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Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOneart19.com
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.

Episodes

I SURVIVED: The Hardest Twenty Yards I Have Ever Walked

When Amanda, a school teacher, is carjacked and abducted by an escaped inmate, she quickly forms a game plan: play along and stay alive. In order to convince her abductor that they are friends and get out alive, she is forced to make decisions she never thought she would face. Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Sep 02, 202330 min

REOPENED: The Clue That Stuck

In an ocean-side town in California, a woman is strangled to death in her home and her head is wrapped in duct tape. Police are at a loss for evidence, but there is one eye-witness: the victim's four-year-old son. Sponsors: Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

Aug 29, 202323 min

I SURVIVED: It Looks Like Dynamite

Michelle and her daughter Breea are home alone when three masked gunman burst through the door. The home invasion turns into a high stakes bank robbery, and Michelle's only hope of survival is to help her captors pull it off. Sponsors: Prose: Custom, made-to-order haircare from Prose has your name all over it. Go to Prose.com/survive for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off Caraway: Right now, Caraway is offering new members 30 days completely free if you go Caraway.com/ISURVIVED . T...

Aug 26, 202348 min

REOPENED: Killer on Campus

In the spring of 1969, Jane Mixer becomes one of several young women murdered around the University of Michigan. Police think there may be a serial killer, but does Jane fit the pattern? And years later, how does the DNA of a 4-year-old end up found on Jane's body? Sponsors: Fab Fit Fun: Sign up at FabFitFun.com/COLDCASE , customize your box, and get access to discounts up to 70% off on brands like Fenty, Free People, and Our Place - to name a few. Not in-love this season’s options? Take the cre...

Aug 22, 202323 min

I SURVIVED: I Didn't Stop Running

One phone call turned Karen’s seemingly happy marriage into a violent nightmare. A prisoner in her own home, Karen outsmarted her husband and escaped with her life twice. Today, she uses her experience for good, helping others survive and learn to heal. Sponsors: Babbel: Here's a special, (limited time) deal for our listeners to get you started RIGHT NOW - get 55% off your Babbel subscription - but only for our listeners - at Babbel.com/Survive Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or vi...

Aug 19, 202335 min

REOPENED: Where's Peggy?

After a mother hears about allegations that her physically abusive boyfriend has sexually abused her daughter, she goes mysteriously missing for over a decade. A trunk, a storage unit, and a Cold Case detective's dogged determination help solve the mystery. Sponsors: Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive. See Privacy Policy at https://a...

Aug 15, 202321 min

I SURVIVED: I Had A Dark Secret

In September 1975, 14-year-old David McVicker is abducted while hitchhiking home from a friend's house in Garden Grove, California. His assailant, William Bonin, has an appetite for assaulting young men and boys. David wasn’t his first victim, nor would he be the last. Sponsors: Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived Apartm...

Aug 12, 202332 min

REOPENED: Kidnapped

In 1991, an eight-year-old boy is kidnapped from home while his mother is at church. Police believe the kidnapper is someone close to the family, but rule out all the obvious suspects. Despite years going by, ransom notes, and briefcase full of cash, and the lack of a body keep the mother's hope alive. Sponsors: Simplisafe: Right now, Cold Case Files]listeners get a special 20% off any SimpliSafe system when you sign up for Fast Protect Monitoring. This huge offer is for a limited time only. So ...

Aug 08, 202331 min

I SURVIVED: If I go to Sleep, I Might Not Wake Up

Paul Dennis Reid Jr., a country-star wannabe, spends nights robbing fast food joints and killing innocent workers. One of those workers, Jose Ramirez Gonzalez, recounts the night he faced off with Reid in a stock room and managed to survive. Sponsors: AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million...

Aug 05, 202338 min

REOPENED: Death in Deadwood

In a town most famous for the death of legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok, police try to solve a murder not in the 1880s, but the 1980s. This murder involves a man named David Crockett, another named "Outlaw," a bus full of hippies, and a very large rock. Sponsors: ZocDoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/CCF and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. That’s Zocdoc.com/CCF Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com Progressive: Multitask right now....

Aug 01, 202329 min

I SURVIVED: I Was Scared to See The Blood

In November 1988, 27-year-old Enietra Margette is walking to a party in South Los Angeles, when a neatly dressed man offers her a ride. After she gets in the car, he shoots her in the chest setting off a lifetime of problems. Check out our great sponsors! Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived Rocket Money: Stop throwing yo...

