
"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.

DNA evidence solves the murder of a female law student; a man confesses to the random killing of a bowhunter.

In 1987, a young girl is found raped and strangled; in 1983, a young mother is raped and murdered at work.

A detective vows not to shave until he solves the murder of a young woman; investigators track down a killer with the help of DNA found on duct tape used on the victim.

Police in Albany, N.Y., get a surprise when a killer they think targets only older women is suspected in the murder of an elderly man; the contents of a secret storage shed hold the clues to a murder that has gone cold for more than 14 years.