Cold Case Files

REOPENED: She Never Came Home

26 Jan 2023

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A fourteen-year-old girl walks home from school to avoid bullies on the bus. On the way through "The Culvert," she's murdered, and the police are left...

Til Death Do Us Part

24 Jan 2023

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Just two years into their marriage, Chuck Hall finds his wife, Cheryl, murdered in their home. Although Cheryl’s family is certain they know her kil...

REOPENED: Innocent Prey

19 Jan 2023

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A serial rapist is terrorizing women around Portland, Oregon, and investigators are faced with an endless list of potential suspects until a hunch fin...

A Is For Arson

17 Jan 2023

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When the fire that kills firefighter Gary Parks is ruled an arson, the investigation into his death shifts to a homicide. A serial arsonist is believe...

REOPENED: Bump in the Night

12 Jan 2023

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In 1996, Aimee Willard was home for the summer in Northern Pennsylvania. One night, her car was found abandoned on a highway off-ramp with blood on th...

The Bone Collector

10 Jan 2023

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When human bones were discovered in the woods in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania in December, 1985, it put an end to the search for missing 13-year-old...

REOPENED: Office Politics

05 Jan 2023

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In 1989, 38-year-old Sharon Bloom disappears. A week later, her body is discovered. In the initial investigation, police have a suspect: a jealous cow...

Queen of the Ozarks

03 Jan 2023

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In June, 1985, a 20-year-old ‘Sucker Day’ festival queen is found brutalized. The small community of Nixa, Missouri are certain that her blood is ...

REOPENED: The Final Fare

29 Dec 2022

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A taxi driver is dispatched on his last call of the night outside Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Hours later, the driver’s body is found face down by...

I Survived – The Box Became My Safe Haven

27 Dec 2022

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“I Survived.” What is it like to face death and make it out alive? Based on the groundbreaking A&E television series, I Survived documents har...

REOPENED: Skeletons in the Closet

22 Dec 2022

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A scrapyard owner makes a gruesome discovery, which leads investigators to question a mother who may be killing her children. Check out our great spo...

Cold Ashes

20 Dec 2022

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A house fire claims the lives of a family in rural Oklahoma, and foul play is suspected. Two teenage girls were not found among the charred rubble, an...

REOPENED: Mr. Big Sting

15 Dec 2022

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When a convenience store clerk is murdered in cold blood, an investigator goes undercover as a mafia boss in an elaborate sting that will snare a kill...

Written In Blood

13 Dec 2022

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Heidi Jones was just four years old when her mother was killed in 1970. Four decades later she vows to solve the cold case and enlists an old high sch...

REOPENED: The Punishment

08 Dec 2022

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Despite several mysterious and concerning clues, the drowning death of 6-year-old Sally Cheesboro is deemed a tragic accident. Over two decades later,...

One Tough Mother

06 Dec 2022

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When 19-year-old newlywed Tiffany Johnston is found dead in a small town in Oklahoma, her mother vows to exact justice for her killer. Over a decade l...

REOPENED: The Bad Cop

01 Dec 2022

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When Kimberly White – the estranged wife of a former state trooper – is found shot to death, her ex-husband swears that she took her own life. But...

Sisters In Death

29 Nov 2022

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A father discovers his daughters killed in horrific circumstances in March, 1984. The mission to find the person responsible is passed from generation...

REOPENED: Carol's Diary

24 Nov 2022

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A 16-year-old girl is killed and her brother is the first to come upon her murder scene. The teenager's diary leads detectives to her killer... Check...

The Clock Strikes Murder

22 Nov 2022

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23-year-old Tonya McKinley is found brutally murdered on New Years Day in 1985, forcing her boy to grow up without her. It takes 35 long years for fam...

REOPENED: A Deadly Affair

17 Nov 2022

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When a bank cashier is brutally murdered in his own bed, initial evidence points to a bank robbery plot. But as investigators follow the trail, they d...

