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…
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 3 episodes of Cold Case Files, averaging 4.7 ads per episode (10% of runtime).
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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…
REOPENED: Cold Ashes
Apr 16, 2026
A house fire claims the lives of a family in rural Oklahoma, and foul play is suspected. Two teenage girls were not found among the charred rubble, and one of their mothers began a decades-long…
A Brother's Burden / The Midnight Attacker
Apr 14, 2026
A police officer helps solve an 18-year-old murder case when he finds the prime suspect-his older brother. And a biker with a bloody finger is the clue that police need to put away a rapist who…
I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Cleveland Strangler
Apr 11, 2026
In September of 2008, Vanessa Gay met Anthony Sowell on a sidewalk in Cleveland Ohio. He invited her to share drinks and drugs at his home. She was unaware that she was walking into a house where 11…
REOPENED: Written In Blood
Apr 09, 2026
Heidi Jones was just four years old when her mother was killed in 1970. Four decades later she vows to solve the cold case and enlists an old high school friend to help. Mint: To get the new customer…
The Interrogation / The Slide
Apr 07, 2026
A 14-year-old boy is charged with the murder of his sister, but his public defender believes the police coerced the boy's confession and that the real killer is still on the loose. And two…
I SURVIVED: I Knew He Had Nothing To Lose So I Began Fighting Him
Apr 04, 2026
Terri and one of her daughters are taken hostage by Terri’s ex-husband who was a law enforcement officer. James’ home is invaded by two masked men who bind he and his wife before they threaten to…
REOPENED: One Tough Mother
Apr 02, 2026
When 19-year-old newlywed Tiffany Johnston is found dead in a small town in Oklahoma, her mother vows to exact justice for her killer. Over a decade later the investigation becomes much bigger than…
A Deadly Affair / The Sting Operation
Mar 31, 2026
After 19 years, Kansas detectives reopen the case of a banker found beaten to death in his bed–and the chief suspect is his cheating wife. And a man with a guilty conscience helps Arkansas police to…
I Survived A Serial Killer: The Coast to Coast Killer
Mar 28, 2026
In 1992, 19-year-old Fabienne Witherspoon was trying to help a man down on his luck when he attacked her in her own home. In this episode, Fabienne describes how she bravely waged a physical and…
REOPENED: Sisters In Death
Mar 26, 2026
A father discovers his daughters killed in horrific circumstances in March, 1984. The mission to find the person responsible is passed from generation to generation until an informant comes forward…
Man in the Shadows / The Hitchhiker
Mar 24, 2026
After running DNA tests on more than 50 suspects, Ohio police finally get a good a lead on a serial rapist suspected of attacking at least 14 women. And a cigarette butt found at a murder scene helps…
I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: Craigslist Killer
Mar 21, 2026
In November 2011, 48-year-old Scott Davis sat in the backseat of a musty Buick–traveling on a rural highway in the Ohio Appalachia. He thought he was on his way to a gig as a farm caretaker, a job he…
REOPENED: The Clock Strikes Murder
Mar 19, 2026
23-year-old Tonya McKinley is found brutally murdered on New Years Day in 1985, forcing her boy to grow up without her. It takes 35 long years for familial DNA to pinpoint the killer. Thrive Market…
The Family / The Clue That Stuck
Mar 17, 2026
A detective vows not to shave until he solves the murder of a young Oregon woman. And investigators track down a killer with the help of DNA found on the duct tape used to wrap the victim's head…
I SURVIVED: I Was Bleeding Like Water Running Out Of My Chest
Mar 14, 2026
Debbie is taken from her home and sexually assaulted by a man who tells her he and his friend will kill her entire family if she resists. Ray and his friend spend ten hours floating in the Pacific…
REOPENED: Friday Night Ghosts
Mar 12, 2026
In late 1983, five people were abducted from a fast food restaurant before being found brutally murdered in an oil field. The main suspect is believed to be someone with friends in high places, until…