`Cold Case Files', one of A&E Network's most popular and successful series of all time, chronicles the re-examination of long-unsolved crimes and the journeys of law enforcement personnel who reopened them. With the use of forensic advances and new evidence, police and detectives attempt to crack the cases and clarify unanswered questions. Each story is brought to life through cinematic dramatizations and first-person storytelling from the detectives and loved ones who lived through the harrowing experiences. Bill Kurtis narrates.
When a 31-year-old real estate appraiser mysteriously vanishes, investigators suspect he accidentally drowned. But could there be more to the story?
The case of Lisa Valdez, who was found brutally murdered in her flat when she failed to turn up for work. Over a decade later, can the killer be found?
When a mother of three vanishes without a trace, investigators are stumped until a decade later, when her sister launches a social media campaign.
A long list of suspects emerges when 25-year-old schoolteacher Christy Mirack is found murdered in her apartment, but years pass before the real killer is found.
Detectives hit a wall while trying to figure out who is behind a series of murders of women in small towns when the killings abruptly stop.
Devil in Disguise: When Irene Garza vanishes the evening before Easter, a community bands together to find her. Decades later, the truth about what happened to her comes to light.
After the body of Timothy Coggins is found in 1983, the case freezes for over 30 years until a newly elected sheriff vows to bring the killers to justice. (S2, ep 7)
In 1980, Helene Pruszynski is found brutalised in a snowy field. After 37 years, investigators tap into a genealogy website that leads to the killer. (S2, ep 8)
On Easter Sunday 1992, the body of Lisa Ziegert is found in a field. But it takes 20 years before DNA phenotyping can put a face to the killer. (S2, ep 9)
In 1984, 15-year-old Reesa Trexler is found murdered, but a stalled investigation only fuels the town rumour mill, pointing the finger at her sister. (S2, ep 10)
When beloved teacher Jonelle Melton is found murdered in 2009, suspicion is cast on her soon-to-be ex-husband. Years on, however, he helps solve the case. (S3, ep 1)
In 1972, the body of Jody Loomis is found in the woods. But it's 34 years before the killer's DNA is recovered from Jody's old clothing. (S2, ep 11)
Two masked gunmen leave a man a quadriplegic for five years before his death. Later, DNA from a knife is used to create a sketch of the killer. (S2, ep 12)
Pam Pitts disappears in 1988 and her charred body is found 13 days later. When a second body is found in a mine shaft, detectives fear a serial killer is at large. (S3, ep 2)
In late 1983, the bodies of five people abducted from a local fast food restaurant are found brutally murdered in an oil field. (S2, ep 13)
Tonya McKinley is found murdered on New Year's Day 1985, leaving her child motherless. It takes 35 years of scientific advancements to catch a killer. (S3, ep 3)
Jack Kennedy finds his daughters killed in 1984 and their family fight tooth and nail to keep the case alive. It takes 30 years for an informant to give a name. (S3, ep 4)
In 1997, the murder of Tiffany Johnston rocks the small town of Bethany, Oklahoma. A DNA breakthrough a decade later leads police to two other buried bodies. (S3, ep 5)
Nearly 40 years on from Loretta Jones' murder, her daughter Heidi vows to solve the cold case and calls on an old friend to help her find justice. (S3, ep 6)
Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman disappear after a mobile home fire in 1999 and a mother is sent on a decades-long crusade to find out what happened. (S3, ep 7)
Jackie Johns' body is discovered in 1985 and many locally believe her blood is on the hands of a wealthy businessman. It takes 25 years to reach the truth. (S3, ep 8)
Human bones are discovered in the woods in Pennsylvania in 1985, putting an end to the search for missing boy David Reed. Decades pass before a killer is found. (S3, ep 9)
When Gary Parks dies in a fire ruled to be arson, the investigation into his death shifts to homicide. It takes a dogged detective to track down the killer. (S3, ep 10)
Til Death Do Us Part: In 1981, Chuck Hall finds wife Cheryl murdered. Cheryl's family are certain they know her killer but it takes decades for a DNA match to erase all doubt. (S3, ep 11)
Janie Landers' body is found after she vanishes from a home for the impaired in 1979. Years pass before the killer and atrocities in the facility are revealed. (S3, ep 12)
Shirley Soosay goes missing in 1980 and her niece Violet vows to bring her home. However, it would take decades for the case to finally be solved. (S3, ep 13)
In early 1984, three-year-old Vanessa Bennett becomes the lone survivor of her family's brutal murder. Decades later, DNA narrows the suspect pool. (S2, ep 14)