Cold Case Files
Episodes
REOPENED: Remains of Murder
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A mysterious set of bones is discovered in the California wilderness, more than a decade after a 13-year-old boy was reported missing. The new informa...
Good Girl Gone
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When 19-year-old Tara Sidarovich goes missing from her Punta Gorda home, Florida police consider her a runaway until her body turns up in a swamp. Yea...
I SURVIVED: If I Went in There I Was Never Going to Walk Out
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cari is home alone with her youngest son when she is attacked by a strange man. Kevin is cleaning out an old civil war cemetery when he gets a four in...
REOPENED: The Pastor's Wife
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The image of a perfect couple is torn down when the wife goes missing and the husband, a pastor, may be hiding some ugly secrets. With no body, the ca...
Death of a Baseball Mom
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When beloved mother and sister Janora Stevens is found brutally stabbed in her Tulsa home, her family is bitterly divided and increasingly suspicious ...
History This Week Preview: Nosferatu Rises Again (feat. Robert Eggers)
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
**For this History This Week special feature, Sally interviews director Robert Eggers about his new historically inspired film, Nosferatu.** Winter, 1...
I SURVIVED: I Thought, "My Gosh, I've Killed Myself"
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a disgruntled employee with a history of mental illness and drug use takes Maria and a co-worker hostage, the SWAT team is called in to breach. A...
REOPENED: Friend of the Family
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An 11-year old girl is assaulted and drowned, but the killer is never arrested. It’s not until decades later, when one detective uncovers a trail of...
Money, Moguls and Murder
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1977 Florida, nurse Deborah Clark, 23, is found brutally slain in her home. Detectives unearth an affair, a jilted wife, and a web of money and pow...
REOPENED: The Monster
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A serial rapist leaves a trail of death and destruction unchecked for years... until one victim survives.Check out our great sponsors!GABB WIRELESS - ...
DNA SPEAKS: Death of a Yellow Rose
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Susan Woods, 30, is found beaten and drowned in her tub in America's cowboy capital, suspicion falls on her estranged husband; with a suspect's D...
I SURVIVED: I Begged For My Life
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Denise is stabbed repeatedly by men robbing her store. Nick gets lost on a ski slope during a blizzard. Leonilda's ex-boyfriend takes her away by gunp...
I SURVIVED: I Was Hoping He Would Just Think I Was Dead
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Along with her best friend Liz, Brandi Hicks is abducted by a man they picked up at a video store. Joseph and Lorenzo are lost at sea during a fishing...
REOPENED: Deadly Lies
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Four months after an Oklahoma man goes missing, divers searching for an antique Model T Ford in Claremore Lake come across a body.Quince - Go to Quinc...
DNA SPEAKS: Killed For The Cash
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a Texas gas store owner, Subir Chatterjee, 58, is shot inside his check cashing booth in 2002, detectives suspect his killer is someone Subir kne...
I SURVIVED: I Knew He Was Going to Shoot Me
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bridget is abducted by a man at gunpoint. Ryan and John are on a private plane with a friend and their friend's father when they are caught up in some...
REOPENED: The Deadly Ex
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A mother disappears and her voicemails lead detectives to the body. But the case goes cold until over a decade later when an informant discloses criti...
DNA SPEAKS: Deadly Web of Lies
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When gambler Scott Martinez, 47, is found eviscerated by a sword in his La Mesa, CA home, investigators can’t tell who is telling the truth within h...
I SURVIVED: I Didn't Know When This Would Turn To Stabbing Me To Death
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John, a city attorney, is embroiled in an ongoing dispute with a disgruntled contractor who was fired. When the contractor shows up to a city council ...
REOPENED: The Merry Widow
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A man is shot point blank. And with no suspect, the only thing police know is that this murder was committed with intent. When the weapon is found yea...
City Confidential! Available Now!
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
City Confidential explores crimes that have impacted cities and towns across America. The iconic, noir-style series goes beyond the headlines to showc...
DNA SPEAKS: Death Downstream
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When the battered body of Shawna Yandell is found floating in Washington State’s Yakima River in 1993, detectives first suspect those closest to her...
American Justice! Available Now!
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The pursuit of justice can be impacted by the smallest detail. "American Justice" from A&E explores recent compelling criminal cases, from those that ...
I SURVIVED: I Have to Pretend to Die
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lenore is attacked by a man posing as a customer in the clothing store she works. After dragging her to the stock room he stabs her 31 times. Steven i...
REOPENED: A Son's Memory
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A mother of three goes missing on Christmas eve in 1994, and suspicion surrounds her sudden disappearance. In 2004, her case is still unsolved, until ...