Friday Night Ghosts

15 Nov 2022

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In late 1983, five people were abducted from a fast food restaurant before being found brutally murdered in an oil field. The main suspect is believed...

REOPENED: Life on the Run

10 Nov 2022

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When a beloved fixture of a Colorado community goes missing, his neighbors are shocked to learn that the man they thought they knew never existed, and...

Dark Angel

08 Nov 2022

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Pam Pitts’ body was found burned at a popular party spot in the Arizona desert. Even when a second victim is discovered in a mineshaft it takes deca...

REOPENED: Beauty Queen Killer

03 Nov 2022

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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 apartment...

Eyes of a Killer

01 Nov 2022

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A violent robbery in February, 2010 caused Michael Temple Jr. to become quadriplegic for five years before his death. DNA taken from a knife used in t...

REOPENED: The Paper Route

27 Oct 2022

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A newspaper carrier is found murdered execution style, and the investigator on the case has known the victim for over 30 years. Determined to find his...

The Woman In The Woods

25 Oct 2022

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For 34 years Jody Loomis’ killer goes undetected. And even when genetic genealogy leads to a suspect, their guilt must be proven in court. Check ou...

REOPENED: Unicorns and Alligators

20 Oct 2022

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The disappearance of a 8-year-old Rima Traxler kicks off a manhunt for a shadowy figure seen driving away with Rima the day she went missing. When pol...

A Lesson in Homicide

18 Oct 2022

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When beloved Red Bank middle school teacher Jonelle Melton is found murdered in her Neptune City, New Jersey apartment in the fall of 2009, suspicion ...

REOPENED: Graveyard Shift

13 Oct 2022

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A gas station attendant is brutally murdered in the middle of the night, and investigators struggle to indict their prime suspect despite eye witness ...

Suspicious Minds

11 Oct 2022

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Just after the last day of school in 1984, 15-year-old Reesa Trexler is found murdered in her grandparents' home; for decades, a stalled investigation...

REOPENED: Exhuming the Truth

06 Oct 2022

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A college student is murdered - and two viable suspects surface almost immediately - but it will take 20 years to pin down the killer... Check out ou...

Murder By Moonlight

04 Oct 2022

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The body of 24-year-old Lisa Ziegert is found stabbed to death in a field in Agawam, Massachusetts on Easter Sunday of 1992. The investigation yields ...

REOPENED: The Peeper

29 Sep 2022

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A worried father lays a trap for the mysterious prowler who has been peeping on his young son, but the man doesn't realize he's facing something far m...

Ice Cold in Denver

27 Sep 2022

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In 1980, 21-year-old radio intern, Helene Pruszynski, is found bound and stabbed in a snowy field in Denver, Massachusetts. After 37 years of dead end...

REOPENED: Caught by an Eyelash

22 Sep 2022

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The day before her 28th birthday, Kiva Bible is murdered. Detectives search for over a decade with just one scrap of evidence: a single eyelash. Chec...

The Secrets In The Well

20 Sep 2022

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Near what's known as the hanging tree, the mutilated body of Timothy Coggins is found in late 1983. The investigation stalls and goes cold for over 30...

REOPENED: The Slide

15 Sep 2022

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An elderly woman is assaulted in her own home, and suffers a deadly heart attack during the assault. Her stolen checkbook is the only solid lead in a ...

Devil In Disguise

13 Sep 2022

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23-year-old former beauty queen and devout Catholic Irene Garza, vanishes in April 1960 after giving confession in her town of McAllen, Texas. Her bod...

REOPENED: Rumors of Murder

08 Sep 2022

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When 21-year-old Julie Hill goes missing, everyone assumes she has just run off again. Fourteen years later, Julie's cousin starts to question the rea...

The Heartland Killer

06 Sep 2022

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Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, several states are terrorized by a sadistic serial killer, until the murders abruptly stop. In 2006, a cold case detec...

