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  • Disappearance at the Vatican: The Orlandi Case

    March 27, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min

    What happens when a teenager goes missing in the world’s smallest, and supposedly safest, country? Emanuela Orlandi’s sudden disappearance remains the only missing person’s case in Vatican City, yet more than 40 years later we still have…

  • The Black Dahlia Murder Pt. 2

    September 25, 2023 · 51 min

    Elizabeth Short’s gruesome murder is the LAPD’s most infamous unsolved case. But there’s one person who thinks he’s cracked it — the alleged killer’s own son. Today, we reopen the case against George Hodel, a certified genius and…

  • The Black Dahlia Murder Pt. 1

    September 18, 2023 · 42 min

    In 1940s Hollywood, a 22-year-old aspiring actress is found mutilated and drained of blood. Her body is posed, and her mouth has been carved into a permanent smile. The investigation takes police into the hidden sides of the city — illicit…

  • Missing Mogul: Robert Maxwell Pt. 2

    September 11, 2023 · 42 min

    After the body of media mogul Robert Maxwell was pulled from the water, rumors began to swirl about the cause of death. It's entirely possible that it was only an accident. But some believe the crew killed him on his yacht. While others…

  • Missing Mogul: Robert Maxwell Pt. 1

    September 4, 2023 · 44 min

    He was a controversial media mogul in Britain accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from his employees. Then in November 1991, Robert Maxwell mysteriously disappeared from his yacht while vacationing near the Canary Islands…

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  • America’s Youngest Serial Killer

    August 28, 2023 · 36 min

    Harvey Miguel Robinson committed his first murder when he was just 17. As the son of a convicted murderer and violent abuser, did he ever have a chance?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Who Killed Jane Mixer?

    August 21, 2023 · 29 min

    In 1969, a 23-year-old law student at the University of Michigan was found murdered in a cemetery outside of Ann Arbor. Jane Mixer’s death was considered part of a string of violent killings known as the Michigan murders, thought to be the…

  • The Zodiac Killer Pt. 2

    August 14, 2023 · 42 min

    Following the string of brutal murders throughout the 1960s, the masked man known as the Zodiac Killer continued to write letters to the press and police, taunting them for their inability to catch him. Fifty years later, there is still no…

  • The Zodiac Killer Pt. 1

    August 7, 2023 · 37 min

    In the summer of 1969, newspapers in San Francisco began receiving coded letters from a man who would come to identify himself as "the Zodiac." The killer confessed to a string of brutal murders and would go on to terrorize the Bay area…

  • The Sodder Family Tragedy Pt. 3

    July 31, 2023 · 39 min

    For decades, family members and sleuths have tried to determine what really happened the night of the fire. As of yet, they have been unsuccessful. But the clues remain, the questions linger, and the case unofficially stays open… This…

  • The Sodder Family Tragedy Pt. 2

    July 24, 2023 · 40 min

    In the aftermath of the fire, a startling number of tips, twists, and witnesses came forward regarding the fate of the Sodder children. Their father, George, followed the clues for decades, driven by a suspicion of the “official” story and…

  • The Sodder Family Tragedy Pt. 1

    July 17, 2023 · 36 min

    Early Christmas day in 1945, Jennie Sodder woke up to her house on fire. The blaze consumed her home, and five of her children. Or did it? A series of strange events before, during and after the incident leave room for more nefarious…

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About the show

Every unsolved crime leaves us with a nagging sense that just one witness, one piece of evidence, could change everything. Join us Mondays to revisit cases that ran cold for decades. Some had breakthroughs that closed the file. Others remain open still today.  From the network that brings you Serial Killers, Disappearances, Solved Murders, and more, this is Cold Cases — a Spotify Original from Parcast. New episodes Mondays.