Cold Case Files 1999
What is Cold Case Files?
The television series Cold Case Files is a documentary-style program that examines criminal cases. The show explores cases that have gone cold for years, following the journeys of the detectives who reopened them.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1999
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 128
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 1, 1999
- Last aired
- Oct 12, 2007
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- A&E
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Documentary
- Updated
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Overview
The television series Cold Case Files is a documentary-style program that examines criminal cases. The show explores cases that have gone cold for years, following the journeys of the detectives who reopened them. These detectives relive the events of the crimes, revealing new information and surprising developments. The program relies on advances in forensic technology to help crack the cases. Additionally, the influence of social media plays a role in the investigations. By re-examining the evidence and using new tools, the detectives work to solve the crimes. The series provides a detailed look at the investigative process, highlighting the efforts of the detectives as they work to bring closure to the cases. The show's approach offers a unique perspective on the criminal justice system, shedding light on the challenges and successes of cold case investigations.
Should you watch it?
“Follow detectives as they reopen long-unsolved crimes using modern forensics and social media.”
- features compelling cases that have gone cold for years
- explores breakthroughs in forensic technology
- deals with real-world crimes that may be disturbing
- relies on retrospective accounts of investigations
Watch it if you are interested in true crime documentaries about unsolved investigations.
The series deals with criminal investigations and unsolved cases.
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Season 1 · 25 episodes
- E1 Hour 1 - Cold Case Files Mytharc Jan 1, 1999
- E2 The Boy and the Monster/Secret in the Cellar Core Jan 8, 1999
- E3 The Texas Drifter/The Fingerprint File Core Jan 15, 1999
- E4 The Answer in the Box/Maternal Instinct Mytharc Jan 23, 1999
- E5 The Hunter Homicides / Skulls in Stanley Park Core Jan 29, 1999
- E6 Through the Eyes of a Child / Killer Next Door Core Feb 6, 1999
- E7 One Night on the Bayou / Buckeye Misdemeanor Core Feb 12, 1999
- E8 The Mark of Cain / Death on the Freeway Core Feb 19, 1999
- E9 Terror in Telluride/Signature of a Killer Mytharc Feb 26, 1999
- E10 Diary Of A Serial Arsonist/The Lost Clue Core Mar 5, 1999
- E11 Killer on the Strip/The Doll Murder Mytharc Mar 12, 1999
- E12 Murder Illustrated/Blood Relations Mytharc Mar 19, 1999
- E13 The Burning Secret/Justice Delayed Core Mar 26, 1999
- E14 Reconstructing Murder/Fire Flicks Core Apr 9, 1999
- E15 Killer in the County Core Apr 16, 1999
- E16 Presumed Dead/The Tow Truck Killer Core Apr 23, 1999
- E17 The Missing Informant/Man's Best Friend Core Apr 30, 1999
- E18 The Tortured Truth/Portrait Of A Killer Core Apr 30, 1999
- E19 Vanished Mytharc May 7, 1999
