Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

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.

  • 44 minutes 52 seconds
    Officer Down

    The longest running cold case of a law enforcement officer in the United States was the murder of Sheriff's Lt. Joe Clark.

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    16 December 2025, 8:30 am
  • 40 minutes 28 seconds
    I SURVIVED: We're Going To Fight With Everything We Have

    Two women fight for their lives when an attacker ambushes them on a mountain trail; two men survive 14 hours adrift at sea.

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    13 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 40 minutes 19 seconds
    REOPENED: Devil at the Door

    The 1998 brutal murder of 36-year-old computer analyst Lisa Valdez inside her San Francisco studio condominium was a mystery until advances in forensic technology helped solve the case 13 years later.

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    11 December 2025, 8:30 am
  • 41 minutes 35 seconds
    Dead West: Lovers, Lies and Canyon Murder

    In 1987, 28-year-old Carol Murphy is found dead in a wooded area of Boulder, Colorado. It will take 20 years and a new technology to finally solve her murder.

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    9 December 2025, 8:30 am
  • 38 minutes 37 seconds
    I SURVIVED: This Is My Chance, I Have To Get Out Of Here

    A woman survives being choked and raped by a new friend that hid his criminal past. A young mother survives over 25 stab wounds from her ex-boyfriend.

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    6 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 45 minutes 24 seconds
    REOPENED: The Voice in the Lake

    When 31-year-old real estate appraiser Mike Williams mysteriously vanishes while duck hunting in the Florida swamps in December 2000, authorities assume that he accidentally drowned in Lake Seminole. But the case is re-examined sixteen years later after the police receive a distress call from the victim's wife, Denise Williams.

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    4 December 2025, 8:30 am
  • 48 minutes 28 seconds
    A Confession for Carmen

    In a big city like Philadelphia, it's easy for an unsolved murder to slip into the cold files and be forgotten. But in this case, one victim's boyfriend was set on doing everything possible to make sure people didn't forget, and that police didn't stop investigating.

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    2 December 2025, 8:30 am
  • 37 minutes 38 seconds
    I SURVIVED: The Doctor Said You've Been Stabbed 14 Times

    A 17 yr old woman is taken to a secluded forest and sexually assaulted. A man's hand gets caught in farm equipment. A friend stabs and slashes a 14 yr old girl's throat.

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    29 November 2025, 8:00 am
  • 22 minutes 37 seconds
    REOPENED: Innocent Prey

    A serial rapist is terrorizing women around Portland, Oregon, and investigators are faced with an endless list of potential suspects until a hunch finally pays off. 

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    27 November 2025, 8:30 am
  • 44 minutes 5 seconds
    The Shopping Cart Killer

    New York denizen Arohn Kee is a lesser known serial killer, but no less odious. He preyed on teenage girls in Harlem.

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    25 November 2025, 8:30 am
  • 38 minutes 46 seconds
    I SURVIVED: Is This What Death Is Like?

    A 15-year-old is snatched off the street on an early morning run. A man goes head-to-head with a killer chimpanzee, and a woman is shot and left for dead in a freezer.

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    22 November 2025, 8:00 am
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