Cold Case Files

Flight 191 crashed in Chicago in 1979, killing nearly 300 people on board. It was the deadliest plane accident in American history. A single mother, Diane Chorba, also died that day, but was she aboard flight 191, or was the crash the perfect cover-up for murder? Check out TRUECAR to experience a better way to sell or trade in your car! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the 1980s the police discovered no fewer than 44 bodies along the Green River near Seattle, making the Green River Killer the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history. The investigation would become the largest ever performed in King County and span nearly 20 years before finally bringing the killer to justice. Start losing weight for good! Visit www.noom.com/coldcase to start your trial today!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A young woman is murdered in her bed, and investigators' key witness soon becomes their prime suspect. NEED A BETTER TOOTHBRUSH? Go to www.getquip.com/coldcase to get your first refill pack for FREE with a quip electric toothbrush!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When a young woman is murdered, investigators believe they have the perfect suspect, until DNA advancements prove they might be looking in the wrong direction. LOSE WEIGHT TODAY! Visit www.noom.com/coldcase to start your trial! Don't miss THE FIX - A 10 Episode Event - Premiering Monday March 18th on ABC!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A picture perfect marriage is shattered when the husband is shot and killed. But the woman who appears to be his grieving widow...soon becomes investigator's main suspect. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When an alleged rapist's remains are found 30 years after his disappearance, the PD calls in The Cowboys - a retired team of cold case investigators - to work the case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Two little girls go missing in Akron under the exact same circumstances. When their bodies are discovered, the families and investigators are desperate to stop the killer before he strikes again. The 2019 Fab Fit Fun Spring Box is here! Sign up at www.fabfitfun.com and use the code "COLD" to get $10 off your first box! HIRING? Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at www.ziprecruiter.com/coldcase NEED A BETTER TOOTHBRUSH? Go to www.getquip.com/coldcase to get your first refill pack for FREE with a Quip electric toothbrush!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In a dark corner of Miami, several women are found murdered and their bodies burned. A mysterious footprint, a bottle of gasoline, and a Santeria priestess help lead detectives to the serial killer. Check out TrueCar to experience a better way to sell or trade-in your car! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 1997, a couple moves into a brand new home in rural Ontario. During renovations, they discover a buried clue that is the key to solving a brutal double murder. Get LIAR LIAR by James Patterson - available now in hardcover - ebook - and audiobook everywhere books are sold! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When a 19-year-old girl goes missing, her family suspects the mafia is involved...but it will take another 16 years for her body to surface and nearly 20 years to bring the killers to justice. Get LIAR LIAR by James Patterson - available now in hardcover - ebook - and audiobook everywhere books are sold! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When three women go missing in Woonsocket, Rhode Island - investigators follow a trail that leads them to the state landfill in search of human remains. GET YOUR VITAMINS! For 50% off your first month of Care/of vitamins - go to www.TakeCareOf.com and enter "coldcase50" TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEETH! Go to www.GETQUIP.com/COLDCASE to get your first refil l pack for FREE!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A young boy is the sole survivor when his family is massacred in their Minnesota home. Two decades later - he helps cold case detectives catch the serial killer responsible. To start your free wedding website and also get $50 off your registry - go to www.ZOLA.com/coldcase Start off 2019 strong by going to www.ZipRecruiter.com/coldcase to hire the right people! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the south side of St. Louis, a series of sexual assaults appears to follow the exact same pattern - leading police to dub the perpetrator, "The South Side Rapist." The last step in his modus operandi...was to disappear completely. Go to www.thirdlove.com/case to get 15% off your f irst purchase! Go to www.getquip.com/coldcase to get your first refil l pack for FREE with a quip electric toothbrush!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When a toddler dies under the care of a babysitter, everyone assumes it was the result of a tragic accident. That is until eight years later, when a second child dies in the care of the same babysitter. Read more about this case on the A&E Real Crime Blog: http://aetv.com/realcrime Find your perfect shade at www.madison-reed.com and get 10% off PLU S free shipping when you use the code "COLD CASE" Go to www.simplisafe.com/coldcase to save 25% on your order - this deal ends November 26th!