From the beginning, there were people who believed they knew who was responsible. There were witnesses, prior threats, and individuals connected to the events of that night. But decades later, no one has been arrested. This episode breaks down the timeline of Eric Velasquez’s final hours, the missing pieces in the investigation, and the silence that has kept this case unresolved. If you have any information, contact Ventura County CrimeStoppers at 800-222-8477 or Angels of Justice at Angels of Justice dot org. A $51,000 reward is available. For a full list of sources, please visit:https://www.icecoldcase.com/frozenfiles/ericvelasquez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"21-year-old Eric Velasquez was killed just after midnight on March 7, 1994, in Santa Paula, California. Earlier that night, he had been involved in a conf…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2024,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/frozen-files-7680320/episodes/eric-velasquez-a-silent-fight-turns-fatal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frozen-files-7680320/eric-velasquez-a-silent-fight-turns-fatal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}