{"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. 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