DNA SPEAKS: A Deadly Premonition
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When 31-year-old Linda Slaten is brutally strangled in her Lakeland, FL home in 1981, a complex web of suspects emerges. The case takes a dramatic tur...
I SURVIVED: I Would Rather Die Running Away Than Be Someone's Slave
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Erinn is abducted at gunpoint while leaving work. After driving to a parking lot she is subjected to physical, sexual and mental abuse. Amanda accompa...
REOPENED: Cross Country Connection
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A heinous murder goes cold... until 18 years later when a string of rapes across state lines force the perpetrator to face his crimes. Hydrow: Head o...
DNA SPEAKS: Justice for Mary
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When 23-year-old Mary Scott is found murdered in her San Diego home in 1969, a case with few leads quickly loses steam. Years later, Mary’s daughter...
I SURVIVED: I Was Pretty Sure We Weren't Making It Out Of This One Alive
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsty is a mother of three looking to sell her house when a man asking to see the home sexually assaults her, sets her house on fire and takes the li...
REOPENED: Caught in the Mail
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A brutal murder and suspected sexual assault of a 13-year-old goes cold... until 22 years later when detectives turn their attention to untested DNA f...
DNA SPEAKS: A Deadly Heist
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When jewelry seller Minerva Cantu, 26, is found bound, gagged and lifeless in her home, police suspect robbery as the motive. But who killed this moth...
I SURVIVED: I Hear A Shot and Something Heavy Slamming onto the Floor
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Teenage sisters Erin and Claire are living at home in Texas when they are attacked by a masked gunman who comes through an unlocked door. Kim is abduc...
REOPENED: Frozen In Time
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On a dark summer night, a young woman vanishes from her car. With no trace of her, the case goes cold... until years later when a stolen truck reveals...
DNA SPEAKS: Horror in the Dark
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When teens Llianna Adank and Eric Goldstrand are found shot to death at an Oregon park in 1977, their parent’s worst nightmare had come true. Detect...
REOPENED: The Hitmakers
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A murder on Music Row leads detectives to investigate a crooked business that promises fame and fortune in the country music capitol, Nashville... but...
DNA SPEAKS: Fought Like Hell
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When the blood-smeared car of 27-year-old Stefanie Watson is found in a Maryland parking lot, her family holds out hope she's still alive. When part o...
I SURVIVED: I Pleaded to Please Let Me Live, I Won't Tell On You
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shauna and Brad are living with roommates in a house in Los Angeles when Shaunna’s ex boyfriend shoots the occupants and sets the house on fire befo...
I SURVIVED: I Was Drowning and I Never Thought I'd Make It Out
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Singer is an experienced rock climber on an expedition in Kyrgyzstan with his three partners when they are taken hostage by rebels. After another host...
REOPENED: Caught on Tape
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A serial rapist is terrorizing Louisville, Kentucky, and despite his tell-tale MO - it will take investigators seven years to bring the perpetrator to...
DNA SPEAKS: A Fatal Path
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When 14-year-old Nacole Smith is brutally murdered in 1995 on a wooded path in Atlanta, the police and community rally around her mother as she seeks ...
I SURVIVED: I Was Petrified Because Now He Can Come Back and Find Me Again
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David is 14-years-old and hitchhiking home when his ride takes a dark turn. David is assaulted physically and sexually by the man known later as the f...
REOPENED: Danger At The Door
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a 9-year-old girl is abducted from her own home and brutally murdered, shock waves spread throughout the community. Detectives refuse to give up ...
A Husband's Secret
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After the murder of Barbara Jean Galliher goes cold investigators are left with few options. Almost three decades later, after being caught in a compr...
I SURVIVED: I Saw Half The House Just Collapse
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike attempts to protect his grandparents home as hurricane Sandy hits. When the house starts to collapse around him, Mike tries to swim to safety onl...
REOPENED: The Weepy-Voiced Killer
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Women are being murdered in Minnesota's twin cities, and police are desperate to catch the murderer who keeps calling to confess his crimes. SimpliSa...
The Lady Killer
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two decades after Ruth Masters was brutally murdered while out for a bike ride, the testimony of three prison inmates helps convict the man who did it...
I SURVIVED: I Remember Thinking I'm Not Going Like This
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Forest workers Louie and Wade are attacked by a grizzly bear, leaving one of the men scalped. Eight-year-old Sayeh and her younger sister are abducted...
