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Cold Case Files Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
28 Episodes 2005 - 2006
Episode 1
Obsession: Dave Reichert and the Green River Killer
Thu, Dec 15, 2005 60 mins
The 100th episode examines the case of serial killer Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer, through the reminiscences of Dave Reichert, a lead detective in the investigation. Ridgway murdered 48 women before he was caught in 2001.
Episode 2
Finding BTK
Thu, Dec 22, 2005 60 mins
The case of serial killer Dennis Rader, who called himself BTK (Bind, Torture and Kill). Rader murdered 10 people in Kansas between 1974 and 1991, and was convicted in 2005.
Episode 3
Death of a Deacon; A Wife's Mission
Sat, Jan 14, 2006 60 mins
The murder of a church deacon is recalled; and a woman is a suspect in her husband's killing.
Episode 4
Snatched; A Detective's Promise
Sat, Jan 21, 2006 60 mins
DNA evidence helps solve a murder case; and a detective investigates the murder of a hitchhiker.
Episode 5
The Sunday Morning Slasher
Sat, Feb 4, 2006 60 mins
The case of confessed serial killer Coral Eugene Watts. Host: Bill Kurtis.
Episode 6
Caught on Tape; A Son Remembers
Sat, Feb 11, 2006 60 mins
A serial-rape case is aided by video from an ATM machine. Also: a 30-year-old murder case.
Episode 7
On the Case: Nacole's Killer
Sat, Feb 18, 2006 60 mins
The 1995 rape and murder of 14-year-old Nacole Smith is investigated by Georgia detectives.
Episode 8
Killer on Campus; Bow Hunter
Sun, Apr 2, 2006 60 mins
The 1969 murder of University of Michigan law student Jane Mixer is examined.
Episode 9
Something Snapped; A Killer's Dream
Fri, Apr 7, 2006 60 mins
A 1987 rape-murder case is solved 17 years after the crime; and a 1983 rape-murder case is reopened in 2003.
Episode 10
Daddy Dearest; A Pastor's Wife
Sat, May 6, 2006 60 mins
The murder of a girl is reinvestigated; and a 24-year-old missing-person case is reopened.
Episode 11
A Killer's Skin; Where's Peggy?
Sat, Jun 3, 2006 60 mins
Included: the conviction of Raymon McGill in 2005 for a rape in 2000 and two subsequent murders; and the 2004 conviction of George Geddes Jr. for the 1990 murder of Peggy Reome.
Episode 12
Innocence Stolen; Danger at the Door
Sat, Jul 8, 2006 60 mins
Examining the crimes of rapist Keith Laster, who was convicted in 2005 of raping four Rochester, N.Y., girls in 1995 and 1997. Also: the 2005 conviction of Manuel Bracamontes for the 1991 murder of 9-year-old Laura Arroyo in Chula Vista, Cal.
Episode 13
The Interrogation; The Slide
Sat, Jul 15, 2006 60 mins
A 12-year-old girl is murdered in her home, and her brother is charged. Overlooked evidence is examined years later and suggests a transient is responsible. Next, a woman is found dead, the apparent victim of a sexual assault. A suspect is quickly arrested, but released for lack of evidence. Sixteen years later, a case is built against the man.
Episode 14
The Taunt; Death in Deadwood
Sat, Jul 29, 2006 60 mins
A rape-murder case is solved through DNA testing.
Episode 15
On the Case: A Child Remembers
Sat, Aug 12, 2006 60 mins
A 1990 murder case in Texas is chronicled.
Episode 16
The Black Dahlia
Sat, Sep 9, 2006 60 mins
The unsolved 1947 Black Dahlia murder of struggling actress Elizabeth Short is examined.
Episode 17
The Deadly Stroll; Unholy Secret
Sat, Sep 23, 2006 60 mins
Rhode Island policewomen go undercover to find a killer targeting prostitutes. Also: the murder of a nun in Toledo.
Episode 18
A Deadly Affair; The Sting Operation
Sat, Sep 30, 2006 60 mins
The murder of a banker in Kansas is investigated. Also: an Arkansas murder case is reopened.
Episode 19
NCIS; Exhuming the Truth
Sat, Oct 7, 2006 60 mins
The 1968 murder of Navy ensign Andrew Muns by a shipmate during the Vietnam War is reopened 30 years later and brings a murder charge in 2002. Also: DNA from a cigarette butt helps solve a 20-year-old rape-murder case.
Episode 20
Cross Country Connection; Eyes at the Window
Sat, Oct 21, 2006 60 mins
A 1988 rape-and-murder case is solved in 2005 with the help of DNA found on a marijuana joint. Also: a murder case in Illinois.
Episode 21
Abandoned Houses; A Son's Memory
Sat, Oct 28, 2006 60 mins
Cases include the rape and murder of two girls in Ohio; and the killing of a woman in a Virginia hotel room.
Episode 22
A Knock at the Door; Shattered
Sat, Nov 18, 2006 60 mins
A 25-year-old murder case is solved; and the murder of a woman in 1980 is solved in 2001 through DNA testing.
Episode 23
A Deadly Pattern; A Desperate Housewife
Sat, Nov 18, 2006 60 mins
Included: a man is suspected of killing his wife. Also: the case of a mother who vanished on Christmas Eve in 1995.
Episode 24
Murder He Wrote/Caught by the Past
Sun, Dec 31, 2006 60 mins
Included: the 15-year-old murder of a cab-company owner; and the 20-year-old rape-murder of a TV-station receptionist.
Episode 25
Left for Dead; On the Case
Sun, Dec 31, 2006 60 mins
A prostitute's murder is solved using fingerprints from beer bottles left at the crime scene. Also: murders solved using DNA evidence.
Episode 26
The Execution of Michael Johnson
Thu, Jul 26, 2007 44 mins
Bill Kurtis narrates this look at the last 48 hours before the scheduled execution of Michael Johnson, convicted in the senseless killing of Jeff Wetterman 11 years earlier. Our cameras capture the rising tension as we interview Johnson the day before his date with death and as his family fights to save him. Will Johnson die, or will he receive a last-minute stay of execution? In a shocking turn of events, the story ends in a way no one could have foreseen.
Episode 27
Innocence Files
Thu, Sep 20, 2007 60 mins
Looks at how law enforcers stick with cases for many years using fresh evidence to win convictions or to free prisoners who were wrongfully jailed.
Episode 28
Evidence Kit
Sun, Oct 14, 2007 60 mins
Cases in which evidence kits and DNA testing are used to bring about justice. Included: rape cases; and a 16-year-old murder case.
