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Cold Case Files

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: January 1, 1999
  • Seasons: 5
  • Episodes: 128
  • Networks: A&E
  • Genres: Crime, Mystery, Documentary
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Cold Case Files(1999)

TMDB Rating: 8.5 (31 votes)

Overview

Explore compelling cases that have gone cold for years, chronicling the journeys of the detectives who reopened them. The detectives relive the events of the crimes, reveal new twists and startling revelations, relying on breakthroughs in forensic technology and the influence of social media to help crack these cases.

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Season 1

25 episodes • 1999

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Hour 1 - Cold Case FilesJan 1, 19990.0
2The Boy and the Monster/Secret in the CellarJan 8, 19990.0
3The Texas Drifter/The Fingerprint FileJan 15, 19990.0
4The Answer in the Box/Maternal InstinctJan 23, 19990.0
5The Hunter Homicides / Skulls in Stanley ParkJan 29, 19990.0
6Through the Eyes of a Child / Killer Next DoorFeb 6, 19990.0
7One Night on the Bayou / Buckeye MisdemeanorFeb 12, 19990.0
8The Mark of Cain / Death on the FreewayFeb 19, 19990.0
9Terror in Telluride/Signature of a KillerFeb 26, 19990.0
10Diary Of A Serial Arsonist/The Lost ClueMar 5, 19990.0
11Killer on the Strip/The Doll MurderMar 12, 19990.0
12Murder Illustrated/Blood RelationsMar 19, 19990.0
13The Burning Secret/Justice DelayedMar 26, 19990.0
14Man in the Shadows/The HitchhikerApr 2, 19990.0
15Reconstructing Murder/Fire FlicksApr 9, 19990.0
16Killer in the CountyApr 16, 19990.0
17Presumed Dead/The Tow Truck KillerApr 23, 19990.0
18The Missing Informant/Man's Best FriendApr 30, 19990.0
19The Tortured Truth/Portrait Of A KillerApr 30, 19990.0
20VanishedMay 7, 19990.0
21The Missing and the DeadMay 14, 19990.0
22Silent Witness/Innocence LostMay 21, 19990.0
23Frozen in Time/Little Girl LostMay 28, 19990.0
24Family Secret/Blood TrailJun 4, 19990.0
25Bodies In The Bay/Cold HitJun 11, 19990.0
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Season 2

25 episodes • 2000

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Operation Jambalaya/Footprints in the SnowJan 1, 20000.0
2The South Side RapistJan 8, 20000.0
3Mark of a Killer/Dead EndsJan 15, 20000.0
4The Baiting Game/The Killer's TattooJan 22, 20000.0
5Ticket to Nowhere/The Paper RouteJan 29, 20000.0
6Traces of Murder/The Bathtub KillerFeb 5, 20000.0
7Pride and the Fall/The Nail FileFeb 12, 20000.0
8In the Care of a Killer/Deadly LiesFeb 19, 20000.0
9Lady in the BoxFeb 26, 20000.0
10Crimes of the KKKMar 5, 20000.0
11Murder On The MenuMar 12, 20000.0
12The Widow and the Wolf/Unicorns and AlligatorsMar 19, 20000.0
13Vintage Murder/Trouble in ParadiseMar 26, 20000.0
14The Perfect Murder/Death of InnocentsApr 2, 20000.0
15The Unluckiest Man/The Deadly TriangleApr 9, 20000.0
16Cat and Mouse/Cabbie KillerApr 16, 20000.0
17The Cuff Link/Graveyard ShiftApr 23, 20000.0
18The Good Samaritan/Gun ShyApr 30, 20000.0
19A Map To Murder/Life on the RunMay 7, 20000.0
20Soft Kill/UnsolvedMay 14, 20000.0
21License to Kill/The Tell-Tale Mark/The Supermarket MysteryMay 21, 20000.0
22The Original Night StalkerMay 28, 20000.0
23Cold Hit/Silent KillJun 4, 20000.0
24Mommie DearestJun 11, 20000.0
25A Sealed Fate/Deadly DivorceJun 18, 20000.0
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Season 3

