Cold Case Files

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 ...

Skeletons in the Closet

17 Aug 2021

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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...

Shattered

10 Aug 2021

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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

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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...

The Closers

27 Jul 2021

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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

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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,...

The Bad Cop

13 Jul 2021

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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...

A Wife's Mission

06 Jul 2021

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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

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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

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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

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'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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...