Madison McGhee

I still don't even really know beginning to end what transpired that morning. Would just love access to the case file. The front desk said, we send over the request immediately. to the prosecutor's office. They redact the file. They send it back to us. We send it to you. It takes about two and a half weeks. I was like, okay, cool. Sounds great.

I'll give it an extra two weeks because I know that these places actually move quite slow. But then a month went by. I didn't hear anything. Called back. She's like, yeah, we're waiting on the prosecutor's office. I was like, if I file a Freedom for Information Act, would I get the files right away? And she's like, oh, that's federal.

I'll give it an extra two weeks because I know that these places actually move quite slow. But then a month went by. I didn't hear anything. Called back. She's like, yeah, we're waiting on the prosecutor's office. I was like, if I file a Freedom for Information Act, would I get the files right away? And she's like, oh, that's federal.

I'll give it an extra two weeks because I know that these places actually move quite slow. But then a month went by. I didn't hear anything. Called back. She's like, yeah, we're waiting on the prosecutor's office. I was like, if I file a Freedom for Information Act, would I get the files right away? And she's like, oh, that's federal.

So there was no way even, according to this person, if I had filed a FOIA that I would even get the files. So I then went over her head and just called the prosecutor's office and said, I was just wondering what the holdup is. Is there anything I can do to expedite this process? That took about another two months before they finally emailed them over.

So there was no way even, according to this person, if I had filed a FOIA that I would even get the files. So I then went over her head and just called the prosecutor's office and said, I was just wondering what the holdup is. Is there anything I can do to expedite this process? That took about another two months before they finally emailed them over.

So there was no way even, according to this person, if I had filed a FOIA that I would even get the files. So I then went over her head and just called the prosecutor's office and said, I was just wondering what the holdup is. Is there anything I can do to expedite this process? That took about another two months before they finally emailed them over.

My initial contact was May of 2020, and I received the files in January of 2021. I got access to all the files, which took an incredibly long time and was very complicated, but I did end up getting a copy of what I would assume is one of the smallest case files I've ever seen in my life. I think that 36 pages is quite small.

My initial contact was May of 2020, and I received the files in January of 2021. I got access to all the files, which took an incredibly long time and was very complicated, but I did end up getting a copy of what I would assume is one of the smallest case files I've ever seen in my life. I think that 36 pages is quite small.

My initial contact was May of 2020, and I received the files in January of 2021. I got access to all the files, which took an incredibly long time and was very complicated, but I did end up getting a copy of what I would assume is one of the smallest case files I've ever seen in my life. I think that 36 pages is quite small.

Going through the case files was really strange because I lost my dad at such a young age that essentially I probably had like a year and a half of actual locked in memories with my dad. Reading through these case files, I'm almost learning more about my dad than I ever knew while he was alive. So that was kind of strange. And then also to read about it from a victim perspective.

Going through the case files was really strange because I lost my dad at such a young age that essentially I probably had like a year and a half of actual locked in memories with my dad. Reading through these case files, I'm almost learning more about my dad than I ever knew while he was alive. So that was kind of strange. And then also to read about it from a victim perspective.

Going through the case files was really strange because I lost my dad at such a young age that essentially I probably had like a year and a half of actual locked in memories with my dad. Reading through these case files, I'm almost learning more about my dad than I ever knew while he was alive. So that was kind of strange. And then also to read about it from a victim perspective.

This isn't like I'm reading someone writing up a retirement congratulations for my dad. This is his murder file. Reading through it takes half a day because it's such a small file. But I definitely was left with a lot of questions because it's so small and there's just so many holes in this file as far as there's so many people who could have killed my dad.

This isn't like I'm reading someone writing up a retirement congratulations for my dad. This is his murder file. Reading through it takes half a day because it's such a small file. But I definitely was left with a lot of questions because it's so small and there's just so many holes in this file as far as there's so many people who could have killed my dad.

This isn't like I'm reading someone writing up a retirement congratulations for my dad. This is his murder file. Reading through it takes half a day because it's such a small file. But I definitely was left with a lot of questions because it's so small and there's just so many holes in this file as far as there's so many people who could have killed my dad.

There's so many avenues that don't feel like they were explored enough or at all.

There's so many avenues that don't feel like they were explored enough or at all.

There's so many avenues that don't feel like they were explored enough or at all.

That's when I really decided now I need to start talking to people. Well, what do I do with that? Do I try to record it with my phone? Do I see if they'll let me interview them with my camera? How do you make a documentary with no budget? Podcasting is a natural next step because it's a little lighter of a lift now.