Episode
Cold Case Files: Damn His Soul to Hell
Overview
The 1964 murder of 9-year-old Marise Chiverella leaves the town of Hazelton, PA, in fear; an intense manhunt yields numerous suspects but no killer. Five decades pass before a student moonlighting as a genetic genealogist reignites the case.
Details
- Series
- Cold Case Files
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2025-01-31
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Damn His Soul to Hell is Episode 12 in Season 4 of Cold Case Files. It aired on 2025-01-31. The runtime is 43 min.
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