- E20 The Missing and the Dead Core May 14, 1999
- E21 Silent Witness/Innocence Lost Core May 21, 1999
- E22 Frozen in Time/Little Girl Lost Core May 28, 1999
- E23 Family Secret/Blood Trail Core Jun 4, 1999
- E24 Bodies In The Bay/Cold Hit Core Jun 11, 1999
- E26 Man in the Shadows/The Hitchhiker Mytharc Apr 2, 1999
Season 2 · 25 episodes
- E1 Operation Jambalaya/Footprints in the Snow Mytharc Jan 1, 2000
- E2 The South Side Rapist Core Jan 8, 2000
- E3 Mark of a Killer/Dead Ends Core Jan 15, 2000
- E4 The Baiting Game/The Killer's Tattoo Core Jan 22, 2000
- E5 Ticket to Nowhere/The Paper Route Mytharc Jan 29, 2000
- E6 Traces of Murder/The Bathtub Killer Core Feb 5, 2000
- E7 Pride and the Fall/The Nail File Mytharc Feb 12, 2000
- E8 In the Care of a Killer/Deadly Lies Core Feb 19, 2000
- E9 Lady in the Box Core Feb 26, 2000
- E10 Crimes of the KKK Core Mar 5, 2000
- E11 Murder On The Menu Core Mar 12, 2000
- E12 The Widow and the Wolf/Unicorns and Alligators Core Mar 19, 2000
- E13 Vintage Murder/Trouble in Paradise Core Mar 26, 2000
- E14 The Perfect Murder/Death of Innocents Core Apr 2, 2000
- E15 The Unluckiest Man/The Deadly Triangle Core Apr 9, 2000
- E16 Cat and Mouse/Cabbie Killer Core Apr 16, 2000
- E17 The Cuff Link/Graveyard Shift Core Apr 23, 2000
- E18 The Good Samaritan/Gun Shy Core Apr 30, 2000
- E19 A Map To Murder/Life on the Run Core May 7, 2000
- E20 Soft Kill/Unsolved Core May 14, 2000
- E21 License to Kill/The Tell-Tale Mark/The Supermarket Mystery Core May 21, 2000
- E22 The Original Night Stalker Core May 28, 2000
- E23 Cold Hit/Silent Kill Mytharc Jun 4, 2000
- E24 Mommie Dearest Mytharc Jun 11, 2000
- E25 A Sealed Fate/Deadly Divorce Mytharc Jun 18, 2000
Season 3 · 25 episodes
- E1 Cop Killer/Evil Twin Mytharc Jan 1, 2001
- E2 The Zodiac Killer Core Jan 8, 2001
- E3 The Accidental Killer/Little Sister Lost Core Jan 15, 2001
- E4 The Merry Widow/The Bad Cop Core Jan 22, 2001
- E5 Daddy Knows Best/Dawn of the Dead Mytharc Jan 29, 2001
- E6 The Killer's Tattoo Core Feb 5, 2001
- E7 The Green River Killer Core Feb 12, 2001
- E8 A Hitchhike to Murder/Never Forgotten Core Feb 19, 2001
- E9 The DNA Link/The Secret Slide Mytharc Feb 26, 2001
- E10 Death Before I Do/Hollywood Homicide Core Mar 5, 2001
- E11 Blood Money/Precious Doe Core Mar 12, 2001
- E12 Unholy Bible/A Daughter's Justice Core Mar 19, 2001
- E13 Officer Down/Secret Twin Core Mar 26, 2001
- E14 Weepy-Voiced Killer/The Mr. Big Sting Core Apr 2, 2001
- E15 Blood on the Badge/Bump in the Night Core Apr 9, 2001
- E16 The Lady Killer/A Husband's Secret Core Apr 16, 2001
- E17 Mistaken for a Killer/A Woman Scorned Core Apr 23, 2001
- E18 The Missing Hunters/The Flashlight Rapist Core Apr 30, 2001
- E19 Cowboys on the Case/Office Politics Core May 7, 2001
- E20 The Flaming Gorge Falls/Caught in the Mail Core May 14, 2001
- E21 Murder Checks In / Killer in the City Core May 21, 2001
- E22 The Shopping Cart Killer Core May 28, 2001
- E23 The Hit makers/Favor For A Friend Core Jun 4, 2001
- E24 Lil' Miss /Skeletons In The Closet Mytharc Jun 11, 2001
- E25 Innocent Prey/The Punishment Mytharc Jun 18, 2001
Season 4 · 25 episodes
- E1 Love Triangle/2nd Story Rapist Mytharc Jan 1, 2002
- E2 The Calling Card/Carol's Diary Core
