Cold Case Files

A Drop of Blood

29 Jul 2020

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Indiana police are baffled by the murder of an 86-year-old woman, found dead in her bedroom with a pillow and a footstool on top of her head. With few...

The Killer's Tattoo

24 Jul 2020

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A murdered man in his 70's, a tube of hydrocortisone cream, a stolen identity, and a plea deal involving the Super Bowl. What do all of these things h...

Manhunt

14 Jul 2020

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From 1999 to 2002, eleven young girls and women were sexually assaulted in a similar way. Despite these cases spanning across five states, in all of t...

Baby For Sale

08 Jul 2020

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When the burned body of an infant is found in the Arizona desert, investigators search for the child's identity and come up empty-handed. Four years l...

Secret in the Well

30 Jun 2020

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In the fall of 1987, Fred Wilkerson disappeared. He didn't leave a note. There was no sign of foul play. And yet his son, Tim, knew in his heart what ...

A Family Cursed

23 Jun 2020

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Everyone in the family knew that Zilpha was the cool aunt, but to Jeremiah she was more. They had a special bond, almost like brother and sister. So i...

A Killer Slips Away

16 Jun 2020

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Lily and Alonzo knock on Anna Mae's door. They've come to take their elderly sister shopping. Instead, her door flies open and a young woman runs past...

Circle of Friends

09 Jun 2020

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When a teenager goes missing in a small town, investigators are desperate to identity a culprit. But few are willing to talk. Following a series of se...

Sweethearts, Silenced

04 Jun 2020

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A teenage couple disappears from a wedding in rural Wisconsin. Did they simply run off or was it something more sinister? When their bodies surface tw...

Brooke's Top 10: The Night Shift

26 May 2020

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A college student in Utah is brutally murdered while working the graveyard shift at a local gas station. His death shakes this small Mormon community ...

Brooke's Top 10: A Son's Memory

19 May 2020

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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... unti...

Brooke's Top 10: The Barrel

12 May 2020

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A man on Long Island is preparing to sell his house when he discovers a 55-gallon barrel hidden in his crawlspace. It has seemingly been there for dec...

Brooke's Top 10: Ticket to Nowhere

05 May 2020

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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...

Brooke's Top 10: Little Girl Lost

28 Apr 2020

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In 1992, Halloween was cancelled in Oil City, Pennsylvania. Just days before, an 11-year-old was kidnapped and brutally murdered. The small town is ro...

Brooke's Top 10: The Taunt

21 Apr 2020

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A serial rapist seals his own fate when he sends a taunting letter to police. Love your cat? Make the switch to PrettyLitter! Go to www.PrettyLitter....

Brooke's Top 10: The Weepy-Voiced Killer

14 Apr 2020

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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. Get onli...

Brooke's Top 10: Crimes of the Klan

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Vernon Dahmer was a shop owner in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and President of the local chapter of the NAACP. At midnight on January 10th, 1966, two tr...

Brooke's Top 10: A Map to Murder

31 Mar 2020

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A serial killer targets women who live on the fringes of society - with little to no connection to the mainstream world. As victims, this makes them ...

Brooke's Top 10: Mommy's Rules

24 Mar 2020

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The bodies of two teenage girls are discovered. One set on fire, the other stuffed in a box and thrown in a lake. Both are Jane Does. Both have been m...

I Survived: It Looks Like Dynamite

12 Mar 2020

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Cold Case Files presents episode two of A&E’s new podcast, I Survived. Michelle and her daughter Breea are home alone when three masked gunman b...

I Survived: I Didn’t Stop Running

05 Mar 2020

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Cold Case Files presents the first episode of A&E’s new podcast, I Survived. One phone call turned Karen’s seemingly happy marriage into a vio...

Cat & Mouse

25 Feb 2020

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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 Hitchhiker

20 Feb 2020

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A hitchhiker is found murdered, and police spend three decades chasing down their only lead. Then an unexpected twist brings a brand new suspect to li...

A Killer Named Korn

12 Feb 2020

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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 ...

Midnight Attacker

05 Feb 2020

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From 1997 to 2002, Long Beach, CA detectives attempt to track down a serial predator known as the Belmont Shore Rapist. Treat your hair with MADISON ...

The Widow and the Wolf

28 Jan 2020

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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...

Justice for Eglena

21 Jan 2020

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In 1992, outside of a Seguin, TX carnival... officers discover the body of 15 year old, Eglena Diaz DeLeon. Their best lead: a bloody bandana found i...

Trouble In Paradise

14 Jan 2020

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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 ...

The Well

07 Jan 2020

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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

02 Jan 2020

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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...

Killings on Christmas Eve

24 Dec 2019

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When an elderly couple is robbed and brutally murdered in a quiet logging community, accusations fly. No stone is left unturned, but the killer never ...

Innocence Stolen

17 Dec 2019

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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

10 Dec 2019

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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. Want better skin? Use PLEXADERM! ...

Daddy Dearest

04 Dec 2019

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Nine years after a mother and her teenage daughters are murdered... the killer’s sisters helps crack the case. Want better skin? Use PLEXADERM! G...

