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Cold Case Files (1999)

S1E1 Hour 1 - Cold Case Files

Jan 01, 1999 Season 1 Episode 1 Crime, Mystery, Documentary

In this episode, the first case centers around Felicia Prechtl, who was tragically found raped and murdered in Dallas, Texas. The only clue left by her attacker was a smudged fingerprint on the duct tape used to bind her. Justice for Felicia would take years, relying on a determined detective who eventually matched the print to the killer, who was ready to confess. The second story follows Surrette Clark, a little girl who vanished in the Arizona desert at just three years old, unnoticed by anyone. It took over two decades to unravel this mystery, especially after her parents fled across the Canadian border right after her disappearance. A woman eventually revealed the family’s dark secret, leading cold case detectives to uncover a troubling history of child abuse and the lengths some will go to conceal it. The final story features Bob Crane, a familiar face from the television series Hogan's Heroes, who was murdered in 1978, beaten and strangled in his own home. Initially, police suspected