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A woman's life is shattered when her house is broken into, she's assaulted, her husband is murdered, and her home is set aflame. To make matters worse, police consider her a suspect in her own attack and her husband's death. Years later, Lynn Lopez seeks to clear her name, and get justice for her husband. Use promo code "ColdCaseFiles" at www.bombas.com to get 20% of f your first order of socks! Get free shipping and free returns with SimpliSafe's 2 month risk-free trial at www.simplisafe.com/casefile See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Leslie Powers opened a box of family photographs to discover a Great Aunt she never knew existed. A Great Aunt who was murdered, and whose case was never solved. That is, until Leslie starts asking questions, and gets police to re-open the case. Go to www.getquip.com/coldcase to get your first refil l pack for FREE with a quip electric toothbrush! Get free shipping and free returns with SimpliSafe's 2 month risk-free trial at www.simplisafe.com/casefile Go to www.thirdlove.com/case to find your perfect- fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A serial killer targets women who live on the fringes of society - with little to no connection to the mainstream world. As victims, this makes them incredibly difficult to investigate. That is... until the killer inadvertently hands investigators a map. Get free shipping and free returns with SimpliSafe's 2 month risk-free trial at www.simplisafe.com/casefile Visit www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/series and start listening to your favorite audiobook today!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When an 18-year-old hitchhiker is found in a ravine, the autopsy reveals her killing is perhaps the most brutal the examiner has ever seen. Detective McManus is struck by this case, and so he makes a promise. He's going to find the person who committed this crime, no matter how long it takes. Get free shipping and free returns with SimpliSafe's 2 month risk-free trial at www.simplisafe.com/casefile Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at www.ziprecruiter.com/coldcase See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

'Lil Miss' Lisa Marie Kimmel was 18 years old in 1988. She was working at a restaurant and driving around in her new, shiny black Honda CRX. One weekend, she was on her way to visit her family in Casper, Wyoming, but she never made it home. What happened to Lil Miss Lisa Marie? Go to www.getquip.com/coldcase to get your first refil l pack for FREE with a quip electric toothbrush! Get free shipping and free returns with SimpliSafe's 2 month risk-free trial at www.simplisafe.com/casefile Go to www.thirdlove.com/case to find your perfect- fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Deacon Phil Perry was having an affair with a member of his congregation. Shortly after he told his own wife, his body was found in the trunk of a car in Mexico. He had been murdered. Who killed Deacon Phil Perry? And how did his body end up south of the border? Go to www.getquip.com/coldcase to get your first refil l pack FREE with a Quip electric toothbrush! Get free shipping and free returns with SimpliSafe's 2 month risk-free trial at www.simplisafe.com/casefile See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 1995, a prostitute named Pamela Shelley was shot in the back eight times and left in a field. With minimal evidence, the case goes cold. But seven years later, new technology may provide the means for investigators to figure out who murdered Pamela Shelley. GO TO UNTUCKIT.COM AND USE THE CODE "COLD CASE" FOR 20 PRECENT OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE! Get free shipping and free returns with SimpliSafe's 2 month risk-free trial at SimpliSafe.com/casefile Visit audible.com/coldcase - OR text COLDCASE to 500-500 - to get your first audiobook free AND choose two titles from a curated list of Audible Originals when you try Audible for 30 days!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the summer of 1996, Bob Duke calls 911 after his wife and young son fall from a high cliff in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Green River, Wyoming. Their deaths are ruled an accident, but to investigators, the circumstances look suspicious. Three years later, an informant raises suspicions even further, and say that Bob Duke may be plotting a new scheme. Go to bombas.com/coldcasefiles and enter code COLDCASE FILES to get 20% off your first order! Go to cbs.com/shows/fbi OR Facebook.com/FBICBS for BTS of FBI - starting Tuesday September 25 on CBS! Get free shipping AND free returns with SimpliSafe's 2 month risk-free trial at www.simplisafe.com/casefile See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A six-year-old girl goes missing from her backyard. The only witness is a five-year-old, who says a strange man took the missing girl. Who was this man? And why was the girl taken? Go to getquip.com/coldcase to get your first r efill pack FREE with a QUIP electric toothbrush! Get free shipping AND free returns with SimpliSafe's 2 month risk-free trial at SimpliSafe.com/casefile See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Vernon Dahmer was a shop owner in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and President of the local chapter of the NAACP. At midnight on January 10th, 1966, two truckloads of Klansmen drove to his house and firebombed it. Vernon's family never stopped seeking justice, but it would take them more than three decades to find it. Go to bombas.com and use t he code "COLDCASEFILES" to get 20% off your first order! Get free shipping AND free returns with SimpliSafe's 2 month risk-free trial at SimpliSafe.com/casefile See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the fall of 1996, a 25-year-old school teacher was found murdered in the bathtub of her Arlington, Texas apartment. Three months later, a 22-year-old woman was found murdered in the bathtub of her Arlington, Texas apartment - located in the very same complex. The crime scenes looked virtually identical, but it would take police four years to trace these two murders back to the killer who committed them. Go to fabfitfun.com and use the code "COLD" to get $10 off your first FabFitFun box! Get free shipping and free returns with SimpliSafe's 2 month risk-free trial at SimpliSafe.com/CASEFILE Go to Harrys.com/CCF to redeem you r $13 value trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On April 24, 2018, 72-year-old Joseph DeAngelo was arrested and charged with eight counts of first-degree murder. But who is Joseph DeAngleo? And why does law enforcement suspect he is The Golden State Killer? Please helps us out, and enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card, by