Murders go unsolved. Killers slip through the cracks. With the passage of time, families lose hope and another unsolved homicide file settles into obscurity. The pattern is familiar, but changing, thanks to the efforts of a special breed of detectives. Cold Case Files tells the story of their work.
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Cold Case Files Airs: Thursday
Cold Case Files Status: Airing
COLD CASE FILES - General Information
Series Premiere: January 01, 1999 Classification: Documentary Genre: Crime | Documentary Network: A&E Airs: Thursday at 09:00 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes
Language: en
COLD CASE FILES - Season 1 -- 25 Episodes
1x1 -- Jan 01, 1999 -- A Fingerprint and a Prayer/My Brother the Killer/Murder of Bob Crane/Verdict Reversed 1x2 -- Jan 08, 1999 -- The Boy and the Monster/Secret in the Cellar 1x3 -- Jan 15, 1999 -- Texas Drifter/Fingerprints/Rose Among Thorns 1x4 -- Jan 23, 1999 -- The Answer in the Box/Maternal Instinct 1x5 -- Jan 29, 1999 -- The Hunter Homicides/The Skulls of Stanley Park 1x6 -- Feb 06, 1999 -- Through The Eyes of a Child/Killer Next Door 1x7 -- Feb 12, 1999 -- One Night On The Bayou/Buckeye Misdemeanor 1x8 -- Feb 19, 1999 -- The Mark of Cain/Death on the Freeway 1x9 -- Feb 26, 1999 -- Terror in Telluride/Signature of a Killer 1x10 -- Mar 05, 1999 -- Diary of a Serial Arsonist/Lost Clue 1x11 -- Mar 12, 1999 -- Killer on the Strip/The Doll Murder 1x12 -- Mar 19, 1999 -- Murder Illustrated/Blood Relations 1x13 -- Mar 26, 1999 -- The Burning Secret/Justice Delayed 1x14 -- Apr 02, 1999 -- Man in the Shadows/The Hitchhiker 1x15 -- Apr 09, 1999 -- Reconstructing Murder/Fire Flicks 1x16 -- Apr 16, 1999 -- Killer in the County 1x17 -- Apr 23, 1999 -- Presumed Dead/The Tow Truck Killer 1x18 -- Apr 30, 1999 -- The Missing Informant/Man's Best Friend 1x19 -- Apr 30, 1999 -- Portrait of a Killer/The Tortured Truth 1x20 -- May 07, 1999 -- Vanished 1x21 -- May 14, 1999 -- The Missing and the Dead 1x22 -- May 21, 1999 -- Silent Witness/Innocence Lost 1x23 -- May 28, 1999 -- Frozen in Time/Little Girl Lost 1x24 -- Jun 04, 1999 -- Family Secret/Blood Trail 1x25 -- Jun 11, 1999 -- Bodies in the Bay/'Til Death Do Us Part
COLD CASE FILES - Season 2 -- 25 Episodes
