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“Ice Cold Case” is the podcast gaining attention around the world, focusing on the 2002 Belmont County unsolved murder of J.C. McGhee. Madison McGhee, the murdered man’s daughter, has rented billboards in Bridgeport, St. Clairsville and Wheeling.

A podcast called Ice Cold Case is delving deeply into a Belmont County unsolved murder case - the murder of J.C. McGhee. The podcaster is strongly motivated, because J.C. McGhee was her father.

Times Leader Staff Writer BELMONT COUNTY Sheriff Dave Lucas, left, talks with the media during a press conference announcing details of the Barnesville murder-kidnapping case. EDITOR’S NOTE: Today through Thursday, The Times Leader presents Eastern Ohio’s Top 10 news stories of 2020, as voted on by the editorial staff. BARNESVILLE — When 69-year-old Norma Matko of St. Clairsville was found apparently shot to death at her family home along Ohio 800 outside Barnesville during Thanksgiving, ...

Dec 20, 2020 ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County Sheriff David Lucas confirmed Wednesday that two more arrests were made in connection with the November murder of Norma Matko and the abduction of her daughter, Nicole Bronowski. Matko was found shot to death on Thanksgiving, No. 26, in her family home along Ohio 800 outside Barnesville. She was a St. Clairsville resident. Bronowski had been reported missing to the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. Cleveland law enforcement became involved in th...

Photos Provided ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County Sheriff David Lucas reported two more arrests in connection with the November murder of Norma Matko of Bellaire and the abduction of her daughter, Nicole Bronowski. Belmont County deputies assisted in an investigation leading to the arrests of Andrew Welch, 28, and Lester Foster, 27, both of Cleveland. The two men were indicted on two counts of kidnapping and one count of tampering with evidence. They are now being held on bonds of $100,000 in...

Times Leader Staff Writer ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County Sheriff David Lucas confirmed Wednesday that two more arrests were made in connection with the November murder of Norma Matko and the abduction of her daughter, Nicole Bronowski. Matko was found shot to death on Thanksgiving, No. 26, in her family home along Ohio 800 outside Barnesville. She was a St. Clairsville resident. Bronowski had been reported missing to the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. Cleveland law enforcement became i...