Cold Case Files

A&E Crime & Investigation
Cold Case Files
A&E CRIME & INVESTIGATION

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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 hosted by Paula Barros.

  1. 2 HR AGO

    Evil in Huntington Beach

    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. Dipsea - Visit Dipseastories.com/COLDCASE to start your free 30-day trial! Thuma - Go to THUMA.co/COLDCASE to receive $100 off your first bed purchase!

    40 min
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  3. 3 DAYS AGO

    I SURVIVED: I'm Gonna Risk My Life

    A convenience store worker plays dead to escape her abductor. An endurance athlete faces her greatest challenge ever after falling 60 feet in a remote canyon. A couple put their lives on the line to protect their children in a home invasion. Cook Unity: - Go to cookunity.com/ISURVIVED or enter code ISURVIVED before checkout for 50% off your first week! Upside - Download the FREE Upside app and use promo code isurvived to get an extra $.25 back for every gallon on your first tank of gas!

    42 min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    REOPENED: The Taunt

    A serial rapist seals his own fate when he sends a taunting letter to police... Hers: Start your initial free online visit at forhers.com/coldcase for your personalized weight loss treatment options.

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  5. 28 JAN

    Sooner State Nightmare

    A massive search unfolds in Chandler, Oklahoma 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. IQBAR - Get 20% off all IQBAR products plus free shipping by texting COLD to 64000 Rosetta Stone: Cold Case Files listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s lifetime membership for 50% off when you go to RosettaStone.com/coldcase

    39 min

  6. 25 JAN

    I SURVIVED: I Know That I'm Probably Going to Die

    After five highjackers take control of an EgyptAir flight and begin executing passengers, a woman silently says goodbye to her loved ones when the hijackers pick her to be the next one to die. A surfer loses half of the blood in his body when a great white shark clamps its jaws around his entire torso and shakes him like a rag doll. A young mother is repeatedly assaulted and strangled in front of her 3-year-old son. OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code Survived at www.oneskin.co  Progressive: Visit www.Progressive.com to see if you could save

    44 min

  7. 23 JAN

    REOPENED: Murder Checks In

    When three women's bodies are found in Iowa hotels, all within miles of each other, police realize they are on the hunt for a serial killer. Homes.com: We’ve done your homework. IQBAR - Get 20% off all IQBAR products plus free shipping by texting COLD to 64000 Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/coldcase and take your retail business to the next level today! Thrive Market: Go to ThriveMarket.com/coldcase for 30% off your first order, PLUS a free $60 gift!

    32 min

  8. 21 JAN

    Viciously Murdered

    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 emerges to reveal a much darker motive and bring justice to Susan’s Killer. Cook Unity: - Go to Cookunity.com/COLD or enter code COLD before checkout for 50% off your first week! Homes.com: We’ve done your homework. Hydrow: Head over to Hydrow.com and use code COLDCASE to save up to $475 off your Hydrow Pro Rower Progressive: Progressive.com

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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 hosted by Paula Barros.

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  • Channel
    A&E Crime & Investigation
  • Creator
    A&E / PodcastOne
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    556
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    Copyright © 2002-2025 PodcastOne.com. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Cold Case Files
  • Provider
    PodcastOne Inc.

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