Cold Case Files
Episodes
The Taunt
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
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...
The Pastor's Wife
17 May 2022
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...
Friend of the Family
10 May 2022
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...
The Monster
03 May 2022
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! 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
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...
The Merry Widow
12 Apr 2022
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...
A Son's Memory
05 Apr 2022
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 ...
Cross Country Connection
29 Mar 2022
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. Check out our ...
Caught in the Mail
22 Mar 2022
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...
Frozen In Time
15 Mar 2022
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...
Rear Window
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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
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...
Caught on Tape
22 Feb 2022
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...
Danger At The Door
15 Feb 2022
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 ...
The Weepy-Voiced Killer
08 Feb 2022
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. Check ou...
A Deadly Pattern
31 Jan 2022
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...
Ticket to Nowhere
25 Jan 2022
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...
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
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...
A Desperate Housewife
04 Jan 2022
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 invest...
Cowboys on the Case
28 Dec 2021
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 -...
Abandoned Houses
21 Dec 2021
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...
Under a Spell
14 Dec 2021
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...
License To Kill
07 Dec 2021
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...
The Family
30 Nov 2021
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 nearl...
The Deadly Stroll
23 Nov 2021
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...
Murder On The Menu
16 Nov 2021
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 seri...
Modus Operandi
09 Nov 2021
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...
In The Care of a Killer
02 Nov 2021
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...
Innocent Prey
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Skeletons in the Closet
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Shattered
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman is shot to death during a jewelry store robbery in 1980, but without the ability to test DNA evidence the case goes cold until the kille...
Mr. Big Sting
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Closers
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A woman drops her daughter off at daycare then disappears. Without any evidence or clues, Los Angeles investigators have no leads until an anonymous t...
The Punishment
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Despite several mysterious and concerning clues, the drowning death of 6-year-old Sally Cheesboro is deemed a tragic accident. Over two decades later,...
The Bad Cop
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
A Wife's Mission
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A woman's life is shattered when her house is broken into, she's assaulted, her husband is murdered, and her home is set aflame. To make matters worse...
A Son Remembers
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leslie Powers opened a box of family photographs to discover a Great Aunt she never knew existed. A Great Aunt who was murdered, and whose case was ne...
A Detective's Promise
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When an 18-year-old hitchhiker is found in a ravine, the autopsy reveals her killing is perhaps the most brutal the examiner has ever seen. Detective ...
Lil Miss
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
'Lil Miss' Lisa Marie Kimmel was 18 years old in 1988. She was working at a restaurant and driving around in her new, shiny black Honda CRX. One weeke...
Death of a Deacon
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Deacon Phil Perry was having an affair with a member of his congregation. Shortly after he told his own wife, his body was found in the trunk of a car...
Left For Dead
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1995, a sex worker named Pamela Shelley was shot in the back eight times and left in a field. With minimal evidence, the case goes cold. But seven ...
The Flaming Gorge Falls
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 1996, Bob Duke calls 911 after his wife and young son fall from a high cliff in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Green River, Wyoming. ...
Snatched
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A six-year-old girl goes missing from her backyard. The only witness is a five-year-old, who says a strange man took the missing girl. Who was this ma...
Déjà Vu
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the fall of 1996, a 25-year-old school teacher was found murdered in the bathtub of her Arlington, Texas apartment. Three months later, a 22-year-o...
A Sister Lost
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A thirteen-year-old girl vanishes, seemingly out of thin air, while her brother is standing just feet away. She was never seen again, and her disappea...
The Bedroom Basher
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After pregnant Diana is attacked in her home, she nearly dies. Despite a severe head injury, she believes she can identify her attacker - her husband,...
NCIS
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ensign Andrew Muns disappeared from the Navy ship he was serving on during the Vietnam War. His disappearance was officially ruled a desertion, but An...
Murder He Wrote
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In July of 1988, the owner of a taxi company in Michigan was shot by a disgruntled employee. He survived, until a year later when he was shot once aga...