REOPENED: A Deadly Pattern
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2004, 58-year-old Phyllis New was found dead, the victim of an apparent home invasion. However, when a second murder comes to light, police suspect...
Unsolved
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Cindy Warner disappeared from her sister’s home with her 11-month old child still inside and no signs of struggle in 1991, investigators knew ...
I SURVIVED: I Was Just Waiting For The Gun To Go Off
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan and Aaron were young minor league baseball players attending spring training when armed gunmen barge into their hotel rooms to hold them hostag...
REOPENED: Ticket To Nowhere
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Flight 191 crashed in Chicago in 1979, killing nearly 300 people on board. It was the deadliest plane accident in American history. A single mother, D...
Soft Kill
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a teenage girl shows up dead, investigators think they know who did it. However, when another pair of sisters are found deceased with a similar ...
I SURVIVED: I Knew I Was Going to Get Shot and Probably Die
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A gunman holds members of a Florida school board hostage as he airs his grievances over the termination of his wife. As the head of security attempts ...
REOPENED: The Green River Killer
05 Sep 2024
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In the 1980s the police discovered no fewer than 44 bodies along the Green River near Seattle, making the Green River Killer the most prolific serial ...
Death of the Innocents
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a woman and her son find the mummified remains of two infants while cleaning out their new trailer, investigators are tasked first with finding t...
I SURVIVED: I Didn't Know Which Way Was Up
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Angel and her friend Jessica are attacked and shot after going to confront the ex boyfriend of Jessica’s younger sister. Elyse is a professional ski...
REOPENED: A Man Scorned
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman is murdered in her bed, and investigators' key witness soon becomes their prime suspect. SimpliSafe - Right now, get 20% off any new Si...
The Perfect Murder
27 Aug 2024
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Nine years after the wife of a medical examiner dies under suspicious circumstances, the hard work of forensic toxicologists pays off when they are ab...
I SURVIVED: I Didn't Know How Bad I Was Hurt
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amy is asked for a ride from a co-worker when he suddenly attacks her. After bringing her into a secluded park he sexually assaults her, beats her wit...
REOPENED: Something Snapped
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a young woman is murdered, investigators believe they have the perfect suspect, until DNA advancements prove they might be looking in the wrong d...
The Fingerprint
20 Aug 2024
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In February of 1984 Susan Eigen and her 17-year-old son Richard are found murdered in their home. 18 Years later, the fingerprints found at the scene ...
I SURVIVED: I Started Praying to God Just Let Me Live
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Audrey is attacked by her estranged husband with a knife, a hammer, and gasoline. After a diabetic episode, Todd gets lost in an Idaho snowstorm trave...
REOPENED: A Desperate Housewife
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A picture perfect marriage is shattered when the husband is shot and killed. But the woman who appears to be his grieving widow...soon becomes investi...
Beauty Queen Killer
13 Aug 2024
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In 1978, beauty queen Tana Woolley moves into her first apartment alone. Not long after her move, Tana is found murdered and everyone in her apartme...
I SURVIVED: I See A Mountain of Snow Bearing Down On Us
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tricia and Linae are abducted by two armed gunman after both parents and their grandmother were shot by the assailants. Jason and two friend are caugh...
REOPENED: Cowboys on the Case
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When an alleged rapist's remains are found 30 years after his disappearance, the PD calls in The Cowboys - a retired team of cold case investigators -...
Second Story Rapist
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a predator known as the second story rapist terrorizes Sacramento Country in California investigators are unable to pin down a suspect. Years la...
I SURVIVED: I Knew I Was Going To Die Saving My Son
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon’s ex husband hold her and her two year old son hostage as he attempts a murder suicide. Ken and his friend Ed went for a fishing trip on Ken...
REOPENED: Abandoned Houses
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two little girls go missing in Akron under the exact same circumstances. When their bodies are discovered, the families and investigators are desperat...
Love Triangle
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a San Diego man is found in a burnt vehicle, investigators first job is to identify the body. After David Stevens is identified, the question of ...
I SURVIVED: I Remember the Fuselage Opening Like A Can
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Keith and Marc’s plane crash-lands during a routine drug surveillance mission over the Colombian jungle and they are immediately captured by FARC gu...
City Confidential Is Available Now!
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
City Confidential explores crimes that have impacted cities and towns across America. The iconic, noir-style series goes beyond the headlines to showc...
REOPENED: Under a Spell
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a dark corner of Miami, several women are found murdered and their bodies burned. A mysterious footprint, a bottle of gasoline, and a Santeria prie...