taking our survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/coldcasefilespodcast Go to GETQUIP.COM/coldcase to get your first r efill pack FREE with a QUIP electric toothbrush! Use the code "COLDCASEFILES" at bombas.com to get 20 % off your first order! Get free shipping and free returns with SimpliSafe’s 2 month risk-free trial at SimpliSafe.com/CASEFILE See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It began with a string of burglaries in the 1970s. Then, a series of sexual assaults. And finally, a dozen murders or more. At least three different crime sprees in California over the course of two decades have now been attributed to one suspect. The Golden State Killer. Please helps us out, and enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card, by taking our survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/coldcasefilespodcast Use the code "COLDCASEFILES" at bombas.com to get 20 % off your first order! Get free shipping and free returns with SimpliSafe’s 2 month risk-free trial at SimpliSafe.com/CASEFILE Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ZipRecruiter.com/coldcase See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Long Island man is preparing to sell his house when he discovers a 55-gallon barrel hidden in his crawlspace. It has seemingly been there for decades - at least for as long as he's owned the home. But when he pries off the lid, he quickly realizes that it isn't just a barrel... it's a tomb. Go to Audible.com/coldcase or text “coldcase” to 500-500 to get started.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A thirteen-year-old girl vanishes, seemingly out of thin air, while her brother is standing just feet away. She was never seen again, and her disappearance would haunt her brother or thirty years. That is until another victim comes forward, and her trauma unlocks the mystery of what happened to the missing child. Use the code "COLD" for $10 off your first box at FabFitFun.com Go to GetQuip.com/ColdCase and get your first refill pack FREE!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After pregnant Diana is attacked in her home, she nearly dies. Despite a severe head injury, she believes she can identify her attacker - her husband, Kevin. Kevin insists he is innocent, and that his wife was attacked by a boogeyman. His story sounds crazy. But is it? Discover great wine today at TryWinc.com/ColdCase and get $20 off you r first shipment!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ensign Andrew Muns disappeared from the Navy ship he was serving on during the Vietnam War. His disappearance was officially ruled a desertion, but Andrew's sister, and investigators, never believed that story. They believed he was murdered. And they held onto that belief for thirty years. Go to ForHims.com/CCF for a trial mo nth of HIMs for just $5 Go to Everlane.com/ColdCase for free shipping on your first orderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In July of 1988, the owner of a taxi company in Michigan was shot by a disgruntled employee. He survived, until a year later when he was shot once again. The identity of his second attacker would remain a mystery for fifteen years, until an exchange of letters between an inmate and a woman provided police with a clue. Go to GetQuip.com/ColdCase to get your first r e-fill pack free with a quip electric toothbrush Use the promo "COLD" at Framebridge.com to save 15% of f your first orderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For over 20 years, Kirsten was haunted by the unsolved murder of her mother when she was eight years old. And while Kirsten's nightmare drove her to keep working with Cold Case detectives and never stop believing her mother's case would be solved, it was someone else's dream - a dream with eerie similarities to the scene of the murder - that would eventually help solve the case. Thanks again to this week's sponsors: Discover great wine today! Go to TryWinc.com/ColdCase to get $20 off your first shipment. For $20 off your new suitcase - visit AwayTravel.com/ColdCase - and use promo code "COLDCASE" during check out See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There were three Evans brothers: the cop, the truck driver, and the troublemaker. When a rumor surfaces connecting one of the three brothers to a murder case eighteen-years cold, the boundaries of loyalty, morality, and trust between siblings are tested. Spruce up your living space by going to Havenly.com/ColdCase and get 25% off your design package. Never overpay on quality clothes. Get free shipping on your first order when you go to Everlane.com/ColdCase. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the spring of 1977, a small town convenience store in Arkansas becomes the site of a robbery and a murder. What makes this case unique, is that the victim was seventy-one years old - and a cop. Solving his case would take a chat with a serial killer, an undercover sting operation, and twenty-five years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After a young girl is murdered in her home while the rest of her family slept, the police investigation zeroes in on the girl's teenage brother. But by focusing so closely on the brother, did investigators miss another suspect? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Toledo, Ohio in 1980, a woman's body was found in a chapel, covered only by an altar cloth. She had been stabbed 31 times. The woman's name? Sister Margaret Ann Pahl. Somebody had murdered a nun. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's the late 90's in Houston, Texas and a serial killer is on the loose, having already strangled at least three women to death. His signature? A ligature tied around the neck, and tightened with a tourniquet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After nearly two decades of silence, a man known as the Smoky Mountain Gypsy comes forward with information that could lead police to solve not one, but two different murders, which had never before been connected. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.