
"Cold Case Files," one of A&E Network's most popular and successful series of all time, chronicles the re-examination of long-unsolved crimes and the journeys of law enforcement personnel who reopened them. With the use of forensic advances and new evidence, police and detectives attempt to crack the cases and clarify unanswered questions. Each story is brought to life through cinematic dramatizations and first-person storytelling from the detectives and loved ones who lived through the harrowing experiences. Original episodes, which date back to 1999 and span nearly 10 years, are hosted by Bill Kurtis.

Publicity of a man's mandatory release in Texas brings forth a witness to a murder after 24 years in Michigan.

DNA evidence leads to the arrest of Houston's notorious "tourniquet killer"; a young woman is found shot and burned in an olive orchard.

A cell phone and an ATM card lead to the apprehension of a rapist.

Det. Vince Velazquez of Atlanta and Capt. Russell Popham of East Point, Ga., work to solve the 1995 rape and murder of 14-year-old Nacole Smith, one of Atlanta's most notorious unsolved crimes.