Episode 1
Little Girl Lost
Halloween in a small town is cancelled indefinitely when a young girl is kidnapped and killed on her way home from a costume party.
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Cold Case Files
2017TV-144 seasons7.9 / 10
There are over 100,000 cold cases in America, and only about 1% are ever solved. With recent advancements in technology and the methods used to solve these cases, as well as the unwavering dedication of victims’ families, law enforcement and the public, “Cold Case Files” explores the cases that defied the odds. Each episode of the Emmy-nominated series examines the twists and turns of one murder case that remained unsolved for years, and the critical element that heated it up, leading to the evidence that finally solved it. Featuring interviews with family members, friends, detectives, and others close to the cases, the refreshed classic series examines all facets of the crime and shines a light on a range of voices and victims.
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There are over 100,000 cold cases in America, and only about 1% are ever solved. With recent advancements in technology and the methods used to solve these cases, as well as the unwavering dedication of victims’ families, law enforcement and the public, “Cold Case Files” explores the cases that defied the odds. Each episode of the Emmy-nominated series examines the twists and turns of one murder case that remained unsolved for years, and the critical element that heated it up, leading to the evidence that finally solved it. Featuring interviews with family members, friends, detectives, and others close to the cases, the refreshed classic series examines all facets of the crime and shines a light on a range of voices and victims.
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Episode 2
Killings on Christmas Eve
The death of an elderly couple, Edward "Ed" and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Maurin Ed in Washington state on Christmas Eve 1985.
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She Never Came Home
The case of a gruesome stabbing death of a bullied teenager remains unsolved for 27 years.
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Sweethearts, Silenced
A killer authors a book about his con-man past that becomes the key to solving a 29-year-old cold case of two high school sweethearts--and three other cold case murders--leading police to believe he could be the Zodiac Killer.
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The Night Shift
College student Brad Perry shows up to work his graveyard shift at the gas station and is never seen alive again.
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Officer Down
The longest running cold case of a law enforcement officer in the United States was the murder of Sheriff's Lt. Joe Clark.
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Circle of Friends
When 18-year-old Shannon Siders' body is found in the woods, everyone in the small town of Newaygo, Michigan, becomes a suspect--but no one is convicted of the crime.
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A Family Secret
Ten years after a 17-year-old girl is found strangled in the woods in small-town Kentucky, detectives uncover a terrible family secret.
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A Family Cursed
One family faces two unsolved murders of loved ones and authorities finally uncover the missing clue that leads to solve the case 13 years after the murders occurred.
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A Killer Slips Away
Two decades after a close-knit family's loving aunt is stabbed in her home, detectives return to the crime scene and discover a pivotal clue hidden in plain view.
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More about Cold Case Files
Cast
Danny GloverSelf - Narrator (voice)
Bill KurtisSelf - Narrator (voice)
David SnyderSteve Carlson
Jojo TuaMichael DishonZilpha Lowery
Jeremiah Pittman
Kevin GutchesLegal Investigator
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 60
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
A&EUnited States
Category 6 MediaUnited States- Kurtis Productions
Blumhouse TelevisionUnited States
Themes
cold casecrime scenecrime scene evidencedna testingforensicforensic sciencehomicidehomicide detective