25 episodes • 2001

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Cop Killer/Evil TwinJan 1, 20010.0
2The Zodiac KillerTBA0.0
3The Accidental Killer/Little Sister LostTBA0.0
4The Merry Widow/The Bad CopJan 22, 20010.0
5Daddy Knows Best/Dawn of the DeadTBA0.0
6The Killer's TattooFeb 5, 20010.0
7The Green River KillerTBA0.0
8A Hitchhike to Murder/Never ForgottenTBA0.0
9The DNA Link/The Secret SlideTBA0.0
10Death Before I Do/Hollywood HomicideMar 5, 20010.0
11Blood Money/Precious DoeTBA0.0
12Unholy Bible/A Daughter's JusticeTBA0.0
13Officer Down/Secret TwinTBA0.0
14Weepy-Voiced Killer/The Mr. Big StingTBA0.0
15Blood on the Badge/Bump in the NightTBA0.0
16The Lady Killer/A Husband's SecretTBA0.0
17Mistaken for a Killer/A Woman ScornedTBA0.0
18The Missing Hunters/The Flashlight RapistTBA0.0
19The Missing Hunters/The Flashlight RapistMay 7, 20010.0
20Cowboys on the Case/Office PoliticsTBA0.0
21Murder Checks In / Killer in the CityTBA0.0
22The Shopping Cart KillerMay 28, 20010.0
23The Hit makers/Favor For A FriendTBA0.0
24Lil' Miss /Skeletons In The ClosetTBA0.0
25Innocent Prey/The PunishmentJun 25, 20010.0
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Season 4

25 episodes • 2002

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Love Triangle/2nd Story RapistJan 1, 20020.0
2The Calling Card/Carol's DiaryTBA0.0
3Beauty Queen Killer/The FingerprintTBA0.0
4Friend of the Family/Remains of MurderTBA0.0
5Under a Spell/Justice for LisaTBA0.0
6A Man Scorned/The DungeonTBA0.0
7A Killer Named Korn/The Night WatchmanTBA0.0
8The Bedroom BasherFeb 19, 20020.0
9Baby for Sale/The BarrelFeb 26, 20020.0
10The Bitemark/Justice for EglenaMar 5, 20020.0
11Sex, Lies and MurderMar 12, 20020.0
12The Monster/A Cousin's PromiseTBA0.0
13A Brother's Burden/The Midnight AttackerTBA0.0
14The Well/The Deadly ExTBA0.0
15Deja Vu/Secret In The WellTBA0.0
16The Tourniquet/Burning DesireApr 16, 20020.0
17ManhuntTBA0.0
18The Family / The Clue That StuckApr 30, 20020.0
19Man in the Shadows/The HitchhikerTBA0.0
20A Confession for Carmen/The GirlsMay 14, 20020.0
21A Sister Lost/Rumors of MurderTBA0.0
22Smoky Mountain Mystery / A Drop of BloodTBA0.0
23Rear Window / The PeeperJun 4, 20020.0
24The Closers/Caught by an EyelashTBA0.0
25KidnappedTBA0.0
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Season 5

28 episodes • 2005

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Finding BTKDec 15, 20050.0
2Obsession: Dave Reichert and the Green River KillerDec 15, 20050.0
3Death of a Deacon/A Wife's MissionJan 14, 20060.0
4Snatched/A Detective's PromiseJan 21, 20060.0
5The Sunday Morning SlasherFeb 4, 20060.0
6Caught on Tape/A Son RemembersFeb 18, 20060.0
7On the Case: Nacole's KillerMar 11, 20060.0
8Killer on Campus/Bow HunterApr 2, 20060.0
9Something Snapped/A Killer's DreamApr 9, 20060.0
10Daddy Dearest/A Pastor's WifeMay 6, 20060.0
11A Killer's Skin / Where's Peggy?Jun 3, 20060.0
12Innocence Stolen/Danger at the DoorJul 8, 20060.0
13The Interrogation/The SlideJul 15, 20060.0
14The Taunt / Death in DeadwoodJul 29, 20060.0
15A Child RemembersAug 12, 20060.0
16The Black DahliaSep 9, 20060.0
17The Deadly Stroll / Unholy SecretSep 23, 20060.0
18A Deadly Affair / The Sting OperationSep 30, 20060.0
19NCIS / Exhuming the TruthOct 7, 20060.0
20Cross Country Connection / Eyes at the WindowOct 21, 20060.0
21Abandoned Houses / A Son's MemoryOct 28, 20060.0
22A Knock at the Door / ShatteredNov 18, 20060.0
23William Peter New / Andrea BoyettNov 18, 20060.0
24A Deadly Pattern/A Desperate HousewifeTBA0.0
25Murder He Wrote/Caught By the PastTBA0.0
26Cold Case FilesTBA0.0
27Left for Dead/On the CaseDec 31, 20060.0
28Evidence KitDec 31, 20060.0

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