Cold Case Files
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| Cold Case Files | |
|---|---|
| Format | Criminal justice, Documentary |
| Created by | Kurtis Productions, Ltd. |
| Starring | Bill Kurtis (host) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 126- |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 45-50 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | A&E Network |
| Original run | January 1, 1999 – Present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Cold Case Files is a 1999—present documentary television series on the cable channel A&E Network hosted by Bill Kurtis that documents the investigation of various long-unsolved murders (referred to as "cold cases" in detectives' parlance) through the use of modern forensic science (especially recent advances in DNA techniques), and criminal psychology, in addition to recent breakthroughs in the case(s) involving previously silent witnesses. According to A&E, the show has been widely praised by law enforcement agencies and its investigative reports are commonly used training of detectives.[1] It has also served as inspiration for a number of popular later police dramas on network television.[2]
Cold Case Files first aired as a sub-series of another A&E crime documentary program, "Investigative Reports", also hosted by Bill Kurtis, which ran from 1991—2004.[citation needed]
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- Cold Case Files
- The Boy and the Monster/Secret in the Cellar
- The Texas Drifter/The Fingerprint File
- The Answer in the Box/Maternal Instinct
- The Hunter Homicides/The Skulls Of Stanley Park
- Through Eyes of a Child/The Killer Next Door - "Through Eyes of a Child" told the story of solving the murder of Michelle Morgan, a 4-year-old child abuse victim who was murdered by her stepmother in 1961.[3] An autopsy was conducted by the pathologist at the army base where the family lived, and the cause of death was found to be massive trauma to the chest.[3] Due to a technical error, the report was not completed until much later when an inexperienced coroner mistakenly marked the death as resulting from pneumonia and having occurred in 1976. The local prosecutor never pursued the case. In 1996 a brother who had witnessed the murder discovered his sister's erroneous death certificate. He corresponded with Deputy Coroner Bob Shay and revealed how Michelle's death really occurred. Shay subsequently got the case reopened. Investigators discovered the original autopsy report and Michelle's hospital record that showed multiple visits. To get further evidence, Michelle's remains were exhumed. Though the body had been buried for over 30 years, it still showed the marks of brutal child abuse, substantiating the brother's claims. The stepmother, Mary Morgan, was located. She initially denied the allegations and attempted to flee the country, but was caught and arrested. She eventually pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to five years in prison.[3] In the years after Michelle's death, Mary had raised four children who had collectively visited hospitals for medical care over 150 times before the age of five, suggesting that all had been abused.[3]
- One Night on the Bayou/The Buckeye Misdemeanor
- The Mark of Cain/Death on The Freeway
- Terror in Telluride/Signature of a Killer
- Diary Of A Serial Arsonist/The Lost Clue
- Killer on the Strip/The Doll Murder
- Murder Illustrated/Blood Relations
- The Burning Secret/Justice Delayed
- Reconstructing Murder/Fire Flicks
- The Missing Informant/Man's Best Friend
- Killer in the County
- Presumed Dead/The Tow Truck Killer
