Cold Case Files
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Detectives utilize new technology and social media in an effort to crack long-unsolved crimes.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, April 15
Terror in Telluride; Signature of a Killer
Season 1 • Episode 9
A tipster's call helps solve the murder of the heir to the U-Haul fortune.
Wednesday, April 15
Reconstructing Murder; Fire Flicks
Season 1 • Episode 14
Forensic clay modeling helps investigators identify a murder victim.
Wednesday, April 15
Killer in the County
Season 1 • Episode 15
A killer of four goes free until a detective finds key evidence on a coffee cup.
Thursday, April 16
Terror in Telluride; Signature of a Killer
Season 1 • Episode 9
A tipster's call helps solve the murder of the heir to the U-Haul fortune.
Thursday, April 16
Reconstructing Murder; Fire Flicks
Season 1 • Episode 14
Forensic clay modeling helps investigators identify a murder victim.
Thursday, April 16
Killer in the County
Season 1 • Episode 15
A killer of four goes free until a detective finds key evidence on a coffee cup.
Wednesday, April 22
Portrait of a Killer; The Tortured Truth
Season 1 • Episode 18
Discovery of a human scalp helps convict a murderer; teen kidnaps, tortures and kills younger boys.
Wednesday, April 22
Ticket to Nowhere; The Paper Route
Season 2 • Episode 5
A woman helps solve her mother's murder; officer solves the murder of a newspaper-delivery woman.
Wednesday, April 22
Murder on the Menu; Traces of Murder; The Bathtub Killer
Season 2 •
Serial-killer targets waitresses; killer boasts to cellmates.
Wednesday, April 22
The Zodiac Killer
Season 3 • Episode 2
The Zodiac killer provokes the police by sending clues to the media.
Wednesday, April 22
The Accidental Killer; Little Sister Lost
Season 3 • Episode 3
A second murder solves the first; genetic trace solves a teen's murder.
Wednesday, April 22
The Merry Widow; The Bad Cop
Season 3 • Episode 4
An undercover agent solves a 15-year-old crime.
Wednesday, April 22
Daddy Knows Best; Dawn of the Dead
Season 3 • Episode 5
A wife goes missing; a gas-station attendant is shot.
Wednesday, April 22
Officer Down; Secret Twin
Season 3 • Episode 13
A murderer's ex-wife phones in a tip; a mother keeps the skeletal remains of the child she killed.
Wednesday, April 22
Cowboys on the Case; Office Politics
Season 3 • Episode 19
Retired officers track down a killer; DNA technology puts away a man who killed a co-worker.
Wednesday, April 22
Murder Checks In; Killer in the City
Season 3 • Episode 21
Police hunt for a man who murders women in Iowa hotels; police get a killer to confess.
Wednesday, April 22
The Shopping Cart Killer
Season 3 • Episode 22
Dry cleaning tag inside a sweatshirt left at a crime scene helps police track down a serial killer.
Wednesday, April 22
Innocent Prey; The Punishment
Season 3 • Episode 25
A hunch pays off in the capture of a serial rapist; investigators solve the murder of a 6-year-old.
Thursday, April 23
Cowboys on the Case; Office Politics
Season 3 • Episode 19
Retired officers track down a killer; DNA technology puts away a man who killed a co-worker.
Thursday, April 23
Murder Checks In; Killer in the City
Season 3 • Episode 21
Police hunt for a man who murders women in Iowa hotels; police get a killer to confess.
Thursday, April 23
The Shopping Cart Killer
Season 3 • Episode 22
Dry cleaning tag inside a sweatshirt left at a crime scene helps police track down a serial killer.
Thursday, April 23
Innocent Prey; The Punishment
Season 3 • Episode 25
A hunch pays off in the capture of a serial rapist; investigators solve the murder of a 6-year-old.
Thursday, April 23
Daddy Knows Best; Dawn of the Dead
Season 3 • Episode 5
A wife goes missing; a gas-station attendant is shot.
Thursday, April 23
Officer Down; Secret Twin
Season 3 • Episode 13
A murderer's ex-wife phones in a tip; a mother keeps the skeletal remains of the child she killed.
Wednesday, April 29
Friend of the Family; Remains of Murder
Season 4 • Episode 4
An 11-year-old girl's killer is brought to justice.
Wednesday, April 29
The Bedroom Basher
Season 4 • Episode 8
A serial killer is linked to a woman's slaying after her husband is jailed.
Wednesday, April 29
Baby for Sale; The Barrel
Season 4 • Episode 9
The infant subject of a child-custody dispute is found burned.
Wednesday, April 29
Sex, Lies and Murder
Season 4 • Episode 11
Police hunt for a serial killer who lures women to hotels for sadomasochistic sexual trysts.
Wednesday, April 29
The Monster; A Cousin's Promise
Season 4 • Episode 12
Detectives suspect that several violent crimes are connected.
Wednesday, April 29
Deja Vu; Secret in the Well
Season 4 • Episode 15
A man rapes and kills women; a man goes missing.
Wednesday, April 29
Manhunt
Season 4 • Episode 17
James Allen Selby, a serial rapist who eluded police for years.
Wednesday, April 29
Rear Window; The Peeper
Season 4 • Episode 23
A woman fails to show up for work; a woman reports being raped in her home.
Wednesday, April 29
On the Case: Nacole's Killer
Season 5 • Episode 7
Detectives work to solve the 1995 rape and murder of a 14-year-old, Nacole Smith.
Wednesday, April 29
Caught on Tape; A Son to Remember
Season 5 • Episode 6
A cell phone and an ATM card lead to the apprehension of a rapist.
Wednesday, April 29
Finding BTK
Season 5 • Episode 2
Dennis Rader leaves at least 10 murder victims in his wake.
Wednesday, April 29
Death of a Deacon; A Wife's Mission
Season 5 • Episode 3
A wife remains a key suspect in her husband's murder, until she attempts to prove her own innocence.
Thursday, April 30
On the Case: Nacole's Killer
Season 5 • Episode 7
Detectives work to solve the 1995 rape and murder of a 14-year-old, Nacole Smith.
Thursday, April 30
Caught on Tape; A Son to Remember
Season 5 • Episode 6
A cell phone and an ATM card lead to the apprehension of a rapist.
Thursday, April 30
Finding BTK
Season 5 • Episode 2
Dennis Rader leaves at least 10 murder victims in his wake.
Thursday, April 30
Death of a Deacon; A Wife's Mission
Season 5 • Episode 3
A wife remains a key suspect in her husband's murder, until she attempts to prove her own innocence.
Thursday, April 30
Manhunt
Season 4 • Episode 17
James Allen Selby, a serial rapist who eluded police for years.
Thursday, April 30
Rear Window; The Peeper
Season 4 • Episode 23
A woman fails to show up for work; a woman reports being raped in her home.
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