REOPENED: Cat & Mouse

01 Sep 2022

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The death of Alma Napier was ruled an accident when her car was discovered overturned and smoldering one night in 1980. It would remain a closed case,...

The School Teacher

30 Aug 2022

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25-year-old schoolteacher Christy Mirack is found brutally slain in her Lancaster, Pennsylvania apartment in 1992. The investigation uncovers a pletho...

REOPENED: A Killer Named Korn

25 Aug 2022

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A 74 year-old woman was assaulted and stabbed in her home. The case goes cold. Until another woman is attacked. And another. And this time, there’s ...

Missing in Altoona

23 Aug 2022

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When 22-year-old Sherry Leighty vanishes in 1999, her family is left wondering how a dedicated mother of three could just vanish without a trace. The ...

REOPENED: The Widow and the Wolf

18 Aug 2022

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In 1980, Jane Alexander was newly widowed. When a new man came into her life, telling stories of exotic world travels and an off-shore trust fund, Jan...

Devil at the Door

16 Aug 2022

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The brutal 1998 murder of 36-year-old computer analyst Lisa Valdez has San Francisco police stumped. The case goes cold until advances in forensic tec...

REOPENED: Trouble In Paradise

11 Aug 2022

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When Pegye Bechler goes missing in a mysterious boating accident, all signs point towards her husband Eric. Without a body, the case goes cold until E...

The Voice In The Lake

09 Aug 2022

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In December of 2000, 31-year-old real estate appraiser Mike Williams mysteriously vanishes while duck hunting in Lake Seminole, Florida. Investigators...

The Well

02 Aug 2022

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An elderly man, loved by his community, is found dead at the bottom of a well. But the case goes cold until the murder weapon is found, three years la...

The Cufflink

28 Jul 2022

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A woman is found murdered in a Michigan park, bound with police-grade, plastic handcuffs. Investigator’s prime suspect is found with identical cuffs...

Innocence Stolen

19 Jul 2022

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A district attorney uses a clever technique - a "John Doe indictment" - to give law enforcement officials the time they need to track down the a seria...

The Calling Card

12 Jul 2022

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A hitchhiker is murdered, and a mysterious stack of business cards leads police on a 38-year hunt for her killer. Check out our great sponsors! K12:...

Daddy Dearest

05 Jul 2022

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Nine years after a mother and her teenage daughters are murdered... the killer’s sisters helps crack the case. Check out our great sponsors! Downl...

Vintage Murder

28 Jun 2022

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A sudden memory flash leads detectives to a killer’s door and closes a case 25 years in the making. Check out our great sponsors! Shopify: Go to s...

The Taunt

21 Jun 2022

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A serial rapist seals his own fate when he sends a taunting letter to police... Check out our great sponsors! SimpliSafe: Claim a free indoor securi...

Murder Checks In

14 Jun 2022

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When three women's bodies are found in Iowa hotels, all within miles of each other, police realize they are on the hunt for a serial killer. Check ou...

Favor for a Friend

07 Jun 2022

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A husband and wife fall victim to a seemingly random shooting... and the key piece of evidence stays buried for more than a decade. Check out our gre...

A Knock At The Door

31 May 2022

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The killing of a woman in a Virginia hotel room goes unsolved for a quarter of a century before investigators are finally able to zero in on the kille...

Remains of Murder

24 May 2022

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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...

The Pastor's Wife

17 May 2022

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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...

Friend of the Family

10 May 2022

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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...

The Monster

03 May 2022

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A serial rapist leaves a trail of death and destruction unchecked for years... until one victim survives. Check out our great sponsors! Purple: Go t...

Deadly Lies

26 Apr 2022

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Four months after an Oklahoma man goes missing, divers searching for an antique Model T Ford in Claremore Lake come across a body. Check out our grea...

The Deadly Ex

19 Apr 2022

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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...

The Merry Widow

12 Apr 2022

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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...

A Son's Memory

05 Apr 2022

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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 ...

