{"podcast":{"title":"Cold Case Files","slug":"cold-case-files-889639","podcast_index_feed_id":889639,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/ae0c22/podcastone.com/podcast?categoryID2=1119","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/cold-case-files","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/4a/90/1a/13/4a901a13-f6fa-4a41-994c-4ec10364ef39/068ed52494c8b335791761c490dd5cf185fb7de067474e41119e3f4a9be50d1a2b274b1a40795c5307d764dd50e7bbd70f2d253d00ffc3f927103977ae5e2a0e.jpeg","author":"A&E / PodcastOne","episode_count":754,"summary":"Based on the iconic, Emmy-nominated series on A&E, this show explores some of the most difficult-to-solve murders, which stymied investigators and went cold, sometimes for decades. In fact, one-third of all murders in America remain open. But thanks to dogged investigators and breakthroughs in forensic technology, these cases become part of the rare 1% of cold cases that are ever solved. Cold Case Files is narrated by Marisa Pinson.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T06:20:41.139210+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-case-files-889639"},"episode":{"title":"A Brother's Burden / The Midnight Attacker","slug":"a-brother-s-burden-the-midnight-attacker","published_at":"2026-04-14T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-case-files-889639/a-brother-s-burden-the-midnight-attacker","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-case-files-889639","url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/arttrk.com/p/PDPN1/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/c9fc5955-762a-485c-8dae-3a1a3bf7d065.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/arttrk.com/p/PDPN1/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/c9fc5955-762a-485c-8dae-3a1a3bf7d065.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"A police officer faces a moral crisis when evidence points to his own brother as a murder suspect. Simultaneously, a DNA breakthrough links a bicyclist to a string of brutal sexual assaults.","meta_description":"A brother's betrayal and a DNA-driven manhunt: Cold Case Files investigates the murder of Don Spaulding and the capture of a serial rapist.","key_points":["Main idea: An officer must choose between professional duty and family loyalty when investigating his brother's involvement in a murder","Practical takeaway: Forensic DNA evidence from a single consensual swab can dismantle a years-long spree of sexual violence","Failure mode: Incomplete crime scenes, such as missing shell casings, can lead investigators to initially misclassify murders as prowler attacks","Main idea: The recovery of a discarded weapon in a swamp provided the final link needed to secure convictions in a long-standing cold case","Practical takeaway: Small physical clues, like a bloody finger on a passing cyclist, can be the catalyst for solving complex serial crimes"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"The Murder in the Barn","summary":"Captain Phil Perry investigates the suspicious death of Don Spaulding, found shot in his barn."},{"start_ms":460000,"title":"A Brother's Dilemma","summary":"Lieutenant David Crocker confronts the reality that his brother may be involved in the crime."},{"start_ms":680000,"title":"The Confrontation","summary":"Detectives use an audio recording to break a suspect's composure during interrogation."},{"start_ms":1060000,"title":"The Conspiracy Unravels","summary":"Investigators build a case against Shirley Spaulding and her accomplices for a murder-for-profit plot."},{"start_ms":1260000,"title":"The Missing Weapon","summary":"A tip about a discarded rifle in a swamp leads to the recovery of the murder weapon."},{"start_ms":1670000,"title":"The Midnight Attacker","summary":"A survivor's struggle leads police to a suspect with a telltale injury."},{"start_ms":1870000,"title":"DNA and Justice","summary":"A DNA match confirms a serial rapist's identity, ending a six-year reign of terror."}],"topics":["Cold Case","Criminal Investigation","DNA Evidence","Murder Mystery","Serial Rapist","Forensics","Police Procedural","True Crime"],"duration_seconds":2295,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cold-case-files-889639/episodes/a-brother-s-burden-the-midnight-attacker/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-case-files-889639/a-brother-s-burden-the-midnight-attacker.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}