Cold Case Files

Name: Cold Case Files
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Documentary
Released: 2017-02-27
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Bill Kurtis

RETURNING4 Seasons60 Episodes★ 7.9

Cold Case Files is a crime and mystery series on A&E that premiered in 2017, with 4 seasons and 60 episodes to date. Its most recent episode aired on Mar 7, 2025, and no new episodes have been announced.

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NetworkA&E

First AiredFeb 27, 2017

Last AiredMar 7, 2025

GenreCrime, Mystery, Documentary

Runtime43 min

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionCategory 6 Media, Kurtis Productions, Blumhouse Television

There are over 100,000 cold cases in America, and only about 1% are ever solved. With recent advancements in technology and the methods used to solve these cases, as well as the unwavering dedication of victims’ families, law enforcement and the public, “Cold Case Files” explores the cases that defied the odds. Each episode of the Emmy-nominated series examines the twists and turns of one murder case that remained unsolved for years, and the critical element that heated it up, leading to the evidence that finally solved it. Featuring interviews with family members, friends, detectives, and others close to the cases, the refreshed classic series examines all facets of the crime and shines a light on a range of voices and victims.

LAST AIRED

Cold Case Files last aired on Mar 7, 2025. No new episodes have been announced. Track this show to get an alert if it returns.

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Cast

Bill Kurtis

Self - Narrator (voice)

Seasons & Episodes4 seasons · 60 episodes

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E1Money Moguls and Murder

Nov 15, 202443m

In 1977, Florida nurse Deborah Clark, 23, is found brutally slain in her home; detectives unearth an affair, a jilted wife, and a web of money and power, but no true suspect. It will take 40 years and advanced DNA testing to expose her killer.

E2Death of a Baseball Mom

Nov 22, 202443m

When beloved mother and sister Janora Stevens is found brutally stabbed in her Tulsa, OK, home, her family is bitterly divided and increasingly suspicious of each other. The case chills until a trail of tell-tale fibers leads cops to her killer.

E3Good Girl Gone

Nov 29, 202443m

When 19-year-old Tara Sidarovich goes missing from her Punta Gorda home, Florida police consider her a runaway; then her body turns up in a swamp. Shocking prison recordings will send detectives on a nationwide hunt for her killer.

E4A Bullet to the Heart

Dec 6, 202443m

When night manager Rodney Castlin is gunned down in the lobby of his hotel three weeks before Christmas, detectives scour Georgia for his killer. Two decades pass before an informant's shocking testimony breaks the case wide open.

E5The Smoking Gun

Dec 13, 202443m

A 2007 cold case resurfaces when a detective reopens the investigation into the brutal killing of Audrey Giannotti, 20, in rural Pennsylvania. Uncovering hidden secrets, he races against time to bring justice to a family desperate for answers.

E6Viciously Murdered

Dec 20, 202443m

When Susan Schwarz is found shot to death in her apartment in 1979, police suspect a robbery gone wrong. Thirty-two years pass before a witness reveals a much darker motive that breaks the case wide open and leads to Susan's killer.

E7Sooner State Nightmare

Dec 27, 202444m

A massive search unfolds in Chandler, OK, when two women and a child go missing from a Walmart parking lot in 1992. It will take 23 years and a tip from an unlikely source to piece together a heinous plot of misdirection and murder.

E8Evil in Huntington Beach

Jan 3, 202543m

When the body of a woman turns up in a field in Huntington Beach, CA in 1968, police simultaneously seek a killer and the identity of the victim herself. It takes 52 years for detectives to solve this dual mystery and expose a vicious predator.

E9Who Killed My Father

Jan 10, 202543m

When 34-year-old Freddie Farah is gunned down in his Florida grocery store, police urgently seek his killer. Decades later, Farah's son will have a chance encounter with a cold case detective which brings the case back to life and exposes a killer.

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E10A Killer Confession

Jan 17, 202543m

The quiet town of Redding, CA, is rocked by the disappearance of Frank McAlister, a teen with a recent cash windfall who leaves only a blood-stained car behind. 25 years will pass before someone makes a stunning on-air confession.

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E11Blood Red Snow

Jan 24, 202544m

In 2002, Chris Green, 19, is found beaten to death in a ditch in Michigan. The case remains cold for nearly a decade until investigators uncover a suspect whose incriminating statements blow the case wide open.

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E12Damn His Soul to Hell

Jan 31, 202543m

The 1964 murder of 9-year-old Marise Chiverella leaves the town of Hazelton, PA, in fear; an intense manhunt yields numerous suspects but no killer. Five decades pass before a student moonlighting as a genetic genealogist reignites the case.

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E13The Evil Among Us

Feb 8, 202543m

When 8-year-old April Tinsley is found dead in a Fort Wayne, IN, ditch the community is shaken. Disturbing letters then appear, penned by her killer. Police scramble to catch April's murderer before he strikes again.

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E14No Known Enemies

Feb 7, 202543m

When 81-year-old Helen Gale is found in her burned-out car, investigators in Southfield, MI, wonder who would murder this pillar of the community. It will be eight years before a blown alibi brings them face-to face with her killer.

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E15Contracted to Kill

Feb 21, 202543m

When 37-year-old Lee Rotatori is found dead in her hotel room in 1982, police suspect the work of a professional. It will take four decades to identify her killer and, in the process, reveal a shocking truth.

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E16A Dawn to Remember

Feb 28, 202544m

Dawn Koons, an 18-year-old model with dreams of making it big in California. Her family back in Yonkers had their concerns about her move, fearing that she might be making a mistake. Unfortunately, their worries would soon turn into heartbreak.

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E17The Campfire Mint Murder

Mar 7, 202544m

When nine-year-old Campfire Girl, Candy Rogers turns up dead after selling mints door-to-door, Spokane detectives launch a dogged campaign find her killer. What follows is one of the longest cold case investigations in Washington State history.

About Cold Case Files

Cold Case Files is a crime, mystery, documentary series on A&E. The show first aired on Feb 27, 2017 and currently has 4 seasons and 60 episodes. Cold Case Files has not aired a new episode since Mar 7, 2025, and neither a renewal nor a cancellation has been announced. It has a rating of 7.9/10 based on 31 votes. The cast includes Bill Kurtis.