7 Seasons | 115 Episodes
Soft Kill / Unsolved
Aired on Jul 29, 2003Police run down more than 11,000 leads before coming up with a suspect in the murders of three Virginia girls; and the abduction and strangulation of a California woman continues to baffle investigators more than 11 years after the crime.
The Zodiac Killer
Aired on Aug 05, 2003With access to the San Francisco Police Department’s work, including saliva samples taken from letters the infamous Zodiac Killer sent 30 year ago, we reevaluate the case of the serial killer who began terrorizing California in the late 1960s.
A Map to Murder / Life on the Run
Aired on Aug 12, 2003Cops finally close in on a serial killer with the help of the Internet. And a drug trafficker jumps bail, goes into the bike shop business, and helps pioneer the sport of mountain biking while he’s on the lam.
License to Kill / The Tell-Tale Mark
Aired on Aug 19, 2003A quarter of a century after the murders of two nurses, Canadian police suspect that a former Toronto cop committed the crimes. A blow to the head of a garbage collector in San Jose leaves strange markings.
The Original Nightstalker
Aired on Sep 02, 2003In the 1980s, a serial killer prowled the posh streets of Orange County. Police were unaware of the serial attacks until 1996, when DNA revealed the killer’s secret and they linked four murders to a single DNA profile.
Cold Hit / Silent Kill
Aired on Oct 14, 2003A thumbprint connects two separate murders and it is later discovered that the suspect had a strange fetish for women’s lingerie. Then, an elderly woman is found murdered in her bed and the only evidence is a single strand of hair.
Mommy's Rules
Aired on Oct 28, 2003A mother is suspected in the murders of two of her daughters, when her third daughter finally convinces police to reopen two cold cases.
Cop Killer / Evil Twin
Aired on Jan 01, 2001After 46 years, LA homicide detectives take a Lover’s Lane bandit who also gunned down two police officers into custody. Then, DNA testing helps lead police in Florida to a suspected killer, however the killer has an identical twin.
A Sealed Fate / Deadly Divorce
Aired on Nov 25, 2003A murderer’s saliva, found on envelopes, helps seal his doom 37 years after his first killing. And Colorado police crack a cold case 24 years later when they take a DNA sample from the victim’s son that proves that his father murdered his mother.
The Accidental Killer / Little Sister Lost
Aired on Dec 09, 2003While hiking with husband Dennis in Montana, Leslee Larson fell into Wolf Creek. Then Dennis is convicted of murdering his wife, while in Main. And 15-year-old papergirl Penny Parker goes missing, then her body is found by a search volunteer.
The Merry Widow; The Bad Cop
Aired on Jan 22, 2001In 1983, Navy seamen Sonny Grotton left base for a long weekend at home. But as he pulled into his driveway, a gunman killed him. Find out how an undercover agent proved the wife’s involvement 15 years late. And in 1993, former state trooper Doug Wright claimed his estranged wife shot and killed herself in their home. Police suspected Doug because he’d come to see Kimberly that night with divorce papers, liquor, and the murder weapon. But they couldn’t prove he did…until eight years later.
Daddy Knows Best / Dawn of the Dead
Aired on Dec 30, 2003A detective works for 15 years to nab a man who murdered his wife and dismembered her body to hide the sexual abuse of his children. Then, 20 years after the shooting murder of a gas station attendant, detectives get a lead.
The Green River Killer
Aired on Feb 03, 2004Cold Case discusses the story of the nearly 20-year hunt for the man responsible for the murders of 49 prostitutes and other women in the Seattle, Washington area.
The Killer's Tattoo
Aired on Feb 10, 2004The murder of a 73-year-old man leads police on a long chase for a man who’s suspected of identity theft and bears a rose tattoo with the name Phyllis.
Hitchhike to Murder / Never Forgotten
Aired on Mar 09, 2004Police must wait nearly 30 years before advances in DNA technology give them the chance to convict the killer of a young hitchhiker, and Philadelphia police wage a 16-year hunt for the man who raped and killed a 10-year-old girl.
The DNA Link / The Secret Slide
Aired on Mar 23, 2004Detectives from three different departments in Westchester County, NY team up to track down a serial killer; and a man known as the Bus Stop Rapist becomes the lead suspect decades after a woman is found murdered under a hotel bed in the case.
Death Before I Do / Hollywood Homicide
Aired on Apr 13, 2004Police crack a cold case of murder when a mysterious woman calls to say that her boyfriend is the killer; and the murder of a woman in 1998 provides clues to the 1988 murder of actress Myra Davis, a stand-in for Janet Leigh in the movie Psycho.
Unholy Bible / A Daughter's Justice
Aired on May 04, 2004A Texas woman’s murder is solved when the killer’s plan to murder another woman and stuff her into a duffel bag goes awry; and a reporter doing a story on unsolved homicides helps crack a case of murder that had been ruled an accidental death.
Blood Money / Precious Doe
Aired on May 08, 2004Testimony about the growth of larvae in dead bodies helps convict the man who stabbed a couple to death and strangled their 4-year-old daughter in 1993. And the 2001 murder of a young girl, whose head was cut off, remains unsolved.
Officer Down / Secret Twin
Aired on May 29, 2004After 23 years, investigators finally track down the killers of an Atlanta policeman when the ex-wife of one of the killers phones in a tip; and a mother keeps the skeletal remains of the 3-year-old daughter she killed in a footlocker.
Weepy Voiced Killer / The DNA Link
Aired on Jun 08, 2004A prostitute who fights off a screwdriver-wielding man helps police track down a serial killer; and undercover agents acting as mobsters conduct an elaborate sting to solve a murder case that had gone cold for years. Then, detectives from three different police departments in Westchester County, New York team up to track down a serial killer.
Bump In The Night / Blood On The Badge
Aired on Jun 15, 2004A woman, who takes down the license plate number of a car following, helps investigators solve the murder of another woman; and a call from a mother accusing a man of molestation gives police a lead from a 30-year-old murder of an Atlanta policeman.
The Lady Killer / A Husband's Secret
Aired on Jun 22, 2004The testimony of three prison inmates helps convict a man who viciously killed a woman out for a bike ride nearly two decades prior; and a self-admitted sex addict who strangled his cat is a suspect in the 30-year-old murder of a neighbor.
Mistaken For A Killer / A Woman Scorned
Aired on Jul 06, 2004DNA technology that take place over 20 years help police to finally identify the man who brutally stabbed two women to death; and an anonymous caller leads police to the killer of a 13-year-old girl who was shot dead and left in the woods.