REOPENED: Murder in the Midwest
Jun 25, 2026
When the body of Lori Nesson is found in a ditch in 1974, her death is not ruled as a homicide. Her sister knows that there was foul play, but it takes 40 years for the cause of death to be changed…
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 narrated by Marisa Pinson.
PodSkip has analyzed 6 episodes of Cold Case Files, averaging 4.5 ads per episode (12% of runtime).
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Death of a Deacon - A Wife's Mission
Jun 23, 2026
When a church deacon is found shot to death it looks like police may have stumbled upon a multi-party murder plot. And, a wife remains a key suspect in her husband’s murder case for six years, until…
I SURVIVED: I Remember Telling God this is a 911 Prayer
Jun 20, 2026
Rhonda is abducted, sexually assaulted and stabbed and yet, incredibly, outwits her attacker. Patrick is at a family gathering when his brother in law goes on a shooting rampage. Jason tries to save…
REOPENED: Gone In A New York Minute
Jun 18, 2026
In March 2006, landlord Bruce Blackwood disappears without a trace in a city with eight million residents. The NYPD are sure there is foul play, despite no body being found.This Episode is sponsored…
Left For Dead / On The Case
Jun 16, 2026
Fingerprints lifted from two beer bottles help a California detective track down a prostitute's killers. Two persistent cold case detectives wait many years for science and technology to evolve, so…
I SURVIVED: I Saw Her Go Straight Up Like in the Jaws Movie
Jun 13, 2026
A malicious workplace shooting haunts the nightmares of Cheryl, Carol and Layla. Tamara swims through shark infested waters in a desperate bid for survival. Alberto, who teaches law enforcement, must…
REOPENED: Killer in the Storm
Jun 11, 2026
Young mother Brenda DuPont is found murdered in her home in Opelousas, Louisiana in May 1988. The initial investigation quickly turns cold, but Brenda’s older sister, Linda, vows to get justice, no…
The Flaming Gorge / Caught in the Mail
Jun 09, 2026
A man suspected of the cold case murder of his wife and son hatches a new plot to kill his mother and father; and detectives solve the 20-year-old murder of a teenager by tricking her killer into…
I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The House of Horrors
Jun 06, 2026
In November of 1986, 25-year-old Josephina Rivera's life comes to a devastating halt when she's kidnapped by 43-year-old Gary Heidnik. Over the next four months, Josephina lives shackled in a…
REOPENED: Lone Survivor
Jun 04, 2026
Three-year-old Vanessa Bennett becomes the lone survivor of her family’s brutal massacre in early 1984. Investigators at the time suspect that a serial killer is at large, but decades later the…
Snatched / A Detective's Promise
Jun 02, 2026
The dogged work of an Alberta, Canada, detective finally pays off when he tracks down the man who raped and murdered a 6-year-old girl 10 years earlier. And when police search for the killer of an…
I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Dating Game Killer
May 30, 2026
Survivor Morgan Rowan describes for the first time on television how she was brutally attacked in 1968 by social gadfly Rodney Alcala, during a party at his Hollywood home. Just three weeks later…
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REOPENED: Missing and Murdered
May 28, 2026
A promise is sacred in North American Indigenous Cree culture, and when Cree woman Shirley Soosay vanishes in 1980, her niece, Violet, promises her grandmother that she will bring Shirley home. But…
Crimes of the KKK
May 26, 2026
Klan leader Sam Bowers goes on trial for ordering the murder of an African-American storeowner 32 years prior, and investigators reopen the unsolved case of an African-American truck driver who was…
I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Catfishing Killer
May 23, 2026
In November of 2016, Tiffany Taylor is held captive and brutally assaulted in Essex County, New Jersey after agreeing to give a ride to a man in exchange for some much-needed cash. What she doesn’t…
REOPENED: The Lost Patient
May 21, 2026
Janie Landers disappeared from a home for the impaired in 1979, in what is the latest consequence of the facility’s history of neglect. When Janie’s body is found there are numerous suspects, but it…
A Sister Lost / Rumors of Murder
May 19, 2026
A high school janitor is suspected in the murder of a young girl, but police must let the case go cold. After watching an episode Cold Case Files on TV, a woman asks police to reopen the 24-year-old…
I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Freeway Killer
May 16, 2026
In September of 1975, 14-year-old David McVicker is abducted while hitchhiking home from a friend’s house in Garden Grove, CA. His assailant, William Bonin, has an appetite for assaulting young men…
REOPENED: Til Death Do Us Part
May 14, 2026
Just two years into their marriage, Chuck Hall finds his wife, Cheryl, murdered in their home. Although Cheryl’s family is certain they know her killer, the authorities aren’t as convinced. After…
The Bedroom Basher
May 12, 2026
A California jury convicts Kevin Green of raping and bludgeoning his wife, despite his claims of innocence. But 15 years later, police nab a serial killer known as the Bedroom Basher and discover…
I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Fast Food Killer
May 09, 2026
On March 23, 1997, during just his third day of work at a local fast food restaurant, Jose Ramirez Gonzalez, along with three co-workers were attacked. Jose’s three colleagues were shot to death…
REOPENED: A is for Arson
May 07, 2026
When the fire that kills firefighter Gary Parks is ruled an arson, the investigation into his death shifts to a homicide. A serial arsonist is believed to be behind the murder, but it will take a…
NCIS / Exhuming The Past
May 05, 2026
After U.S. Navy sailor Andrew Muns disappears in 1968, the Navy claims that Muns went AWOL from his ship. But his sister works tirelessly for over 30 years to prove that Muns was really killed. And…
I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Grim Sleeper
May 02, 2026
In November of 1988, 27-year-old Enietra Margette is walking to a party in South Los Angeles, when a neatly dressed man in a souped-up orange pinto offers her a ride. Soon after getting into the car…
REOPENED: The Bone Keeper
Apr 30, 2026
In December 1985, when human bones are discovered in the woods, it puts an end to the search for missing teen David Reed. David's disappearance shook a small town, and skull fractures point to…
Murder He Wrote / Caught By the Past
Apr 28, 2026
Guns found dumped in a pond outside of Atlantic City, N.J., help police to solve the 15-year-old murder of Detroit cab company owner. And the rape and murder of an Atlanta TV station receptionist…
I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Mid-Michigan Killer
Apr 25, 2026
In August of 1978, 14-year-old Lisa Gilbert and her 13-year-old brother, Randy, were attacked by a stranger in their newly built home in Lansing, Michigan. Their attacker was 23-year-old Don Miller…
REOPENED: Queen on the Ozarks
Apr 23, 2026
In June, 1985, a 20-year-old ‘Sucker Day’ festival queen is found brutalized. The small community of Nixa, Missouri are certain that her blood is on the hands of a local, wealthy businessman. But…
Something Snapped / A Killer's Dream
Apr 21, 2026
On a summer night in 1987 a mother worries and waits for her 19-year-old daughter to come home. But Diana never comes home and she's found raped and strangled near the Hudson River. Investigators…
I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Toybox Killer
Apr 18, 2026
In 1999, Cynthia Vigil was abducted and held captive for 3 horrific days in Truth or Consequences, NM. Cynthia managed to escape and report her experience to the police. Once her kidnapper, David…