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The Heartland Killer

S2 : E5

TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 09.17.21

In the 1980s, a suspected serial killer preyed on women in small towns located on the banks of the Mississippi River until the murders abruptly ceased and went unsolved.

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Bill Kurtis hosts "Cold Case Files" in which forensic evidence is used to re-examine real criminal cases that have long been considered cold.

Cast

Danny Glover, Bill Kurtis, David Snyder

Executive Producers

Elaine Frontain Bryant, Evan Lerner, Jason Blum, Laura Fleury, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, JESSICA RHOADES, ANDY ROBERTSON, Keri Hammond

full-episodes (27)

Little Girl Lost

S1 : E1 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 02.27.17

Halloween in a small town is cancelled indefinitely when a young girl is kidnapped and killed on her way home from a costume party.
Killings on Christmas Eve

S1 : E2 | TV-14 | 43 min | Aired: 06.03.17

A family torn apart by their grandparents' murders. Two decades later, a cold case detective takes on the case that has haunted him since he was a child--racing to solve it.
She Never Came Home

S1 : E3 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 03.13.17

The case of a gruesome stabbing death of a bullied teenager remains unsolved for 27 years.
Sweethearts, Silenced

S1 : E4 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 03.16.17

A killer authors a book about his con-man past that becomes the key to solving a 29-year-old cold case of two high school sweethearts.
The Night Shift

S1 : E5 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 05.25.17

College student Brad Perry shows up to work his graveyard shift at the gas station and is never seen alive again.
Officer Down

S1 : E6 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 01.06.17

The longest running cold case of a law enforcement officer in the United States was the murder of Sheriff Lt. Joe Clark.
Circle of Friends

S1 : E7 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 08.06.17

When 18-year-old Shannon Siders' body is found in the woods, everyone in the small town of Newaygo, Michigan, becomes a suspect--but no one is convicted of the crime.
A Family Cursed

S1 : E9 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 06.22.17

One family faces two unsolved murders of their loved ones.
A Killer Slips Away

S1 : E10 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 06.29.17

The loving aunt of a close-knit family is stabbed to death in her home.
The Voice In The Lake

S2 : E1 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 08.20.21

When real estate appraiser Mike Williams mysteriously vanishes while duck hunting in the Florida swamps, authorities suspect he accidentally drowned. Did he?
Devil At The Door

S2 : E2 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 08.27.21

When 36-year-old computer programmer Lisa Valdez fails to show up for work, her apartment manager finds her brutally murdered in her tiny studio.
Missing in Altoona

S2 : E3 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 09.03.21

When Sherry Leighty goes missing in 1999, her family is left wondering how a dedicated mother of three could vanish without a trace. A decade later, the cold case heats up.
The School Teacher

S2 : E4 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 09.10.21

When 25-year-old school teacher Christy Mirack is found murdered in her apartment in 1992, there is no shortage of suspects.
The Heartland Killer

S2 : E5 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 09.17.21

In the 1980s, a suspected serial killer preyed on women in small towns located on the banks of the Mississippi River until the murders abruptly ceased and went unsolved.
Devil In Disguise

S2 : E6 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 09.24.21

A 23-year-old teacher vanished the evening before Easter after giving confession. Her body was later found floating in a drainage canal.
Love and Hate

S2 : E7 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 01.07.22

Near what's known as the hanging tree, the mutilated body of Timothy Coggins is found in late 1983. The investigation is thwarted and the case freezes for over 30 years, until now.
Ice Cold in Denver

S2 : E8 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 01.07.22

On a bitter morning in 1980, Helene Pruszynski is found brutalized in a field.
Murder by Moonlight

S2 : E9 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 01.14.22

Easter Sunday of 1992, the body of a missing woman is found. The investigation yields hundreds of leads but no true suspect. After more than two decades on ice the case is revived.
Suspicious Minds

S2 : E10 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 01.14.22

Just after the last day of school in 1984, 15-year-old Reesa Trexler is found murdered in her grandparents' home.
A Lesson in Homicide

S2 : E11 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 01.21.22

When a schoolteacher is found murdered in the fall of 2009, suspicion is cast on her soon to be ex-husband. Now, a detective embarks on a mission to help the man clear his name.
Woman in the Woods

S2 : E12 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 01.21.22

In August 1972, the body of Jody Loomis is found in the woods. 34 years later, the killer's DNA is recovered from Jody's old clothing but it isn't matched until 2018.
Eyes of a Killer

S2 : E13 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 02.04.22

On February 2, 2010, two gunmen shoot a man, rendering him a quadriplegic for five years before his death. DNA from a knife is used to create a sketch of the killer.
Dark Angel

S2 : E14 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 02.11.22

13 days after Pam Pitts disappears in 1988 her body is found at a hangout spot in the Arizona desert. Then a second victim is discovered.
Friday Night Ghosts

S2 : E15 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 02.18.22

In late 1983, the bodies of five people abducted from a local fast food restaurant are found brutally murdered. The main suspect is long believed to be a well-connected local man.
The Clock Strikes Murder

S2 : E16 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 02.25.22

When a woman is brutally murdered on New Years Day 1985, a little boy is left motherless. A family must wait 35 years for advancements in forensic science to catch a killer.
Sisters In Death

S2 : E17 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 03.04.22

March 1984. Jack Kennedy discovers his daughters brutally murdered. Their mother and niece spend their lives keeping the case alive.
One Tough Mother

S2 : E18 | TV-14 | 43 min | Aired: 03.11.22

In July 1997, the brutal murder of 19-year-old Tiffany Johnston rocks the small town of Bethany, Oklahoma. DNA points to her killer over a decade later.
Written In Blood

S2 : E19 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 03.18.22

In July of 1970, the brutal murder of single mom Loretta Jones leaves four-year-old Heidi motherless. Nearly 40 years later, she vows to solve her mother's cold case.
Cold Ashes

S2 : E20 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 03.25.22

When a deadly house fire claims the life of a family in rural Oklahoma, investigators suspect foul play and it sends a mother on a decades-long crusade to find out what happened.
Queen of the Ozarks

S2 : E21 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 04.01.22

In June 1985, a 20-year-old "Sucker Day" Festival Queen is found brutalized. After 25 years DNA reveals the true killer.
The Bone Keeper

S2 : E22 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 04.08.22

In December 1985, human bones are discovered in the woods and it puts an end to the search for missing teen David Reed. It will be decades before investigators can find his killer.
A is for Arson

S2 : E23 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 04.15.22

Firefighter Gary Parks is killed in a fire ruled arson, the investigation into his death shifts to homicide. A serial arsonist is thought to be the culprit.
Til Death Do Us Part

S2 : E24 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 04.22.22

Chuck and Cheryl Hall are torn apart when Chuck finds Cheryl murdered. Cheryl's family is certain they know her killer. After several decades, a DNA match erases all doubt.
The Lost Patient

S2 : E25 | TV-14 | 43 min | Aired: 04.29.22

In 1979 Janie Landers disappears from a home for the impaired--the latest consequence of the facility's history of neglect.
Missing and Murdered

S2 : E26 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 05.06.22

In Cree culture, a promise is sacred. When Cree woman Shirley Soosay goes missing in 1980, her niece Violet promises her grandmother that she will bring Shirley home.
Lone Survivor

S2 : E27 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 05.13.22

In early 1984, three-year-old Vanessa Bennett becomes the lone survivor of her family's brutal murder.

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