When the leads dry up, the trail goes cold, and you’re left without answers… How do you find justice? Every week, revisit a crime that went unsolved for decades. Some weeks, forensic breakthroughs close the case for good. Others, we’ll still be left searching for the truth. Cold Cases is a Spotify Original from Parcast. New episodes Mondays.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

It was 1957 when the body of an unidentified, malnourished boy was found in a bassinet box In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For decades, police and community members worked to find his identity and killer. In 2021, they finally got an answer to one of these questions. If you’d like to learn more about the cases covered in this episode, or learn more about Missing and Unidentified Persons Awareness Month, head to www.spotify.com/disappearances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

Between 1986 and 1989, along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia, three young couples were murdered while another couple disappeared. While law enforcement has not been able to conclusively link the cases, broken families still wait for news, hoping justice will be served. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

On the evening of April 22, 1993, 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence died from injuries after he was allegedly beaten by a group of five teenagers. His mother, Doreen, wanted answers from local police, but instead, she got excuses. Then a new Senior Investigating Officer took over the case, and he spent years trying to prove what really happened that fateful night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

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 — though no less tragic — possibilities. This episode originally aired in December 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

In early March of 1976, five bodies were found partially burned in a shallow grave in a remote part of North Carolina. They were the sons, wife, and mother of Brad Bishop, an employee for the State Department who was now on the run. Now 50 years later, authorities are still looking to bring him to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

Prestigious doctor Sam Sheppard woke up in the middle of the night to find his wife Marilyn dead from a gruesome murder. His account of what happened early that morning was shaky, and it was no secret that Sam had been sleeping around. Did the murderer break into the house to steal prescription drugs, or did Sam kill his wife in order to end the marriage? This episode originally aired on Unsolved Murders in June 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

In the spring of 1971, a killer begins kidnapping young Black girls off the streets in Washington, D.C. He taunts their families and the police in a grim game of cat-and-mouse—then, just when it seems he’s gone for good, he returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

This is the story of a legendary figure of the Wild West… The man widely believed to have inspired the Lone Ranger… Who was born into slavery — and became one of America’s most revered lawmen. His name was Bass Reeves. Follow Solved Murders to catch the four-part miniseries, Bass Reeves: No Master But Duty. Listen free, only on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more

It’s the mid-1980s in Hawaii, and police don’t want to cause a panic — but they’re at a loss. All they know is that women are turning up bound, assaulted, and strangled to death in or near the Ke’ehi Lagoon on the island of O’ahu. It will take decades for a clue to surface that, had it been found earlier, could have changed everything. This episode originally aired in January 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ..read more