Vintage Murder

19 Nov 2019

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A sudden memory flash leads detectives to a killer’s door and closes a case 25 years in the making. Own iconic luxury items at unreal values with T...

The Taunt

13 Nov 2019

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A serial rapist seals his own fate when he sends a taunting letter to police. Own iconic luxury items at unreal values with The RealReal! Shop in-sto...

Murder Checks In

06 Nov 2019

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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. Get your...

Favor for a Friend

29 Oct 2019

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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. Own iconic luxury...

A Knock At The Door

22 Oct 2019

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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

15 Oct 2019

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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

09 Oct 2019

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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

03 Oct 2019

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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

25 Sep 2019

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A serial rapist leaves a trail of death and destruction unchecked for years... until one victim survives. Manage YOUR business with NetSuite! Go to ...

Deadly Lies

18 Sep 2019

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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. Try Uqora risk-fre...

The Deadly Ex

10 Sep 2019

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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

04 Sep 2019

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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

28 Aug 2019

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

20 Aug 2019

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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. Want to save m...

Caught in the Mail

13 Aug 2019

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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

06 Aug 2019

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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

30 Jul 2019

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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

23 Jul 2019

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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...

Most Notorious: The Shopping Cart Killer

27 Jun 2019

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Detectives track a serial killer and predator through the projects of East Harlem, who keeps finding new and creative ways to dispose of bodies, and e...

Most Notorious: Sunday Morning Slasher

20 Jun 2019

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While police in Michigan and Texas search for what they believe to be two separate killers, women are being strangled, stabbed, and sometimes left ali...

Most Notorious: Crimes of the Klan

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Vernon Dahmer was a shop owner in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and President of the local chapter of the NAACP. At midnight on January 10th, 1966, two tr...

Most Notorious: The Golden State Killer, Part 2

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On April 24, 2018, 72-year-old Joseph DeAngelo was arrested and charged with eight counts of first-degree murder. But who is Joseph DeAngleo? And why ...

Most Notorious: The Golden State Killer

31 May 2019

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It began with a string of burglaries in the 1970s. Then, a series of sexual assaults. And finally, a dozen murders or more. At least three different c...

Most Notorious: The Black Dahlia

21 May 2019

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On this episode, we'll cover one of the most infamous cold cases in America - the gruesome murder of Los Angeles actress Elizabeth Short, more commonl...

Most Notorious: Finding BTK

14 May 2019

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Bind. Torture. Kill. That was the mantra of one of America's most notorious serial killers. After killing at least seven people in the Wichita, Kansas...

Caught on Tape

30 Apr 2019

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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

25 Apr 2019

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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

16 Apr 2019

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. Wanna ge...

A Deadly Pattern

09 Apr 2019

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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

02 Apr 2019

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...

The Green River Killer

26 Mar 2019

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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 ...

A Man Scorned

19 Mar 2019

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A young woman is murdered in her bed, and investigators' key witness soon becomes their prime suspect. NEED A BETTER TOOTHBRUSH? Go to www.getquip.co...

Something Snapped

12 Mar 2019

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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 d...

A Desperate Housewife

05 Mar 2019

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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

26 Feb 2019

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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

19 Feb 2019

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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

12 Feb 2019

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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

05 Feb 2019

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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

29 Jan 2019

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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 nearly...

The Deadly Stroll

22 Jan 2019

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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

15 Jan 2019

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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 ser...

Modus Operandi

27 Nov 2018

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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

13 Nov 2018

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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...

A Wife's Mission

06 Nov 2018

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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

30 Oct 2018

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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 Map To Murder

23 Oct 2018

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A serial killer targets women who live on the fringes of society - with little to no connection to the mainstream world. As victims, this makes them ...

A Detective's Promise

16 Oct 2018

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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

09 Oct 2018

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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

02 Oct 2018

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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

25 Sep 2018

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In 1995, a prostitute 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

18 Sep 2018

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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

11 Sep 2018

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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...

Crimes of the Klan

04 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Vernon Dahmer was a shop owner in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and President of the local chapter of the NAACP. At midnight on January 10th, 1966, two tr...

Déjà Vu

28 Aug 2018

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...

The Golden State Killer: Part 2

21 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On April 24, 2018, 72-year-old Joseph DeAngelo was arrested and charged with eight counts of first-degree murder. But who is Joseph DeAngleo? And why ...

The Golden State Killer

14 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It began with a string of burglaries in the 1970s. Then, a series of sexual assaults. And finally, a dozen murders or more. At least three different c...

The Barrel

07 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A Long Island man is preparing to sell his house when he discovers a 55-gallon barrel hidden in his crawlspace. It has seemingly been there for decade...

A Sister Lost

29 May 2018

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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

22 May 2018

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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

15 May 2018

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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

08 May 2018

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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

30 Apr 2018

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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

24 Apr 2018

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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

17 Apr 2018

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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...

The Interrogation

10 Apr 2018

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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...

Unholy Secret

03 Apr 2018

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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...