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Cold Case Files

Cold Case Files

TV-142017•43m•7.8/10
CrimeMysteryDocumentary

Ratings

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7.8/10(29)

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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Production

Category 6 Media, Kurtis Productions, Blumhouse Television

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

February 27, 2017

Last Aired

March 7, 2025

Networks

A&E

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Little Girl Lost
Air date: 2017-02-27
Halloween in a small town is cancelled indefinitely when a young girl is kidnapped and killed on her way home from a costume party.
E2
Killings on Christmas Eve
Air date: 2017-03-06
The death of an elderly couple, Edward "Ed" and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Maurin Ed in Washington state on Christmas Eve 1985.
E3
She Never Came Home
Air date: 2017-03-13
The case of a gruesome stabbing death of a bullied teenager remains unsolved for 27 years.
E4
Sweethearts, Silenced
Air date: 2017-03-16
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.
E5
The Night Shift
Air date: 2017-05-25
College student Brad Perry shows up to work his graveyard shift at the gas station and is never seen alive again.
E6
Officer Down
Air date: 2017-06-01
The longest running cold case of a law enforcement officer in the United States was the murder of Sheriff's Lt. Joe Clark.
E7
Circle of Friends
Air date: 2017-06-08
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.
E8
A Family Secret
Air date: 2017-06-15
Ten years after a 17-year-old girl is found strangled in the woods in small-town Kentucky, detectives uncover a terrible family secret.
E9
A Family Cursed
Air date: 2017-06-22
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.
E10
A Killer Slips Away
Air date: 2017-06-29
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.

Cast

Bill Kurtis

Bill Kurtis

Self - Narrator (voice)

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