
"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.

Advances in DNA technology help to convict a teen's murderer nearly 30 years after his crime; hair evidence helps to put a child's killer in prison.

A murderer's ex-wife phones in a tip; a mother keeps the skeletal remains of the child she killed in a footlocker.

A sex worker helps police track down a serial killer; an elaborate sting.

A license-plate number helps to solve a murder; a phone call gives police the lead they need to solve a 30-year-old crime.