Cold Case Files: The Podcast

Jack Irwin is a 71-year-old war veteran who lives by himself in San Bernardino, CA. That is until two young women - Marcia Ann Johnson and Judy Gellert - embed themselves into Jack's affairs, and his finances. Jack's neighbors become concerned, and when Jack disappears, they are left asking: Are Marcia and Judy friends, con artists, or worse? Manage your online orders with ShipStation! Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use code COLDCASE at www.ShipStation.com  Find affordable online therapy with TALKSPACE. Go to www.Talkspace.com - or download the app - and use code COLDCASE to get $100 off your first month.

After a pair of attacks on older and middle-aged women, police believe they are on the trail of a sexual predator turned murderer. But when a third victim shows up who doesn't fit the profile, the investigation is forced to take a hard turn. Eat better with GREEN CHEF! Go to www.GreenChef.com/coldcase80 - and use code "coldcase80" to get $80 off your first month - PLUS free shipping on your first box! Keep your home safe with RING! Get a special offer on the Ring Welcome Kit when you go to www.Ring.com/coldcase  Sleep better with PURPLE! Go to www.Purple.com/coldcase10 and use promo code "coldcase10" to get 10% off any order of $200 or more! Terms apply.

A California Highway Patrol officer spots a fire in an olive orchard and pulls off to investigate. He finds a woman's body, shot and set ablaze. It doesn't take police long to develop a theory on who did it... but why, where, how, and who else all remain a mystery. Run your business with NetSuite by Oracle! Receive your FREE guide – “Seven Actions Businesses Need to Take Now” and schedule your FREE Product Tour – at www.NetSuite.com/CCF 

John Robinson is a con artist. He has a history of scamming vulnerable women, convincing them that he has the best of intentions, and then taking their money. But over the course of nearly three decades, it isn't just the money going missing, it's also the women themselves. And despite a lack of evidence, or bodies, police begin to suspect that John Robinson might be far more than a con artist. He might be a serial killer. Manage your online orders with ShipStation! Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use code COLDCASE at www.ShipStation.com  

Indiana police are baffled by the murder of an 86-year-old woman, found dead in her bedroom with a pillow and a footstool on top of her head. With few leads and no conceivable motive the case remains unsolved for years, until a single piece of evidence uncovers Julia Gurty's killer. Get your groceries delivered with HELLO FRESH! Go to www.HelloFresh.com/coldcase80 and use code coldcase80 to get $80 off – including free shipping on your first box! Find affordable online therapy with TALKSPACE. Go to www.Talkspace.com - or download the app - and use code COLDCASE to get $100 off your first month. Meet your financial goals with UPSTART! Go to www.Upstart.com/coldcase to find out how low your Upstart rate is!

A murdered man in his 70's, a tube of hydrocortisone cream, a stolen identity, and a plea deal involving the Super Bowl. What do all of these things have in common? They're connected by a tattoo of a bouquet of roses, inscribed with the name, "Phyllis." Need a new mattress? Try PURPLE! Go to www.Purple.com/coldcase and use promo code "coldcase" to get $150 off any Purple mattress order of $1500 or more! Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

From 1999 to 2002, eleven young girls and women were sexually assaulted in a similar way. Despite these cases spanning across five states, in all of them, the same man kept popping up as a suspect. The problem wasn't figuring out who had committed these crimes. The problem was figuring out how to catch him. Manage your online orders with ShipStation! Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use code COLDCASE at www.ShipStation.com  Run your business with NetSuite! Receive your FREE guide – “Seven Actions Businesses Need to Take Now” and schedule your FREE Product Tour - at www.NetSuite.com/ccf  Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

When the burned body of an infant is found in the Arizona desert, investigators search for the child's identity and come up empty-handed. Four years later, officers in another county respond to a tip about a couple who sold their baby daughter in an extortion scheme and ultimately killed her. It doesn't take long for investigators to connect the dots and finally discover the name of their Baby Jane Doe. Listen to Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment on the Wondery app. Download it today to join Wondery+ with a free trial to enjoy ad free listening, exclusives, binges and early access. Get it here: https://wondery.app.link/SpmaC6vYI7  Does your business need help with delivery demands? Use SHIP STATION! Try it FREE for 60 days when you use offer code COLDCASE at www.ShipStation.com   Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

In the fall of 1987, Fred Wilkerson disappeared. He didn't leave a note. There was no sign of foul play. And yet his son, Tim, knew in his heart what the whole town came to suspect - that Fred had been murdered. Sixteen years later, investigators take up the case, and look to get to the bottom of the town's biggest mystery. Treat your hair with MADISON REED! Get 10% off plus FREE SHIPPING on your first Color Kit with code "COLDCASE" at www.madison-reed.com   Find affordable online therapy with TALKSPACE. Match with your perfect therapist at www.Talkspace.com or download the app. Use promo code COLDCASE to get $100 off your first month. Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

Everyone in the family knew that Zilpha was the cool aunt, but to Jeremiah she was more. They had a special bond, almost like brother and sister. So in the Fall of 1992 when Jeremiah disappeared, Zilpha knew something was very wrong. Then just eight months later, Zilpha disappeared, too. Was it just a strange coincidence that two people from the same family disappeared within the same year? Or did these two cases have a terrible connection? Save money with HONEY - your new promo code finder! Get Honey for FREE at www.JoinHoney.com/coldcase  Support cellular defense and repair with TRU NIAGEN! Visit www.TRUNIAGEN.com and use code “COLDCASE” to receive $20 off any 3+ month supply, live from now until 6/30/2020! Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