2x1 -- Jan 01, 2000 -- Operation Jambalaya; Footprints in the Snow 2x2 -- Jan 08, 2000 -- The South Side Rapist 2x3 -- Jan 15, 2000 -- Mark of a Killer; Dead Ends 2x4 -- Jan 22, 2000 -- The Baiting Game 2x5 -- Jan 29, 2000 -- Ticket to Nowhere; The Paper Route 2x6 -- Feb 05, 2000 -- Traces of Murder; The Bathtub Killer 2x7 -- Feb 12, 2000 -- Pride and the Fall; The Nail File 2x8 -- Feb 19, 2000 -- In the Care of a Killer; Deadly Lies 2x9 -- Feb 26, 2000 -- Lady in the Box 2x10 -- Mar 05, 2000 -- Crimes of the KKK 2x11 -- Mar 12, 2000 -- Murder on the Menu 2x12 -- Mar 19, 2000 -- The Widow and the Wolf; Unicorns and Alligators 2x13 -- Mar 26, 2000 -- Vintage Murder; Trouble in Paradise 2x14 -- Apr 02, 2000 -- The Perfect Murder; Death of Innocents 2x15 -- Apr 09, 2000 -- The Unluckiest Man; The Deadly Triangle 2x16 -- Apr 16, 2000 -- Cat and Mouse; Final Fare 2x17 -- Apr 23, 2000 -- The Cuff Link; Graveyard Shift 2x18 -- Apr 30, 2000 -- Good Samaritan; Gun Shy 2x19 -- May 07, 2000 -- A Map to Murder; Life on the Run 2x20 -- May 14, 2000 -- Soft Kill; Unsolved 2x21 -- May 21, 2000 -- License to Kill; The Tell-Tale Mark; The Supermarket Mystery 2x22 -- May 28, 2000 -- The Original Night Stalker 2x23 -- Jun 04, 2000 -- Cold Hit; Silent Kill 2x24 -- Jun 11, 2000 -- Mommie Dearest 2x25 -- Jun 18, 2000 -- A Sealed Fate; Deadly Divorce
COLD CASE FILES - Season 3 -- 25 Episodes
3x1 -- Jan 01, 2001 -- Cop Killer/Evil Twin 3x2 -- Jan 08, 2001 -- The Zodiac Killer 3x3 -- Jan 15, 2001 -- The Accidental Killer/Little Sister Lost 3x4 -- Jan 22, 2001 -- The Merry Widow/The Bad Cop 3x5 -- Jan 29, 2001 -- Daddy Knows Best/Dawn of the Dead 3x6 -- Feb 05, 2001 -- The Killer's Tattoo 3x7 -- Feb 03, 2004 -- The Green River Killer 3x8 -- Feb 19, 2001 -- A Hitchhike to Murder/Never Forgotten 3x9 -- Feb 26, 2001 -- The DNA Link/The Secret Slide 3x10 -- Feb 05, 2001 -- Death Before I Do/Hollywood Homicide 3x11 -- Mar 12, 2004 -- Blood Money/Precious Doe 3x12 -- Mar 19, 2001 -- Unholy Bible/A Daughter's Justice 3x13 -- Mar 26, 2001 -- Officer Down/Secret Twin 3x14 -- Apr 02, 2001 -- Weepy-Voiced Killer/The Mr. Big Sting 3x15 -- Apr 09, 2001 -- Blood on the Badge/Bump in the Night 3x16 -- Apr 16, 2001 -- The Lady Killer/A Husband's Secret 3x17 -- Apr 23, 2001 -- Mistaken for a Killer/A Woman Scorned 3x18 -- Apr 30, 2001 -- The Missing Hunters/The Flashlight Rapist 3x19 -- May 07, 2001 -- Cowboys on the Case/Office Politics 3x20 -- May 14, 2001 -- The Flaming Gorge Falls/Caught in the Mail 3x21 -- May 21, 2001 -- Murder Checks In / Killer in the City 3x22 -- May 28, 2001 -- The Shopping Cart Killer 3x23 -- Jun 04, 2001 -- The Hit Makers/Favor for a Friend 3x24 -- Jun 11, 2001 -- Lil' Miss /Skeletons in the Closet 3x25 -- Jun 18, 2001 -- Innocent Prey; The Punishment
COLD CASE FILES - Season 4 -- 25 Episodes
