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Season 5 – Cold Case Files

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"Cold Case Files," one of A&E Network's most popular and successful series of all time, chronicles the re-examination of long-unsolved crimes and the journeys of law enforcement personnel who reopened them. With the use of forensic advances and new evidence, police and detectives attempt to crack the cases and clarify unanswered questions. Each story is brought to life through cinematic dramatizations and first-person storytelling from the detectives and loved ones who lived through the harrowing experiences. Original episodes, which date back to 1999 and span nearly 10 years, are hosted by Bill Kurtis.
Cold Case Files — Season 5

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Episode 1 Aired Jun 3, 2006 A Killer's Skin; Where's Peggy? Police in Albany, N.Y., get a surprise when a killer they think targets only older women is suspected in the murder of an elderly man; the contents of a secret storage shed hold the clues to a murder that has gone cold for more than 14 years. Details Episode 1 Aired Dec 15, 2005 Obsession: Dave Reichert and the Green River Killer Nearly 20 years after they first suspect him, police arrest Gary Ridgway, the most prolific known serial killer in U.S. history. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 22, 2005 Finding BTK BTK Dennis Rader terrorizes Wichita, Kan., for decades, leaving at least 10 murder victims in his wake. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 20, 2007 Innocence Files College students take on the cases of jailed murderers who claim they are innocent; the students visit the inmates, track down key witnesses and seek DNA testing to prove their clients' innocence. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 14, 2006 Death of a Deacon; A Wife's Mission When a church deacon is found shot to death it looks like police may have stumbled upon a multi-party murder plot; a wife remains a key suspect in her husband's murder case for six years, until she attempts to prove her own innocence. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 21, 2006 Snatched; A Detective's Promise A detective tracks down a man who raped and murdered a 6-year-old girl 10 years earlier; police search for the killer of an 18-year-old hitchhiker. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 4, 2006 The Sunday Morning Slasher Publicity of a man's mandatory release in Texas brings forth a witness to a murder after 24 years in Michigan. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 11, 2006 Caught on Tape; A Son to Remember A cell phone and an ATM card lead to the apprehension of a rapist. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 18, 2006 On the Case: Nacole's Killer Det. Vince Velazquez of Atlanta and Capt. Russell Popham of East Point, Ga., work to solve the 1995 rape and murder of 14-year-old Nacole Smith, one of Atlanta's most notorious unsolved crimes. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 2, 2006 Killer on Campus; The Bow Hunter DNA evidence solves the murder of a female law student; a man confesses to the random killing of a bowhunter. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 7, 2006 Something Snapped; a Killer's Dream In 1987, a young girl is found raped and strangled; in 1983, a young mother is raped and murdered at work. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 7, 2006 NCIS; Exhuming the Truth After U.S. Navy sailor disappears in 68, the Navy claims he went AWOL; but his sister works for over 30 years to prove that he was really killed; DNA from a cigarette butt helps detectives to unravel a 20-year-old case of rape and murder. Details Episode 10 Aired May 6, 2006 Daddy Dearest; A Pastor's Wife A wiretapped conversation between a suspected killer and his sister cracks a 9-year-old murder case; a geologist finds human bones, solving the murder of a Virginia woman. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 28, 2006 Abandoned Houses; A Son's Memory Detectives are baffled when two young girls are raped, murdered, and dumped in an abandoned house in Akron, Ohio; a 26-year-old mother of three disappears on Christmas Eve in 1995, but the missing person case goes cold when police can find few clues. Details Episode 12 Aired Jul 8, 2006 Innocence Stolen; Danger at the Door Young girls are sexually assaulted while waiting for their school buses; in 1991, a 9-year-old girl disappears from her home and is found murdered. Details Episode 13 Aired Jul 15, 2006 The Interrogation; The Slide A brother is a suspect in the case of a 12-year-old found dead in her home in 1998; a 69-year-old woman is the victim of rape and murder in 1984. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 31, 2006 Murder He Wrote; Caught by the Past Guns found dumped in a pond help police to solve the 15-year-old murder of Detroit cab company owner; the rape and murder of an Atlanta TV station receptionist goes cold for 20 years before DNA links a man to the crime. Details Episode 14 Aired Jul 29, 2006 The Taunt; Death in Deadwood In 1995, two women are raped in Louisville, Ky.; in 1982, a young man is found murdered in Deadwood, S.D. Details Episode 15 Aired Aug 12, 2006 On the Case: A Child Remembers Detective Danny Reyes investigates the 1990 murder of a Fort Worth, Texas woman. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 31, 2006 Left for Dead; On the Case Fingerprints lifted from two beer bottles help a California detective track down a prostitute's killer; the investigations of a woman's murder and the death of a man killed in a car crash use DNA analysis. Details Episode 16 Aired Sep 9, 2006 The Black Dahlia In 1947, actress Elizabeth Short's corpse is found nude and bisected in an empty lot. Details Episode 17 Aired Sep 23, 2006 The Deadly Stroll; Unholy Secret Police go under cover to catch a man they suspect of killing three prostitutes; a letter opener links a priest to the murder of a nun. Details Episode 18 Aired Sep 30, 2006 A Deadly Affair; The Sting Operation A banker is beaten to death in his bed; a man with a guilty conscience helps police. Details Episode 20 Aired Oct 21, 2006 Cross Country Connection; Eyes at the Window The 1988 rape and murder of a California woman; a jailhouse snitch. Details Episode 22 Aired Nov 18, 2006 A Knock at the Door; Shattered A 25-year-old woman is killed in a hotel room in 1978; a 25-year-old woman is shot to death during a jewelry-store robbery in 1980. Details Episode 23 Aired Dec 24, 2006 A Deadly Pattern; A Desperate Housewife A woman is found murdered in her mobile home; an Oregon man is shot dead. Details Episode 26 Aired Jul 26, 2007 The Execution of Michael Johnson Hours before Michael Johnson is scheduled to die by injection, the victim's family awaits justice, and the inmate's family braces for what it believes is unjust punishment. Details Episode 28 Aired Oct 14, 2007 Evidence Kit A member of the Chicago Police Department launches the Women's DNA Initiative to fund the testing of rape kits; a deputy district attorney in Sacramento County, Calif., uses a DNA grant to find a killer. Details

Season Info

Network
A&E
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 3, 2006