Lily and Alonzo knock on Anna Mae's door. They've come to take their elderly sister shopping. Instead, her door flies open and a young woman runs past them - covered in blood. Alonzo tries to grab her but she literally slips through his fingers. Inside, they find Anna Mae dead on the floor. Who was this mysterious young woman? Why did she kill an innocent senior? And what does it all have to do with a jar of mayonnaise? Support cellular defense and repair with TRU NIAGEN! Visit www.TRUNIAGEN.com and use code “COLDCASE” to receive $20 off any 3+ month supply, live from now until 6/30/2020! Treat your hair with MADISON REED! Get 10% off plus FREE SHIPPING on your first Color Kit with code "COLDCASE" at www.madison-reed.com  Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

When a teenager goes missing in a small town, investigators are desperate to identity a culprit. But few are willing to talk. Following a series of several dead ends and false leads, officers struggle to uncover who killed Shannon Siders. Does your business need help with delivery demands? Use SHIP STATION! Try it FREE for 60 days when you use offer code COLDCASE at www.ShipStation.com  Treat your hair with MADISON REED! Get 10% off plus FREE SHIPPING on your first Color Kit with code "COLDCASE" at www.madison-reed.com  Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

A teenage couple disappears from a wedding in rural Wisconsin. Did they simply run off or was it something more sinister? When their bodies surface two months later, the town is turned upside down by the shocking brutality of the crime. Investigators struggle to piece together scraps of evidence and sparse leads to bring justice to the victims' families. In their decades-long search for the killer, officers will uncover more than one monster before finally answering the question: who killed Tim Hack and Kelly Drew? Find affordable online therapy with TALKSPACE. Match with your perfect therapist at www.Talkspace.com or download the app. Use promo code COLDCASE to get $100 off your first month. Got hair color needs? Use MADISON REED! Get 10% off plus FREE SHIPPING on your first Color Kit with code "COLDCASE" at www.madison-reed.com  Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

A college student in Utah is brutally murdered while working the graveyard shift at a local gas station. His death shakes this small Mormon community to its core, but all police have to go on are some bloody dollar bills, and two eye-witnesses who sketch out a figure, with dark, piercing eyes. Who could have committed this horrific crime? Was it a disgruntled employee? Is there a connection to an illegal drug ring? And will advances in forensic technology decades later help to bring Brad Perry's killer to justice? Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

A mother of three goes missing on Christmas Eve in 1994, and suspicion surrounds her sudden disappearance. In 2004, her case is still unsolved... until her son opens up about a memory that’s been buried for a decade. Got hair color needs? Use MADISON REED! Get 10% off plus FREE SHIPPING on your first Color Kit with code "COLDCASE" at www.madison-reed.com  Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

A man on Long Island is preparing to sell his house when he discovers a 55-gallon barrel hidden in his crawlspace. It has seemingly been there for decades, at least for as long as he's owned the home. But when he pries off the lid, he quickly realizes that it isn't just a barrel, it's a tomb. Got hair color needs? Use MADISON REED! Get 10% off plus FREE SHIPPING on your first Color Kit with code "COLDCASE" at www.madison-reed.com  Love your cat? Make the switch to PrettyLitter! Go to www.PrettyLitter.com and use promo code "COLDCASE" for 20% off your first order! Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

Flight 191 crashed in Chicago in 1979, killing nearly 300 people on board. It was the deadliest plane accident in American history. A single mother, Diane Chorba, also died that day, but was she aboard flight 191, or was the crash the perfect cover-up for murder? Got hair color needs? Use MADISON REED! Get 10% off plus FREE SHIPPING on your first Color Kit with code "COLDCASE" at www.madison-reed.com Manage YOUR business with NetSuite! Schedule your FREE Product Tour and receive your FREE guide “Six ways to run a MORE PROFITABLE Business” at www.netsuite.com/ccf  Get online therapy at an affordable price with TALKSPACE. Get $100 off your first month by using code COLDCASE at www.talkspace.com OR download the TALKSPACE app! Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

In 1992, Halloween was cancelled in Oil City, Pennsylvania. Just days before, an 11-year-old was kidnapped and brutally murdered. The small town is rocked when Shauna Howe's body is discovered under a bridge, and investigators scramble to figure out what kind of person could have committed such a horrific crime. For two decades, the case goes unsolved despite the killer's taunts, solid DNA evidence, and a haunting copy-cat murder. When one investigator finds a single overlooked detail 20 years later, he discovers who killed Shauna Howe. Love your cat? Make the switch to PrettyLitter! Go to www.PrettyLitter.com and use promo code "COLDCASE" for 20% off your first order! Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

A serial rapist seals his own fate when he sends a taunting letter to police. Love your cat? Make the switch to PrettyLitter! Go to www.PrettyLitter.com and use promo code "COLDCASE" for 20% off your first order! Get a quote online at www.Progressive.com in as little as 5 minutes and see how much you could be saving!

Women are being murdered in Minnesota's twin cities, and police are desperate to catch the murderer who keeps calling to confess his crimes. Get online therapy at an affordable price with TALKSPACE. Get $100 off your first month by using code COLDCASE at www.talkspace.com OR download the TALKSPACE app! Love your cat? Make the switch to PrettyLitter! Go to www.PrettyLitter.com and use promo code "COLDCASE" for 20% off your first order!