Based on the iconic, Emmy-nominated series on A&E, this show explores some of the most difficult-to-solve murders, which stymied investigators and went cold, sometimes for decades. In fact, one-third of all murders in America remain open. But thanks to dogged investigators and breakthroughs in forensic technology, these cases become part of the rare 1% of cold cases that are ever solved. Cold Case Files is hosted by Paula Barros.
474 episodes transcribedThe 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...
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...
In December of 2000, 31-year-old real estate appraiser Mike Williams mysteriously vanishes while duck hunting in Lake Seminole, Florida. Investigators...
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...
A woman is found murdered in a Michigan park, bound with police-grade, plastic handcuffs. Investigator’s prime suspect is found with identical cuffs i...
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...
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:...
Nine years after a mother and her teenage daughters are murdered... the killer’s sisters helps crack the case. Check out our great sponsors! Downloa...
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 sho...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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 a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
