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Cold Case Files

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  • 1999-2008
  • 5 Seasons
  • A+E Networks
  • Documentary, Suspense
  • TV-MA
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Unsolved crimes locked away in dusty file cabinets. Time is an ineffectual balm. Painful memories are left to a victim's loved ones. What happens when a killer gets away with murder? Thanks to the efforts of a special breed of modern detective, no one escapes the laws of justice - no matter how old the case.

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Bill Kurtis
Self - Host
Dave Reichert
Self
Kathy Mills
Self

Season 5 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Obsession: Dave Reichert and the Green River Killer

Thu, Dec 15, 200545 mins

One of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history, dubbed "The Green River Killer," confessed to murdering 71 women in the Seattle area. Dave Reichert had reopened the case after being elected sheriff and succeeded in solving the case (thanks to scientific advances). To escape the death penalty, Gary Ridgway also agreed to reveal burial places of many victims not known to police. Bill Kurtis accompanies search teams which include Ridgway.

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Awards

  • 2005 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Nonfiction Series - nominated
  • 2004 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Nonfiction Series - nominated
  • 2007 - OFTA Television Award - Best Informational Program - nominated

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