The Freezer in the Alley: Who Kept Michelle's Hand?

The Freezer in the Alley: Who Kept Michelle's Hand? A frost-covered shelf, a turquoise ring, a human hand left inside a donated freezer found in a church alley on June 14, 1993 - and no witness, no fingerprint, no name for nearly thirty years. How did a 29-year-old hospital records coordinator vanish from her morning routine and end up reduced to a single skin cell under a thumbnail, and who finally broke the silence decades later? In this episode, we tell the sequence of events from Michelle Edwards's last known movements to the discovery of the freezer and the long chain of evidence that sat untouched until technology and a decision in 2022 shifted the case. What happened between Michelle leaving for work on June 8, 1993 and a padlocked Kenmore chest freezer appearing behind Calvary Ridge Community Church on June 14? Person: Michelle Edwards Date: June 8, 1993 (last seen); June 14, 1993 (freezer found) Location: Calvary Ridge Community Church alley; Calloway Street duplex Status: Missing; hand recovered from freezer Evidence: skin cell under right thumbnail logged June 1993, Birchfield Supply receipt dated June 9, 1993 - Michelle Edwards was 29 years old and worked as a records coordinator at Millrace Regional Hospital. - She was last seen leaving her Calloway Street duplex at 7:15 AM on June 8, 1993 and missed her weekly Sunday call to her sister. - A white Kenmore chest freezer manufactured in 1987 was found padlocked in the church alley the morning of June 14, 1993. - A partial Birchfield Supply receipt found in the alley listed one padlock and one length of nylon rope purchased June 9, 1993. - A single skin cell was recovered from beneath Michelle’s right thumbnail and logged into the county evidence system in June 1993, later submitted to state and national databases with no immediate match. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].