- E3 Beauty Queen Killer/The Fingerprint Core
- E4 Friend of the Family/Remains of Murder Core
- E5 Under a Spell/Justice for Lisa Core
- E6 A Man Scorned/The Dungeon Core
- E7 A Killer Named Korn/The Night Watchman Core
- E8 The Bedroom Basher Core Feb 19, 2002
- E9 Baby for Sale/The Barrel Core Feb 26, 2002
- E10 The Bitemark/Justice for Eglena Core Mar 5, 2002
- E11 Sex, Lies and Murder Core Mar 12, 2002
- E12 The Monster/A Cousin's Promise Core
- E13 A Brother's Burden/The Midnight Attacker Core
- E14 The Well/The Deadly Ex Core
- E15 Deja Vu/Secret In The Well Core
- E16 The Tourniquet/Burning Desire Core Apr 16, 2002
- E17 Manhunt Core
- E18 The Family / The Clue That Stuck Core Apr 30, 2002
- E19 Man in the Shadows/The Hitchhiker Core
- E20 A Confession for Carmen/The Girls Core May 14, 2002
- E21 A Sister Lost/Rumors of Murder Core
- E22 Smoky Mountain Mystery / A Drop of Blood Core
- E23 Rear Window / The Peeper Core Jun 4, 2002
- E24 The Closers/Caught by an Eyelash Mytharc
- E25 Kidnapped Mytharc
Season 5 · 28 episodes
- E1 Obsession: Dave Reichert and the Green River Killer Mytharc Dec 15, 2005
- E2 Finding BTK Core Dec 22, 2005
- E3 Death of a Deacon/A Wife's Mission Core Jan 14, 2006
- E4 Snatched/A Detective's Promise Mytharc Jan 21, 2006
- E5 The Sunday Morning Slasher Core Feb 4, 2006
- E6 Caught on Tape/A Son Remembers Core Feb 18, 2006
- E7 On the Case: Nacole's Killer Core Mar 11, 2006
- E8 Killer on Campus/Bow Hunter Core Apr 2, 2006
- E9 Something Snapped/A Killer's Dream Mytharc Apr 9, 2006
- E10 Daddy Dearest/A Pastor's Wife Core May 6, 2006
- E11 A Killer's Skin / Where's Peggy? Core Jun 3, 2006
- E12 Innocence Stolen/Danger at the Door Core Jul 8, 2006
- E13 The Interrogation/The Slide Core Jul 15, 2006
- E14 The Taunt / Death in Deadwood Core Jul 29, 2006
- E15 A Child Remembers Core Aug 12, 2006
- E16 The Black Dahlia Core Sep 9, 2006
- E17 The Deadly Stroll / Unholy Secret Core Sep 23, 2006
- E18 A Deadly Affair / The Sting Operation Core Sep 30, 2006
- E19 NCIS / Exhuming the Truth Core Oct 7, 2006
- E20 Cross Country Connection / Eyes at the Window Core Oct 21, 2006
- E21 Abandoned Houses / A Son's Memory Mytharc Oct 28, 2006
- E22 A Knock at the Door / Shattered Core Nov 18, 2006
- E23 A Deadly Pattern / A Desperate Housewife Mytharc Nov 23, 2006
- E24 Murder He Wrote / Caught By the Past Core Dec 31, 2006
- E25 Left for Dead / On the Case Core Dec 31, 2006
- E26 The Execution of Michael Johnson Core Jul 24, 2007
- E27 Innocence Files Mytharc Sep 18, 2007
- E28 Evidence Kit Mytharc Oct 12, 2007
Frequently asked questions
What is Cold Case Files about?
It explores compelling cases that have gone cold for years and chronicles the detectives who reopened them.
How do detectives try to solve these cases?
They rely on breakthroughs in forensic technology and the influence of social media.
What are the genres of the show?
The show spans crime, mystery, and documentary genres.
What does the series chronicle?
It chronicles the journeys of the detectives who reopened long-cold cases and relive the events.
What do the detectives reveal in the episodes?
They reveal new twists and startling revelations related to the crimes.
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