Little Sister Lost
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
15 year old Penny Parker goes missing while delivering newspapers on a spring afternoon in 1977. When her body is discovered by a volunteer with a que...
I SURVIVED: It Was The First Time I Realized It Was A Massacre
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hours after detonating a car bomb in Norway's capital, Oslo, the bomber, now disguised as a policeman, makes his way to Utoya Island where 530 teenage...
REOPENED: License To Kill
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1997, a couple moves into a brand new home in rural Ontario. During renovations, they discover a buried clue that is the key to solving a brutal do...
American Justice Is Available Now!
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The pursuit of justice can be impacted by the smallest detail. "American Justice" from A&E explores recent compelling criminal cases, from those that ...
The Accidental Killer
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After his first wife dies in an apparent accident in Wolfe Creek Montana, Dennis Larson collects the insurance and moves to Maine in search of another...
I SURVIVED: I'm In A Taliban Prison and Nobody Can Find Me
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2008 Jere, a journalist specializing in the area, is traveling in Afghanistan to meet with a member of the Taliban he had known years before. While...
REOPENED: The Family
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a 19-year-old girl goes missing, her family suspects the mafia is involved...but it will take another 16 years for her body to surface and nearly...
Murder On The Menu
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young boy is the sole survivor when his family is massacred in their Minnesota home. Two decades later - he helps cold case detectives catch the ser...
I SURVIVED: I Was Hearing Bullets Fly Over My Head
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A. J, Carolyn and Stacy are all in separate groups shopping at a Salt Lake City Mall a couple days before Valentine’s day. A lone gunman shoots A.J ...
REOPENED: The Deadly Stroll
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When three women go missing in Woonsocket, Rhode Island - investigators follow a trail that leads them to the state landfill in search of human remain...
Lady In The Box
02 Jul 2024
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After the disappearance of Fran Gladden-Smith, her family looks into her husband John’s past only to find he had a previous wife who also disappeare...
I SURVIVED: I Could Feel The Barrel On The Back Of My Head
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kim is an aspiring model at 20 years old when she is attacked by her friend and neighbor. After sexually assaulting her, the attacker stabs her and po...
REOPENED: Murder On The Menu
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young boy is the sole survivor when his family is massacred in their Minnesota home. Two decades later - he helps cold case detectives catch the ser...
The Bathtub Killer
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a pregnant woman is found sexually assaulted, strangled and dumped in her bathtub in New Hampshire attempts at a DNA match are unsuccessful. 10 ...
I SURVIVED: I Thought That Was The Last Day Of My Life
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul is woken when two assailants enter his home in the middle of the night. After the intruders stab him multiple times, they set his house on fire a...
REOPENED: Modus Operandi
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the south side of St. Louis, a series of sexual assaults appears to follow the exact same pattern - leading police to dub the perpetrator, "The Sou...
Traces Of Murder
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1985, Enrique Elizarbe, a recent immigrant from Peru trying to find a better life, was robbed and beaten by a co-worker in the warehouse where he w...
I SURVIVED: I Could Smell The Fuel Was Coming Into The Train
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Arkesha is on her way home from a school dance when she is robbed and sexually assaulted by two young men. While looking for help she explains what ha...
REOPENED: In The Care Of A Killer
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a toddler dies under the care of a babysitter, everyone assumes it was the result of a tragic accident. That is until eight years later, when a s...
The Nail File
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a grisly murder in a Roy Rogers restaurant ,the initial conclusion was a robbery gone wrong. !4 years later, those conclusions don’t sit right...
I SURVIVED: If I've Hit An Artery I Only Have Minutes Left Of Consciousness
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Albert is a 17 year old enlisted as a paratrooper at Fort Bragg, when his best friend, fellow soldier, takes him out to a dump for target practice but...
Pride and The Fall
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After his second wife’s tragic fall from a cliff in the Grand Canyon, investigators look closer into the grisly murders of Robert Spangler’s previ...
I Survived: I Felt Like A Hockey Puck Sliding On Ice
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica endures years of abuse from her neighbor from the age of 9. After her abuser escalates to abducting the child it takes another 104 days to fin...
The Baiting Game
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Investigators in Virginia have a the body of a murdered sailor, prime suspects and a timeline that fits their narrative, but they will still need pati...
I SURVIVED: I Just Kept Screaming and Kicking
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frankin and his wife are aboard an aircraft that gets hijacked and rerouted towards Australia. After running out of fuel the plane attempts an emergen...
Man's Best Friend
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 911 call for a house on fire leads to the discovery of a dead body in the home and the remains of the occupants dog in a shed outback. 6 years after...