A Killer's Dream
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For over 20 years, Kirsten was haunted by the unsolved murder of her mother when she was eight years old. And while Kirsten's nightmare drove her to k...
A Brother's Burden
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There were three Evans brothers: the cop, the truck driver, and the troublemaker. When a rumor surfaces connecting one of the three brothers to a murd...
The Sting Operation
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the spring of 1977, a small town convenience store in Arkansas becomes the site of a robbery and a murder. What makes this case unique, is that the...
Unholy Secret
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Toledo, Ohio in 1980, a woman's body was found in a chapel, covered only by an altar cloth. She had been stabbed 31 times. The woman's name? Sister...
The Tourniquet
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the late 90's in Houston, Texas and a serial killer is on the loose, having already strangled at least three women to death. His signature? A lig...
A Confession for Carmen
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a big city like Philadelphia, it's easy for an unsolved murder to slip into the cold files and be forgotten. But in this case, one victim's boyfrie...
Smoky Mountain Mystery
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After nearly two decades of silence, a man known as the Smoky Mountain Gypsy comes forward with information that could lead police to solve not one, b...
The Interrogation
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a young girl is murdered in her home while the rest of her family slept, the police investigation zeroes in on the girl's teenage brother. But b...
The Clue That Stuck
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In an ocean-side town in California, a woman is strangled to death in her home and her head is wrapped in duct tape. Police are at a loss for evidence...
Killer on Campus
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the spring of 1969, Jane Mixer becomes one of several young women murdered around the University of Michigan. Police think there may be a serial ki...
Where's Peggy?
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a mother hears about allegations that her physically abusive boyfriend has sexually abused her daughter, she goes mysteriously missing for over ...
Kidnapped
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1991, an eight-year-old boy is kidnapped from home while his mother is at church. Police believe the kidnapper is someone close to the family, but ...
Death in Deadwood
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a town most famous for the death of legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok, police try to solve a murder not in the 1880s, but the 1980s. This murde...
Eyes at the Window
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The community is shocked when nursing student Jana Reynolds is raped and murdered. Without DNA testing available the case goes cold, but when the kill...
The Merry Widow
29 Dec 2020
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...
A Son's Memory
22 Dec 2020
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 ...
Caught By The Past
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Clydine Dallas is murdered in her own home, and despite fingerprint evidence her case goes cold until a special squad tasked with re-opening tough cas...
Carol's Diary
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
A Deadly Affair
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Exhuming the Truth
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Life on the Run
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Peeper
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Beauty Queen Killer
03 Nov 2020
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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...
Caught by an Eyelash
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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. Here...
The Paper Route
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Slide
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Unicorns and Alligators
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Rumors of Murder
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Graveyard Shift
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A gas station attendant is brutally murdered in the middle of the night, and investigators struggle to indict their prime suspect despite eye witness ...
Cold Case Files: Season 7 Trailer
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Don't miss an all new season of A&E's Cold Case Files: The Podcast - returning Tuesday September 22nd.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...
Man in the Shadows
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Police in Columbus, Ohio spend more than a decade hunting a man who terrorized a neighborhood known as Linden. In the process, he became one of the mo...
The Bow Hunter
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1993, Charles Murray, an experienced hunter, went missing on the first day of bow hunting season. His family fears that something terrible had happ...
A Cousin's Promise
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On a fall day in 1978, an apartment manager in Reynoldsburg, Ohio takes a call. On the other end of the line is a frantic tenant who says water is pou...
The Girls
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Irwin is a 71-year-old war veteran who lives by himself in San Bernardino, CA. That is until two young women - Marcia Ann Johnson and Judy Geller...
A Killer's Skin
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a pair of attacks on older and middle-aged women, police believe they are on the trail of a sexual predator turned murderer. But when a third vi...
Burning Desire
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A California Highway Patrol officer spots a fire in an olive orchard and pulls off to investigate. He finds a woman's body, shot and set ablaze. It do...
Sex, Lies, and Murder
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Robinson is a con artist. He has a history of scamming vulnerable women, convincing them that he has the best of intentions, and then taking thei...