Cold Case Files (1999)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 128 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The show follows investigators and forensic experts as they reexamine murder cases that went unsolved for years. It shows how modern DNA analysis and new witness information can finally lead to arrests and convictions.

slow-pacedinvestigativesombermethodicalinformativematter-of-factreflective

What happens

Cold Case Files is a reality legal show/documentary on the cable channel A&E Network and a rebooted series. It is hosted by Bill Kurtis and the original series produced by Tom Golden. The show documents the investigation of many long-unsolved murders (referred to as "cold cases" in detectives' parlance) through the use of modern forensic science (especially recent advances in DNA techniques), and criminal psychology, in addition to recent breakthroughs in the case(s) involving previously silent witnesses. On January 19, 2017, Blumhouse Television, AMPLE Entertainment and A&E revived the series for a ten-episode run. The well received reboot features highly cinematic recreations and music. The new episodes first began airing on February 27, 2017. Actor Danny Glover took over for Kurtis as narrator for this new 10-episode series. Kurtis later returned. On August 20, 2021, after a four-year hiatus, the series returned with a new season on A&E, again with Kurtis as the host. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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