Cold Case Files Classic
Detectives reconstruct investigations of cases that took years to solve, discussing forensic evidence and crime scenes.
On the Case: A Child Remembers
S6 E5
Our cameras follow Detective Manny Reyes as he investigates the 1990 murder of a Fort Worth, Texas woman. Reyes talks to the woman's two sons, who believe that her husband, Bobby, was the murderer.
Rear Window; The Peeper
S5 E4
The brutal stabbing murder of a Florida woman is solved when police find crucial DNA evidence in spit left on a pavement. A man is put away for rape and murder when his footprint matches the footprint he left at the crime scene eighteen years before.
Something Snapped; A Killer's Dream
S5 E9
A 1987 rape-murder case is solved 17 years after the crime; and a 1983 rape-murder case is reopened in 2003.
The Deadly Stroll; Unholy Secret
S5 E17
Rhode Island policewomen go undercover to find a killer targeting prostitutes. Also: the murder of a nun in Toledo.
Cross Country Connection; Eyes at the Window
S5 E20
A 1988 rape-and-murder case is solved in 2005 with the help of DNA found on a marijuana joint. Also: a murder case in Illinois.
Abandoned Houses; A Son's Memory
S5 E21
Cases include the rape and murder of two girls in Ohio; and the killing of a woman in a Virginia hotel room.
A Knock at the Door; Shattered
S5 E22
A 25-year-old murder case is solved; and the murder of a woman in 1980 is solved in 2001 through DNA testing.
Baby for Sale; The Barrel
S4 E9
A Nevada couple demands the return of a baby they had sold to another couple.
Cowboys on the Case; Office Politics
S4 E10
Four retired law enforcement officers help track down the killer of a man wanted for rape and robbery. Police must wait for advancements in DNA technology before they can put away a man who harassed and killed a coworker.
The Monster; A Cousin's Promise
S4 E11
After an Arkansas man confesses to the brutal murders of two women, police are shocked when the DNA evidence shows that he isn't the killer.
A Confession for Carmen; The Girls
S4 E19
Examination of a rape kit helps solve the 15-year-old murder.
The Accidental Killer; Little Sister Lost
S3 E3
Included: the murder of a wife by her husband; the killing of a teen. Host: Bill Kurtis.
Death Before "I Do"/Hunter Homicides
S3 E17
Police crack a cold murder case when a mysterious woman calls and says her boyfriend is the killer; and the 1998 murder of a woman provides clues to the '88 murder of actress Myra Davis, Janet Leigh's stand-in in "Psycho".
Murder Checks In; Killer in the City
S3 E22
Police hunt for a man who killed three women in three different hotels, not far from one another in Des Moines, Iowa, over a 5-year period; and police get a killer to confess.