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REOPENED: Missing and Murdered May 28, 2026

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A promise is sacred in North American Indigenous Cree culture, and when Cree woman Shirley Soosay vanishes in 1980, her niece, Violet, promises her grandmother that she will bring Shirley home. But, Violet never imagined that the search for her aunt, and justice, would take a lifetime.

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Crimes of the KKK May 26, 2026

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Klan leader Sam Bowers goes on trial for ordering the murder of an African-American storeowner 32 years prior, and investigators reopen the unsolved case of an African-American truck driver who was forced to leap to his death from a bridge by Klan members.

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I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Catfishing Killer May 23, 2026

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In November of 2016, Tiffany Taylor is held captive and brutally assaulted in Essex County, New Jersey after agreeing to give a ride to a man in exchange for some much-needed cash. What she doesn’t realize however, is that her passenger is a serial killer - who’s killed twice before, and is out for blood. Tiffany recalls in her own words how she used her quick wit and drive to survive to manipulate her would-be killer into unwittingly granting her a chance to escape his deadly clutches.

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REOPENED: The Lost Patient May 21, 2026

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Janie Landers disappeared from a home for the impaired in 1979, in what is the latest consequence of the facility’s history of neglect. When Janie’s body is found there are numerous suspects, but it takes years before the killer, and the atrocities in the facility, are uncovered.

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A Sister Lost / Rumors of Murder May 19, 2026

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A high school janitor is suspected in the murder of a young girl, but police must let the case go cold. After watching an episode Cold Case Files on TV, a woman asks police to reopen the 24-year-old case of her cousin’s disappearance.

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I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Freeway Killer May 16, 2026

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In September of 1975, 14-year-old David McVicker is abducted while hitchhiking home from a friend’s house in Garden Grove, CA. His assailant, William Bonin, has an appetite for assaulting young men and boys, and just four short years after attacking David, Bonin embarks on an all out killing spree. David recounts in his own words his persistence and unfailing bravery in the mission to lock up the Freeway Killer, one of the most notoriously vicious serial killers to ever terrorize Southern California.

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REOPENED: Til Death Do Us Part May 14, 2026

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Just two years into their marriage, Chuck Hall finds his wife, Cheryl, murdered in their home. Although Cheryl’s family is certain they know her killer, the authorities aren’t as convinced. After decades, a DNA match erases any lingering doubt.

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The Bedroom Basher May 12, 2026

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A California jury convicts Kevin Green of raping and bludgeoning his wife, despite his claims of innocence. But 15 years later, police nab a serial killer known as the Bedroom Basher and discover that Green may have been wrongly jailed after all.

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I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Fast Food Killer May 09, 2026

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On March 23, 1997, during just his third day of work at a local fast food restaurant, Jose Ramirez Gonzalez, along with three co-workers were attacked. Jose’s three colleagues were shot to death while Jose was stabbed and left for dead. Their attacker was 39-year-old Paul Dennis Reid Jr: a country-star wannabe who spent nights robbing fast food joints and killing innocent workers. Jose recounts the night he faced off with Paul Dennis Reid in a stock room and managed to survive. A second survivor, Mitch Roberts, who Paul Dennis Reid held at gunpoint in his own driveway, also shares his story.

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REOPENED: A is for Arson May 07, 2026

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When the fire that kills firefighter Gary Parks is ruled an arson, the investigation into his death shifts to a homicide. A serial arsonist is believed to be behind the murder, but it will take a determined cold case detective to track down the killer.

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