Jul 29, 202332 min

REOPENED: Man in the Shadows

Police in Columbus, Ohio spend more than a decade hunting a man who terrorized a neighborhood known as Linden. In the process, he became one of the most prolific rapists in U.S. history. Sponsors: Fab Fit Fun: Sign up at FabFitFun.com/COLDCASE , customize your box, and get access to discounts up to 70% off on brands like Fenty, Free People, and Our Place - to name a few. Not in-love this season’s options? Take the credit to shop their exclusive flash sales of up to 70% and save on the biggest na...

Jul 25, 202331 min

I SURVIVED: Somebody's Trying to Kill My Brother

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. A good samaritan helped catch their attacker but started a years-long struggle to keep him behind bars. Check out our great sponsors! Babbel: Here's a special, (limited time) deal for our listeners to get you started RIGHT NOW - get 55% off your Babbel subscription - but only for our listeners - at Babbel.com/Survive Rules and restrictions ma...

Jul 22, 202349 min

REOPENED: The Bow Hunter

In 1993, Charles Murray, an experienced hunter, went missing on the first day of bow hunting season. His family fears that something terrible had happened were quickly realized. But who was it that found Charles out in the middle of the woods? And why did this hunter become someone else's prey? Sponsors: Skims: Believe the hype - the collection has nearly 90,000 five star reviews for a reason The Fits Everybody collection and more perfect-fit essentials are available now at SKIMS.com Plus, get f...

Jul 18, 202325 min

I SURVIVED: I Knew I Wasn't The Only Victim

In 1999, Cynthia Vigil was abducted, held captive and tortured for three days. Her escape from the brink of death would stop The Toybox Killer, David Parker Ray, from harming any other women. Sponsors: Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces. PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment...

Jul 15, 202345 min

REOPENED: The Black Dahlia

This week marks the 71st anniversary of one of the most infamous cold cases in America - the gruesome murder of Los Angeles actress Elizabeth Short, more commonly known as The Black Dahlia. We'll go explore what makes this case so complicated, unpack the prevailing theories, and find out why some people say it will never be solved - while other claim it already is. Sponsors: Simplisafe: Right now, listeners get a special 20% off any SimpliSafe system when you sign up for Fast Protect Monitoring....

Jul 11, 202338 min

I SURVIVED: I Felt Less Than Human

Vanessa Gay recounts her escape from Anthony Sowell in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mistrust of the police makes her reluctant to report her attack for many years. But eventually, her testimony would put her attacker behind bars. Check out our great sponsors! Sponsors: Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

Jul 08, 202339 min

REOPENED: A Cousin's Promise

On a fall day in 1978, an apartment manager in Reynoldsburg, Ohio takes a call. On the other end of the line is a frantic tenant who says water is pouring out of her ceiling. The super calls a maintenance man who forces his way into the apartment above, to try to find the leak. He makes his way to the bathroom and discovers a young woman in the bathtub, hands bound at the wrists, and strangled. Sponsors: Angi: Get your next project done with the help of a pro from Angi. Download the free Angi mo...

Jul 04, 202328 min

I SURVIVED: I Can't Believe I'm Still Alive

In 1992, 19-year-old Fabienne Witherspoon tries to help a man who was down on his luck when he attacked her in her own home. In an effort to stay alive, she wages a physical and psychological war against the man who tries to kill her, Tommy Lynn Sells. Check out our great sponsors! Squarespace: Head to Squarespace.com/survive for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use offer code SURVIVE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free de...

Jul 01, 202338 min

REOPENED: Mommy's Rules

The bodies of two teenage girls are discovered. One set on fire, the other stuffed in a box and thrown in a lake. Both are Jane Does. Both have been murdered. Eight years later, a third woman comes forward and reveals their identities, and how she escaped from suffering the same fate. Sponsors: Angi: Get your next project done with the help of a pro from Angi. Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com Simplisafe: Right now, get 20% off your new system when you sign up for Interac...

