Cold Case Files podcast

Cold Case Files

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.

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.

 

#695

REOPENED: Murder By Moonlight

The body of 24-year-old Lisa Ziegert is found stabbed to death in a field in Agawam, Massa... more

7 hrs Ago

35 MINS

35:15

7 hrs Ago


#694

The Rifkin Murders Part 1

Serial killer Joel Rifkin took the lives of 17 women in New York before he was caught red ... more

27 Jan 2026

39 MINS

39:15

27 Jan 2026


#693

I SURVIVED: I Have To Get Him Off Of Me

Jennifer fights back with incredible courage when an intruder breaks into her apartment an... more

24 Jan 2026

43 MINS

43:56

24 Jan 2026


#692

REOPENED: Ice Cold in Denver

In 1980, 21-year-old radio intern, Helene Pruszynski, is found bound and stabbed in a snow... more

22 Jan 2026

36 MINS

36:18

22 Jan 2026


#691

Killer On Campus - The Bow Hunter

Thirty-two years after the killing of University of Michigan law student Jane Mixer, polic... more

20 Jan 2026

44 MINS

44:16

20 Jan 2026


#690

I SURVIVED: I Didn't Know If I Was Going To Go Home Or Be With Him Forever

8-year-old MIdsi is abducted on her way home from school and held in a car for days where ... more

17 Jan 2026

38 MINS

38:53

17 Jan 2026


#689

REOPENED: Secret in the Well

In the fall of 1987,Fred Wilkersondisappeared. He didn't leave a note. There was no sign o... more

15 Jan 2026

36 MINS

36:49

15 Jan 2026


#688

The Black Dahlia

A review of the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, popularly known as the "Black Dahlia" beca... more

13 Jan 2026

39 MINS

39:49

13 Jan 2026


#687

I SURVIVED: I Could See The Hatred In His Eyes

A terrified mother is abducted in broad daylight and assaulted by a man who threatens to s... more

10 Jan 2026

39 MINS

39:12

10 Jan 2026


#686

REOPENED: Devil In Disguise

23-year-old former beauty queen and devout Catholic Irene Garza, vanishes in April 1960 af... more

08 Jan 2026

34 MINS

34:35

08 Jan 2026


#685

The Grim Sleeper, Part 2

In 1980s Los Angeles, a killer is terrorizing South Central, murdering African American wo... more

06 Jan 2026

35 MINS

35:23

06 Jan 2026


#684

I SURVIVED: I Just Felt Blood Gushing Everywhere

Daniel and Danielle confront a sudden, violent crisis together. Brothers James and David f... more

03 Jan 2026

40 MINS

40:25

03 Jan 2026


#683

REOPENED: The Heartland Killer

In the 1980s, a suspected serial killer preyed on women in small towns located on the bank... more

01 Jan 2026

43 MINS

43:19

01 Jan 2026


#682

The Grim Sleeper, Part 1

This serial killer preyed on women in South Central Los Angeles for a staggering 25 years,... more

30 Dec 2025

34 MINS

34:52

30 Dec 2025


#681

I SURVIVED: But I Was Not Going To Stay On That Floor...

A heavily pregnant woman is viciously attacked by a woman obsessed with making the unborn ... more

27 Dec 2025

39 MINS

39:09

27 Dec 2025