Cold Case Files
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.
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A terrified mother is abducted in broad daylight and assaulted by a man who threatens to shoot her baby. A plane crash leaves a man swimming for his life 17 miles from shore. And a young woman must play dead in order to survive.
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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 body is eventually found floating in a drainage canal. Rumors run rampant that a member of the Catholic clergy is involved, but gradually the case goes cold, before a break in the case reignites the case 42 years later.
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In 1980s Los Angeles, a killer is terrorizing South Central, murdering African American women and discarding their bodies in the street. As the victim count rises–suspects are few–fear and anger take hold in a community often overlooked by the police.
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Daniel and Danielle confront a sudden, violent crisis together. Brothers James and David fight to survive a brutal encounter where escape seems impossible. Karli faces multiple terrifying attacks alone, relying on instinct and determination to live.
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In the 1980s, a suspected serial killer preyed on women in small towns located on the banks of the Mississippi River until the murders abruptly ceased and went unsolved. In 2006, 26 years later, a cold case detective and producer on the set of "Cold Case Files" unknowingly began to connect the dots that would crack the case while discussing the murder of Deborah Sheppard, a Southern Illinois University student whose death ...
This serial killer preyed on women in South Central Los Angeles for a staggering 25 years, leaving a community traumatized and overlooked.
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A heavily pregnant woman is viciously attacked by a woman obsessed with making the unborn child her own. A couple cling to the rafters of their home as Hurricane Ike unleashes its fury on them. A woman fends off a man who has hidden in her family home for days before brutally attacking her.
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When 25-year-old school teacher Christy Mirack is found brutally murdered in her Lancaster, Pennsylvania, apartment in 1992, there is no shortage of suspects. Twenty-six years after her murder, cold case detectives get a break when the sister of the killer uploads her DNA profile to a public genealogy website. This development leads to the arrest of a former disc jockey, Raymond Rowe (who performed under the name DJ Freez)...
The Monster: Police are convinced they have caught the rapist/murderer of an elderly woman, even after DNA evidence is exculpatory. They keep him in custody until an identical incident occurs. Later, the culprit is caught in the act of attacking a teen and brought to justice on several cases shown to have the same DNA.
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A woman's psychotic boyfriend attacks her with a meat cleaver. A man and his father are dumped in an icy Alaskan river. An intruder sexually assaults a woman and cuts her throat after she gets home from shopping.
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When Sherry Leighty goes missing in 1999, her family is left wondering how a dedicated mother of three could vanish without a trace. A decade later, the cold case heats up when Sherry's sister launches a social media campaign to help solve her sister's mysterious disappearance. An online tip unearths the truth and a sinister family secret.
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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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Two women fight for their lives when an attacker ambushes them on a mountain trail; two men survive 14 hours adrift at sea.
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The 1998 brutal murder of 36-year-old computer analyst Lisa Valdez inside her San Francisco studio condominium was a mystery until advances in forensic technology helped solve the case 13 years later.
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In 1987, 28-year-old Carol Murphy is found dead in a wooded area of Boulder, Colorado. It will take 20 years and a new technology to finally solve her murder.
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A woman survives being choked and raped by a new friend that hid his criminal past. A young mother survives over 25 stab wounds from her ex-boyfriend.
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When 31-year-old real estate appraiser Mike Williams mysteriously vanishes while duck hunting in the Florida swamps in December 2000, authorities assume that he accidentally drowned in Lake Seminole. But the case is re-examined sixteen years later after the police receive a distress call from the victim's wife, Denise Williams.
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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 boyfriend was set on doing everything possible to make sure people didn't forget, and that police didn't stop investigating.
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A 17 yr old woman is taken to a secluded forest and sexually assaulted. A man's hand gets caught in farm equipment. A friend stabs and slashes a 14 yr old girl's throat.
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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 finally pays off.
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