- Portrait Of A Killer/The Tortured Truth - "Portrait of a Killer" told about how NecroSearch, a volunteer team of victim advocates with technical investigation skills, successfully investigated the disappearance of photographer Michelle Wallace, age 25, who had been reported missing from Gunnison, Colorado, in 1974. Initially police had suspected a drifter named Roy Melanson who had Michelle’s camera, but said she had given it to him. Hikers found a clump of brown hair and a piece of human scalp, but no more evidence surfaced and the case went cold. In 1992, Necrosearch members mapped out a grid in the remote area where the hair had been found and conducted an intensive surveillance, walking in a line about an arm’s length apart. Geologist Cecilia Travis spotted what appeared to be a large, white mushroom. Something near it glinted in the sun, which turned out to be Michelle's gold molar, while the “mushroom” turned out to be her skull. Other remains were uncovered, and investigators successfully obtained the evidence needed to convict Melanson for murder.[3]
- Vanished
- The Missing and the Dead
- Silent Witness/Innocence Lost
- Frozen in Time/Little Girl Lost
- Family Secret/Blood Trail
- Bodies In The Bay/Till Death Do Us Part
- Operation Jambalaya/Footprints in the Snow
- The South Side Rapist
- Mark of a Killer/Dead Ends
- The Baiting Game
- Ticket to Nowhere/The Paper Route
- Traces of Murder/The Bathtub Killer
- Pride and the Fall/The Nail File
- In the Care of a Killer/Deadly Lies
- Lady in the Box
- Crimes of the KKK
- Murder On The Menu
- The Widow and the Wolf/Unicorns and Alligators
- Vintage Murder/Trouble in Paradise
- The Perfect Murder/Death of Innocents
- The Unluckiest Man/The Deadly Triangle
- Cat and Mouse/Cabbie Killer
- The Cuff Link/Graveyard Shift
- Title unavailable
- The Good Samaritan/Gun Shy
- A Map To Murder/Life on the Run
- Soft Kill/Unsolved
- License to Kill/The Tell-Tale Mark/The Super
- The Original Night Stalker
- Cold Hit/Silent Kill
- Mommy Rules
- A Sealed Fate/Deadly Divorce
- Cop Killer/Evil Twin
- The Zodiac Killer
- The Accidental Killer/Little Sister Lost
- The Merry Widow/The Bad Cop
- Daddy Knows Best/Dawn of the Dead
- The Killer's Tattoo
- The Green River Killer
- A Hitchhike to Murder/Never Forgotten
- The DNA Link/The Secret Slide
- Death Before I Do/Hollywood Homicide
- Blood Money/Precious Doe
- Unholy Bible/A Daughter's Justice
- Officer Down/Secret Twin
- Weepy-Voiced Killer/The Mr. Big Sting
- Blood on the Badge/Bump in the Night
- The Lady Killer/A Husband's Secret
- Mistaken for a Killer/A Woman Scorned
- Title unavailable
- The Missing Hunters/The Flashlight Rapist
- Cowboys on the Case/Office Politics
- The Flaming Gorge Falls/Caught in the Mail
- Murder Checks In / Killer in the City
- The Shopping Cart Killer
- The Hit makers/Favor For A Friend
- Lil' Miss /Skeletons In The Closet
- Love Triangle/2nd Story Rapist
- The Calling Card/Carol's Diary
- Beauty Queen Killer/The Fingerprint
- Friend of the Family/Remains of Murder
- Under a Spell/Justice for Lisa
- A Man Scorned/The Dungeon
- A Killer Named Korn/The Night Watchman
- The Bedroom Basher
- Baby for Sale/The Barrel
- The Bitemark/Justice for Eglena
- Sex, Lies and Murder
- The Monster/A Cousin's Promise
- A Brother's Burden/The Midnight Attacker
- The Well/The Deadly Ex
- Déjà Vu/Secret In The Well
- The Tourniquet/Burning Desire
- Manhunt
- The Family / The Clue That Stuck
- Man in the Shadows/The Hitchhiker
- A Confession for Carmen/The Girls
- A Sister Lost/Rumors of Murder
- Smoky Mountain Mystery / A Drop of Blood
- Rear Window / The Peeper
- Obsession: Dave Reichert and the Green River Killer
- On the Case: Nacole's Killer
- Caught on Tape/A Son Remembers
- Snatched/A Detective's Promise
- Finding BTK
- Death Of A Deacon/A Wife's Mission
- The Sunday Morning Slasher
- Killer on Campus/The Bow Hunter
- Something Snapped/A Killer's Dream
- Daddy Dearest/A Pastor's Wife
- A Killer's Skin / Where's Peggy?
- The Interrogation/The Slide
- Innocence Stolen/Danger at the Door
- On the Case: A Child Remembers
- Place Holder for Episode
- Title unavailable
- Seattle, WA: Long Walk Home
- NCIS/Exhuming the Truth