4x1 -- Jan 01, 2002 -- Love Triangle/2nd Story Rapist 4x2 -- Jan 08, 2002 -- The Calling Card/Carol's Diary 4x3 -- Jan 15, 2002 -- Beauty Queen Killer/The Fingerprint 4x4 -- Jan 22, 2002 -- Friend of the Family/Remains of Murder 4x5 -- Jan 29, 2002 -- Under a Spell/Justice for Lisa 4x6 -- Feb 05, 2002 -- A Man Scorned/The Dungeon 4x7 -- Feb 12, 2002 -- A Killer Named Korn/The Night Watchman 4x8 -- Feb 19, 2002 -- The Bedroom Basher 4x9 -- Feb 26, 2002 -- Baby for Sale/The Barrel 4x10 -- Mar 05, 2002 -- The Bitemark/Justice for Eglena 4x11 -- Mar 12, 2002 -- Sex, Lies and Murder 4x12 -- Mar 19, 2002 -- The Monster/A Cousin's Promise 4x13 -- Mar 26, 2002 -- A Brother's Burden/The Midnight Attacker 4x14 -- Apr 02, 2002 -- The Well/The Deadly Ex 4x15 -- Apr 09, 2002 -- Deja Vu/Secret In The Well 4x16 -- Apr 16, 2002 -- The Tourniquet/Burning Desire 4x17 -- Apr 23, 2002 -- Manhunt 4x18 -- Apr 30, 2002 -- The Family / The Clue That Stuck 4x19 -- May 07, 2002 -- Man in the Shadows/The Hitchhiker 4x20 -- May 14, 2002 -- A Confession for Carmen/The Girls 4x21 -- May 21, 2002 -- A Sister Lost/Rumors of Murder 4x22 -- May 28, 2002 -- Smoky Mountain Mystery / A Drop of Blood 4x23 -- Jun 04, 2002 -- Rear Window / The Peeper 4x24 -- Jun 11, 2002 -- The Closers/Caught by an Eyelash 4x25 -- Jun 18, 2002 -- Kidnapped
COLD CASE FILES - Season 5 -- 28 Episodes
5x1 -- Dec 01, 2005 -- Finding BTK 5x2 -- Dec 15, 2005 -- Obsession: Dave Reichert and the Green River Killer 5x3 -- Jan 14, 2006 -- Death of a Deacon; A Wife's Mission 5x4 -- Jan 21, 2006 -- Snatched; A Detective's Promise 5x5 -- Feb 04, 2006 -- The Sunday Morning Slasher 5x6 -- Feb 18, 2006 -- Caught on Tape; A Son Remembers 5x7 -- Mar 11, 2006 -- On the Case: Nacole's Killer 5x8 -- Apr 02, 2006 -- Killer on Campus; Bow Hunter 5x9 -- Apr 09, 2006 -- Something Snapped; A Killer's Dream 5x10 -- May 06, 2006 -- Daddy Dearest; A Pastor's Wife 5x11 -- Jun 03, 2006 -- A Killer's Skin; Where's Peggy? 5x12 -- Jul 08, 2006 -- Innocence Stolen; Danger at the Door 5x13 -- Jul 15, 2006 -- The Interrogation; The Slide 5x14 -- Jul 29, 2006 -- The Taunt; Death in Deadwood 5x15 -- Aug 12, 2006 -- A Child Remembers 5x16 -- Sep 09, 2006 -- The Black Dahlia 5x17 -- Sep 23, 2006 -- The Deadly Stroll; Unholy Secret 5x18 -- Sep 30, 2006 -- A Deadly Affair; The Sting Operation 5x19 -- Oct 07, 2006 -- NCIS; Exhuming the Truth 5x20 -- Oct 21, 2006 -- Cross Country Connection; Eyes at the Window 5x21 -- Oct 28, 2006 -- Abandoned Houses; A Son's Memory 5x22 -- Nov 18, 2006 -- A Knock at the Door; Shattered 5x23 -- Nov 18, 2006 -- A Deadly Pattern; A Desperate Housewife 5x24 -- Oct 21, 2006 -- Murder He Wrote; Caught by the Past 5x25 -- Nov 18, 2006 -- Left for Dead; On the Case 5x26 -- Jul 26, 2007 -- The Execution of Michael Johnson 5x27 -- Sep 20, 2007 -- Innocence Files 5x28 -- Oct 14, 2007 -- Evidence Kit