Cross Country Connection

29 Mar 2022

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A heinous murder goes cold... until 18 years later when a string of rapes across state lines force the perpetrator to face his crimes. Check out our ...

Caught in the Mail

22 Mar 2022

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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...

Frozen In Time

15 Mar 2022

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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...

Rear Window

08 Mar 2022

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A heinous murder, an innocent victim, and an unsolved homicide investigation reopens a year after the crime when a new tip leads detectives to a teen ...

The Hitmakers

01 Mar 2022

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A murder on Music Row leads detectives to investigate a crooked business that promises fame and fortune in the country music capitol, Nashville... but...

Caught on Tape

22 Feb 2022

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A serial rapist is terrorizing Louisville, Kentucky, and despite his tell-tale MO - it will take investigators seven years to bring the perpetrator to...

Danger At The Door

15 Feb 2022

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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 ...

The Weepy-Voiced Killer

08 Feb 2022

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Women are being murdered in Minnesota's twin cities, and police are desperate to catch the murderer who keeps calling to confess his crimes. Check ou...

A Deadly Pattern

31 Jan 2022

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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...

Ticket to Nowhere

25 Jan 2022

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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...

A Man Scorned

18 Jan 2022

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A young woman is murdered in her bed, and investigators' key witness soon becomes their prime suspect. Check out our great sponsors! NetSuite: Sched...

Something Snapped

11 Jan 2022

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When a young woman is murdered, investigators believe they have the perfect suspect... until DNA advancements prove they might be looking in the wrong...

A Desperate Housewife

04 Jan 2022

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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 invest...

Cowboys on the Case

28 Dec 2021

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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 -...

Abandoned Houses

21 Dec 2021

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Two little girls go missing in Akron under the exact same circumstances. When their bodies are discovered, the families and investigators are desperat...

Under a Spell

14 Dec 2021

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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...

License To Kill

07 Dec 2021

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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...

The Family

30 Nov 2021

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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 nearl...

The Deadly Stroll

23 Nov 2021

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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...

Murder On The Menu

16 Nov 2021

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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 seri...

Modus Operandi

09 Nov 2021

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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...

In The Care of a Killer

02 Nov 2021

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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...

Innocent Prey

26 Oct 2021

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A serial rapist is terrorizing women around Portland, Oregon, and investigators are faced with an endless list of potential suspects until a hunch fin...

Blood on the Badge

19 Oct 2021

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When a police officer is murdered in Atlanta, the suspect list is vague at best. The case seems destined to stay on the cold case shelf forever... unt...

Bump in the Night

12 Oct 2021

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In 1996, Aimee Willard was home for the summer in Northern Pennsylvania. One night, her car was found abandoned on a highway off-ramp with blood on th...

Evidence Kit: Sacramento

05 Oct 2021

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In this special episode, Cold Case Files follows Sacramento County deputy district attorney Anne Marie Schubert as she hunts for a killer. Her target ...

Evidence Kit: Chicago

28 Sep 2021

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In this special episode, Cold Case Files follows the Chicago Police Department’s Women's DNA initiative, a program that funds the testing of backlog...

Office Politics

21 Sep 2021

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In 1989, 38-year-old Sharon Bloom disappears. A week later, her body is discovered. In the initial investigation, police have a suspect: a jealous cow...

A Child Remembers

14 Sep 2021

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In this special episode, Cold Case Files follows Detective Manny Reyes as he works two cases. First, Detective Reyes investigates the 1990 murder of a...

The Final Fare

07 Sep 2021

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A taxi driver is dispatched on his last call of the night outside Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Hours later, the driver’s body is found face down by...

Nacole's Killer: Part 2

31 Aug 2021

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In part two of this special edition of Cold Case Files follows detectives as they pursue every lead and work to solve the 1995 rape and murder of 14-y...

Nacole's Killer: Part 1

24 Aug 2021

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This special two-part edition of Cold Case Files offers an inside look at an active cold case investigation as detectives work to solve the 1995 rape ...