Jun 27, 202332 min

I SURVIVED: I Ran For Everything I Had

In November 2011, 48-year-old Scott Davis thinks he is on his way to a gig as a farm caretaker, a job he has secured on Craigslist. Unbeknownst to him, it’s actually a murderous trap laid by a psychopathic serial killer named Richard Beasley. Sponsors: AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces Simplisafe: Right now, get 20% off your new system when you sign up for Interactive Monitoring. Visit simplisafe.com/SURVIVED. That’s s...

Jun 24, 202333 min

REOPENED: The Girls

Jack Irwin is a 71-year-old war veteran who lives by himself in San Bernardino, CA. That is until two young women - Marcia Ann Johnson and Judy Gellert - embed themselves into Jack's affairs, and his finances. Jack's neighbors become concerned, and when Jack disappears, they are left asking: Are Marcia and Judy friends, con artists, or worse? Sponsors: Angi: Get your next project done with the help of a pro from Angi. Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com Progressive: Multita...

Jun 20, 202329 min

I SURVIVED: I Could See Beneath The Blindfold

In November of 1984, 17-year-old Lisa McVey Noland was biking home from her job working the night shift at a local Tampa doughnut shop, when she was suddenly snatched off her bike and abducted. Being abducted was one of the worst things that happened to her but also saved her life. Sponsors: AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces. PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the qui...

Jun 17, 202341 min

REOPENED: The Shopping Cart Killer

Detectives track a serial killer and predator through the projects of East Harlem, who keeps finding new and creative ways to dispose of bodies, and elude police. Sponsors: Nutrafol: You can grow thicker, healthier hair AND support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and entering the promo code FILES to save ten dollars off your first month’s subscription – this offer is only available to US customers for a limited time. Plus FREE shipping on EVERY order. Angi: Get your next project done with the ...

Jun 13, 202348 min

I SURVIVED: I Didn't Even Realize I Was Shot

In January of 1981, 18-year-old Cheryl Bartlett Fann was walking home late at night with her fiancé Bud, when they were suddenly abducted and taken to an abandoned garage by two attackers. They would go free for years until DNA revealed who their attackers were…and how they were related. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 10, 202325 min

REOPENED: Finding BTK

Bind. Torture. Kill. That was the mantra of one of America's most notorious serial killers. After killing at least seven people in the Wichita, Kansas area during the 1970s, BTK disappeared for nearly three decades. Then in 2004 he re-surfaced, and used the local new to make sure everybody knew it. Sponsors: Angi: Get your next project done with the help of a pro from Angi. Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com. SKIMS: Believe the hype - the collection has nearly 90,000 five ...

Jun 06, 202335 min

I SURVIVED: I Don't Want to Die Like That

In September of 1992, 17-year-old Jennifer Asbenson is kidnapped and driven into the most desolate part of Palm Desert, CA. Her attacker, 32-year-old Andrew Urdiales, has already killed multiple women before luring his latest victim into his car. Jennifer recounts in her own words her fight to stay alive and escape the clutches of her would-be killer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 03, 20231 hr 4 min

REOPENED: A Killer's Skin

After a pair of attacks on older and middle-aged women, police believe they are on the trail of a sexual predator turned murderer. But when a third victim shows up who doesn't fit the profile, the investigation is forced to take a hard turn. Sponsors: Earth Breeze : Subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40% at EarthBreeze.com/COLDCASE Uqora : Get proactive about urinary tract health and get your life back today. Text COLD to 64-000 to get 30% off *By Texting 64000, you agree to receive recurring au...

May 30, 202338 min

I SURVIVED: The Box Became My Safe Haven

21-year-old Anita is at home alone, when a man she barely knows bursts in, ties her up, and abducts her. The attacker imprisons her in his home, keeping her locked in a metal box for hours on end. Over the next eight days, Anita clings to life, hoping that someone will find her before it’s too late. Sponsors: Apartments.com : Visit Apartments.com , the place to find a place. Simplisafe : Customize the perfect system for your home in just a few minutes at simplisafe.com/SURVIVED . Go today and cl...

May 27, 202351 min

REOPENED: Burning Desire

A California Highway Patrol officer spots a fire in an olive orchard and pulls off to investigate. He finds a woman's body, shot and set ablaze. It doesn't take police long to develop a theory on who did it... but why, where, how, and who else all remain a mystery. Sponsors: Angi : Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com . Jordan Harbinger : Search for The Jordan Harbinger Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you listen to podcasts, or go to jordanharbinger.com/subscribe P...

May 23, 202332 min
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